How Picard can it be?
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -Because there’s a criminal paucity of TV and film podcasts from white, middle-class, cisgender people. There will be spoilers.
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Sorry seems to be the Picardest word, with Kelly Guimont
May 11, 2022 21:08 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBFrustration! As Q is less of a Thing than we had hoped. Excitement! With the Borg sisters doing it for themselves. Confusion! As Rios is pushed into a boring romantic sub-plot instead of doing anything useful. All this plus crochet, Cabaret, and some very questionable bra-related puns. Join us – who cares about your finite mortal life? Links: Kelly on Twitter https://twitter.com/verso Cabaret’s 50th anniversary re-issue https://www.parkcircus.com/latest/P2596-Cabaret-turns-50 Reddit: ‘Wh...
The Shit Hits The Fan, with Iain McDonald
May 02, 2022 15:54 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBWe’re hoping that the Star Trek superfans don’t need or want detailed episode recaps, and nor do people who don’t like Star Trek, because we’ve got none of ’em for you today, folks. Plus, be warned, our guest this week is definitely a fan of Star Trek, but definitely not a fan of Star Trek Picard. Links: The different Star Trek doctors and how they would react to you walking into sickbay with something vaguely phallic stuck in your butt, a thread: https://mobile.twitter.com/SkyVasNormandy/...
Timely Phinterruption, with Gordon Barr and Jenny Bann
April 18, 2022 21:20 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MBWe lose our way in a dazzling display of incompetence, only to be rescued by our nefarious alternate-timeline hosts Gordon and Jenny who show us up in spectacular style. Meanwhile, Chris reads some beautiful internet words and watches a kids’ film, Oscar Isaac says we can call him Daddy, and actual good journalist Alex Watson steps in to calm everyone the hell down. You’re not so much a listener as an aural hostage at this point. Sorry. Guests hosts: Gordon Barr on Twitter: https://twitte...
Kore On Up The Cyber, with Jim McCauley
April 12, 2022 21:57 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MBRíos nails his Bond audition, Pill takes Manhattan, the Queen has new boots, and Kore performs a rudimentary Google search in possibly the biggest font ever used. Meanwhile, Chris enjoys theme tunes and science-y stuff then loses his damn mind explaining ice cube economics, while Jenny recommends crisps and encounters some real-life Viking treasure. Thankfully, Jim returns to be super-cool and explain almost everything. Except the ice cube bit. Links Jim on Twitter https://twitter.com/ji...
You ain’t never seen a queen like me, with Peter Cohen
April 07, 2022 20:44 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MBThe queen is dead; long live the queen! (But fuck you, Elnor.) The gang mount a Mission Impossible-style heist, apparently tired of thinking up weirdy-alien names the script writers bring on Adam and bring back Gary, and perpetually alone Dr Jurati gives a very literal interpretation of that timeless Bon Jovi lyric, ‘Shot through the organic tissue at the base of the cerebellum / And you’re to blame / You give coercive control in a relationship / A bad name’. Links Peter Cohen on Twitter: ...
Whole-body holistic weirdoes, with Dr Sarah Bickerton
March 30, 2022 20:55 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBIt’s fair to say the non-Picard chat this episode (from 21:00) is more lucid and engaging than the Picard chat that preceded it, but as always, our guest – this week, the erudite and lovely Dr Sarah Bickerton – adds some Actually Good Star Trek Discourse. We would promise to do better next week, but we respect you too much to lie to you. Links The Hermit of Treig: https://www.screen.scot/film-in-scotland/made-in-scotland/film/the-hermit-of-treig Daniel Durant on how he got into music: htt...
Sparks Fly (Backwards), with Dan Moren
March 21, 2022 13:05 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MB“Hey, the kid’s finally asleep. Why don’t we watch episode three and then record the podcast about it?” Reader, you’ll see why. But! As tired and incoherent as Jenny and Chris are, the episode was bouncy, pacy, and tight; it’s a nightmarish Kafkaesque seesaw of ability and talent. Plus, we get this series’ first genuinely creepy moment, more Pill love, and we recommend a year-old piece global phenomenon as if it’s a just-released indie sleeper hit that needs all the promo it can get. 🤷 Thank...
Trousers of Time, All Back to Mine, with Jonathan Smith
March 15, 2022 11:11 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MBWe’re torn over whether the second episode of the season is ‘great’ or ‘a necessary pivot’, Chris relives his childhood with Flight of the Navigator, Jenny ignores Turning Red reviews, and our pal Jonathan beams in to share his Kinnock-inspired thoughts with the class. All this and not much more – it’s the ultimate podcast for the Star Trek ambivalent! Links Jonathan’s quality Twitter content https://twitter.com/tweetmonkeyj Grayson’s Art Club on All4 https://www.channel4.com/programmes/gr...
