Happy Hunger Games lads. To celebrate the release of the new hunger games movie, we look back on literary giant and feminist icon Katniss Everdeen. Her strength, compassion, empathy, resourcefulness and ultimately why she challenges what it means to be a hero in a high stakes narrative.
Are you a self identified Swiftie? Are you a long suffering Game of Thrones fan? Well do I have the game for you. In their infinite and terrifyingly in depth knowledge of both, embark on a question to for once and for all decide which taylor swift album the characters of game of thrones best identify with. Is Jon Snow Folklore or Evermore? Or is he secretly a Fearless girlie (lol no too depressed)- listen to us figure it out!
Come with me, and you'll be, in a whole of chaotic conversation. Danh and Thavy have once again graced us with their God-like presence and with them they have brought the spirit of Willy Wonka himself! Together the four of us discuss the characterisation and general madness of the original Roald Dahl book Wonka, Wilder's 1971 Wonka, Depp's 2005 Wonka and the future Chalamet 2023 Wonka!! We fawn over the filmmaking of the original movie, become thoroughly educated by Rhiannon on why we should give the 2005 version a chance and come to the very intellectual conclusion that just because the candyman can, doesn't mean he should.
Do you ever lie awake at night wondering which characters from the hit musical television show Glee would win in a 'fight to the death' scenario? Well do I have the episode for you. Based on The Movie Draft tm, invented by my parents Sean and Amanda from The Big Picture podcast, Rhiannon and Margaret each pick 5 characters from the show Glee to be on their teams which will then fight to the death. They must both justify why their picks are incredibly skilled fighters, leaders or just filthy rich and why they would therefore make up an unstoppable team. Who will take obvious picks like Sue Sylvester and Sebastian Smyth first? and how obscure are these idiots willing to go to prove their embarrassingly extensive knowledge of the show?
A Link to Margaret's past and a brand new experience for Rhiannon. We take a deep dive into Link: The Hero of Hyrule from the Legend of Zelda. A series of young men across time dressed in green hats with big swords all destined to defeat the evil Ganondorf, save/aid the princess Zelda and fulfil his destiny as a dedicated horse-girl. And it's a Margaret episode so limericks and kazoos inbound!
The link (lol) to marg's powerpoint on google docs- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fg-Vb1Pe9c-rzB_dE1Mpieg62R4u36Ph/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111589696425586990043&rtpof=true&sd=true
Today is Father's Day (shut up yes it is) and for this special occasion we decided to celebrate our favourite magician/realtor/cheerleader/supportive husband/pathetic son-in-law/fearer of clowns/father... Philip Humphrey Dumphy. Fish want him, women want him more.
As we all recover from the finale of succession, come and take a seat with us as we chat about BOTH Romulus and Connor Roy, Logan Roy's eldest and youngest sons. And in the grand tradition of the Roy siblings experiencing a range of mental health problems in the wake of being raised by their terrible parents, Roman and Connor are definitely no exception. Roman spends his life pushing everyone away and avoiding any intimacy and human connection like a ninja while deep down being desperate for love and attention. While Connor on the other hand, gave up seeking affection a long time ago, and instead learned to live without it by surrounding himself with superficial substitutes... like running for president for some reason. what a normal group of people
Here's a toast... to us! and to Siobhan Roy. Only daughter to local Monopoly Man Logan Roy, Shiv leaves her career in political strategy to dive head first into the soul destroying competition that is the succession of her father's company. Fighting to be taken seriously and gain control in this world dominated by men is difficult but Shiv isn't a saint herself; a lifetime of emotional abuse from her father has left Shiv a sharp, manipulative, insecure and often times cruel person with possibly the most insane marriage I think I've ever witnessed. Will she finally gain her father's approval and will her dumb as rocks cousin Greg come in and swipe her husband from under her nose?- cue Taylor's "you belong with me" and we'll find out
This week we are graced by the presence of the wonderful Danh and Thavy from the Two Asian Blokes podcast to talk about Paddington. Best boy, MVP, bear of the year every year, Paddington is a bear who immigrates to London from Darkest Peru, seeking a home and most of all a family.
