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Rise of the Gay Cinephiles is hosted by Gary Cruise & Chris Barker. They have published 394 episodes. The show covers tv, with a film focus.

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Recent episodes include "Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #15 - 2004 Part 1", "Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #14 - 2003 Part 2", and "Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #13 - 2003 Part 1". The latest went out on 24 Sep 2026 and ran about 2 hours. These are from season 2. Reading two or three of these before pitching is the fastest way to see what the show actually books.

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Rise of the Gay Cinephiles publishes every couple of weeks, a median of 14 days between episodes. Episodes average about 2 hours. The back catalogue stands at 394 episodes. A show on this cadence plans ahead, so pitch earlier rather than closer to the date you want.

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For Rise of the Gay Cinephiles, Booking Probability sits at 37/100, Listen Score at 36/100, and the guest bar is around 80/100. The show has not signalled guest openness recently, which raises the bar on relevance. A verified contact is on file.

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Rise of the Gay Cinephiles covers horror, film analysis, horror movies, film comparison, so guests who can speak to those specifically fit best. Lead with a specific result you can describe in numbers rather than a job title, and tie it to something the show has already covered.

Rise of the Gay Cinephiles

Hosted by Gary Cruise & Chris Barker · tv · EN · 394 episodes

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Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. is a weekly podcast run by Gary and Chris, a couple who share a mutual love for all things movie related. For this podcast in particular we will be talking about movies new and old all with one thing in common, they’re either gonna be horror movies, cult classics or absolute trashterpieces.

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Rise of the Gay Cinephiles is a tv podcast hosted by Gary Cruise & Chris Barker, with 394 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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Episode #15
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #15 - 2004 Part 1
Sep 24, 20262h 22mS2
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the first half of 2004 and we're discussing Jared Hess’ cult classic, Napoleon Dynamite; Angela Robinson’s ahead of its time queer action rom com, D.E.B.S.; Sam Raimi’s top tier comic book movie sequel, Spider-Man 2; Gary Winick’s high camp gem, 13 Going on 30; and Gregg Araki’s thought provoking masterpiece, Mysterious Skin. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show! If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com . Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
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Episode #14
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #14 - 2003 Part 2
Sep 10, 20261h 36mS2
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the second half of 2003 and we're discussing Catherine Hardwicke's hard hitting drama, Thirteen; Gus Van Sant's disturbing thriller, Elephant; Richard Linklater's cult classic, School of Rock; and Mike Newell's insincere yet charming piece of Oscar bait, Mona Lisa Smile. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show! If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com . Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
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Episode #13
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #13 - 2003 Part 1
Aug 27, 20261h 55mS2
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the first half of 2003 with a teen idol special episode, and we're discussing Harald Zwart's boring James Bond parody, Agent Cody Banks; Jim Fall's high camp cult classic, The Lizzie McGuire Movie; Robert Iscove's hilairously bad, From Justin to Kelly; and Mark Waters' iconic Disney remake, Freaky Friday. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show! If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com . Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
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Episode #12
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #12 - 2002 Part 2
Aug 13, 20261h 36mS2
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the second and more bleak half of 2002, and we're discussing Jake Kasdan's fun dramedy, Orange County; Adam Shankman's bland and badly written A Walk to Remember; Kátia Lund and Fernando Meirelles' neo-noir masterpiece, City of God; Ken Loach's hard hitting British working-class drama, Sweet Sixteen; and Roger Avary's dark takedown of teen comedies, The Rules of Attraction. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show! If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com . Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
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Episode #11
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #11 - 2002 Part 1
Jul 30, 20261h 59mS2
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the first half of 2002, and we're discussing Tamra Davis' camp classic, Crossroads; the worst film of the season so far, Walt Becker's trashy comedy, National Lampoon's Van Wilder; Gurinder Chadha's cult sports comedy, Bend It Like Beckham; and Sam Raimi's camp yet dark comic book movie, Spider-Man. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show! If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com . Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
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Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #13 - 2003 Part 1

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