Trousers of Time, All Back to Mine
March 15, 2022 11:11 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MBWe’re torn over whether the second episode of the season is ‘great’ or ‘a necessary pivot’, Chris relives his childhood with Flight of the Navigator, Jenny ignores Turning Red reviews, and our pal Jonathan beams in to share his Kinnock-inspired thoughts with the class. All this and not much more – it’s the ultimate podcast for the Star Trek ambivalent! Links Jonathan’s quality Twitter content https://twitter.com/tweetmonkeyj Grayson’s Art Club on All4 https://www.channel4.com/programmes/...
Jumping to light speed with Dave Bradley
March 06, 2022 22:28 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBPicard packs in the action with new ships, old friends, and more winking than you might reasonably expect from a Starfleet officer. Writer, editor, podcaster and mensch Dave Bradley offsets our chaotic vibe with some actual insightful commentary, and we have no chill whatsoever. Engage! Links Dave Bradley on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoxDaveB Hear more Dave on Robby The Robot’s Waiting https://twitter.com/robbyscifi SFX’s world exclusive Picard cover – hang it in your room! https://www...
Jumping to light speed, with Dave Bradley
March 06, 2022 22:28 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBPicard packs in the action with new ships, old friends, and more winking than you might reasonably expect from a Starfleet officer. Writer, editor, podcaster and mensch Dave Bradley offsets our chaotic vibe with some actual insightful commentary, and we have no chill whatsoever. Engage! Links Dave Bradley on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoxDaveB Hear more Dave on Robby The Robot’s Waiting https://twitter.com/robbyscifi SFX’s world exclusive Picard cover – hang it in your room! https://www....
Season 2 look-ahead
February 28, 2022 09:56 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBNeed a distraction from literally everything? Join us as we forget what little we ever knew about Picard, and talk Star Trek with our actually-knowledgeable guest and friend, Ant. Featuring! Photos with Patrick Stewart! Offending Michael Dorn! The Batman excitement! CODA’s Oscar hopes! And more! Links Be friends with Ant! https://twitter.com/antinbath Gates McFadden’s Twitter for all your ghost dating needs https://twitter.com/gates_mcfadden Ship-Talking Podcast https://www.shiptalkingp...
Be Our Guest! (Be Our Guest!)
June 29, 2020 10:40 - 1 hour - 133 MBWe’re joined by special guests/innocent bystanders Simon Brew and Jim McCauley for a musicals double-header! Join us for a collective flip-out as Cats and Hamilton come to the small screen in the lockdown week that might finally tip us over the edge. Meanwhile, Chris gives all his mics away, Jenny channels Hercules Mulligan, and Siri is our co-pilot. Cats chat (confusing if you’re French) starts at 3:38 Hamilchat starts at 32:29 Links: Simon Brew on Twitter https://twitter.com/simonbrew ...
Jennifer Aniston Is Blameless
May 19, 2020 20:53 - 53 minutes - 98.7 MBWe watch (some of) your recommendations in another Star Trek-free episode! Join us as we chat dystopian self-love in See, dubious apologies in The Morning Show, and ask if infertility can ever be funny after the fact. Meanwhile, Chris enjoys “tart with a heart” Billy Crudup, the Chris Evans Career Clinic gains an unexpected ally, and Jenny just wants to get through a kids’ film emotionally unscathed. Listen now! Or don’t! We watched: The Morning Show https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/the-mornin...
256 Shades of Grey
May 04, 2020 21:57 - 38 minutes - 70.9 MBJoin us as we achieve a shocking 0% Picard in this Apple TV+ special episode! We discuss household favourites Defending Jacob, The Morning Show and Fraggle Rock: Rock On. Hold tight as Chris shares his tales of the Apple PR phone tree, Jenny is distressed by a crime scene coffee break, and absolutely no one knows who Jack Davenport is. Probably the most-qualified we’ve ever been to host our own podcast! And yet… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howpicar...
Fin
April 03, 2020 20:32 - 30 minutes - 55.7 MBPicard concludes with one of the most obliging baddies in Star Trek history! We somehow find a way to both applaud and disparage the finale in equal measure. PLUS! Chris doubles-down on his Off Menu recommendation, Jenny fails to watch The Mandalorian, and everyone is tired. Join us, for possibly the only podcast in town recorded by people still in the same room! Maybe forever! Send snacks! Picard stuff ends at 16:30. Links Off Menu with Joe Thomas: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/e...
