On the Topic Podcast

Alex & Dan
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Alex & Dan - everyday people talking about every day topics - from Music, Films to Graphic Novels - and everything in between. Get involved @onthetopicpod on Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads, Bluesky or email us at onthetopicpodcast@gmail.com

  1. OTT #188 - TWRAD Vault - Your Favourite Harry Potter Moments!

    1D AGO

    OTT #188 - TWRAD Vault - Your Favourite Harry Potter Moments!

    This week, Alex & Dan go down to the TWRAD Vault where they are joined by the channel's (and arguably, the nation's) foremost expert on Harry Potter, taking you the listener through the world's most favourite Wizard and his coming of age story. The trio recall their most memorable moments from the books and films and thanks to Vicky, explore some of the back story behind these events. From the humble beginnings of the boy Wizard's entry into the Wizarding World, to the final moments of the flash forward at the end of The Deathly Hallows Part 2 (which no one asked for!) - they take you on a magical journey with plenty of discussion and debate along the way! With revelations of drastic joy riding given alternative magical means of transportation (speak to an adult!), the demise of a Star Trek Red Shirt (and Riker's Majestic Beard!), a Scottish accented-Dan and the Marauder's Map showing a strange visitor to the boy's dormitory and no one noticing - this would surely have you scrambling for the DVD collection to start watching the films! Alex and Dan also have a rather public spat over the 4th film - do they recover, or is this the end of the channel? Download, sit back and relax to find out! #GITS🌊 #Onthetopic #TWRAD  #Southcoastsounds #Portsmouth #UK #Spotify #Podcasts #Movies #reviews #nostalgia #HarryPotter #wizards #magic #discussion Did we miss any of your favourite moments? Simply leave us a voice message or comment on Spotify, DM via our social media or carrier pigeon (if that's your thing) to be in the next episode. NEW! We now have our website - head on over to www.onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com for all of your channel needs! Alternatively share your thoughts or comments with Alex & Dan by email - onthetopicpodcast@gmail.com, visit their Facebook page, tweet or IM on Instagram at @onthetopicpod or alternatively check us out on Tiktok. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to our newsletter via our web page, visit onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com - or alternatively stream all of your favourite OTT episodes straight from YouTube! Like, smash the Subscribe button, the notification bell and listen to the podcast on your favourite viewing platform, anywhere you get your podcast fix! Previous episodes: Absolutely Terrible Film Sequels: ⁠https://anchor.fm/theweeklyroundup/episodes/Absolutely-Terrible-Film-Sequels-e35top⁠ Casting Calls - The good, the bad and the ugly - ⁠https://anchor.fm/theweeklyroundup/episodes/Casting-Calls---The-good--the-bad-and-the-ugly-e5c571⁠ Your All Time Favourite Baddies! - ⁠https://anchor.fm/theweeklyroundup/episodes/Your-All-Time-Favourite-Baddies-e4dcqm ⁠ Soundclips: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Warner Bros. Pictures (2001) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Warner Bros. Pictures (2002) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban -  Warner Bros. Pictures (2004) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Warner Bros. Pictures (2005) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Warner Bros. Pictures (2007) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 - Warner Bros. Pictures (2010) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 - Warner Bros. Pictures (2011) Credits: Theme music: Hedwig's Theme (Harry Potter Theme Tune) - The London Symphony Orchestra, CineConcerts in partnership with Warner Brothers.Theme music: Funky Feel by Oliver Lyu (Licensed)

