On the Topic Podcast

We continue Christmas Season this week and we've done something a little bit different! Join the dynamic duo of the south coast on the orange sofa with your choice of beverage and watch Home Alone with us. With live commentary, facts galore, and just what exactly are Kevin's traps really doing to the wet bandits? Let us know if we should do more watch alongs? #GITS🌊 #Onthetopic #TWRAD #Southcoast...

It's the big one this week! Get your slippers and hot chocolate handy, as Alex & Dan bring you - for the first time ever! - their own interpretation of the cornerstone of straight-to-TV film tradition - the Hallmark Christmas movie! Who went to the big city, only to return and open old wounds? Who was enticed by big Kevin at Marvel, only to experience a meet cute back in their home town? Who d...

We're kicking off Festive Season this week by discussing some of our favourite iterations of Santa from film. And with the power of social media, some of yours! What differs these iterations of Santa from the mythical being we're used to on coca cola cans and Christmas cards? We discuss the reluctant, the jacked, the cool, and... The violent. Why do they make us love their respective films? #GITS...

This week, the Dynamic South Coast duo return to the not-so-mean streets of Old Portsmouth to the cinema and back, to bring you their honest thoughts - AND THE SPOILERIFIC REVIEW - on the latest film from the magic-hesit action film franchise Now You See Me - with the third outing - Now You Don't! Returning is an all star cast of illusionists, thieves and escape artists - the first one was great (...

This week, the dynamic duo of the south coast discuss actors who had it all; a promising career, some notable high profile film franchises under their belts - and then suddenly, they were Hollywood Kyptonite. No one would touch them for years to come - some, never to enter a sound stage again! Procreating with a Duck might do it (just ask Howard!), a reality TV talent show contract scuppered anoth...

Come on a journey with us and ponder... What if? There's some big names, from Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt to Daniel Craig and Rachel McAdams to name a few... But what would the MCU look like had they not passed up on a big pay day. Could we see them in the role or as someone else? It's an interesting discussion, so if the MCU is a bit of you (it's our bread and butter) have a seat next to the dynam...

We're partying like it's 1995 as the Dynamic Duo head to the cinema doors and back to enjoy the 30th Anniversary showing of Pearce Brosnan's iconic first outing as Ian Fleming's famous British Super Spy, James Bond, 007! Serving up plenty of nostalgia and fond memories, is it as good as they remember - and does it still hold up today on the big screen and recliner chairs? #GITS🌊 #Onthetopic #TWRA...

Happy Halloween listners! This week, Alex & Dan close Spooky Season at OTT Central this year with the first season review of Marvel Animated Studios' latest streaming release - the gory What If inspired Marvel Zombies - Season 1! Breaking down the episodes, the artistic licence of the writers and some fantastic scenes involving some of your favourite MCU characters, the dynamic duo discuss the...

In the penultimate week of Spooky Season here at OTT, the Dynamic Duo return to the safety of the studio with Dan and Andy from SGS and SCIRE Tech to discuss their reflections on the event and the 2-parter episode from Wymering Manor. From how to get the best out of the event with the people who may or may not be there (!), audio triggers, tech, keeping it simple and having a chat - we discuss the...

It's the second part of this Spooky Season special, as Alex & Dan take to one of the UK's most haunted locations. Playing card games with suspected ghouls and an unannounced (to Alex, anyway!) Estes session in the loft space, the dial turned to 100 very quickly during this Paranormal Investigation. Leaving Alex and seasoned investigator Dan speechless on the way back home during the early hour...

It's time to cash in that on-the-spot prize from 2024's OTT#128 - Alex & Dan have taken the show on the road to an undislosed (until you listen to the first 20secs, that is!) location in Hampshire, UK for Alex's first Paranormal Investigation. Armed with their equipment, the dynamic duo join the groups investigating a Grade 2 listed building built in 1835 but with a history on the grounds goin...

We're kicking off a record 5 week long Spooky Season here at OTT Central with an obsolute corker back from 2022 - this time, taking a tour around the local area to the South Coast Duo, Dan recounts tales of mystery wandering figures around dockyards, a familiar tale from a past episode of Spring Heeled Jack (see OTT#2!) and a poor soul who is forever to be making a trek with a boulder on his back....

