{"id":51227,"date":"2026-01-04T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=51227"},"modified":"2026-01-04T15:04:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:04:48","slug":"podcast-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/04\/podcast-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #1: Favorites of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sinners-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sinners-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"988\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sinners-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sinners-3-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sinners-3-2x1.jpg 2w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/a>Cinema Crazed joins the world of podcasting! Listen to Bob and guests Kim, Tony, and Cody as they talk about their favorite films of 2025!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the first episode of the new Cinema Crazed podcast! What better way to start than with stuff we loved!<\/p>\n<p>In this new venture into the world of audio film discussion, we&#8217;re going to have a shifting method for our podcast. Different people, different formats, different topics, but always fun! Stay tuned and subscribe to keep up on what comes next. Aiming at a two week turn around!<\/p>\n<p>But for now?\u00a0 Let&#8217;s close out 2025 with the favorites of me, Bob, and my guests.\u00a0 Today, I&#8217;ve invited my fellow Seattle geeks Tony, Kim, and Cody! Listen as we count down and discuss our favorites and some honorable mentions from 2025. You may have read my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/01\/bob-2025\/\">Favorites of 2025 article,<\/a> but the other three will be new to you! Yes, this episode is a wee bit lengthy; we&#8217;ll have more brevity next time!<\/p>\n<p>Want more on who&#8217;s talking?\u00a0 All four of us are Seattle-based genre geeks and used to write and podcast at<a href=\"http:\/\/Cityofgeek.com\"> CityOfGeek.com<\/a>; we panel and program the film festival at <a href=\"http:\/\/Crypticonseattle.com\">Crypticon Seattle<\/a> (every May!) Individually and additionally, we are: Bob writes here [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/author\/bob-foster\/\">my archive<\/a>] and is a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/seattlefilmcritics.com\/\">Seattle Film Critics Society<\/a>; Kim is a cohost of <a href=\"https:\/\/share.transistor.fm\/s\/4608188d\">Ghoulish Tendencies<\/a>, a podcast of murder, ghosts, legends, lore, and other spooky stuff; Cody can be found exclusively at CityofGeek; Tony is found reviewing movies at <a href=\"http:\/\/thesunbreak.com\">TheSunbreak<\/a> and music at <a href=\"http:\/\/Cityartsmagazine.com\">CityArts Magazine.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><code>\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"pp-podcast-2138\" class=\"pp-podcast single-episode has-header header-hidden has-featured playerview media-audio\"  data-teaser=\"\" data-elength=\"18\" data-eunit=\"\" data-ppsdata=\"{&quot;ppe-2138-1&quot;:{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Episode #1: Favorites of 2025&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the first episode of the new Cinema Crazed podcast! 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What better way to start than with stuff we loved!<\/p><p>Bob, Tony, Kim, and Cody count down and discuss our favorites and some honorable mentions from 2025.\u00a0<\/p><p>Who&#8217;s talking?\u00a0 All four of us are Seattle-based genre geeks and used to write and podcast at CityOfGeek.com; we panel and program the film festival at Crypticon Seattle (every May!) Individually and additionally, we are: Bob writes for Cinema-Crazed and is a member of Seattle Film Critics Society; Kim is a cohost of Ghoulish Tendencies\u00a0 (https:\/\/www.ghoulishtendencies.com\/), a podcast of murder, ghosts, and other spooky stuff; Cody can be found exclusively at CityofGeek; Tony is found reviewing movies at TheSunbreak.com and music at CityArtsMagazine.com.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ppjs__img-wrapper \"><div class=\"ppjs__img-btn-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ppjs__img-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/img.transistorcdn.com\/Im_Jamr8chnMvs0H_XmDXwqhCrU0VMv--WApGsYbEbU\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/w:1400\/h:1400\/q:60\/mb:500000\/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct\/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1\/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp\/c3Rvci5mbS8xNWYw\/YTFlOGI0MjVmNjNk\/NWEyZmEzMDUyNDMx\/ODA0Yy5qcGc.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px\" alt=\"Episode #1: Favorites of 2025\"><\/div><div><span class=\"ppjs__img-btn-style\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; padding-top: 100%\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pod-content__launcher pod-launch\"><button class=\"pod-launch__button pod-launch__info pod-button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"ppjs__offscreen\">Show Podcast Information<\/span><span class=\"btn-icon-wrap\"><svg class=\"icon icon-pp-podcast\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#icon-pp-podcast\" xlink:href=\"#icon-pp-podcast\"><\/use><\/svg><svg class=\"icon icon-pp-x\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#icon-pp-x\" xlink:href=\"#icon-pp-x\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/code><code><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for listening! 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