    1h 49m
  2. OTT #187 - Harry Potter and the OTT Episode of Plot Holes

    APR 10

    OTT #187 - Harry Potter and the OTT Episode of Plot Holes

    This week, Alex & Dan try to dispel some of the plot holes riddled throughout the Harry Potter franchise, following feedback from other episodes. From Unbreakable Vows, not-so Invisible Cloaks to trusting entirely untrustable people with your safety and life - some of these plot holes, just can't be explained, no matter how much you swish and flick your wand at it. And thanks to the power of social media, one listener sets the Dynamic Duo off on a swear-laden tirade, after it comes to light a particularly underutilised magical object is treated very poorly at Hogwarts! Grab your broom, because you're in for a ride this episode! #GITS🌊 #Onthetopic #TWRAD  #Southcoastsounds #Portsmouth #UK #Spotify #Podcasts #Movies #reviews #nostalgia #HarryPotter #wizards #magic #discussion Did we miss any of your plot holes? Simply leave us a voice message or comment on Spotify, DM via our social media or carrier pigeon (if that's your thing) to be in the next episode. NEW! We now have our website - head on over to www.onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com for all of your channel needs! Alternatively share your thoughts or comments with Alex & Dan by email - onthetopicpodcast@gmail.com, visit their Facebook page, tweet or IM on Instagram at @onthetopicpod or alternatively check us out on Tiktok. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to our newsletter via our web page, visit onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com - or alternatively stream all of your favourite OTT episodes straight from YouTube! Like, smash the Subscribe button, the notification bell and listen to the podcast on your favourite viewing platform, anywhere you get your podcast fix! Credits: Theme music: Funky Feel by Oliver Lyu (Licensed)

    1h 5m
  3. OTT #186 - Your Favourite 90s Films Vol.1 & 2 Collection

    APR 3

    OTT #186 - Your Favourite 90s Films Vol.1 & 2 Collection

    It's the big one! Collecting Volumes 1 and 2 of these absolute classic 90s nostalgia films, Alex & Dan bring these into one handy episode for you to enjoy at your leisure, back to back! First up in Volume 1 back in 2019, this episode features the sci-fi Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum Classic - Independence Day, the original mind bending reality TV show The Truman Show, plenty of Dan's disaster movies - and the podcast duo remember the age of VHS and Blockbusters! We learn a little more about Dan's past experience in Foley Work and how random sounds play an important part in bringing films to life - and how he will be changing his name on Deed Poll soon.... We then come forward a few years to 2023, where to no one's surprise Alex gets carried away and imagines a conversation with Quentin Tarrentino and his foot fetish in Dan's film choice - and at times, overshares with Lori Petty! Dan glazes over talking about a Neo-Western and a leading actress in the form of Salma Hayek - and keeps a body count as he recalls some of his favourite shooty-shooty bang-bang films.... including a trouser pistol? #GITS🌊 #Onthetopic #TWRAD  #Southcoastsounds #Portsmouth #UK #Spotify #Podcasts #Moviews #reviews #nostalgia Were there any which we didn't cover? There's obviously going to be a Volume 3! Simply leave us a voice message or comment on Spotify, DM via our social media or carrier pigeon (if that's your thing) to be in the next episode. NEW! We now have our website - head on over to www.onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com for all of your channel needs! Alternatively share your thoughts or comments with Alex & Dan by email - onthetopicpodcast@gmail.com, visit their Facebook page, tweet or IM on Instagram at @onthetopicpod or alternatively check us out on Tiktok. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to our newsletter via our web page, visit onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com - or alternatively stream all of your favourite OTT episodes straight from YouTube! Like, smash the Subscribe button, the notification bell and listen to the podcast on your favourite viewing platform, anywhere you get your podcast fix! Credits: Theme music: Funky Feel by Oliver Lyu (Licensed)

    2h 59m
  4. OTT #185 - Alex Melton - The Process (Album review)

    MAR 27

    OTT #185 - Alex Melton - The Process (Album review)

