The Podcast Nobody Asked For

Not that anybody asked but this week we dropped the needle and turned it up to eleven because we're figuring out our Top 3 Needle Drops That Worked Surprisingly Well. Sometimes a director takes a song you've heard a thousand times, sticks it over a scene it has absolutely no business being in, and it becomes impossible to hear it any other way. Which unexpected soundtrack choices turned out to be pure genius? Which ones made a cheerful pop hit deeply sinister, or a fight scene weirdly emotional? What will make our final Top 3 list this week? Expect whipping your tonsils out for someone, the nunchuck of knives and the extent of our NIN knowledge. Buy tickets to our live show here Get bonus episode and swag on Patreon Buy merch on Teepublic Follow us on Instagram, Threads and TikTok Donate to Calm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not that anybody asked but this week we're all singing and all dancing. Back in episode 21 (over 2,628,000 minutes ago) we argued our Top 3 "Villains Who Have A Point" and nearly had a momentous falling out as Ian went to bat for Benny from Rent. The debate was never settled, so this week we brought in the man himself. We're joined by the incredible Joaquin Pedro Valdes, newly cast as Benny as Rent returns to the West End for its 30th Anniversary. Expect Shinigami, Shakespearean lions and whether the Scorpions had a point on Thunder Road. Rent is playing the Tom Stoppard Theatre from the 26th September. You can buy your tickets here. Buy tickets to our live show here Get bonus episode and swag on Patreon Buy merch on Teepublic Follow us on Instagram, Threads and TikTok Donate to Calm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not that anybody asked but this week we grabbed the thesaurus and started swapping the subtitles because we're figuring out our Top 3 Movies Most Changed By Replacing One Word With Another. One tiny tweak to a title can turn a beloved classic into something completely unrecognisable, or somehow make total sense in a way it never should. Which single-word swaps cause the most chaos, the biggest laughs, or the most unsettling improvements? What will make our final Top 3 list this week? Expect the magical football bush Bowie likes to hide in, not letting Ian buy a chainsaw and Forgetful Daddy Buy tickets to our live show here Get bonus episode and swag on Patreon Buy merch on Teepublic Follow us on Instagram, Threads and TikTok Donate to Calm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not that anybody asked but this week we blew into the cartridge and mashed the reset button because we're figuring out our Top 3 Movies That Should Have A Video Game. Hollywood loves a tie-in, but somehow the good ones always get left on the cutting room floor while we're stuck button-mashing through licensed disasters instead. Which films are crying out for a janky adaptation, a cheat code and an ill-advised escort mission? What will make our final Top 3 list this week? Expect a good use of "skulking, power-washing the shape of a phallus into the side of a digital van, and The Great Mosquito Massacre Buy tickets to our live show here Get bonus episode and swag on Patreon Buy merch on Teepublic Follow us on Instagram, Threads and TikTok Donate to Calm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not that anybody asked but this week we packed the popcorn and scouted some questionable venues because we're figuring out our Top 3 Places We Would Want To Screen A Movie. Forget your standard multiplex with its overpriced nachos and reclining seats, we're asking where a film would truly hit different. Does a horror movie need a location that's already trying to kill you? Would a war film play better somewhere the history actually happened? And is there a spot so perfect for a screening that it might just ruin cinemas forever? What will make our final Top 3 list this week? Expect watching the Emoji Movie the mirror of a rental car, sexual union and The Collected Works Of Pops: A Study Of Prompts and Consequences, vol 1. Buy tickets to our live show here Get bonus episode and swag on Patreon Buy merch on Teepublic Follow us on Instagram, Threads and TikTok Donate to Calm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.