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Down The Hatch

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Josh Wigler and Mike Bloom go Down the Hatch to talk about “Battlestar Galactica,” the beloved Syfy series about the human race fighting for their lives against a warring army of robots known as Cylons. The series stars Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Tricia Helfer, Katee Sackhoff and more. Josh and Mike’s “Battlestar Galactica” podcast is designed as a spoiler-free experience, friendly for first-time fans (like Mike) and repeat viewers (like Josh) alike.
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Vice and Easy is the Miami Vice podcast here to break down every episode with your host, Marina. Join me as we recap every episode of Miami Vice and relive the music, the outfits, the guest stars and neon every Friday (the way it used to be)! For more Vice and Easy: Vice and Easy Website TikTok: @viceandeasypodcast Instagram: @viceandeasypodcast YouTube: Vice and Easy Podcast Channel
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More Than a Movie

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S2: On this season of More Than a Movie, host Alex Fumero takes us through some of our favorite films that have impacted Latino Cinema. From Andy Garcia’s 1990 breakout role in Godfather III to Natalie Morales’s 2021 double directorial debut with Plan B and Language Lessons, this podcast looks at the story behind the story of Latino movies over the last several decades. Every episode will reveal something about the movie you didn’t know, feature interviews with the biggest actors, directors, ...
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Josh Wigler and Mike Bloom watched and recapped all of LOST. Next, they turn toward the stars with Battlestar Galactica, presenting a spoiler-free recap of the series, friendly for first-time viewers. A reboot of the 1970s series of the same name, the 2000s edition of Battlestar Galactica centers on a group of humans on the run from machines called Cylons, all of whom face mutually assured destruction unless they can find a way to live together (or die alone?). Edward James Olmos, Mary McDon ...
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: Olympics 2024 & Olympics movies (0:00-21:42) THE INSTIGATORS review (21:42-36:02) ONE FAST MOVE review (36:02-40:37) SING SING review (40:37-43:02) BORDERLANDS and CUCKOO mentions (43:02-49:07) IT ENDS WITH US …
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This week on Miami Vice: Sonny Burnett is back as we open Season Five. He's working for a new bigwig, Oscar Carrera, and is helping him with logistical issues until his son, Miguel and his wife, Celeste make things way more complicated. Tubbs goes under as Cooper to try and see if he can jog his memory as Carrera fights with his son and his rival, …
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Josh Wigler and Mike Bloom Talk LOST Season 3 For First-Timers: Down the Hatch Josh Wigler and Mike Bloom go DOWN THE HATCH to dive deep into their favorite completed TV shows, from LOST to BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and beyond! In this episode, Josh and Mike continue LOST FOR FIRST-TIMERS, in which they discuss their favorite island mystery show for fol…
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: 1992 review (0:00-09:24) Lee Daniels' THE DELIVERANCE review (09:24-19:35) ADAM SANDLER: LOVE YOU review (19:35-24:37) THAT 90S SHOW: PART 3 - Ep. 2-8 review (24:37-29:00) KILLER LIES: CHASING A TRUE CRIME CON …
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Josh Wigler and Mike Bloom Talk LOST Season 2 For First-Timers: Down the Hatch Josh Wigler and Mike Bloom go DOWN THE HATCH to dive deep into their favorite completed TV shows, from LOST to BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and beyond! In this episode, Josh and Mike continue LOST FOR FIRST-TIMERS, in which they discuss their favorite island mystery show for fol…
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and High Def Digest's Bryan Kluger discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: Alamo Drafthouse reopenings in Dallas-Fort Worth (0:00-05:13) THE CROW mention (05:13-15:44) BLINK TWICE mention (15:44-19:36) GREEDY PEOPLE review (19:36-25:03) THAT 90S SHOW: PART 3 - Ep. 1 rev…
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Josh Wigler and Mike Bloom Talk LOST Season 1 For First-Timers: Down the Hatch Josh Wigler and Mike Bloom go DOWN THE HATCH to dive deep into their favorite completed TV shows, from LOST to BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and beyond! In this episode, Josh and Mike continue LOST FOR FIRST-TIMERS, in which they discuss their favorite island mystery show for fol…
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This week on Miami Vice: Sonny goes back undercover to get closer to two bigwigs: Manolo and Gutierrez - against Tubb's wishes and ends up in an explosion. He survives (not to Vice's knowledge) but, has amnesia and now believes that he is his alter ego, Sonny Burnett. As he gets deeper into this new world, Tubbs is digging deeper into Manolo and Gu…
