Good news everyone; it's a new episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month I am joined by the utterly marvellous Em of the equally marvellous Verbal Diorama podcast, and boy howdy do we get to talking. Join us as we get our teeth into Superman, I absolutely lose my mind at 28 Years Later, and Em professes her undying love for Clueless. All this, plus chair throws, cool riders, and a wonderful chat about the power of indie podcasting. Pop the kettle on and enjoy! Em's song & Stacey's ...
Jul 24, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 172
Welcome, one and all, to another tippety-top episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month I am joined by my delightful big bro and podcasting Yoda, Barry Nugent, and as it turns out, we have quite a lot to say about Doctor Who... We also chat a bit about Predator: Killer of Killers, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, how much we love animation, and Clown In A Cornfield. Plus, dancing! Barry's song choice & Stacey's song choice Geek Syndicate podcast network Stacey's Linktree Sta...
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 171
Good day to you, my lovely listeners, and welcome to a full-length episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This episode, I am joined by Geeky Brummie's Keith Bloomfield, as we have a chat about what made Thunderbolts* so enjoyable, the glorious daftness that is Final Destination Bloodlines, and whether Alexander Skarsgard is too emotive to be a Murderbot. All this, plus Keith recommends Central Park, we both share some shouty cathartic music, and I don't know what a 'The Rani' is... Enjoy! Keit...
May 24, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 170
'Ello there you splendid little lovelies, and welcome to another bonus Skype Alternative Test Shorty episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! For this minisode I am joined by my good buddy, fellow Never Seen... podcast co-host, and generally delightful gent Lee Grice, as we get our teeth into the Daredevil Born Again TV series. Fair warning; giant spoilers and great honking opinions abound! Grab a lovely cuppa and enjoy x Lee's song & Stacey's song Lee's Bluesky Never Seen... podcast Stacey'...
May 18, 2025•34 min•Ep. 169
Welcome to a little bonus episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour, brought to you by my attempts to find a suitable podcasting replacement for Skype...! Joining me for a quick chat about the Disney+ behind the scenes documentary, Light & Magic, is Parlour regular and Never Seen host, Jenni Newman. Enjoy! Content warning 04:56-08:08: Discussion about toxic fandom including death threats and suicidal ideation Jenni's song & Stacey's song Never Seen podcast Stacey's Linktree Music by Starbo...
May 04, 2025•25 min•Ep. 168
Oh hello there, and welcome to another splendiferous installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour. This episode, I am joined by my good buddy, amazing actor, and fellow podcaster David Monteith, as we get our teeth into Doctor Who's Robot Revolution (polish polish)! We also chat about the hilarious and heartwarming Space Captain comic, I lose my mind about The Studio, and we both get truly baffled by some real life documentaries about completely bananas things. All this plus a bit of Black Mirror...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 167
Hello there you gorgeous listener you, and welcome to another episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month, I am joined by first time Parlour patron and lifelong nerdy type, Benjamin Connell, who chats with me about his new tabletop RPG inspired by the books of Brian Jacques, Heroes Of The Abbey . We also discuss some of our recent favourite movies, such as Companion , Heart Eyes , and M3GAN , as well as taking a little trip to Paradise and praising The Penguin . And, of course, I am talk...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 166
Good day to you, and welcome to another spectacular slice of pop culture waffle! This episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour, I'm joined by fellow podcaster and delightful gent, Stuart Mulrain, as we get our teeth into some of the Oscar nominees. Find out our thoughts on Anora, how The Wild Robot made us feel, whether any musicals struck a chord with us, and much more! Pop the kettle on, grab some cake, and enjoy x Expect spoilers for most of the Best Picture and all of the Best Animated Featur...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 165
Grab a slice of cake and bung a candle in it folks, because it's The Parlour's 13th birthday! As a little tasty treat for you all, I bring you a solo Stacebob mini episode, in which I tackle some questions from my listeners. Find out my feelings on grey aliens, which jam is the best, and what my entrance music would be if I were a wrestler. All this, plus a very mini review of Companion. Huge thanks to everyone who has tuned in and supported the show in any way at any point over the last 13yrs; ...
Feb 19, 2025•17 min•Ep. 164
...aka Dani Abram Fucking Loves A Canal! That's right, this episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour, I'm joined by astounding animator and top bird Dani Abram for a delightful slice of pop culture waffle. We chat about Dani's newfound love for Shearsmith & Pemberton thanks to Inside No. 9, I stick Nosferatu on a pedestal atop another pedestal, we both gush over Wallace & Gromit, and I am so back on the Severance train, hoo boy! (Spoilers for all the above.) Grab a slice of your favourite...
