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Pop FilterA Complete Unknown, Nosferatu and Marilyn Manson UnmaskedEpisode Notes
In what might be their last hurrah for a while, our heroes present a rogues gallery to send them off.
This week they have Bob Dylan, Nosferatu, and what could be described as what you might get if Bob Dylan and Nosferatu were to somehow reproduce: Marilyn Manson.
First up it's mustachioed, undead bloodsucker, Count Orlok, a.k.a. Nosferatu. Will Robert Eggers horror epic give Lorraine and Will the fear? Can Will get past Orlok's clumsy ultimatum?
Next is tiresome shock-merchant, Marilyn Manson, who has been up to what can...2025-02-0659 minPop FilterBetter Man and BabygirlEpisode Notes
This week our heroes are talking about men and girls. Men in the form of Robbie Williams and his monkey-centric biopic (with a soft 'o' for Lorraine) and then kink-shaming drama, Babygirl, starring Nicole Kidman.
Better Man has already come up short at the American box office but will Lorraine and Will let Robbie entertain them one last time on the show (he's been on A LOT)?
Next up is kink-shaming drama, Babygirl. Nicole Kidman is the sexually-repressed CEO of a robotics company (yes, really. The symbolism is that heavy-handed) and...2025-01-2357 minPop FilterBest of 2024Episode Notes
Well, it's that time of year again and our heroes at Pop Filter are celebrating their most productive year of podcasting ever.
What better way to celebrate than with a big tub of Heroes and a recap of Lorraine and Will's pop culture highlights of the year. They even sneak one last mini-review in as they give their thoughts on pope-drama, Conclave. Talk about a stocking filler!
Happy Christmas to everyone who listened or downloaded this year. But only those people! Everyone else is getting a piece of coal for Christmas.
See you all next...2024-12-2656 minPop FilterBoybands Forever & HereEpisode Notes
It's the penultimate Pop Filter of 2024 and this week we have a recurring favourite feature of Will and Lorraine's; Boy Bands. Seems like they've talked about them a lot! Well, this might be the daddy of all documentaries. Boybands Forever is a 3 part BBC series that will drag you Back For Good to the mid 90s for a nostalgia trip you'll NEEEEVVVVEEERRR Forget!
Next up is what has been touted as a Forrest Gump reunion. It's the movie, Here, which brings director Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks and Robin Wright back together for the first time...2024-12-1257 minPop FilterGladiator II and Small Things Like TheseEpisode Notes
This week Will and Lorraine are in their togas and laurels casting their thumbs up or down to see which of this weeks gladiators will triumph.
In one corner we have jacked-up fighting machine Paul Mescal who has already kicked the shit out of a bunch of freaky-looking monkeys. In the other we have the mopey assassin, Cillian Murphy. The only hope he has is if Mescal cuts himself on his cheekbones.
It seems like it's a David Vs Goliath no-brainer.
The lads at Pop Filter love a plucky underdog, though.
Contact Will...2024-11-2858 minPop FilterThe Apprentice & HereticEpisode Notes
This episode is going to be bigly. This week, Lorraine and Will are looking at Donald Trump's supervillain origin story, The Apprentice.
They learn how The Donald started as a meek (but rich) rent collector in Hell's Kitchen, New York and set off on his inevitable path towards the White House. Twice.
Next up is creepy new A24 offering, Heretic. Hugh Grant is just a man....standing before two girls....asking them to choose between belief and disbelief. It's the feel-good hit of the year.
Lorraine and Will loves...2024-11-1458 minPop FilterNobody Wants This & The New Sound by Geordie GreepEpisode Notes
Our heroes have done a 180 on the Monsters theme from last week and have now turned their attention to a more romantic prospect which is new Netflix comedy drama, Nobody Wants This?
Watch Adam Brody and Kristin Bell navigate love and religion in this tale of a too-good-to-be-true guy and a really cool and fairly together girl who happen to treat each other fairly nicely which is a rare enough thing on TV.
Swiftly followed by jazz-fusion juggernaut, Geordie Greep and his debut album, The New Sound.
