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PODCASTS! People love them! And those who don’t? Well, they just haven’t been enlightened yet. But how in the heck do you figure out which ones are worth listening to? Castology, that’s how. Each episode our Castologists Liz, Nick and Zane will review some of the best (and sometimes not-so-best) podcasts around. They’ll also do the hard work and trawl the RSS feeds to find the newest podcasts that should be on your radar. Will they always agree with each other’s picks? Probably not! But hey, ...
A podcast by musical-lovers for musical-lovers. Together our hosts will mine their musical libraries in order to learn whatever it is that musicals have to teach! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/musicals-taught-me-everything-i-know.
Join hosts Sebastian, Alex, Jordan and Andy as they talk their way through films from past and present - all in a quest to see whether they are worth a Second Take.
ARE DRAGONS TOO CLICHE? DO GOBLINS SEEM BORING? HAVE YOU PLAYED THROUGH THE PUBLISHED MATERIALS ONE TOO MANY TIMES AND DON’T KNOW WHERE TO TURN NOW? THEN HOOKED IS THE PODCAST FOR YOU. If your players are ignoring your well crafted plot-hooks and setting up shop in a tavern, getting drunk, and bothering the city guard then we are here for you. Each episode our hosts (and special guests) will serve up a heroes feast of plot-hooks, NPCs, magical items, epic tales, and forgotten lore that they ...
Who said nothing ever happens in Brisbane? Join hosts Jessica Kate and Ellen Rose as they dig up the skeletons buried in our own back yard and take you on a macabre tour around Australia’s third largest city - home to the Stefan Needle, the Brown Snake, the crushing feeling that you’re trapped in a dead-end town that you can never leave, and some of the most brutal murders in Australian history. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murder-in-the-land-of-oz.
My Songs Suck is a podcast all about the creative process. Brisbane musician Alex Smith and fellow creative James Kehoe listen through Your Man Alex Smith’s discography examining the mistakes of the past, trying to uncover WHY these songs were so bad as well as how they might be fixed!
This podcast is not for the faint of heart. If you are not looking for the filthiest, most fatuous, feverishly feculent & flippant fan-fabricated fiction, then go no further! Go back to your comfortable life, watch an old-school Disney movie and forget you were ever here. Seriously, we don't judge. But what we will do is find, read, and discuss some of the best(worst) fan fiction that has ever found its way out of the depraved collective-mind of the internet's many, many dark corners. We wil ...
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One Third of Life is the podcast to listen to when you cannot sleep; when you are so wrapped up in your own thoughts that you cannot unwind. This will be the companion to talk you to sleep. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/one-third-of-life.
THE WORLD IS A MESS! BUT WHO CAN WE TURN TO TO FIX IT!? THE UNITED NATIONS? THE DALAI LAMA? THE LONG-LOST HEIR OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE!? Frankly, all of those options would probably be better than listening to three white guys from Australia wax lyrical about how everything in the world would be better if they were the one and only supreme dictator. And yet, here we are. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/a-new-world-order.
Life is hard and people are trash! but can you tell the people you meet during you week exactly what you think of them? No! You cannot! But we feel your pain and we are going to do something about it. Listen in while we say all the negative things that you have been thinking so that you don't have to. And we will do it while trying new wines and letting you know what wines you should drink with us! Your hosts and new-found friends; Andy, Geena, and Zane, have some things to get off their che ...
WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT DOGS! Some dogs are doggos, some are puppers, and others may even be pupperinos. There are corgos and clouds, fluffers and floofs, woofers and boofers. The chunky ones are thicc, and the thin ones are long bois. When they stick out their tongues, they're doing a mlem, a blep, a blop. They bork. They boof. Once in a while they do each other a frighten. And whether they're 10/10 or 12/10, they're all h*ckin' good boys and girls. Check us out every Wednesday as we show ...
