Stacey’s Pop Culture Parlour

Episode 17 - But I Digress...

Come one, come all and join Stacey in another exciting installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Joining her through the magic of the internet this month is seasoned podcaster and jolly good fellow, Steve Bishop! Listen in as both Stacey and Steve struggle to stay on topic and the conversation meanders around video games and consoles*, Doctor Who, Man of Steel and much, much more! Expect spoilers for basically everything, but in particular Man of Steel, which Stacey spoils the bejeezus out of in order to simultaneously rant and gush with excitement. It's a long 'un, but a good 'un! Enjoy! Episode Theme - 'Animal Arithmetic' by Jonsi End Theme - 'No One Likes Superman Anymore' by I Fight Dragons *It is worth noting that this was recorded just a day before Microsoft announced all the changes to the XBox One to make it less ridiculous, so expect a little mockery towards Microsoft that can now be disregarded, innit.

Episode 16 - Trekking Into The Kitchen

'Ello there! Welcome to Episode 16 of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month, Stacey is joined actually in the flesh all up in her kitchen by her good buddy Phil Thomas. It turns out it's quite awkward to record your friend when sat right there, so there's only one thing for it; booze! Join Stacey and Phil as they get to grips with her shiny new microphone and tipsily discuss their thoughts on Iron Man 3 and that Big Spoiler, as well as Star Trek Into Darkness, Community S4, Age of Ulton, Saga and much much more! If you'd like to join Stacey in the Parlour sometime (but maybe not her kitchen; especially if you're a stranger!), just drop her an email to staceysparlour@gmail.com, or come harrass her on Twitter (@StacebobT). SPOILER WARNING: Basically everything that gets discussed in this episode is spoiler-ed MASSIVELY. Fair warning, yo. So grab a cake (Thorntons little chocolate cakey thingies are tops!) and enjoy this installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Episode Theme - 'Out Of The Blue' by Prides Ending Theme - 'Space Wax America' by Anamanaguchi

Episode 15 - The Bazongas Test

Well hello there, people of the internet; welcome to another installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Joining Stacey at her virtual tea party this month is Clover; one quarter of the book-based podcast Scrolls! Listen in as the ladies discuss Game of Thrones, Constantine #1-2, Doctor Who, The Jeselnik Offensive, Paramore's latest offering and much much more (including Casualty, for some reason...) Go forth and enjoy! Episode Theme - 'Demon Kitty Rag' by Katzenjammer End Theme - 'Ain't It Fun' by Paramore

Episode 14 - Tangents Guaranteed

Cor, it's Parlour time again guys! Welcome to the 14th installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour, this month featuring web comic-ist extraordinnaire and all-round tip-top bloke, Luke Foster! Luke joins Stacey just weeks before swanning off on an adventure around America, so expect an almost tangible sense of envy wafting around this episode... As well as discussing Luke's impending exciting adventures, the pair also ruminate on whether S4 of Community is actually any good, whether Guardians of the Galaxy is worth investigating prior to the film release, why Stacey is scared of Doctor Who re-starting, and why her sister shouldn't call her first-born son Freddie... All this, plus reviews of Babble, Oz The Great and Powerful, Peter Panzerfaust and much much more! Hope y'all dig! Episode Theme - 'It's Getting Boring By The Sea' by Blood Red Shoes End Theme - 'I'm Your Boogie Man' by KC & The Sunshine Band PS. I'd like to apologise in advance for using the term 'female actresses'. I mean, really?! PPS. Happy chocolate-egg-eating weekend! Woot, sugar!

Episode 13 - The Jumbo Birthday Extravaganza!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, HAPPY BIRTHDAY STACEY'S POP CULTURE PARLOUR, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! That's right, this episode sees this little podcast turn 1 whole year old. It's officially out of nappies and really ought to be sleeping through the night by now... In order to properly celebrate, Stacey is joined by 4 tippety-top special guests; writer of Forty-Five and top dude Andi Ewington, Marvel writer and all-round lovely chap Paul Cornell, Com.X head honcho and editor supreme Eddie Deighton and 2000AD doodler, The Most Handsome Man in Comics, Leigh Gallgher! Talk ranges fromWolverine to cake, digital comics to D.I.Y, conventions to kids with a liberal helping of ghosts, magic, TMNT and much, much more! So grab a slice of birthday cake (before Stace eats it all) and check this extra-special, fun-filled episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Episode Theme - 'Super Psyched For Your Birthday' by The Danimals Other music - 'The Woodpile', 'Late March Death March', 'The Oil Slick', 'Old Old Fashioned' and 'Swim Until You Can't See Land' by Frightened Rabbit

Episode 12 - Care For A Song?

