Pex Lives: A Doctor Who Podcast

Three Minute Record, Episode 3: Born to Run - The Truth That Ran Us Down

The Wild, The Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle

Kit and James are back! And they brought someone - the brilliant Andrew Matey - who knows what they're talking about for this, the second real episode of We Learned More From A Three Minute Record. This one goes in deep on Bruce Springsteen's sophomore album, the Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle. The songs? Dissected. The good? Passionately loved. The sacred cows? Delicious burger meat. 

Pex Lives: Star Beast

Your long international nightmare is over. Here it is, the podcast episode so anticipated, so filled with good magick that it did the unthinkable and killed Henry Kissenger. You're welcome. You're also now able to sate your previously unquenchable hunger to learn what your old buddies Kevin 'n' James thought about the newest Doctor Who. Listen now. We're back. 

Three Minute Record 001: Greetings From Asbury Park

In which James Slater-Murphy and Kit Power begin their deep dive into the studio albums of Columbia recording artist Bruce Springsteen.  With a startling lack of originality, we start at the beginning, taking in 1973s Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ. There's a bit of initial amused bafflement that this is the origin story for one of popular music's biggest and most reliable stadium fillers, but we also discover a lot to enjoy and ponder, especially on side 2, as well as some signposts towar...

70: The Nightmare of Eden, or, I don't work for anyone; I'm just having fun. & London Calling

Kevin and James spend an extremely small amount of time on the 1979 Dr. Who serial before getting concisely into the Clash's third record. 

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The Clash (1977) UK - by The Clash

Kevin and James talk about an all-timer of a record. 

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Charlie & the Bunsonmen

Come and hang out with Kevin and James as they find small shoots of optimism in current events, navigate two very different times of day, and talk some classic Sylv! 

65: The Planet of Evil

Kevin and James talk a Tom Baker serial & Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks!

Tedious Inevitability - Moonraker

The Bondage crew is joined by Jack Graham to discuss Moonraker. Hijinks and technical difficulties ensue.      

64: Robot (and the giant doctor who)

Kevin & James talk about a couple of good Bob Dylan records (well a couple of records, anyway) before falling into the gush-fest of Tom Baker's first story. 

63: The Daemons

Kevin and James chat about current events & the Daemons. A great chat, come spend some time hanging out.

IITSL11 Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978

We're here already, pod people!  Jack, George, and Elliot reform to talk about one of the greatest of all remakes, one of the greatest of all sci-fi movies, one of the quintessential films of the 70s, the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum, and Leonard Nimoy. Once again, my patrons got advance access. @_Jack_Graham_ @E11iotChapman @EnigmaticElegy / http://www.strangeplaygrounds.com/ / https://www.yout...

Human Bondage: Spies Like Us, Baby We Were Born to Love

Spies Like Us, Baby We Were Born to Love - The Spy Who Loved Me

The War Games Part III: The Final Part

Kevin and James heroically reject that Spotify money then chat the last part of Patrick Troughton's swansong as well as Nashville Skyline & Self Portrait by Bob Dylan. 

IITSL10 Dont Look Now (1972)

Elliot, George, and I are back to talk about Nic Roeg's mysterious and mesmerising Don't Look Now (1972), a tale of haunting grief and uncanny precognition in a decaying and dirty Venice, based on the Daphne Du Maurier story, starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie.  With digressions into Hitchcock, Hannibal, and heverything helse. Once again, my patrons got advance access. @_Jack_Graham_ @E11iotChapman @EnigmaticElegy / http://www.strangeplaygrounds.com/ / https://www.youtube....

The War Games pt. 2

Kevin & James battle on through the long Troughton serial and then continue to wander through the Bob Dylan discography with Blonde on Blonde & John Wesley Harding. 

IITSL9 The Omen (1976)

Our saviour is born!*         *of a jackal

62: The War Games, or, One of the most terrible times on the planet Earth.

Kevin and James have a chat, then sink their teeth into the first three episodes of the '69 Troughton serial The War Games. Note: this was recorded just prior to the Omicron variant catching people's notice, immediately making it helplessly dated. Good talk! 

IITSL8 Exorcist III(AKA Legion) (1990)

Elliot, George, and I are back to talk about William Peter Blatty's fascinating, flawed, ambitious, sometimes brilliant 1990 oddity, Exorcist III (AKA Legion)... with digressions into the other Exorcist movies and books, plus Christopher Lee, Hannibal, Theodicy, mythology, etc etc etc.  Once again, my patrons got advance access. The plan is for us to do The Omen next and release it on Christmas Day. @_Jack_Graham_ @E11iotChapman @EnigmaticElegy / http://www.strangeplaygrounds.com/ / ...

