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

In this episode, Carl Sweeney & Tony Black are recording live in London in the shadow of some historical Royal monuments to, appropriately, unpick Season 5 of THE CROWN - thoughts on the season, discussion of controversies, and how accurately it relates to history.

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Carl Sweeney

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

In this episode, Tony Black & Carl Sweeney, chat about their recent events at the Midland Arts Centre in Birmingham involving the Square Eyes TV festival and Film Stories Live; they unpick the possible collapse of Twitter, the rise of Mastodon and how it might impact the discourse; and in What We've Been Watching, Carl chats about Spotify audio drama CASE 63, while Tony waxes lyrical about new horror flick BARBARIAN and mentions new football documentary, ITALIA 90: WHEN FOOTBALL CHANGED FOREVER...

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Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Carl Sweeney

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

In this episode, Tony Black & Carl Sweeney discuss the collapse of Wolverhampton's Light House cinema and the broader decay of the British arts scene; Danny Boyle's contentious comments about British filmmakers to the BFI; the possibility of an Indiana Jones TV show; and a brief tribute to British comedy legend Leslie Phillips. Ding dong!

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Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Carl Sweeney

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

Your hosts, Tony Black & Carl Sweeney, cheat a bit this week by presenting a classic bit of discourse - the second of a two-part chat for their previous podcast, Motion Pictures, talking about the passing of Chadwick Boseman, given the imminent release of BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER.

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Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Carl Sweeney

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@podthediscourse
Tony: @ajblackwriter
Carl: @CKJSweeney

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

Your hosts, Tony Black & Carl Sweeney, cheat a bit this week by presenting a classic bit of discourse - the first of a two-part chat for their previous podcast, Motion Pictures, talking about the passing of Chadwick Boseman, given the imminent release of BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER.

Join us every Monday & Tuesday for brand new episodes digging into The Discourse...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Carl Sweeney

Follow us on Twitter:
@podthediscourse
Tony: @ajblackwriter
Carl: @CKJSweeney

Email us:
[email protected]

Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/wemadethis

We Made This on Twitter: @we_madethis
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Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.

In this episode, Carl Sweeney and Tony Black discuss the accusation that the Academy Awards need to be 'cooler'; the descent of Kanye West as he goes to war on Quentin Tarantino & DJANGO UNCHAINED; and in What We've Been Watching, Carl chats about Martin McDonagh's new picture THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, while Tony waxes lyrical about new Amazon series THE DEVIL'S HOUR...

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Host / Editor

Carl Sweeney

Co-Host

Tony Black

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@podthediscourse

Carl: @CKJSweeney

Tony: @ajblackwriter

Email us:

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Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:

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

In this episode, Carl Sweeney and Tony Black discuss the online reaction to Black Adam, as well as recent developments in the world of Doctor Who and the new role for James Gunn at DC.

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Host/Editor

Carl Sweeney

Co-Host

Tony Black

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@podthediscourse

Carl: @CKJSweeney

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Email us:

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

In this Halloween special, Carl Sweeney and Tony Black discuss Halloween Ends and the Halloween series in general; John Carpenter and 'elevated horror'; the box-office performance of recent horror films including Smile; and the horror films they've been watching recently...

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Host/Editor

Carl Sweeney

Co-Host

Tony Black

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@podthediscourse

Carl: @CKJSweeney

Tony: @ajblackwriter

Email us:

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Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:

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

Your hosts, Tony Black & Carl Sweeney, discuss topics including John Major's frustration at THE CROWN's upcoming depiction of him; Alan Moore's frustration at the new HBO WATCHMEN series from 2019; and in What We've Been Watching, Carl chats Apple's thriller BAD SISTERS while Tony extols the virtues of Adam Curtis' latest visual archive essays, RUSSIA 1985-1999: TRAUMAZONE...

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Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Carl Sweeney

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Buy THE CINEMATIC CONNERY: THE FILMS OF SIR SEAN CONNERY:
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Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.

Your hosts, Tony Black & Carl Sweeney, discuss topics including the 100th anniversary of the BBC, its relevance and where it might head going forward; eulogise the recent passing of Dame Angela Lansbury and Robbie Coltrane; and consider Netflix - their new ad tiers, their boost in subscribers and their growing transparency in viewing figures...

Join us every Monday & Tuesday for brand new episodes digging into The Discourse...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Carl Sweeney

Follow us on Twitter:
@podthediscourse
Tony: @ajblackwriter
Carl: @CKJSweeney

Email us:
[email protected]

Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/wemadethis

We Made This on Twitter: @we_madethis
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