Modern Media Review Podcast

MMR #42: Control the virus – use the remote

13 May 2020 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Can you control the virus using TV Choice (65p)? Should we really be going out, or staying in and watching telly? Did they have boxsets during the Blitz? Robin and Sean turn on, tune in and drop bombs. Contains crafting.

MMR #41: The coronavirus wallpaper

29 Apr 2020 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Damien Hirst, swimming certificates, signed footballs and the Cocteau Twins – all in service behind the talking heads. Robin and Sean examine the decor. Contains background information.

MMR #40: Coronavirus media magic

15 Apr 2020 Sean Gollogly

Podcast: Despite the dire state of the coronavirus planet, there have been moments of magic. From Eamonn Holmes! Boris Johnson! Dominic Cummings! Matt Hancock! The Previous Labour Government! Robin and Sean have got bugger all else to do. Contains hope.

Letter from America, part 14: Love and isolation

30 Mar 2020 Ben Diamond

Like you, I am holed up in my flat for the remainder of this pandemic. But unlike my thousands of Facebook friends, millions of followers and three loyal readers, I am thrilled by this situation!

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Real Gambling Review #6: The Cheltenham Festival Q&A

3 Mar 2020 Robin Gibson

The betting podcast: It’s that time of year. The Cheltenham Festival, the biggest punting week in the world. Should you wear a face mask? Is an ante-post bet a good idea? Is any bet a good idea? Robin and Sean search for answers. Contains salutary lessons.

MMR #39: The BRITs 2020 … and the state of Britain

20 Feb 2020 Robin Gibson

Podcast: It’s the BRITs. Playground for the idiocracy, or stark reflection of our culture? And mainly should comedy genius Lewis Capaldi replace the failing Whitehall? Robin and Sean watch and learn. Contains diversity.

MMR #38: Cooking with Paris Hilton

30 Jan 2020 Sean Gollogly

Podcast: Paris Hilton is in a kitchen, cooking lasagne. #CookingWithParis. Doesn’t sound that great, but it is. Is she desperate? Or is she just out to make an honest sliving? Sean and Robin hail a work of comic genius. Contains onion. No wait, it doesn’t.

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Real Gambling Review #5: Put away your credit card!

24 Jan 2020 Robin Gibson

The betting podcast: You’ve got until April 14 to max out your credit card with the bookies – then it’s banned. But is it really so wrong? More pertinently, how are Tranmere doing in the FA Cup? Who will win the Super Bowl? Anything in the Aussie tennis? Robin and Sean dig in on the punting front.

MMR #37: Harry and Meghan: royal turmoil on a new high

16 Jan 2020 Robin Gibson

Podcast: The heir heads are doing a bunk. Harry and Meghan, #SussexRoyal, want to have their swan cake and eat it – but are they doing it for the gram, or taking one for the firm? Robin and Sean surf the wave of media poison. Contains deference – as always!

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Real Gambling Review #4: To cash out, or not to cash out?

7 Jan 2020 Robin Gibson

The betting podcast: Always cash out? Or never cash out? Just talk about cashing out, instead of actually cashing out? What is Tranmere’s dilemma, and how rough is the road to the Super Bowl? Robin and Sean start the year as they mean to go on.

MMR #36: 2019 in review … WTF?

29 Dec 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: 2019, the year of rewards for failure! Elon Musk, Greta Thunberg, The Two Ronnies, Theresa May, Bros, Alexa, Prince Andrew, Alan Turing, Dominic Cummings – you name it, they made it. Robin and Sean climb over the stinking debris. Contains New Year honours.

MMR #35: The 2019 Christmas TV ads

18 Dec 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Child labour, drug dealing, primitive sprouts, Mariah Carey and the spectre of death – it must be another season of Xmas TV ads. Robin and Sean sit down for the mandatory viewing session. Contains allegory.

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Real Gambling Review #3: Doubles, trebles and tragedy

4 Dec 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Why back one team when you can back two? Or three – or eight? Sean and Robin lurch over the betting landscape, in search of Solihull Moors. And QPR! Racing! NFL (not much)! I’m A Celebrity (recap)! Plus other speculative matters.

Letter from America, part 13: Words with an ‘F’

28 Nov 2019 Ben Diamond

Thanksgiving. A time to reflect on all we have … food, family, friends and football (the one played with hands). I don’t actually watch football (either kind), but lots of Americans watch it on Thanksgiving weekend and it begins with an “f”, so I added it to the list.

MMR #34: I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!

25 Nov 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: It’s a jungle out there as MMR goes transatlantic with Sean and Ben in New York and Robin in Brexit Britain. Is there any escape? Are these celebs celeb enough for I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!? We explore the meaning of fear. And the Duke of York. It’s a blockbuster! Contains nuts.

Real Gambling Review #2: Get me out of here!

16 Nov 2019 Sean Gollogly

Podcast: Are you a responsible gambler? We are. And there’s no doubt that implies having a bet. By definition. Sean and Robin stagger along the betting path, with: Responsible Gambling Week! Strictly (recap)! The Championship (English)! Racing! I’m A Celebrity! All that guff!

Real Gambling Review #1: The betting life

27 Oct 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Life’s a gamble, but it’s one of the worst bets around. On all known form, you’re a certainty to lose big in the long run. In this new podcast from MMR, Sean and Robin cover the betting waterfront. Episode 1: Stewards’ enquiry on The Circle! Strictly! Scottish football! Racing! And more.

MMR #33: Who will win The Circle?

14 Oct 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Holed up in Salford with nowhere to go, the contestants on The Circle are in a social media dogfight to the death (figuratively speaking). And this year you can bet on it! Robin and Sean can’t have old boy Tim as the favourite. Contains aubergine.

MMR #32: The Cameron Years (and Tories At War)

27 Sep 2019 Sean Gollogly

Podcast: Let’s talk about twats. Starting with David Cameron and his twelve-step plan for certain disaster. Idiots Anonymous in reverse. Plus Gove and Johnson, stalked by the pint-swilling spectre of Farage. Sean and Robin assess the damage. Contains mistakes.

MMR #31: Nostalgia 2: Specials syndrome

18 Sep 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: They’re all on tour, forever – and if they’re not, their tribute acts are. The Specials! The Sweet! Deep Purple! Midge fucking Ure, Cast, the Doors and the Dead! But why? And who are they? Who goes to see them, and do they have anal leakage? Robin and Sean revisit the era of the sticky floor. Contains bum notes.

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MMR #45: We’re coming out. Of lockdown.

MMR# 44: Lockdown style – top hats, slippers and Buckfast BBQ sauce

MMR #43: American Zoombomb!