What are Kaibab squirrels? How rare are they? How can I see one? Join this conversation with Houston Thompson, a wildlife biologist at Grand Canyon, to learn what we know about this special species, what’s still to be discovered, and what makes them so darn cute! --- TRANSCRIPT: --- Houston: You want to go out and see one? You're probably going to …

Episode 400 is, well, our 400th episode! Join your dear hosts in a lively discussion about what movies, actors and directors that make us the fans we are. Listen to our lists about all the good and bad horror movies we’ve covered. It’s like book club without all the pesky reading!Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find u…

Disregarding the tongue-in-cheek podcast title, three Grand Canyon Rangers sit down for a fun roundtable discussion about park ranger work, lifestyles, and stereotypes. There are many perspectives on park ranger life, this episode explores the experience of three individuals. What are some mystiques, myths, and misconceptions about your profession?…

Episode 399 takes you back to a simpler time- 1971. This is when the psychotic behavior of other drivers couldn’t be explained as easily and wasn’t such a frequent occurrence. A budding young director knew just how to turn road rage and menacing behavior into true terror on the small screen for an ABC Movie of the Week. Steven Spielberg’s “Duel” fi…

Deidra Peaches is a Diné filmmaker whose films have been shown at festivals around the world, including a short film at the Sundance Film Festival. In this episode of the Behind the Scenery Podcast, Deidra talks about her work, her connection to the Grand Canyon, exploring her culture and identity through filmmaking, and the importance of elevating…

Episode 398 is a Thanksgiving treat…Eli Roth’s 2023 slasher, “Thanksgiving”. Your hosts talk turkey and have a little holiday fun!Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can be found.Please rate, review, subscribe- it really does help …

Episode 379 is about the brand new Oz Perkins movie, “Longlegs”(2024), starring Nic Cage and Maika Monroe. You can definitely see that Perkins is refining his voice as a writer and director.Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can b…

Episode 396 finds your hosts back in the studio to discuss the newly released Irish horror film, “Oddity” (2024). This one has lots of spooky atmosphere and one of the best jump scares ever!Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can b…

Episode 395 is a treat just in time for Halloween. Richard sits down for an interview with John Dugan, also known as Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Grandpa Sawyer. This one is full of behind-the-scenes stories you won’t hear anywhere else!Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, …

In the modern history of the National Park Service, there’s but a handful of fourth-generation National Park employees. Kelkiyana Yazzie is such a ranger. What was it like growing up on the Navajo Nation in Arizona? What does it mean to work today, as the Tribal Program Coordinator for Grand Canyon National Park? And how do you calm a mortally-woun…

Episode 394 covers a classic British television horror drama, “The Stone Tape” (1972). You heard us right, “Stone Tape”, not “Stoned Ape”. Although that would probably be a fun watch as well. This one finds a team investigating spooky goings on in a renovated Victorian mansion. Watch that thing, listen to this thing and enjoy the start of the Hallo…

Episode 393 finds your hosts talking about “Immaculate” (2024) starring Sydney Sweeny as an American nun trying to break into legit nun business in Italy. You can only imagine how well that goes when she discovers scary stuff is afoot.Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud,…

Kevin Schindler has a career in astronomy spanning nearly thirty years in the Northern Arizona area. Listen in on this episode of Behind the Scenery, where Kevin divulges his atypical career journey, some of his favorite moments and biggest inspirations, debunks misconceptions about accessing the night sky, and offers advice for success in night sk…

Episode 392 is a revisit to our old pal, Coffin Joe, with the remarkably restored “At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul” (1964). This is sort of a boy-meets-girl, boy-puts-tarantula-on-girl story. There is a lot to talk about, including some crazy behind-the-scenes stuff you won’t hear anywhere else.Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery o…

“It makes me want to work harder to protect it, just seeing both how alternatively resilient and fragile it is. I think the more I am connected, the more I want to work towards helping preserve it.” How do you protect the places you care about? In this episode, Amy Martin explores how photography became her medium for telling stories and helping to…

Episode 391 is about the newly released “Maxxxine” (2024). Written and directed by Ti West, this one is part of what we’ll call a triptych of movies rather than a trilogy. Mia Goth stars, as you would expect.Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere f…