Geordie is your typical young man around town...2024-10-2457 minPop FilterThe Substance, Monsters & Ellen: For Your ApprovalEpisode Notes
Our heroes return with another of their loosely themed shows. This time the theme is (arguably) monsters.
First up is Frankensteinesque body-horror fairy tale, The Substance. Will had to go see this one on his own as Lorraine was feeling squeamish. Not to worry, Will braved the relentless nudity for you all. See a return to form performance from Demi Moore and let us know if you agree with Will's take on The Substance as being a drug that was NOT ready for public consumption.
Next up, Lorraine and Will sit...2024-10-1058 minPop FilterWise Guy & Speak No EvilEpisode Notes
This week, our heroes Lorraine and Will, try to get inside the mind of the man that gave us The Sopranos and some wonderfully and encouragingly bad student films, David Chase.
They're looking at the new HBO documentary from Alex Gibney, Wise Guy.
Fuhgeddaboutit! Except don't. It's really good and worth your time.
Next it's on to the Hollywood remake of the Danish film from two years ago, Speak No Evil. James McAvoy chews up the scenery as one half of a possibly quite mental couple who invite new friends they met on...2024-09-2657 minPop FilterIt Ends With Us & TrapEpisode Notes
This week our heroes take on a frustrating brace of films. First up is weirdly-wardrobed Blake Lively and her film, It Ends With Us. Spoiler Alert: It Ends With Some Very Low Ratings might be a better name.
Lorraine spills the tea on the social media backlash towards Lively, and Will makes an inspired joke about the film and Lively's marketing efforts.
Next up is M. "Night" Shyamalan and his latest psychological thriller, Trap. Will and Lorraine feel like the protagonist trying to escape the stadium as they try and escape the illogical...2024-09-1258 minPop FilterAlien: Romulus & KneecapEpisode Notes
In Space Nobody Can Hear You Podcast.
This week, Lorraine and Will are trying to get to a sunnier planet just as their Summer holidays come to an end. If they could just get there without one of those pesky facehuggers ruining their plans, that'd be sweet.
Before they head off, they are reviewing the latest installment in the Alien saga, Alien: Romulus.
Will they survive? Will it be revealed that Lorraine's youthful appearance is because she's an Android living amongst us undetected? Or is Will going to look too closely into a leathery egg...2024-08-2958 minPop FilterDirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam and Simone Biles RisingEpisode Notes
This week finds Lorraine, Will and three non-descript second-row band members pretending to harmonise, singing a soppy ballad to a group of kids in a school gym before being bundled into a van for two more shows that day.
Our heroes review new Netflix documentary, Dirty Pop, and find out the sordid story behind the backs of The Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. Who will turn out to be the Harry Styles of Pop Filter? One look at this weeks episode photo on Facebook will answer that question.
Next up, Will goes...2024-08-1556 minPop FilterLonglegs and The Murderous Scissor SistersEpisode Notes
If you let Lorraine Harton and Will in now, it could be niiiiice.
Our heroes return with a murder special.
First up is Silence of The Lambs wannabe, Longlegs, where Nicolas Cage says the Devil made him do that stupid song he does.
Can Lorraine Harton or Will make any sense of the plot of this runaway success or are they just confused and astonished at the things very ordinary people say or don't say as much as they are with the unhinged, talcum-powdered madness of Longlegs himself?
Just...2024-08-0159 minPop FilterThe Bear Season 3 and I Am Celine DionEpisode Notes
Will can barely contain his excitement as his old pal, Lorraine Harton, returns from her explorations in The East, where she was in search of exotic spices and the finest silks.
This week our reunited duo take on a firm favourite as Disney+ returns The Bear to our screens. 8 episodes of delicious food getting chucked in the bin just because the jus made from squirrel's tears was overdone by 2 seconds.
The dessert course this week is the new Amazon Prime documentary, I Am Celine Dion, in which the singer of the...2024-07-1856 minPop FilterReservation Dogs & Drake Vs KendrickEpisode Notes
Will Holds down the fort for another show as Lorraine is currently en route to Tokyo from Kyoto. Or maybe the other way around. There aren't many places where you can from one city to another where both cities are anagrams of each other.
