Best BIG SCREEN SMALL TALK Podcasts (2024)

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The Mafia's Underrated Architect – Bad Blood Season 1 1:08:25

22h ago1:08:25

1:08:25

In this episode, Steve and Chris delve deeper into the TV series 'Bad Blood,' which chronicles the life of infamous Montreal Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto. They discuss the show’s depiction of Rizzuto’s relationships, particularly his distaste for Vito's mistress character, and the intricacies of mafia dynamics. The conversation spans various topics from…

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Consult a Counselor: Fighting Over Screen Time 7:54

24h ago7:54

7:54

The Consult a Counselor Series is a subset of the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, where host and therapist Vanessa De Jesus Guzman, LPC, NCC answers parenting related questions to help moms reduce the overwhelm, find joy and live life intentionally. TODAY'S QUESTION: School has started and we're already fighting about screen time. Help! Send us a text …

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Carsley culture, scorelines you'd take before the game & the most left-footed Premier League club 55:28

1d ago55:28

55:28

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: predicting the cultural impact of Lee Carsley’s England reign, an Arsenal legend's name in the NFL, the acceptable context to use the word "side" for a team, yet more football-chant confusion in the audiobook world, and Richard Keys and Andy Gray'…

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”Welcome to League C", pointless penalty shootouts & the connoisseur's referee whistle 51:56

3d ago51:56

51:56

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by David Walker and, on loan from the Career We Go podcast, Bobby Faghihi. On the agenda: the Nations League receives another stamp of approval from the language of football, some time-bending commentary from the Asian zone of World Cup qualifying, David Pleat provides a poetic twist on a Proper Footb…

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Coming Soon - The Love of Crime 2:33

4d ago2:33

2:33

Coming Soon on Beyond the Big Screen! You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places: https://atozhistorypage.start.page www.beyondthebigscreen.com Click to Subscribe: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feed email: steve@atozhistorypage.com Parthenon Podcast Network Home: parthenonpodcast.com On S…

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Bonus: "A Large No Pepperoni Frankentony" | Shazamtube Vol 2 26:36

4d ago26:36

26:36

*For the best experience, use buds 🎧 THE EPISODE: 💥"A Large No Pepperoni Frankentony"💥 We dive into our Shazam Apps and pull 2 random songs from each of our lists. Laughs are had & music is discovered. Enjoy the journey! Topics: 🔘 90s HipHop 🔘 Star Wars (of course!) 🔘 Frankenstein 🔘 Our East Texas roots 🔘 Our love of harmonies THE SHOW: 💥ShazamTube…

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Overcoming Parent Pressures with Amiga Moms 14:44

4d ago14:44

14:44

In this day and age, parents experience stressors from technology and social media, the youth mental health crisis, the loneliness epidemic, and the hyper-intense culture of comparison we live in, on top of the more traditional challenges experienced. In other words? It's a lot! In this episode, we're exploring how to navigate parental pressures an…

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Romcom Parody: They Came Together/Isn't It Romantic 33:31

6d ago33:31

33:31

Send us a text (I'm taking a little break over the next few weeks because my sweetie is coming to visit! See you in October). This month, I'm celebrating the fourth anniversary of my podcast! After more than 100 episodes, I had sunk into a tiny romance slump — then I discovered these romcom parodies, poking gentle but hilarious fun at romance trope…

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Silky Toblerones, Serbian football small talk & telepathic right-backs 40:14

8d ago40:14

40:14

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Jack Lang on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: the official Football Cliches Sporcle quiz, a beautifully baffling inclusion in a European footballer’s Wikipedia “Style of Play” section, elite-level football small talk in an early-2000s BBC drama series, the rather familiar name of New Zealand's 1…

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The Montreal Mafia: Vito Rizzuto's Reign and Retribution 47:05

8d ago47:05

47:05

Join Mustache Chris and Steve as they dive deep into the rarely discussed history of the Montreal Mafia. The episode explores how Vito Rizzuto and his family were integral in connecting Montreal to the epicenters of organized crime in New York and beyond. From early 20th-century origins to the height of their power and eventual downfall, this episo…

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Consult a Counselor: Managing Back to School Anxiety 7:04

8d ago7:04

7:04

The Consult a Counselor Series is a subset of the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, where host and therapist Vanessa De Jesus Guzman, LPC, NCC answers parenting related questions to help moms reduce the overwhelm, find joy and live life intentionally. TODAY'S QUESTION IS: The new school year is about to start. How can I help my child manage her anxiety? …

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Cometh the minute, poetic Andy Townsend and Keysey's quote-tweet masterpiece 46:24

9d ago46:24

46:24

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Jack Lang on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Charlie Eccleshare's Talksport tennis cameo, Peter Drury's new goalscoring surname obsession, Eddie Howe on Oasis goes exactly as you'd imagine, some assorted transfer-window curiosities, Andy Townsend speaks in iambic pentameter and some viral refer…

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Coming Soon - Speaking Bad French in Montreal 2:48

12d ago2:48

2:48

Coming Soon on Beyond the Big Screen! You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places: https://atozhistorypage.start.page www.beyondthebigscreen.com Click to Subscribe: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feed email: steve@atozhistorypage.com Parthenon Podcast Network Home: parthenonpodcast.com On S…

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Kicking off Season 6! 9:06

11d ago9:06

9:06

We're thrilled to welcome you back to a brand-new season of the Free to Be Mindful Podcast! Kicking off season 6, Vanessa shares some personal updates and exciting changes to our podcast format. In this season we're diving deeper into topics that resonate with moms specifically, with more stories, tips and guest interviews twice a month. We're also…

