Popcorn for Dinner

Bankole and Obiora talk about the recent ‘Barbie’ casting news and what the movie could be about (2:46), before touching on Bankole’s “incredible movie week” featuring ‘The Last Duel’ , ‘Rushmore’ , ‘The French Dispatch’ & ‘Last Night in Soho’ - no spoilers! (6:15). Then they discuss the second episode of ‘Succession’ Season 3 (13:30) Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho Producer: Eb...

'DUNE' is finally here and to mark its long-awaited release, the guys are building the podium for its very talented director, Denis Villeneuve. They discuss his 3 best films- 'Prisoners' (10:33), 'Sicario' (21:05) and 'Arrival' (38:50), debate whether he's the best director of the 2010s (1:00:52) and finally preview their hopes and fears for 'Dune' (1:06:00).  Ebuka also drops by to talk about his...

Bankole is joined by Ebuka to discuss what the best way of digesting 'What If...?' is and how Marvel might want it to be appreciated (3:27). Then Bankole and Obiora give their instant reactions and break down the long-awaited 'Succession' Season 3 premiere (18:58). Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho Special Guest: Ebuka Nnamani

The boys are joined by another debutant on the podcast, Goziem, along with returning guest, Hajer from the Downtime with Hajer Podcast to discuss the incredible second season of Succession.  They first give a tribute to the late, great Michael K. Williams who passed away a few days before they recorded, before discussing the season via 3 of its more famous meal scenes- The 'Boar on the Floor' Dinn...

In the conclusion to their discussion on Season 1 of 'Succession' , the boys, along with their guests, try to decipher Tom & Shiv's relationship and see if they can shed more light on their "plan" (1:51), before deeply dissecting the inner workings of Siobhan Roy (8:59). They also talk about the family's black sheep, Connor and his lofty ambitions (21:24), then show some much-deserved love for...

Season 3 of 'Succession' is nearly upon us and Bankole and Obiora are joined by returning guest, Mark Kerri, and debutant, Uzoma Obijuru for a two-part discussion on Season 1 of the hit HBO show. They touch on how they first came across the show and their initial reactions (5:56) before using the terrific 6th episode- 'Which side are you on'- to talk about the show's enigmatic characters, starting...

In the second part of our discussion on 'Soulmates' , Bankole and Ebuka discuss the prospect Episode 5 presents of taking the test and finding out your soulmate is dead (2:10), Episode 6 and what the results of your test could say about the parts of you that you aren't willing to confront (11:11). Then, Victoria finally makes her debut on the pod to share her overall thoughts on the show (19:56) a...

Bankole is joined by Ebuka Nnamani to talk about the AMC/Amazon Prime anthology show, 'Soulmates' . They discuss whether they believe in the concept of soulmates (2:48), under what circumstances Ebuka would take the test (6:27), their expectations of the show after watching the first episode (11:50), being someone's 'everything' as highlighted in Episode 3 (33:18) and much more Host: Bankole Imouk...

WORST. PODCASTERS. EVER Ahead of the release of 'The Suicide Squad' , Bankole implants bombs in Obiora, Ebuka, and Ella's necks and forces them to sit through a LIVE rewatch of 2016's enigmatic 'Suicide Squad'. Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho Special Guest: Ebuka Nnamani Guest: Ella

Bankole and Obiora are joined by Afam Nwokolo to maintain a blood alcohol content of at least 0.05 and discuss Thomas Vinterberg's Oscar-winning, Danish film, 'Another Round' . They discuss its star, Mads Mikkelsen's, universal approval rating (14:10), the film's judgment-free depiction of drunkenness (27:42), what they will do during their inevitable mid-life crises (37:57), the potential America...

Stuck at the Citadel at the end of time, Bankole is joined by producer, Ebuka Nnamani and returning guests, Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji and Jeremiah Akpotohwo to dissect the outstanding season finale of the outstanding 'Loki'. They discuss their joy and surprise at Owen Wilson being in a second season of the show (03:57) then Emmanuel & Ebuka try to take a victory lap for predicting that big finale su...

In Part 2 of Bankole's conversation with Somto and Dumebi, the trio delves into the series finale of 'The Bold Type' and what each resolution means for the main characters going forward, both professionally and personally. They then try to recommend some shows to fill that ' The Bold Type' shaped shole in your heart (42:39). Stay to the absolute end to hear Dumebi drop some final gems. Host: Banko...

