Transatlantic Rebels

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels Episode 62 sees us entering the Star Wars universe once again to review in full with spoilers... "Star Wars: Episode XIII - The Last Jedi".   There is plenty to cover as we dive into the main characters, their performances an...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels Episode 61 finds us tackling one of the most controversial films of 2017... "mother!" by Darren Aronofsky. (Yes, it is lower case and with an explanation mark, sorry - exclamation mark). It is possibly Rochard's favourite fil...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels Episode 60 finds us staring into the "Black Mirror." In the first of a two-parter, we tackle the first two series (which have a total of 7 episodes). It's a great discussion (and recap/reminder) in preparation for the fourth...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels Episode 59 is all about Eminem. We plough through every one of his albums in retrospect, on the eve of his latest release ("Revival"). It's the perfect Marshall Mathers catch-up. Jesal is from the UK, and Rochard is from Ameri...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels Episode 58 is a discussion all about a living legend, Busta Rhymes. We are both huge fans of Big Trev so it's a great listen for honorary members of the Flipmode Squad! We each take five pivotal songs and expand upon them. It...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels Episode 57 finds us tackling a brand new threequel and the seventeeth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe... It's "Thor: Ragnarok" time! It came out in the UK a week earlier, so Jesal was twiddling his thumbs waiting...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels Episode 56 finds us going Upside Down... Boy, you turn me inside out, round and round... It's all about "Stranger Things 2" (with healthy doses of the first season too). The Netflix series with all it's nostalgia for the 1980...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels Episode 55 celebrates the 15th anniversary of a wonderful film starring a rapper called Eminem. You may have heard of him. "8 Mile" ended up giving us so many fascinating topics of discussion, it's is an absolute MUST LISTEN! ...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels Episode 54 is a discussion all about Guns N Roses. Rochard is a huge fan so it's a great listen for those who prefer to use their illusion. We cover all of their major albums, what makes Ax so dope, Slash and their current tou...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels Episode 53 finds us tackling not one but two new movies funded by Netflix themselves. "Okja" and "What Happened to Monday" (also known as "Seven Sisters") give us plenty of talking points.  Jesal is from the UK, and Rochard i...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels Episode 52 finds us tackling a brand new sequel to the 1982 cult classic - a truly excellent "Blade Runner 2049." There is plenty to cover as we primarily focus on the new Denis Villeneuve film, but look back on the original...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels Episode 51 is a discussion on two albums by a husband and wife. You may have heard of them... Jay-Z "4:44" (2017) vs Beyoncé "Lemonade" (2016) proves to be a lively discussion indeed! There is so much to unpack. As a bonus, c...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels We're back! After our summer break, Season 2 begins in earnest. New theme music, a new logo and a new structure... Episode 50 is a SPOILER-FREE quickfire round-up about these Summer Movies of 2017: - Spider-Man: Homecoming -...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels In Episode 49, we wrap up our first year of the Transatlantic Rebels Podcast in the final episode of the season. We talk about the top ranking episodes, what we've learned, what to expect next season and our plans over the su...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels This week, we have a very special guest returning... Premz. In Episode 13, rapper Premz talked about one of his favourite albums ever: "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" by 50 Cent (2003). It has become one of our Top 3 ranking podcast...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels In Episode 47, Jesal does a special solo episode answering a few questions and requests from listeners... Topics covered including finance (stock market), the UK general election and Julia Donaldson books! Jesal is from the U...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/T_Rebels Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TransatlanticRebels In Episode 46, we welcome a very special guest onto the show for the first time: Who is Kishan? Who is Kishmeister? Who is Broken Soul Boy? He goes by many a name, but music is his game! It's a nice discussion on one of his f...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. In Episode 45, we both choose films with similar themes for a good old-fashioned compare and contrast. Rochard has chosen "Room" (2015) and Jesal picked "Dogtooth" (2009). We start off with a spoiler-free session for the first few minutes... But then dish out gigantic spoilers (you have been warned). There are plenty of similarities to discu...

  Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. In Episode 44, for the first time in our history... No Rochard... No special guests... Just Jesal! This week, I check out "So Good" (2017) by a wonderfully talented young Swedish lady called Zara Larsson. It's one of my most listened to albums of 2017 thus far, and with her upcoming London concert, I felt a duty to shine a light on it. It'...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. In Episode 43, we take a look at an extremely impressive (and underrated) album called "Humanz" by the animated group Gorillaz. We tackled their entire discography in Episode 16 (go check that out) but here we digest and spew forth our thoughts on their most recent LP - and it turns out the deep dive was fully warranted. It's a political and...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. In Episode 42, we take a look at the complete works of Kendrick Lamar (one of our favourite rappers). Kendrick is an artist who inspires much debate, and this episode is no different. It's a lively look at all his albums thus far, and broader discussion about his role within the genre. Plenty of other topics pop up, including Drake, J. Cole,...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. In Episode 41, following on from last week's live decision to take a complete break from Twitter for one whole week, we find out how our Rebels got on... There is also a more general discussion on many aspects of social media including, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat, Reddit and a book by Dan Eggers called "The Circle" (the film vers...

  Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. In Episode 40, we talk about something topical and controversial... Captain America. So Rochard (comic book expert) teaches Jesal (total novice) about what the hell is going on with some bloke called Nick Spencer and the creative decisions being taken by Marvel with regards to Captain America... So within the comic books, he's been unveile...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. In Episode 39, we take a retrospective look at three pivotal albums by those pesky Oxford rockers, Radiohead. There are discussions on "The Bends" (1995); "OK Computer" (1997); and "Kid A" (2000). It's a controversial look at three oft-revered albums, and it may well ruffle a few feathers. "OK Computer" is one of Jesal's favourite albums eve...

Meet Jesal and Rochard. We are the Transatlantic Rebels. In Episode 38, we have a very special guest called Rita Morar and we take a look at one of her favourite albums ever: "Late Registration" (2005) by Kanye West. In a lively discussion, we highlight our favourite songs from his second LP; debate about whether this may just be Yeezy's best album ever; and Rita opens up about the line that inspi...