Best Dick Owens Podcasts (2024)

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Owen Goes to England (without LA!!!) 36:42

1h ago36:42

36:42

Owen went to England!!! WITHOUT LA!!!! (Fuss, fuss, fuss. Ah well.) In this episode, we discuss all the cool and not so cool things that Owen saw in the UK this time around (including several Shakespeares of differing appeal, to be sure). And also... we drop some excellent pod news!!!! To send us an email - please do, we truly want to hear from you…

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JOE GOODBYEDEN with Rachel Fairburn 44:17

8h ago44:17

44:17

The lovely Rachel Fairburn was back by popular demand this week to discuss everything from Sleepy Joe Biden finally having a nap, to a software update almost causing the downfall of western civilisation & whether it's ok to kick celebrities if they're not trying. Order the PAPERBACK EDITION of my book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Bloke-Decoded…

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BREAKING NEWS #16 - THE KING'S SPEECH (not the movie) 32:50

9d ago32:50

32:50

There's been a collective spaff of news since Tuesday so here I focus on Labour's first King's Speech and ask if all it will amount to is a few quid off your leccy. I also wonder whether Starmer is holding back votes for kids because the kids like The Greens & Reform. Order the PAPERBACK EDITION of my book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Bloke-De…

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TRUMP'S DEFIANCE & DADDY DOWNING STREET with Ian Moore 42:19

9h ago42:19

42:19

This week comedian & novelist Ian Moore joins me to discuss just how close America came to civil war and why people being unpopular at school should preclude them from owning guns. I then ask why the press are crushing on Starmer but not mentioning how hot his wife is. Order the PAPERBACK EDITION of my book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Bloke-D…

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Jacobi Shakespeare!! 38:27

1d ago38:27

38:27

Okay, so.... third time's a charm!! Isn't that what they say?? And for our third act, we have chosen none other than a podcast (Owen) favorite... Derek Jacobi!!! (LA loves him too, just not quite as much as Owen.) To send us an email - please do, we truly want to hear from you!!! - write us at: thebardcastyoudick@gmail.com To support us (by giving …

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Clive Owen - 'Monsieur Spade' & 'A Murder at the End of the World' [LIVE] 1:01:52

3d ago1:01:52

1:01:52

In front of an audience at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, the English stage and screen actor reflects on his path from a rough childhood to his star-making role in 'Croupier'; why he wasn't excited about the prospect of playing James Bond; what it was like playing different characters in the stage and screen ver…

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POLITICAL COMEDY UNDER LABOUR with Matt Forde 54:25

4d ago54:25

54:25

Matt Forde returns this week and we clash in a reasonably good-natured manner about the incoming Labour govt. Will David Lammy go six months without a gaffe? Will Starmer ever sort his weird voice out? Does anyone care what the Tories have to say anymore. We also discuss how comedy will operate now Labour are the target. Order the PAPERBACK EDITION…

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BREAKING NEWS #15 Post Election Therapy Breakdown 37:36

7d ago37:36

37:36

So Keir Starmer is Prime Minister. A new yawn has broken, but there were so many sub-plots on a mad night. Tories down but not entirely out? Lib Dems needing a coach rather than people carrier for all their MPs. Reform beating expectations and the SNP doing a 'Scotland in the group stage'. The election is over but the debate is only just beginning.…

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Sean Penn - 'Daddio' 1:45:14

11d ago1:45:14

1:45:14

In a rare interview, the man often described as the greatest actor of his generation reflects on how his blacklisted father, brilliant acting teacher and early theater director set him on his path; why he grew less attracted to working in front of the camera and more attracted to working behind it; and how he came to be cast in — and approached pla…

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* ELECTION WEEK SPECIAL with Mark Steel * 49:27

11d ago49:27

49:27

It's a bumper episode this week as Mark Steel joins me to chew over the lows and also the lows of this campaign. We then move on to predicting everything from the size of the Labour majority and whether the Tory campaign is the worst thing that's ever happened anywhere to what kind of lectern ole slippery Starmer will go for once he's PM. Order the…

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BREAKING NEWS #15 Caffeine Rishi & Sleepy Joe Biden 31:03

15d ago31:03

31:03

Two big debates to respond to in the this episode. In the first caffeine Rishi had probably his best outing while slippery Starmer looked like he'd over-slept. In the US debate Joe Biden looked like he'd had a nap which started in the late Seventies. Order the PAPERBACK EDITION of my book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Bloke-Decoded-Everything-e…

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McKellen Shakespeare!! 44:23

17d ago44:23

44:23

We had so much fun discussing Sir Kenneth Branagh last time that we thought we'd dig into even more ridiculously talented Shakespearean actors!! So this time... we're going with Sir Ian McKellen! (Another knight... are you sensing a theme here?? We certainly are!!) To send us an email - please do, we truly want to hear from you!!! - write us at: th…

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Dick Van Dyke - 'Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic' 59:16

21d ago59:16

59:16

The beloved legend of TV ('The Dick Van Dyke Show'), movies ('Mary Poppins') and theater ('Bye Bye Birdie') reflects on his journey from small-town Missouri to America's living rooms, how he has faced challenges ranging from alcoholism to outliving almost all of his friends, and why he was so gratified by last December's CBS variety special tribute…

