{"podcast":{"title":"BACK 2 THE BALCONY","slug":"back-2-the-balcony-6737186","podcast_index_feed_id":6737186,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/backtothebalcony/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/backtothebalcony","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/backtothebalcony/20231231_031229_c49af6b3049b36e6b9306c12ed2e9427.jpg","author":"Antonio Palacios and Justin Henson","episode_count":124,"summary":"Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert - two titans of cinematic review. Sometimes right, sometimes wrong - but always captivating. Your hosts Antonio Palacios (host of THE CULTWORTHY CINEMA PODACST) and Justin Henson ( host of THE MOVIE WIRE PODCAST) - are here to take you BACK TO THE BALCONY!! Each week we will discuss a film from the 70's, 80's and 90's in order to determine where we stand with the critique of this infamous television duo. Be sure to tune in each week - don't forget to like, rate and subscribe to our show! Visit THE CULTWORTHY: https://thecultworthy.com/ Visit THE MOVIE WIRE: https://www.themoviewire.com/","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186"},"episode":{"title":"BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#120 - OVER THE TOP!","slug":"back-2-the-balcony-ep-120-over-the-top","published_at":"2026-05-01T15:26:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186/back-2-the-balcony-ep-120-over-the-top","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/backtothebalcony/2785853","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/242831/2785853/backtothebalcony/2026_05_01_15_22_32_5a70a57f-bad5-4fba-8211-50452f09fb5f.mp3","summary":"This week we cover the classic arm-wrestling drama - OVER THE TOP! A tale in which a truck driver with a lucrative sideline in arm-wrestling takes his estranged 12-year-old son on the road after the boy's mother falls seriously ill. The trucker is beginning to reach out to the boy as the pair head for Vegas and the arm wrestling world championships, but the lad's wealthy, unfeeling grandfather sends his thugs to put a stop to the bonding and bring the boy back. Hear our take on the film and on the critique of SISKEL AND EBERT. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Visit thecultworthy.com Visit https://www.themoviewire.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony","meta_description":"This week we cover the classic arm-wrestling drama - OVER THE TOP! A tale in which a truck driver with a lucrative sideline in arm-wrestling takes his est…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2669,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/back-2-the-balcony-6737186/episodes/back-2-the-balcony-ep-120-over-the-top/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186/back-2-the-balcony-ep-120-over-the-top.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}