On the Topic Podcast

This week, Alex & Dan are travelling around the world to bring you some interesting and at times, surprising traditions during the Halloween period! From money baked in bread (although we doubt credit cards will be added to traditions any time soon!), root veg lanterns to kite flying and Horse's heads on sticks - not a trick or treater to be found! Also featuring discussions on waterboarding c...

This week Alex & Dan delve back into the vaults to bring you an episode from the TWRAD days - and it's the big one! From 23 films over 10 years, the south coast dynamic duo have a tough task this week, as they have to choose their favourite moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe - and thanks to the power of social media, the listener's lend a hand and share some of theirs, too! From where...

This week, we're going back to a simpler time - the 90s. It was a time where you'd get a copy of the local directory, play in the streets and in the woods for hours at a time without a care in the world... and drink cafeinated clear coke like Dan. In a revelation, young Alex enjoyed playing with Polly Pocket (it's 2024, nothing wrong with that!) - but so did a young Dan apparently! From TV shows l...

This week, Alex & Dan traverse the multiverse once more to bring you their review of Deadpool's 3rd 4th wall-breaking-billion dollar box office listing - Deadpool & Wolverine! As usual, the dynamic duo cover the synopsis, their thoughts on the 34rd MCU film (!) and Alex is dishing up some tasty Easter Eggs for a change - and of course - there's many to cover this time around! Who spoilt th...

This week, Alex & Dan are hot off the heels of not one, but three (!) On The Go episodes and clearing their back catalogue - the first up is the country-ific (?) tornado disaster sequel film, Twisters! As is usual fare, Dan struggles with some difficult scientific ingredients (to be fair, it is a mouthful!), Alex educates the masses on some real world use of Silver Iodide (because, science!) a...

We're turning back the clock to 2007, joining Sony with their 25 years celebrating the famous wall crawler on the cinema screens. What else was popular in 2007? Glad you asked - Gordon Brown was Prime Minister in the UK, it was a year of threequels (Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End) and there were world-defining events in Banking. The less we talk about the l...

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 outing of Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool - featuring the familiar face of Fox's grumpiest mutant - Hugh Jackman's Wolverine! 
 This is the 34th MCU Film (!) with lots to discuss and plenty of easter eggs - but this is as usual, a spoiler-free...

It's oddly been a long time since the dynamic south coast duo have been to the cinema for a review (all the way back to November '23's OTT #97 The Marvels!) - and this week they return to the not-so-mean streets of Old Portsmouth to the cinema and back, to bring you their honest thoughts on the spirital successor to the 90s disaster movie classic Twisters! This is as usual, a spoiler-free review f...

This week, Alex & Dan return to the archives to bring you some of the most famous movie scripts never to have seen the light of day! Some films are ready for release and get pulled at the last minute; some for tax write-off reasons. Others because the scrips are just absolutely bat sh*t. Alex & Dan pick some of their favourite films, destined to remain on the writer's room floor. From dark...

This week, the dynamic duo of the Southcoast ditch the sofa for the gaming chairs, as they discuss some of their all time favourite gaming moments - and thanks to the power of social media - some of yours too! From the shooty shooty bang bang of Red Dead Redemption and Halo 3, to the mystical glows of Final Fantasy VII and Zelda: Ocarina of Time, we discuss our top gaming moments. It probably shou...

This week Alex & Dan delve back into the vaults to bring you a COVID-19 classic; Flawed Pop Culture Gadets and Weapons! Continuing the show from quarantine using digital tools to bring you time-relevant delicious podcast content whilst maintaining appropriate social distancing, this episode saw the dynamic duo discussing some utterly pointless, random and truly unique gadgets and weapons from...

This week we're cracking out the candles once again and taking to the sofa with some beers and choice crisps, to accompany yet another year of ecletic questions and answers! We asked and yet again, as always, you did not dissapoint! From haunted locations which Dan is threatening to take Alex on, to Jedi's vs. Wizards - all time line up musician bands to deadly comedians; our Mount Rushmore of MCU...

This week, we're going back to 1997 with the now-cult classic sci-fi film review of Starship Troopers! Doing their part, Alex & Dan return to the sofa with a retrospective review of what was initially a concern of a far-right advertisement and alleged wooden performances by a stellar line up! Discussing the production, plot, reviews and how it ended up creating a range of sequels and spin off'...

