Modern Media Review Podcast

Letter from America, part twelve: Nostalgic fiction and fictional nostalgia

17 Sep 2019 Ben Diamond

Research shows that smell, touch and taste are strong evokers of nostalgia. Marcel Proust’s cookie broke in 1913 and it caused him to write seven ridiculously long and unreadable volumes.

Brad Pitt Leonardo DiCaprio Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

MMR #30: Nostalgia 1: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

11 Sep 2019 Sean Gollogly

Podcast: Why is Quentin Tarantino mooching around with Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, recasting the dying days of the golden age of Hollywood? Was it so golden? Did it really last this long? Sean and Robin clench the fist of nostalgia. Contains shoes.

MMR #29: Dominic Cummings? WTF?

27 Aug 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Who is Dominic Cummings, t-shirted nerdboy swinging through Westminster on a lanyard, talking bollocks and getting everyone to go full Brexit and vote for Boris Johnson by any means necessary? Political heavyweights Sean and Robin wade through his emissions. Contains destruction in the pursuit of salvation.

Letter from America, part eleven: I went to camp with Jeffrey Epstein

15 Aug 2019 Ben Diamond

As a young boy, I went to camp with Jeffrey Epstein. I want to disclose that the Jeffrey Epstein I went to camp with, befriended, and shared a bunk bed with was not the same Jeffrey Epstein who committed suicide over this past weekend.

Lloyd Griffith and Joe from Can You Beat The Bookies? by Rowan Tallant

MMR #28: Can You Beat The Bookies?

11 Aug 2019 Sean Gollogly

Podcast: Is there a golden path to gambling glory? Well, maybe if you put in some hard work – or test the limits of the rules a bit. But you’re never that far from serious damage. Betting veterans Sean and Robin take a punt on the BBC documentary by Lloyd Griffith. Contains questionable advice.

Richard Littlejohn on Radio 2 on 1972: a gay old time

7 Aug 2019 Robin Gibson

You’d have to say it’s surprising Radio 2 has given Richard Littlejohn a show. It’s not the station for shock jocks, unless the shock is jocks boring their listeners to death or, worse, expiring on air themselves from boredom.

PUNK: John Lydon and Iggy Pop by Rowan Tallant

MMR #27: Has PUNK got middle-aged cred?

4 Aug 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Punkcast. Yes! Now on Sky Arts you can see the reinflated Iggy Pop, John Lydon and all (some) of Britain’s Favourite Punk Stars wallow in a four-part seminar on PUNK in capital letters. What the hell was it all about? Revolution, evolution, or just swearing? Sean and Robin get ripped. Contains posh sofas.

MMR #26: Interview with Alexa, your household spy

20 Jul 2019 Sean Gollogly

Podcast: This is your world, I’m just living in it. It’s a song by Sam & Dave. But Alexa is living in your world! Do you like it? Does she love you? Can she tell you something good? Robin and Sean ask the questions. Contains butchery.

Nick Ferrari on LBC: The dinosaurs were great, but it all went wrong

18 Jul 2019 Misty Whyte

Nick’s outdoor habitat is a petrol-fuelled motor. And the brakes fail on his normally balanced arguments when his inalienable, fundamental, cosmic right to drive to the corner shop for a pint of milk in the pursuit of happiness is threatened with dilution in any way.

Himesh Patel in Yesterday by Rowan Tallant

MMR #25: Who believes in Yesterday?

9 Jul 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: It’s Yesterday, it’s now, but the Beatles don’t exist. Neither do Oasis. But what about wit, humour and empathy? Can Richard Curtis and Danny Boyle fit them in? And who’s gonna live forever? Robin and Sean take the long and winding road to the dark heart of the long and winding romcom. Contains karaoke.

Burgled in lawless Britain? Why not report your crime online?

5 Jul 2019 Robin Gibson

You can’t miss that stuff in the Times about the lawless streets of Britain. Apparently the public are in fear. They’re saying the coppers have lost control. Do these people not use the Met Police website? You can now report your crime online. Take control for yourself.

Yesterday: Himesh Patel. Ed Sheeran (Universal)

Letter from America, part ten: Yesterday, yesterday

3 Jul 2019 Ben Diamond

Thank you British films and British actresses. Thank you Lily James and Felicity Jones and Kate Winslet and Emma Watson and Keira Knightley and you too, Audrey Hepburn (born in Belgium, but British to me).

Love Island: Maura, Tommy and Molly-Mae by Rowan Tallant

MMR #23: Love Island – a close shave

3 Jul 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Love Island – what’s the point? Does your mum shave your arse? Are you looking for love, or fifty grand? Have you diligently attended the gym, or the tan shop, or both? If so, you might actually be on it. If not, you might be restricted to watching it. Robin and Sean certainly are. Contains relaxed muscle.

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson by Rowan Tallant

MMR #24: The Tory leadership race – another fine mess

27 Jun 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: The Tory leadership contenders are all hyped up on Brexit Viagra and it’s down to a straight knob-wrestle between Boris ‘Babyfather’ Johnson and Jeremy ‘Meanwhile’ Hunt. Robin and Sean monitor the media discharge. Contains vermin.

Letter from America, part nine: Where are your balls, Theresa May?

16 Jun 2019 Ben Diamond

Here’s my burning question for Theresa May: Where are your balls? You’re an outgoing Prime Minister with absolutely nothing to lose and absolutely everything to gain, including your dignity. And you do nothing!

MMR #22: Trump’s tweets

10 Jun 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Donald Trump. Bloody hell. Is he the Best Ever, like he says? Or the Worst? Whatever. Are there keys to his tiny mind in his childlike Twitter feed? Is his milk being adulterated? Can he rival the Mr Men for literary complexity? Robin and Sean inspect the White House shitehouse. Contains stone-cold losers.

Letter from America, part eight: Bohemian Rocketman

5 Jun 2019 Ben Diamond

Nobody wants to go on record about this, but I’m fed up and I’m taking a stand. There’s a pattern of British bands coming here, stealing our blues, taking our women, and criticizing America in their lyrics.

MMR #21: Thatcher: A Very British Revolution

2 Jun 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Remember Margaret Thatcher? The prime minister who tore the country apart without asking first? Actually, we were trying to forget, but the BBC is banging out a mega-documentary on her so we can get screwed all over again. Robin and Sean relive the destruction of industry and the debasement of society. Contains Tebbit.

Letter from America, part seven: Come on UK, do something funny already

22 May 2019 Ben Diamond

We are in a UK comedy drought. We know your political system has fallen to shit. So has ours. Neither situation is funny. Where are the stories on politicians defending Muslim women’s rights and in the same breath calling them letter boxes? That’s funny stuff!

MMR #20: Frankie Boyle’s New World Order. Or is it?

19 May 2019 Robin Gibson

How funny is Frankie Boyle? And if he is, why is he on BBC Two when Mrs Brown’s Boys is prime time BBC One? Has anything changed since Jerry Sadowitz didn’t make it in the mainstream? Can anything shock you now? Robin and Sean talk bollocks for breakfast. Contains timechecks.

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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!