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Best Of 2025: The 'New Coke' Debacle
Happy New Year, Retrospectors! Weâll return with new episodes from Monday 5th January, but in the meantime the team have been choosing their favourite episodes from 2025 that are worthy of a second listen. First up, Olly has selected our conversation about âNew Cokeâ. Coca-Cola w ... Show More
15m 28s
Dec 19
Retrospectors Quiz of the Year 2025
How much have YOU learned from this yearâs show? Itâs time for our annual trivia test, as Arion and Rebecca face Ollyâs fiendishly difficult questions for 2025. And, for the first time, this year you can PLAY ALONG! Just click the link here đ https://forms.gle/ytZpWTei392F7YvCA ... Show More
27m 11s
Dec 18
When Cliff Ruled Christmas đď¸đˇ
Mistletoe and Wine became the UKâs Christmas Number One on 18th December, 1988; the first of three singles Cliff Richard would take to the top of the festive charts. What makes its triumph so curious is that the song began life as a sardonic showtune written in 1976 for a small m ... Show More
11m 5s
Mar 2025
Millie Bobby Brown Has Had Enough
As Disney's newest live-action remake of Snow White becomes the centre of America's latest culture war, facing backlash over casting, messaging and its portrayal of classic themes... Richard and Marina unpack why this might become the mouse's biggest ever fumble.
Millie Bobby Br ... Show More
56m 39s
Apr 2025
Season 7, Episode 38: Crying Over Books + A Book That Surprised Us
59m 18s
Jun 2025
The Real Life Gossip Girl: UNMASKED
Who is the secret influencer behind the nation's most vile hate website? Has Rachel Zegler saved her career with her West End performance of Evita? How did DAZN secure the rights to the Club World Cup, and is it all legit? Richard Osman and Marina Hyde peel back curtain of the mu ... Show More
1 h
Jun 2023
Closed Captions: On or Off?
This week, the panel is first joined by Slate senior editor Sam Adams to review Past Lives, Celine Songâs gentle yet affecting directorial debut. Then, Dana and Stephen dive into The Ultimatum: Queer Love with Slateâs June Thomas. Finally, the trio debate the virtues of closed ca ... Show More
55m 49s
May 2025
Season 7, Episode 39: Brain Farts + Reading Canadian
1h 12m
Feb 2025
160: ICON, Sex Kitten, and BLACKLISTED?! WTF happened to Eartha Kitt
<div>Hi friends, happy Wednesday!<br>
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Most celebrities are lucky to be known for one big thing. But some are famous for different things, across multiple generations. To me, those are the icons. <br>
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And one of those people is Eartha Kitt. A lot of millennials recognize ... Show More
49m 58s
Oct 16
CELEBRITY TRAITORS: Week Two Reaction
Will Big Dog Theory spell the end of Jonathan Ross? Is Stephen Fry playing dumb? Why has Alan Carr become the ultimate villain? Richard Osman and Marina Hyde review the second batch of episodes from the record breaking Celebrity Traitors. Like this episode? Sign up to our club to ... Show More
35m 34s
Dec 2024
Episode 509 || Best Books of the Year with Hunter Mclendon
<p>This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter (<a href='https://www.instagram.com/shelfbyshelf/'>@shelfbyshelf</a>) discuss their top 10 favorite books of 2024.</p>
<p>To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, <a href='https:/ ... Show More
57m 36s
Apr 2025
Close Readings: 'Vanity Fair' by William Makepeace Thackeray
Thackeray's comic masterpiece, 'Vanity Fair', is a Victorian novel looking back to Regency England as an object both of satire and nostalgia. Thackerayâs disdain for the Regency is present throughout the book, not least in the proliferation of hapless characters called George, ye ... Show More
33m 7s
Feb 2025
A Forensic Analysis of Meghan Markleâs Announcement
After trademark troubles and delays with her original brand, our favourite ex-royal is giving it another go. Meghan Markle's new Instagram teaser still gives us those dreamy Montecito mansion vibes, but now with a different name and (presumably) fewer jams. Is this a strategic pi ... Show More
38m 37s
The debut episode of the worldâs longest-running animated sitcom - 'Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire' - aired in the U.S. on 17th December, 1989; attracting the Fox networkâs highest ever Sunday night ratings.
It was an instant sensation, with many contemporary critics remarking that the âdysfunctionalityâ of The Simpsons was in-keeping with other 90s hits ... Show More
<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:</p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><strong>Bookish Moments:</strong> silencing notifications and crying over books</p> </li> <li> <p class=""><strong>Curren ... Show More
<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:</p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><strong>Bookish Moments:</strong> shifts in our reading and brain farts</p> </li> <li> <p class=""><strong>Current Reads</ ... Show More
