On the Topic Podcast

This week, join Alex & Dan not on the sofa, but the pub - as they celebrate their 4th birthday raising a pint glass or two! As per their usual annual tradition, it's an Ask Me Anything (AMA), where they invite and gather the listener community's questions and queries - from Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, to managing a podcast during worldwide COVID restrictions. The dynamic south coast duo asked...

This week, Alex & Dan cast all the spells, start searching the multiverse and refer to dark and mysterious magical texts during their review of the 28th MCU Film in the current Phase 4 superhero film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness! From revelations and fan favourite scenes to troubling film events and what it means for the rest of the MCU; the south coast dynamic duo have you cov...

This week, the dynamic duo are AFK, FTW and LFG as they discuss their favourite all-time computer games - and thanks to the power of social media - yours too! From PC Games, Playstation 2, N64 to Xbox 360; Alex & Dan cover top down pixel classics, Role Playing Sci-fi games and the realisation that a good game appears to often mean buying it multiple times! They also discuss firey Furbies and r...

This week, Alex & Dan brave the common cold and self imposed covid isolation to bring you another episode inspired by a rabbit hole! What does James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster epic Titanic have to do with Disney's Aladdin? The sing-along classic Mary Poppins with the Stephen King horror film IT? Dark fan film theories, that's what! From bogus and fraudelent dinosaurs, time travelling historian...

This week, Alex & Dan return from a small break to bring you some reflections on the big topics around the world; from slapping celebrities to the debate which is dividing nations and households - are there more wheels than doors in the world...... Anyway, the dynamic duo discuss the latest season of the cult following - soon to be classic - Cobra Kai and the explosive season 4! From a breakdo...

This week, Alex & Dan breakdown the latest Doctor Strange trailer, hot off the heels of the 2022 Superbowl! Plenty of potential spoilers from Phase 4 and if correct - way past that of the film! From rumours of Tom Cruise, crossovers with Marvel's What If? and introducing founding members of the Marvel comics Namor and Reed Richards aka Mr Fantastic - the southcoast duo take you down the superh...

This week, Alex & Dan return from their Christmas break to share their review of Disney+'s 5th Marvel streaming show - Hawkeye! Breaking down the episodes, sharing some quality easter egg content and often wandering far from the beaten path - the south coast dynamic duo do not disappoint in this episode review! Sit back, relax and grab your Mac & Cheese, as they discuss the future and the...

This week, Alex & Dan partake in their annual review of the year ahead and what they are looking forward to: from blockbuster films with mind boggling budgets to whodunit's! The south coast duo also throw in TV Streaming Shows, Games and Music to boot! There's also plenty of oversharing - but we're all friends over on OTT, aren't we? Thanks to the power of social media, plenty of you guys get...

This week, Alex & Dan tackle Unsung Heroes and Misunderstood Villains. Who was the true MVP of Lord of the Rings? Without this character, Middle Earth would be laid waste to evil and darkness? Who is European GDPR-compliant, an important aspect for all heroes? We've been conditioned to hate a certain villain who has a penchant for black and white spotted clothes - but is that fair? Who gets a...

This week, Alex & Dan revisit their thoughts following the last episode (On the go - see below!) to provide their round up of Tom Holland's third solo outing as the famous wall crawler. Dan sprinkles plenty of Easter Eggs as usual throughout the synopsis and the dynamic duo of the Southsea south coast of the UK provide their favourite and their not so favourite moments: and there's a troubling...

This time Alex & Dan take you once more from the Cinema doors on the way back to nearby Old Portsmouth. Fresh from 148 mins of Tom Holland's 3rd solo outing as the teenage web slinger, this is a SPOILER FREE first thoughts review, ahead of their full breakdown episode. If you want a day time AMSR of Portsmouth with a sprinkling of post-film discussion - this is the short episode for you! #GITS...

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 Get involved! No download required - simply click on this link and share your thoughts in voice with...

This week Alex & Dan (or Dans Gruber!) tackle one of the most contentious arguments at Christmas time / the holidays. Not whether you need those extra pair of socks nor whether you have enough roast potatoes (there's never enough, that's the answer!). No - it's whether the 1988 quintessential action hero movie is a Christmas movie. That's right - Die Hard is in their sights as they discuss a l...

