Cultural Stew Podcast
69 episodes - English - Latest episode: 30 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA cultural recommendation podcast. Listen to what we think is worth checking out, and what isn't in the high paced world of media & entertainment
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That One About Theatre
June 11, 2018 16:00 - 2 hours - 77.2 MBTITLE: Cultural Stew Podcast EPISODE: 0014 DATE: 06/10/2018 INTROS Guest- Kendra Hacker NEWS WE CARE ABOUT (21:30) THE RECOMMENDATION LIST (38:50) Valerie- Ex Machina- Amazon, Hush- Netflix Ron- Sense8 Finale (Netflix) Tony- Delta Force . Audible Recommendation: Us Against You by Fredrik Backman (his follow up to Beartown) TODAY’S STEW (63:01) -We discuss the Tony nominations and predictions with Kendra NEXT WEEKS TOPIC: (114:58) What did you want to be when you grew up? We each discuss a ...
Solo's Timeless Blockbuster Book Club
May 29, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBPODCAST NOTES TITLE: Cultural Stew Podcast EPISODE: 0013 SUBTITLE: DATE: 05/27/2018 TIME: 2:30 LOCATION: GFMEDIA Studios Today's podcast is brought to you by audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/culturalstew . Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. INTROS NEWS WE CARE ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION LIST Book Club Solo Timeless 2 Hour Finale TODAY’S STEW Blockbusters MEDIA OF THE WEEK GRAB BAG: ...
Dark Gimmicks of Kodachrome & Karate
May 14, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBPODCAST NOTES TITLE: Cultural Stew Podcast EPISODE: 0012 SUBTITLE: DATE: 05/12/2018 TIME: 9:30am (9:30-11) LOCATION: GFMEDIA Studios Today's podcast is brought to you by audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/culturalstew . Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. INTROS NEWS WE CARE ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION LIST Here and Now Kodachrome Cobra Kai AD BREAK To download your free audiobook today go to au...
Super Wild Stories Leftover by Tarantino
April 30, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBPODCAST NOTES TITLE: Cultural Stew Podcast EPISODE: 0011 DATE: 04/22/2018 LOCATION: GFMEDIA Studios Today's podcast is brought to you by audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/culturalstew . Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. What interesting thing did you do this week? RON: More running, Film premiere- Infinity Wars VAL : Rearranging all the furniture in the house. Starting 5 projects at a time. Dr...
Sex, Stigmas and Smiling Back
April 16, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBWARNING there may be spoilers discussed during the course of the show. Today we chat about Sgt Stubby, Wild Wild Country, Thanks for Sharing, and delve into mental illness depiction with I Smile Back. DATE: 4/15/2018 LENGTH: 1hr50min LOCATION: GFMEDIA Studios SUBSCRIBE RSS |ITUNES | LISTEN | SUPPORT | CONTACT [spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=14488973" width="100%" height="200px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chap...
Not So Quiet Dissent From the Top Rope
April 09, 2018 01:00 - 2 hours - 78 MBCultural Stew Podcast EPISODE: 0009 DATE: 04/08/2018 LOCATION: GFMEDIA Studios Get a free Audible download and a 30 day trial @ www.audibletrial.com/culturalstew What did we do this week? Learn about Tony’s playwriting Valerie’s love of Writers and Books Ron’s stage history--plus his favorite performance! (@ 10:02) NEWS WE CARE ABOUT New Trailers! (@ 20:42) THE RECOMMENDATION LIST Tony--The Last Tycoon- --Amazon Prime Ron- A Quiet Place --In theaters now! Valerie- The Night Manager Amazon P...
MINI: Moments of Influence - Jeffrey McBeth
April 03, 2018 14:00 - 26 minutes - 37 MBJeffrey McBeth sits down with me to discuss JRR Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings Special Guest: Jeffrey McBeth.
The Cold, The Dead, and The Computer Generated
April 01, 2018 23:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBToday we chat about Wind River, Santa Clarita Diet, Columbus and Steven Spielberg's take on theErnest Cline nostalgia novel, Ready Player One TITLE: Cultural Stew Podcast EPISODE: 0008 DATE: 04/01/2018 TIME: (2-3) LOCATION: GFMEDIA Studios Intros: A Welcome to the Podcast NEWS WE CARE ABOUT What big things happened this week? THE RECOMMENDATION LIST Wind River Santa Clarita Diet Columbus TODAY’S STEW How films/tv shows prey upon your inner child and the high use of nostalgia. MEDIA OF THE...
Simon, Squids, Spies and Snape
March 25, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBTITLE: Cultural Stew Podcast EPISODE: 0007 SUBTITLE: DATE: 3/25/2018 TIME: 3-4pm LOCATION: GFMEDIA Studios INTROS NEWS WE CARE ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION LIST Love Simon Spy Camp X-Ray TODAY’S STEW Film and its attempt to portray authentic relationships MEDIA OF THE WEEK (10 min) The Squid and The Whale WHATS ON YOUR RADAR AND IN YOUR QUEUE TONY VALERIE RON OUTRO RECAP TONY where can we find you on social media? @smtorchio and facebook VALERIE @pennylane64 on Twitter and Instagram RON you can f...