Stepping into the breech this week is their old pal, Dave Curran. Dave is a friend and colleague from Coláiste Dhúlaigh like Nicky from the last show.
Dave was the host of a podcast called Inspireland where Pop Filter got it's start by putting out ep...2024-07-0456 minPop FilterInside No. 9 & Moon Safari by Air 25th AnniversaryEpisode Notes
This week, Lorraine is off helping the Japanese authorities with some podcasting issues they're having, so Will has turned to his old Podcast pal, Nicky Coghlan.
Will and Nicky started making a podcast 15 years ago. Everyone has a podcast now but not 15 years ago they didn't!
Will and Nicky talk about twisty-turny anthology series, Inside No. 9, which is currently heading for it's last ever episode. There are 9 series and you can watch the episodes in any order you like. You could do that with any series, really, but in this case, it makes no difference.2024-06-2057 minPop FilterBodkin & Billie Eilish "Hit Me Hard & Soft"Episode Notes
After three (kind of)themed shows 'Fallout' and 'The Fall Guy', Pop Filthers week of rudeness with Challengers and Ashley Madison, and then the Anne Hathaway bonanza, this weeks theme is....the letter B. Our pals, Lorraine and Will, talk about Irish Twin Peaks wannabe show, Bodkin, and Billie Eilish's new album, Hit Me Hard & Soft.
As podcasters themselves, can Lorraine and Will attest to the faithfulness of Bodkin's representation of podcasters versus traditional journalists?
Also, can Billie convince our heroes to hit her both hard AND soft?
There's only one...2024-06-0655 minPop FilterMother's Instinct & The Idea of YouEpisode Notes
Are you a Hathahater or a Fan Hathaway?
Either way, our trusted heroes have a show for you.
Anne Hathaway is back with a pair of films of varying quality (within each film as well as when compared to each other).
First up it's Hitchcockian grief-drama, Mother's Instinct. Can Lorraine or Will deduce just who is losing their mind between Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway? They've got 90 minutes to figure it out.
Next up is cradle-robbing, music drama, The Idea Of You, wherein Anne Hathaway has to pretend she doesn't look...2024-05-3056 minPop FilterChallengers & Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & ScandalEpisode Notes
This week Pop Filter HQ is now Pop FILTHER as our heroes look at the erotic tennis world of mixed thruples with new sports drama, Challengers. Love-All? It's more like Lust-All!
After that it's the latest in a relatively short string of documentaries on the hacking of marriage stress-test site, Ashley Madison, where it seems like 35 million men were telling 4 women that their wives didn't understand them.
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Find out...2024-05-2657 minPop FilterFallout & The Fall GuyEpisode Notes
It's Fall Preview time at Pop Filter HQ as our heroes deliver not one, but two, items for review that have the word 'Fall' in their titles. That's where the concept ends. Don't go looking for hidden meanings. This idea is a mile wide and a millimetre deep.
Can Lorraine successfully make Amazon Prime's 'Fallout' one of her famous "Dinner Shows" or will it be too gruesome for Lorraine to enjoy her curry super-noodles and fish fingers?
Can Will get past his nostalgia for Lee Majors and his love for Heather...2024-05-1657 minPop FilterThe Greatest Love Story Never Told and Cold Sea by Oisín LeechEpisode Notes
This week our heroes test themselves by reviewing a thing that they don't like as much as they'd like to. Not much of a challenge, to be fair, but what if they told you they were reviewing Jennifer Lopez's new documentary, The Greatest Love Story NEVER Told? How would you feel about that?
Well, Lorraine and Will want you to know that if they've made even one person feel that podcasting is possible, it will all have been worth it!
Next up our guys bring you fresh new Irish music in the form...2024-05-0958 minPop FilterBack to Black and Late Night With The DevilEpisode Notes
This week our heroes go over to the dark side. First off, they wrestle alongside Amy Winehouse with her demons in the new biopic, Back to Black.
Then it's on to much more traditional demons in the form of late-night talk show horror film, Late Night With The Devil, where the main guest is actually....well the title kind of spoils it a bit.
