Cultural Conversation

We Made This

What is pop culture? A podcast attempting to answer that question, writer and host A. J. Black presents conversations, essays and discussions about movies, TV and all kinds of entertainment culture. What does Mission Impossible II have to do with Greek myth? How does Ready Player One connect gamers to gods? These are the kind of question the show will try and answer.

  • 53 minutes 21 seconds
    LOVECRAFT COUNTRY: Teaser Trailer #1 Analysis
    Welcome to the first episode of PODCRAFT COUNTRY, a podcast dedicated to the HBO series Lovecraft Country, from executive producers Jordan Peele & J. J. Abrams.

    In the first episode, your host--pop culture podcaster and writer Tony Black--and guest Wayne Talbot, artist and comic book writer, discuss the first teaser trailer for the series, breaking down characters and scenes, talking parts of Matt Ruff's source material, and looking ahead to what may be in store in the show.

    Why is Atticus Turner now named Atticus Black? What are the Jim Crow laws? Who is Christina Braithwaite? And why is H. P. Lovecraft so popular right now?

    Host / Editor

    Tony Black

    Guest

    Wayne Talbot

    Intro/Outro music: Mental Stillness (c) Jay Varton via epidemicsound.com
    6 May 2020, 1:42 pm
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    STREAMING WARS - Episode 1: Watchmen / His Dark Materials / V-Wars
    Welcome to the first episode of the STREAMING WARS podcast.

    Tony Black introduces the concept of the show as he welcomes his first guest, Channel Islands-based TV & film critic Wynter Tyson, who discuss the streaming services they subscribe to before running down new shows between December 5-12, 2019, plus Wynter recommends a show streaming for people to check out.

    Chapters:
    Intro + Streaming Talk (00:00:00)
    Vikings S6 (00:13:27)
    The Marvelous Mrs Maisel S3 (00:16:25)
    New Amsterdam S2a (00:21:56)
    The Expanse S4 (00:26:23)
    Apple TV+ (00:28:20)
    Elizabeth Is Missing (00:30:44)
    His Dark Materials S1 (00:32:58)
    V-Wars S1 (00:46:34)
    Watchmen (00:57:29)
    Four Weddings and a Funeral S1 (01:18:29)
    Recommendation: State of the Union (01:19:36)
    Sign Off & Outro (01:23:46)

    Host / Editor

    Tony Black

    Guest

    Wynter Tyson

    wemadethispod.com
    Twitter: @ / @wemadethispod
    Facebook: We Made This

    Music (c): 'Night Stalker' - Wave Saver via www.epidemicsound.com
    18 December 2019, 7:59 am
  • 58 minutes 11 seconds
    MOVIE PEOPLE - John Rain & Superman
    Welcome to the first episode of MOVIE PEOPLE!

    Tony Black is joined by his first guest, John Rain, the voice behind SMERSH Pod and author of Thunderbook.

    They discuss movie habits, collecting, growing up in the age of the nascent 80's blockbuster, James Bond, Star Wars, John Williams, Twitter, politics, podcasts and more...

    John also goes into detail about his favourite movie, Richard Donner's 1978 classic Superman...

    Host / Editor

    Tony Black

    Guest

    John Rain

    John's Twitter: @MrKenShabby
    Buy Thunderbook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thunderbook-World-Bond-According-Smersh/dp/0957507623
    Listen to SMERSH Pod: http://smershpod.com
    Great Big Owl: greatbigowl.com

    Twitter: @moviepeoplepod
    Network: @wemadethispod

    Music (c): Close Enough to Happy - Sniffer Dogs via Epidemic Sound
    11 November 2019, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 44 minutes
    THE IDIOT BOX - Years and Years
    Russell T. Davies' Years and Years

    In this special episode, from the yet to be fully launched The Idiot Box podcast, Tony Black talks to Wynter Tyson about the recent BBC TV series, Years and Years...