The Ghosts that Raid the Jungle
March 18, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBTITLE: Cultural Stew Podcast EPISODE: 0006 SUBTITLE: DATE: 3/18/2018 TIME: 1-4pm LOCATION: GFMEDIA Studios INTROS A welcome to the podcast NEWS WE CARE ABOUT What big things happen(ed) this week? THE RECOMMENDATION LIST A Ghost Story Tomb RAider JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE TODAY’S STEW Can we trust film trailers and advertisements? MEDIA OF THE WEEK (10 min) Movie trailers PSA: Pick up your trash, and be quiet. WHATS ON YOUR RADAR AND IN YOUR QUEUE TONY W - Fastlane (Predictable), Time...
MINI: Moments of Influence - Kraig Connor
March 16, 2018 11:00 - 16 minutes - 23 MBKraig Connor joins Ron in the next episode of Moments of Influence to discuss the impact Ayn Rand's "Anthem" on his life. Special Guest: Kraig Connor.
That One About Superheroes
March 12, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBPODCAST NOTES INTROS A welcome to the podcast SPECIAL GUEST: DANNY HOSKINS Artistic Director of Blackfriars Theatre NEWS WE CARE ABOUT Oscars! Lost In Space, San Clarita’s Diet S2, Dr. Seuss Grinch, Furlough THE RECOMMENDATION LIST A Wrinkle In Time Jessica Jones Season 2 Logan Lucky TODAY’S STEW THE RISE OF THE SUPERHERO MEDIA OF THE WEEK Black Panther WHATS ON YOUR RADAR AND IN YOUR QUEUE OUTRO TONY where can we find you on social media? @smtorchio and facebook VALERIE @pennylane64 on Tw...
Oscar Bait 2018
March 04, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBTITLE: Cultural Stew Podcast EPISODE: 0004 SUBTITLE: Oscar Bait DATE: 3/3/2018 TIME: 10:00-12:00 LOCATION: GFMEDIA Studios INTROS Today’s special guest is Dustin Haupt from Chicago, IL. Trivia of The Academy Awards Our Picks in the top categories TODAY’S STEW What do the Oscars really represent? Who/What was left off the lis Top 3 movies of the year WHATS ON YOUR RADAR AND IN YOUR QUEUE OUTRO RECAP TONY where can we find you on social media? @smtorchio and facebook VALERIE @pennylane64 on Twi...
MINI: Moments of Influence - Dan Lopata
March 02, 2018 13:00 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBJoin Dan Lopata and Ron Heerkens Jr as we discuss the influential The Clash album, Londons Calling and the effect it had on Dan's life. Special Guest: Dan Lopata.
Cultural Stew 5 Minute Review: Annihilation
February 26, 2018 13:00 - 6 minutes - 8.93 MB5 Minute review of the recent release: Annihilation starring Natalie Portman, Oscar Issac and Directed by Alex Garland
MINI: Moments of Influence - Chris O'Brien
February 19, 2018 00:30 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBChris O'Brien from Running Inside Out Podcast joins me for the first episode of this mini series, to talk about the influence that the Back to the Future Trilogy had on him. MUSIC: Light Utopia by Niklas Johansson [Epidemic Sound] Special Guest: Chris O Brien.
The Lost City of Dispute
February 18, 2018 23:00 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBOn today's Episode we Discuss Altered Carbon, The Big Sick, Ritual and The Lost City of Z. We discover that we don't always end up on the same page, and that's a good thing. INTROS NEWS WE CARE ABOUT Major Trailers: Jurassic World, Solo, Mission Impossible 6, Incredibles 2 Legion Season 2 (April 3), Westworld Season Two Starting March 3 we will be moving to a weekly show! Also a new mini show: Moments of Influence starts up next week! THE RECOMMENDATION LIST The Ritual (Netflix) ALTERED CARB...
Hostile Therapy
February 04, 2018 23:00 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBWARNING there may be spoilers discussed during the course of the show. Today we talk about the Oscar nominations, Violence depiction and consequences and the French movie, The Divines. We also catch up on somethings we caught over the past week and things that are on our radar. NOTES INTROS NEWS WE CARE ABOUT OSCAR NOMS THE RECOMMENDATION LIST Nightcrawler Lady Bird Hostiles, (link) TODAY’S STEW Is it dangerous to depict violence without consequences? MEDIA OF THE WEEK The Divines WHATS ON YO...
Of Mermen, War & Bearded Ladies
January 22, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBOur Premiere Episode! Welcome and thanks for finding us. WARNING there may be spoilers discussed during the course of the show. Today we talk about Critics, Review Systems and Dunkirk. We also catch up on somethings we caught over the past week and things that are on our radar. PODCAST NOTES DATE: 1/21/2018 LOCATION: GFMEDIA Studios INTROS NEWS SAG Awards show (link to list) 90th Academy Awards Oscars THE WATCH LIST Three Billboards Call Me By Your Name The Marvelous Mrs Maisel The Post ...