Fate, Luck & Karma: Geek Culture with a Side of Strange

The West Midlands Ghostbusters
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Two in the box, ready to go! After two glorious seasons, it's time for a change. The West Midlands Ghostbusters are mixing things up for Season 3 of Fate, Luck & Karma as they talk not just about their favourite movie series, but also wander dangerously close to the etheric plane, and then quickly come back again when realising they're very much out of their depth. Hosted by Dean, Theo, Jay and friends, and recorded live in the home of metal music, Ozzy Osbourne and the Peaky Blinders - the West Midlands, UK. In Season 3 of Fate, Luck & Karma, expect even more geek culture content, movie deep-dives, celebrations of diverse fandoms, showcasing of fan-films, cosplay and collecting tips, and even a little bit of ghost hunting - plus loads more fun stuff.It's a brave new start for the plucky little Ghostbusters podcast that's gone on to reach listeners in 83 countries worldwide - who knows how big things will get when we throw open the doors to new things?!?Want a mention on the show or have a question for the team? Just drop us a line on any of our social media platforms and be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the show. 

  1. 4D AGO

    S03E03: Project Hail Mary & Disclosure Day Trailer Reactions, Robert Duvall Remembered & More

    The team is back to navigate the weird and wonderful corners of the geek-sphere, starting with a deep dive into the teaser for Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day. Is it a spiritual successor to Close Encounters, or something much darker? We weigh up the theories on what "the truth" really looks like in 2026. Meanwhile, Dean has been tackling Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary, but he’s found himself slightly distracted by the AI’s voice. If you’ve ever wanted to explore the cosmos with a companion that sounds suspiciously like a Tesco self-checkout machine, this is the review for you. "Unexpected item in the docking area," anyone? We also take a moment to pay our respects to the legendary Robert Duvall following his recent passing at 95, reflecting on a career that spanned from To Kill a Mockingbird to The Godfather. Plus: Anniversary Fever: We look ahead at the massive cinematic milestones hitting in 2026 - can you believe Rocky is turning 50 and Top Gun is hitting 40? With the premiere of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, we find ourselves revisiting Discovery to see how the foundations of the 32nd century are holding up. All this and more, packed into our latest recording. Be sure to leave us a comment, review, or even a voice note via our WhatsApp - we'd love to hear from you! Want to get in touch? Send us a text! Support the show If you liked what you heard, be sure to pay us a visit on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WestMidlandsGhostbusters), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@fateluckandkarma) or TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@fateluckkarmapodcast?_r=1&_t=ZN-9441hfE9Xmw). You can also show your support and help us grow at https://ko-fi.com/fateluckandkarma - plus, you'd really help us out if you left a review wherever you listen to this podcast.

    26 min

  2. JAN 28

    S03E02: Masters of the Universe Trailer Reaction, Lego SMART Bricks, M.A.S.K Toys & More!

    The team cast a wide net across the geeky world in this episode, giving their first reactions to the Masters of the Universe 2026 trailer, wonder when we'll see Orko, and consider how good a match Idris Elba is for Man-At-Arms. Plus Dean digs into the archives to give some much needed airtime to a 1983 Masters of the Universe story on vinyl (you need to hear the intro song) and the team unpick some of the hidden and not-so-hidden Easter eggs sprinkled through the teaser - how many did you catch?  Staying with Masters of the Universe, we resurrect our "Unnecessary Censorship" feature, but this time with a bit of a He-Man spin. While we're firmly back in the 80s, we also give our take on the recently relaunched and reimagined M.A.S.K. vehicles and figures, with Jay explaining why he *cancelled* his pre-orders... From there we explore some stunning fundraising work from the Alberta Ghostbusters, show some love to a one-of-one Vigo the Carpathian custom action figure, show a little less love to the latest Ghostbusters book from Magnoli, wonder what SMART bricks mean for Lego lovers - and why they're only currently paired with Star Wars Lego for now, and consider just how likely serious injury is when you're wearing a pair of Crocs Lego shoes.  All this, and much more, squeezed into a little over 30 minutes.  Be sure to leave us a comment, review, or even a voice note via our WhatsApp - we'd love to hear from you!  Want to get in touch? Send us a text! Support the show If you liked what you heard, be sure to pay us a visit on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WestMidlandsGhostbusters), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@fateluckandkarma) or TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@fateluckkarmapodcast?_r=1&_t=ZN-9441hfE9Xmw). You can also show your support and help us grow at https://ko-fi.com/fateluckandkarma - plus, you'd really help us out if you left a review wherever you listen to this podcast.

