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One more time with feelings... in this final installment the guys sit down to talk about the other champions and championships of Phoenix Wrestling, make a few shocking revelations and look to the future of Cork wrestling with Rebel County Wrestling (RCW). Messages from the Justy, Deano hears his own messaged and Mr. Charlie manages to get a word, and possibly some threats in. Thanks for listening! If you want tickets for 'Aw Shit Here We Go Again' in the Kino on November 5th check out the...

Back with Part 3 of We Were Phoenix, a podcast looking at the ups, downs and behind the scenes of Phoenix Wrestling. The lads sit down and talk about the success of some of the members Phoenix training school, the production behind the scenes, the relationship with local media and the extended family and crew that made Phoenix succeed. Messages from Anita Vaughan, Ruairí O'Hagan and more. Tom shares a few of his own memories too. Come back next week for the final part! If you want tickets...

Welcome back to We Were Phoenix! A lookback at the ups, downs and behind the scenes of Phoenix Wrestling in Cork, Ireland. This time around Tom, Deano and Bedlam talk about the dream imports Phoenix tried or hoped to get, the very memorable puppet match, talk about the legendary Courage wrestling show, the Titanic invasion and talk about some of the sung and unsung local talent. We also hear from Raven Creed, Matt Skyler, Corey Jeffreys and JDP, Come back next Friday for Episode 3. If you...

Welcome to We Were Phoenix! A lookback at the ups, downs and behind the scenes of Phoenix Wrestling in Cork, Ireland. Tom is joined by performer and mainstay of the Cork scene, Deano Power and performer, promoter and co-founder of Phoenix Billy Bedlam to talk about the origins of Phoenix Wrestling, the first show and the co-operation between promotions that marked a new era in Cork wrestling. We hear from Irish talent across the scene; Marion Armstrong, Debbie Keitel, Katey Harvey, Phil Boyd...

The Con is on! I mean it was on, now it's off but our podcast on Comic Con 2022 is still on! If you thought that was rambling, wait till you hear the latest Pop Cult Pod. Tom talks about the big takeaways from San Diego Comic Con 2022. From Dungeons and Dragons to the Walking Dead. From Star Trek to Avatar (not that one the other one). From the highs of Marvel to the lows of DC. How DC fumbled by showing off little to Hall H and how Marvel shocked with the reveal of Phase 5 and 6. Check it...

Ms. Marvel the latest Disney+ Marvel show is finally finished and after heaping praise on the first half of the season, what did Tom think of the second half? Did the show stick the landing to be one of the best MCU shows so far? After some brief and possibly dismissive thoughts on Episode 4 + 5, Tom talks the finale. How the show wrapped up, what worked and what didn't and the Massive Mutant reveal and what it means. Episode 4 - 1:00 Episode 5 - 10:53 Finale - 19:45 Check it out now! What...

Ms. Marvel is well under way and at long last Tom gives his thoughts on the first half of the series with Episode 1-3. He goes into how faithful it is to the comics, the controversies around the change of Kamala's powers and where it could all be leading. Listen now! Timecodes Episode 1 - 1:00 Episode 2 - 20:22 Episode 3 - 38:20 What did you think of the #MsMarvel so far? Let me know in the comments below and be sure to like and subscribe. Make sure to like and subscribe. Prefer to listen?,...

Moon Knight has come to an end, for now at least. Tom talks about the finale that didn't reach the heights of last week but did have some great moments and avoided some of the Marvel TV tropes along the way. From a new hero, a new personality and what the future may hold. It's all here, check it out now! What did you think of the #MoonKnight finale? Let me know in the comments below and be sure to like and subscribe. Make sure to come back for Multiverse of Badness! Prefer to listen?, Check...

The defining episode of Moon Knight and one of the best Marvel TV episodes to date. Tom has some high praise for the fifth episode of the show that offered a lot of background for Marc and Steven and some connections to the comics and the MCU. In this week's Watcher Tom goes into what he loved about the depressing episode, Asylum. Why it worked so well and how it probably means the finale is set to disappoint even though there are still some tantalising questions to be answered. What did you...

The Watcher returns with a double bill covering that insane twist from Episode 4 and much more. Tom gives an abridged recap of Episode 3 and then dives into the latest episode. That crazy ending, whether Jake Lockley is actually going to make an apperance and who the hell that hippo was. If you want to skip to talk on the latest episode only, use the timecode below 13:25 - Episode 4 Talk What did you think of the middle episodes of #MoonKnight? Got any theories? Let me know in the comments...

