{"id":4771,"date":"2025-08-04T21:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiningwizardsnetwork.com\/episodes\/?p=4771"},"modified":"2025-08-04T21:00:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:00:04","slug":"30-screams-or-less-121-frankie-freako","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiningwizardsnetwork.com\/episodes\/2025\/08\/04\/30-screams-or-less-121-frankie-freako\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Screams or Less 121: Frankie Freako"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of the 30 Screams or Less podcast we review &#8216;Frankie Freako&#8217;, written and directed by Steven Kostanski, starring Conor Sweeney (Conor), Adam Brooks (Mr. Buechler), and Kristy Wordsworth (Kristina). The plot of the movie is workaholic yuppie Conor is in an existential rut until one night he catches a bizarre ad for a party hotline hosted by a strange dancing goblin: Frankie Freako. 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