Shows
How Picard can it be?Sparks Fly (Backwards), with Dan Moren“Hey, the kid’s finally asleep. Why don’t we watch episode three and then record the podcast about it?” Reader, you’ll see why. But! As tired and incoherent as Jenny and Chris are, the episode was bouncy, pacy, and tight; it’s a nightmarish Kafkaesque seesaw of ability and talent. Plus, we get this series’ first genuinely creepy moment, more Pill love, and we recommend a year-old piece global phenomenon as if it’s a just-released indie sleeper hit that needs all the promo it can get. 🤷 Thank the lord for our guest, Dan Moren.Links Author, p...2022-03-2131 minHow Picard can it be?Trousers of Time, All Back to Mine, with Jonathan SmithWe’re torn over whether the second episode of the season is ‘great’ or ‘a necessary pivot’, Chris relives his childhood with Flight of the Navigator, Jenny ignores Turning Red reviews, and our pal Jonathan beams in to share his Kinnock-inspired thoughts with the class.All this and not much more – it’s the ultimate podcast for the Star Trek ambivalent!Links Jonathan’s quality Twitter content https://twitter.com/tweetmonkeyj Grayson’s Art Club on All4 https://www.channel4.com/programmes/graysons-art-club Flight of the Navigator on Prime Video UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flight-Navigator-Joey-Cramer/dp/B08Z73WN6H Turning Red on...2022-03-1536 minHow Picard can it be?Jumping to light speed, with Dave BradleyPicard packs in the action with new ships, old friends, and more winking than you might reasonably expect from a Starfleet officer. Writer, editor, podcaster and mensch Dave Bradley offsets our chaotic vibe with some actual insightful commentary, and we have no chill whatsoever. Engage!Links Dave Bradley on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoxDaveB Hear more Dave on Robby The Robot’s Waiting https://twitter.com/robbyscifi SFX’s world exclusive Picard cover – hang it in your room! https://www.magazinesdirect.com/az-magazines/6937139/sfx-magazine-single-issue.thtml All about Makaton signing http://makaton.org Thursday Murder Club https://www.hive.co.uk/Produc...2022-03-0633 minHow Picard can it be?Season 2 look-aheadNeed a distraction from literally everything? Join us as we forget what little we ever knew about Picard, and talk Star Trek with our actually-knowledgeable guest and friend, Ant.Featuring! Photos with Patrick Stewart! Offending Michael Dorn! The Batman excitement! CODA’s Oscar hopes! And more!Links Be friends with Ant! https://twitter.com/antinbath Gates McFadden’s Twitter for all your ghost dating needs https://twitter.com/gates_mcfadden Ship-Talking Podcast https://www.shiptalkingpod.com The Well podcast https://thewellpod.com Clear + Vivid with Alan Alda http://alanalda.com Troy Katsur inventing ASL swears...2022-02-281h 07
How Picard can it be?Be Our Guest! (Be Our Guest!)We’re joined by special guests/innocent bystanders Simon Brew and Jim McCauley for a musicals double-header! Join us for a collective flip-out as Cats and Hamilton come to the small screen in the lockdown week that might finally tip us over the edge. Meanwhile, Chris gives all his mics away, Jenny channels Hercules Mulligan, and Siri is our co-pilot.
Cats chat (confusing if you’re French) starts at 3:38
Hamilchat starts at 32:29
Links:
Simon Brew on Twitter https://twitter.com/simonbrew
Jim McCauley on Twitter https://twitter.com/jimmccauley
Cats https://www.rott...2020-06-291h 12How Picard can it be?Jennifer Aniston Is BlamelessWe watch (some of) your recommendations in another Star Trek-free episode! Join us as we chat dystopian self-love in See, dubious apologies in The Morning Show, and ask if infertility can ever be funny after the fact. Meanwhile, Chris enjoys “tart with a heart” Billy Crudup, the Chris Evans Career Clinic gains an unexpected ally, and Jenny just wants to get through a kids’ film emotionally unscathed. Listen now! Or don’t!
We watched:
The Morning Show https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/the-morning-show
Defending Jacob https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/defending-jacob
See https://tv.apple.co...2020-05-1953 minHow Picard can it be?256 Shades of GreyJoin us as we achieve a shocking 0% Picard in this Apple TV+ special episode! We discuss household favourites Defending Jacob, The Morning Show and Fraggle Rock: Rock On. Hold tight as Chris shares his tales of the Apple PR phone tree, Jenny is distressed by a crime scene coffee break, and absolutely no one knows who Jack Davenport is. Probably the most-qualified we’ve ever been to host our own podcast! And yet…
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howpicard/message2020-05-0438 minHow Picard can it be?FinPicard concludes with one of the most obliging baddies in Star Trek history! We somehow find a way to both applaud and disparage the finale in equal measure. PLUS! Chris doubles-down on his Off Menu recommendation, Jenny fails to watch The Mandalorian, and everyone is tired. Join us, for possibly the only podcast in town recorded by people still in the same room! Maybe forever! Send snacks!
Picard stuff ends at 16:30.
