Best Toby Hadoke Podcasts (2024)

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Happy Times and Places 85.5 - The Sensorites 5 48:17

4m ago48:17

48:17

Oh, a rare thing - where the episode title is the cliffhanger (yes, the Second Elder is kidnapped too but that really happened last week). There's a vitally iomportant moment in this humble story, as noticed by special guest Steve Lyons. Toby however, disappears down too many actor related rabbit holes to notice because he is an idiot. Still, there…

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THE THING with Toby Hadoke 1:45:42

9d ago1:45:42

1:45:42

Welcome to another Halloween Special. This week we’ll be heading down south for a spot of chess, a hot dog or two, and to find out just what used to happen when Windows got infected. Yes, It’s John Carpenter’s The Thing Joining me to spend the rest of this winter tied to a couch, is Toby Hadoke. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod…

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THE PODSUADERS - JASON KING: A PAGE BEFORE DYING 1:01:16

14m ago1:01:16

1:01:16

In this episode, Stephen Graham and I will be donning our leather pants and turning up our shirt cuffs as the archetypal adventure author, Jason King, as he investigates 'A Page Before Dying.’ Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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SNEAKERS with Richard Asplin 2:08:32

3d ago2:08:32

2:08:32

This week we’ll be hanging out with a young burglar, an old spy, a angry fugitive, a fat delinquent, a blind hippy hacker, and a milfy piano teacher... and guessing which one of them dies first. The result will shock you. Yes, it’s Sneakers. My name is John Rain, and joining me to watch with Mother, a film that could now literally just be an email,…

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Indefinable Magic 33 - Halloween Special: Behind the Sofa 38:44

41m ago38:44

38:44

A topical podcast! Blimey! As it is Halloween why not have a little think about why Doctor Who is scary, and why that is comehow acceptable for children. What is it about us that has a need to be frightened, and why does this siully show have such a repuation for scares? Happy Halloween - hopefully this podcast is a treat rather that a trick. #doct…

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THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES with John Thomson 1:42:03

1h ago1:42:03

1:42:03

Welcome to another Halloween Special. This week we’ll voicing concerns and saving face, while asking nine doctors for second opinions, and also working on playing a very impressive angry red organ. Yes, it’s The Abominable Dr. Phibes Joining me to exit pursued by a Trout, is John Thomson. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hoste…

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DOCTOR TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS with Anna Savory 1:27:30

9h ago1:27:30

1:27:30

Hello and welcome to another Halloween special. This week we’ll be settling into a cozy train carriage to begin a package deal holiday with a difference. There’ll be luscious full moon vistas, beautiful greenery, captivating music, views to die for, and a big stiff one on honeymoon. Yes, it’s Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Joining me to let the card…

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LONGLEGS with Sarah Morgan 1:32:40

10d ago1:32:40

1:32:40

Welcome to a SMERSH POD Halloween Special. This week we’ll be getting dolled up and chatting to the man downstairs in order to find out just who is making the creepiest dolls since the Crinkly Bottom gift shop closed. Yes, it’s Longlegs! And joining me to give a restrained and dignified performance in the spirit of the film, is Sarah Morgan. Become…

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Happy Times and Places 85.4 - The Sensorites 4 44:18

5d ago44:18

44:18

Well, the crew are in hot water (because Ian has been drinking poisoned water) and so they need to call upon a montage to help them to save the day. There's confusion afoot in Sensorites-ville, with one of them planning murder in the First Degree - or is that Second Degree? Hmm, not sure, we will have to look at what kind of sash the murder is wear…

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LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING with Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley 2:03:17

9d ago2:03:17

2:03:17

Hello and welcome to a Lord of the Rings special This week we’ll be travelling to Middle Earth to join a group of 9 friends going on a lads holiday with a difference. There’ll be pints! fireworks, misplaced carrots, uphill gardening, a slow riverboat tour, and the trip will inevitably end with someone getting their big old orcs out for the lads. Ye…

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Happy Times and Places 85.3 - The Sensorites 3 51:37