Don't forget, you can contact your new favourite radio hosts via their ultra-modern, nay futuristic, email address popfilter1000@gmail.com
Be their first correspondent and...2024-05-0257 minPop FilterBaby Reindeer and Beyonce's Cowboy CarterEpisode Notes
Our heroes return for a triumphant second episode on Near FM (90.3FM/nearfm.ie) secure in the knowledge that last weeks episode was a huge hit or nobody with the power to cancel the show was listening. Either way, episode two is 'GO!'
This week, the team tackle Netflix psychodrama, Baby Reindeer, which proves to be an uncomfortable topic given the fact that Will sends dozens of texts and emails to Lorraine every day. It's mostly just him moaning about stuff, but still...
After that it is onto an unlikely...2024-04-2558 minPop FilterCivil War and RoadhouseEpisode Notes
We have a message for you.... from yer farder!!!
It'll make sense once you've heard the episode.
Exciting times in Pop Filter HQ. Our heroes have struck a deal with Near FM ( www.nearfm.ie ) to host the show. From now on, you can hear the episode between 7 and 8 by listening live on the website or by tuning in to 90.3FM.
Either way, the show should appear in your podcast feed as soon as the episode finishes airing on Near FM.
This week, Lorraine and Will hit the road with Alex Garland's new...2024-04-1857 minPop FilterThe Iron Claw, All Of Us Stangers, One DayEpisode Notes
So good they recorded it twice!
Our heroes return with a vengeance after the debacle of one of them losing the SD card containing their first recording of this episode. Will insists there is no need for anyone to know who lost the card.
This time, our favourite podcasting duo tackle two films which drove them to tears, The Iron Claw and All Of Us Strangers.
They also tackle the series 'One Day' which drove Will to tears of boredom. Lorraine is far more patient than he is.
2024-03-161h 24Pop FilterRobbie Williams, Britney Spears & Wagatha ChristieEpisode Notes
This week's show is like an old issue of Heat magazine come back from beyond the grave. Lorraine and Will tackle some 90's icons in the form of Robbie Williams and his Netflix documentary series, Britney Spears long awaited autobiography and footballers wives camp docuseries, Wagatha Christie.
Are these going to be the same old artist produced and carefully edited self promotional pieces? The likes of which they recently discussed in their Beckham episode?
Yes. Yes, they are, but our heroes have fun discussing them.
Find out more at https://pop-filter.pinecast.co2023-12-0950 minPop FilterBeckhamThis week, our heroes are involved in a classic relegation battle to keep the podcast in the Premiership. With star-player, Lorraine, already eyeing a lucrative move to Freedom FM UTD and Will looking to play out his twilight playing years with a spell in Saudi Arabia, this is a make or break game for Pop Filter FC.
With this in mind, who better to cast their eyes over new Netflix documentary series, Beckham, than these two?
So, it's a game of two halves for these plucky newcomers and it's all to play for. Can they avoid a penalty shoot...2023-11-0142 minPop FilterThe Deepest Breath & Kaputt by DestroyerEpisode Notes
This week, Lorraine and Will get their wetsuits on and head into the Abyss with deep-sea documentary, The Deepest Breath.
They get into spoiler territory but it's clearly announced in the episode and the time stamps are below.
After that, they give their thoughts on smooth, electro-poppers Destroyers album, Kaputt. This comes from their long-term listener pal, Shane.
Time stamps.
Spoiler section for The Deepest Breath 18' 10" - 44' 08"
Kaputt by Destroyer 44' 10"
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Pop FilterBarbie & OppenheimerEpisode Notes
This latest episode shows our heroes in full compliance with Podcast Law and delivering an episode where they discuss the phenomenon of Barbenheimer. This law states that every pop culture podcast must review both Barbie and Oppenheimer and Lorraine and Will, being law-abiding citizens, are happy to do their part.
After an episode where they disliked both things they reviewed, can they turn the ship around and find things to recommend to you? Hopefully you’ll be able to find these obscure titles in your local arthouse cinema.
