Media Matters Podcast Network

Series 2, Episode 5 - "They're like "Oooh it's a floating robot" like that's something that happens every day." We're back, with another episode taking a break from all things Borg to look at a different advanced A.I in the Trek world. Returning guest Rick Everson joins Mike once more on loan from 10 Backward podcast to examine the Nomad space probe and this podcast's very first venture into Kirk-...

Series 2, Episode 4 - "You sound like you need to splash around a little bit." The Borg!? In a prequel!? Facing a pre-Kirk Enterprise!? That's right fans, our review this week is the Enterprise episode "Regeneration". Mike is joined by special guest, YouTuber and confirmed Trekkie Philip Hawkins from, amongst other things, "Everybody is Dead, Dave: A Red Dwarf Podcast". Naturally we open with a br...

Episode 8 - "Never rub another man's rhubarb." Hi friends. You'll never believe this but there's a new Batman film out! Had you heard? Well in celebration of the caped crusader's return to the big screen this newly spruced up podcast is joined by an old friend, colleague and movie buff, one Will Templar from The Big Screen Podcast. Will is here to discuss and review Tim Burton's first Batman film,...

Series 2, Episode 3 - "The Borg Queen can't come to the Collective right now. Why? Oh, because she's dead." This week on the podcast we're back to talking about those pesky Borg, this time menacing the USS Voyager, as we review the two-part episode "Unimatrix Zero". Mike is joined all the way from the USA by podcast super-fan and all round super sweet lady Adrienne. We begin with a fascinating dis...

Series 2, Episode 2 - "I've got this image of you sitting cross-legged on the carpet with all your ships just going "pew-pew"." The Borg/A.I series continues and we take a break from the relentless nightmarish cyborgs this week to look at something that fits the other focus; the advanced A.I that is sentient hologram Vic Fontaine. This started out as a way to fit a DS9 episode into this series, an...

Series 2, Episode 1 - "An old man's fantasies!? Doesn't play well in 2022." He110 t1e01... 1010110010... We are the Borg, this podcast has been assimilated. Borg campaign failures will be analysed and dissected. Resistance is futile... *Ahem* Sorry about that. Yes, we're back! In case you haven't kept up with our social media and other videos this second series of the podcast will have an over-arc...

Episode 7 - "Please don't kill me Mr. Ghostface, I wanna be in the sequel." Do you like scary movies? Well let's hope so because in honour of the release of a brand new Scream movie to cinemas this episode will be looking back at horror legend Wes Craven's seminal 1996 original. Mike is joined by Conor (one half of Pasty Sheep/Nerd Bible Podcast) to dissect everything from directorial flourishes t...

Episode 6 - "If this is their idea of Christmas I gotta be here for New Year's." Yipee-ki-yay melon farmers, it's the Silver Screen Podcast Holiday Special and we're reviewing that classic festive movie... Die Hard!? Mike is joined by D.K (aka "Last Centurion") to break down everything from their personal history with the movie to behind the scenes stories and a review/analysis touching on the dir...

Episode 5 - "Have fun storming the castle!" This week we're back to a singular film review/discussion and again Mike is joined by two guests; this time his good friends and frequent collaborators Andy Kemp & Phil English. The trio are talking all things "The Princess Bride" including their first exposure to the film, what it means to each of them, personal stories involving the film and book,...

Episode 4 - "FREEEEEEEEEEE!!!???" aka "The magic of Christmas" Happy holidays everybody! 'Tis the season for festive movies and appropriately this episode is a family affair as Mike is joined by his big sister Denise Greatrex. The siblings discuss all things Christmas on film and the movies that were meaningful to their childhood and beyond via their own personal top ten lists. They also share lis...

Episode 3 - "Go get 'em, tiger." The whole world has gone Spidey crazy with the imminent release of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' and all the hype, rumours and villain reveals including the return of Alfred Molina as "Doc Ock". So what better time to revisit Sam Raimi's 2004 sequel 'Spider-Man 2'!? In an episode originally recorded some months ago Mike is joined by two very special and rather appropri...

Episode 2 - IKEA. Fall collection. For episode two of the podcast creator and regular host Michael is joined by Tobi aka DarkSonic to talk about something dear to both of their hearts; the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The two get into an in-depth review of the latest big screen offering, Chloe Zhao's Eternals, discussing what they thought was successful and what maybe didn't hit as strongly, f...

Episode 1 - You're from the future?... Do they still have sandwiches there? From the ashes of the former "Hit or Miss: The Big Screen" podcast, a new venture is born. Join Michael Wilson, a BA degree graduate in English and Film Studies, former "Big Screen" and ongoing "Hit or Miss: Star Trek" podcast creator/host/producer/editor and massive film buff as he's joined by various special guests to di...