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EP 255 - Damaging Flutter + Farage and Russia (with LEO KEARSE) 42:35

27d ago42:35

42:35

Leo Kearse returns to WMPT in characteristically uncompromising form. We talk about Gamblegate dragging on and Starmer facing no tougher question than why he went to watch Taylor Swift. Meanwhile naughty Nigel Farage is on the back foot after being accused of apologism for Putin. I also somehow manage to tease out Leo's softer side when we talk abo…

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BREAKING NEWS #14 Mass Debate 'til Your Heart's Content 30:53

22d ago30:53

30:53

In this episode I dive into the big leader's debate on Question Time. What did it teach us? Other than Keir is slippery, Rishi looks depressed, Ed is a chilled out entertainer and John Swinney looks like Jean Luc Picard after a rough few years. Order the PAPERBACK EDITION of my book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Bloke-Decoded-Everything-explain…

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EP 254 - Election reaches the Half-way Snark (with SCOTT BENNETT) 48:23

25d ago48:23

48:23

This week I had a chat with Scott Bennett who is funny and Northern. At the half-way mark in the election we reflected on the stand-out moments - from Rishi in the rain to the mystery of Keir's dad's profession. We also wonder again why journos can't deal with Farage. In the Patreon only we discuss the Euros, not least why Lineker was so badly dres…

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Calista Flockhart - ‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’ 52:57

27d ago52:57

52:57

The TV icon best known for ‘Ally McBeal’ reflects on being a stage actress plucked from obscurity and catapulted to sudden fame, the effects of harsh media scrutiny on her psyche and her subsequent career trajectory, and why she was lured out of semi-retirement by the prospect of playing Lee Radziwill opposite Tom Hollander’s Truman Capote in an FX…

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EP 253 - Rishi's Sky Dishi & Slippery Starmer Karma (with HUGO RIFKIND) 53:39

29d ago53:39

53:39

I'm back from Ibiza so thank god I had Hugo Rifkind to help 'remind' me of the week's big political news. From Rishi's Sky Dishi to Slippery Stamer's Corbyn karma & Nigel's one man political blunderbuss. We also talk about Hugo's excellent new book 'Rabbits' which has guns, drugs and loads of cool references to the Nineties. Order the PAPERBACK EDI…

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Branagh Shakespeare!! 37:46

1M ago37:46

37:46

Now, you knew we'd get into this sooner or later. There are those actors who are known for their work with The Bard. Kenneth is one of those. In this episode, we discuss all the work he has done in the canon - SO FAR. We've got YEARS (hopefully!!) of more work coming from this incredible artist!!! To send us an email - please do, we truly want to h…

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Tony Nominees Roundtable - Rachel McAdams, Kelli O'Hara, Leslie Odom Jr., Sarah Paulson, Daniel Radcliffe & Eddie Redmayne 1:22:19

1M ago1:22:19

1:22:19

Six Broadway standouts — nominated for 'Mary Jane,' 'Days of Wine and Roses,' 'Purlie Victorious,' 'Appropriate,' 'Merrily We Roll Along' and 'Cabaret,' respectively — discuss their paths to the Great White Way, the challenges and rewards of the parts for which they're nominated this year, what audience members do that most annoys them, plus more. …

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Matt Bomer - 'Fellow Travelers' 1:06:13

1M ago1:06:13

1:06:13

The actor who made his name on TV series like 'White Collar' and in films like 'Magic Mike' reflects on his journey as a gay man in Hollywood, his many collaborations with Ryan Murphy (including 'The Normal Heart,' for which he won Golden Globe and Critics Choice awards) and the 2023 Showtime limited series in which he plays a closeted State Dept. …

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BREAKING NEWS #13 Dodgy Debates and the return of Naughty Nigel 34:33

1M ago34:33

34:33

Another BREAKING NEWS episode. I do a deep dive on the big debate. Why was Starmer blinking so much? How much coffee had Rishi had? Why was Julie Etchingham acting like their step-mum? And will Nigel Farage ruin it for both of them? (Also a free chapter from my book THE BRITISH BLOKE DECODED which you can order HERE) JOIN the Podcast Patreon and re…

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EP 252 - Leadership Debate Drinking Games (with CHARLIE BAKER) 46:37

1M ago46:37

46:37

Charlie Baker joins me this week and we have a funny and far ranging chat on everything from his chance meeting with Starmer, to how men sometimes wake up on a yellow card from the Mrs & your new drinking game for the leadership debates. JOIN the Podcast Patreon and receive each episode early, AD-FREE & with bonus content https://www.patreon.com/ge…

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Tom Hollander - 'Feud: Capote vs. The Swans' 1:16:31

2M ago1:16:31

1:16:31

The veteran British character actor reflects on starting his screen career at just 14, juggling art house projects (e.g. 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'In the Loop') with big-studio franchise films (e.g. 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Mission: Impossible' installments) and, in just the last two years, finding himself in the center of the zeitgeist as …

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