Wake Up Heavy

Wake Up Heavy

Mark Begley

Episodes 156
Avg. Duration 47m
Activity Highly Active
Since Aug 2018
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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www.spreaker.com

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Wake Up Heavy is a podcast about my memories of strange horror movies from the 1970s and 1980s. I'm Mark Begley, your host. Please check out my other show Cambridge & Wishon.

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S10 WUH: 2x4, 4x8

Jun 08, 2026 1h 18m Transcript

Cleo and I are starting a series about the series Twin Peaks (1990)! This first episode is on our thoughts of the original two season run of the show AND the film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me…

S10 WUH: A few small beers

Apr 08, 2026 1h 10m Transcript

Cleo and I are back at it; talking about a bunch of movies we've seen since September 2025!! Some Oscar© winners, horror films, horror films that were Oscar© winners, Talking Heads, The Beatles,…

S9 WUH: Weapons (2025)

Sep 29, 2025 1h 13m Transcript

The Kid and I watched Weapons (2025) and we LIKED it! Plus a bunch of other cool stuff we watched. Apologies for all the Magnolia clips, I just love that movie!!

PS: The Naked Gun (2025)

Sep 23, 2025 1h 5m Bonus Transcript

We knew it would happen and here it is! Mike, Mark, and Chris discuss the 2025 reboot of The Naked Gun franchise with... The Naked Gun! The film stars Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr. and Paul Walter…

S9 WUH: That's hella tight

Jul 30, 2025 54m Transcript

Cleo the Kid and I are back at it with our usual round up of Recently (and not-so-recently) Watched movies. Franchises, trilogies, and series abound. Join us won't you?

S9 WUH: The Monkey, et al

Apr 28, 2025 51m Transcript

Cleo and I watched a handful of good movies during her Spring Break and then we talked about them. With particular attention paid to Strange Darling with Kyle Gallner and Willa Fitzgerald and The…

S9 WUH: Follow up to a fall

Mar 19, 2025 49m Transcript

Here's a little follow up about my accident and my progress since the last episode. Also, Cleo the Kid has joined me to talk about some fun horror flicks we've watched since the first of the year.…

S9 WUH: Anatomy of a fall

Feb 13, 2025 37m Transcript

A look back at the crappy year that was 2024 and some news about the double crappy start to 2025. Plus my movie watches of last year, the highs and lows and things in between. I'm such a lucky boy.Me…

S8 WUH: Der Fan (1982)

Oct 14, 2024 51m Transcript

Please join me for the Third Course of my, "Cannibal Trilogy," started almost exactly one year ago. To round things out I take a stab at the 1982 German film Der Fan, starring Desiree Nosbusch and…

S8 WUH: Movies with Dad

Sep 23, 2024 31m Transcript

In memory of my dad, Jack Begley 6/29/34-8/12/24.

S8 WUH: Longlegs, etc.

Aug 05, 2024 1h 9m Transcript

Cleo's back and we are joined by a very special first-time guest of the show! We chat about a decades in the making quadrilogy, a new classic horror film, and other bits and bobs throughout. Give it…

CCCP: Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980)

Apr 24, 2024 1h 22m Transcript

WUH is happy to offer the premiere episode of the Chasing Chevy Chase Podcast. Head over to Weirding Way Media or wherever you listen to podcasts to subscribe. "Welcome to the 1980s and the wild…

S8 WUH: SCMODS

Apr 03, 2024 56m Transcript

Cleo and I talk about Sleepaway Camp (1983) and The Blues Brothers (1980), and a few other movies we've watched. But mostly The Blues Brothers.

S7E3 S7E3. Leftovers to be: Parents (1989)

Nov 14, 2023 1h 6m Transcript

Weirding Way Media honcho Chris Stachiw is back again, this time we chat about Bob Balaban's pitch-black-cannibal-comedy Parents (1989). The film stars Randy Quaid (Nick Laemle) and Mary Beth Hurt…

S7E2 S7E2. She was one tough old mama: Foul Play (1978)

Nov 01, 2023 1h 7m Transcript

Fellow Weirding Way Media podcasters Chris Stachiw and Mike White are back on the show to discuss Foul Play (1978). Written and directed by Colin Higgins (Harold and Maude, 9 to 5) the film stars…

S7 WDIRT V5E1: Motel Hell (1980)

Oct 11, 2023 29m

"It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's fritters." And you really don't want to know what kind of critters they are! This is a strange film for me to be doing a WDIRT episode on, but…

S7 WUH: September 2023

Oct 04, 2023 26m Transcript

Back to the MM/YY episodes with movie watching/recs plus news and notes.

S7 WUH: Cobweb (2023)

Sep 18, 2023 1h 35m Transcript

SPOILER ALERT: Both of these films are spoiled in this discussion.Mr. Kulturecast, Chris Stachiw, is back and we're talking about not one but TWO recent horror movies! First up is Samuel Bodin's…

KC: Night Shift Double Feature

Sep 13, 2023 1h 46m Bonus Transcript

Chris has kindly shared a couple of Kulturecast episodes I guested on in 2022 that relate to a new episode we just recorded. Next up is our discussion about two Stephen King adapations based on…

KC: The Cloverfield Trilogy

Sep 12, 2023 1h 56m Bonus Transcript

Chris has kindly shared a couple of Kulturecast episodes I guested on in 2022 that relate to a new episode we just recorded. First up is our discussion about the "Cloverfield Trilogy" such as it is.

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