Today we’d like to introduce you to Benjamin Keagle
Hi Benjamin, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Hello, My name is Benjamin Keagle and this is the story of how The Grindhouse Podcast Began!
The Grindhouse Podcast started out actually, as The Dark Corner, as although the name has changed the reason behind it has not.
It originally started as a way for me to challenge myself. I have a degree in film and I have always dreamed of making movies. One day a friend of mine who had also gotten a degree in film were talking about, what else, movies. I told him we should start a pod cast, or at least he should, because we know a lot and enjoy talking about movies. He told me something I will never forget. He told me “nobody wants to hear that”. That stuck with me. We are two knowledgeable youngsters who watch old movies in an era of Star Wars and Iron Man. “Who wouldn’t!” I thought. There are so many movie podcasts out there, and the majority of them all talk about the same things. Modern movies, and a lot of pop culture. Now don’t get me wrong, I absolutely adore a lot of them, and look to most of them for motivation on what I do. So I thought. How can I be different? How can I be unique enough to stand out in a crowd? Well, that’s where the focus comes in! I have chosen to look at a lot of the cult classics! Movies forgotten by time, movies that built the way we see cinema today! I have the knowledge and the know-how to talk about the filmmaking process and who better than someone who genuinely loves these works of arts! With the Help of my Fiance, Courtney French, I found the confidence to get started.
It started slow. One episode out and I was nervous and doubting myself. But I got a feel for it and after about the 3rd episode I absolutely loved what I was doing. I focused on an era of film and did a theme with Vincent Price as the focus. My friends and family became my audience and gave me some helpful advice. It was around the 6th episode that I thought I should do a bonus and special episode. I had my dad, Michael Keagle, on and we talked about Star Wars for about 1 full hour. It was exciting to say the least. We both love movies and love to talk about them so it would seem only natural to record it. We recorded Planet of the Apes right after and from that episode on we would become a dynamic duo. Hecubus and Cheesefilm now host the show and talk about movies together.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Honestly the hardest part of the show has been feeling like we are making any kind of impact in the ever changing world we live in. We are a father and son duo and that makes us unique. We have a lot of knowledge and experience and our different perspectives often offer a good insight to our thoughts, but our generations too. We are also self funded and self made. We have had some financial burdens when it comes to the Podcast, but then again. Who hasn’t! But as a team we have managed to push on and make things work with very little!
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
Our work is podcasting. We host a show called The Grindhouse Podcast. We talk about movies no body else really seems to watch. Give light on those old B-movies and forgotten works of art. We also have a generational gap between the two of us. This makes the conversation between us unique to explicitly us. We both have been in the Entertainment Industry and we both have levels of understanding too about behind the scenes actions that lend a hand to the conversation.
What was your favorite childhood memory?
My favorite childhood memory is watching Star Wars for the first time with my Father. It stays with me to this day and is often a good memory I look back on.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.thegrindhousepodcast.com
- Instagram: @thegrindhousepodcast
- Facebook: @Grindhouse podcast
- Twitter: @cheesefilm98
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGrindhousePodcast
