It's time for another slice of fried gold from the live broadcast! This episode sees Barry and I joined by returning guest, top notch actor and all-round awesome fellow Peter Spellos, and we get down to the nitty gritty of all things nerdy. We discuss Peter's improv classes (and why I should probably take them), Batman vs Superman, Lois & Clark, the DC CW shows and loads more! Following that, a wild Sarah Millman appears! There's more talk on cats, as well as musings on creating art, crudely...
Jul 19, 2016•1 hr 59 min
It's time for the second part of our 24hr charity extravaganza! This time, Barry & I are joined firstly by lovely webcomicker and jolly spiffing lady, Sian Jefferson. We do a terrible job of properly interviewing her and end up talking mostly about cats... Following Sian we have writer and artist Nigel Auchterlounie (I am still marvelling at that wonderful surname) talking politics, comics and loads more! Enjoy, and don't forget to show your appreciation with a donation to Alzheimer's Societ...
Jul 17, 2016•2 hr
It's been almost a week since the epic fun time that was Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour: Live 2 (officially Episode 53, because I say so), so it's about time I started dropping some of the bonkers brilliance into your earholes! This first installment kicks off the show, including a terrbile quality version of the first 4 and a half minutes that were never aired, crudely ripped from a Periscope video by playing said video straight into my mic and recording it! Yes, I have been podcasting for almost...
Jul 15, 2016•1 hr 52 min
Hot on the heels of my interview with Kevin Eastman (alright, maybe it's like a month since that interview, but we recorded this pretty soon after) comes Podcast In A Half Shell Episode 12! In this installment, I reflect on my ramblings with Mr. Eastman, we share our thoughts on TMNT 2: Out Of The Shadows, and Duncan introduces a new segment about video games. Cor! Listen in as we chat about allsorts of things regarding TMNT 2, like what the chuff Shredder is thinking letting Bebop and Rockstead...
Jul 04, 2016•1 hr 53 min
Hellllloooooo! Welcome to Episode 52 of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month Stacey is joined by her good buddy and fellow topic-digresser, Sam Harrison! Sam brings absoulte chaos to the show in the form of a soundboard and a cat, which promptly causes Stacey to lose her mind and any semblence of podcast hosting skill... Once on track, the pair talk at length about The Flash, Supergirl, Arrow and DC's Legends of Tomorrow (expect spoilers) and the horrendous wigs contained within. As well as ...
Jun 24, 2016•1 hr 43 min
Cor, look, a lovely jubbly bonus episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! 'What's this all about then?' I hear you ask, and I will tell you; I got the opportunity to speak to someone who created something that has been a HUGE part of my life. The TMNT have been there for basically my whole nerd life, and I love them to bits, so imagine my insane excitement and sheer terror at bagging an interview with none other than Kevin Eastman! Listen in as I make some feeble attempts at appearing cool, calm...
Jun 06, 2016•37 min
Welcome one and all to Episode 51 of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Joining Stacey in The Parlour for a spot of booze and chinwagging is her good friend, telly extra and music making guy, Neil Morris! Neil and Stacey seem to suffer from tangent-itis this episode, as their chats on Captain America: Civil War, Jungle Book and Bad Neighbours 2 somehow end up being about asking stupid questions, not fitting TV audition briefs even though you clearly do and accidentally poking your eye til it sparkles...
May 24, 2016•1 hr 57 min
After having run out of films to talk about, Duncan and I have turned to the 90's Image comic run for this episode of Podcast In A Half Shell! Hear what we think about the 'extreme' nature of the stories, Raph's facial disfigurement, Donnie's death (again), being a Level 7 ninja, scantily clad lady ninjas, whether athleticism and large boobs can coexist and much more! All this, plus I watch an episode of Next Mutation and instantly regret it. Enjoy!...
May 14, 2016•1 hr 34 min
Hi all! So, I released Episode 50 a little early to make way for a Ray Gunn And Starburst Super Big Announcement Special featuring Holly Rose (creator of RGaS and voice of S.U.I.T), Ian Sharman (producer and voice of Castelan Lar), Dominic Westerland (Ray) and Georgia Humphrey (Starburst), and then the internet ate it. Or my laptop ate it. Someone ate it, and it certainly wasn't me. So instead, have this short but sweet snippet of me discussing Ray Gunn and Starburst (and why you should support ...
Apr 25, 2016•14 min
In a bid to do something special for this, The Parlour's 50th episode, Stacey, Duncan & Rich got super, SUPER drunk and talked mostly about Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice. We're sorry... (MAJOR SPOILER WARNING for Batman vs Superman, The Flash and Age of Adeline. MILD SPOILER WARNING for Cop Car & Daredevil S2). ENJOY! Episode Theme - 'Deadpool Rap' by Team Headkick End Theme - 'Kiss From A Rose'by Seal Hey everyone! I just wanted to take this opportunity to say a huge THANK YOU for...