This week, the dynamic duo of the south coast are discussing Cult Classic Films. From the coming of age to the down right weird and quirky. They fondly look back with much nostalgia at just a handful of films and with the power of social media - some of yours. With plenty of facts, they realise just how much of an impact some of these films had on pop culture. But wait, The Lost World is a cult cl...

This week the dynamic duo are discussing the Netflix viral sensation, K Pop Demon Hunters! From it's simple story line to the absolutely incredible soundtrack, we discuss why we think it has been a hit - and seemingly, why the world thinks so, too! Alex talks about how the film came about, and why Sony may be kicking themselves after the deal with Netflix.... But equally, we ponder if this would h...

This week, Alex & Dan delve into the archives to review the films which were made for the silver screen from the TV screen - but should they have done? This genre takes a beating from critics and cinema go-ers, but are they all that bad? Uncharacteristically, Alex provides a couple of positive reviews straight out of the starting block - but as we suspect, it doesn't last for long! Featuring r...

This week, Alex & Dan delve back into the vaults to bring you a corker all the way back from 2019 with a review of a perfectly sized, digital-only short film from Jurassic World's Colin Treverrow - who directs 7 mins of delicious Dinosaur Ciematic Gold, where the events of the previous film (which you of course listened to our review...wait, you didn't? We have you covered in the links below!)...

This week, Alex & Dan swoon over the retro-futuristic reboot of the first family of the MCU - The Fantastic Four: First Steps! There are some positives to take away from the first film from Phase 6 - but has superhero fatigue set in, looking at the box office? And does the film deserve some love? What hit the mark, what didn't? Alex has some interesting theories, what ties Reed Richards to the...

This week the dyanmic duo review the 7th installment of the Jurassic franchise, following their On the Go episode from the Cinema Doors in Southsea. They pose some challenging questions: can a selfish merc really become a humanitarian? Do we need mutated dinosaurs for shock and awe? Have people forgotten how to behave around Dinosaurs, especially given some of the characters LITERALLY grew up arou...

This week, the Dynamic South Coast duo return to the not-so-mean streets of Old Portsmouth to the cinema and back, to bring you their honest thoughts on the latest film from the MCU, kicking off Phase 6 and the 37th film in the franchise - it's The Fantastic Four: First Steps! The MCU has been plagued with interesting storylines, rushed VFX/CGI and continuity errors - does the reboot of this much...

This week, the Dynamic South Coast duo return to the not-so-mean streets of Old Portsmouth to the cinema and back, to bring you their honest thoughts on the latest Dino-chomping outing of the Jurassic franchise: Rebirth! This is the 7th Jurassic film (!) with plenty of nods to the films before it - but this is as usual, a spoiler-free review fresh from the recliner cinema seats - the main review e...

It's time to get angry, riled up and sweary. It's the 2025 edition of What Grinds Your Gears! Unexpected item in the bagging area? And this is after dealing with other shoppers and their sheer lack of awareness and greed. Social Media trolls are EVERYWHERE. Navigating motorways at night as other users destroy your retinas with their full beams blaring. And with the power of social media, we discus...

This week the southcoast duo are donning the tin foil hats yet again as they dive in the rabbit hole for a vol. 3 of Conspiracy Theories. What's happening at Denver Airport you ask? Everything apparently! What do you mean Bob Ross painted the beautiful scenic views of his murders?! Feeling nauseous? Got tinnitus? Loss of balance? Could be Havana syndrome! Oh, Britney Spears's record label are clon...

This week, Alex & Dan delve back into the vaults to bring you an absolute banger from 2022 - they are dusting off the C Bombs and throwing them around like glitter! It's the return of what looks to be the second annual What Grinds Your Gears! From noisy train passengers, grumpy football fans to wannabe comic book social media critics - to chatty dentists (we love you guys though, you must know...

This week, it's a very special edition of the Southsea Creatives series as Alex & Dan welcome author and poet Dale M. Chatwin to the orange sofa to talk about his early writings as a child, his newest horror book (out now on Amazon - link below!) and... coming of age with Starship Troopers....? Talking about writing influences, personal experiences and imparting some wisdom for budding writers...

It's time to blow out the candles once more as the Dynamic Duo of the south coast make their way to the local boozer of OTT Central and swap the Orange Sofa for some comfy pub chairs - answering a multitude of questions from you the listeners during their annual A(sk) M(e) A(nything)! From being the last people on Earth and what we would do with the freedom (and boredom!) that brings, favourite wa...