Episode 390 covers the 2023 release, “Godzilla Minus One”. This movie has a story as well as stunning visual effects…what better way to celebrate the King of the Monsters turning 70?CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can be found.Please rate, review, subscribe- it really does help new listeners find us!#horror #h…

Episode 389 is the third in a three-part series honoring the late, great Roger Corman. Your hosts will be discussing a little classic called “Night of the Blood Beast”. Find out what happens when you revive a dead astronaut and then can’t believe a word he says.CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can be found.Plea…

Explore the parallels of time between the stars and rock formations at Grand Canyon with May 2023 Astronomer-In-Residence, Kevin Schindler. Kevin is the Historian and Public Information Officer at Lowell Observatory, where he’s worked for 28 years. Tune into this where Kevin shares about his time as Grand Canyon’s Astronomer-In-Residence, his insig…

Episode 388 is the second in a three-part series honoring the late, great Roger Corman. This time your hosts discuss “The Terror”, a 1963 film starring Boris Karloff and a very young Jack Nicholson.CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can be found.Please rate, review, subscribe- it really does help new listeners fi…

"I know that there are some people who think that if you tell particular stories, like LGBT stories, that that is divisive, but I think given the nature of the culture of the United States and how we have come to be, that each of those strands of narrative are threads in the fabric that make this country strong.” Join us for a conversation with Sup…

Episode 387 is the first in a three-part series honoring the late, great Roger Corman. Your kind hosts are talking about “The Masque of the Red Death” (1964). This brilliantly colorful telling (or reimagining?) of the Edgar Allan Poe tale stars Vincent Price, Hazel Court and Jane Asher.CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine p…

Episode 386 is about the 1983’s “The Wolf” (or “Wilczyca” as it is known in it’s motherland, Poland)This one looks beautiful and has a lot of socio-political subtext. This being said, you may want to give it a second viewing to catch anything you missed whilst reading subtitles.CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts …

"The Canyon can be incredibly harsh and cruel... It will strip away all of your arrogance, all of your preconceived ideas about who you are, and what you think you have, and how much you think you know. And it will leave you staring at what's left, which in my case was not a lot." In 2015 Kevin Fedarko and Pete McBride set out to hike the length of…

Episode 385 finds your hosts discussing this recent entry into the horror genre, “Late Night with the Devil”. Set in 1977, this one gets it pretty well right for look, feel and demeanor of the time.Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcas…

Episode 384 is a brand new celebrity interview! Richard sits down with Heather Langenkamp, “Nancy” from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and talks all things Elm Street and much more! Recorded on May 12th, 2024.#horror #horrormovies #horrornerd #horroraddict #horrorjunkie #monsterkid #bmovie #scarymovies #monstermovie #podcast #chewingthescenery #zombie…

Each person connects in different ways to special places in their life. Photographer Amy Martin’s connection to Grand Canyon started before she was even born. Her parents hiked to the bottom of the Canyon when her mom was six months pregnant with her, and again when she was six months old. She’s continued that tradition of going to the canyon with …

Episode 383 is about the 2022 anthology, “Satanic Hispanics”. It has scary stuff as well as funny stuff. And there’s somebody in the wraparound that you’ll almost certainly know!Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can be found.Plea…

Episode 382 is about “Nightbreed” (1990). Yeah…the director’s cut. You know that’ll make it much better than the theatrical cut, right?Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can be found.Please rate, review, subscribe- it really does …

Episode 381 is about the 2023 award-winning film, “Poor Things”. Although controversial, this one is so unique, well-made and interesting that it’s hard to deny its brilliance.Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can be found.Please…

Episode 380 is about a plane full of supposed metal heads attending an in-flight concert that somehow will make millions because it’s on the internet. Among the things that go wrong are the set design of the cargo hold, which looks just like a basement. “Turbulence 3 - Heavy Metal” isn’t a disaster film unless you say it with the right inflection.F…

Dr. Larry Stevens has spent over fifty years as a boatman and researcher trying to understand water and life in the Grand Canyon. In this time, he has explored much of the change in important river and spring ecosystems within the desert. On this episode of Behind the Scenery listen as Larry shares observations on insect life, healthy seeps and spr…

Episode 379 is about “Death Rider in the House of Vampires” (2021). Would it be enough to say that this movie is written, directed and starring Glenn Danzig? Perhaps you need something more? Danzig is the Ed Wood of our time and this is his Plan 9 From Outer Space. So, go on…watch the thing and then listen to this thing!Find us on Instagram where w…