Shame on you, Agnes!
March 22, 2020 22:51 - 27 minutes - 50.7 MBTwo crash-landings but no one bats a synthetic eye, as the penultimate episode builds to an exciting† climax! Meanwhile, Chris pushes his Pill agenda, Jenny’s Disney+ expectations are sky-high, everyone loves Mae Martin, and we are the first people to mention Mickey Blue Eyes in at least a decade. † Excitement not guaranteed. Links Utopia chic: https://www.reddit.com/r/sto/comments/9ygayn/we_need_these_outfits_from_tng_i_believe_it_was/ Pope/Pryce meme (can’t find the coronavirus one par...
Beautiful Flower
March 15, 2020 23:33 - 36 minutes - 66.9 MBYou don’t have to be Rios to work here, but it helps. El capitán finally gets some backstory in an episode that flies in the face of ‘show, don’t tell’ and lands directly in the path of ‘Ken’. Meanwhile, Chris gets an award, Jenny is broken by child wrangling in isolation, and no one wants the fancy pasta shapes. ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Mild discussion of self-harm. Picard stuff ends 12 minutes in. Links Old School podcast: https://www.thebiglight.com/oldschool Northern Goal podcast: https:...
Cabin Fever
March 09, 2020 11:04 - 32 minutes - 58.8 MBPicard finds a slice of heaven with old friends, Rios demonstrates his incredible Y-ligament, and Alison Pill acts the pants off everyone else. Meanwhile, Chris turns 40 and falls asleep, Jenny loves cabins and Dead Eyes, and everyone bickers. Join us for another great episode of Broughty Ferry’s best* spouse-hosted Picard-themed pop culture podcast! Picard stuff ends at 18:38. Get in touch at twitter.com/HowPicard, or email [email protected]! Links The pizza box https://twitter.com/...
Soji Pants
February 29, 2020 23:33 - 37 minutes - 69.2 MBBoom, shake the room! But please check the booking sheet first. The action heats up on The Artifact. Meanwhile, Lemsip-addled Jenny both loves and hates Birds of Prey, Chris reveals his insane podcast-listening strategy, and there are a lot of uncomfortable questions about the DCEU. This is less of a show description than a warning from the future. Picard stuff ends at 16:23. Links Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn: https://www.dca.org.uk/whats-on/event/bi...
Take a chill, Pill!
February 23, 2020 22:47 - 25 minutes - 45.8 MBDo you love space heists and hate eyeballs? Then have we got the Picard episode for you! Meanwhile, Jenny slacks off to watch Snowpiercer, Chris enthuses about Canadian manufacturing, and no one wants to endorse Top Gear. Plus! Don’t miss a great SpongeBob Squarepants research opportunity. Dive in: it’s the incredibly low-energy episode you don’t deserve… and yet here we are. Picard bit ends at around 8:50. Some links for ya: [Sadly only the first part of] That Alan Partridge episode: htt...
Way of Absolute Meander
February 16, 2020 23:33 - 42 minutes - 78.3 MBHold on tight as Picard picks up pace! We get excited about warrior nuns and a familiar face, while the Borg cube makes another orbit of Planet Exposition. Meanwhile, Chris loves Mary Beard, bottoms are objectively funny, and Jenny hosts her bi-annual Chris Evans Career Clinic. All this plus Parasite, office Oscar comp news and not much more! Honestly, you could just do some Duolingo or work on your core. Picard section starts basically at about 10 seconds in and contains spoilers, but you ...
Picard! In! Spaaace!
February 09, 2020 21:18 - 24 minutes - 44.5 MBSet your phasers to EXCITE as Picard finally boards a ship and gets a ragtag crew of misfits together for one last mission. But where the hell is his dog? Meanwhile, Chris earns hipster cred by hosting a Japanese film screening, then instantly loses it by referencing both Austin Powers and Galaxy Quest in quick succession. Jenny fails to see Parasite, launches an impassioned defence of Jojo Rabbit, and takes the office Oscars competition far too seriously. Dive in! Waste more minutes of your...
The difficult second episode
February 02, 2020 20:27 - 29 minutes - 53.4 MBToo long, too indulgent, too pretentious. But with some excellent name-dropping. Klang! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howpicard/message
The starting is easy
January 26, 2020 11:58 - 16 minutes - 30 MBHey, we’re two white middle-class people with a microphone! Why don’t we make a rambling and ill-considered podcast about TV and films? Note: this is to amuse nobody but ourselves. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howpicard/message