    34 min

  3. JAN 13

    S03E01: Netflix Ghostbusters Delay, Pokémon Lego, Stranger Things Finale and More

    In the first of a new wider-ranging Fate, Luck & Karma, join Dean, Theo and Jay as they explore Ghostbusters news... and a whole lot more. We'll talk about why we made the decision to cover not just Ghostbusters, but also stories from the wider geeky and paranormal worlds (and don't worry, we'll of course still cover Ghostbuster news as it arises, but as we say in the intro, there's a big geeky world out there, and we want to explore it with you!).  So, listen in to learn more about the eye-wateringly expensive Pokémon Lego range - which, as a little sidenote, sold out the Gift With Purchase extras while we were recording this episode - hear about how the Netflix Ghostbusters animated series is nowhere to be seen in 2026, how vampire movie Sinners flew the flag for horror at the Golden Globes, how the team behind Weapons are heading up a new Mummy movie, plus hear how we felt after the climactic finale of Stranger Things. All of this, plus our reactions to the first four teasers for Avengers: Doomsday!  Let us know your thoughts by leaving us a comment wherever you find this episode, or you can drop us a line on our social media channels or through our WhatsApp.  It's a New Year, it's a new season, and it's a whole new world the geeky and the strange to explore. Let's get started, shall we...? Want to get in touch? Send us a text! Support the show If you liked what you heard, be sure to pay us a visit on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WestMidlandsGhostbusters), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@fateluckandkarma) or TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@fateluckkarmapodcast?_r=1&_t=ZN-9441hfE9Xmw). You can also show your support and help us grow at https://ko-fi.com/fateluckandkarma - plus, you'd really help us out if you left a review wherever you listen to this podcast.

    33 min
  4. Fate, Luck & Karma Season 3: Coming January 2026

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    Fate, Luck & Karma Season 3: Coming January 2026

    With a New Year comes a new chapter for Fate, Luck & Karma. Your friendly neighbourhood Ghostbusters fan podcast is diversifying - still offering long-time listeners the great Ghostbuster coverage they've come to expect, but also kicking open the doors for more geek-culture inspired and paranormal content.  So, whatever your fandom, you're likely to find something that you enjoy in the new season of Fate, Luck & Karma - coming January 2026. If you're a day-one listener, we'll be back before you know it, and if you're finding us for the first time, there's still a chance to binge seasons one and two before we start all over again for season three!  So join us soon for more 80s nostalgia, cult-media exploration, memorabilia collecting, cosplay celebrating, celebrity interviewing, fan-film showcasing and ghost-exploring adventures. All this and more is waiting for you - and we can't wait to deliver.  Want to get in touch? Send us a text! Support the show If you liked what you heard, be sure to pay us a visit on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WestMidlandsGhostbusters), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@fateluckandkarma) or TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@fateluckkarmapodcast?_r=1&_t=ZN-9441hfE9Xmw). You can also show your support and help us grow at https://ko-fi.com/fateluckandkarma - plus, you'd really help us out if you left a review wherever you listen to this podcast.

    1 min

  5. 12/18/2025

    S02E30: Christmas Special & Season 2 Finale!