Now, will Barbie be a...2023-08-191h 16Pop FilterAnd Just Like That Season 2 & The IdolEpisode Notes
Today our heroes, Lorraine and Will celebrate Episode 40 of the show and in that spirit they celebrate with two pieces of pop culture that they struggle to say much good about!
This week, thanks to Pop Filter superfan, Reese Martin Will and Lorraine are including timestamps in case you want to avoid or jump to certain sections of the podcast to avoid spoilers, although those are generally avoided any way.
And Just Like That is from 2.50 to 31.30
The Idol is from 31.40 to 56.00
Let's see how long it takes Reese...2023-07-261h 00
Pop FilterRamblings 4 - Being an adultEpisode Notes
Ramblings Episode 4, wherein our heroes wrestle with being grown-ups and discuss the various ways they have had to disguise the fact that they don't always know what they're doing and whether they truly deserve the label 'adult'.
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This podcast is powered by Pinecast.2023-06-2458 minPop FilterMarried At First Sight AustraliaWith head-spinning speed, Lorraine and Will return with a new episode. This one isn't, on the surface, their usual high-brow fare.
This episode is all about Aussie reality-show nightmare fever-dream, Married At First Sight.
Listen to Will and Lorraine talk about how much they hate Harrison and how much they wish Cam would just be nicer to Lyndall. In amongst this, they try to make some wider observations about reality TV and people's lack of understanding of the power of TV and instant celebrity. You can be the judge of whether they succeed.
There are some spoilers so it...2023-04-161h 11Pop FilterSelective Outrage, Outed & Finding MichaelEpisode Notes
This week, Lorraine emerges victorious when she offloads two pre-recorded intros onto Will. In a desperate act of self-sabotage, Will submits two of his shoddiest efforts to date with a triumphant 'That'll learn her!'
This weeks show features Chris Rock's return to stand-up now that the swelling has gone down, Selective Outrage.
Next up is Channel 4 series, Outed, which covers the time George Michael's career was threatened by revelations about his personal life until George reminded everyone he was just a 'young gun having some fun'. Something he'd told us...2023-04-011h 12Pop FilterThe Last Of Us and TarEpisode Notes
This week, our heroes tackle the world of classical music-based cancel culture and because they are a couple of fungiis (fun guys) they also take on mushroom-based zombie show, The Last Of Us.
Will is a musician without training who Lorraine rightly suspects is suspicious of conductors. Lorraine is someone who doesn't play games and doesn't like zombies. The scene is set for neither to be completely happy.
Will Lorraine defeat the final boss of The Last Of Us and could Will lead the standing ovation for Tar?
There...2023-02-061h 03
Pop FilterBono 'Surrender', Barbarian & The CrownEpisode Notes
This week, the unimaginable happens to Will: U2 have taken some of his money. And he's ok with that.
Lorraine and Will tackle Bono's epic, rambling autobiographical audiobook 'Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story' and gain a new appreciation of their countries most famous son.
Then it's on to 'Real-Estate horror' film, Barbarian. Lorraine is wary of gory horror movies and this one has the guy from IT in it, so it doesn't bode well.
Finally, they tackle season 5 of The Crown where they discuss everything from how funny the name 'Debicki' is and the arrival of...2022-11-221h 02
Pop FilterRamblings 3Episode Notes
In today's episode, Lorraine and Will return to their occasional feature; Ramblings. This is where they step away from pop culture and muse on things more sociological. Maybe. They don't really know.
Today, they are tackling the topic of the lies we tell to children. Will chewing gum REALLY tie up your intestines? Did your dog REALLY go to live on a farm that time?
Lorraine and Will have the answers.
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This podcast is powered by Pinecast.2022-10-1732 minPop FilterThe Rehearsal & The Most Hated Man On The InternetEpisode Notes
In this episode our heroes take on, and defeat, The Most Hated Man On The Internet. Netflix's new 3 episode documentary on the loathsome Hunter Moore and his revenge porn website incites new levels of rage in Will and Lorraine towards all purveyors of toxic masculinity. The pair of SJW, virtue-signallers that they are!
They also review Nathan Fielders new documentary/reality show/mockumentary/drama/whatever-it-is show, The Rehearsal.
Is it real? Is it fake? Bit of both?
