A Quiet Night Inside No 9

We had more Black Mirror requested, so our cultural artefact for this episode of Podding On is Nosedive (Series 3, Episode 1).
Over on Patreon, we are preparing to start a full re-watch of The League of Gentlemen. 
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Our cultural artefact for this Podding On episode is the Netflix TV phenomenon, Stranger Things.
Stranger Things is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by the Duffer Brothers (Matt and Ross Duffer) that premiered on Netflix on July 15, 2016, and concluded with its fifth and final season on November 28, 2025. Set primarily in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, in the 1980s, the series follows a group of young friends who investigate the mysterious disappearance of their friend Will Byers, uncovering a secret government laboratory, a telekinetic girl named Eleven, and a terrifying parallel dimension known as the "Upside Down" that is home to monstrous creatures, all while being pursued by supernatural forces and government agents.
 
Over on Patreon, we podded off about Making Of documentaries and how the one about Season 5 of Stranger Things might have revealed a little too much sausage making.
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Our cultural artefact for this Podding On episode is the 2006 album Sam's Town by The Killers, which was their follow up to their successful debut record, Hot Fuss. Why is Sam's Town our favourite of their albums? That's what we chat about.
Over on Patreon, we podded off about second albums, deception in music production, pitch correction/autotune, and Noel Gallagher.
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The cultural artefact we are exploring in this Podding On episode is TV show, The Mighty Boosh. We walk through the three series that aired between 2004 and 2007.
Thank you to our new patrons for this episode: David, Gemma, Sarah, Verity, and Zoe
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Noel Fielding at Alan Partridge Presents The Cream of British Comedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVWM1ktJS8A

The cultural artefact we are exploring in this Podding On episode is Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan's infamous rant about Alex Ferguson on 29th April 1996. We flick through Paul McCarthy's book, Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League 1992-2004, and reflect on some of the weird, wonderful, and bizarre aspects of the early days of the Premier League.
We hope that whether you love, hate, or are generally (dis)interested in football, you will find something to enjoy in our conversation about this British cultural phenomenon thirty years on.
In our Patreon-only Podding Off episode, we chat about the irritating, absurd, and sometimes delightful things sports commentators say.
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Thank you to our first patrons and sponsors for this episode: Donna Lane and Skinnydecaf
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