Bonjour mes amis! Bienvenue sur l'episode 12! Joining Stacey in the Parlour this month and stealing all the Battenburg cake is Stephen Lacey! Stephen is no stranger to the Land of Podcasting, hosting not one but two shows; The Fantasticast and 20 Minute Longbox. As you may have guessed from all the French, this episode features quite a long review of Les Miserables (sorry for the lack of accents; no idea how to do this on Lappy!) Also featured are ramblings on all the latest happenings in the world of Spider-Man (expect spoilers for basically every Spider-Man comic that has been out recently), plenty Marvel Now titles, The Big Bang Theory, Dredd, Searching fo Sugar Man and much much more! So sit back, relax, nab some Battenburg before Stephen scoffs the lot, and enjoy this latest installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! P.S. I would like to apologise profusely for referring to the movie Dredd as Judge Dredd the entire time I reviewed it. Worra plonker, eh?? Episode Theme - 'Sugar Man' by Rodriguez End Theme - 'A Simple Answer' by Grizzly Bear

Episode 11 - Argh, Christmas Zombies!!

Welcome to a somewhat festive episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Joining Stacey in the Parlour this month is her good buddy and splendid bassist, Adge Bullimore! The pair get their Santa hats on and review such festive delights as... The Walking Dead?... Er, OK... How about these other jolly Christmas reviews of Superpowered Beatdown or... Hmm... Well, the episode is jam-packed with exciting news, reviews, opinions and even a little Will Ferrell for good measure. So grab some Christmas Pudding (or, if you're not a fruit cake kind of a person, a slice of Yule log), slather on some custard and enjoy! Episode Theme - 'Egomania' by Elmo Sexwhistle End Theme - 'Christmas Wrapping' by The Donnas Hi all; Stacey here! Just here to wish all you delightful listeners a very Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy New Year! Stay safe, have fun, eat FAAARRRR too much and I'll see you all in 2013!!

Episode 10 - The Mic of Doom

Good morrow, one and all! Welcome once again to Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour; the home of superior rambling! This month, Stacey is joined by the utterly delightful Matt Davis and his Microphone of Doom! Yes, the sound quality isn't great (and Stacey's editing skills were not up to the task of fixing it)* but hopefully you can still enjoy their musings on such things as the Doctor Who Christmas special, the new Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, Continuum and much much more! Enjoy! Episode Theme - 'Back In Black' by AC/DC End Theme - 'Do It Anyway' by Ben Folds Five *I'd really like to thank Matt for joining me at very short notice and making a delightful episode of it, and to apologise to you lovely listeners for not being tech-savvy enough to fix the sound issues. I am making a solemn vow now to have Matt back in the future when he has time to prepare (i.e. sort out a mic!)

Episode 9 - The Spookysode

Welcome, boys and girls, to a very spooky episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Joining Stacey this month is the other half of Dissecting Worlds and tip-top gent; Kehaar and somehow, without any forward planning, they both managed to read & watch several creepy and scary Halloween type things! From Army of Darkness to American Vampire, Baltimore: The Plague Ships to Clark Ashton Smith, this episode is jam-packed with spooky goodies to scare the bejeezus out of you. Don't listen to this alone in the dark! Enjoy! MWAHAHAHAHAA! Episode Theme - 'Breaking News' by Half Man Half Biscuit End Theme - 'Ghostbusters' by Ray Parker Jr

Episode 8 - Geronimo!

Alright guv, come 'ere and 'av a listen to this 'ere podcast, yeah? This month Stacey's joined in the Parlour by imaginary cakes, the ghosts of spiders past and her co-host for this episode, the writer and Grand Overlord of Podcasts; Timothy Swann! The episode takes a turn for the Doctor Who-tastic as the pair discuss the ups and downs of series 5, series 6 so far, the feasibility of a female Doctor, Matt Smith's alleged resemblance to a tortilla chip, and what they'd be like as companions (it was officially agreed that they'd both die of a heart attack before long from all the running about). As well as ruminating on most things Who, Tim busts out his regional pride badge to chat about Bostin' Heroes, and Stace bemoans the batch of slightly mediocre things that have passed before her eyes since episode 7. All this plus giggles, The Thick of It, Star Wars, A Touch of Cloth and...periods?! Enjoy! Episode Theme - 'Tempest' by Pure Reason Revolution End Theme - 'Next Year' by Two Door Cinema Club