Apr 09, 2016•1 hr 36 min
Ladies, gents and everything in between, welcome to Episode 49 of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour; the podcast best served with tea and cake! (Except there's no cake...Someone bring cake!!) Joining Stacey in The Parlour this month is comics colourist and creator and all-around cracking chap, Kris Carter! Kris and Stacey discuss some of Kris' comic work, including Transformers (and how Stacey suffers from the rare condition of Transformers Blindness (i.e. the inability to tell most robots apart)), D...
Mar 22, 2016•1 hr 24 min
Welcome, ladies and gents, to the 10th episode of the best podcast about ninja turtles recorded in a kitchen in Birmingham, Podcast In A Half Shell! This episode, Duncan and I sink our teeth into the mildly disappointing second installment of the TMNT live action movies; Secret of The Ooze! We discuss why Keno makes us want to punch him right in the kisser, why having swords makes getting out of a rope net very easy actually, how anthropomorphic animal suits can be both great and terrible all at...
Mar 12, 2016•1 hr 34 min
Guess what, guys?! It's The Parlour's 4th birthday! Well, it was yesterday, but close enough... Anyhoops, to celebrate this momentous occasion, Stacey is joined by not one but two lovely guests; fellow UK Podcast Awards Nominees Nick and James of the 2 Grown Men podcast! Things get weird in this one as the trio of podcast hosts seem to lose all ability to host a podcast or stay on topic at all... Things touched upon in this episode include; Deadpool, how weird willies look, why Stacey isn't suit...
Feb 20, 2016•1 hr 39 min
What's this now? Oh, that's right, it's Bonus Parlour Action just for you! Following the audio disaster that was Episode 47, Stacey brings a shiny new episode to say sorry/make herself feel better about her podcasting life...! Joining Stacey in this bonus bonanza is Parlour favourite and regular, Jenni Newman! The ladies talk about some actual books they read, Stacey bigs up The History of Future Folk, Jenni discusses her feelings on movie Wonder Woman, and they both have a fart-based meltdown. ...
Feb 07, 2016•1 hr 13 min
You guys, I am so sorry for this episode! I'll explain more at the start of the show itself but basically this episode can be classed as a Technological NIGHTMARE. The sound quality is really bad and nothing I tried could save it. And then I got too tired/cross/sad to try anything else or re-record it. So, if you make it to the end of this episode, I owe you a cookie.* This episode sees Rich return to The Parlour to talk The Revenant, The Hateful Eight, The Peanuts Movie, The Voices and other th...
Jan 27, 2016•1 hr 27 min
Welcome one and all to Podcast In A Half Shell; the podcast you come to when you want to hear two muppets talking mostly about the Ninja Turtles and partially about anything that happens to pop into their noggins! On this episode, it's the day before Duncan's birthday and he and I make a very unprepared attempt at reviewing Series 1 of the 1987 TMNT cartoon! I do a pretty good job at not dropping names too much (have I mentioned before that I met Townsend Coleman once?!) as we both fumble our wa...
Jan 12, 2016•1 hr 12 min
Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas one and all! As a very special gift to all you good guys and gals out there (and even the not-so-good ones!), Stacey brings you not one, but TWO (and-a-bit) WHOLE HOURS of mulled wine, whiskey and rum-fueled Christmassy brilliance/madness! Joining Stacey at The Parlour's Christmas Boozey Do are 3 returning champions of the podcast; Stacey's husband Rich, and their good buddies Phil and Adge! In this end-of-year special, the 4 count down their Top Stuff of 2015, includin...
Dec 22, 2015•2 hr 21 min
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this months' installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Making a triumphant return to The Parlour and promising to be nicer to Stacey than when he was last on is the lovely-jubbly cartoonist and podcaster, Luke Foster! The pair talk about an inordinate amount of pop culture-y goodness; expect spoilers for Spectre and most episodes of Rick and Morty, plus some less spoilery chat about Supergirl, The Vision #1, Steven Universe, Art Ops #1, Adventure Time and a to...
Nov 24, 2015•1 hr 36 min
Major league butt-kicking is back in town (again) as Duncan and I make an attempt to review 2009's feature length 25th anniversary special, Turtles Forever! As it turns out, I'm much more precious about the 80's TMNT than I thought, Duncan is much more precious about the 2003 series than he thought, and we both suck at voice acting... On top of all this, we weigh up the pros and cons of sauerkraut on pizza, get distracted by unnecessary Shredder crotch shots, and go on tangents galore due to bei...
Nov 08, 2015•1 hr 11 min
Huzzah, it's that time of the month again (no, not that one!); it's new Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour time! Joining Stacey in the room of never-ending (imaginary) cakes is no stranger to podcasting, the Trash Compactor's own Oliver Thomas! Expect absolutely WHOPPING SPOILERS for the Rick and Morty S2 finale (and other Rick and Morty episodes), the season opener of The Walking Dead and Doctor Who, marginal spoilers for Your Lie In April, Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers and School Live, and chats ...