Our heroes will find out for you.
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2022-08-141h 14Pop FilterConversations With Friends and O Emperor's 'Jason'Episode Notes
This week, Will and Lorraine are joined in conversation by our friend, Con Colbert, to have a friendly conversation about Conversations With Friends. That's not confusing at all.
Unlike the protagonists of C's with F's, they are not a trio of bumbling, mumbling losers! They're a great bunch of lads altogether.
Con also recommended O Emperor's album 'Jason' for our heroes to review.
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Pop FilterStar Wars for the first time & Romy & MichelleEpisode Notes
In a new feature called The Culture Gap, Lorraine and Will help each other out by recommending significant pop culture texts that the other has missed or avoided.
Unbelievably, Lorraine had never seen Star Wars before this episode and perhaps even more unbelievably, Will had never seen Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion.
Rest assured both of those issues are fixed!
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This podcast is powered by Pinecast.2022-03-181h 11Pop FilterAnd Just Like That & Licorice PizzaEpisode Notes
It's a week of time travelling to the 70s for Will and the 90s for Lorraine as they relive elements of their childhood by reviewing Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza and the Sex & The City reboot, And Just Like That.
Lorraine would like it pointed out that at the time of review she had not seen Episode 8 of And Just Like That.
Have the Sex & The City ladies mellowed with age into a Golden Girls for the 21st century and will the shenanigans of the 70's sit well with out more modern sensibilities?
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Pop FilterGet BackEpisode Notes
The long and winding road has brought our first and only guest back to our door. We welcome our old pal, Dave Curran, back to the show.
This week, the fab 3 discuss the fab 4 as we take on Peter Jackson's 3 part, 8 hour documentary series on Disney Plus, Get Back.
Is George the quiet one or the cranky one? Is Paul McCartney the owner of the worlds best beard-and-hair combination? Is John looking surprisingly good despite the heroin dabbling? And is Ringo as good a drummer as he is a person?
The answers are at the...2021-12-191h 00
Pop FilterLamb and 2020 by Richard DawsonEpisode Notes
This week, Lorraine and Will review a wooly tale from the A24 stable called Lamb. Can they resist a string of sheep puns or is this something they simply mutton do? What do ewe think?
After that, it's turn of Richard Dawson and his 1999 album called 2020. It's not as confusing as they'd feared.
All rounded off with some choice recommendations from the host.
Enjoy.
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Pop FilterRamblings 2 - Received WisdomEpisode Notes
This week our heroes endeavour to blow your mind by offering you the red pill from The Matrix.
Or is it the blue one?
The one that makes you see things as they really are! That one!
Things you thought you knew, things you took comfort in... Lorraine and Will are here to turn your world UPSIDEFLIPPINGDOWN!
Think you'll catch a cold if you go out with wet hair, do you? Or even WETH hair as our heroes both refer to it in unison at one point.2021-10-1136 minPop FilterThe Green Knight, The Witness and DondaEpisode Notes
Episode 26 of Pop Filter finds our heroes on an Arthurian quest even though one of them doesn't know it's an Arthurian one at all.
Lorraine and Will take on David Lowery's The Green Knight but they won't make the mistake that Sir Gawain makes. Instead, they give the Green Knight a wedgie and tell him we'll see him next Christmas. It'll make sense when you see the film.
They also examine The Witness, a new podcast about the first person in Ireland to enter the Witness Protection programme after years of...2021-09-251h 17Pop FilterWoodstock 99, Zola and Tove StyrkeEpisode Notes
This week, our heroes discuss the new Woodstock 99 documentary and get annoyed by toxic masculinity and terrible music.
It's been many a year since Will was last on the pole but he and Lorraine both enjoyed pole-dancing nightmare film, Zola.
Finally enjoy Lorraine struggling to pronounce the singer of this weeks album choice, Tove Styrke.
Will gets it wrong too but he is confident in his correctness the way only a white man can be.
Enjoy.
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Pop Filter24 - Pop Filter Ramblings - Words and Phrases.Episode Notes
Today marks the launch of a different kind of podcast from Lorraine and Will. This time they are off rambling on a specific non pop-culture subject; Words & Phrases.