    This week, Alex & Dan wander down to the Nostalgia Beach to discuss Alex's new album (not THAT Alex - Alex Melton!). Discussing where Alex Melton came from during the COVID-era Covers on YouTube to the polished anthemic songs lovingly crafted for his first proper full length studio album, there's plenty to breakdown; from band influences to song composition, this short episode dives into the Pop Punk and Country roots of the artist and how the dynamic duo of the South Coast believes delivers a wonderful first album! #GITS🌊 #Onthetopic #TWRAD  #Southcoastsounds #Portsmouth #UK #Spotify #music #reviews #nostalgia What were your favourites? Simply leave us a voice message or comment on Spotify, DM via our social media or carrier pigeon (if that's your thing) to be in the next episode. NEW! We now have our website - head on over to www.onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com for all of your channel needs! Alternatively share your thoughts or comments with Alex & Dan by email - onthetopicpodcast@gmail.com, visit their Facebook page, tweet or IM on Instagram at @onthetopicpod or alternatively check us out on Tiktok. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to our newsletter via our web page, visit onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com - or alternatively stream all of your favourite OTT episodes straight from YouTube! Like, smash the Subscribe button, the notification bell and listen to the podcast on your favourite viewing platform, anywhere you get your podcast fix! Credits: Theme music: Funky Feel by Oliver Lyu (Licensed)

    32 min
  5. OTT #184 - Your Favourite 2010s Films Vol.2

    MAR 20

    OTT #184 - Your Favourite 2010s Films Vol.2

    Alex & Dan head back down to Nostalgia Beach to sift through the unexpected classic films from the last decade! Hot off the heels from the Vault Volume 1, how could they ever meet the lofty heights of that selection? Well they only bloody gone and done it! As Alex remarks that the last decade was full to the brim of MCU and other superhero films, there were some unexpected gems found as the Dynamic Duo sifted through the 10 years of cinema releases; from Who-done-it's to marmalade-fuelled bears inciting floods of tears from Alex one Christmas - sit back, relax and enjoy a trip down [recent] memory lane! #GITS🌊 #Onthetopic #TWRAD  #Southcoastsounds #Portsmouth #UK #Spotify #Podcasts #Moviews #reviews #nostalgia Were there any which we didn't cover? Simply leave us a voice message or comment on Spotify, DM via our social media or carrier pigeon (if that's your thing) to be in the next episode. NEW! We now have our website - head on over to www.onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com for all of your channel needs! Alternatively share your thoughts or comments with Alex & Dan by email - onthetopicpodcast@gmail.com, visit their Facebook page, tweet or IM on Instagram at @onthetopicpod or alternatively check us out on Tiktok. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to our newsletter via our web page, visit onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com - or alternatively stream all of your favourite OTT episodes straight from YouTube! Like, smash the Subscribe button, the notification bell and listen to the podcast on your favourite viewing platform, anywhere you get your podcast fix! Credits: Theme music: Funky Feel by Oliver Lyu (Licensed)

    1h 39m
  6. OTT #183 - TWRAD Vault - Your Favourite 2010s Films Vol.1

    MAR 13

    OTT #183 - TWRAD Vault - Your Favourite 2010s Films Vol.1

    This week, Alex & Dan go back into the Vaults once more to bring you a classic from The Weekly Round Up days - Your Favourite 2010s Films Volume 1! Featuring an eclectic mix of films, they provide some unexpected favourites from the silver screen, with many notable mentions from the years leading up to Christmas 2019! #GITS🌊 #Onthetopic #TWRAD  #Southcoastsounds #Portsmouth #UK #Spotify #Podcasts #Moviews #reviews #nostalgia Were there any which we didn't cover? Simply leave us a voice message or comment on Spotify, DM via our social media or carrier pigeon (if that's your thing) to be in the next episode. NEW! We now have our website - head on over to www.onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com for all of your channel needs! Alternatively share your thoughts or comments with Alex & Dan by email - onthetopicpodcast@gmail.com, visit their Facebook page, tweet or IM on Instagram at @onthetopicpod or alternatively check us out on Tiktok. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to our newsletter via our web page, visit onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com - or alternatively stream all of your favourite OTT episodes straight from YouTube! Like, smash the Subscribe button, the notification bell and listen to the podcast on your favourite viewing platform, anywhere you get your podcast fix! Credits: Theme music: Funky Feel by Oliver Lyu (Licensed)

