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The EscapeGoat PodcastEpisode 68 - Nightmares and DreamscapesHappy New Year! And here, for your unhinged pleasure, is me and returning guest Kit Power discussing our highlights of the 1993 Stephen King short story anthology Nightmares and Dreamscapes. For over (checks notes) 5 hours. An all-time record. Yikes. Vital timestamps below. ENJOY! And we'll be back with more later in the the year! 0.00 - Penguin/Joker 0.26 - N&D/the Intro 1.03 - Dolan's Cadillac 1.43 - Popsy 2.15 - The Doctor's Case 2.49 - Crouch End 3.20 - The End Of The Whole Mess 3.51 - It...2024-12-315h 14
The EscapeGoat PodcastEpisode 66 - South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut/The Chef Aid AlbumOn the penultimate episode of Series 5, we bring Kit back onto the show, to discuss two exemplars from the early years of South Park (Comedy Central, 1997-present). After a bit of chat about Kit's new horror short story podcast, we firstly delve into the movie South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (Trey Parker, 1999) - and how our thoughts on it in 2024 might differ from our teenage ones. We then have a discussion of Isaac Hayes, his relationship with the show, and, specifically, the end of said relationship, leading to the infamous episode The Return of Chef. In the sec...2024-10-043h 53
Always Wolves PodcastWOLVES CHAT 👉 Dave, Sutty & George Discuss The Weeks Wolves News "ON THE BALL" This week on "On The Ball" Dave is joined by to catch up on all the recent Main News & Talking Points surrounding Wolverhampton Wanderers Episode 300 of our podcast., with Dave, Sutty & George.👉 USA TOUR👉 Palace & Leipzig👉 SUDU Black Away Kit👉 Yerson Mosquera & Rodrigo Gomes👉 Content Creators Cup 2024 Update👉 Always Wolves Fantasy Football League👉 Your Questions Answered Always Wolves Podcast (Episode 300)Tickets for Content Creators Cup £5pp put your name(s) and how many ticketshttps://www.justgiving...2024-08-051h 36
The Clive Barker Podcast453 : Peter Atkins and Quartet of Torment – HellboundIn the Clive Barker Podcast, long-time fans Ryan and Jose interview guests, bring you the news, and take deep dives into Barker-related stuff. In Episode 453 We’re joined by writer Peter Atkins as we delve into Hellbound to continue our series exploring the new Hellraiser Box Set, The Quartet of Torment. Available on YouTube video and Podcast Audio. Sponsor : Don Bertram’s Celebrate Imagination | ETSY Store Check Out “You Can’t Keep Him” on his Facebook page. There are some paintings on his Etsy shop to check out. Mother and Child II, The Star Gazer, The Folk Singe...2024-06-231h 39
The EscapeGoat PodcastAnd Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S9 Ep1 - Boo To A GooseWelcome back to And Ninthly...! For this first episode of the ninth and final series. David and John are once again joined by the superlative George Daniel Lea to analyse 'Boo To A Goose', which aired on 8 May 2024. We also catch up with George first about his reaction to the tail end of Series 8, including SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (most notably '3 x 3' and 'The Last Weekend'). Be warned! George is a prolific YouTube creator, mostly on videogames, pop culture and literature, whose channel can be found here. His horror fiction and reviews can b...2024-05-111h 24
The EscapeGoat PodcastEpisode 62 - CalvaryFor this episode, I am pleased to be able to welcome back Christine Kelley to the podcast! After a bit of intro chat, we get on to the main topic - the Irish tragic black-comedy Calvary (2014, John Michael McDonagh), pretty much exactly on its 10th anniversary. We discuss the priesthood, guilt, politics, sardonic humour and animal murder - it's a good time! 0.00 Intro/preamble 0.13 Calvary (pt 1) 0.57 Calvary (pt 2) You can find the show on Twitter at @EGoat_pod (or tweet at me on @D_Faggiani) and email us with any feedback on escap...2024-03-311h 34
The EscapeGoat PodcastEpisode 61 - The Long Good FridayThis is Series 5! Come on in. We kick off this run with a brilliant combination of returning guests Kit Power and James Murphy, joining me to pick apart (well, gush over) the seminal, thrilling yet melancholic and haunting British Gangster movie The Long Good Friday (1980, John Mackenzie). We discuss Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren and the snapshot of dawn-of-Thatcher London presented here. Also politics, money, racism, queerness, violence... and Razors. Oh, and THAT ending. Spoilers. 0.00 Intro/preamble 0.14 The Long Good Friday pt 1 1.03 The Long Good Friday pt 2 You can find the...2024-03-292h 22
