Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.

In this episode, recorded live in Birmingham's Custard Factory in Digbeth as part of a We Made This podcasters meet up, Carl & Tony dig into the Rachel Zegler/Snow White controversy & wonder whether actors need to/should be fandom nerds like the audience watching them.

Plus! They examine a recent piece decrying solo acts as being life-affirming choices, so wonder whether going to the cinema alone is an act of self-love, and how long have they been doing it?

And as Tony prepares for imminent parenthood, Carl gives him several parenting tips on how to deal with engaging your children in popular culture...

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Carl Sweeney

Co-Host / / Editor
Tony Black

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