Kneel Before Pod

Alien Day -also known as April 26th- has rolled around again so it's time for Kneel Before Pod to indulge in the annual tradition of discussing a film in the Alien franchise. This year's focus is the much maligned Alien: Resurrection . Our conversation covers cloning, space pirates and sympathy for Xenomorph/Human hybrid babies as well as what probably amounts to the most bleeped out swearing on a...

As a vague excuse to chat about the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the run up to Endgame Chris hosts this special edition of Kneel Before Pod in which we reveal the teams official MCU Top Ten following a secret ballot (which was not influenced by H.Y.D.R.A.). Craig (our glorious leader and just all round great bloke) and Aaron can be found as writers on this very site as well as being avid contribut...

In advance of Avengers: Endgame the team got together to discuss the most recent Marvel release, Captain Marvel . The discussion covers alien cats, young Samuel L. Jackson and Skrull filing cabinets. Craig can be found on this very site. Natalie can be found on this site or under her own website showcasing her own projects and Izaak can also be found on his Monster Adams Presents facebook page whe...

Recently the teaser trailer and title for Star Wars Episode IX was released and Kneel Before Pod got together to discuss the brief 2 minutes of footage that were released to the public. We discuss flipping, J.J. Abrams' body of work, Billy Dee Williams and Zombie Luke Skywalker. Craig and Angus can be found as writers on this very site as well as being avid contributors to many of the podcasts. Na...

The Hellboy reboot has recently been released and Kneel Before Pod took the opportunity to discuss the fan favourite previous films directed by Guillermo Del Toro. The team discuss the common themes, character arcs and humour while casting off the nostalgia glasses to point out what the films don't do quite so well. They also take your questions so listen up and see if your question was covered. C...

The most important day in the Star Trek fandom calendar is upon us again. Kneel Before Pod's First Contact day special is a conversation about Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home -or The One With The Whales - as it may be better known. We take some of your nerdy questions, discuss some of the logical issues the film has and laugh along with our favourite jokes. Craig can be found on this very site, Andr...

Marvel's Cloak & Dagger returns to screens very soon so Kneel Before Pod is having a belated discussion about the first season. They cover Divine Pairings, evil corporations, hopes and fears and mystical baths. Variety can be found in our well established Kneel Before/Rise Against section. Craig can be found on this very site, Andrew’s work can be found on the Starburst website and in physical mag...

It's a fallow period in terms of podcast topics so the team decided to have a discussion about the goings on in the entertainment world. They catch up on what they've been watching, talk about a few trailers and break down various news items. The discussion includes a lot of Disney, where Ghostbusters should go and what Christoph Waltz would be like as a ninja. Craig and Aaron can all be found as...

Kneel Before Pod assembles an emergency podcast following the news that the CW show Arrow is coming to an end this year with a 10 episode eighth season designed to wrap up the show. The discussion covers Stephen Amell's emotional video announcement, speculation on how it might end and the possibilities of spinning off to another show or moving the characters. Craig can be found on this very site,...

Star Trek: Discovery returned to screens very recently for a second season so it merited a discussion as well as a crossover with a friendly podcast. Lee from The Nerd Party joined Craig for a discussion about the season 2 premier "Brother" as well as all things Star Trek. Among the topics of discussion are Spock's extended family and the tackling of the important question; who's hotter - Anson Mo...

Arrow returns from hiatus very soon so Kneel Before Pod catches up on the midseason discussions to bring a very brief round-up of some thoughts on the first part of the season. They discuss prison politics, shifting formats, replacement Green Arrows and bleak futures. No time for audience questions this time in a shorter than usual podcast. Craig can be found on this very site and Chris can also b...

Supergirl season 4 is about to return and Kneel Before Pod is finally getting around to having a very brief conversation about it. No time for questions on this episode but there's discussion of racism, predictive dreams and journalists doing research. Craig can be found on this very site and Chris can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 3pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM as well as on many of...

