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Raven On: A Pop Culture Podcast

Natalie Bochenski & Stuart Layt

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Raven On began life as a Game of Thrones podcast, and now covers a range of TV & film content (including House of the Dragon!), such as the current 2023 "Revvin On" edition focusing on The Fast and the Furious franchise. Brisbane-based hosts Natalie Bochenski (@girlclumsy) and Stuart Layt (@discostu)discuss all sorts of geeky goodness, including: a James Bond retrospective in 2020, a bunch of Marvel TV shows in 2021, and capsule collections on Batman movies and Robin Hood flicks in 2022.
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As Tom says to Nat in this episode re: nudity: "ask and ye shall receive". There's a lot to this week's HotD, but surely Hot D itself is a... well.... large part of it. Join Nat and Tom as they deep dive into Alicent and Rhaenyra's reunion, the arrival of Sir Simon as Ser Simon, Ser Gwayne the Green Knight and more. There's also updates on the impe…
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Nat and Tom are back for more Hot D, and it's all go go go as King Aegon seeks revenge for a little dynastic trouble he's had imposed on him. There's a focus on what the role the smallfolk will play in the battles ahead, as well as some proper acting, tantrums, twin talk, and more.There's also a little Doctor Who season finale wrap-up, plus a bit o…
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By the Old Gods and new, this is a very strange thing - to be delighted to be back in Westeros, but still so sad our wonderful friend and bloodrider Stuart Layt isn't here to lead the way with his booming laugh and unparalled knowledge of all things House of the Dragon. While of course Stu is irreplaceable, it's wonderful to welcome podcast regular…
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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Jessica Regan Episode 312. Star Trek The Next Generation: Chain of Command Released 1 May 2024 Today we watched the two-part story “Chain of Command”, the tenth and eleventh episodes of The Next Generation’s sixth season, and the last two episodes transmitted before the start of the spin-off show Deep S…
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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Garrett Millerick Episode 311. Star Trek (TOS): This Side of Paradise Released 24 April 2024 “This Side of Paradise” is the 24th episode of the first season of Star Trek, first shown on 2 March 1967. It was written by Jerry Sohl and DC Fontana and directed by Ralph Senensky. Star Trek theme with lyrics …
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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Joy Wilkinson Episode 310. Star Trek: The City on the Edge of Forever Released 17 April 2024 Today we watched “The City on the Edge of Forever”, the 28th episode of the original Star Trek’s first season. The script is credited to science fiction author Harlan Ellison, and the director was Joseph Pevney.…
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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Dan Starkey Episode 309. Star Trek: The Devil in the Dark Released 10 April 2024 “The Devil in the Dark” is the 25th episode of the original Star Trek, from its first season. It was written by producer Gene L Coon and directed by Joseph Pevney, and it was first shown on NBC on 9 March 1967. Thanks to sp…
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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Andy Stanton Episode 308. Star Trek The Next Generation: Tapestry Released 3 April 2024 “Tapestry” is the 15th episode in TNG’s excellent sixth season, featuring recurring character Q, first introduced in the pilot episode. It was written by Ronald Moore, directed by Les Landau and first shown on 15 Feb…
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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guest Natalie Bochenski Episode 307. Star Trek (TOS): The Enemy Within Released 27 March 2024 “The Enemy Within” is the fifth episode of the first season of Star Trek, first shown on 6 October 1966. It was written by Richard Matheson and directed by Leo Penn. This begins a short season of episodes looking at …
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Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky The Oscars 2024 Released 12 March 2024 Following an unsuccessful attempt to record an episode immediately following the transmission of the 96th Academy Awards on ITV, we reconvened a couple of days later with hopefully more coherent thoughts. BEST PICK – the book is out now from all the us…
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Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 95.1: Oscar Nominations 2024 Released 23 January 2024 For this episode, we briefly discuss the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards, which were announced today by Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. BEST PICK – the book is out now from all the usual places, …
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Singing! Goblins! Singing Goblins! New Doctor! New Companion! It's all happening in Ncuti Gatwa's first full episode as The Doctor in The Church on Ruby Road. John and Tom from the Best Pick Pod join Natalie to recap this Christmas episode, complete with babe left outside a church on Christmas Eve, goblin karaoke, mysterious set-ups for future epis…
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Best Pick with John Dorney, Tom Salinsky and special guest Natalie Bochenski Doctor Who Specials #4: The Church on Ruby Road Released 30 December 2023 For this episode, we open our Christmas presents only to discover that a goblin has sabotaged our stocking by wiring it up to the mains. Luckily, Natalie Bochenski from the Raven On Podcast is coming…
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Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 95: Everything Everywhere All At Once Released 20 December 2023 For this episode, we watched the 2022 Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All At Once, written and directed by Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert). It won a very impressive seven awards including the trifec…
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Best Pick with John Dorney, Tom Salinsky and special guest Natalie Bochenski Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials #3: The Giggle Released 12 December 2023 For this episode, we fracture into two different incarnations, one right here on Best Pick, and the other over on Natalie Bochenski’s Raven On podcast. Which of us would you like to imagine is dr…