13d ago51:37

51:37

So... we move (very slowly, it is The Sensorites after all) from the space ship to the Sense Sphere but all is not what it seems on the peaceful planet. Some resent the travellers, and there's a danger so hidden that nobody - bar perhaps everyone watching the episode - will ever guess what it is. This under-celebrated Hartnell tale has charms all o…

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SUPERMAN THE MOVIE with Johnny Candon 2:04:37

24d ago2:04:37

2:04:37

Welcome to another Superman special. This week we’ll be finding what happens when the people of Krypton go for vibes over science, and ask an audience to believe that not only can a man fly, but Marlon Brando can also learn lines. Yes, it’s Superman the Movie. Joining me for an extended trip to Teschmacher Peaks, is Johnny Candon Become a member at…

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Happy Times and Places 85.2 - The Sensorites 2 53:44

21d ago53:44

53:44

They may be Unwilling Warriors but they're still a terrifyung prospect - silent if not deadly, the Sensorites have to walk very slowly round the spaceship lest they run out of corridor. This story has a bad reputation and yet there's much to recommend about this : so will Steve Lyons (Doctor Who writer of note and wit) choose the same thing to cele…

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ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 with Toby Hadoke 1:34:40

23d ago1:34:40

1:34:40

Hello and welcome to the mean streets of LA as you join us for a white hot night of hate. There’ll be armed gangs, heavy gunfire, harsh beatings, and even harsher ice cream tariffs. Yes, it’s Assault on Precinct 13 Joining me to ask for a smoke, is Toby Hadoke. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr…

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Hapy Times and Places 85.1 - The Sensorites 1 54:54

29d ago54:54

54:54

Oh no. It's the story that everyone doing a Doctor Who marathon experiences their first stumble during. Indeed, it's the point where a number of people bail. Poor old The Sensorites. Even its advocate for this podcast, top Doctor Who writer Steve Lyons, confesses that it his least favourite story of the season. So join Steve as he guides your host …

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CLUB CLASSICS: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 1:36:53

1M ago1:36:53

1:36:53

The lads are back, and this time they need to stop evil from entering a fissure and making a new version of a classic film. From Feb 2024 Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Happy Times and Places 84.1 - Planet of the Ood 1:16:20

1M ago1:16:20

1:16:20

Remember - Toby Hadoke's Time Travels is currently weekly, not twice a week as is usual: normal service will be resumed in October. Academic and stand-up comedian Oliver Double chooses perhaps the least celebrated slice of Doctor/Donna Who, from a time when the show was riding high in the ratings, in the public eye... everywhere. But what five thin…

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CLUB CLASSICS: BASIC INSTINCT with Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas 1:28:31

1M ago1:28:31

1:28:31

John, Dean and Dan visit the very height of erotica, and try and pick holes in it. A Monday Night Movie Club recorded in July 2021. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS with Ashley Blaker 1:09:01

1M ago1:09:01

1:09:01

This week we’ll be returning to Castle Dracula to find that a table is already laid, and dinner prepared for a bunch of proper Kents, though there will be complaints about the lack of garlic in the sauce. Yes, it’s Dracula: Prince of Darkness Joining me hang upside down and sing Old Red Eyes is Back is Ashley Blaker Become a member at https://plus.…

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Too Much Information 5.3 - The Screaming Jungle 1:00:27

1M ago1:00:27

1:00:27

A gentle reminder that this month, Toby Hadoke's Time Travels will be weekly as opposed to fortnightly whilst batteries are recharged and general maintenance is carried out. The next key of Marinus is hiding in a jar in an old man's laboratory, but it's a jungle out there... and jungle that is trying to get in. Before the episode can be transmitted…

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CLUB CLASSICS: BATMAN FOREVER with Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas 1:58:29

1M ago1:58:29

1:58:29

John takes Dan and Dean to Gotham City, to give them a kiss on their rose. A Monday Night Movie Club episode from February 2021. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Happy Times and Places 83.7 - The Ambassadors of Death 7 1:19:19

