A Podcast Called Gary

In this week's episode we'll be looking back on the glory days of WWE (or what we used to call "WWF"). Adam and I reminisce about our favourite wrestlers, storylines and shared experience of attending 1992's SummerSlam at Wembley Stadium.

In this week's episode we'll be discussing Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, a 2024 documentary exploring his life and legacy.

In this episode we discuss "Virtually Parkinson", a new podcast where an AI recreation of the late great chat show host, Michael Parkinson, interviews modern day celebrities.

In this week's episode we talk holidays - AGAIN - as some technical issues last time cut our conversation short.

In this week's episode we're talking holidays. Adam and I reminisce about family holidays we shared together in childhood and we talk about how the nature of holidays change as the years go by.

In this episode we're talking bucket lists. We ask what exactly is a bucket list? Why are they important? And what's on yours?

In this episode we ask the question "do 80s movies hold up?". Are they as good as we remember or are they best left in the 80s?

00:00 Intro

01:25 Commando 1985 Arnold Scwarzenegger retrospective

21:58 Back to the Future 1985 retrospective

33:27 Romancing the Stone 1984 retrospective

35:00 Why family films were better in the 80s

38:26 National Lampoon's European Vacation 1985 retrospective

40:53 Ghostbusters 1984 Dan Aykroyd fellatio

42:06 Ghostbusters 1984 retrospective

42:58 Practical effects vs CGI

47:04 Big 1988 Tom Hanks retrospective

55:07 Family movies are a lost art

01:00:58 Filming analogue vs digital

01:04:28 Why don't movie studios invest in original ideas anymore?

01:06:49 Guardians of the Galaxy 2014 James Gunn not original

01:08:22 Toxic fandom

01:09:01 Tedious reboots - lost opportunity

01:10:00 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 retrospective

01:13:12 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 retrospective

01:17:51 Not working out same actor plays different roles

01:18:06 Parenthood 1989 retrospective

01:23:59 Short Circuit 1986 retrospective

01:29:31 D.A.R.Y.L. 1985 retrospective

In this week's episode we offer a gen x perspective on the Taylor Swift phenomenon and discuss Joe Biden's car crash presidential debate. We also talk Wimbledon, Euros 2024 and viral video sensation Hawk Tuah.

00:00 Intro

00:46 Taylor Swift Eras Tour

22:33 Joe Biden Presidential Debate

36:56 Dave Grohl Wimbledon

41:28 England Euros 2024

01:00:18 Hawk Tuah

In this week's episode we talk about OJ Simpson's death, Tom's verdict on Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and upcoming releases Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Joker: Folie à Deux.

00:00 Intro

00:28 OJ Simpson Died

08:06 Ghostbusters Frozen Empire Review

21:59 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice 2) part 1

25:40 STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

27:32 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice 2) part 2

32:02 Joker: Folie à Deux (Joker 2)

In this week's episode we talk about flying taxis by 2026, the conspiracy theories around Kate Middleton, whether Aaron Taylor-Johnson really will be the new James Bond and HBO's new series, "The Regime", starring Kate Winslet.

00:00 Intro

00:29 Next James Bond Aaron Taylor-Johnson

23:08 Drone Taxis

33:40 Kate Middleton Conspiracy Theories

42:41 The Regime Kate Winslet