    1h 3m
  7. OTT #182 - Unresolved MCU Plot Threads (2026)

    MAR 6

    OTT #182 - Unresolved MCU Plot Threads (2026)

    This week, it's a head scratcher, as Alex & Dan head down to the pop culture beach to sift through the carnage of the writer's room - it's all (or most!) of the unresolved plot threads, throw-away mid and end credit scenes and careless cameos to date! Whilst a fantastic spell cast by Doctor Strange, does it really solve all of Peter's woes? How does Ned have mystical powers which would ordinarily take years of practice and study at Kamar-Taj? That estranged Hulkling son being rolled out at the family BBQ - what was that all about? This, along with plenty of others, lay unresolved. Will we see these coming to fruition in Phase 6, or are they destined to be forgotten? #GITS🌊 #Onthetopic #TWRAD  #Southcoastsounds #Portsmouth #UK #Spotify #Podcasts #MCU #Superheroes #Streaming #Disney+ #Marvel Were there any which we didn't cover? Simply leave us a voice message or comment on Spotify, DM via our social media or carrier pigeon (if that's your thing) to be in the next episode. NEW! We now have our website - head on over to www.onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com for all of your channel needs! Alternatively share your thoughts or comments with Alex & Dan by email - onthetopicpodcast@gmail.com, visit their Facebook page, tweet or IM on Instagram at @onthetopicpod or alternatively check us out on Tiktok. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to our newsletter via our web page, visit onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com - or alternatively stream all of your favourite OTT episodes straight from YouTube! Like, smash the Subscribe button, the notification bell and listen to the podcast on your favourite viewing platform, anywhere you get your podcast fix! Previous episodes: OTT #129 - The State of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2024 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1QJ835d7WNaIvOhMbbynDB?si=yTsxJUhLR2efwruob-lhKw Credits: Theme music: Funky Feel by Oliver Lyu (Licensed)

    1h 18m
  8. OTT #181 - Marvel Television's Wonder Man (Season 1 review)

    FEB 27

    OTT #181 - Marvel Television's Wonder Man (Season 1 review)

    This week, it's back to the MCU with their 17th (!) Television / Streaming storyline; this time with Sir Ben Kingsley and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's fantastic superhero drama depicting the challenges of making it big in Hollywood - for two budding - but far from normal actors! It opens with an outrageous set of euphemisms which no one saw coming and it doesn't rise much out of the gutter from there! From gaining superpowers from Mackerel and more film premise pitches to the Hollywood elite, to renewed debates around biscuits and their dunk-ability - there's plenty of segues during this week's episode! Grab that Peach Ring and enjoy a spolier-ific review of Season 1! #GITS🌊 #Onthetopic #TWRAD  #Southcoastsounds #Portsmouth #UK #Spotify #Podcasts #MCU #Wonderman #Ironman3 #Superheroes #Streaming #Disney+ Did you like the series? Simply leave us a voice message or comment on Spotify, DM via our social media or carrier pigeon (if that's your thing) to be in the next episode. NEW! We now have our website - head on over to www.onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com for all of your channel needs! Alternatively share your thoughts or comments with Alex & Dan by email - onthetopicpodcast@gmail.com, visit their Facebook page, tweet or IM on Instagram at @onthetopicpod or alternatively check us out on Tiktok. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to our newsletter via our web page, visit onthetopicpodcast.wordpress.com - or alternatively stream all of your favourite OTT episodes straight from YouTube! Like, smash the Subscribe button, the notification bell and listen to the podcast on your favourite viewing platform, anywhere you get your podcast fix! Credits: Theme music: Funky Feel by Oliver Lyu (Licensed)

    1h 13m
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Alex & Dan - everyday people talking about every day topics - from Music, Films to Graphic Novels - and everything in between. Get involved @onthetopicpod on Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads, Bluesky or email us at onthetopicpodcast@gmail.com

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  • Creator
    Alex & Dan
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    264
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Alex & Dan
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    On the Topic Podcast