Bankole is joined by returning guest, Somto Uyanna and debutant, Dumebi Anike-Nweze, to recommend two new shows- 'Hacks' and 'Evil' (3:10)- with Dumebi explaining her reasoning behind watching occult shows to "kickstart" her faith (7:38). They discuss a classic in 'The Good Wife' (8:57), including why the writers are misogynistic, apparently, (11:37) Dumebi divulges her INCREDIBLE theory about 'Th...

We’re loving ‘Loki’ over here on Popcorn for Dinner, so our producer, Ebuka Nnamani jumps in front of his mic to discuss the very good 5th episode of a show that seems to keep getting better. They touch on Ebuka’s views on Determinism vs Free Will (06:48), debate whether they would be attracted to their variant self (14:09), gush about Classic Loki (32:44) and the show’s theme of change (35:10). T...

The return of the god of mischief heralds the return of our very own resident variant. Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji is back to chat with Bankole about the impending return of 'Love Island UK' (4:41) & (47:03), the incredible and very fun work being done on the MCU's latest entry, 'Loki' (12:19), the TVA clearly being villainous (20:35), an important canonical confirmation for Loki (30:30) and a brief,...

Somto Uyanna returns to talk with Bankole about the trailer for Season 2 of 'The Morning Show' and her thoughts on the first season (07:50). They also touch on Elizabeth Olsen's spectacular performance on 'Hot Ones' (16:33)before going all in on Episodes 2-4 of this final season of 'The Bold Type' (18:23) with Somto finally getting to say her piece on the Jane and Pinstripe relationship (50:00). H...

Bankole is joined by Liam Igs from the 'Firsttouch 90' podcast & Christopher Onubogu from 'The Biased Football Podcast' to breach his cardinal rule and talk about football. Before that though, they try to get to the bottom of why a certain someone never finishes the shows she starts (03:21). Chris then fervently recommends that everyone watch 'The Shield' (06:20) and AGAIN (46:20) before they...

Bankole is joined by returning guests- Eyo Ndem and Victor Dama- and debutant, Omagz, to discuss some of the truly strange and beautiful shows they've loved over the years. Following his last appearance on the podcast, Bankole checks back in with Victor on his current feelings on 'The Flash' (4:12) and falling out of love with Damson Idris (6:09). He then tries to define what makes a show "weird"...

The boys start off by discussing what Obiora is currently watching and recommending some very good Spy Movies and TV shows- both classics and contemporary greats (06:06). Then they go all in on the 'Mare of Easttown' finale, its journey to *that* reveal (11:13) and the show's prevalent themes of Love and Mercy (23:55). Of course, they had to talk about the Guy Pearce of it all (33:30), before fini...

'The Bold Type' just returned for its fifth and final season and Bankole is joined by Day 1 fan, Somto Uyanna, to cover the last leg of the show. They discuss their favourite characters (9:27), Kat and Eva (14:09), that Richard and Sutton argument (16:21), MORE on Kat and Eva (27:15), all before concluding with their reactions to the final season's premiere (36:00). Host: Bankole Imoukhuede Guest:...

After a brief hiatus, Bankole is back and he and Obiora discuss his experience finally shooting his short film, 'We Move: The Resilience of Youth' (03:26), then they go into some recently released TV shows and movies that they are excited to finally watch (14:09). Then, it's a two-parter on 'Mare of Easttown' ; first, they discuss the show in general (28:08) and the aftermath of the big events in...

Obiora is joined by Jeremiah and Muna for a discussion on the movie 'I Care A Lot' and the comparison between Amy Dunne ( 'Gone Girl' ) and Marla Grayson along with some Dark Comedy recommendations. Host: Obiora Ifeacho Guests: Muna Iheji and Jeremiah Akpotohwo

Invincible was so good the producers felt like they had to give their thoughts. In a truly chaotic episode, Ebuka and Chinedu talk in-depth about Omni-Man's plan (02:25), the themes of 'evolution' and 'the strong vs the weak' rampant in the show (14:45), the case FOR Omni-Man (19:50), what the future of the show could look like (29:50) and so much more.  Hosts: Ebuka Nnamani and Chinedu Iheji

Bankole wrangles Emmanuel for one last run at the incredible first season of Amazon's TV adaptation of Robert Kirkman's graphic novel 'Invincible'. They talk about all things ranging from the show's voice cast to its overall quality, the incredible J.K Simmons and most importantly, justice for Zazie Beetz. Host: Bankole Imoukhuede Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

The boys, very sleep-deprived and confused, assembled at 4:30 am to try and understand this year's Academy Awards including a very great start, some weird choices from the production team and probably the worst ending to an Oscar's show in recent memory. Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho Guest: Chaos