As the saying goes - Bigger is Better. Bigger means you can dominate your competition. Bigger means you can crush foes beneath your feet. unfortunately you can also crush your house and your loved ones... SCRYFALL.COM Random Magic Card Generator | Random Word Generator Email the podcast at: podcast.hooked@gmail.com Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCH…
In this episode, we chat to James Shaw of That's Classic Entertainment about which of life's truths can be learned from Jerry Springer the Opera! You can find more from James and his compatriots at https://www.facebook.com/thatsclassicau/, and you can find his podcast here: https://podfollow.com/1534285490 "The BBC is bracing itself for further cri…
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Criminalia, Trace, Tiny Leaps Big Changes
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Did you have a good weekend? Ready for some new podcasts to pepper your week with? Well we got em. Liz looks at Shondaland’s venture into podcasting with Criminalia, Nick covers the ABC’s first foray into true crime podcasts with Trace. And Zane is still about changing the world in 2021 with Tiny Leaps Big Changes. Then it’s time for the Castologis…
Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work. - Mark Twain SCRYFALL.COM Random Magic Card Generator | Random Word Generator Email the podcast at: podcast.hooked@gmail.com Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. HOOKED PODCAST…
This week we chat with Grace Clarke about which of life's truths can be learned from the musical that is all-Cher, all-the-time - the Cher Show! "Choosing to recreate the spirit of the television variety shows that Sonny and Cher — and then Cher sans Sonny — headlined in the ‘70s is a choice that lands as flat as the jokes in Broadway’s latest juke…
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Popular Front, Case Closed: Old Time Radio, The Racist Sandwich
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Oh hi, we didn’t expect you here so soon. KIDDING we totally did and we have podcasts for you. Zane is still on a crusade to change the world with Popular Front, Liz regresses back to a time when stuff was all gumshoes and gals with Case Closed! (Old Time Radio). And Nick rounds it off with a look at food through a racial, cultural, and political l…
In this episode, we chat with Mike Zarate about which of life's lessons can be learned from Boubil and Schonberg's second opus - Miss Saigon! "THERE may never have been a musical that made more people angry before its Broadway debut than "Miss Saigon." Here is a show with something for everyone to resent -- in principle, at least. Its imported star…
Two suns. One moon. They all fight to exert their will over the planets that circle them. Vast, unknowable beings with wills as unchangeable as they are egocentric. After all, of what value is a single ant to the stag that walks upon it, never knowing of the small life that just ended? Exactly none. Unless you are the ant. SCRYFALL.COM Random Magic…
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The Walkers Switch, Science Diction, Smoke Screen: Fake Priest
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It’s a new year and we’ve got new podcasts for you to put in your ear holes! Liz looks at the most minor of true crime scandals with The Walkers Switch. Nick looks at actual serious true crime with Smoke Screen: Fake Priest. Then Zane gets his word nerd on with Science Diction. As always we follow that up with the reviews of last week’s recommendat…
This week we chat with Stacie Hobbs about which of life's truths can be learned from the all-pink, all-feminist musical - Legally Blonde! Ben Brantley, reviewing the musical in The New York Times, wrote that the show was a "high-energy, empty-calories, and expensive-looking hymn to the glories of girlishness"; he praised Laura Bell Bundy saying, "s…
The Sandman Margaret Thomson Janvier The rosy clouds float overhead, The sun is going down; And now the sandman's gentle tread Comes stealing through the town. "White sand, white sand," he softly cries, And as he shakes his hand, Straightway there lies on babies' eyes His gift of shining sand. Blue eyes, gray eyes, black eyes, and brown, As shuts t…
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Outback Stories, Ordineroli Speaking, The Red Nation
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It’s storytime this week on Castology! Liz uncovers the extraordinary lives of unsung bush heroes in Outback Stories. Nick takes a peek at the stories behind the sports stars with Ordineroli Speaking. And Zane showcases stories and discussions on Native American Indigenous History with The Red Nation. Then get ready for your post-Christmas reviews …
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Baby Driver (2017) but also not really.
