Pod Takes

What's common to telling jokes on stage in front of an audience and having a comedian host the academy awards? You need to be a stand up person for that. Yes, that's right. We're talking Stand Up Comedy. On this episode the trio talk about their favourite stand up comedians, their favourite specials and what are the moving parts in a stand up comedy special. Get your writing pads out because you're going to listen to a lot of good recommendations in this episode.

It's Academy Awards aka Oscars Szn! On this episode the trio talk about this year's Oscars, who they think will win and should win. They discuss the 5 major categories of the Oscars in detail and also talk a bit about the other categories. Get your 3D Glasses and listen to this episode!

The name's Takes, Pod Takes (Cue the James Bond theme song).We're talking Spy movies! On this episode the trio talk about Spy movies and a bit about Spy TV shows. They talk about their favourite spy movies/franchises. They talk about the James Bond franchise which has been a long running one, the parody series Austin Powers and kid friendly classics such as Spy Kids and Agent Cody Banks. Wear your infra-red glasses and listen to the episode. 

After a bazillion movies and another million TV shows the MCU has been a relentless juggernaut from Marvel/Disney and there seems to be no end in sight for their movies and shows. The Trio talk about Marvel's MCU specifically focusing on Phase 4 of it and the recently started Phase 5. They go through the movies and shows that have come out in Phase 4 and give their reviews/opinions on it and how MCU needs to stop what they're doing as it's getting exhausting to keep up with everything they're doing. Get some Nachos and enjoy this episode!

Detective Comics or more popularly known as DC are one of the biggest comic book publications in the world and from the world of comics have moved into making TV shows and movies both live action and animated ones of their properties. Unlike their rivals Marvel they've not been able to have their live action movies reach the same heights as the MCU. The trio talk about everything DC and how the new James Gunn led DCEU will pan out. Get your comic book hats, put them on and listen to the episode. 

What do Hip Hop Evolution, Fahrenheit 9/11 and The Last Dance all have in common? They're all documentaries! On this episode the trio talk about different types of documentaries, their favourite ones and how documentaries can be used for agenda purposes. There's a good amount of recommendations in this episode so get listening and watch the documentaries. 

What's that you hear? A new episode is out? Well you heard right! A new episode of Pod Takes is out! On this episode the trio talk about chamber movies. Chamber movies are movies that take place in one location. We talk about our favourite chamber movies such as Exam, The Circle, Buried etc. They also talk about how the movies work on the strength of the actors and having to captivate the audience for so long. Grab some red bull and listen to this episode! 

It's been a while but we're back after giving you not one but two episodes last week to listen to. On this week's episode, Salma joins the trio to talk about the world of Murder Mysteries. They talk about how Ac Doyle and Agatha Christie are OGs at the Murder Mystery game and have inspired many people over the years. They talk about various shows, movies, books and more which deal with the world of Murder Mysteries. Grab a drink, put on your detective caps and enjoy the episode!

God helps those who help themselves, and that's why we made an episode on religion in Pop Culture. On this episode the trio talk about movies, shows, books, games and more that deal with religion/have a religious subtext. So get your holy books, pray for yourself and enjoy this episode. 

What do Hereditary, Ex Machina, The Witch, Swiss Army Man and Everything Everywhere All At Once all have in common? They're A24 movies! Joe, Egyir and Omi talk about the acclaimed studio and how they've become a powerhouse of movies within a decade of their existence and have put out some excellent movies. They talk about their favourites from them and the worst movies that the studio has put out. They also talk about how they do movies that no one studio wants to do and their future slate of movies.