I'm Glad You Exist

On today's episode I'm joined by eating disorder and bi-polar influencer, Cara Lisette.

Cara is a huge personality within the world of eating disorders and mental health, having released several books around eating disorders and bi-polar.

Cara is also a qualified therapist working in the UK.

You can find links to all of Cara's resources, writings and buy her books here!!

https://caras-corner.com/author/caralisette/

You can find me on IG @johnliot and my personal website is JohnLiot.com
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Intro theme 'IGYE' by Sam Walwyn - @samwalwyn

Closing track - 'Lost Lands by Sizzlebird'
Album: Horizons

Bandcamp - https://sizzlebird1.bandcamp.com/album/horizons

OH DAMN, it doesn't get much more personally special for me as far as guests go!

Michael Swaim is a professional author, comedian, actor and podcaster. He became the face of the website Cracked.com during its hey-day, the popularity of which allowed him to branch off and create his own podcast network Small Beans (which can be found wherever you listen to podcasts). 

Michael is a genuine creative hero of mine so it was an honour to chat to him about his career, his new book 'The Climb' and being scared of death.

You can find all of Michael's important info, as well as links to his book via the Small Beans patreon, patreon.com/smallbeans 
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You can find me on IG @johnliot and my personal website is JohnLiot.com
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Intro theme 'IGYE' by Sam Walwyn - @samwalwyn

Closing track - 'Lost Lands by Sizzlebird'
Album: Horizons

Bandcamp - https://sizzlebird1.bandcamp.com/album/horizons

James (Jay) Du Heaume is a professional musician currently living and working in London. He's been a good friend of mine for a number of years. His pilgrimage from Jersey to find success as a musician is one I keep a close eye on and feel passionate about supporting. Many people try, few people succeed. Lift up your friends when they try to pursue their dreams.

In this chat, we talk about how Jay's career is turning out, the lessons along the way and what defining success will mean to him.

You can follow Jay on instagram @jerseyjayuk
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You can find me on IG @johnliot and my personal website is JohnLiot.com
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Intro theme 'IGYE' by Sam Walwyn - @samwalwyn

Closing track - 'Lost Lands by Sizzlebird'
Album: Horizons

Bandcamp - https://sizzlebird1.bandcamp.com/album/horizons

BACK FROM BEYOND THE PODCAST GRAVE!

But for real, just a big ol' hiatus whilst I got some life stuff sorted.

Big episode today - we're going familiar with my own family, my big brother, Dan Liot.

Dan is on instagram as @jerseysoberwalker and has become an influencer and promoter within the sober scene in Jersey. He's been sober for over 1700 days now and we're chatting about where that came from, the struggles along the way and what the future looks like for him.

You can follow Dan on instagram @jerseysoberwalker
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You can find me on IG @johnliot and my personal website is JohnLiot.com
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Intro theme 'IGYE' by Sam Walwyn - @samwalwyn

Closing track - 'Lost Lands by Sizzlebird'
Album: Horizons

Bandcamp - https://sizzlebird1.bandcamp.com/album/horizons

BONUS EPISODE

Context found within, tl;dr, I've moved flat and got engaged! I haven't had any time to set-up a new home studio yet for recording, so until that's back up and running, here's a little sneaky episode Nyxx and I got done before I packed up all the kit.

Follow Nyxx on IG @nyxx_nocturna and myself @johnliot

IGYE also has it's own IG now, so do follow that too @imglad.youexist

Episode artwork by the incredibly talented, Freya Steele (@fv_steele)

Intro theme song by Sam Delanoe

On today's episode I'm joined by frontman, musician and fashionista, Jack Bergin

Jack is the vocal talents behind Australian metal band, Void of Vision.

Their music crosses a range of themes, from depression and substance abuse to eroticism.

Void of Vision are one of my favourite bands creating music today, and in this chat you'll hear all about VoV's origins and transformations over the year, what success means to the band and what lies ahead for a collective of talented musicians who are just finding their stride.