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta, James Cole Clay and Connor Bynum discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: ALIEN: ROMULUS review (0:00-28:48) Quick Mentions: SING SING and SKINCARE (28:48-29:52) OCEANXPLORERS review (29:52-32:49) BAD MONKEY review (32:49-33:48) FURIOSA (4K) disc review (33:48-1:01:27) …
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Josh and Mike Get LOST on RHAP: Down the Hatch Josh Wigler and Mike Bloom go DOWN THE HATCH to dive deep into their favorite completed TV shows, from LOST to BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and beyond! In this episode, Josh and Mike kick off the limited series LOST FOR FIRST-TIMERS, in which they discuss their favorite island mystery show for folks who have n…
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM M. Night Shyamalan's TRAP - Extended Review (0:00-47:42) TV Paris 2024 Olympics continued (47:42-49:49) WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING DEMONS and DEMONS 2 (4K) (49:49-52:22) INTERVIEWS 7 BEATS PER MINUTE intervi…
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This week on Miami Vice: Evil is the theme of this week as Vice hears about home invasions gone wrong when a 15-year old girl is killed, and the style matches that of Frank Hackman... remember him? From "Forgive Us Our Debts"? He shot and killed Crockett's former partner, was on death row until Crockett helped get him out, believing he was innocent…
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We're chatting with Delia Pitts, author of the TROUBLE IN QUEENSTOWN. Join this lively conversation! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Delia Pitts worked as a journalist before earning a Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago. After a career as a U.S. diplomat and university administrator, she left academia to begin writing fiction. TROUBLE IN QUEENSTOWN …
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We're chatting with Kelley Armstrong, author of the FINDING MR. WRITE. Join this lively conversation! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kelley Armstrong believes that experience is the best teacher, even though she has been told that this shouldn't apply to writing her murder scenes. In order to craft her books, she has studied aikido, archery, and fencing, even t…
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We're chatting with Jade Lee, author of the VIXEN (Forbidden Pleasures Book #1). Join this lively conversation! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jade Lee, a USA Today Bestselling author, has been crafting love stories since her early days of playing with paper dolls. She developed a fascination with historical romance and has authored over 30 regency romances. Sh…
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Movie News DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE TV PARIS 2024 Olympics FANTASMAS KITE MAN: HELL YEAH! WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THE FALL GUY (4K) THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY (Blu-ray) INTERVIEWS LADY IN THE LAKE interview…
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-1:43) TWISTER and TWISTERS (1:43-19:31) WIDOW CLICQUOT (19:31-21:33) ODDITY (21:33-23:16) MY SPY: THE ETERNAL CITY (23:16-25:59) TV SUNNY (25:59-34:55) LADY IN THE LAKE (34:55-40:58) Ep. 7 & 8,…
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and Irving Community Television's Susan Kamyab Stephens discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-2:51) FLY ME TO THE MOON (2:51-9:09) DANDELION (9:09-16:00) LONGLEGS (16:00-27:31) TV Season 2, THE SERPENT QUEEN (27:31-29:24) SUNNY (29:24-32:00) Season 21…
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Lost on Netflix with Cory Wurtenberger | TV For Real Welcome to TV For Real, the RHAP podcast where scripted and reality television collide. Every week, Mike Bloom and Sasha Joseph hit the club and party down with different reality TV stars, talking about their latest favorite shows, their earliest television memories, and so much more. In this epi…
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“These boys were mine and now I give them to you.” For the season finale of More Than a Movie, we sat down with friend of the pod Aitch Alberto to dive deep on her feature filmmaking debut. We discussed everything from adapting a beloved YA novel and convincing the author to give her the rights, to taking over directing duties from Miguel Arteta, a…
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-7:13) DESPICABLE ME 4 (7:13-9:51) SPACE CADET (9:51-11:33) BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F (11:33-17:29) MAXXXINE (17:29-30:50) TV Episode 6 of THE ACOLYTE (30:50-44:41) Season 2, Ep. 3-8 of THAT 90'…
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We're chatting with Nishita Parekh, author of the THE NIGHT OF THE STORM. Join this lively conversation about her debut novel! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nishita Parekh was born and raised in Mumbai and now lives in Texas with her husband and toddler. She is a software programmer but a writer at heart, and loves writing about her experiences as a woman and …
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-2:50) A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE (2:50-12:04) HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA - CHAPTER 1 (12:04-14:46) KINDS OF KINDNESS (14:46-16:44) THE DEVIL'S BATH (16:44-21:00) JANET PLANET (21:00-22:16) I USED TO…
