Hello and welcome to Popped! A newsletter about the history and culture of cinema.

This week I’m trying out a possible new regular post. I tend to jump from one thing to another, so I thought it may be time to settle on at least one thing at least semi-regularly.

After a while of dabbling in podcasts, I've come to enjoy a few and thought I should borrow some ideas directly from them. My art teacher used to tell me that this approach to your work is to be encouraged, and who am I to argue?

One of my favourites for a while has been The Socially Distanced Sports Bar, a podcast dedicated to the world of sport. It’s not a current affairs program, but they discuss YouTube clips, books and documentaries. The chat among Elis, Mike and Steff often has me laughing out loud in public places and their Welsh view of the world is an anchor to home.

So basically, I'm doing a similar thing, but in the world of cinema!

Each month there will be some clips I find interesting, a book (could be a memoir, a biography, or a book about the film world), and one other thing!

Take a look at the newsletter for info & links on everything in the newsletter.

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