Culture Trumpet - The Podcast

It's 2024, so what better time to look back to 2023 in this epic length special episode.We talk about our movie and TV highlights and lowlights of last year, and look forward to 2024.Depite running almost 3 hours, and imposing limits on waffling time, there's still a ton of stuff we've no doubt missed out. Oh well. You can skip to the content starting at the following times:00:00 - Intro01:48 - Quick News Recap07:28 - 2023 Movies40:45 - 2023 TV/Streaming01:56:18 - The cost and value of streaming services02:02:52 - Looking forward to 202402:41:11 - Roundup & OutroCaution - episode contains fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

We're back after a loooooong break with a new episode, and as it's Halloween we thought we'd take a look at two recently released high profile horror sequels, Saw X and The Exorcist: Believer.And that's about it for this one - no quiz, no waffle, just pure spooooooky chat. And a few spoilers.Enjoy!You can skip to the content starting at the following times:00:00 - Intro02:22 - Saw X33:32 - The Exorcist: Believer57:36 - OutroCaution - episode contains fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

We're back with a new episode, and this time, after a quick news catchup, we're straight into out main topic - technology. You can skip to the content starting at the following times:00:00 - Intro03:11 - News Update12:59 - Tech Quiz30:19 - Tech Chat01:21:43 - OutroCaution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

We're back after a break with a look back at 2022, including Marvel and DC ups & downs, horror hits Barbarian and Terrifier 2, the battle of the epic TV shows with House of The Dragon vs Rings of Power, and lots more, before looking ahead to what we're looking forward to in 2023, including Dune Pt2, Indy 5, Oppenheimer, The Flash, Ant-Man 3, and the Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel.You can skip to the content starting at the following times:00:00 - Intro03:14 - MCU Movies and TV17:14 - Horror Highlights31:07 - Fun 2022 Movies33:06 - Top Gun Maverick40:50 - DC Studios ups and downs52:21 - TV Highlights01:06:55 - Music Highlights01:10:21 - Looking Forward to 202301:17:27 - OutroCaution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

We're back with a special spooooooky episode just in time for Halloween. You can skip to the content starting at the following times:00:00 - Intro01:30 - Our Introduction to Horror20:00 - The Current State of Horror30:35 - Quick News Roundup34:56 - Quiz Time45:53 - Halloween Movie Watchlist Recommendations01:02:00 - Round-up & OutroCaution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

We're back, and we've got plenty to talk about, including the new Hellraiser film, Andor, House Of The Dragon, Rings Of Power, and more.In addition, previous guest Warren Badenski is back, this time to talk about his work as a low budget indie film maker, and then, back by (checks notes...) popular demand, it's quiz time!You can skip to the content starting at the following times:00:00 - Intro01:56 - Hellraiser (2022) Trailer08:30 - Andor14:56 - The Last Of Us Trailer18:30 - House Of The Dragon21:18 - The Rings Of Power27:01 - Welcome To Wrexham33:53 - Cunk On Earth37:30 - Indie Filmmaking Interview01:13:01 - Quiz Time01:23:48 - Customer Service Whinge01:27:45 - Round-up & OutroCaution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

We're back with a quick emergency episode to the discuss the surprise Deadpool 3 announcement from Ryan Reynolds, as well as some sad Blade news.Here are your times for the chat:00:00 - Intro00:24 - Deadpool 313:35 - Blade21:37 - OutroCaution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Here are the videos discussed in the episode:https://youtu.be/Yd47Z8HYf0Yhttps://youtu.be/Szj1iqYanFMPlease send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

We're back, and this time it's (mostly) all about Disney, as we run through the highlights of this year's Disney+ Day and D23 Expo.In with all that is a new exclusive interview about something we've not covered before - autograph collecting. It's a great chat, and we learnt a lot.You can skip to the content starting at the following times:00:00 - Intro01:55 - Disney+ Day20:07 - Autograph Collecting Interview51:28 - D23 Intro52:50 - Disney Live Action57:02 - Marvel Studios01:11:31 - Lucasfilm01:16:35 - Disney Parks01:30:14 - Round-up & OutroCaution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

There's plenty to cover in this week's episode, starting with, as always, a news catchup, then a chat about what we've been watching recently. All while giving the Fact-checking Elf plenty to doYou can skip to the content starting at the following times:- News - 1m44s- Disney+ Day & D23 - 15m26s- Glass Onion - 44m39s- She-Hulk - 47m32s- Prey - 50m05s- House Of The Dragon - 55m33s- Only Murders In The Building - 1h02m49s- Not Better Caul Saul - 1h05m46sCaution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