    Join Dean, Theo and Jay as they wrap up another year and another season of Fate, Luck & Karma... albeit in a completely unplanned, on-the-fly, deciding while recording kinda way.  You'll hear the team discuss the upcoming Ghostbusters: Half-Life fan film - with an almost completely child cast - as well as shout-out some of the great fundraising efforts as part of the Ghostbusters Give Back campaign.  Plus, the guys play out YOUR Christmas voicenotes and messages, and also unveil their attempt at securing a Christmas No.1 single, which is really just an excuse to say thank you to our listeners in 83 countries worldwide.  Finally, the team sign off with their best wishes for you, dear listener, as we say goodbye to 2025 and to Season 2, and look ahead to the New Year.  So kick back, grab some mince pies, stoke the fire, gather the family close and join us for Fate, Luck & Karma: S02E30 - our season finale and Christmas special! Merry Christmas to all... and to all, a good night!  Want to get in touch? Send us a text! Support the show If you liked what you heard, be sure to pay us a visit on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WestMidlandsGhostbusters), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@fateluckandkarma) or TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@fateluckkarmapodcast?_r=1&_t=ZN-9441hfE9Xmw). You can also show your support and help us grow at https://ko-fi.com/fateluckandkarma - plus, you'd really help us out if you left a review wherever you listen to this podcast.

    36 min

  6. 12/02/2025

    S02E29: Ghostbusters Last Minute Christmas Gift Buyers Guide, Plus You Can WhatsApp Us!

    It’s beginning to look a lot like… buyer’s remorse...? Well, not on our watch! In this episode, we’re diving into the ultimate Ghostbusters Christmas Gift Guide - from budget-friendly stocking fillers to the eye-watering £1000+ collectibles that make your wallet scream louder than a terror dog. And if you act fast, you'll have them under the tree in time for Christmas...  We also break down the results of two very different auctions: the screen-used truck from Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and a fan-built Ecto-1One sold for a surprisingly small amount, while the other very much over-delivered. You might be surprised which is which... PLUS! We're officially entering our interactive era: we reveal our brand new WhatsApp number so you can send us messages, voice notes, or even request a shout-out on the show. Don’t be shy - we love hearing from the Fate, Luck & Karma family - wherever you are. Meanwhile:  The team share what they’re hoping to find under the tree this year  Dean summons his inner 80s DJ  Jay uncovers some unbelievable Ghostbusters bargains  And Theo? Well Theo keeps finding new ways to sing every intro and outro. The man was born for the stage. Or the podcast mic. Either or. So grab your cocoa, plug in the fairy lights, and settle in, and make Fate, Luck & Karma your new festive tradition. This episode is stuffed fuller than a Christmas stocking at the North Pole!  Want to get in touch? Send us a text! Support the show If you liked what you heard, be sure to pay us a visit on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WestMidlandsGhostbusters), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@fateluckandkarma) or TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@fateluckkarmapodcast?_r=1&_t=ZN-9441hfE9Xmw). You can also show your support and help us grow at https://ko-fi.com/fateluckandkarma - plus, you'd really help us out if you left a review wherever you listen to this podcast.

    28 min

  7. 11/26/2025

    S02E28: Ghostbusters Northern Ireland Pass The Trap, Plus Christmas Ghostbusters Buying Guides

    In this festive, franchise-powered episode of Fate, Luck & Karma, hosts Dean, Jay and Theo from the West Midlands Ghostbusters welcome special guests Bill and Phil from Ghostbusters Northern Ireland. The crew dive into the heartwarming “Pass The Trap” Christmas campaign - a global Ghostbusters community project encouraging franchises worldwide to film themselves passing a ghost trap, spreading seasonal cheer and messages of unity across the fandom. The team also grapple with the shocking revelation that they wildly overestimated the value of a screen-used Ghostbusters trap on eBay with plenty of laughs and a healthy dose of collector-reality. Staying on the auction theme, they check out both a screen-used truck last seen being driven by Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters Afterlife, and a fan-built Ecto-1 currently up for grabs, discussing authenticity, value, and dream-garage fantasies. To round off the episode, Jay drops expert-level collecting tips, sharing the best hidden corners of the internet for tracking down essential Ghostbusters merch, rare bargains, and last-minute Christmas gifts for fans of proton packs, ghosts, and all things spooky-fun. Packed with Ghostbusters community spirit, collecting insights, and festive franchise energy, this episode is a must-listen for fans gearing up for the holidays, or just hunting for that next great piece of gear. And remember... Pass the trap!  Want to get in touch? Send us a text! Support the show If you liked what you heard, be sure to pay us a visit on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WestMidlandsGhostbusters), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@fateluckandkarma) or TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@fateluckkarmapodcast?_r=1&_t=ZN-9441hfE9Xmw). You can also show your support and help us grow at https://ko-fi.com/fateluckandkarma - plus, you'd really help us out if you left a review wherever you listen to this podcast.

