The Clappers
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Your weekly guide to pop culture in Australia. Mostly the fun bits. Karl Quinn is an entertainament writer for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald; Andrew Young is a musician, DJ, pedagogue and all-round man-about-town. Together they are The Clappers, and together they present this always-on-the-pulse and frequently hilarious look at culture high and low. If it's happening in film, TV, books, galleries - and let's not forget cycling - there's a 50-50 chance it's happening on The Clappers. Maybe even 60-40. Tune in, turn on, but don't drop out.
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Produced by Nearly Media https://www.nearly.com.au/
Location:
Australia
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Your weekly guide to pop culture in Australia. Mostly the fun bits. Karl Quinn is an entertainament writer for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald; Andrew Young is a musician, DJ, pedagogue and all-round man-about-town. Together they are The Clappers, and together they present this always-on-the-pulse and frequently hilarious look at culture high and low. If it's happening in film, TV, books, galleries - and let's not forget cycling - there's a 50-50 chance it's happening on The Clappers. Maybe even 60-40. Tune in, turn on, but don't drop out. Find us at https://podfollow.com/1256873572/view Join us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/theclapperspodcast/ Follow karl's journalism at https://www.facebook.com/karlquinnjournalist/ Produced by Nearly Media https://www.nearly.com.au/
Twitter:
@karlkwin
Language:
English
Contact:
+61439574369
Email:
karlkwin@gmail.com
Episodes
Andor, This England, Welcome to Wrexham, the New Romantics and more
10/26/2022
In this embarrassingly England-obsessed episode, your hosts Karl Quinn and Andrew Young brave the withering disdain of their sizeable French audience to consider a veritable treasure trove of good things from the Old Dart. Plus, Bali 2002 and a Star Wars story for grown-ups.
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Duration:00:35:05
A League of Their Own, Emma Thompson, Bangarra, Gaslit and more
9/19/2022
Karl and Andrew chew the fat about dance, film, TV and lunches with famous people in your favourite pop culture gabfest from those tow blokes in Melbourne, Australia.
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Duration:00:31:35
The Old Man, The Offer, Kevin Can F*** Himself, Chrissie Hynde, Scott Morrison and more
7/19/2022
Put two old men in a studio, offer them a microphone each and who knows where the conversation will lead. Join Karl Quinn and Andrew Young for more discursions, digressions and delirium than you can poke a stick at in the latest episode of the pop culture gabfest that is The Clappers.
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Duration:00:33:55
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Pistol and the Circle.
6/10/2022
Karl sees a reduced and improved Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Princess Theatre then redeems his working class credentials by watching Pistol on Disney. Andrew merely reads The Circle, prequel to The Every by Dave Eggers.
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Duration:00:18:24
Severance, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Nic Cage, Dave Eggers and more
5/18/2022
Andrew Young and Karl Quinn get excited about the multiverse, fighting back against big tech and the business of sport as they finally leave the bunker and get out into the world again. And gee, doesn't it feel good.
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Duration:00:27:29
Maus, Muster Dogs, Tammy Faye, Velvet Underground, The Jam and Bros
2/14/2022
Andrew Young and Karl Quinn return for the first Clappers session of 2022. Where have they been? Where are on earth are they going? Are we there yet? Don't worry about that, kids - it's the journey that counts, not the destination.
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Duration:00:38:02
Free at last!
11/13/2021
Finally out of lockdown, Karl and Andrew hit the streets, the bars, and the hair salons, but still find time to read (Matrix by Lauren Groff), watch TV (Succession), mourn (Bert Newton) and even go to the cinema (The Last Duel) - all so you don't have to. You're welcome.
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Duration:00:35:36
Is that a coffee machine in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
10/12/2021
In this episode Karl and Andrew consider the surreal body horror of Brand New Cherry Flavor, the "is it too soon" drama of Fires, golf as metaphor in Commander in Cheat, the dodgy science of Bad Blood ... and the guilty pleasure of owning an espresso machine that looks like an ancient and very beautiful chronometer.
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Duration:00:33:58
Hacks, My Rock and Roll Friend , The White Lotus and Beckett
9/7/2021
Karl and Andrew talk TV with Hacks and The White Lotus, plus Netflix romp Beckett and Tracey Thorn's latest book: My Rock and Roll Friend.