On this week's episode we're going all in on physical media. After a brief news round-up, we've got an exclusive interview with new UK boutique Blu-ray label Plumeria Pictures. Then it's onto the world of steelbooks - how we got into them, our favourites, our grumbles, and more.- News (2m50s)- Plumeria Pictures interview (13m02s)- Steelbooks (50m18s)You can find Plumeria Pictures at their website here - https://plumeriapics.co.uk/Caution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

We're back, and this episode it's all Marvel, Marvel, Marvel, as we talk about the MCU's return to San Diego Comic-Con, after a long absence due to you-know-what.We give our thoughts on the latest announcements, including:- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and She-Hulk trailers- Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania- Disney+ shows- Phase V & VI announcements- Avengers: The Kang Dynasty & Avengers: Secret War- Marvel fatigue... Is there just too much on the way?Caution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

After longer than expected break (illness, business, more illness), we're finally back with episode two, and there's a lot to catch up on, including:- Glastonbury- Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel- Westworld Season 4- The Boys- Only Murders in The Building- Obi-Wan Kenobi- Stranger Things Season 4Caution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

It's been a few weeks since the last episode, and it's all been popping off behind the scenes. Here's a quick update....

We've had a few weeks off, but now we're back back back, with the first episode of our new season.This week, we're keeping it light and breezy, and catching up with recent entertainment news, and then reviewing some of the things we've been watching, including:Scream 6Reacher Season 2Inside Number 9Paramamount+ UKTaskmasterPrey (the Predator prequel)Obi Wan KenobiStranger Things Season 4Top Gun MaverickEverything Everywhere All At OnceThe Boys Season 3Caution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

We'll be taking a break for a few weeks, but before we go, here's our bumper spoiler special review of the latest MCU big screen hit, Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness.We cover the plot - or as much as we could remember between us - the good, the bad, the cameos and lots more, along with some listener commentsAnd don't say we didn't warn you - this is a VERY spoilery review.Caution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

We're with another episode, and as always, we start with a newsy catch-up, followed by our brain thoughts on what we've been watching, before a quizzy rematch after last episode's hard fought battle.You can skip to the content starting at the following times:- News - Twitter - 3m20s - CinemaCon - 8m42s- Reviews - 16m54s - Ed Gamble - Taskmaster - X - Inside No 9 - Derry Girls - Better Call Saul- Quiz Time - 32m32sCaution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

On this episode, technical issues mean we can only bring you a small part of our first ever live episode, so we do our best to recreate the magic for those of you listening from the safety of your own homes.First, as always, we catch up with the news, then we offer some reviews of what we've been watching, before skipping our standard deep dive getting busy with the quizzy, testing our knowledge on movies.You can skip to the content starting at the following times:- Channel 4 privatisation - 3m12s- Inside No. 9 - 12m25s- Bond streaming and back on the big screen - 16m42s- Reviews - 22m29s- Quiz Time - 37m00sCaution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

We've been away for a bit longer than expected, which means we have a LOT to discuss in our longest episode yet, as we offer our in-depth, expert opinion on the recent Oscars fisticuffs, brave the great unwashed with our first live music of 2022, have a chat about what we've been watching, then go in deep on the subject of franchises - the good, the bad, and the mediocre. You can skip to the content starting at the following times:- News - 1m45s- Live music chat - 17m32s- What we've been watching, including: - Human Resources - 20m30s - Bridgerton - 22m35s - Peacemaker - 24m20s - Star Trek: Picard (and Discovery) - 31m16s- Franchises Deep Dive - 39m14sCaution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

On this jam-packed episode, we catch up with the news and what's been happening over the last couple of weeks, chat about the latest chapters in two long-running horror franchises, then go deep on the subject of music collecting.You can skip to the content starting at the following times:- News - 0m52s- Reviews Texas Chainsaw 2022 & Scream 2022 - 22m34s- Music Collecting - 34m46sCaution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**

This episode, we have a brief catch up on the news, then dive in balls deep on a couple of topics - life-changing movies, and boutique/indie home video labels.You can skip to the content starting at the following times:- News mini catchup - 1m00s- Listeners' Emails - 6m00s- Life Changing Movies - 10m48s- Boutique/Indie Home Video Labels - 36m00sCaution - episode contains occasional fruity language.Please send feedback, comments, suggestions and questions by contacting us here.Please support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/culturetrumpetPlease share with anyone you think may be enjoy the show!**Please take 2 minutes to complete our listener survey - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0L1064/**