Jan 24, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 163
Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas you splendid little festive scamps, and welcome to the final episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour for 2024! As is tradition, I am joined by my most excellent hubby Rich as we rank our favourite movies, albums, and TV shows of the year. Grab a festive bevvy and a mince pie (or a Yule log, if you're like me and can't stand a mince pie!) and enjoy. Happy holidays, y'all; see you in the New Year! Expect minor spoilers for much of what we talk about, but major spoiler war...
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 162
Welcome to a shiny new episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month I am joined by writer and graphic designer extraordinaire, and genuinely lovely chap, Andi Ewington. Expect GIANT HONKING SPOILERS for Heretic and The Penguin, as well as much less spoilery chat about Your Monster, The Jackal, Transformers One, Kneecap, Cobra Kai, and more. All this, plus a delightful story about Alex Horne, and a plea for Off Menu to love me... Enjoy! Andi's song & Stacey's song Andi on Bluesky Stace...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 161
Welcome one and all to a totally killer episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Tis the season to get spooky, and as is now tradition, I am joined by the utterly boo-rilliant Jenni Newman to talk all things horror. Hear why Jenni gave up halfway on The Fall, how I fell in love with The Substance, and we share our thoughts on Agatha All Along. All this, plus a few 31 Day Horror Challenge recommendations, a bit of Beetlejuice, and... sigh... Joker: Folie a Deux... Grab a pumpkin spice latte (othe...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 160
Oh hello, a little bonus Stacebob Solo Adventure? It must be International Podcast Day! Join me as I waffle to myself about Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Volumes 5-7 of the TMNT Ultimate Collection, and From. (I haven't forgotten to type a word there, it's literally a TV show just called From). As it's Podcast Day, I also recommend a couple of my current favourite podcasts, as well as throwing a very funky song at you. Enjoy! Stacey's song recommendation; Them Changes by Thundercat Stac...
Sep 30, 2024•23 min•Ep. 159
Hello there, and Happy Podcast Month! Welcome to another episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour; this month I am joined by the utterly fabulous Sarah and MJ of the Waffly Bollox podcast! We have an absolutely delightful chat about all sorts of nonsense, including (but certainly not limited to); AEW All In, Interview With The Vampire, Dragula, and Alien: Romulus. All this plus wildly differing opinions on Trap, a very embarrassing meeting-a-wrestler story, and we whinge about chairs. Enjoy! MJ's...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 158
Welcome to another delectable dose of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour. This month, I am joined by my very good buddy, editor extraordinaire, Dion Winton-Polack! Dion recommends Star Trek Strange New Worlds, I have things to say about Eraserhead, and together we tuck into the new Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. All this, plus a heaping teaspoon of tornadoes, a whopping wedge of samurai executions, and a sprinkling of Mortal Terror. Grab a lovely bit of Battenberg* and enjoy x Dion...
Aug 25, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 157
Why hello there, and welcome to another super installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This episode, I am joined by Geeky Brummie's Keith Bloomfield & Ryan Parish as we chat about all things geeky, including (but certainly not limited to); Deadpool & Wolverine (spoilers ahoy!), Scavengers Reign, Kinds of Kindness, In A Violent Nature, and more! All this, plus 3 excellent song choices, a little shellebrating, and I become the ghost that haunted Skype. Enjoy! Keith's song & Stacey'...
Aug 04, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 156
Oh, what's this? A little solo Stace nugget for your ears? Why, yes it is! That's right, I'm treating you to a little in-between episode in apology for the fact that my next episode is absolutely going to be late. Join me as I talk to myself about the Ghost (the band, not the concept) concert movie Rite Here Rite Now, the TMNT 40th anniversary comic special (spoilers here, and also spoilers for the IDW run of TMNT comics), and drop a recommendation for the Waffly Bollox podcast . Enjoy! Stacey's...
Jul 15, 2024•18 min•Ep. 155
Good day to you all, and welcome to another tippety-top serving of delicious pop culture waffling in Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This episode, I am joined by my good buddy and returning champ Jenni Newman, as we get into some of the movies, TV, and music we've been digging of late. We chat about Doctor Who, One Life, The Fall Guy, Furiosa, and loads more besides. Grab a cuppa and enjoy! Jenni's song & Stacey's song Never Seen podcast Stacey's Linktree including her tip jar and socials Musi...
