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For our last episode of 2024, we explore a Christmas film many are not familiar with, unless you live in the USA. A Christmas Story is a staple of an American Christmas, so much so, it gets looped for forty-eight hours on its own TV channel every year. Jason and Chris attempt to try and figure out why that is and whether it will resonate with the audiences from the rest of the world. We didn't...

Its time to get into the festive spirit here at The Wolfie Pod, and a miracle did happen when Jason remembered a listener requesting that we cover this TV film back in December 2023. This is very unusual for Jason, as he normally can't remember what happened yesterday, let alone a year ago; it truly is a Christmas miracle!! We invited Ben, the listener who requested this fine film and a former...

With Rich and Steve out of action, Jason called up Jerden Cooke to fill the gap, and with him came a film choice that neither Jason nor Chris had heard of before. The Wizard of Speed and Time will be an unknown for many, but as we found out, it is a wonderful film for many reasons, which we get into in the episode. Many thanks to Jerden for guest hosting with us, and if you need any type of music...

For the first time, Chris takes up the hosting seat to discuss his choice, which is the monumental and incredibly influential film, Toy Story. With just Chris and Jason, this ends up being a cosy chat about the film, its cast and characters and the realisation of how many layers this film actually holds. One of the reasons Chris chose this film was as a small dedication to a friend who recently di...

Shaun of the Dead turns twenty, and what a perfect time to revisit this iconic, and some would say influential, film. A film that is close to many people's hearts, not just for its comedy or its references to George Romero's zombie films, but also because it brought the guys from Spaced, to the big screen and in such a fantastic fashion. We do touch on Spaced in the episode, as well as the...

This episode comes with another slight change as we have decided to end Prepare to Fast Forward and roll new films into the main podcast. The newer films will follow the same format but will not be rated at the end, which is left exclusively for the older films. Of course, this means we go deep into the film, and this episode features many massive spoilers, so if you haven't seen the film yet,...

This episode brings a slight format change, where each of us will now host the show in rotation and who hosts will pick the film or TV show we cover. Rich kicks this off with his choice, Battlefield Earth. It was a film that was panned by everyone when it was released, and it is still labelled as one of the worst films ever made. Did we agree? Could we find some light in the darkness? Or is it jus...

We had a recording planned, but unfortunately we couldn't make it work, so in it's place, we thought we'd release our second Patreon episode of Pic 'n' Mix. Here we share our love for this once powerhouse of a format. We cover many aspects, including our memories of this wonderful format, favourite videos, the adverts, plus much more. We hope to be back in a couple of weeks wit...

It seems the cartoon and live-action film of The Flintstones seem to of been forgotten, but not by us, and its recent 30th anniversary was the excuse we needed for it to be our feature this week. The extremely talented cast does a great job of conveying the plot of friendship and embezzlement and we cover this plus our favourite moments of the film, reminisce over the BC 52's hit tie in song,...

Hundreds of Beavers is an independent film where a cider farmer suddenly ends up in the snowy wilderness, and this is his tale of survival from the elements, the local wildlife, and falling in love. This truly is a unique film that takes its inspiration from old silent movies and Loony Tunes cartoons, has plenty of originality and totally shot in black and white. We break down our feelings on the...

This time, we are joined by author Mark O'Connell to discuss the mighty James Bond. We get into Marks book, "Catching Bullets", how he discovered Bond, his favourite film from the series, film posters, and much more. We are very grateful for Mark's time spent recording with us. Please check out Mark's book CATCHING BULLETS , and his TWITTER page. James Bond Theme Cover by 826as...

We received a great opportunity to see an advanced showing of The Present. A new family film starring Isla Fisher and Greg Kinnear that premieres in UK cinemas on May 24th, 2024 We give our thoughts on the film, discuss its cast and characters and reveal if we were a Neighbours or Home and Away fan. Check out the trailer on YouTube Many thanks to Strike for giving us this amazing opportunity. Hall...

For the first time this year, all four of us are together, and what a film to return with! The Matrix was not just a revelation for us, but it turned the world of films upside down, with its innovation and uniqueness that we still see to this day. With the film recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, it was the perfect time to give the film The Wolfie Pod treatment, including our favourite mome...