You can follow Jack on instagram @backjergin, and the band @voidofvision.
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You can find me on IG @johnliot and my personal website is JohnLiot.com
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Music by 'Sizzlebird' 

Opening track - 'I'm Glad You Exist'
Closing track - 'Lost Lands'
Album: Horizons

Bandcamp - https://sizzlebird1.bandcamp.com/album/horizons

Hey guys! A quick update for y'all about the immediate future of CC.

TLDR: We're taking a lil break for our own sanity and will commence your regular horror programming very soon!

Stay spooky,

John

We're keeping the finger on the pulse of contemporary horror this week! We watched The Outwaters, "it's the 2023 Blair Witch!", is it though? I guess, kinda?! What it definitely is is a found footage movie that's generated a lot of hype and we were certainly on the train too! 

We conclude Nightmare Fuel by also dipping back into Found Footage, how serendipitous! 

Follow Nyxx on IG @nyxx_nocturna and myself @johnliot

IGYE also has it's own IG now, so do follow that too @imglad.youexist

Episode artwork by the incredibly talented, Freya Steele (@fv_steele)

Intro theme song by Sam Delanoe

From the horrors of a living room in Skinamarink, to a good ol' fashioned black mass orgy in an abandoned building - this week we're chatting about Baskin! An offering from the lands of Turkey where such cultural differences are imperative to getting the most out of this story.

Follow Nyxx on IG @nyxx_nocturna and myself @johnliot

IGYE also has it's own IG now, so do follow that too @imglad.youexist

Episode artwork by the incredibly talented, Freya Steele (@fv_steele)

Intro theme song by Sam Delanoe

Can you spy him, deep within? Little Possum, black as sin.

2018's Possum, written and directed by Matthew Holness is one of John's favourite films, let alone horror films. Tune in for 90 minutes of him gushing to Nyxx about why this film is so good, whilst simultaneously being an horrifically awful viewing experience.

Follow Nyxx on IG @nyxx_nocturna and myself @johnliot

IGYE also has it's own IG now, so do follow that too @imglad.youexist

Episode artwork by the incredibly talented, Freya Steele (@fv_steele)

Intro theme song by Sam Delanoe

The year's most divisive movie takes the form of this narratively obtuse, indie horror. Is it the nostalgic horrorscape 50% of the audience celebrate it as, or is it simply a weird little film that stands out because it breaks convention so brazenly? Find out RIGHT NOW!

Follow Nyxx on IG @nyxx_nocturna and myself @johnliot

IGYE also has it's own IG now, so do follow that too @imglad.youexist

Episode artwork by the incredibly talented, Freya Steele (@fv_steele)

Intro theme song by Sam Delanoe

It's the mac-daddy, grandfather of all found footage films, The Blair Witch Project and Crafting Chills is spending almost three hours going into our biggest takeaways from this cultural phenom. 

Thus concludes Found Footage month and we move onto our next theme -- NIGHTMARE FUEL!

Follow Nyxx on IG @nyxx_nocturna and myself @johnliot

IGYE also has it's own IG now, so do follow that too @imglad.youexist

Episode artwork by the incredibly talented, Freya Steele (@fv_steele)

Intro theme song by Sam Delanoe

3-2-1 AND WE'RE LIVE!

No we're not, and neither is the conceit of this film, so this opening bit by me really makes no sense.

What does make sense is this absolute horror icon being just about as flawless as a found footage horror film can be! And for the lazy among us, it's even more scary because *gasp!* SUBTITLES! That's right, this Spanish horror darling is Crafting Chill's first foreign language film, and what a gem to lead the way!

Follow Nyxx on IG @nyxx_nocturna and myself @johnliot

IGYE also has it's own IG now, so do follow that too @imglad.youexist

Episode artwork by the incredibly talented, Freya Steele (@fv_steele)

Intro theme song by Sam Delanoe

Found Footage. Haunted Asylum. This film writes itself, which is ironic, because the nature of reality tv is that it's supposed to not be scripted!

