So Disappointed

In the second and final part of our delve into this torrent of murk, we come to some definite conclusions. No really, we do.Our Gen Z correspondent Sprite Kirkwood provides some invaluable assistance, as do So Disappointed listeners Carrie Marshall, Argentologist, and Mart Olliver.Thanks, as always, to Dan Jackson for mixing our theme tune.We would love to hear all about your own disappointments, no matter how big or small, so please feel free to contact us at So Disappointed.So Disappointed is written, produced, edited and hosted by Wendy Jordan and Paul Whitelaw.

In this episode we confront a thorny moral issue that’s at the beating heart of this podcast: can you separate the art from the artist?What do you do when someone whose work you enjoy, whose work you love, turns out to be, at best, an idiot, or at worst an utterly terrible human being?Joining us in this moral quagmire are special guest and WWE aficionado Chris Nelson, plus series regulars Eddie Harrison and David Myers.Thanks, as always, to Dan Jackson for mixing our theme tune.We would love to hear all about your own disappointments, no matter how big or small, so please feel free to contact us at So Disappointed.So Disappointed is written, produced, edited and hosted by Wendy Jordan and Paul Whitelaw.

In this episode, we’ll be looking at how disappointing it is when public figures we like and admire become part of the establishment. That is, when they accept so-called honours such as knighthoods and OBEs. Why does this bother us? It's complicated, nuanced, thorny.Our special guest is the writer, author, artist, and pop culture historian Justin Lewis, who joins series regulars David Myers and Sprite Kirkwood. Clips used in this episodeArmando IannucciBrennan Lee MulliganMusic used in this episodeThis Is Not a Song, It’s an Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues by RodriguezCripple Creek by Billy ConnollyPlay With Fire by The Andrew Oldham OrchestraThe Day Today by Chris Morris and Jonathan WhiteheadLive From Her Majesty’s by Harry RabinowitzSong for Guy by Elton JohnShangri-La by The KinksThanks, as always, to Dan Jackson for mixing our theme tune.We would love to hear all about your own disappointments, no matter how big or small, so please feel free to contact us at So Disappointed.So Disappointed is written, produced, edited and hosted by Wendy Jordan and Paul Whitelaw.

In the first episode of series two, we’ll be looking at what may well be the greatest, most crushing disappointment of all - the future. It's finally arrived and, well, it's not great is it?Our future-shocked guests are psychologist David Myers, film critic Eddie Harrison, writer, podcaster and TV historian Tim Worthington, and actor Sprite Kirkwood.Our theme tune was mixed by musician Dan Jackson.Music used in this episodeIntroit by Boards of CanadaEveryday Hazards by The Advisory CircleWildspot by Belbury PolyInterlude (For Delia Derbyshire) by KinderThe Old Schoolhouse by The Advisory CircleManège by Lasry-BaschetTomorrow’s World by the BBC Radiophonic WorkshopOrbit Aurora by Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan Tomorrow’s World by Richard Denton & Martin Cook Karma Chameleon by Culture Club Temptation by New OrderTomorrow's World by Paul HartCantalus by Belbury Poly Hocusing for Beginners by The Advisory CircleThe Free Life (A) by Alan Parker (not that one)Five Years by David BowieWe All Stand Together by Paul McCartneyClips used in this episodeTip Toe by Russell T. DaviesFuture ShockVirtuosityLook Around YouWalt DisneyWe would love to hear all about your own disappointments, no matter how big or small, so please feel free to contact us at So Disappointed.So Disappointed is written, produced, edited and hosted by Wendy Jordan and Paul Whitelaw.

In this, the final episode of our current series, we’ll be looking at The Phantom Menace, a film that almost instantly became shorthand for a kind of cataclysmic pop culture disappointment against which all others are measured. And that’s quite an achievement, you have to admit. Our guests are psychologist David Myers, film critic Eddie Harrison, writer, blogger and cultural commentator Alex-Mell Taylor, and actor Sprite Kirkwood.This episode also features contributions [email protected]@[email protected]@marmk.bsky.socialOur theme tune was mixed by musician Dan Jackson.Music used in this episodeThe Phantom Menace Soundtrack by John WilliamsGoodnight, But Not Goodbye by Bea Arthur from The Star Wars Holiday SpecialClips used in this episodeSpaced We would love to hear all about your own disappointments, no matter how big or small, so please feel free to contact us at: So DisappointedSo Disappointed is written, produced, edited and hosted by Wendy Jordan and Paul Whitelaw.