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Stacey’s Pop Culture Parlour

The best pop culture podcast recorded from a bedroom in Birmingham by a sweary bird (probably). Best served with tea & cake.
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Episodes

Episode 24 - Stacey And The Brain

Welcome to the 24th installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month, The Parlour is graced with the presence of super-intelligent, Comic Book Outsider and all-round top notch gent, Scott Grandison! Beware, here be spoilers... Stace and Scott get underway by discussing the latest series of Sherlock at quite great length! After coming to the conclusion that they are both firmly in the category of 'Cumberbitches', Stace and Scott sink their teeth in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Almost H...

Jan 21, 20141 hr 17 min

Episode 23 - Pink Lady Pledge!!

We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! That's right, it's Christmastime, and what better way to celebrate than with a nice scrummy portion of tasty podcast goodness? This episode of The Parlour sees Stacey joined by returning guest and person-still-willing-to-share-a-hotel-room-with-Stacey; Jenni Newman! The ladies recall their experiences at Thought Bubble Comic Con in Leeds last month, chatting about their nerves approa...

Dec 21, 20131 hr 29 min

Episode 22 - Brummies in the House

Hello there ladies and gents; welcome to another fine installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This episode sees Stacey joined by none other than Small Press Big Mouth's own Lee Grice. It's a Brum-centric epic! During the massive chat-fest that is episode 22, Stacey and Lee review Gravity, The Walking Dead, Night of the Doctor, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Attack on Titan and loads, loads more! So grab a nice hot beverage, a slice of your favourite cake, and curl up by the fireplace with the lates...

Nov 20, 20132 hr 15 min

Episode 21 - Ramble, Much?

Ladies and gentleman, welcome to another episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month, Stacey is joined by the utterly lovely Brenda, of Geektress fame! Be prepared for tangents galore as Stace and Brenda get their talk on about all things pop culture. Expect ruminations on (and most likely massive spoilers for) the Dexter finale, Sleepy Hollow, Hunger Games (both books and movie), How I Met Your Mother, World's End and...bear epidemics?! So grab a slice of your favourite cake (I highly r...

Oct 24, 20132 hr

Episode 20 - Doctor Who Now?!

Oh hello there! Welcome to the twentieth installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour; the podcast about all the jazz you want to hear about, best served with tea and cake! Making his return to the Parlour this episode is Matt Davis; you may remember him from the episode in which you couldn't hear a word he said... Well, thankfully this time around you can hear him clear as bell, and boy do we ramble! Listen in as Stacey and Matt discuss the casting for Doctor Who, upcoming Marvel and DC movies, ...

Sep 28, 20131 hr 22 min

Episode 19 - The One That Isn't Episode 18, Despite What Stacey Says

Welcome to Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour, where tea, cakes and rambling go hand in hand for an hour or so for your audio enjoyment. Joining Stacey in the cyber-parlour this episode is the utterly dreamy Stevie Disme from Comic Book Queers! Be prepared for a lot of man-oggling, guys... As well as a ton of dribbling-over-comic-hotties, you can also expect talk on Nickelodeon's first series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Pacific Rim, Trillium #1, The Wolverine, appropriate behaviour at comic cons ...

Sep 24, 20131 hr 21 min

Episode 18 - Job Done

Well hello there, lovely listeners! Welcome to the 18th installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour. In the parlour this month, sippin' on red wine and rumainating on all things pop culture is Geek Syndicate's very own Barry 'Nugecake' Nugent! Join the pair as they discuss Pacific Rim (never fear; Barry hasn't seen it so no spoilers here), Image comics 5 Ghosts and Ghosted, the Deadpool video game, the potential DC movies (bear in mind this was recorded before the SDCC announcements) and much, m...

Jul 24, 20131 hr 9 min

Episode 17 - But I Digress...

Come one, come all and join Stacey in another exciting installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Joining her through the magic of the internet this month is seasoned podcaster and jolly good fellow, Steve Bishop! Listen in as both Stacey and Steve struggle to stay on topic and the conversation meanders around video games and consoles*, Doctor Who, Man of Steel and much, much more! Expect spoilers for basically everything, but in particular Man of Steel, which Stacey spoils the bejeezus out of...

