Popcorn for Dinner

Bankole is joined by returning guest, Somto Uyanna and debutant, Dumebi Anike-Nweze, to recommend two new shows- 'Hacks' and 'Evil' (3:10)- with Dumebi explaining her reasoning behind watching occult shows to "kickstart" her faith (7:38).

They discuss a classic in 'The Good Wife' (8:57), including why the writers are misogynistic, apparently, (11:37) Dumebi divulges her INCREDIBLE theory about 'The Blacklist' before they conclude with a gush fest about the still brilliant, 'The Good Fight' (30:34).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Somto Uyanna and Dumebi Anike-Nweze

We’re loving ‘Loki’ over here on Popcorn for Dinner, so our producer, Ebuka Nnamani jumps in front of his mic to discuss the very good 5th episode of a show that seems to keep getting better. They touch on Ebuka’s views on Determinism vs Free Will (06:48), debate whether they would be attracted to their variant self (14:09), gush about Classic Loki (32:44) and the show’s theme of change (35:10). To round off, they talk about the future of Marvel and their anticipation for upcoming Marvel projects (57:05).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Special Guest: Ebuka Nnamani

The return of the god of mischief heralds the return of our very own resident variant. Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji is back to chat with Bankole about the impending return of 'Love Island UK' (4:41) & (47:03), the incredible and very fun work being done on the MCU's latest entry, 'Loki' (12:19), the TVA clearly being villainous (20:35), an important canonical confirmation for Loki (30:30) and a brief, very ill-equipped, discussion on just, you know, "free will vs determinism" (40:14).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

Somto Uyanna returns to talk with Bankole about the trailer for Season 2 of 'The Morning Show' and her thoughts on the first season (07:50). They also touch on Elizabeth Olsen's spectacular performance on 'Hot Ones' (16:33)before going all in on Episodes 2-4 of this final season of 'The Bold Type' (18:23) with Somto finally getting to say her piece on the Jane and Pinstripe relationship (50:00).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Somto Uyanna

Bankole is joined by Liam Igs from the 'Firsttouch 90' podcast & Christopher Onubogu from 'The Biased Football Podcast' to breach his cardinal rule and talk about football. Before that though, they try to get to the bottom of why a certain someone never finishes the shows she starts (03:21). Chris then fervently recommends that everyone watch 'The Shield' (06:20) and AGAIN (46:20) before they get into a bit of Game of Thrones chat (at least as much as Chris would allow them to get into) (07:50). Then it's ANOTHER conversation on 'The Wire' (12:08) before they get into Amazon's new documentary, 'Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In' (20:50) including what the man means to both Liam and Chris as lifelong Manchester United fans (26:17). Then they throw in their predictions for this summer's Euros (38:29). 

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Liam Igs and Christopher Onubogu

Bankole is joined by returning guests- Eyo Ndem and Victor Dama- and debutant, Omagz, to discuss some of the truly strange and beautiful shows they've loved over the years. Following his last appearance on the podcast, Bankole checks back in with Victor on his current feelings on 'The Flash' (4:12) and falling out of love with Damson Idris (6:09). He then tries to define what makes a show "weird" (8:10), before they then go on to list their top 3 weird shows (11:32) with Eyo taking a brief detour to passionately defend 'Superman & Lois' (14:32).

SPOILER WARNINGS for: 'Dispatches from Elsewhere' from (21:39) to (22:55), 'Tenet' from (25:50) to (26:31), 'Preacher' from (33:20) to (34:14), 'Perpetual Grace Ltd.' from (36:05) to (39:10), 'The Umbrella Academy' from (42:25) to (42:51) and 'Orphan Black'  from (57:42) to (58:00).

Stream Omagz and Wavy The Creator's "The Lost Demo Tapes" here https://soundcloud.com/wavythecreator/sets/the-lost-demo-files-omagz-x

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Eyo Ndem, Victor Dama, Omagz

The boys start off by discussing what Obiora is currently watching and recommending some very good Spy Movies and TV shows- both classics and contemporary greats (06:06). Then they go all in on the 'Mare of Easttown' finale, its journey to *that* reveal (11:13) and the show's prevalent themes of Love and Mercy (23:55). Of course, they had to talk about the Guy Pearce of it all (33:30), before finishing with a few more film recommendations for the listeners (39:30). 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

'The Bold Type' just returned for its fifth and final season and Bankole is joined by Day 1 fan, Somto Uyanna, to cover the last leg of the show. They discuss their favourite characters (9:27), Kat and Eva (14:09), that Richard and Sutton argument (16:21), MORE on Kat and Eva (27:15), all before concluding with their reactions to the final season's premiere (36:00).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Somto Uyanna

After a brief hiatus, Bankole is back and he and Obiora discuss his experience finally shooting his short film, 'We Move: The Resilience of Youth' (03:26), then they go into some recently released TV shows and movies that they are excited to finally watch (14:09). Then, it's a two-parter on 'Mare of Easttown'; first, they discuss the show in general (28:08) and the aftermath of the big events in Episode 5 (31:38), then they finally watch Episode 6 and dissect the revelations from that episode (40:17). They finish by recommending two George Clooney classics that everyone needs to see (59:35). 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Producers: Ebuka Nnamani and Chinedu Iheji

Obiora is joined by Jeremiah and Muna for a discussion on the movie 'I Care A Lot' and the comparison between Amy Dunne ('Gone Girl') and Marla Grayson along with some Dark Comedy recommendations.

Host: Obiora Ifeacho

Guests: Muna Iheji and Jeremiah Akpotohwo