This piece originally appeared as part of my weekly newsletter, The Full Lid . If you like it, and want a weekly down of pop culture enthusiasm, occasional ketchup recipes and me enjoying things, then check out the archive and sign up here. NEEDLE SCRATCH/FREEZE FRAME Yup that’s me. you’re probably wondering how i ended up in …
s piece originally appeared as part of my BFS Award nominated weekly newsletter, The Full Lid . If you liked it, and want a weekly down of pop culture enthusiasm, occasional ketchup recipes and me enjoying things, then check out the archive and sign up here. Ella is a cheerful, happy young woman who is about to …
Commander Falconer is the hero’s hero’s hero. A gifted combat veteran, with a really cool eye patch, Falconer is rewarded for her valor by being transferred to a research facility on Pluto. OR… She’s being punished. Falconer is by the book, driven, courageous and quietly worried she’s extremely broken. Her new staff include: Christy-Endlessly enthusiastic, …
This piece originally appeared as part of my weekly newsletter, The Full Lid . If you liked it, and want a weekly down of pop culture enthusiasm, occasional ketchup recipes and me enjoying things, then check out the archive and sign up here. Moonbase Theta is shutting down. As the corporate enclave that owns it …
This piece originally appeared as part of my weekly newsletter, The Full Lid on 8th March 2019. If you liked it, and want a weekly down of pop culture enthusiasm, occasional ketchup recipes and me enjoying things, then check out the archive and sign up here. Podcasting is doing a thing again. Last time it …
This piece originally appeared as part of my weekly newsletter, The Full Lid on 8th February 2019. If you liked it, and want a weekly down of pop culture enthusiasm, occasional ketchup recipes and me enjoying things, then check out the archive and sign up here. Oh boy. Okay, business pants on. This week, Spotify, …
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That’s the first line of Olive Hill, a seven episode audio drama podcast that finished this week. It’s the story of Esther Snow, a journalist returning to her home town to try and discover the truth about a mystery that defined her childhood. It’s also about the challenges of being an outsider, of growing up in small …
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BODFwE-Tiz4] It has been my absolute joy to know both of these glorious nerds for my entire adult life. Andy and Arron are massively funny, endlessly enthusiastic and SmorgasPod is a lot like spending time inside their heads. Pop culture enthusiasm of every stripe mixed with razor-sharp and precisely absurd Yorkshire wit. Their youtube …
Over the weekend Alex and I were guests on the Know Fear podcast. It’s a fantastic show, a weekly look at a horror text with the exact combination of enthusiasm and academic analysis that I love. And they asked us on to talk about Day of the Triffids! Killer plants, academic horror AND a podcast. …
PODCASTING: Alex and I talk Day of the Triffids with the Know Fear Podcast