IITSL7 Berberian Sound Studio 2012

Elliot rejoins and the original IITSL gang assays Peter Strickland's 2012 triumph Berberian Sound Studio, a masterclass of aesthetics and irresolvably ambiguous, mysterious, gripping hauntological cinema. Berberian Sound Studio - Wikipedia My own piece from a few years ago, written immediately after my first viewing of this film: Carry On Screaming – Eruditorum Press Movie Soundtrack  @_Jack_Graham_ @E11iotChapman @EnigmaticElegy / http://www.strangeplaygrounds.com/ / https://www...

It *IS* The Same Log, Ep 6 The Shining (1980)

Another podcast excursion into the Media Hauntological, this time focusing on The Shining, the 1980 masterpiece by... well, by several people, including but not limited to Stanley Kubrick.  (See also a triumvirate of brilliant women: Diane Johnson, Wendy Carlos, and Shelley Duvall.) This time George and I are joined by Kit Power.  Because we've decided we hate Elliot.  No, no, no.  I kid.  If the Joker ever tries to corrupt one of us, it'll be Elliot, because he's the best of us.  Truth is...

Shabcast 41.5: Holly Explains Final Fantasy 7 to Jack, Part 5 - Closing Ruminations

The longest Shabcast ever - both in terms of its total running time and of how long it has taken to release - draws to a close.   In this final fantastic episode, Holly offers some closing remarks about texts, fan art, fan fiction, fantasy and its relationship to real action, play, etc.   As you might expect by now, these remarks are complex, thought-provoking, and challenging.  They take in matters of great delicacy, and even darkness and danger.  Touched upon in our final discussion ar...

It *IS* The Same Log, Ep5 The Witch (2015)

Elliot, George, and Jack continue their podcasting odyssey into the Media Hauntological, branching off into a related but new direction with Robert Eggers' 2015 masterpiece The Witch.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witch_(2015_film)   Content warnings abound. @_Jack_Graham_ @E11iotChapman @EnigmaticElegy / http://www.strangeplaygrounds.com/ / https://www.youtube.com/user/ExaggeratedElegy

IITSL4b Blair Witch Podcast Off-Cut

A little extra.  George, Elliot and I don't consider, let alone take a course of action as drastic as 'stop talking' lightly.  Our Blair Witch conversation continued for another near 40 minutes after the point where I ended the episode.  And here it is.  

IITSL4 The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Aaaand, for Halloween itself, here's yet another spooktobery new episode of It IS The Same Log (because these days we are *all* Heather in the woods sobbing "It's not the same log!" over and over again but... I gotta tell ya... it *is*) and once again I (Jack) am joined by Elliot Chapman and George Daniel Lea. My (Jack's) October odyssey through the Media Hauntological with erudite and enthusiastic pod-mates Elliot Chapman and George Daniel Lea continues and culminates with a considerati...

Human Bondage: Cheap Speed and Phuyuck, or The Man with the Golden Gun (ft. Elliot Chapman)

Come one, come all! Elliot Chapman, master performer and one of the finest storytellers of our Internet Age, is on Human Bondage. He witnesses strange things, like Christopher Lee's third nipple, Kit's defense of Fleming's novel, a shoutout to Wrong With Authority fans, and James bodying Christine near the end.

Shabcast 41.4: Holly Explains Final Fantasy 7 to Jack, Part 4 - The Remake is Actually Good

Welcome back to the loooong discussion between myself, Jack Graham, and the excellent Holly Boson (@fireh9lly) in which Holly explains Final Fantasy VII to me, a total novice, in pitiless detail. Sorry for the looooooong gap between this and the last installment. So here, at last, is Part 4 This episode is mainly about why the remake is amazing.  Even so, some possibly disturbing subjects are mentioned, so I must again attach a content warning. The series will conclude with a fifth p...

IITSL3 Ghostwatch 1992 with Elliot Chapman and George Daniel Lea

Aaaand here's another spooktobery new episode of It IS The Same Log (because these days we are *all* Heather in the woods sobbing "It's not the same log!" over and over again but... I gotta tell ya... it *is*) and once again I (Jack) am joined by Elliot Chapman and George Daniel Lea. This time we tackle the legendary and infamous Ghostwatch, created and aired by the BBC in 1992 much to their own horror.  Written by Stephen Volk, directed by Lesley Manning.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...

IITSL2 The Stone Tape 1972 with George Daniel Lea and Elliot Chapman

Spooktober continues with IITSL (because these days we are *all* Heather in the woods sobbing "It's not the same log!" over and over again but... I gotta tell ya... it *is*) and a new episode that is genuinely one of my (Jack's) favourite things I've ever done, a conversation with the same team as last time (Elliot Chapman and George Daniel Lea) about the classic 1972 Nigel Kneale TV ghost story The Stone Tape, the terrifying and multi-dimensional masterpiece of the BBC gothic. Spoilers an...

