The heat is on. Join us for “Do It In the Dust,” Episode 11 of The Sin Syndicate Podcast, where Gentry and Casey take a hike to Topanga Canyon and learn to love the lash as they ride with Ed Forsyth’s 1969 Nudie Western, “The Ramrodder.” In this episode we discuss the film’s Manson Family connections, if it was really shot at the infamous Spahn Ranch, as well as dig deep into the sexploitation careers of its key players: Kathy Williams, Jim Gentry, Julia Blackburn and Marsha Jordan. A naughty oater that places as much emphasis on the rites and rituals of the Native people as it does Kathy’s firm body, it is a film both deceptively progressive, and per the times, routinely thorny (and horny). So saddle up your steed, watch out for toothless bandits, and join us as we try to make sense of this slick and sexy cowboy picture.
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Timestamps:
(00:00:31) Opening
(00:01:12) Milligan at Tribeca Recap
(00:18:18) Intro to The Ramrodder
(00:35:43) The Production
(00:43:02) Spahn Ranch
(00:49:54) Jim Gentry
(00:56:14) Kathy Williams
(01:03:30) Julia Blackburn
(01:05:36) The Whip
(01:07:40) Don't Watch Brand of Shame
(01:14:00) Marsha Jordan, Medicine Woman
(01:22:37) Other Nudie Westerns
(01:35:29) Closing Thoughts
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