We realised that it had been way to long since our last Prepare to Fast Forward, so here is episode eight to rectify that! Carlos from the Byte High No Limit podcast joins Jason and Chris to tell you what they have been recently watching, new and old, including Shogun, the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon, Ricky Staniky, ALF, Resident Alien, and For All Mankind! Find Carlos's podcast on Podbean...

For this week's episode, we are joined by Ali Mositi, who is the lead designer and producer of the indie video game Full Void . Not only do we get into the development of Full Void , learning about its conception, the hurdles faced, and the Evercade release, but we also have a lovely discussion on Ali's early video game experience and how he learned to make games thanks to the Commodore 64...

Two-time GamesMaster golden joystick winner Christian Dinh returns to the podcast to tell us about his experience as player 83 in the recent reality TV show Squid Game: The Challenge. Christian goes through his recruitment process, the pain he went through during the red light/green light game, the dodgy food and his experiences in each of the other games he was involved in. Christian was so open...

With the current BBC reboot of Gladiators, it was the perfect time to take a look at the original 1992 series of Gladiators! Favourite Gladiators, favourite events, and our memories of watching the show on Saturday night are all brought up in this fond look back at a series that means a lot to us even now in our adulthood. We also have a deep conversation about the reboot, what went right (and wro...

Self published author Ben Baker joins Jason this week for a chat on his new book based on Children's ITV, " The Dreams We Had as Children," his radio show on Noisebox Radio, the state of modern TV, and much more! Find Ben on Twitter Buy Bens Books Here Check out Bens Website Hear Ben on Noisebox Radio ♦ Chapters ♦ (1:48) Intro (3:02) Ben Baker Interview ★  Links  ★ Please check out our...

We welcome Seth Sturgill to the first podcast of the new year to discuss a film that comes around only so often. Everything, Everywhere, All at Once is a special film for many reasons, which we go deep into in this very spoiler-heavy discussion, and we go as far as to say its faultless. A bold statement, but one that really holds true to this particular film. We unfortunately kick off 2024 with so...

Merry Christmas! This year, we decided we would release an episode on Christmas Day as a present from us to you. Jeffrey Weissman very kindly joined us to not only wish you all a Merry Christmas but to share some stories from his amazing career in Hollywood. We unsurprisingly concentrated on his role as George McFly from Back to the Future Parts II and III, but we also gained some knowledge on his...

Cliff Foster aka The AMAZING Cliff joins us this week to discuss an all-time Christmas classic, The Muppet Christmas Carol. Our second Christmas episode is one that is full of nonsense, including a mistake that Jason makes in the intro that then runs through the entire episode, we come up with the Muppetverse and what's up with Kermit with legs!? Anyone fancy a basting? Cliff is the host of N6...

Jason was left in the lurch this week with no Rich, Chris, or Steve as we kick off the festive season with our first of two Christmas specials with a deep dive into Tim Allen's The Santa Clause. Jason, knowing a one-man podcast would be a disaster, knew that he had to go searching for some talent to talk with, and he was over the moon when All N Eric from the ALL N: A Nintendo Podcast came rid...

Welcome to Prepare to Fast Forward episode 7, our chance to leave the past behind and concentrate on modern-day pop culture. For our last episode of the year, we wanted to shine the light on some of our favourite films, TV shows, and video games from 2023. This meant we crammed so much into this that we had to bin a whole other segment we planned to do, but we still managed to have a hearty chat a...

With the upcoming 60th anniversary celebrations, we thought this would be the perfect time to revisit the beginnings of the Dr Who reboot and discuss the Ecclestone series from 2005. We reminisce about seeing this series for the first time, how it made us feel watching it on TV, and how we were all sucked into this new world. We also spent some time discussing our personal favourite episode of the...

No Rich or Steve this week for our Halloween special, but Jason did manage to rope in DeadbeatpunK from the WTFDYW podcast at the last minute to cover, and what a pleasure it was to have him on the show. Dog Soldiers is a cult classic British horror film from 2002, and in our spoiler-filled conversation, we go over the film in general, share our thoughts on the characters and cast who played them,...