The long awaited trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home was recently released and Kneel Before Pod was available to get together for a discussion. There's a range of opinions so there's a rare disagreement on the podcast. The team argue about context, shared universe interventions and goldfish bowls. Craig and Aaron can be found on this very site and Chris can also be found on a Sunday between 12 a...

Towards the end of 2018, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse was released and given the level of admiration many contributors of this site have for the friendly neighbourhood wall crawler there was always going to be a podcast about what many are calling the best Spider-Man film ever made. The discussion covers every aspect of the film including references to the comics that inspired it. They also t...

The Flash is due to return to TV screens very soon so Craig and Chris saw fit to reflect on the first half of the season and deliver their take on what has been going on. They discuss improvements, parental responsibility and magic technology as well as the merits of having a breach device. Tune in and hear for yourself what they thought. Craig can be found on this very site and Chris can also be...

The Transformers franchise recently got a cinematic resurgence in the form of Bumblebee ; a reboot disguised as a prequel focusing on the yellow Autobot taking on his classic form of a Volkswagen Beetle and being befriended by human girl. Since there are two huge fans of classic Transformers on staff there naturally needed to be a podcast discussing this latest attempt to bring them to the big scr...

The CW DC TV shows recently had the annual crossover with "Elseworlds" and Kneel Before Pod continued the annual tradition of covering it in the usual detail. Craig and Chris take audience questions, discuss body switching antics and answer the age old question - who's hotter; Barry or Oliver? Craig can be found on this very site and Chris can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 3pm GMT live...

Christmas is almost upon us so Kneel Before Pod decided to commemorate the festive season by discussing a newcomer to the Christmas movie market. John McPhail's Anna and the Apocalypse is unique in that it's a Christmas film that also features a Zombie Apocalypse as well as a fair amount of singing. Sufficed to say, the team absolutely loved it so got together to talk about it in the usual detail....

The trailer and title for the follow-up to Avengers: Infinity War has finally been released and Kneel Before Pod just had to talk about. Craig, Chris and Andrew get together to discuss what was shown in the trailer, what might happen in the film and if they're emotionally ready or not. Craig can be found on this very site, Andrew’s work can be found on the Starburst website and in physical magazin...

The podcast has reached the massive milestone of 100 episodes -not including interviews or episodes that were split- and as a celebration as many people as possible got together in the same room to record a celebration of everything that we've done up to this point. Some of it was live on facebook back in August as a tease of what content was to come and now the entirety of the recording is ready...

Ruben Fleischer's Venom was released a while back and the team overcome problems like a loss in internet to get together to have a discussion about it. They talk inconsistencies, true symbiosis, Eminem's theme song, the lack of Spider-Man and even take some of your questions. Craig and Angus can be found as writers on this very site as well as being avid contributors to many of the podcasts. Natal...

Doctor Who returns to screens with a new Doctor and new companions so Kneel Before Pod pulls together a quick podcast to share their thoughts on the first episode and their hopes for the upcoming season. Craig can be found on this very site, Andrew’s work can be found on the Starburst website and in physical magazines that can be found in Newsagents. Chris can also be found on a Sunday between 12...

The release of Venom is mere days away so Kneel Before Pod decided to discuss his last live action appearance in the often maligned Spider-Man 3 . Craig, Chris and Izaak get together to deliver their thoughts on the divisive final entry in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy. The discussion covers whether the film is really as bad as people say it is, how Venom and the other villains are handled, Spi...

The Expanse recently completed its third season. Discovering there were other fans on the team Chris couldn't resist getting a crew together for a chat. Kat, Aaron and Chris discuss everything from solar system politics to strange experiments and discuss a snapshot of the nerdy goings ons in our soon to be award winning "Kneel Before/Rise Against" feature. Craigs Ant Man And The Wasp Review Ralph...

Marvel's Ant-Man and The Wasp has finally made its way to UK cinemas so Kneel Before Pod is bringing the usual Marvel Cinematic Universe coverage in the form of an in depth discussion. Craig and Andrew get together to discuss size changing car chases, de ageing CGI tech and the culinary potential of the Quantum Realm. As always there's our "Kneel Before/Rise Against" segment to vary up the content...