2M ago1:19:19

1:19:19

For August and September Toby Hadoke's Time Travels will be released once a week. The twice weekly releases will resume in October. Thanks for your patience. Here we go chums. What a rewarding experience this has been. But can The Ambassdors of Death contnue to surprise, and to break the mould, and have host Toby pull off a rare victory? Or will th…

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Happy Times and Places 83.6 - The Ambassadors of Death 6 50:22

2M ago50:22

50:22

The fortnightly releases of Toby Hadoke's Time Travels will recommence in October. Thanks for indulging the current battery recharge which is well needed x The Third Doctor's first trip into space (eat that Colony!) enables us to see the faces behind the masks and the ... whatever it is behind the Venetian (or maybe Martian) blinds. We have somethi…

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It's All in the Game - with Paul Litchfield 1:01:40

2M ago1:01:40

1:01:40

Welcome to Columpod - my wife's kid brother's favourite podcast about LA's greatest detective. This week we’ll be seeing just how long it takes a detective to solve a murder when he has massive blue balls and a permanent horn. Yes. It’s All in the Game! Joining me to see just who has had someone Dunaway with, is Paul Litchfield. #Columpod #SmershPo…

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Happy Times and Places 83.5 - The Ambassadors of Death 5 51:47

2M ago51:47

51:47

Toby Hadoke's Time Travels will be weekly during August and September- the twice weekly releases will return in October. So, the story steps up a pace: beginnning, as it does, with the death of another major character and having Liz held hostage and the Doctor jetting off into space. Will his journey be as wayward as the story itself is often writt…

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Happy Times and Places 83.4 - The Ambassadors of Death 4 1:01:38

2M ago1:01:38

1:01:38

Toby Hadoke's Time Travels is reducing its release rate to once a week during August and September because it is very tired and overworked and needs a holiday (it won't get one, but at least this'll take the pressure off a bit). The plot gets thicker and thicker, but not as thick as Taltalian's accent... and thereby hangs a tale (but perhaps one th…

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THE PODSUADERS: Ep.1 - Overture 1:03:36

2M ago1:03:36

1:03:36

Hello, and welcome to THE PODSUADERS! - a podcast celebrating the Golden Age of ITC drama. Hosted by the man who speaks seven languages and only uses them to order cocktails – John Rain. And the man born with a silver spoon in his mouth but just licks jam from it – Stephen Graham. We’ll be diving deep into some of the best episodes of Lew Grade’s h…

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Happy Times and Places 83.3 - The Ambassadors of Death 3 1:08:20

3M ago1:08:20

1:08:20

Just a reminder that Happy Times and Places will be released once a week (rather than the usual twice) during August and September. Holidays innit? Let's hope there are no technical problems with this episode (there were for part two, sorry) but it wouldn't be a surprise if there were. This story seems compelled to make itself somehow unreachable, …

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REAR WINDOW with Tom Burgess 1:10:56

3M ago1:10:56

1:10:56

This week we’ll be carrying out an aggressive takeover of the neighbourhood watch committee as we find out just who’s packed his wife off for the summer. Yes, it’s Rear Window. Joining me to sit back and watch our neighbours while we have a big long stiff one in a cast is Peepin Tom Burgess. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Ho…

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Happy Times and Places 83.2 - The Ambassadors of Death 2 1:00:33

3M ago1:00:33

1:00:33

There is much to love about this story, but the majority of fandom has never quite got to grips with it. This episode might help to explain why - it's a tricky one to watch because of the diffciulties restoring the pictures, and there are a couple of elements which sit awkwardly amonst the show's canon (the vanishing of the tape, Bessie's forcefiel…

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DRACULA (1958) with Ashley Blaker 53:09

3M ago53:09

53:09

This week we’ll be holidaying in not-so-sunny Transylvania, where we’ll take in the sights, the sounds, the bites and the grounds, as we try and find out just who has been necking all the pints, and just who ate all the brides . Yes, it’s Dracula! Joining me ask if I know what he MINA’S is Hammer enthusiast, and I don’t mean a fan of Peter Sutcliff…

