Tom, Rob and returning guest Alan Sanders of The Wilder Ride and The Marriage Fit Podcast try to figure out how many days Hilts actually was in the Cooler based on the marks on the wall.
Rob and Tom are joined this week by Guest Alan Sanders of The Wilder Ride and The Marriage Fit Podcast as they talk about the dangers of digging tunnels at night in the latrine.
Tyson Ferris returns to finish off the week with Rob as they discuss tools for trade of tunnel making as well as Tyson’s personal connection to WWII and POW camps.
Rob and guest Tyson Ferris talk about the significance of the number 17 as well as how much stamina is needed when breaking ground on a new tunnel.
Tyson Ferris is back with Rob in order to discuss the various diversionary tactics used by the prisoners as they get ready to ‘break ground’ on the tunnel under the stove AKA “Tom”.
Tyson Ferris joins Rob again today as the captives launch a “wet” diversion in order to steal ‘extraneous’ parts from under a truck.
With Tom stuck in the Cooler this week, Rob and guest Tyson Ferris learn how Blythe got captured and then move along to bunk assignments for the X Teams and their specialized work.
Rob has a special conversation with one of the three The Great Escape cast members still alive, David McCallum (Eric Ashley-Pitt) as he tells of his experiences making the movie, viewing it for the first time and how it changed his life for the better.
Jim O’Kane of TVDads.com (as well as being godfather of the MxM community) returns to finish off week 8 with Rob and Tom as Hendley scrounges up a present for Blythe in order to help make him feel more civilized in the camp.
Hendley learns much about his new roommate and then goes out to scrounge some wood for them as Tom and Rob are once again joined by Jim O’Kane of TVDads.com (as well as being godfather of the MxM community)
As Hendley meets his new roommate, Rob and Tom discuss the finer points of Swiss Army Knives with guest Jim O’Kane of TVDads.com (as well as being godfather of the MxM community).
Guest Jim O’Kane of TVDads.com (as well as being godfather of the MxM community) joins Tom and Rob once again as Roger finishes his lecture which allows Hendley to find some alone time.
Roger continues to lay out his plan for escape to the entire X Organization as Rob and Tom are joined by Jim O’Kane of TVDads.com (as well as being godfather of the MxM community) for a week of tunnel digging planning.
WWII author JD Keene closes out Week 7 with Tom and Rob as the planning of the escape gets under way.
The X Organization finally have their first meeting as Rob and Tom are joined once again by WWII author JD Keene.
Tom and Rob talk with guest WWII author JD Keene about the difficult task awaiting Bartlett, Ramsey and the rest of the X Organization as they get ready to plan their escape from Stalag Luft III.
WWII author JD Keene rejoins Rob and Tom as Ramsey and Bartlett continue their debate about the risk of escape.
Tom and Rob are joined by WWII author JD Keene as they watch the homecoming of two old friends Bartlett and Ramsey who discuss the idea of escape.
Justin of Stinker Madness finishes off Week 6 with Tom and Rob as Bartlett gets comfortable in Stalag Luft III.
Justin of Stinker Madness is back to watch with Rob and Tom the hand-off of Bartlett from the Gestapo to the Luftwaffe to eventually end up in the compound with the rest of the prisoners.
The faceoff between the Gestapo, The SS and The Luftwaffe continues as guest Justin of Stinker Madness joins Tom and Rob once again.
Tom, Rob and guest Justin of Stinker Madness try to figure out why the Germans are so suspicious of Richard Attenborough and why he seems to be getting special treatment from them.
Justin of Stinker Madness joins Rob and Tom as Hilts hatches a new plan on how to get out of the camp by filling Ives in on this brilliant new idea. The rest of the crew look around at their new camp.
Tierney Steele of One Steele Sister is back to finish off the week with Tom and Rob as Hilts begins to whisper at a level where only Ives can hear him.
Rob and Tom continue their debate with Tierney Steele of One Steele Sister about who is cooler; Hilts or McQueen.
Tierney Steele of One Steele Sister rejoins Tom and Rob as Hilts and Ives are locked in their rooms in the Cooler and have completely different reactions to it.