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The trio of Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials concludes with "The Giggle", in which Neil Patrick Harris has the time of his life with a dance number to a song very close to Natalie's heart.Once again she's joined by Tom and John from the Best Pick Pod to deep dive into David Tennant's last(?) outing as the Fourteenth Doctor and (spoiler!) Ncuti …
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Best Pick with John Dorney, Tom Salinsky and special guest Natalie Bochenski Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials #2: Wild Blue Yonder Released 4 December 2023 For this episode, we once again were joined by Natalie Bochenski’s who provides all sorts of jokes, insights and perspectives, even while we continue to be cruelly denied the same from Stuar…
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Best Pick with John Dorney, Tom Salinsky and special guest Natalie Bochenski Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials #1: The Star Beast Released 28 November 2023 For this episode, Best Pick joined forces with Natalie Bochenski’s Raven On podcast, not least in part because the irreplaceable Stuart Layt can no longer recap Doctor Who with her. https://p…
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Kittens! This is WEIRD. It is WEIRD to podcast without the genius that is Stuart Layt. WEIRD, and NOT RIGHT. Sadly Stu passed away three months ago, and boy am I still mad about it. Particularly since he LOVED Doctor Who with his whole soul. But I am so glad that Tom Salinsky from the brilliant Best Pick Pod reached out about joining forces to reca…
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Lookout! Natalie's got herself a soundboard and isn't afraid to use it. Will this be enough to alienate Stu? Probably not, because he loves these dang movies too much.When Agent Hobbes needs to take down a car-based baddie, of course he turns to Dom's car-based superhero crew. They hit London to make those stupid Brits look even stupider, and track…
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Well HELLO sunshine! Nat & Stu head to Rio de Janeiro for the most ridiculous - and dare we say - most fun instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise so far. Your intrepid hosts are joined by the uber-clever Tom Salinsky from London, a PROPER critic who's ready to throw down in support of the franchise and all it stands for. There's The Rock's beef…
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Best Pick with Tom Salinsky and special guests Pamela Ribon and Sara Gunnarsdóttir My Year of Dicks: Road to the Oscars Released 5 April 2023 For this episode, Tom spoke to screenwriter Pamela Ribon and director Sara Gunnarsdóttir whose short animated film My Year of Dicks made it all the way to the Dolby Theatre. Mind Game trailer https://youtu.be…
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In an eclectic turn, this podcast features all manner of pop culture subjects including the classic Australian series "Underbelly", the classic English detective series "Vera", and the classic time Nat & Stu watched a porno. That might give you an indication of how much the fourth instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise - conveniently called "Fa…
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Best Pick with John Dorney and Tom Salinsky Oscars 2023 Released 14 March 2023 For this episode, we quickly reviewed the 95th Oscars which took place at the Dolby Theatre on 13 March 2023. BEST PICK – the book is out now from all the usual places, including… From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFN…
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With Vin Diesel and Paul Walker seemingly gone for good, The Fast & The Furious franchise tries to reboot, Tokyo-style, with a whole new cast of racing identities across the Pacific. The kid from American Gothic gets sent to Japan as punishment for illegal street racing, and immediately gets caught up in a whole new set of illegal street races. Nat…
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Nat and Stu re-start their engines for the second instalment in the Fast & Furious franchise: 2 Fast 2 Furious.Brian O'Connor is back - no longer a cop, he makes his money from what else, illegal street racing. But he's given a chance to clear his records by what else, going undercover to run cash for a drug baron. There's no Vin Diesel, but there …
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Happy 2023! Nat & Stu return for the new year with a new podcast subsection analytical thingy - it's Revvin' On! Your hosts are beginning their road trip with 2001's franchise origin story "The Fast and the Furious". It's Paul Walker as an undercover cop infiltrating Vin Diesel's street-racing crew. There's cars! Nitrous! Absolutely no bras whatsoe…
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Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 235.5: Oscar nominations 2023 Released 25 January 2023 For this episode, we quickly reviewed the Oscar nominations which were announced on 24 January 2023 by Allison Williams and Riz Ahmed. BEST PICK – the book is out now from all the usual places, including… From the publisher http…
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Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 94: CODA (2021) Released 28 December 2022 For this episode, we watched the 2021 Best Picture winner CODA, written and directed by Sian Heder. It’s a remake of the French film La Famille Belier and the stars are Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Daniel Durant and Troy Kotsur who won Best …
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One year and two months after seeing the film in the cinema, Nat & Stu finally return to do their long-promised (or long-threatened?) deep dive into the 25th Bond movie, No Time To Die. It turns out not being furious about the film's big plot twist makes the viewing experience more pleasant, as both hosts are more receptive to this film second time…
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Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 235: Gas Food Lodging Released 14 December 2022 For this episode, we watched 1991 American indie Gas Food Lodging, written and directed by Allison Anders (based on the book by Richard Peck). She assembled an amazing cast, led by Brooke Adams, Ione Skye, Fairuza Balk and James Brolin…
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