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Happy Times and Places 83.1 - The Ambassadors of Death 1 1:17:56

3M ago1:17:56

1:17:56

Now then, this is one of your host's favourite stories - one he thinks is probably the most underrated story in the whole canon. It was always rather apologetically dealt with in write-ups and fan word-of-mouth was that it was a bit of a mess. So Toby came to it quite late and with low expectations - and was bowled over by it. And it is a love that…

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Indefinable Magic Bite Size 8 - Preparing for the Moment (after Empire of Death) 45:24

3M ago45:24

45:24

Endings are hard aren't they? So hard that it's taken a while to get this one out. It is all explained (which is more than can be said for some elements of the latest series) and, hopefully, not too disappointing. Resolving story arcs is very much a modern series thing... but can Doctor Who ever really satisfy as it does, after all... never end? Th…

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CARRY ON DOCTOR with Paul Litchfield and Dan Thomas 1:16:32

3M ago1:16:32

1:16:32

This week we’ll be staying a while on Britain’s wackiest ward. Where there’ll be fun, frolics, bollocks and washing off Hattie Jacques while two ambulance men watch. Yes, it’s Carry on Doctor. Joining me are two men who are never afraid to dress up and visit a prone Winkle; Paul Litchfield and Dan Thomas. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s…

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Happy Times and Places Omnibus - Attack of the Cybermen 2:28:24

4M ago2:28:24

2:28:24

Robin Bunce, Cambridge academic and writer, whose father Roger was a legnedary BBC cameraman who worked with most of the classic Doctors, has chosen Attack of the Cybermen to celebrate in this positively inclined podcast series. What will he choose to celebrate about this contiunuity rich and somewhat violent story? And will host Toby Hadoke choose…

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Happy Times and Places Omnibus - Marco Polo 5:51:06

4M ago5:51:06

5:51:06

One of the longest Doctor Who stories - both episodes-wise and in terms of real time within the fiction - gets one of the longest podcasts. This really is a trek - and one without a compass because there are no moving pictures at all from Marco Polo. But we have a reliable guide : J Jeremy Bentham, surely the elder stateman of Doctor Who fandom. He…

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SMERSH HITS! HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE with Tom Crowley and Tom Neenan 2:07:37

4M ago2:07:37

2:07:37

A classic from the archive! This week we'll be heading to deepest King's Cross with a large bearded man on a motorbike who tells us that we're thumping good wizards, and capable of squeezing through tight entrances via magic. Yes, it's Harry Potter and the Philisopher's Stone. Joining me to get their wands out and wave them about, is not just one T…

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Too Much Information 5.2 - The Velvet Web 1:09:07

4M ago1:09:07

1:09:07

The TARDIS team embark upon their quest for the Keys of Marinus and land in a place where everything seems to be perfect. An inventive, if slight, episode, this one features some interesting techniques employed by the prodcution team to pull off the unusual demands of the script. It is also notable because we never actually saw the original, 1964 v…

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Happy Times and Places 82.4 - The Stones of Blood 4 53:44

4M ago53:44

53:44

And so we get stoned for one last time. So stoned we go on a trip to hyperspace for a complete change in style and content from the Hammer Horror of the early instalmnents. Often seen as the weaker part of the story, what will Steve Cranford like about it, and will he be able to convince host Toby Hadoke (and indeed, you)? Please support these podc…

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Happy Times and Places 82.3 - The Stones of Blood 3 51:07

4M ago51:07

51:07

It's cold outside but there's plenty of atmosphere as The Stones of Blood enters what is commonly known as its hyperspace phase. The story takes an odd turn but there's much to talk about - from matador hi-jinks to imprisoned Wirrn via, of course, the doomed campers. Will Steve Cranford and your host go for the obvious choice of favorite thing here…

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Happy Times and Places 82.2 - The Stones of Blood 2 58:33

