The Black Dog Podcast

This week we come to you through the power of ZenCastr as Jim continues wandering Dead Island and gets vexed by a jet wash. Elton has that most relatable of issues, a pigeon in the east wing of his house. Darren is harassed by a mobility scooter. And Lee watches The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Wicked Little Letters, while also doing ILMs work for them when it comes to the new Alien movie...

Elastic bands expand, politics is discussed, AI can't do anything with frogs and Sid James gets a few laughs in.

Welcome to the crumpled remains of episode 176 This weeks episode is cobbled together from random files after we had something of an online recording disaster (thanks cleanfeed)  Therefore timings are off, rambling goes on longer (because we were very tired) and sound quality varies a bit.  In any case this week, Jim visits Dead Island, gives us a air fryer Egg Depression. Elton doesn't turn up at...

We're waiting... Elastic Bands are wrapped game show hosts are rated.... 

This week, Jim watches old BBC presenters get off their mash on gin, Darren visits the hentai section of Forbidden Planet, Lee watches Abigail (AT THE CINEMA!) and explains the terrible state of his kitchen electrics. Then after a lot of discussion about last weeks film Gone Baby Gone we move on to this weeks movie. A celebration of an entire group of entitled douchebags.  David Finchers The Socia...

Here we are again, talking about rubber band acquisition, an "oh internet" moment,  poor things, and why you shouldnt let your mum wander around a honda dealership

This week the guy collectively talk Eurovision (well three of us not in Facebook jail do). Jim misses the Northern Lights and finds a spectacular book from his childhood. Darren discovers Apes Together Strong watching Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and is then traumatised by Baby Reindeer. While Lee runs headfirst into the reality of his old age when he helps someone out who suddenly makes him...

Ssssh we're still hiding... We're are on rubber band number 2 - talking about being cold, balls in socks and northern lights mocking.

This week, Jim and Lee talk Godzilla Minus One, Elton's email woes continue despite his birthday and Darren has to deal with a hotwater bottle "ring of fire" Then after some feedback its time to not worry about the chop, thump your chest, make some cash and "get the ludes man" as we review The Wolf of Wall Street. Media Discussed This Episode Monolith (Amazon Prime Rental) Shogun (Disney Plus) God...

Shhhhhsh... We're in the green room... Waiting. Talking Blu Tac, rubber bands and all sorts while waiting

We start this weeks episode with Lee suffering a head cold. Meanwhile Jim has car tech trouble, but manages to watch Parasite The Grey, Fallout and is looking forward to something that sounds like Shart Lake, which has nothing to do with Thames Water we're relably informed.  Elsewhere Elton watches the very cheerful Zone of Interest and then quizzes the guys with IT Skills to find his Outlook sear...

This weeks shambles is solely Lees fault due to his inability to read an email, or a diary or tell the difference between the number 16 and 23.  However, this week, Jim laments the quality of graffiti these days and witnesses a police raid on a old age pensioner drugs ring. Elton wonders why everything sounds so odd in Three Body Problem. Darren gets a shiny head and says a lot (without saying a l...

This week Jim returns to normality, but still manages to watch a film about screaming foreheads. Elton runs, well walks, well kinda misses, a half marathon. Darren gets a new(ish) phone which is not wanted by the police, HONEST! He also watches Monkey Man and plays a horror game fighting Muppets (as you do). While Lee takes part in a film quiz, in a cinema, surrounded by "media studies" students,...

This week Jim watches Madam Web, pray for mojo. Elton has a Traitors evening and spends most of this evening trying to explain to Lee what Traitors is. While Darren works over the holiday break, enjoys Blue Eyed Samurai and comes under questioning about Batman and Ninjas... Also we may have slipped into the 1930s gangster speak which makes sense in context... I won't try and explain it here. Then...

This week due to unforseen circumstances which may or may not be introducing us to GI Joe , Elton is not in the first half of the podcast as he has gone to live with all your missing childhood pets on a farm. Elsewhere however, Jim is astounded by another oddly normal cryptid and is interviewed on a YouTube channel... Darren watches The Gentleman and also is overcome with emotion thanks to Ghostbu...

This week is.... Well... Its a thing... We see the return of Darron Diamond (just long enough for us to probably be hit with enough copyright issues to ensure we never show up on any platform again) Elsewhere Jim watches Community and the second week of batchelordom causes him to wonder about Emergency Ambulances in a way that might confuse and confound. Elton spends his week becoming an emotional...

This week, Jim is home alone with nothing but a pot noodle fort and a warhammer 40K bolter for comapany. Darren falls asleep to Sandra Bullocks Lost City while Lee foils Bromleys most inept movie pirate operation, loses his headphones and has a cinema to himself to watch Dune part two in the front most centre seat. Then after some tube / straw / pipe talk... Yes really! We move on to this weeks fi...

Be prepared to have your mind blown as we have a green room pre recording recording revealing the difference between a tube.. and... a pipe. The results will turn your world upside down... Well perhaps slightly skew it until the weird Russian accents kick in.... AAAAAAnyway... This week Jim spots a (kinda) Cryptid amongst the tombstones and is besieged by tech issues, Elton goes dental, Darren rea...

Welcome to this weeks episode. Which has Jim presenting us with a golden opportunity (or possibly a magically phallic monarch), Elton has rubber pants (maybe), Darren spends a whole week in the cinema watching three films back to back, while Lee Helldives, screams and also acts as hotline for a lovecraftian home insurance company. Then after some feedback regarding Ben Affleck in The Accountant an...

This week Jims Anti-Dairy-Biotics tribulations continue, Elton has trouble whacking off a tyre so gets someone else to grab his tool and whack it off for him, Darren feels like Madam Web might not be all that, and Lee watches a few films ranging from Wonka to The Beekeeper, all the while fighting to keep himself awake after being up since 5am. Then after a touch of feedback its on to this weeks fi...

This week, Jim goes retro with the Thief games, Elton bows out of his week, Darren finds he has the power to break everything and is looking forward to playing pointy Lara Croft again in the Tomb Raider remasters and Lee goes grumpy old man shouting at clouds after watching The Marvels and Expend4bles (yes it is spelt that way) After that we have some feedback and a brief visit into a magical real...

This week Jim Tastes History and watches What We Do In The Shadows, Elton is mocked by his Dentist and discovers X-Rays, Darren watches Argyle and Lee has some thoughts on Oppenheimer, Lift (aka Money Plane 2.0) and Nic Cage going off the scale in the small potboiler thriller Sympathy for the Devil.  Then after a bit of feedback and in a desperate bid to not have to review this weeks movie a few r...

This week Jim has some words for the transport company running the Trans Pennine Express... Especially the use of the word "Express". Elton suffers at the hands (or comments) of arm chair world war 2 aviation "experts". While Darren plays knock off PokeMon (or is that Pikey Mon?) in the form of PalWorld. He also has an uncomfortable time watching Emma Stone in Poor Things in the cinema. Lee on the...

This week we learn that Jim is back on the cheese and in a coincidentally related note is also hunkering down from the wind. Elton, is proud of his artist mum and also teases a new podcast project that is in double umbongo embargo. Meanwhile Darren dives into YouTube to find out if the tv shows he liked as a kid in the 70s hold up (spoiler noooope!) and finally Lee watches two lacklustre movies (R...

This week Jim becomes patient zero for Last of Us, Elton watches Leave the World Behind, Darren wonders why the War of the Worlds musical is so different from the unabridged audio book, which also seems to have more cockney "AVE IT!" moments from the Martians, while Lee becomes exasperated by Good Omens 2 and nearly blows up the kitchen making the veg for a roast dinner.  After that we dive down a...