Hear Lorraine's mind being blown in realtime when she discovers that a damp squid is not what she thought it was and hear Wills moral quandary about using 'my friend and I' or 'my friend and me' correctly, when he knows there are people who will think he's gotten it wrong if he uses the word 'me' in this context.
It's a packed...2021-08-0634 minPop FilterThis Way Up, Pieces of Britney, Songs In The Key Of LifeEpisode Notes
Lorraine and Will here... just calling to say we love you. Y'know...like Stevie Wonder would.
This week we are giving our rambling thoughts on Aisling Bea's second series of This Way Up.
Then, oops we did it again and are reviewing another podcast series: BBC Sounds' Pieces of Britney.
We end with our friend and Inspireland podcast host, Dave Curran's album recommendation: Stevie Wonder's Songs In The Key Of Life.
Check out Inspireland which also contains the first 4 or 5 episodes of Pop Filter among its episodes.
https://podcasts.apple.com...2021-07-291h 40Pop FilterWest Cork, Murder At The Cottage, A Murder In West CorkEpisode Notes
One subject, three different takes. It's rare enough that you get different documentaries on the same topic at the same time but here we are.
Spanning over 2 decades and featuring a wide range of characters, it is a tragic and frustrating case.
Can Detectives Lorraine and Will solve this one?
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This podcast is powered by Pinecast.2021-07-101h 05Pop FilterSinead O'Connor - Rememberings, Friends Reunion, Metro Area by Metro AreaEpisode Notes
This week, Lorraine and Will cast their ears over Sinead O'Connors audiobook autobiography (or is it a memoir?), Rememberings. Mad stories about Prince and many others delight our hosts.
Then the eyes join in for the Friends Reunion show. Lorraine (young) is very harsh on the botoxed Friends, while Will (old) is much more forgiving.
Finally, you've got the rest of the show off, eyes! Metro Area's eponymously titled 2002 album comes under scrutiny.
Will was too harsh on it and is now enjoying it much more by listening to it on headphones rather than in...2021-06-231h 23Pop FilterThe Midnight Library, Frank of Ireland and Luxury ProblemsEpisode Notes
This week, our heroes discuss 3 separate items from 3 separate mediums! Exciting.
We discuss Matt Haig's latest novel, The Midnight Library. Will read it and Lorraine listened to it, so that brings this weeks medium count to 4.
After that we discussed Channel 4's new comedy, Frank of Ireland.
Listen to the end to hear Lorraine get her revenge on Will for making her listen to Wilco's album A Ghost Is Born. Her weapon of choice? Luxury Problems by Andy Stott (the milkman's favourite tunesmith).
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...2021-05-201h 23Pop FilterSeaspiracy, Promising Young Woman & A Ghost Is BornEpisode Notes
First up, Lorraine and Will talk about the Netflix documentary, Seaspiracy, or to be more accurate, the filmmakers' abject failure to use the much better title, Conspirasea.
They follow up with a discussion on Sky's new film purchase, Promising Young Woman, a story that will hopefully make men of a certain attitude reconsider their life choices.
Finally, Will totally misjudges his old friends' musical taste and steals nearly three hours of her life with 2 full listens of the Deluxe Expanded version of Wilco's 2004 album, A Ghost Is Born.
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This week Lorraine and Will cast their astute legal eyes over Allen V Farrow, the new 4 part HBO documentary about the sexual abuse charges made towards Allen by his daughter, Dylan.
In a Farrow-centric episode we discuss Ronan Farrow (the artist formerly known as Satchel) and his 8 part podcast Catch and Kill which details the allegations against Harvey Weinstein.
And finally because there were no Farrows with albums to review, we look at Kurt Vile's most recent EP Speed Sound Lonely KV.
Can Will appreciate his lo-fi charms?
2021-03-261h 14Pop FilterIt's A Sin, Derren Brown's Bootcamp For The BrainEpisode Notes
This week, Lorraine and Will review Channel 4's 80's-set weepfest, It's A Sin. This is followed by a discussion about Derren Brown's new Audible-exclusive podcast 'Bootcamp For The Brain'.