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This week on Miami Vice: Frank Mosca (Stanley Tucci) returns to Miami to check in on his legitimate businesses, including a pasta factory that double as a laundering front LOL. Gina and Mosca get chatting at a party, and she gets closer to him to help get more info pertaining to his businesses to help Vice and the Feds, who are still trying to nail…
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“We won Sundance! What the fuck?” If you’re an outsider, the film industry can be seemingly impossible to penetrate. It’s even more difficult to tell your story - and have it seen - when it’s a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale about a queer Latina and her alcoholic father set in a small town in New Mexico. That story became the indie filmma…
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We're chatting with Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling, authors of THE MEMO. Join this lively conversation about their work! ABOUT RACHEL DODES: Rachel Dodes is a freelance culture writer. She’s a regular contributor to Vanity Fair, and her work has also appeared in Town & Country, ELLE, Esquire, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed …
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-1:15) THE BIKERIDERS (1:15-9:15) THELMA (09:15-12:09) THE EXORCISM (12:09-18:07) TV Episode 3 of THE ACOLYTE (18:07-20:00) Season 2, Ep. 6-9 of PERFECT MATCH (20:00-26:47) WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCH…
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We're chatting with Aimée Carter, author of the ROYAL BLOOD series. Join this lively conversation about her work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Aimée Carter is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the award-winning author of more than a dozen books, including The Goddess Test series, the Blackcoat Rebellion series, and the Simon Thorn series for middle…
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“He did it for $7,000.” Before Machete, before Spy Kids, before From Dusk till Dawn, there was El Mariachi. Eager to make a name for himself in the world of film, but with no industry connections whatsoever, Robert Rodriguez went and directed a movie on his own - guerilla style - in Mexico, with a production budget of only $7,000. Producer Elizabet…
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay and special guest Susan Kamyab Stephens (of Irving Community Television & ThisChixFlix.com) discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-2:20) INSIDE OUT 2 (2:20-23:50) FRESH KILLS (23:50-28:45) FIREBRAND (28:45-33:48) Quick Mention: TUES…
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“Let’s just shoot the play.” If you’ve listened to the first season of More Than a Movie, you may remember the one property that kept getting mentioned over and over - Zoot Suit - the play, and later film, that linked a generation of Latino actors and became a foundational text for the Chicano arts movement. Even many of our guests this season - fr…
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We're chatting with Lisa Regan, author of the Detective Josie Quinn series, including Her Dying Secret. Join this lively conversation about her work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lisa Regan is the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series as well as several other crime fiction titles. She has a Bachelor’s degree in…
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We're chatting with Shaina Steinberg, author of Under the Paper Moon. Join this lively conversation about her work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Shaina Steinberg is the author of the Bishop & Gallagher Mysteries, as well as a film and television writer who’s worked on Malcolm in the Middle, Everwood, Cold Case, Bionic Woman and Spartacus. Named to the Young a…
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We're chatting with Amy Andrews, author of the OUTBACK HEAT series. Join this lively conversation about her work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Amy is an award-winning, USA Today best-selling, triple RITA nominated Aussie author who has written eighty contemporary romances in both the traditional and digital markets and sold over 3 million books. Her books bri…
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay and special guest Bryan Kluger (of High Def Digest & Boomstick Comics) discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Alamo Drafthouse Theaters Close in Dallas-Fort Worth (0:00-15:15) BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE (15:15-26:49) THE WATCHERS (26:49-35:02) ALIEN…
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This week on Miami Vice: Tubbs almost gets killed in a deal gone bad when a group of men in police jackets blow most of them away, steal their drugs, money and jewelry. Something is already amiss when Tubbs spots a woman keeping watch at the deal and then at a related crime scene - she's also undercover, with Special Ops - and things get complicate…
