Episode

EPISODE 135: Ganja & Hess

Podcast: WHAT'S IN THE PODCAST
Published: Feb 27, 2026
Duration seconds: 4508
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Summary

We follow up our salute to Duane Jones with Bill Gunn's highly experimental meditation on addiction GANJA & HESS. A vampiric love story that was intended to be a "Blacula" cash in but wound up becoming one of the most influential titles in black cinema.