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Pop Culture Essentials

Pop Culture Essentials

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A weekly look into the world of Pop Culture, giving you the essential guide on movies, TV, music, books, video games and more. Join Novastream editor in chief Alaisdair Leith with a revolving cast of guest pop culture professors.
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This week Alaisdair, Nick & Pat talk the latest DC superhero film Blue Beetle. Is it a brave and bold new chapter for the superhero or will it disappear in a Flash? Make sure you check out our website here Follow Alaisdair on socials : Twitter BlueSky @ alaisdair Instagram Follow Nick on socials : Twitter Instagram Follow Pat on socials : Twitter Y…
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PCE is BACK! This week Alaisdair is joined by regular Novastream contributor Sean and welcomes Schlock & Awe host Lindsay Wilkins to talk all things MIFF! Hosts this week : Lindsay Wilkins is the host of Schlock & Awe which celebrates all movies with a unique double feature twist. You can listen in here You can also find Linsday on all of the socia…
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On Coruscant, word reaches Duchess Satine that Death Watch is mobilizing, sparking a pre-emptive Republic invasion. On the run from Republic authorities, Satine and Obi-Wan set off to discover the group's true motives.More from The Bizzle:Podcast: www.bizzlecast.comTwitter: @swlorecastTwitch: twitch.tv/TheJBizzle7*MUSIC BY THE LEGENDARY JOHN WILLIA…
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The second chapter of the BizzleCast feat. Simi Climo tackling the amazingness of The Clone Wars!After being left for dead if not for the efforts if Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker, Geonosian brain worms take control of their supply ship, and so Ahsoka and Barriss must battle to stop the vessel from unleashing the deadly plague upon the galaxy.Che…
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The team are back together again! Alaisdair, Nick & Pete reunite to take you through this weeks pop.culture news. The main chat this week is about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - we keep it spoiler free so anyone can listen. This week's pop culture Essentials are Pete - Fatal Attraction on Paramount Plus Nick - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia on…
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In our first Xmas movies episode we talk the new holiday-themed films across streaming services like Falling For Christmas, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Spirited and Violent Night. Our usual games Movie Tag & Rotten Potatoes are back with a surprising twist! This week's Pop. Culture Essentials include : Nick : The White Lotus S2 str…
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I saw it right before my eyes in the very first scene of my very first viewing of AVENGERS AGE OF ULTRON. Lizzie Olsen's brilliance was so blaringly obvious, I'm both shocked I still have to explain it to people all these years later, and thrilled she's dominating the MCU as much as she can and should.More from The Bizzle:Podcast: www.bizzlecast.co…
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THIS IS THE BIG ONE: The end of Earth and much of human-life as we know it, courtesy of the brilliantly charismatic but horribly ill-intentioned Marco Inaros. Directed brilliantly by Thomas Jane himself, this is easily one of the greatest and most important episodes of the series.THE EXPANSE COMMENTARIES by The Bizzle:Books five and six of THE EXPA…
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Books five and six of THE EXPANSE series – “Nemesis Games” and “Babylon’s Ashes” – by James S. Corey aka Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham are among, IMO, the greatest sci-fi writing of all-time, and while the TV series took a little while to get its legs, by these final two seasons we are doing all the commentaries for, they hit on all cylinders to giv…
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Books five and six of THE EXPANSE series – “Nemesis Games” and “Babylon’s Ashes” – by James S. Corey aka Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham are among, IMO, the greatest sci-fi writing of all-time, and while the TV series took a little while to get its legs, by these final two seasons we are doing all the commentaries for, they hit on all cylinders to giv…
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2018: AU’s awesomest nerd journalist Alaisdair Leith of Novastream and beyond returns to the podcast!! It’s been almost 15 years since I first spent time in Africa and fell in love with the people of the Light Continent, so I need all the perspective possible on what people new to African culture think of BLACK PANTHER. Luckily, I have awesome frie…
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Sabine begins training with the ancient Darksaber — traditionally the possession of a leader of Mandalore -- but in doing so, she must also face her troubled, difficult past…Feat. Simi Climo!*** COMMENTARY STARTS AT 23:15 ***STAR WARS REBELS Season 3, Episodes 14 & 15More from The Bizzle: www.bizzlecast.com *MUSIC BY THE LEGENDARY JOHN WILLIAMS**TH…