Tierney Steele of One Steele Sister is back again to talk to Rob and Tom about the man known as Hilts and how important his rank is to him and to his status in the camp Cool–aaa.
Tom and Rob are joined this week by guest Tierney Steele of One Steele Sister as they watch Hilts try and get out of his new dilemma which is helped by Ives giving a memorable sound off from the crowd.
Rob finishes off the week with Todd Liebenow of The Forgotten Filmcast as Hilts tries to explain his way out of getting shot on multiple levels.
Todd Liebenow of The Forgotten Filmcast joins Rob once again as they meet Archibald Ives with his perky personality, while Hilts decides to attempt to “roll the ball”.
Todd Liebenow of The Forgotten Filmcast is back again to discuss with Rob the mysterious presents hiding within the Evergreens that are leaving Stalag Luft III.
Once again, Todd Liebenow of The Forgotten Filmcast joins Rob as the discuss the ‘LOVELY’ dialogue between Danny and Sedgewick as they both attempt to leave the compound with the Russian Prisoners.
Rob is joined by Guest Todd Liebenow of The Forgotten Filmcast as they watch the genesis of various escape attempts by Hilts, Sedgewick and Danny from this new camp.
Hilts lays out his new escape plan to Goff while Tom, Rob and guest Jon Bampton (J-Bam) of The Dirty Harry Minute eagerly await what will happen when the ball is let go.
The Prison Camp’s token Colonial Prisoners (Haynes and Sedgewick) begin a fight in order to distract the guards, but Rob, Tom and Guest Jon Bampton (J-Bam) of The Dirty Harry Minute aren’t fooled by their antics at all.
Tom and Rob are once again joined by Jon Bampton (J-Bam) of The Dirty Harry Minute as they discuss the first attempts of some of the prisoners to make a quick blitz out of the camp.
Jon Bampton (J-Bam) of The Dirty Harry Minute is back with Rob and Tom as they continue their civics discussion with Werner and Hendley and then join Hilts as he begins to scope out the wire.
Tom and Rob are joined by Jon Bampton (J-Bam) of The Dirty Harry Minute as they discuss the end of the initial conversation between Von Luger and Ramsey and then begin a civics discussion with Werner and Hendley.
Rob and Tom finish off week 2 with Jay Cluitt of the Deep Blue Sea Podcast, Life Vs. Film and The Large Ass Movie Blog as the three of them discuss the continuing argument between Ramsey and Von Luger about the duties of officers in captivity.
Once again, Jay Cluitt of The Deep Blue Sea Podcast, Life Vs. Film and The Large Ass Movie Blog is back with Tom and Rob as the three of them join Ramsey watching Von Luger go thru the dossiers and escape history of various prisoners in the camp.
Jay Cluitt of the Deep Blue Sea Podcast, Life Vs. Film and The Large Ass Movie Blog is back again and discusses with Rob and Tom the code of conduct that both sides of this war try to abide by. Is this a good thing or not?
Danny and Willie do a quick survey of the distance to the trees which allows Tom and Rob time to discuss with guest Jay Cluitt of the Deep Blue Sea Podcast, Life Vs. Film and The Large Ass Movie Blog whether there really was a time designated as Escape Season or not.
Rob and Tom are joined by Jay Cluitt of the Deep Blue Sea Podcast, Life Vs. Film and The Large Ass Movie Blog as they try and decipher who is the biggest foil of the film while the prisoners begin to get a feel for their new camp.
The prisoners begin to scout out the camp while Tom and Rob discover more surprise items that the prisoners have somehow brought with them to their new camp.
As the prisoners disembark from the trucks, Rob and Tom start to talk about the layout of the camp and the various surprise items that these prisoners have brought with them.
Tom and Rob finally get to discuss Stalag Luft III as the prisoners arrive.
Rob and Tom talk about the second minute of the film where the credits continue and the trucks still travel through the countryside.
Tom and Rob discuss the first minute of the film as the credits roll over the traveling transports thru the German countryside.
Episode 000 of The Great Escape Minute Podcast