How Picard can it be?

Chris & Jenny Phin
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Because there’s a criminal paucity of TV and film podcasts from white, middle-class, cisgender people. There will be spoilers.

  1. 05/11/2022

    Sorry seems to be the Picardest word, with Kelly Guimont

    Frustration! As Q is less of a Thing than we had hoped. Excitement! With the Borg sisters doing it for themselves. Confusion! As Rios is pushed into a boring romantic sub-plot instead of doing anything useful. All this plus crochet, Cabaret, and some very questionable bra-related puns. Join us – who cares about your finite mortal life? Links: Kelly on Twitter https://twitter.com/verso Cabaret’s 50th anniversary re-issue https://www.parkcircus.com/latest/P2596-Cabaret-turns-50 Reddit: ‘Why can’t machines crochet?’ https://reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ulueeo/_/i7y6rgt/ Playtex and NASA https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/what-did-playtex-have-to-do-with-neil-armstrong-16588944/ Jenny’s magic hexagon cardigan https://makeanddocrew.com/day-date-easy-crochet-sweater-pattern/

    50 min

  2. 05/02/2022

    The Shit Hits The Fan, with Iain McDonald

    We’re hoping that the Star Trek superfans don’t need or want detailed episode recaps, and nor do people who don’t like Star Trek, because we’ve got none of ’em for you today, folks. Plus, be warned, our guest this week is definitely a fan of Star Trek, but definitely not a fan of Star Trek Picard. Links: The different Star Trek doctors and how they would react to you walking into sickbay with something vaguely phallic stuck in your butt, a thread: https://mobile.twitter.com/SkyVasNormandy/status/1520249110904803329 Grayson’s Art Club: https://www.graysonsartclub.com Moon Knight: https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/wp/4S3oOF1knocS Lady Dynamite (the Maria Bamford programme): https://www.netflix.com/title/80046193 New Terry Pratchett audiobooks: https://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/discworld-audio-announcement/ Cuddle Club: https://play.acast.com/s/cuddleclub/ Everything Everywhere All at Once: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/everything_everywhere_all_at_once

    43 min

  3. 04/18/2022

    Timely Phinterruption, with Gordon Barr and Jenny Bann

    We lose our way in a dazzling display of incompetence, only to be rescued by our nefarious alternate-timeline hosts Gordon and Jenny who show us up in spectacular style. Meanwhile, Chris reads some beautiful internet words and watches a kids’ film, Oscar Isaac says we can call him Daddy, and actual good journalist Alex Watson steps in to calm everyone the hell down. You’re not so much a listener as an aural hostage at this point. Sorry. Guests hosts: Gordon Barr on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gordonbarr Jenny Bann on Twitter: https://twitter.com/calluna_ Links: The Sopranos on Prime Video https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B00FZN7PZ0 The Middleman on Prime Video https://watch.amazon.co.uk/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.86acfa5f-9d07-dc83-9507-73006af037dc Michele Catalano’s Twitter as a Gathering Place https://michelecat.substack.com/p/twitter-as-gathering-place Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer at V&A Dundee https://www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/exhibitions/michael-clark-cosmic-dancer The Bad Guys trailer https://youtu.be/n1rDn0hExXQ The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent https://m.imdb.com/title/tt11291274/ Alex Watson’s Don’t Dismiss Cities That Fought to Rebuild from Nothing https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/columnists/4159598/dont-dismiss-cities-rebuilt-from-nothing-alex-watson-opinion/

    47 min

  4. 04/12/2022

    Kore On Up The Cyber, with Jim McCauley

    Ríos nails his Bond audition, Pill takes Manhattan, the Queen has new boots, and Kore performs a rudimentary Google search in possibly the biggest font ever used.  Meanwhile, Chris enjoys theme tunes and science-y stuff then loses his damn mind explaining ice cube economics, while Jenny recommends crisps and encounters some real-life Viking treasure. Thankfully, Jim returns to be super-cool and explain almost everything. Except the ice cube bit. Links Jim on Twitter https://twitter.com/jimmccauley Kleptones https://kleptones.bandcamp.com Fortunately… https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04x5pd7/episodes/player Energy Voice Out Loud episode on heat networks https://pod.fo/e/119ecd The Galloway Hoard https://www.kirkcudbrightgalleries.org.uk/the-galloway-hoard/ Wash n Go ad https://youtu.be/abA7aUM4F8w