Jun 24, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 154
Cor blimey, it's a shiny new episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month I am joined by friend of the show and tippety-top nerdy gent Lee Grice, and, well, it's an epic chonker of an episode, folks. Lee has a crisis about Crisis On Infinite Earths, I get excited by having films to recommend to Lee, and we both sink our teeth into the first 3 episodes of Doctor Who. Grab a lovely hot bevvy and a slice of cake, and enjoy! Lee's song choice & Stacey's song choice Lee's Twitter Stacey's ...
May 26, 2024•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 153
Good day, one and all, and welcome to another smashing installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month I am joined by returning guest, tip top writer and generally rad person; Holly Swinyard, and boy howdy do we get into it! This episode is what happens when two people fully indulge each other in gushing about their special interests, and not to toot my own horn or anything, but it's pretty great! We chat about X-Men '97 and how it kicked us in the feels, our thoughts on the upcoming R-r...
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 152
Alright there you spectacular scamps, and welcome to another episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month I am joined by the utterly delightful Keith Bloomfield of the Geeky Brummie podcast. We chat about Madame Web (oof), Dune Part Two, The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, and more, as well as bemoaning public transport and the way the NHS likes to ruin your important birthdays with health screening invites. Grab a nice hot beverage and a couple of biccies and enjoy! Keith's...
Mar 24, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 151
HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL, it's only EPISODE FLIPPIN' 150! Joining me for this momentous occasion is podcasting legend and my delightful pal, Barry Nugent! We're here to answer such hard hitting questions as 'Who would win; Raph vs Knuckles?' and 'Can you do an Australian accent?' We also have some thoughts on The Beekeeper, Across The Spider-Verse, Nimona, Robot Dreams, and more! Pop the kettle on, grab a Battenberg*, and enjoy! This episode is dedicated to Peter Spellos; a true, one of a kind gem o...
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 150
Welcome to Episode 149 of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This episode I am joined by absolutely amazing animator, delightful doodler, and all-round fabulous lass, Bryony Evans, and we're getting weird with it...! Listen in as we get into Poor Things, The Boy & The Heron, Baldur's Gate 3, Saltburn, BlackBerry, and loads more besides. Grab a cuppa and enjoy! Send your questions for Episode 150's AMA to staceysparlour@gmail.com Stacey's song and Bryony's song recommendations Bryony on X Bryony o...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 149
MERRY FLIPPIN' CHRISTMAS you absolutely amazing lot! Welcome to the final episode of The Parlour for 2023, in which, as per tradition, I am joined by the delightful Rich Taylor & Phil Thomas to pick our favourite things of the year. Grab a lovely mulled beverage and enjoy! The SPCP Best of 2023 Spotify Playlist The Parlour on X The Parlour tip jar Music by Starbomb...
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 148
Welcome one and all to another fabulous episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month I am joined by the ever delightful Mike Georgiou to talk all things movies, and some things TV. We chat about Dream Scenario, Mike loses his mind over Bottoms, and I have a realisation about Fingernails as we chat. All this, plus an inordinate amount of giggles! CW: We have a big old discussion about the Rick & Morty Episode 'That's Amorte' which features a lot of talk about suicide. If you don't want...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 147
Welcome, ghosts and ghouls, to a delightfully devilish episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! I am joined this spooky month by friend of the show Jenni Newman, as we delve into a bunch of scary movies for your listening pleasure. We chat about Talk To Me, Phantom of the Opera, Totally Killer, and an absolute ton more, plus we share some not-so-supernatural stories from our very own lives. Listen, if you dare! Jenni's song & Stacey's song Never Seen on X The Parlour on X The Parlour tip jar...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 146
Welcome to a special International Podcast Day Solo Stacebob Short! In this wee episode, I take a few questions from the listeners and discuss whether I reckon Leonardo could take Daredevil in a fight, if beans belong on a brekkie, and whether hoverboards are cooler than skateboards. All this, plus a couple of lovely podcast recommendations. Enjoy! Stacey on Twitter Stacey's tip jar Music by Starbomb...
Sep 29, 2023•14 min•Ep. 145
Welcome one and all to another splendid installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month I am joined by the ever delightful Ryan Parish as we dive into Ahsoka, Past Lives, AEW All In, and loads more! All this, plus some exciting Birmingham Anime Film Festival news. Enjoy! Ryan's song & Stacey's song Geeky Brummie on Twitter Geeky Brummie podcast & website BAFF website Stacey on Twitter Stacey's tip jar Music by Starbomb...
Sep 24, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 144
Long time no Turtle chat! Duncan & I are back to talk all things Mutant Mayhem (plus some things not Mutant Mayhem at all...) Enjoy! WHACKING GREAT SPOILER WARNING FOR TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES MUTANT MAYHEM Music featured from the TMNT Mutant Mayhem score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 23