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The Dreamworld of Twin Peaks: An Exploration of Fire Walk With Me (1992) 1:51:26

16d ago1:51:26

1:51:26

Join us for a captivating episode where cultural critic John David Ebert joins Mustache Chris to delve into the intricate details and themes of David Lynch's film 'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me' and its connection to Season 3 of the series. They explore the dark undertones, nuanced performances, and surreal astral plane that define Lynch's work. Th…

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The Adjudication Panel: The minutes left vs blood pressure ratio 39:46

17d ago39:46

39:46

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Michael Dawson's entry into the "so-called" pantheon, the latest bit of Romanian football-related small talk on Corrie, the threshold for "we owe them one", and the identity of the default Premier League website player silhouette REVEALED. M…

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The Adjudication Panel: Sparking a stroll, rickets vs howlers, and the Champions League anthem revamp 55:11

17d ago55:11

55:11

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: a welcome variation on a 'bit of both' from Gary Neville, the benefits of being as precise as possible when denoting how far out a goal is scored from, David Raya's sextet of goal-adjacent water bottles, and the weirdest 'for my sins' on a f…

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Coming Soon - We Are Here to Disagree 2:17

20d ago2:17

2:17

Coming Soon on Beyond the Big Screen! You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places: https://atozhistorypage.start.page www.beyondthebigscreen.com Click to Subscribe: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feed email: steve@atozhistorypage.com Parthenon Podcast Network Home: parthenonpodcast.com On S…

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Romantic Replay: Cyrano 37:31

21d ago37:31

37:31

Send us a text I've been feeling a bit under the weather, while also preparing for my sweetie's upcoming visit (a much longer visit this time), and my heart's full of romance and thoughts about when we first fell in love. So it's the perfect time to replay my episode about Cyrano, Joe Wright's lush romantic musical version of the classic Cyrano de …

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The Worst Remakes 52:33

24d ago52:33

52:33

Join Steve, Frank, and Mustache Chris on Beyond the Big Screen as they dive into their least favorite movie remakes. After previously discussing their favorite remakes, today the trio tackle the flops that completely missed the mark. From the disappointing 'Total Recall' with Colin Farrell to the soulless 'Point Break' remake, and the pointless 'Ps…

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Players spotting themselves on the big screen & ironic referee cheering: The listeners' loves & hates 42:01

23d ago42:01

42:01

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker entertain this month's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their niche footballing fascinations and irritations. Among the selections are the anxiety-inducing moment that the score disappears from the screen during a TV game, European superclubs who have other s…

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The Adjudication Panel: Big nutmegs, premature pacesetters & footballing disciples 56:34

26d ago56:34

56:34

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: The strangest way yet of expressing how young Brighton's manager is, a factual footballing catastrophe on an episode of Casualty, the most Peter Drury way of describing a player's pre-season performances, pre-game punditry wisdom and a curio…

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Weird Spiritual Journey 2:32

27d ago2:32

2:32

Coming Soon on Beyond the Big Screen! You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places: https://atozhistorypage.start.page www.beyondthebigscreen.com Click to Subscribe: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feed email: steve@atozhistorypage.com Parthenon Podcast Network Home: parthenonpodcast.com On S…

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The Best Remakes 47:51

1M ago47:51

47:51

Join host Steve Guerra along with guests Frank and Mustache Chris on this special episode of Beyond the Big Screen Podcast as they discuss the best and worst movie remakes. Dive deep into what makes a remake successful or a complete miss. From the 2003 Texas Chainsaw Massacre to the 2018 Death Wish, and many more, discover the intricacies of these …

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The Adjudication Panel: Transfer limbo, Romania '94 small talk & Merson does Strictly 41:40

1M ago41:40

41:40

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Diego Forlan as the most "tennis" footballer of modern times, some 8/10 football small talk on Coronation Street, the Premier League's ominous plans to tweet out VAR explanations in real time, the end of an era for the BBC and Garth Crooks, …

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The Adjudication Panel: Sleeping horses and Harry Kane's complex classy touch 44:39

1M ago44:39

44:39

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: new heights for the concept of "peak Watford", one last round-up of curious Olympic commentary, whether you can "crash out" of the Community Shield, a rusty opening Football League weekend for users of the language of football, the most perfect ref…

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Real Life Scares 2:31

1M ago2:31

2:31

Coming Soon on Beyond the Big Screen! You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places: https://atozhistorypage.start.page www.beyondthebigscreen.com Click to Subscribe: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feed email: steve@atozhistorypage.com Parthenon Podcast Network Home: parthenonpodcast.com On S…

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All the Single Ladies: Love and Independence 37:29

1M ago37:29

37:29

Send us a text Being single — whether it's a temporary identity or permanent — is valid life choice, but it doesn't often feel that way in our society. Living a romantic life can mean being part of a couple, and also includes being unpartnered, child free, parenting a pet, and falling in love with yourself. Some brave real life artists and fictiona…

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Mob Masterpiece: The Enduring Impact of Goodfellas (1990) 51:56

1M ago51:56

51:56

In this episode of Beyond the Big Screen, Mustache Chris and Steve dive into Martin Scorsese's iconic mafia movie, Goodfellas. They discuss the film's adherence to historical events, the characters, and the underlying themes of the mafia's rise and subsequent downfall. Joined by a guest who offers insights into the film and the real-life stories be…

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The "Summer 2024 Transfers That Just Feel So Right" XI 58:57

1M ago58:57

58:57

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller on the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Nick's unexpectedly gruelling journey to witness Jose Mourinho's managerial return, the continuing battle of the "knowledgeable" Olympic crowds, the most uncompromising coaches imaginable at a kids football camp, a highly-rated League One press off…

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