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This week Sebastian, Jordan and Alex discuss Baby Driver (2017) Second Take Podcast is recorded within the Moreton Bay Region of Queensland, Australia and acknowledges this regions original owners, namely the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi and Yuggera people. Second Take Podcast respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of these lands, and we pay o…
Ever wondered what your favourite pop-culture characters get up to when no one is looking? Well now, unfortunately, you don't have to. There will be (badly spelled) Coarse Language, (poorly explored) Adult Themes, (overly gratuitous) Sex Scenes, and (unnecessarily graphic) Violence. Consider this a trigger warning for everything that we could possi…
Your hosts are all going to pitch you their ideas for an original Christmas musical extravaganza! This episode is a bit chaotic so grab your eggnog and yell at us as we yall at each other! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deck_the_Halls_(2006_film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790604/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_Switch https://www.imdb…
Taking into account the fact that recent figures indicate that there are more than 200 million insects for each human on the planet, that the world holds 300 pounds of insects for every pound of humans, aren’t we lucky that they are so dim do not possess the ability to conspire against us? Don’t you think we are lucky they can’t do that, yet? SCRYF…
This week Sebastian, Jordan and Alex discuss Johnny English (2003) Second Take Podcast is recorded within the Moreton Bay Region of Queensland, Australia and acknowledges this regions original owners, namely the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi and Yuggera people. Second Take Podcast respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of these lands, and we pa…
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Tinsel Tunes, Saint Nick and the Big F*ck Up, Advent Calendar House
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas podcasts! Ho, ho, ho fellow podcast lovers, it’s time to look under the tree and see what festive podcasts your Castologists have wrapped up for you this year. Nick goes behind the music with Tinsel Tunes; Liz combines her two favorite things (narrative podcasts and swear words) with Saint Nick and the Bi…
Ever wondered what your favourite pop-culture characters get up to when no one is looking? Well now, unfortunately, you don't have to. There will be (badly spelled) Coarse Language, (poorly explored) Adult Themes, (overly gratuitous) Sex Scenes, and (unnecessarily graphic) Violence. Consider this a trigger warning for everything that we could possi…
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Fiddler on the Roof with Rex J Ablett
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This week we celebrate Hunnakah with Rex J Ablett and chat about all of the lessons we can learn from the Jewish masterpiece - Fiddler on the Roof! "Miracle of miracles, indeed: Just when you think you know a classic musical backwards and forwards, along comes director Bartlett Sher to prove otherwise. Just as with his seminal 2008 staging of "Sout…
“A tree’s most important means of staying connected to other trees is a “wood wide web” of soil fungi that connects vegetation in an intimate network that allows the sharing of an enormous amount of information and goods.” ― Tim Flannery, The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World SCRYFALL.COM R…
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Homo Sapiens, Bloody Classic, 13 Minutes To The Moon
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The Castologists are here to wade through the oceans of offerings and fish out the best pods for your ear holes. This week Zane looks at inspirational stories with added Alan Cumming and Christopher Sweeney in Homo Sapiens. Liz gets historical with added Aussie flair in Bloody Classic. And Nick gets his NASA on with added Apollo mission intrigue wi…
Ever wondered what your favourite pop-culture characters get up to when no one is looking? Well now, unfortunately, you don't have to. There will be (badly spelled) Coarse Language, (poorly explored) Adult Themes, (overly gratuitous) Sex Scenes, and (unnecessarily graphic) Violence. Consider this a trigger warning for everything that we could possi…
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While Heroes Rest Ft. Anthony Willis
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Our boys had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Anthony Willis from Brisbane's best viking metal band, Valhalore! EPISODE NOTES: Listen to Valhalore here! https://open.spotify.com/artist/0i69MBsTedwhDdVQCd5Jk8?si=ONgCyrDoTra5_khFxKD_BQ (Get Some Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/en-au/t-shirt/2764051-my-songs-suck-logo?store_id=162400 Support Ja…
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with Melissa Crabtree
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"It's ironic that Forum delivered such a show-stopping standard in the first five minutes since it has been confirmed by composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim that his show's songs were meant to give audiences a respite from laughing, as had songs in the theatre of Plautus. While Sondheim is repeatedly critical of Forum's score in his book of annotate…
SCRYFALL.COM Random Magic Card Generator | Random Word Generator Email the podcast at: podcast.hooked@gmail.com Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. HOOKED PODCAST IS PRODUCED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-NODERIVATIVES 4.0 INTERNATION…
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On a Dark Cold Night, The Renner Files, The Bomb
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Oh hey. You’re here again. It must mean it’s PODCAST TIME. This week, Zane gets his zzz in a spooky kooky way with On a Cold Dark Night. Liz finds a podcast that tests the limits of extreme internet satire with The Renner Files. And Nick gets ready for war, with The Bomb. Then it’s time for reviews reviews reviews. Well, just three of them, from th…
This week Sebastian and Jordan discuss Clue (1985) Second Take Podcast is recorded within the Moreton Bay Region of Queensland, Australia and acknowledges this regions original owners, namely the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi and Yuggera people. Second Take Podcast respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of these lands, and we pay our respects t…
Ever wondered what your favourite pop-culture characters get up to when no one is looking? Well now, unfortunately, you don't have to. There will be (badly spelled) Coarse Language, (poorly explored) Adult Themes, (overly gratuitous) Sex Scenes, and (unnecessarily graphic) Violence. Consider this a trigger warning for everything that we could possi…