This week, Alex & Dan discuss famous abodes from the silver screen and the tv streaming world - where for the small price of an overnight stay, you can have a bed in a famous house/location from your favourite film/tv show! From the Fresh Prince to the X-Men Mansions, pictureseque lodges in Sex Education to the Home Alone House and the Spice World Bus - yes, we discuss all of these places and...

This week, Alex & Dan take to the South Coast sofa for another chin wag - this time, to discuss some actors who have put in the hard graft and just simply don't get the proper recognition for their supporting roles. On the flip side, some seem to get all the roles and appear to be one-sided and typecasted - the travesty of it all! Inadvertantly throwing shade, this episode links to our pre-OTT...

This week, Alex & Dan take to the sofa to discuss Jon Negroni's Disney Pixar Theory - they're all connnected! From The Good Dinosaur and Brave, all the way to Monsters Inc. - there's a tall tale of the rise of AI (we've discussed this before, of course!), the demise of the Human race and the anthropomorphic nature of animals - your viewing of these films will never be the same again! Boo ends...

This week, it's the unthinkable (but inevitable, really) - Alex & Dan take to the sofa to talk about the nefarious, world-famous jogger-come-Mad Pooper. That's right - it's been a long time coming (some might say backed up!), but the dynamic duo of the South Coast of the UK cover the repeat offender of Colorado Springs, what were the motives, suspects - and some similar stories from across the...

This week, Alex & Dan are going back to the movie archives and discussing some of their most distressing and life-affirming movie deaths. Who was done the dirty, when mere moments after they were skewered, their friends forget about them? Hyenas will forever be the instrument of nefarious wrongdoing - and why did Alex have literal tears in his eyes recounting a particular iconic scene from one...

This week, we are back behind the mics as we discuss what we have been doing during our brief hiatus! We discuss family, health, gaming, music, feeling old and what we have coming up on the channel over the next coming months! Come join us on the sofa as we catch up with you on all things OTT! #GITS🌊 #Onthetopic #TWRAD #Southcoastsounds #Southsea #streaming #travels #Asia #airtravel #netflix #gam...

This week Alex & Dan delve back into the vaults to bring you an absolute banger from 2018 - Reto Gaming! Listen up Radsters! Your southsea-based podcasters take another trip down memory lane and educate the masses about pre-historic gaming (jokes! Early to mid 90's onwards - so to most, probably pre-historic!). From Amstrad's and Spectrum's, to Nintendo 64's - the lads cover it all. They also...

This week, Alex & Dan go back into the Vaults and once more delve deep into their childhood as they discuss TV shows which had them glued to the rear projection set in the early mornings during the weekends! Featuring a "feckless inventor" making dangerous children's toys for toddlers, a reckless science teacher who shouldn't have had a driving licence, an elephant King of Celesteville and the...

It's a new year over at OTT Central on the South Coast of Portsmouth, UK and Alex & Dan are once more delving down the rabbit hole - this week, to talk about Simulation Theory! The central premise is that an advanced civilization, possibly far beyond our current technological capabilities, has created a complex simulation that mimics the conditions of our universe. Apparently its more than pos...

This week Alex & Dan partake in their annual review of the year ahead and what they are looking forward to: from blockbuster films, streaming series to gaming and music! Things take the usual odd turn for the channel, when Dan starts discussing dressing gowns and dishevelled tv writers… and Alex imagines a world of Love Islanders on Jurassic Park, with some conflicting emotions… just another n...

It's the big day! Grab your finest frocks and take to the red carpet as the Dynamic Duo of the south coast of the UK announce some of this year's finest winners across all OTT categories - from favourite films, actors, TV Streaming to the much coveted GET IN THE SEA Award - there's plenty to discuss from 2023 and thanks to the power of social media - we have yours too! What was perceieved to be a...

The day is finally here! Gather the family once more, as the south coast duo bring some festive well wishing, reflections and hopes for the coming year in their annual Christmas Day speech. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from Alex & Dan! #GITS🌊 #Onthetopic #TWRAD  #Southcoastsounds Did we miss any of your favourite parts from the final season? Were you Team Maeve or Team Ruby? No downlo...