Raging Romantics#73 Getting Hot in Here - Snaps for Firefighters!Content warning - we will be talking about the loss of life from fires, including past lives lost during the Great Fire of 1666, Idaho in 1910, and others, as well as the recent fires in Hawaii.American Library Association's Banned and Challenge BooksFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellQuestions, comments, concerns, recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.orgBooks/Authors We MentionKit McBride Gets a Wife by Amy BarryThe Dragon's Bride by Katee RobertChasing Fire by Nora RobertsPamela ClareJames RollinsRobert Ludlum...2023-09-081h 12
The EscapeGoat PodcastAnd Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S8 Ep 4 - Love Is A StrangerOn this installment of And Ninthly... David and John are joined by the brilliant George Daniel Lea to dissect the fourth episode of Series 8, 'Love Is A Stranger', aired on 11 May 2023. We also spend a bit of time talking about the show in general in the first half hour, including SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (most notably 'To Have and to Hold', 'The Stakeout' and the Hallowe'en live special 'Dead Line'). Be warned! George is a prolific YouTube creator, mostly on videogames, pop culture and literature, whose channel can be found here. His horror fiction and rev...2023-05-181h 24
The EscapeGoat PodcastEpisode 52 - My Life in Horror Volume IIWelcome to Series 4! We're back with a fresh run in 2023. And we're kicking off by welcoming back the wonderful Kit Power, to talk to me about his new essay collection, My Life in Horror Volume II! Join us as we talk about whether the Nightmare on Elm St movies ever lived up to their potential, whether Bruce Springsteen is a horror writer, why Superman III is utterly terrifying, and much much more! 0.00 Intro 0.08 pt 1 - General chat about My Life in Horror Volume II pt 2 - A closer look at some of the essa...2023-02-262h 52
The EscapeGoat PodcastEpisode 49 - Skeleton CrewOur latest episode - and our longest ever - in which I welcome back Kit, and we go deep on the 1985 Stephen King horror short story collection Skeleton Crew. And get pretty dark. After 20 mins at the start about Die Hard 2, naturally. Enjoy! 0.00 Introduction/chat about Die Hard 2 0.19 Our backgrounds with short fiction and Stephen King 1.03 The Mist 1.48 Here There Be Tygers 2.01 Milkman (#1 and #2) 2.11 Gramma 2.35 Word Processor of the Gods 3.06 The Jaunt 3.31 Survivor Type You can find the show on Twitter at @EG...2022-05-224h 16
The EscapeGoat PodcastEpisode 41 - The Final CutOn this latest episode, I welcome back Kit to finish off the Francis Urquhart trilogy with The Final Cut (1995, BBC). Joining us to see the old man off in style is the legendary Jack Graham. A thoroughly enjoyable chat to have, and hopefully to listen to! You may also wish to listen to our previous episodes on House of Cards and To Play The King. 0.00 The Final Cut 2.17 Bonus extra chat You can find the show on Twitter at @EGoat_pod (or tweet at me on @D_Faggiani) and email us with an...2021-11-142h 37
The EscapeGoat PodcastEpisode 29 - To Play The King In this installment, I welcome Kit back to the show, to continue our deep dive on the BBC House of Cards series, with the middle part of the trilogy To Play The King (1993, BBC). Also featuring chat about Trump, The Justice League... and, if you stick around til after the credits... some UK politics. Who are we kidding... politics throughout. SPOILERS for House Of Cards and To Play The King. We make minor veiled references to The Final Cut, but spoiler-free we hope, as we'll be back for that. If you like this, I'd definitely recommend you check out Episode 21, wher...2021-04-053h 15
The EscapeGoat PodcastEpisode 21 - House of Cards (1990)This week, I'm delighted to welcome Kit Power to the show! After some initial and vaguely relevant discussion about Season 4 of The Crown (Netflix, 2016-), we proceed to a thorough chat about a mutual favourite, the 1990 BBC TV political drama miniseries House of Cards, starring Ian Richardson and Susannah Harker. SPOILERS for House Of Cards itself, and very minor spoilers for the US remake show (Netflix, 2013-2018). We make minor references to To Play the King and The Final Cut, but these are spoiler-free, as we hope to cover these sequel miniseries in the future! 0.00 Intro...2020-12-132h 17
