Alasdair Beckett-King
Summary
Comedian Alistair Beckett King joins hosts Andy and Dave to discuss his childhood fascination with the weird and his new podcast, Lawmen. The trio explores the 80s horror aesthetic, the decline of local folklore, and the enduring power of children’s literature. Beckett King shares two specific "scars": the grubby, depressing cartoon Muren Buchanziger and a terrifying playground myth about a baby’s brain filled with maggots, which he later traced to the novel The Wasp Factory.
Topics discussed
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Intro and Guest Introduction: Alistair Beckett King
Childhood Horror, US Born Book, and First Alien
80s Aesthetic in Modern Horror and Nostalgia
Doctor Who: Redacted Podcast and Fandom Culture
Childhood TV Memories: Static and Burnt Dust
Podcasting, Folklore, and Lost Cultural Knowledge
Blender, Viral Content, and Historical Magic
Scar 1: Muran the Cartoon and Grubby Aesthetics
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Revisiting Children's Classics: Roald Dahl and More
Scar 2: The Wasp Factory and Playground Mythology
Memory Plasticity, Voices, and Cheese Dreams
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Recent Fears, Startle Response, and Reeves & Mortimer
Scar 3: Return to Oz and Walter Murch's Sound Design
Outro: Upcoming Shows and Social Media
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