The EscapeGoat Podcast

On this episode of And Ninthly... David and John are joined by their mutual friend Dan Hunt to dissect the fifth (and rather surprising) chapter of Series 8, ' 3 by 3 ', aired on 18 May 2023. We also spend a bit of time talking about the show in general in the first ten minutes, including SPOILERS for ' Tom and Gerri'. Again, be warned! We will be back next week to talk the final episode of this s...

On this installment of  And Ninthly... David and John are joined by the brilliant George Daniel Lea to dissect the fourth episode of Series 8, ' Love Is A Stranger ', aired on 11 May 2023. We also spend a bit of time talking about the show in general in the first half hour, including SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (most notably ' To Have and to Hold', 'The Stakeout'  and the Hallowe'en live speci...

On this installment of And Ninthly... David and John natter about the third episode of Series 8, ' Paraskevidekatriaphobia ', aired on 4 May 2023. If you want to hear previous bits of David and John chatting about IN9, it's been the subject of a few EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links!  Series 1-5: discussion and highlights Series 6 (pt 1) Series 6 (pt 2) And you can find our episode-...

On this edition of And Ninthly... David and John talk about the second episode of Series 8, ' Mother's Ruin ', aired on 27 April 2023. If you want to hear previous bits of David and John chatting about IN9, it's been the subject of a few EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links!  Series 1-5: discussion and highlights Series 6 (pt 1) Series 6 (pt 2) And you can find our episode-by-episode c...

Welcome back to  And Ninthly...  where David, John and occasional guests chat about new episodes of the dark comedy drama BBC anthology show  Inside No 9 , written by and starring Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. In this installment we discuss the first episode of Series 8, ' The Bones of St Nicholas ', aired on 23 December 2022. If you want to hear previous chunks of David and John chatting...

We're back, talking more Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)! This time, John and I are joined by the fantastic Laura Carseldine. After some chat about the film and our fandom, we have a look at the original novel by Peter Benchley, and some of the differences between the source material and the movie adaptation. SPOILERS for the book, by the way! One of them in particular blows my mind. Then we have a...

In a first for the show, we're doing a two-parter! On obscure movie curio  Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975). He Is Risen. For this initial part, I'm joined by returning shipmate John and guest skipper the brilliant Simon Barraclough. Together, we start getting our teeth into The Big Fish Film. *WARNING* may contain poetry. Stay tuned for pt 2.... 0.00 A Trip to Amity 1.01 On The Boat You can find the...

This week, the brilliant James S. Murphy returns to the show, to chat about  The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series (mostly the books, but we touch on some other forms too) and more specifically, the fifth book, Mostly Harmless  (1992, Douglas Adams) which we really get into in the second half. A complete and total pleasure, from start to finish - hope it is for you all too! And Don't Panic....

On this episode, Nannina drops in to chat to me about two movies which kind of orbit the concept of 'Screwball'....  Holiday  (1938, George Cukor) starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, and The Hudsucker Proxy  (1994, Joel and Ethan Coen) starring Tim Robbins and Jennifer Jason Leigh. I'm watching  Holiday  for the first time, Nannina is watching  Hudsucker  for the first time.... what did we...

Welcome to Series 4! We're back with a fresh run in 2023. And we're kicking off by welcoming back the wonderful Kit Power, to talk to me about his new essay collection, My Life in Horror Volume II ! Join us as we talk about whether the  Nightmare on Elm St  movies ever lived up to their potential, whether Bruce Springsteen is a horror writer, why  Superman III  is utterly terrifying, and much much...

We're back! With an autumn special, before a new series in 2023. I welcome once again to the show both Matt and George! After an introductory chat, mostly about our recent Halloween/horror experiences (and the recent Hellraiser movie)... we move onto our main topic... the Cosgrove Hall UK animated classic  Count Duckula  (ITV, 1988-1993). Including a bit of animation history context from former gu...

Here it is - the last episode of our third series! In which returning guest Nannina and new guest Lauren Humphries-Brooks join me to chat about three amazing Werner Herzog movies, Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) and Fitzcarraldo (1982). And also  Bob's Burgers , obviously. Thank you so much to all our guests this year, and everyone who has listened. The EscapeGoat Po...

On this episode of  And Ninthly... David and John take on the sixth episode of Series 7, 'Wise Owl', aired on 1 June 2022. Spoilers as always (and, on that note, trigger warnings for discusions of abuse). After that (and a short break) we give our respective rankings of Series 7 of IN9, and some final thoughts! Skip ahead to 1h 7mins for that bit. If you want to hear previous chats of David and Jo...