Episode 378 is about the 1985 independent/regional horror movie, “Attack of the Beast Creatures”. Although you may not have heard of it, there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy this bad movie.Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can be f…

Episode 377 is about Wintry horror, but perhaps more so, it’s about the bygone era of television in the 70’s and 80’s. What did younger listeners miss out on? Oh, ya know…goddamn Hee Haw and Lawrence Welk. If you don’t know, count yourself lucky. But, Wintry horror? You do hear about that in the form of “The Last Winter”, “Dead of Winter” and “A Co…

"It's so big and vast and especially in that area by Desert View. That's where we have shrines, and we still observe those shrines during our important religious activities that we have here. It's still connected to us. Every part of that Canyon is a very important part of our religious activities.” Gerald Lomaventema is an award-winning silversmit…

Episode 376 is about “I Trapped the Devil” (2019). Although this movie is of recent vintage, the story idea may remind you of some things you’ve already seen.Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can be found.Please rate, review, sub…

Episode 375 finds your hosts talking about a new release, “Suitable Flesh” (2023). You might also be pleased that it stars Barbara Crampton and Heather Graham. As for the other aspects of the film, your mileage may vary.Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music an…

What’s it like to ride the rapids of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park? Join noted geologist, book author, lecturer and guide Wayne Ranney, a veteran of over 100 Grand Canyon river trips, as he is interviewed on all-things Grand Canyon river rafting related. --- TRANSCRIPT: --- ♫ Soft guitar and singing: Wild River (Just Float m…

Episode 374 is about the 1973 movie known sometimes as “Flesh for Frankenstein”. When it isn’t being called that, it is also known as “Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein”. Oooh, neat- it must have his style all over it, right? Um, no. He was barely involved. Give it a watch and see what you think.Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easi…

Episode 373 is about the second feature by John Waters, “Multiple Maniacs” (1970). This one almost defies description, so give it a watch and give the episode a listen!Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can be found.Please rate, r…

"This is the drier southwest, so it's not surprising this is the place where the effects of climate change are first really coming to a head. Do we pull together as a team? Do we figure out how to adapt? How to be able to balance water use between cities and agriculture, between different states? Or do we fail?" Rob Billerbeck is the Colorado River…

Episode 372 Finds your hosts discussing “Willy’s Wonderland”; a Great Value™ version of “Five Nights at Freddy’s”. Look, if you’re going to rip off a movie based on a video game, at least put Nic Cage in it. That still might not be enough.Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcl…

Episode 371 is our annual Christmas Special! This show typically has discussion of some good and/or outrageous Christmas horror movies. It turns out that the movies could’ve been better and other parts of the conversation are far more interesting. Life can sometimes be that way. Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us…

Episode 370 is about the 2023 horror film, “When Evil Lurks”, written and directed by Demián Rugna. This one is like no other, so be ready!Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can be found.Please rate, review, subscribe- it really d…

Episode 369 finds your hosts talking about the 2023 horror film, “The Last Voyage of the Demeter”. Listen and enjoy!Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can be found.Please rate, review, subscribe- it really does help new listeners …

Episode 368 asks, “Are you missing those October vibes?” If yes, then this one was recorded before Halloween, and you can just enjoy the feelings as though they never left. Your dear hosts talk about the 1980 Lucio Fulci classic, “City of the Living Dead”.Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be…

What's the best place to see sunset? What do I do if I get stung by a scorpion? What footwear will help me break Jim Walmsley's R2R2R FKT? You ask - we find the answers together! After google-ing what the most common questions people were asking about Grand Canyon in online searches, rangers Kate, Jeremy, and Brendan do their best to answer them. -…

Episode 367 is about the 2021 movie, “Censor”. Feeling nostalgic for the “Video Nasties” era in cinematic history? Then this one’s for you!Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can be found.Please rate, review, subscribe- it really d…

Episode 366 is about the 1971 movie, “Let’s Scare Jessica to Death”. The tagline says “Nightmares or Sanity - Which is Which?”. You might wonder the same, just as your kind hosts did.Find us on Instagram where we are @chewingthescenery or easily find us on Facebook. CTS can be found on Soundcloud, Apple Music and anywhere fine podcasts can be found…