Jun 25, 20131 hr 49 min

Episode 16 - Trekking Into The Kitchen

'Ello there! Welcome to Episode 16 of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month, Stacey is joined actually in the flesh all up in her kitchen by her good buddy Phil Thomas. It turns out it's quite awkward to record your friend when sat right there, so there's only one thing for it; booze! Join Stacey and Phil as they get to grips with her shiny new microphone and tipsily discuss their thoughts on Iron Man 3 and that Big Spoiler, as well as Star Trek Into Darkness, Community S4, Age of Ulton, Saga...

May 25, 20131 hr 38 min

Episode 15 - The Bazongas Test

Well hello there, people of the internet; welcome to another installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Joining Stacey at her virtual tea party this month is Clover; one quarter of the book-based podcast Scrolls! Listen in as the ladies discuss Game of Thrones, Constantine #1-2, Doctor Who, The Jeselnik Offensive, Paramore's latest offering and much much more (including Casualty, for some reason...) Go forth and enjoy! Episode Theme - 'Demon Kitty Rag' by Katzenjammer End Theme - 'Ain't It Fun...

Apr 30, 20131 hr 24 min

Episode 14 - Tangents Guaranteed

Cor, it's Parlour time again guys! Welcome to the 14th installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour, this month featuring web comic-ist extraordinnaire and all-round tip-top bloke, Luke Foster! Luke joins Stacey just weeks before swanning off on an adventure around America, so expect an almost tangible sense of envy wafting around this episode... As well as discussing Luke's impending exciting adventures, the pair also ruminate on whether S4 of Community is actually any good, whether Guardians of...

Mar 29, 20131 hr 29 min

Episode 13 - The Jumbo Birthday Extravaganza!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, HAPPY BIRTHDAY STACEY'S POP CULTURE PARLOUR, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! That's right, this episode sees this little podcast turn 1 whole year old. It's officially out of nappies and really ought to be sleeping through the night by now... In order to properly celebrate, Stacey is joined by 4 tippety-top special guests; writer of Forty-Five and top dude Andi Ewington, Marvel writer and all-round lovely chap Paul Cornell, Com.X head honcho and editor supreme E...

Feb 25, 20132 hr 4 min

Episode 12 - Care For A Song?

Bonjour mes amis! Bienvenue sur l'episode 12! Joining Stacey in the Parlour this month and stealing all the Battenburg cake is Stephen Lacey! Stephen is no stranger to the Land of Podcasting, hosting not one but two shows; The Fantasticast and 20 Minute Longbox. As you may have guessed from all the French, this episode features quite a long review of Les Miserables (sorry for the lack of accents; no idea how to do this on Lappy!) Also featured are ramblings on all the latest happenings in the wo...

Jan 27, 20131 hr 24 min

Episode 11 - Argh, Christmas Zombies!!

Welcome to a somewhat festive episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Joining Stacey in the Parlour this month is her good buddy and splendid bassist, Adge Bullimore! The pair get their Santa hats on and review such festive delights as... The Walking Dead?... Er, OK... How about these other jolly Christmas reviews of Superpowered Beatdown or... Hmm... Well, the episode is jam-packed with exciting news, reviews, opinions and even a little Will Ferrell for good measure. So grab some Christmas Pud...

Dec 24, 20121 hr 44 min

Episode 10 - The Mic of Doom

Good morrow, one and all! Welcome once again to Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour; the home of superior rambling! This month, Stacey is joined by the utterly delightful Matt Davis and his Microphone of Doom! Yes, the sound quality isn't great (and Stacey's editing skills were not up to the task of fixing it)* but hopefully you can still enjoy their musings on such things as the Doctor Who Christmas special, the new Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, Continuum and much much more! Enjoy!...

Nov 30, 20121 hr 16 min

Episode 9 - The Spookysode

Welcome, boys and girls, to a very spooky episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Joining Stacey this month is the other half of Dissecting Worlds and tip-top gent; Kehaar and somehow, without any forward planning, they both managed to read & watch several creepy and scary Halloween type things! From Army of Darkness to American Vampire, Baltimore: The Plague Ships to Clark Ashton Smith, this episode is jam-packed with spooky goodies to scare the bejeezus out of you. Don't listen to this al...

Oct 29, 20121 hr 28 min

Episode 8 - Geronimo!