Lorraine shares her thoughts on the album Will recommended last month, Jean Michel Jarre's 1973 album Oxygene.
And finally a round-up of what Lorraine and Will are watching and listening to this month.
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Notes go...2021-03-121h 21Pop FilterThe Ripper, The Nobody Zone & Aphex TwinLorraine and Will are back for a new year of (hopefully more frequent) podcasts.
This weeks episode is all killer and no filler as they review true crime series from Netflix (The Ripper) and the BBC (The Nobody Zone).
Finally, they kick back with some killer tunes from Aphex Twin, as the kids used to say but now definitely do not!
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This podcast is powered by Pinecast.2021-01-181h 21Pop FilterNormal People, Cocteau Twins, DEVSEpisode Notes
In our heroes' biggest episode yet, they tackle the heady cocktail of first-love drama Normal People, dream-pop peddlers Cocteau Twins 1990 classic album Heaven Or Las Vegas and the FX science fiction drama, DEVS.
They also take the time to recommend several other pieces of pop culture for you to enjoy.
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This podcast is powered by Pinecast.2020-07-301h 26Pop FilterEpisode 14 - LockdownEpisode Notes
Wil and Lorraine are both in lockdown as the Coronavirus continues to dominate all around us. Technology bridges the gap and we present an episode where we discuss viral disaster movies Outbreak, 12 Monkeys and Contagion.
Wil also listens to one of Lorraine's top ten records, Animal Collective's 'Sung Tongs'.
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Pop FilterLove Is BlindEpisode Notes
This time we discuss Netflix series Love Is Blind. We also discuss Uncut Gems, a Netflix movie starring Adam Sandler.
Lorraine gives us her thoughts on the 1981 album My Life In The Bush of Ghosts by David Byrne & Brian Eno. Finally we discuss the sitcom, Ramy.
It's a jam packed episode and hopefully you'll find a use for it as you hide in your home from the Coronavirus!
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Pop FilterCheer and Don't F*ck With CatsEpisode Notes
This week Lorraine and Wil discuss Netflix hits Cheer and Don't F*ck With Cats. Listen to us struggle for broadcast friendly versions of the F word.
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This podcast is powered by Pinecast.2020-02-0256 minPop FilterThe Crown & The FIeldEpisode Notes
Lorraine and Wil discuss Season 3 of The Crown and Lorraine makes Wil listen to the album Yesterday & Today by Swedish two-chord merchant, The Field.
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Pop Filter10 - UnbelievableEpisode Notes
This episode sees us discuss Netflix show 'Unbelievable' and Lorraine gives her thoughts on one of Wil's favourite records; 1990's Bellybutton by Jellyfish.
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This podcast is powered by Pinecast.2019-10-2046 min
Pop FilterMalcolm Gladwell's 'How To Talk To Strangers'2019-10-1049 minPop FilterMidsommar and I Love You, Now DieEpisode Notes
Lorraine and Wil discuss the new HBO documentary I Love You, Now Die and finish the show with a spoiler-heavy discussion of Ari Aster's Midsommar.
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This podcast is powered by Pinecast.2019-08-281h 03Pop FilterThe Special Netflix Comedy Special Special2019-07-2258 min
inspireland podcastPop Filter: Best of 2016There’s too much pop culture to possibly keep track of. There are so many podcasts, apps, boxsets, books, and movies clamouring for your attention that it’s hard to know which are worth exploring. That’s where Pop Filter comes in. The producer/editor behind the Inspireland Podcast, Wil McDermott, and Wil’s friend, Lorraine Harton, (and sometimes Dave from Inspireland), sit down every couple of weeks to discuss some of the latest popular culture. In this episode Wil & Dave discuss their favourite Pop Culture from 2017. Enjoy. 2017-01-2700 mininspireland podcastPOP FILTER: AMANDA KNOXWe break from the norm for this episode as Wil McDermott, editor of Inspireland Podcast, sits down with our mutual friend, Lorraine Harton to discuss something from popular culture. In this episode they discuss Netflix's Amanda Knox documentary. Enjoy. Dave2016-10-2800 min