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Duration:00:33:09
Mr In-Between, She-Oaks and Sunlight: Australian Impressionism, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
8/11/2021
Karl and Andrew discuss Mr In-Between, She-Oaks and Sunlight: Australian Impressionism, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard and leaving things on the roof of your car.
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Duration:00:32:04
Golden Globes, The Dry, Ma Rainey, Salinger, live music and Michael Gudinski
3/15/2021
Karl and Andrew are back for 2021 and they convene in a brown study to discuss: The Golden Globes, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, My Salinger Year, The Dry; as well as live music in Melbourne and Michael Gudinski.
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Duration:00:31:07
Tenet, Les Traducteurs, Babyteeth, Trivia and Gigs
12/16/2020
Karl and Andrew discuss new films Tenet, Les Traducteurs and Babyteeth. Karl returns to Association Football, Andrew pats himself on the back and reminds you to go and see some live music.
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Duration:00:34:11
Rams, Emily in Paris, The Good Lord Bird and The Salisbury Poisonings
11/15/2020
There's no shortage of plague and pestilence in this episode as Karl comes to grips with the Australian remake of the cult Icelandic film Rams, Andrew has a close call with a Russian assassination plot, Ethan Hawke channels his mad preacher in Good Lord Bird and Mrs Karl packs the bags for a French getaway that's as ridiculous as it was welcome in the depths of COVID lockdown.
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Duration:00:28:48
The trials and tribulations of Karl K, Lord Jim, I May Destroy You, The Outsider and The World According to Jeff Goldblum
10/21/2020
Karl and Andrew discuss Karl's metamorphosis into Josef K, Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim and the Costa Concordia disaster, Michaela Coel's I may Destroy You and Stephen King drama: The Outsider. Also, Andrew is delighted by the World according to Jeff Goldblum
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Duration:00:31:46
Emmys wrap: How the world fell in love (finally) with Schitt's Creek
9/24/2020
In this episode Karl watches that beloved six-day event: The Emmys! Andrew wraps up that beloved 21 day event: Le Tour de France; Karl praise Schitt's Creek and Andrew ignores Laurel Canyon.
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Duration:00:30:22
Lovecraft Country, Raised by Wolves, Oscars diversity and le Tour
9/15/2020
In this episode Karl and Andrew discuss Jordan Peele's latest horror/racial politics mash-up Lovecraft Country, the Ridley Scott sci-fi series Raised by Wolves, and the push for diversity in the best picture category at the Oscars and whether that means the end of blokey movies such as 1917 and Ford v Ferrari. Plus, the umpires crack down at cycling's biggest race - but where's Gabriel Gate?
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Duration:00:32:54
Perry Mason, Da 5 Bloods, Brabham, Little Scarlet, Le Tour 2020, MIFF and MWF
9/2/2020
Karl and Andrew discuss: Da 5 Bloods, Perry Mason, Brabham, MIFF and MWF, Le Tour 2020, Little Scarlet and the Last and First Men.
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Duration:00:40:15
The Great, Search Party, A Rainy Day in New York and more
8/23/2020
This episode sees Karl and Andrew talking about The Great starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, A Rainy Day in New York starring Elle Fanning but not Nicholas Hoult, Search Party starring neither Elle Fanning nor Nicholas Hoult and Least Expected Day which is a documentary about Spanish cycling team Movistar's 2019 season during which, to nobody's surprise, Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult are absent.
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Duration:00:32:49
How does an online film festival sell out?
8/16/2020
In this episode your hosts Karl Quinn and Andrew Young consider one of the more perplexing issues of our times. Plus we revisit Samuel Fuller's The Naked Kiss, hear the case for the defence as the great Who Wants to Be A Millionaire cheating scandal gets a very entertaining airing in Quiz, and serve up an absolute feast for rev heads as Brock, Brabham and McLaren race onto the screen.
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Duration:00:29:36
In the latest news from the 19th century...
7/19/2020
A fresh take on David Copperfield (published 1850), two fresh TV versions of The War of the Worlds (published 1897), and a fresh look at Treasure Island (published 1882) - plus Hugh Jackman's scintillating turn in Bad Education - keep our hosts Andrew Young and Karl Quinn occupied as Melbourne goes back into lockdown. Yep, if you want to know what's happening right now* in books, films, TV, music and all the rest of it, The Clappers is the place to find it.
* By right now, we mean within the last 170 years or so.
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Duration:00:41:38