On this episode of  And Ninthly... David and John have a discussion about the fifth episode of Series 7, 'A Random Act of Kindness', aired on 25 May 2022. If you want to hear previous chats of David and John about IN9, it's been the subject of a few The EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links! Series 1-5: discussion and highlights Series 6 (pt 1) Series 6 (pt 2) Pemberton and Shearsmith r...

On this episode of  And Ninthly... David and John get carried away by the fourth episode of Series 7, ' Kid/Nap ', aired on 18 May 2022. If you want to hear previous chats of David and John about IN9, it's been the subject of a few The EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links! Series 1-5: discussion and highlights Series 6 (pt 1) Series 6 (pt 2) As mentioned on the show, Pemberton and Shea...

On this episode of  And Ninthly... David and John tackle the third episode of Series 7, ' Nine Lives Kat ', aired on 11 May 2022. If you want to hear previous chats of David and John about IN9, it's been the subject of a few The EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links! Series 1-5: discussion and highlights Series 6 (pt 1) Series 6 (pt 2) As mentioned on the show, Pemberton and Shearsmith...

Our latest episode - and our longest ever - in which I welcome back Kit, and we go deep on the 1985 Stephen King horror short story collection Skeleton Crew . And get pretty dark. After 20 mins at the start about Die Hard 2 , naturally. Enjoy! 0.00 Introduction/chat about  Die Hard 2 0.19 Our backgrounds with short fiction and Stephen King 1.03  The Mist 1.48 Here There Be Tygers 2.01  Milkman (#1...

On this episode of And Ninthly... David and John dissect the second episode of Series 7, ' Mr King ', aired on 27 April 2022. If you want to hear previous chats of David and John about IN9, it's been the subject of a few The EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links! Series 1-5: discussion and highlights Series 6 (pt 1) Series 6 (pt 2) As mentioned on the show, Pemberton and Shearsmith reco...

Welcome to a new strand of show,  And Ninthly... where David, John and occasional guests chat about new episodes of the dark comedy drama BBC anthology show Inside No 9 , written by and starring Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. In this installment we discuss the first episode of Series 7, ' Merrily, Merrily ', aired on 20 April 2022. If you want to hear previous chunks of David and John chatt...

In this episode, Rich is my guest to talk about the classic Beatles double-album from 1968 The Beatles (almost always known as The White Album .) After a general chat about our respective Beatles fandoms and histories, we discuss the album in general, and opine what it means to each of us. We then move on to a track-by-track discussion of The White Album , simultaneously presenting our individual...

For this episode, John joins me to discuss the respective finale episodes of the UK sitcoms Men Behaving Badly (1992-98, ITV/BBC) and One Foot in the Grave (1990-2000, BBC). WARNING: spoilers for all content in the two finales. In the first half, we talk about the three-part (!) Men Behaving Badly ending, and touch on 90s masculinity, baffling filler karaoke scenes, VideoPlus codes and the bleakne...

Our latest episode is a take on the latest caped crusader flick The Batman  (Matt Reeves, 2022) - a very hot take: when this was recorded, we'd all seen it just once, 24 hours previously. Joining me once again is Matt - and, for the first time on this show, his regular podcasting partner Mike Dunn! Between us, we chat a bit about our various histories with the Batman movie series, and after half a...

This week, I'm joined by George Daniel Lea and James S. Murphy to wax lyrical about the 90s young adult series by the late great Terry Pratchett, The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy (1992-1996). We chat about  Only You Can Save Mankind,  Johnny and the Dead  and  Johnny and the Bomb,  and the surreal, often bitter messaging of all three, as well as their positionality and mood rooted in the mid nineties of...

We're back, with the first episode of series 3 of the show! In which my guest Chris Doughty joins me to discuss the long-running improvised comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm  (HBO, 1999-). We chat about Larry the character and Larry the real-life creator of the show, talk about the supporting characters and actors that make the show great (from Cheryl to Leon) and we pick our favourite seasons of Curb (...

The final episode of our second series, in which David and Colleen (with a monologue assist from new guest Andrew Blair) tackle the recently-concluded season of Doctor Who (known as 'Flux'), and the 13th Doctor era more generally! Happy early Xmas! We'll be back with new episodes in early 2022. 0.00 Intro/ What We Do In The Shadows 0.10 Doctor Who: Flux 0.52 The Andrew Interjection 1.13 The 13th D...