SCRYFALL.COM Random Magic Card Generator | Random Word Generator Email the podcast at: podcast.hooked@gmail.com Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. HOOKED PODCAST IS PRODUCED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-NODERIVATIVES 4.0 INTERNATION…
This week we chat with Patrick Aiken about which of life's truths can be learned from the propaganda-parody musical - Reefer Madness! "Viewed through eyes blurred by no substance stronger than cough syrup, the film is still mildly diverting, with its censorious, bespectacled narrator and its scenes showing wholesome high-school students transformed…
This week Sebastian and Jordan discuss Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019) Second Take Podcast is recorded within the Moreton Bay Region of Queensland, Australia and acknowledges this regions original owners, namely the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi and Yuggera people. Second Take Podcast respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of these lands, and …
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Shirtloads of Science, Binge Mode, You're Wrong About
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It's our 100th episode! And to celebrate we're bringing you our recommendations of podcasts who have more than 100 episodes. Zane gets into a bit of Dr Karl with Shirtloads of Science; Nick settles down for a long night with Binge Mode; and Liz gets ready to correct everyone with You're Wrong About... Then as always, we review the picks from last w…
Ever wondered what your favourite pop-culture characters get up to when no one is looking? Well now, unfortunately, you don't have to. There will be (badly spelled) Coarse Language, (poorly explored) Adult Themes, (overly gratuitous) Sex Scenes, and (unnecessarily graphic) Violence. Consider this a trigger warning for everything that we could possi…
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch with Kevin Werner
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This week we chat with Kevin Werner about which life lessons can be learned from the gender-bending, rock musical - Hedwig and the Angry Inch! Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon! Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.com Visit our home on the web thatsnotcanon.com Our theme song and interstitial music all by the one …
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Twenty Thousand Hertz, Apocalypse Songs, It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders
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Have we got some (podcast) news for you! Nick looks at the history of different recognizable sounds with Twenty Thousand Hertz. Zane gets his audio drama on with Apocalypse Sounds. And Liz gets back on the murder train with It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders. Then it’s delicious review time for last week’s recommendations. Liz Recommends - …
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
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This week Sebastian, Jordan, Andy and Alex discuss Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) Second Take Podcast is recorded within the Moreton Bay Region of Queensland, Australia and acknowledges this regions original owners, namely the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi and Yuggera people. Second Take Podcast respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of …
Ever wondered what your favourite pop-culture characters get up to when no one is looking? Well now, unfortunately, you don't have to. There will be (badly spelled) Coarse Language, (poorly explored) Adult Themes, (overly gratuitous) Sex Scenes, and (unnecessarily graphic) Violence. Consider this a trigger warning for everything that we could possi…
SCRYFALL.COM Random Magic Card Generator | Random Word Generator Email the podcast at: podcast.hooked@gmail.com Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. HOOKED PODCAST IS PRODUCED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-NODERIVATIVES 4.0 INTERNATION…
This week we chat with Merrilee Ettia about which life lessons can be learned from the story of a story musical - Finding Neverland! As with many a Broadway musical these days, “Finding Neverland” — which features a book by James Graham and sticky soft-pop power ballads by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy — is based on a popular film. That would be th…
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This week Sebastian, Jordan, Andy and Alex discuss Dogma (1999) Second Take Podcast is recorded within the Moreton Bay Region of Queensland, Australia and acknowledges this regions original owners, namely the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi and Yuggera people. Second Take Podcast respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of these lands, and we pay o…
Whoops we covered another cult. Coming for ya, Jo Thornely. Chantelle McDougall, her six-year-old daughter Leela, her partner Simon Kadwill, and their housemate Tony Popic went missing in July of 2007. Simon was the leader of an internet-based doomsday cult, who believed that through death, a chosen few would ascend to a new plane of reality and us…
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The Allusionist, TED Talks Education, For the love of Teaching
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This week your Castologists pay tribute to teaching and learning with our education-themed week. Liz gets her word nerd on with The Allusionist. Then it’s lecture time with Nick and TED Talks Education. And Zane brings a podcast to inspire passion in teaching professionals with For The Love Of Teaching. Then it’s reviews time, baby! Liz Recommends …
Tonight, your host Zane C Weber will continue to speak softly, soothingly and calmly through a Wikipedia article while you relax and slip into slumber. We seek to help those who have trouble relaxing, unwinding, letting go and falling asleep, if you have any comments or suggestions on how we could better achieve this goal, we welcome your feedback.…
Ever wondered what your favourite pop-culture characters get up to when no one is looking? Well now, unfortunately, you don't have to. There will be (badly spelled) Coarse Language, (poorly explored) Adult Themes, (overly gratuitous) Sex Scenes, and (unnecessarily graphic) Violence. Consider this a trigger warning for everything that we could possi…
“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. And even more I revere them when they stand alone. They are like lonely persons. Not like hermits who have stolen away out of some weakness, but like great, solitary men, like Beethoven and Nietzsche. In their …