The second episode of Moon Knight is here and it answers a lot of questions and raises some more. Was it satisfying though? Tom talks about the episode, how it makes some interesting changes to the comics, how it could continue in the MCU and also talks about that time Moon Knight beat off some jackals. Wait, what? It's all here so check it out! What did you think of episode 2 of #MoonKnight? Let me know in the comments below and be sure to like and subscribe. Next Week: Episode 3 #MCU...

The Watcher returns to talk about Moon Knight. Tom talks about the first episode of the show and tries to explain the very complex question, Who is Moon Knight? Tom talks about how the episode might be different depending on your familiarity with the comics, his many identities, how he has the hots for Oscar Isaac and whether he liked the episode? What did you think of the Moon Knight premiere? Let me know in the comments below! Please like and subscribe. #MoonKnight #Marvel #MCU

I Am Legend and you are too! A video pod filled with unlikely sequels, questionableTV series and some baffling decisions. Tom talks about a sequel to I Am Legend and the return of Poirot (again). A new Alien film, a director for Deadpool 3 and Warner Bros. moving all their DC films around in a possibly incompetent way. Talking trailers for Obi-Wan Kenobi along with some speculation, Bullet Train with lots of fun and The Boys Season 3 that features everything except Antony Starr beating up a...

The game is on... or something. Everything is getting revived and the Pop Cult Pod is no different with our first news episode of the year. News like Star Trek 4, again. Futurama, again and more video game movies than you can shake a stick at, if you're into that sort of thing. Trailer discussion for Nope, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Chip 'n' Dale and Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power. Feature this time around is the Revolution Has Been Televised - The Story of Jackass. How...

The Culties go Fourth! That's right, for the fourth year running, we put on the award show to end all award shows.... we can only hope. The Award show for movies that we can't possibly have seen yet A.K.A. A preview of the year ahead in film, television and video games and a Top 10 of our most Anticipated films of the year. It's the most full-on, half-assed award show ever, this time with an actual award but who can win the first ever Cultie? Find out now! Timecodes 3.02 - Something Old,...

The Finale of Hawkeye has come and gone but did it hit the bullseye? Tom weighs in on the longest Marvel TV finale yet and his thoughts on the show in general. He goes into the return of the very fashionable Kingpin, the pretty bog standard costumes, the passing of the mantle and what next for these characters in the MCU? What did you think of #Hawkeye? Let me know in the comments below and be sure to come back for the finale next week! Prefer to listen?, Check out the audio version on the...

What is the greatest Christmas movie ever? Often debated but on the Pop Cult Pod Christmas special Tom tries to answer the question once and for all. It's full of stats and a little bit of Holiday heartbreak. More important to Tom though is that for 30 Christmases, Santa has never come but could this year be different? You'll just have to watch and find out, it's going to be a Very Culty Christmas. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year from the Pop Cult Pod. Check the Pop Cult...

The penultimate episode of Hawkeye promised some big things, but did it deliver? Tom looks at the episode and why he was left wanting more from it. We go into the new Hawkeye meeting the new Black Widow (it's like poetry), Ronin revelations and the big cameo at the end of the episode and why it underwhelmed. What did you think of this week's #Hawkeye Let me know in the comments below and be sure to come back for the finale next week! Prefer to listen?, Check out the audio version on the Pop...

Finally the Pop Cult Pod is back and Tom genuinely might have forgotten how to do this... Seriously. Yet he still remembers the point of the show breaking down the news like why Disney Plus Day was a bust, Patty Jenkins fighting with Lucasfilm and Tom Holland not being Spider-Man but he probably is. Not to mention trailers (Matrix Ressurections, Jurassic World Dominion and Across the Spider-Verse Part 1) and topics like this week's feature, Ghostbusters III's time in development hell and why...

After the highs of last week did this week's Hawkeye hit the bullseye? Tom goes into the fourth episode of the series and why people might not be too crazy about it but why that's a good thing. He talks about the many allusions to the comic book, talks the heavy Black Widow connections and what all this set-up is building towards. Check it out now! What did you think of this week's #Hawkeye Let me know in the comments below and be sure to come back for Episode 5 next week! Prefer to listen?,...