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“I was filming Plan B in the fall and editing Language Lessons on the weekend.” Everybody in Hollywood will tell you, it’s incredibly difficult to get a film made. Making a movie during a global pandemic? Even more difficult. Directing two movies during lockdown, in your first-ever attempt at feature filmmaking? Seemingly impossible. But not for Na…
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM THE DEAD DON'T HURT IN A VIOLENT NATURE WHAT YOU WISH FOR SUMMER CAMP TV LOOT Season Two Finale (Apple TV+) VANDERPUMP RULES INTERVIEWS THE DEAD DON'T HURT director/writer/star Viggo Mortensen IN A VIOLENT…
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This week on Miami Vice: Trudy is protecting a woman who she helped through a rape and subsequent trial and conviction of her rapist - who is now claiming he is reformed after 20 months - as he embarks on a media tour for her forgiveness. Ellen (Carla Brothers) is at her wit's end from the constant media attention and his harassment at her home and…
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“What if it’s Miles Morales?” We’ve seen Spider-Man on screen before. In fact, we’ve seen him in three different live-action iterations over the last 22 years. And yet somehow, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse feels startlingly fresh, a major shock to the system. We had never experienced anything like it in the world of superhero films, live-actio…
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay and Dan Moran (of the Fear & Loathing in Cinema Podcast) discuss the latest in entertainment, including what's happening at the cinema and on television. This week's episode features talks about: FILM FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (Extended Review) THE GARFIELD MOVIE HIT MAN TV TRYING Season 4 (Apple TV+)…
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“The idea of Spy Kids, just like boom, hit him.” Coming off a string of successful Hard-R genre movies, Robert Rodriguez decided to make a surprising pivot into the world of family films. Enter the Spy Kids: a wildly popular franchise that now spans five films and has grossed over $550 million at the box office. We sat down with Robert’s wife and p…
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We're chatting with Jeff Zentner, author of COLTON GENTRY'S THIRD ACT. Join this lively conversation about his work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jeff Zentner is the author of New York Times Notable Book The Serpent King, Goodbye Days, and Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee. He has won the William C. Morris Award, the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, the Interna…
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta, James Cole Clay and Courtney Howard discuss the latest in entertainment, including what's happening at the cinema and on television. This week's episode features talks about: FILM IF BABES THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1 BACK IN BLACK FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA ORPHAN (Scream Factory Blu-ray release) Various film screenings on …
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“You need to help me cast the Vatos Locos.” Season one of More Than a Movie offered a deep dive on American Me - Edward James Olmos’ notorious directorial debut about the formation of a real-life Mexican prison gang. In this episode, we take a look at the film that came just one year later - allegedly delayed in part because of the release of and r…
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We're chatting with Susan C. Shea, author of MURDER AND THE MISSING DOG. Join us for a lively conversation about her work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Susan C. Shea loves fine art, interesting food, all things France, the beauty of the San Francisco Bay Area she lives in, and her two orange tabby cats. She writes three mystery series that arise out of her li…
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Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay are here to bring you the latest updates on what's happening in the world of cinema and television. So, sit back, relax, and tune in! This week's happenings include: A discussion on the state of the film/theater industry. FILM THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES I SAW THE …
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“I walked out of the play.” Fresh off winning a Student Academy Award, Colombian filmmaker Patricia Cardoso was looking for her next film project. After some initial hesitation, she decided to adapt the much-beloved (but somewhat problematic) stage play Real Women Have Curves into what would become a major Sundance sensation. We sat down with Patri…
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We're chatting with Xio Axelrod, author of GIRLS WITH BAD REPUTATIONS. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Xio Axelrod is a USA Today bestselling author of award-winning contemporary romance, romantic fiction, and what she likes to call strange, twisted tales. Xio grew up in the music industry and began recording at a young age. When she isn't writing stories, she c…
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