We just watched Grave Encounters and spend the majority of this episode talking about the medium of found-footage, what themes GE presents (if any) and where a film like this sits within some sort of ranking scale.

Follow Nyxx on IG @nyxx_nocturna and myself @johnliot

IGYE also has it's own IG now, so do follow that too @imglad.youexist

Episode artwork by the incredibly talented, Freya Steele (@fv_steele)

Intro theme song by Sam Delanoe

SCIENCE itself declared Host the scariest movie ever.

It's a film that takes place entirely on a Zoom call.

Make of those two facts what you will.

We now enter February - Found Footage month!

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Follow Nyxx on IG @nyxx_nocturna and myself @johnliot

IGYE also has it's own IG now, so do follow that too @imglad.youexist

Episode artwork by the incredibly talented, Freya Steele (@fv_steele)

Intro theme song by Sam Delanoe

John and Nyxx are back - this time they're going back in time to the year...2015?! Wait, what?!

If that leading sentence makes no sense to you, it's because this little gem nails a 70's throwback aesthetic so well, you'd be convinced it was a recently rediscovered relic from a bygone era of film... at least until something happens in the basement...

Does this love letter to old school horror stand-up to modern day standards? Find out today!!

Follow Nyxx on IG @nyxx_nocturna and myself @johnliot

IGYE also has it's own IG now, so do follow that too @imglad.youexist

Episode artwork by the incredibly talented, Freya Steele (@fv_steele)

Intro theme song by Sam Delanoe

Spoiler: This film is bleak as. Topics include suicide, child abuse and religious cults.

When condensed to those features it really makes it seem weird that Nyxx and I love this film so much, but hey, that's horror!

Find out why on today's episode!!

Follow Nyxx on IG @nyxx_nocturna and myself @johnliot

IGYE also has it's own IG now, so do follow that too @imglad.youexist

Episode artwork by the incredibly talented, Freya Steele (@fv_steele)

Intro theme song by Sam Delanoe

Spooky happenings in this not The Thing homage to The Thing

A movie so creepy it (maybe?) has two titles. Known as both Black Mountain, sometimes with the suffix of 'side', BMS is a low-budget indie movie about The Thing if it had more native spirituality within its frigid landscape.

Continuing our January theme of cold weather, here's a punt on a lesser known movie to keep up the chills in 2023.

Follow Nyxx on IG @nyxx_nocturna and myself @johnliot

IGYE also has it's own IG now, so do follow that too @imglad.youexist

Episode artwork by the incredibly talented, Freya Steele (@fv_steele)

Intro theme song by Sam Delanoe

Coming out you with one of the best original horror concepts out there. 30 Days of Night is a premise so straightforward yet so brilliant you'll slap your head like Hank Scorpio when the concept of hammocks was presented to him.

This vicious cult-classic vampire romp is a favourite of Nyxx and a new watch for John.

Does the ingenious concept from the graphic novel of the same name outlast the darkness like our cast, or was this one destined to die in the shadows? Listen and find out!

Follow Nyxx on IG @nyxx_nocturna and myself @johnliot

IGYE also has it's own IG now, so do follow that too @imglad.youexist

Episode artwork by the incredibly talented, Freya Steele (@fv_steele)

Intro theme song by Sam Delanoe

The final film of our December 'best of 2022' round-up.

A perverted picture, one day destined to be a cult-classic.

Arguably hits its high within the first act, but that speaks more for how bloody good the first part of this film is rather than a lack of quality in the latter.

From here we move into our new month of content.

January = WINTER

Films where the weather plays a crucial role in the story. Think cold, bleak, miserable and oppressive.


Follow Nyxx on IG @nyxx_nocturna and myself @johnliot

IGYE also has it's own IG now, so do follow that too @imglad.youexist

Episode artwork by the incredibly talented, Freya Steele (@fv_steele)

Intro theme song by Sam Delanoe