IITSL1 The Changeling 1980 with Elliot Chapman and George Daniel Lea

Welcome to the first episode of It IS The Same Log, a new series for October, in which Jack Graham (of I Don't Speak German and the Shabcast) talks to his erudite friends Elliot Chapman and George Daniel Lea about lesser-known landmarks in the cinema and television of the uncanny.  This week, it's 1980's The Changeling, an underappreciated classic of haunted cinema. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Changeling_(film) @_Jack_Graham_ @E11iotChapman @EnigmaticElegy / http://www.strangep...

Human Bondage: Roll for Gator! Or, Live And Let Die (feat. Miranda Carousel)

Christine and Kit welcome Roger Moore with Live and Let Die. They're joined by their brilliant and hilarious friend Miranda, who has never seen a James Bond movie and proceeds to gloriously dunk on the source material and this show's gringo hosts.

61:The Rescue, or, Fitting, in the present circumstances, don't you think?

Kevin and James talk the 1965 artifacts the Rescue, Bringing It All Back Home, & Highway 61 Revisited

60: Destiny of the Daleks, or, the drilling will continue until penetration is complete

Human Bondage - Diamonds have an impressive durability, favourably comparing to the longevity of many other things

    Christine, Kit, and James tackle Diamonds Are Forever, Connery's second (and last, yes, shut the fuck up) swansong as James Bond. It's a weird fucking movie and they have some takes on it. Things go to hell.

Human Bondage: On Her Majesty's Secret Service, or, Diana Rigg RULES

The Human Bondage team returns to take on George Lazenby's sole outing as Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. There's stuff we liked, stuff we didn't, and a great deal of fun was had in the conversation. Come for the breakdown of what may end up being one of the most faithful adaptation of a Fleming novel, stay for the Diana Rigg worship.

59: Galaxy 4, or, Tomorrow is the last day this planet will ever see.

Kevin and James have a great time saying "chumblies" to one another and then get into a deep dive in the second part of their subseries about Bob Dylan's albums, covering The Times They Are A-Changin' and Another Side of Bob Dylan.   Chumblies. 

The Bob Dylan Listening Party 1

Hey, Bobby Dylan, we recorded you a 'cast.

Human Bondage: You Only Live Twice , Or Critical Support For Blofeld

Christine and Kit are joined by James Slater-Murphy to talk about the horribly anti-Japanese You Only Live Twice.

58: The Underwater Menace, or, As always, there is nothing to worry about.

Kevin, James and Jack get wet. 

57: Resurrection of the Daleks, or, why do they take themselves so seriously?

The year of Pex Lives continues! This month: Resurrection of the Daleks. 

56: The Edge of Destruction, or, like being hit, but without any pain.

Kevin and James shoot the breeze and talk about the third Dr. Who serial. 

Shabcast 41.3: Holly Explains Final Fantasy VII to Jack, Part 3

Here is the next part of the loooong discussion between myself, Jack Graham, and the excellent Holly Boson (@fireh9lly) in which Holly explains Final Fantasy VII to me, a total novice, in pitiless detail. In this episode we delve into the history and politics of sequels and remakes, and fandom as a way of constructing the self. Content warnings apply because some potentially troubling issues are mentioned. Part 4 will be posted in advance of publication for my Patreon backers. https://...

55: The Brain of Morbius, or, you chicken brained biological disaster

Kevin and James talk current events and then gush about a great serial.

Shabcast 41.2: Holly Explains Final Fantasy VII to Jack, Part 2

Here is the next part of the loooong discussion between myself, Jack Graham, and the excellent Holly Boson (@fireh9lly) in which Holly explains Final Fantasy VII to me, a total novice, in pitiless detail. This episodes moves on from preparatory context to the basics of the game and its history, Holly's textual approach to the game, and such subjects as Cloud Strife, fandom, shipping, etc. Content warnings apply from this point on because some potentially troubling issues are mentioned. ...

Shabcast 41: Holly Explains Final Fantasy VII to Jack, Part 1

The first part of a new, multi-part Shabcast in which my brilliant friend, writer and podcaster Holly Boson (@fireh9lly), takes me on a journey into a realm of which I was previously entirely ignorant, the complex labyrinth that is the Final Fantasy series of video games, especially Final Fantasy VII.   This first episode is an hour long and is just the preparatory context she needed to give me to set me up for the actual trip.   My Patreon backers got advance access to this and already...

54: Survival, or, Come on Ace, we've got work to do.

It's called Survival - and only the strong can survive

53: The Dominators, or, If you'd care to make an appointment.

The Pex Lives lads have returned after tragically losing an episode. They chat elections (you know, Solihull's by-election, the recent gains made by Plaid Cymru) and lockdowns and the worst (?) serial of Doctor Who, which James picked cos he fancied some Troughton and did no further research.