Alright guv, come 'ere and 'av a listen to this 'ere podcast, yeah? This month Stacey's joined in the Parlour by imaginary cakes, the ghosts of spiders past and her co-host for this episode, the writer and Grand Overlord of Podcasts; Timothy Swann! The episode takes a turn for the Doctor Who-tastic as the pair discuss the ups and downs of series 5, series 6 so far, the feasibility of a female Doctor, Matt Smith's alleged resemblance to a tortilla chip, and what they'd be like as companions (it w...

Sep 25, 20121 hr 32 min

Episode 7 - Stacey Taylor and the Attack of The Killer Spiders

Welcome to the latest installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour, in which Stacey is joined by fellow podcaster and all-round fun guy; Matt Farr of Dissecting Worlds! As a warning to those who haven't yet seen The Dark Knight Rises (why the chuff not?!); this episode contains a good half hour of reviewing on this, with a few tangents thrown in for good measure, containing some mild and some pretty whopping spoilage. Listen at your own peril! On top of all the Batman fun, Stacey and Matt have a ...

Aug 31, 20121 hr 48 min

Episode 6 - League of Extraordinary Nerd Birds

Welocme to the sixth episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month Stacey is joined by the rather lovely Jenni Newman, fellow nerd bird and podcasting first-timer. She makes it a good one by reviewing lots of DC and indie comics (and costumes), discussing scary movies (and strategic mirror relocationing after watching Candyman) and generally being highly entertaining. Stace won't be upstaged though, and goes for a rant and a half on League of Extraordinary Gentleman Century 2009, gets over...

Jul 28, 20121 hr 55 min

Episode 5 - Hitchhikers Guide To Rambling

Welcome to another fine episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month Stacey is joined by David Wynne, doodler of Particle Fiction and Hypergirl, and they discuss practically everything under the nerdy sun! Including spoiler-tastic reviews of Hardcore #1, 2001: Space Oddyssey, Image's Extreme Comics and Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Radio Show Live as well as speculation on The Dark Knight Rises. The pair also wonder about sex scenes in TV shows and films... Put this in your earholes an...

Jun 28, 20121 hr 45 min

Episode 4 - 2 Avengers Fans Assembling

This month Stacey is joined in the cake-filled Pop Culture Parlour by the absolutely splendid geek-bird extraordinaire Laura from the Geektress podcast. For a hefty portion of this episode the girls get spoilery about the Avengers movie, discussing the all-round awesomeness, brilliant humour and plentiful totty found within! After finally getting off the Avengers topic, the ladies talk about their favourite comics, including Winter Soldier, Li'l Depressed Boy and more, as well as checking out so...

May 31, 20121 hr 24 min

Episode 3 - Man Crush

Welcome one and all to the third episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour. This month Stacey is joined by the rather wonderful Nick of the Monkey on my Back podcast, and cor blimey, can they talk! In an episode which would run away with the award for Most Tangent-Filled Episode of Anything EVER (if such an award existed), Stacey and Nick discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Awake, Being Human S4, The Futureheads, Princeless, X-Men: First Class and a whole host of other things besides! So do yourself...

Apr 23, 20121 hr 38 min

Episode 2 - Two Muppets Rambling

Welcome back to the Parlour! This month, Stacey is joined by the rather jolly spiffing Dion Winton-Polak of the Scrolls podcast for a quick cuppa and a chat. They ramble about The Muppets (an awful bloody lot, too), the new(ish) IDW Turtles series, the return of The Twelve, their choice of Netflix gems and a whole host of other things besides. Talk about tangents! If you're overly sensitive, you might want to skip the little bit in the middle where the talk turns to Batman porn... So steal some ...

Mar 22, 20121 hr 19 min

Episode 1 - A Right Pair of Tits

Welcome to the very first episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour; the podcast for reviews on comics, TV, film, books and music; best served with tea and cake. This month Stacey is joined in The Parlour by Bevis Musson, creator of delightful little comic nuggets such as Finland Finland Finland and Dead Queen Detectives, as well as the artist of several pictures gracing Stacey's living room wall. During the show, Bevis and Stacey talk about the DC universe reboot and which titles they're enjoying...

Feb 19, 20121 hr 33 min
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