Oct 25, 2015•1 hr 52 min
As it's International Podcast Day (someone get me a cake, STAT!), I thought I'd treat you all to this little gem/mess; Episode 0 of Comic Racks! What's Comic Racks, you say? Well, it was only my first foray into the world of podcast co-hostery, along with my good friend and fellow nerdy bird, Iz. Originally airing waaaaaay back on 25th October 2007 on the Geek Syndicate feed, this episode was a huge ramblefest in which we basically tested the waters of podcasting, so don't be expecting any level...
Sep 30, 2015•1 hr 25 min
Weeeeeeeeeeeehoooooooooooooo, it's Episode 43 of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! As a birthday treat to herself, Stacey has not one but two brilliant guests for you this episode; the triumphant returns of Taylor Esposito and Lee Grice! Keeping their fingers firmly on the pulse of modern pop culture, the three discuss Taylor's first experience of The X-Files as Lee gets nervous about re-watching Andromeda Strain. Stacey tries to review Turbo Kid without spoiling it (which is really, really difficul...
Sep 22, 2015•1 hr 36 min
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to Podcast In A Half Shell - The Anniversary Edition! That's right, it's been a year since Episode 1 came out, and so of course we decided to celebrate the only way we know how; with booze! This time around, I get completely over-excited by having met Kevin Eastman, Lief Tilden, Michelan Sisti and Nick Palma, Duncan shares some thoughts on a few TMNT video games, and we both try to wrap our slightly tipsy minds around the absolute madness that is Tee...
Sep 12, 2015•1 hr 19 min
Oh, well hello there! Welcome to the 42nd installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour; the podcast that always promises cake and rarely delivers! Joining Stacey in The Parlour (read: her kitchen) this month is none other than the man that introduced Stacey to comics, her husband and fellow nerd, Rich! Somehow, the pair discuss an absolute TON of stuff in what is possibly the shortest episode of The Parlour to date, including their thoughts on Image Comics' The Beauty, MTV's Scream series, Marvel...
Aug 26, 2015•1 hr 18 min
Ladies and gents, welcome to this, the 41st episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Joining Stacey in her cake-filled parlour this month is her lovely buddy, comics doodler and custom figure-maker extraordinaire, Joe Ward! During this jam-packed episode, Stacey and Joe talk about lots of news from SDCC, including the big trailers (Suicide Squad, Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice and Deadpool), new characters due to appear in the Nickelodeon TMNT series, toy announcements and more. All this, p...
Jul 21, 2015•1 hr 45 min
Welcome to the sixth installment of Podcast In A Half Shell; the bi-monthly podcast on all things TMNT! This episode Duncan and I tackle our feelings on 2007's CGI 'TMNT' movie, with topics ranging from Laurence Fishburne's smooth silky voice to whether you can really hone your leadership skills when alone, the logistics of dangling from weirdly positioned bo staffs to deleted scenes that shouldn't have been deleted and a fair bit of non-TMNT related stuff! (We were a bit ramble-y, sorry!) All t...
Jul 07, 2015•1 hr 57 min
Laaaaaaaaadies aaaaaaaaaaand gentlemeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnn, welcome to Episode 40 of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour; your monthly ramble fest on all things nerdy. Making his triumphant return to The Parlour is comics writer, doodler, colourerererer and letterer extraordinaire and all-round ruddy lovely man, John-Paul Bove! John-Paul stops by the Parlour to talk about his shiny new comics project, the one-shot story 'UnEarth' written, coloured and letterd by him with art from the equally delightful...
Jun 24, 2015•1 hr 47 min
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Episode 39 of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour; your one stop shop for all things pop culture and cakey! (Disclaimer: the cake is a lie). Joining Stacey in the Parlour this month is none other than letterer supreme and jolly lovely bloke, Taylor Esposito! Taylor and Stacey get down to it immediately, talking about Stacey's thoughts on Avengers: Age of Ulton and Mad Max: Fury Road (spoilers ahoy, particularly for Avengers), whilst Taylor discusses how he feels about t...
May 24, 2015•1 hr 41 min
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Episode 5 of Podcast in a Half Shell! This time, Duncan and I are absolutely chuffed to be joined by our very first special guest, TMNT fan and artist extraordinaire; Mateus Santolouco! Mateus is the mastermind behind both the writing and artwork on the TMNT mini-series 'The Secret History of the Foot Clan', as well as art on the ongoing IDW series and many other projects. Listen in as Duncan and I fail spectacularly at interviewing like sensible people, barely h...
May 12, 2015•1 hr 16 min
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Episode 38 of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! Making her triumphant return to The Parlour following the absolute madness that was the 24 hour live show last July is friend of the show and jolly spiffing nerd bird, Jenni Newman! In this episode, Jenni and Stacey get down to the nitty gritty of why Netflix's Daredevil series is the BEST THING EVER (expect ALL THE SPOILERS), including the amazing fight sequences, the fantastic balance between humour and badassery, and...
Apr 26, 2015•2 hr 2 min
