The Vanity Project

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Rating
5
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37 reviews
This podcast has
6 episodes
Language
Explicit
No
Date created
2025/11/14
Latest episode
2025/11/14
Average duration
35 min.
Release period
-6 days

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Filmmaker Nicholas McCarthy, obsessed with an obscure movie vaguely remembered from his youth, embarks on a search for Richard Horian, the mysterious and brilliant creator of the legendary, lost high school drama, Student Confidential. A six part limited docuseries from Topic Studios, Severin Films and SpectreVision Radio.

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Ep. 1 | Before the Internet
2025/11/14
Filmmaker Nicholas McCarthy’s chance encounter with the oddball vanity project “Student Confidential” at an all night movie marathon sends him down a rabbit hole to find who made this perplexing movie. Part one of a six part limited docuseries from ⁠Topic Studios⁠, ⁠Severin Films⁠ and ⁠SpectreVision Radio⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 2 | They Were There
2025/11/21
The advent of the Internet yields a treasure trove of information about the backstory of the creator of “Student Confidential” - along with a bigger mystery. Part two of a six part limited docuseries from Topic Studios, Severin Films and SpectreVision Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 3 | The Girl With the Scar
2025/11/28
Playboy Bunny and one-time actress Susan Scott talks about her time on and off the set of “Student Confidential,” and a telling clue is found in the hunt for the creator of the enigmatic film. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring the anomalous, the luminous and numinous. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 4 | Richard
2025/12/05
Richard Horian, the writer/producer/director/editor/music composer-performer/star of “Student Confidential” reveals the origins of his film - as well as the fate he intended for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ep. 5 | The Eleventh Hour
2025/12/12
The search for the film elements for the legendary vanity project “Student Confidential.”  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep. 6 | A World of Dreams
2025/12/19
With the elements for “Student Confidential” safely archived and prepared for a second release, filmmaker Richard Horian reflects on his legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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5 out of 5
37 reviews
Masscon 2026/01/08
Great story
Terrific podcast! Intriguing story beautifully told about one man’s quest for a movie seen almost 40 years ago after an all night marathon of B-movies...
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Kevin Gabba 2026/01/07
Fun and engaging mini-series about a very unique filmmaker and man
Really entertaining, engaging personal journey for both the subject of this series and the creator. It’s about more than just an obscure cult film, t...
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Ishmael1013 2026/01/02
Great deep dive
The Vanity Project is about the madness of becoming obsessed with something and refusing to let it go. Part detective story part love letter to lost c...
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futurepilgrim 2025/12/28
A walk on the wild side…
Great podcast! Go on a journey from a midnight screening of an outre’ high 80’s b-movie to a thoughtful examination of the artistic compulsion (along ...
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Pete McCoubrey 2025/12/20
Great investigative story into a piece of almost forgotten cinema.
Anyone who loves stories of obscure outsider cinema and the people driven to make it need to check out this incredible story!
The808man 2025/12/14
Fascinating
Excellent production and information! Loving this one.
Baron del Terror 2025/11/20
Brilliant and Not Just for Cult Movie Fans
Whether you call it an obsession, a guilty pleasure, or a cult favorite, we all have that pop culture touchstone – a movie, a band, a book, or an idea...
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couchlockeddd 2025/11/19
Can’t wait to see where this goes
Episode 1 has me locked in, love a story of a film that shouldn’t exist and obsessives who need to know why it does. B movies have so much power and t...
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J.Janks 2025/11/18
Oh yeah
This kind of obsessive movie love is just the ticket.
MostroDue 2025/11/18
Alluring and infectious
Nicholas McCarthy tells the story of an obscure and forgotten film with an uncanny ability to draw the listener in. The story captures the world of st...
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