Links
Off Menu with Joe Thomas: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/ep-50-joe-thomas/id1442950743?i=1000468742948
On Disney+: Vampirina, Aladdin (2019)
Plus!
...2020-04-0330 minHow Picard can it be?Shame on you, Agnes!Two crash-landings but no one bats a synthetic eye, as the penultimate episode builds to an exciting† climax! Meanwhile, Chris pushes his Pill agenda, Jenny’s Disney+ expectations are sky-high, everyone loves Mae Martin, and we are the first people to mention Mickey Blue Eyes in at least a decade.
† Excitement not guaranteed.
Links
Utopia chic: https://www.reddit.com/r/sto/comments/9ygayn/we_need_these_outfits_from_tng_i_believe_it_was/
Pope/Pryce meme (can’t find the coronavirus one particularly): https://zodab.com/memes/meirl-89
Jonathan Frakes mashup meme: https://twitter...2020-03-2227 minHow Picard can it be?Beautiful FlowerYou don’t have to be Rios to work here, but it helps. El capitán finally gets some backstory in an episode that flies in the face of ‘show, don’t tell’ and lands directly in the path of ‘Ken’. Meanwhile, Chris gets an award, Jenny is broken by child wrangling in isolation, and no one wants the fancy pasta shapes.
⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Mild discussion of self-harm.
Picard stuff ends 12 minutes in.
Links
Old School podcast: https://www.thebiglight.com/oldschool
Northern Goal podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/aberdeen-fc-chairman-dave-cormack-on-scottish-footballs/id1494721739?i=10...2020-03-1636 minHow Picard can it be?Cabin FeverPicard finds a slice of heaven with old friends, Rios demonstrates his incredible Y-ligament, and Alison Pill acts the pants off everyone else. Meanwhile, Chris turns 40 and falls asleep, Jenny loves cabins and Dead Eyes, and everyone bickers.
Join us for another great episode of Broughty Ferry’s best* spouse-hosted Picard-themed pop culture podcast!
Picard stuff ends at 18:38.
Get in touch at twitter.com/HowPicard, or email HowPicard@gmail.com!
Links
The pizza box https://twitter.com/jonathansfrakes/status/1236685565652643842
Raising Steam (not Snuff, as Chris’s addled mind had it w...2020-03-0932 minHow Picard can it be?Soji PantsBoom, shake the room! But please check the booking sheet first. The action heats up on The Artifact. Meanwhile, Lemsip-addled Jenny both loves and hates Birds of Prey, Chris reveals his insane podcast-listening strategy, and there are a lot of uncomfortable questions about the DCEU. This is less of a show description than a warning from the future.
Picard stuff ends at 16:23.
Links
Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn: https://www.dca.org.uk/whats-on/event/birds-of-prey-and-the-fantabulous-emancipation-of-one-harley-quinn
Shannon Keating’s article on heteropessimism: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/shannonkeating/st...2020-03-0137 minHow Picard can it be?Take a chill, Pill!Do you love space heists and hate eyeballs? Then have we got the Picard episode for you! Meanwhile, Jenny slacks off to watch Snowpiercer, Chris enthuses about Canadian manufacturing, and no one wants to endorse Top Gear. Plus! Don’t miss a great SpongeBob Squarepants research opportunity. Dive in: it’s the incredibly low-energy episode you don’t deserve… and yet here we are.
Picard bit ends at around 8:50.
Some links for ya:
[Sadly only the first part of] That Alan Partridge episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7nl-so8MU0
The tr...2020-02-2325 minHow Picard can it be?Way of Absolute MeanderHold on tight as Picard picks up pace! We get excited about warrior nuns and a familiar face, while the Borg cube makes another orbit of Planet Exposition. Meanwhile, Chris loves Mary Beard, bottoms are objectively funny, and Jenny hosts her bi-annual Chris Evans Career Clinic. All this plus Parasite, office Oscar comp news and not much more! Honestly, you could just do some Duolingo or work on your core.
Picard section starts basically at about 10 seconds in and contains spoilers, but you can skip to 13:50 if you want to mostly avoid the Picard chat — though there ar...2020-02-1742 minHow Picard can it be?Picard! In! Spaaace!Set your phasers to EXCITE as Picard finally boards a ship and gets a ragtag crew of misfits together for one last mission. But where the hell is his dog? Meanwhile, Chris earns hipster cred by hosting a Japanese film screening, then instantly loses it by referencing both Austin Powers and Galaxy Quest in quick succession. Jenny fails to see Parasite, launches an impassioned defence of Jojo Rabbit, and takes the office Oscars competition far too seriously. Dive in! Waste more minutes of your precious life!
We done a Twitter too. Follow us, if you like, at...2020-02-0924 minHow Picard can it be?The difficult second episodeToo long, too indulgent, too pretentious. But with some excellent name-dropping. Klang!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howpicard/message2020-02-0229 minHow Picard can it be?The starting is easyHey, we’re two white middle-class people with a microphone! Why don’t we make a rambling and ill-considered podcast about TV and films? Note: this is to amuse nobody but ourselves.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howpicard/message2020-01-2616 min