Marv’s Midlife Meanderings

Monday night was a busy one, and I should probably stop expecting myself to listen to shit loads of shows, but instead be more realistic, almost expecting less.   The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember) Stew World Order - (0:35)  Episode 65: May 22 2023:  Stew chats with Todd from the podcast Don’t Tell The Wife I’m A Cult Leader to discuss the comic book related film Batman Returns starring Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, and Christopher Walken. Directed by Tim Burton. Danny DeVito‘s penguin. Michelle Pfeifer’s iconic Catwoman. Licked back to life. Walken’s character Max Shrek - I remember back in the day thinking he was superfluous for the most part.  Jacked Up Review - (0:26) season 7 episode 73:  May 22 2023:   Sully is joined by Giancarlo from Science Fiction Remnant Podcast to discuss why the band Massive Attack are still freaking awesome. I wish I had known this was being recorded, because I love this...

Sunday night was another busy one at work, so once more I didn’t listen to what I had intended to, with a whole slew of shows left in the feed to catch up on.  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember) Omega Star 7 - (0:26)  Season 1, Episode 40: 26 July 2022: Threads of Fate “ Moxie hunts down an old friend.”  Literally! with Rob Lowe - (1:02) 16 July 2020: Rob chats with actor /writer/producer Keegan-Michael Key. Hahaha, all of the Danny Glover anecdotes. “Shrimpshamp Reduction.” Chilli dogs or chilli pops? Acting opposite Meryl Streep. New TV show Game On. NFL a player names.  Daily Dad Jokes - (0:08) 17 May 2023  Making Tarantino - trailer for a show where the presenters look at films that Quentin Tarantino recommends, to see what they think. And how they might have shaped who Quentin is as a filmmaker. I think they need one of the Reelblend guys on there to talk about one of the films at least.  Wiser Than Me with Julia L...

Oh, what a night! (“Late-ish May in 2023…” - That’s a take on a Four Seasons song!) It kicked off straight away, with me losing four hours at the beginning through back to back alarm calls, and there were other irregular things throughout the night that got in the way of listening and my regular work. I rearranged my listening accordingly in a lot of pod choices, with a fair few of the shorter length shows making an appearance. The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember) Spyhards - (0:40) SpyMaster Interview #52: May 19 2023: Scott (without Cam) chats with costume designer for Spectre, Skyfall, and other films, Jany Temime. Harry Potter films. House of the Dragon tv series, Black Widow. I must mention that Scott shouts out the author Dr. Llewella Chapman, who has written some books that he mentions that people need to check out. “ Fashioning James Bond: Costume, Gender and Identity in the World of 007 and From Russia with Love: BFI Film Classics are available on...

  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember) Omega Star 7 - (0:19) Season 1, Episode 37: 12 July 2022: 37. 20 The Means to an End “Thus begins the beginning of the end.  SmartLess - (0:41) August 3 2020: One from the archive. “don’t threaten me with the record button!“ Will is enjoying some lovely Reese’s pieces. This episode’s guest is the actress and comedian Melissa McCarthy. Jason’s centre parted bouffant gets a lot of attention. Melissa’s drive to school as a kid going past the prison. “Don’t look at them, you’ll only rile them up!” Working with her husband. The anecdotes about the guys watching the film bridesmaids. Does she approach comedic and dramatic roles differently? The lonely heckling guy when she was doing stand-up. I think what she did for that audition sounds right to me. Goth period. Gardening. After Melissa leaves the chat, they carry on talking between themselves.  The Basement Surge - (0:39) season 4 episode 4: October 25 2021...