This week, Alex & Dan have regrouped following their previous episode of "Out and About" and review Daniel Craig's fifth and final outing of James Bond, 007's No Time to Die. Reflecting on the Craig's version of the British Super Spy, they discuss the highs - and the lows - of his take on the MI6 Agent with the licence to kill, discussing character development, favourite bits and the film's pl...

This time Alex & Dan take you from the Cinema doors - literally - on the way back to nearby Old Portsmouth. Fresh from 163 mins of Daniel Craig's last outing, this is a SPOILER FREE first thoughts review, ahead of their full breakdown episode. If you want an audio tour of late night Portsmouth with a sprinkling of post-film discussion - this is the short episode for you! #GITS🌊 #Onthetopic #T...

This week Alex & Dan return to the sofa with another Halloween episode - this time, Dan takes you on a journey around the UK, with the most haunted locations and their legends! There's plenty of apparitions, strange goings-ons and headless ghosts to boot! With some more personal experiences of the paranormal including some from the listeners, it's time to put the lights in the pumpkins, draw t...

This week, Alex & Dan return to Moordale High as they review the latest season of Netflix's phenomenal series around sexual awakening and social awareness of identity issues in Netflix's Sex Education Season 3! In the therapy chair, Alex & Dan discuss flying feces, vulnerable character development and some complex storylines and challenging sub plots. From favourite scenes to unanswered or...

This week, Alex and Dan discuss those TV series and movies which have well and truly let you down. Often with many hours invested over several years, loyal fans are left dumbfounded and flabbergasted by showrunners and writers who lay ruin to well established characters and storylines. From woeful wizarding endings to silly serial killers - undeserving kings, to a cast in purgatory (which everyone...

This week, the dynamic duo are swinging into your ears after a short summer break - discussing the new Marvel Phase 4 Spider-Man trailer which broke viewing records and people's minds! Discussing the past Maguire and Garfield films - their hits and misses as well as singing the praises of Alfred Molina in Spiderman 2. In addition, plenty of theories are discussed - from Mephisto to the Man Without...

This week, the south coast duo are joined on the sofa by the listeners who write and message in to share what really grinds their gears! From Love Island (a UK "reality" TV show), loud chompers and slow walkers - to pavement hoggers, tailgaters and political talk at family gatherings - this episode has most bases covered!  Things get quite sweary, quite ranty - and strange, when Dan inadverte...

This week, Alex & Dan go all espionage-like with their review of the long delayed solo movie of everyone's favourite Russian super spy-come Avenger - Black Widow! Scarlett Johansson returns to don the hand to hand combat and quick quips that we as audiences have enjoyed for the last 10 years - but was it worth the wait and for some - the £20 ($28) of streaming content from Disney+? Who did the...

This week, Alex & Dan review yet another splendid addition to Marvel's Phase 4 with the next live action streaming installment of Tom Hiddleston's Loki!    Covering the whole season, the dynamic duo discuss their favourite bits, Dan's much loved Easter Eggs and what this means for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Thanks to the power of social media - we have some of your...

It's another week and this time, Alex & Dan are joined on the sofa by another set of South Coast Creatives - Leah - or Kelly - and Paul from Leah Holford and Paul Messer Photography! In this episode, Alex & Dan discuss with these two south coast creatives what they have been up to during the last 18 months, their passion for the arts and how they plan to expand on their aspirations and int...

This week, the south coast duo discuss TV shows which met their untimely demise at the hands of the studio executives - from the promising lesser-known Flash Forward, to the popular Alcatraz. Troubled productions and escalating studio costs - to global pandemics and multiple script writers - plenty of shows ended up on the cutting room floor! Thanks to the power of social media - we have some of y...

This week, Alex & Dan take to the news coming out of the interwebs around this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). With some surprises from Microsoft/Bethesda, Square Enix, Ubisoft and Nintendo, Dan brings you plenty of honourable mentions and the south coast duo go in depth on some of the titles they're looking forward to in the coming months! What caught Alex's eye? What has Dan excit...