    Host / Editor

    Tony Black

    Guest

    Wynter Tyson
    30 October 2019, 7:00 am
  • 45 minutes 43 seconds
    CULTURAL CONVERSATION - Boldly Going: The Future of Star Trek
    Where is the Star Trek franchise heading?

    In this free form conversation, AJ Black is joined by writer Jeff Fountain as they discuss, in the wake of Star Trek: Discovery's return, and the announcement of a whole new group of future Star Trek shows, whether embracing nostalgia alongside trying experimental storylines is the right move for this half-century old universe.

    Host / Editor

    AJ Black

    Guest

    Jeff Fountain (http://www.geekchicelite.com/)
    27 January 2019, 11:25 pm
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    STREAMING WARS - The Witcher / Doctor Who / Dracula
    Welcome to the latest episode of the STREAMING WARS podcast.

    Tony Black reminds listeners of the concept of the show as he welcomes his next guest, host of We Made This' upcoming podcast Observing the Pattern, Luke Winch, who discuss the streaming services he subscribes to before they run down new shows between December 15 - January 8 2019, plus Luke recommends a couple of shows currently streaming for people to check out.

    Chapters:
    Intro + Streaming Talk (00:03:39)
    This Is Us S3 (00:07:54)
    Shrill S1 (00:09:47)
    Dracula (00:10:52)
    Doctor Who S12 (00:23:14)
    The Witcher S1 (00:34:52)
    Lost in Space S2 (00:42:48)
    You S2 (00:45:14)
    Messiah S1 (00:46:23)
    The Deuce S3 (00:49:16)
    Marvel’s Runaways S3 (00:51:51)
    Doom Patrol S1 (00:53:30)
    Recommendation: The Expanse S4 (00:57:08)
    Recommendation: Russian Doll (00:59:34)
    Sign Off & Outro (01:01:54)

    Host / Editor

    Tony Black

    Guest

    Luke Winch

    Tony on Dracula: https://ajblackwriter.com/2020/01/04/dracula-a-sinewy-self-aware-deconstruction-of-power-control-and-consent/

    Tony on Doctor Who: https://ajblackwriter.com/2020/01/06/__trashed-4/

    Tony on Russian Doll: https://ajblackwriter.com/2019/02/05/when-the-morning-comes-russian-doll-season-1/

    wemadethispod.com
    Twitter: @streamingwarspd / @wemadethispod
    Facebook: We Made This

    Music (c): 'Night Stalker' - Wave Saver via www.epidemicsound.com
    7 January 2019, 7:00 am
  • 12 minutes
    CULTURAL CONVERSATION - Ready Player One: Technology, Spirituality & Nostalgia
    Welcome to the latest episode of the Cultural Conversation podcast.

    In this episode, A. J. Black discusses Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, as it gets a DVD/BluRay release, and its connections to the broader question of how gamers relate to Gods, and the role of Gods in fiction in conjunction with advancing technology...
    7 August 2018, 5:00 pm
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    BEYOND THE SCREEN - Fight Club (1999)
    In the latest episode of the Cultural Conversation podcast, we look at David Fincher's seminal Fight Club.

    A. J. Black is joined by guest Andrew Brooker to talk Fincher's film, Chuck Palahniuk's book, the journey from book to screen, and how Fight Club may be as relevant now as two decades ago…

    Music ‘Transmission' (c) http://www.purple-planet.com
    31 July 2018, 5:47 pm
  • 23 minutes 25 seconds
    CULTURAL CONVERSATION - Mission Impossible II: Masculinity, Machinery & Myth-Making
    Welcome to the first official episode of the Cultural Conversation podcast.

    In this episode, A. J. Black discusses the divisive and oft-maligned Mission Impossible II from 2000, directed by John Woo. He looks at links to Greek myth, the broader franchise and attempts to fashion Tom Cruise as a modern, American hero.

    Featuring the voices of Russ Hugo & Clara Cook...
    27 July 2018, 6:30 pm
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