Working Drummer285 – Mike Hansen: Recording the New Hurricane Album, “Cross-blending” with Acoustic and Electronic Drums, Covering Ted McKenna’s Drum Parts on a Rory Gallagher TourOriginally from Chicago and spending over 35 years and in the Los Angeles music scene, Mike Hansen had the opportunity to work with many great artists such as the band Hurricane, Steve Vai, George Lynch, Doug Pinnick of kings X fame, The Pointer Sisters, Albert Lea, the band tribe after tribe and many others.He’s been spending this last year living in Chicago taking care of his parents and tending to his fathers needs who’s been suffering from cancer. His father was an important figure in Mike’s musical development as his father was a profess...2020-09-031h 30
Pex Lives: A Doctor Who PodcastShabcast 38 - It's The Bomb That Will Bring Us TogetherThe long awaited (by a small number of people with extremely good taste) return of the Shabcast. I chat with Kit Power about his new books, a non-fiction book about the movie Tommy and, more particularly, his new novella The Finite. Instantly one of my personal favourite ever Shabcasts. Mild content warnings and spoilers * Show Notes: Tommy from PS Publishing The Finite from Black Shuck Books Kit's previous books Godbomb and A Warning... Kit's column 'My Life in Horror' at Ginger Nuts of Ho...2019-07-242h 05
talkingrobocop's podcastWhat The Hell Is Wring With Us Ep. 1 WeaveworldIn a new, not-Robocop-related podcast, frequent guest of the show George Daniel Lea and I discuss various works that have had a significant impact on us. In this first episode, we discuss Clive Barker's Weaveworld, a childhood favourite. Expect digressions into other Barkers works, references to King, the 80's, Thatcher's Britain and Section 28, and so much more. Hope you enjoy it. George's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPISvY5rQc11WHawNX5w-Nw George's website:http://www.strangeplaygrounds.com/ Help fund the podcast and Kit's writing by backing his Patreon: https://www...2019-06-062h 34
talkingrobocop's podcastKit and IT Episode 1 - with George LeaWelcome to my new bi-monthly show! Running alongside Watching Robocop, this show will invite creative types - authors, bloggers, podcasters, film makers, and more - to talk about Stephen King's IT, and the two cinematic adaptations of the book. And for the debut episode, I am delighted to welcome back to the show George Lea. George is a superb horror author, blogger, cultural critic and thinker, and has previously guested on the show to watch both Robocop and Hellbound: Hellraiser II. In a free-flowing, conversational show, highlights include; Is IT the real monster? Or w...2018-04-252h 10
talkingrobocop's podcastWatching Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 with George Lea and Kit PowerIn a special bonus episode, George Lea returns to the show, this time to watch and discuss seminal 80's horror movie (and just maybe the greatest horror sequel ever) Hellbound: Hellraiser 2! In a wide ranging and passionate discussion, listen out for: IT - the book and film - and the storytelling of the book (including spoilers) New Line logo, associative fear, and THAT opening That amazing score Fearless expansion of the mythology “Don’t look in the box!” Sounds of delighted disgust Clive Barker and fairy tale logic Open brain surgery The brilliance of Kenneth Cranham The hor...2018-02-091h 59
talkingrobocop's podcastguest; george Daniel leaEpisode 14 of the show is a stone cold classic, featuring author, podcaster, youtuber, critic, fellow Gingernutter and friend George Daniel Lea. Together, we sit and watch the greatest movie ever made, and the conversation roams far and wide, including such delights as: ED-209 love and the Harryhausen connection The brutality of 80’s action movie violence ‘Big doesn’t mean unintelligent’ The problem with Marvel and superficially flawed heros The Deus Ex connection Twin Peaks and Deadwood Great movie and TV villains The intimacy of Clarence’s death And so, so much more. Enjoy, and as ever, thank...2017-12-041h 52