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This week's episode of Pop Culture Essentials dives into the best movies of 2022 so far. Join Alaisdair, Nick & Pete as they go through the biggest news of the week. New games Movie Tag & Rotten Potatoes As well a discussion about great films of 2022 with special guests Sean & Brad. Let us know what your favourite movie of 2022 is on Twitter @novas…
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#Hawkeye #KateBishop #HaileeSteinfeld #JeremyRenner #Echo #MCU #Marvel #Daredevil #Kingpin #Dickinson *Recorded late August, 2019, on The BizzleCast ft. Simi Climo, senior contributor.SHORT: It's hard to believe there was such a long period of time we thought #HaileeSteinfeld would and then wouldn't be #KateBishop on the #Hawkeye series with #Jerem…
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“Is it time?” “It’s time. I’m so proud of you.” (I’m not crying you’re crying!) Ok screw the intro, STRAIGHT into HAWKEYE s1e1 “Never Meet Your Heroes” Full-Length Commentary by the Biz!It only took over two years from the initial, short-lived rumors which I nevertheless jumped full-body in to with the prediction/demand that the Hailee Steinfeld as…
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(Interview starts at 12:00!)Ohhh yes, folks... this one is the Big Mac: Best-selling and critically-acclaimed sci-fi and fantasy author Arian Tchaikovsky is in fact here on the BizzleCast! An amazing way to launch the podcast side of our 2022 here at BizzleCast 2.0 (more on that later), I was and remain so honored to be able to talk with Adrian for…
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Are you ready? I’m ready. Let’s give em hell. #Hawkeye #KateBishop #HaileeSteinfeld #JeremyRenner #Echo #MCU #MarvelStudios #Daredevil #Kingpin More from The Bizzle:Podcast: www.bizzlecast.comFacebook: facebook.com/CassiniCTITwitch: twitch.tv/thejbizzle7Twitter: @swlorecast ALL RIGHTS RESERVED by The BizzleCast (Jesse F. Brenner) (C) (2021) Disney+…
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*Recorded late August, 2019, on The BizzleCast ft. Simi Climo, senior contributor.SHORT: It's hard to believe there was such a long period of time we thought #HaileeSteinfeld would and then wouldn't be #KateBishop on the #Hawkeye series with #JeremyRenner — luckily in terrible 2020 it actually happened and we finally got our girl — also, three seas…
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Lots of ins and outs and what have yous in this one… and lots of strands in old Bizzle’s head. I do a bit of an extended intro bc it’s such a crazy episode that ties in so much that’s come before and hints at an insane amount of what’s to come later… if you want to get straight to the commentary, jump to around 15:00 on the podcast file, but you mi…
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The BizzleCast's HAWKEYE Commentary - Season 1, Ep. 4 “Partners, Am I Right??”More from The Bizzle:Podcast: www.bizzlecast.comFacebook: facebook.com/CassiniCTITwitch: twitch.tv/thejbizzle7Twitter: @swlorecast ALL RIGHTS RESERVED by The BizzleCast (Jesse F. Brenner) (C) (2021) Disney+#HaileeSteinfeld#katebishop#hawkeye#JeremyRenner…
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The BizzleCast's HAWKEYE Commentaries - Season 1, Ep. 3 “Echoes”More from The Bizzle:Podcast: www.bizzlecast.comFacebook: facebook.com/CassiniCTITwitch: twitch.tv/thejbizzle7Twitter: @swlorecast ALL RIGHTS RESERVED by The BizzleCast (Jesse F. Brenner) (C) (2021) Disney+#HaileeSteinfeld#katebishop#hawkeye#JeremyRenner…
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Kate meets her hero… and he wants nothing to do with her. Unfortunately, cleaning up his past now involves helping Kate with her future… with hilarious hijinks resulting.More from The Bizzle:Podcast: www.bizzlecast.comFacebook: facebook.com/CassiniCTITwitch: twitch.tv/thejbizzle7Twitter: @swlorecast ALL RIGHTS RESERVED by The BizzleCast (Jesse F. B…
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I love these books and have for all my life. I love this movie and am thrilled that so many fans AND non-fans are loving it too. Check out my intro as a BizzleCast quickie in a separate podcast but let’s not beat around the bush: this movie is spectacular, nearly flawless, and incredibly loyal to the source material in a way that somehow spoke to a…
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Welcome back, Bizzlers! I know it’s been a while since we’ve had a new guest but we’ve got a great one today: A fantastically fun (and very skilled) wargaming Twitch streamer from Germany named Bengt aka Hjalfnar of History Gaming Verified (HGV). He wears authentic (and hilarious) helmets from historical wars while he streams and loves engaging in …
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The lockdown in both Sydney and Melbourne had stalled the Aussie box office with both states the biggest hitters when it comes to Aussie box office dollars. Now that it has been months we reflect on what 3 films we really want to see on the big screen when lockdown is over. The Matrix is back with Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss. Did the trailer …
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