Thavy’s gritty Korean Paddington reboot- 1:18:50 – 1:28:57
Birthday girl Rhiannon brings you an in depth look at the career of her favourite human being Barry Keoghan. We explore basically all of his characters from his filmography and discuss what makes Barry such a charismatic and compelling performer, as well as tracking the types of roles he has chosen in his career so far and what themes he seems most interested in exploring. Spoiler alert, it's a lot of tragedy and deep existential sadness. Also playing men that Rhiannon really wants to date
Wong. The man, the myth, the legend.
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In a world with infinite universes and possibilities, two young podcasters attempt to do their taxes. In honour of the Oscars (which happily consumed our lives for 4 months), we're taking a look at the characters from one of our favourite movies of last year: the charming and ridiculous sci-fi adventure ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’. Evelyn, Waymond, Joy, Deidre, Gong Gong and even Chad and his bff Racacoonie, the gang's all here as we celebrate the characters that lead to some historic Oscar wins and some even more historic Oscar snubs. Seriously though, the characters in this movie are excellent and we had a lot of fun talking about them
brief undertale spoilers: 44:23 - 45:17
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On your left! This week Rhiannon and Margaret discuss Captain America himself Sam Wilson. Previously known as the Falcon, Sam Wilson joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a side character before gaining the shield and leading his own Marvel TV show. We discuss Sam’s honourable morals, fun quips and comic book character arcs. Rhiannon makes the bold claim he’s the best character in the MCU whilst Margaret attempts to write Zemo’s return in Captain America New World Order. Enjoy!
this week we are discussing Wanda Maximoff aka the Scarlett Witch aka MOTHER. Wanda is a mutant from the Marvel comics who is currently carrying phase 4 of the MCU on her stunning shoulders. She has a complicated history of how she's been portrayed in the past; she's been a villain, a hero, an avenger, a member of the x-men, someone with a loving family, someone with the most tragic backstory possible, a telepath, a telekinetic and whatever a probability hex is. We take into account all the different lives she's lived and attempt to decipher who Wanda really is at her core and how her portrayals in the MCU reflect that.
In anticipation of Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantomania, we decided to cover the characters from the Ant-Man movies. More specifically, Scott Lang and his wonderfully wholesome, complicated extended family- including Luis obviously. Margaret also introduces a brand new game of “How old is this Paul Rudd?”- it is as exciting as it sounds
the link to the google doc with the Paul pictures- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bu9i5W-j5DeUOl3NR2EiqVqldar3f3hayN7BS8VhFxA/edit?usp=sharing
We’re back! And to start off the new year we gave ourselves a gift and took an episode to talk about how much we love Benoit Blanc from the Knives Out movies. Benoit is a detective who was born from a collision between Rian Johnson’s goofy sense of humour and Daniel Craig’s desire to do the weirdest accent humanly possible. The result is a loveable genius and a queer fashion icon that captured the hearts of millions by solving murder mysteries and empowering the women he meets along the way. We take a look at his role in the movies while also trying to decipher his possible backstory. We also have a lot of fun casting and storyboarding our pitch for the third knives out movie- so Rian, if you're out there, feel free to take some notes
Margaret takes over the podcast once again to talk about Tsukkishima Kei from the anime (and manga) series, Haikyuu! Tsukki is a teenager from Japan who dedicates much of his time to playing volleyball in Karasuno volleyball club… despite not really liking volleyball. In a story filled with characters that exude positivity and pure passion for vollyeball, Tsukki stands out as an arrogant, smug little shit who seems to have beef with everyone around him. So, this episode we attempt to answer lingering questions like: what’s this guy’s deal? Why is he even here if he doesn't like volleyball? And does he have a tragic backstory to explain all of his? Of course he does
This week Rhiannon has graciously allowed Margaret to talk about her one of her favourite series, the absolute pinnacle of human achievement: Haikyuu! More specifically, Hinata Shoyo, who is the main character from the anime/manga series Haikyuu! Hinata is teenager from Japan who is obsessed with volleyball, and despite his short stature, he dreams of one day playing in Japan's national volleyball tournament. We explore how this little fireball of energy and optimism learns what it really means to be a great volleyball player as he evolves beyond his very potential. We also discuss the many other characters that help Hinata grow; friends, enemies and soulmates, whom Margaret attempts to describe to Rhiannon using Taylor Swift lyrics