    38 min

  8. 11/05/2025

    S02E27: Ghostbusters Afterlife Prop Auction, Magnoli Spates Catalogue & Ghost Trap Glass Cases

    Fresh from Halloween 2025, join Dean, Jay, Theo and a not particularly chatty ghost for this latest episode of Fate, Luck & Karma: A Ghostbusters Fan Podcast. In just over 30 minutes, you'll hear the team talk about... How we now know that Ray Stantz was researching ghosts at least five years before the Ghostbusters movie took place in 1984. What we think of the new Magnoli Props Spates Catalogue.Why the Los Angeles Ghostbusters are doing a great thing with a little help from Ghost Corps (spoiler: they're auctioning a screen-used Ghost Trap from Ghostbusters Afterlife).Whether or not their resident ghost has any words of wisdom for the team.How the Monster Mash helped propel a simple TikTok video about bat pizza in a supermarket to viral levels of sharing and interactions. Why we love a Ghost Trap glasses case made by an UK-based seller on Etsy (shouts out to Jon at RetroRelicLab).And, perhaps most importantly of all, how people pronounce the word "book" in Stoke. All this, plus our latest attempts to get more words of wisdom from our resident spirit radio using ghost. Who, to manage expectations, doesn't say a lot in this episode. But in their defence, it is the post-Halloween season come-down, so we can cut 'em some slack. So if you love Ghostbusters, the paranormal, movie collectables or simply enjoy hearing three geeky Brits talking about all of the above and more, listen to Fate, Luck & Karma: S02E27. And did we mention there's listeners in 80 countries now? These little Ghostbusters have gone global, so join the worldwide sensation (if you use the term loosely) that everyone is talking about (again, not factually accurate) and give Fate, Luck & Karma a listen, a review, a comment and a subscription - you'll make the team happy on both sides of the etheric plane!  Want to get in touch? Send us a text! Support the show If you liked what you heard, be sure to pay us a visit on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WestMidlandsGhostbusters), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@fateluckandkarma) or TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@fateluckkarmapodcast?_r=1&_t=ZN-9441hfE9Xmw). You can also show your support and help us grow at https://ko-fi.com/fateluckandkarma - plus, you'd really help us out if you left a review wherever you listen to this podcast.

    34 min
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Two in the box, ready to go! After two glorious seasons, it's time for a change. The West Midlands Ghostbusters are mixing things up for Season 3 of Fate, Luck & Karma as they talk not just about their favourite movie series, but also wander dangerously close to the etheric plane, and then quickly come back again when realising they're very much out of their depth. Hosted by Dean, Theo, Jay and friends, and recorded live in the home of metal music, Ozzy Osbourne and the Peaky Blinders - the West Midlands, UK. In Season 3 of Fate, Luck & Karma, expect even more geek culture content, movie deep-dives, celebrations of diverse fandoms, showcasing of fan-films, cosplay and collecting tips, and even a little bit of ghost hunting - plus loads more fun stuff.It's a brave new start for the plucky little Ghostbusters podcast that's gone on to reach listeners in 83 countries worldwide - who knows how big things will get when we throw open the doors to new things?!?Want a mention on the show or have a question for the team? Just drop us a line on any of our social media platforms and be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the show. 

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