    48 min

  5. 04/07/2022

    You ain’t never seen a queen like me, with Peter Cohen

    The queen is dead; long live the queen! (But f**k you, Elnor.) The gang mount a Mission Impossible-style heist, apparently tired of thinking up weirdy-alien names the script writers bring on Adam and bring back Gary, and perpetually alone Dr Jurati gives a very literal interpretation of that timeless Bon Jovi lyric, ‘Shot through the organic tissue at the base of the cerebellum / And you’re to blame / You give coercive control in a relationship / A bad name’. Links Peter Cohen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/flargh/ Baby name data journalism: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/tag/scottish-baby-names/ Prehistoric Planet trailer: https://youtu.be/Jk4ZlVEtjsc Animal Crossing: https://www.animal-crossing.com/new-horizons/ Moon Knight: https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/moon-knight/4S3oOF1knocS The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent trailer: https://youtu.be/x2YHPZMj8r4 Wild Men trailer: https://youtu.be/W9_FAzbaSNs

    42 min

  6. 03/30/2022

    Whole-body holistic weirdoes, with Dr Sarah Bickerton

    It’s fair to say the non-Picard chat this episode (from 21:00) is more lucid and engaging than the Picard chat that preceded it, but as always, our guest – this week, the erudite and lovely Dr Sarah Bickerton – adds some Actually Good Star Trek Discourse. We would promise to do better next week, but we respect you too much to lie to you. Links The Hermit of Treig: https://www.screen.scot/film-in-scotland/made-in-scotland/film/the-hermit-of-treig Daniel Durant on how he got into music: https://www.tiktok.com/@kellyclarksonshow/video/7076194886931778859 The Worst Person in the World: https://mk2films.com/en/film/the-worst-person-in-the-world/ James Morrison, artist: https://scottish-gallery.co.uk/artist/james-morrison

    38 min

  7. 03/21/2022

    Sparks Fly (Backwards), with Dan Moren

    “Hey, the kid’s finally asleep. Why don’t we watch episode three and then record the podcast about it?” Reader, you’ll see why. But! As tired and incoherent as Jenny and Chris are, the episode was bouncy, pacy, and tight; it’s a nightmarish Kafkaesque seesaw of ability and talent. Plus, we get this series’ first genuinely creepy moment, more Pill love, and we recommend a year-old piece global phenomenon as if it’s a just-released indie sleeper hit that needs all the promo it can get. 🤷 Thank the lord for our guest, Dan Moren. Links Author, podcaster and writer Dan Moren https://dmoren.com Inside https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81289483 Human Resources https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81092963

    31 min

  8. 03/15/2022

    Trousers of Time, All Back to Mine, with Jonathan Smith

    We’re torn over whether the second episode of the season is ‘great’ or ‘a necessary pivot’, Chris relives his childhood with Flight of the Navigator, Jenny ignores Turning Red reviews, and our pal Jonathan beams in to share his Kinnock-inspired thoughts with the class. All this and not much more – it’s the ultimate podcast for the Star Trek ambivalent! Links Jonathan’s quality Twitter content https://twitter.com/tweetmonkeyj Grayson’s Art Club on All4 https://www.channel4.com/programmes/graysons-art-club Flight of the Navigator on Prime Video UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flight-Navigator-Joey-Cramer/dp/B08Z73WN6H Turning Red on Disney+ https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/movies/turning-red/4mFPCXJi7N2m Ali & Ava trailer https://youtu.be/f1l6lg8Au_M The Losers on Prime Video UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Losers-Jeffrey-Dean-Morgan/dp/B00FXN9UUU/ Unfinished London on YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfxy4_sBQdxwf909hUFsM59Y0RC_k9fvV No link to our old Grayson episode because I’m very tired, I can’t emphasise this enough

    36 min
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Because there’s a criminal paucity of TV and film podcasts from white, middle-class, cisgender people. There will be spoilers.

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  • Creator
    Chris & Jenny Phin
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Chris & Jenny Phin
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