4M ago58:33

58:33

Pack your sausage sandwiches and your thermos - but don't forget your truncheon as we might need it if we want to get to Plymouth. Photo ID? Well, there are a load of pictures to choose from in the priest hole - that's if we don't end up getting stoned before we start. It's all go in this skull smashing instalment : but will Steve Cranford choose t…

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STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN with Paul Litchfield 1:16:15

4M ago1:16:15

1:16:15

This week we’ll be studying the charts of 1982 to if the Goody Two Shoes lads of the Enterprise have the eye of the tiger. We’ll also find out how Genesis are getting on, if Scotty got sick after coming on Eileen, and if we can truly chuck-a-Khan, yes it’s Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Joining me to feel like Nelson Mandela after his divorce in …

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Happy Times and Places 82.1 - The Stones of Blood 1 51:37

4M ago51:37

51:37

The 100th Doctor Who story - maybe we should have held out and had it as the 100th Happy Times and Places! Gah - there's always clarity after the event! Anyway, this has been one that has never quite done it for yoiur host, Toby Hadoke: and he is open about this at the start... but of course, the whole point of the podcast is to get a special guest…

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SMERSH HITS! GOLDFINGER with Rufus Wright and Alistair Petrie 1:33:02

4M ago1:33:02

1:33:02

One from the archives, and the dark old days of 2020, when I had the pleasure to be joined by two of the suavest gentlemen in the world to chat all about Goldfinger, and what a pleasure it was. Joining me to hang around in, frankly too small, romper suits are a pair of the smoothest, suavest gentlemen actors you're likely to find at this time of th…

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Too Much Information 5.1 - The Sea of Death 1:29:27

4M ago1:29:27

1:29:27

So, after the epic journey through Marco Polo let's fire the starting pistol on Doctor Who's next quest. We've gone from historical back to science-fiction, with the return of the writer who has proved himself a boon to the prodcution team. But it's fair to say it's an episode during which quite a lot goes wrong, and there were a few hiccups on the…

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Indefinable Magic Bite Size 7 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad - Woolf? (after The Legend of Ruby Sunday) 40:30

4M ago40:30

40:30

Not much about the episode (The Legend of Ruby Sunday) in this one really - as is Indefinable Magic's wont, it wanders of on a tangeant all of its own. This time the inspiration comes from that joy we feel when an element from the show's past comes back to reconnect us to our childhoods. It also takes in some of the convoluted ways these returns ha…

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THE MEDUSA TOUCH with John Thomson 1:46:06

5M ago1:46:06

1:46:06

TELEKINESIS: A mental force that enables this man to move objects and control events. Science cannot explain the awesome power of the mind. And nothing can control it. Richard Burton has THE MEDUSA TOUCH And it’s no coincidence that joining me to have a nice lie down and try to scare Shaw Taylor is John Thomson! Become a member at https://plus.acas…

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Happy Times and Places 81.2 - Resurrection of the Daleks 2 1:34:51

5M ago1:34:51

1:34:51

Ed Stradling revels in the many deaths that Eric Saward serves up in this very gruesome but highly entertaining story. Or is it a violent aberration that is too grim for a family fantasy show? Food for thought and for chat in the second part of this feature length adventure that is actually the same length as normal but doesn't seem like it is. Ple…

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Indefinable Magic Bite Size 6 - You've Had This Place Redecorated... (after Rogue) 43:31

5M ago43:31

43:31

So, what to we do when we don't like an aspect of a Doctor Who story? Well, we are Doctor Who fans, so we behave utterly rationally of course. For this episode of Indefinable Magic, the way in which we are drawn to criticise the thing we love comes into the spotlight. Is there such a thing as objectively good and bad, and who has the monopoly on sa…

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HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE with Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley 1:50:00

5M ago1:50:00

1:50:00

This week we’ll be combatting the return of Voldemort by forcefully encouraging the chosen one to throw himself into the arms of a questionable groomer. Yes, it’s Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Joining me to show us all their dragon balls are the SNAKE BOYS, Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod.…

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