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Bankole Imoukhuede

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Bankole is joined again by Ebuka & Christopher to discuss the latest episode of HBO's 'Winning Time'. They start with the burning question on everyone's mind; When is Westhead going to get fired? (02:47). They then discuss different coaching styles and the stress of coaching superstars (28:07), before musing about the Westhead vs McKinney sit down (47:40).

Also available on Youtube - https://youtu.be/k0Lu7KOUa08
Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Ebuka Nnamani 
Guest: Christopher Onubogu
Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede & Ebuka Nnamani

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Bankole is joined by Christopher & reigning Popcorn for Dinner draft champion Ebuka to discuss Episode 3 of HBO's 'Winning Time'. Ebuka talks about why he likes the show (02:38), then they discuss everything the show has shown us about Larry Bird (8:52), the inhumanity of NBA trades (19:15), Paul Westhead's ego (21:40), of course, THAT brunch scene (34:50) and MUCH MORE.

Also available on Youtube - https://youtu.be/1l-g-KD05ls
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN Draft -
https://share.transistor.fm/s/1083fb16
Hosts: Bankole Imouhuede and Ebuka Nnamani 
Guest: Christopher Onubogu
Production by: Ebuka Nnamani

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The Magic is Back! And so are Bankole and Chris as they settle in for this season of HBO's 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty'. They first share their overall thoughts on the show and this season's premiere (05:58) before discussing the second episode and where this season could be going (18:02). They end with a fact-check of some of the show's wild plotlines (35:40).

Host: Bankole Imouhuede
Guest: Christopher Onubogu
Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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For Part 2, Bankole and Eyo convene to discuss all the timelines, depositions, explosions, and characters in Christopher Nolan's biographical epic, 'Oppenheimer' (1:40) starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh and more!

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede
Guests: Eyo Ndem & TMT
Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Bankole, Eyo and TMT are back for a bumper two-part episode on CINEMA. They share their thoughts on Tom Cruise's latest, 'Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1' (6:14), before discussing the movie event of the decade and detailing their BARBENHEIMER experiences (32:07), then they round off this installment by analysing Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' (42:25) starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. 

Link to TMT's 'song' -https://on.soundcloud.com/e7XWZ

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede
Guests: Eyo Ndem & TMT
Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Rounding off our #Barbenheimer week, Priscilla is joined by Alen as they discuss the brilliant Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. In this episode, they touch on deep dives into the characters (12:35), performances and possible awards for the cast (16:29), the anti-war themes (56:13), the score (1:05:25) and where the movie ranks in Christopher Nolan's work (1:07:14)

Host: Priscilla Budigoma
Guest: Alen
Production by: Chinedu Iheji
Theme Music: Mia Sugunasingha

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Welcome to Barbieland! On today's episode, Priscilla and Jess are living their enriching and fulfilling lives while Bankole is just doing beach as they discuss the highly anticipated arrival of Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie'(4:39). They touch on Ryan Gosling's scene-stealing performance and the journey for Ken(s) in the film (14:57) before praising Margot Robbie's indelible turn as Barbie (41:12) and discussing the emotional and thought-provoking end to the film (55:05).

Hosts: Priscilla Budigoma and Jessica Samba
Guest: Bankole Imoukhuede
Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede
Theme Music: Mia Sugunasingha

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Priscilla and Jess have been joined by Obiora on this quickly collapsing train and their mission, should they choose to accept it, is to discuss 'Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One' while riding their motorcycles off a cliff (6:02).

Welcome to the IMF.

Hosts: Priscilla Budigoma and Jessica Samba
Guest: Obiora Ifeacho 
Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede
Theme Music: Mia Sugunasingha

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Priscilla LOVES Greta Gerwig and Jess has not seen any of her films, so it's a quick crash course on the talented actor turned writer/director (2:13) before they both discuss what they think Greta's upcoming 'Barbie' could be about (10:49).

Hosts: Priscilla Budigoma and Jessica Samba
Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede and Chinedu Iheji
Theme Music: Mia Sugunasingha

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On this week's episode of IS THIS CINEMA, we're drafting all things Christopher Nolan (10:10). Then later, Bankole and Ebuka discuss two of Nolan's most beloved movies, 'Interstellar' and 'The Prestige' ahead of the much-anticipated release of 'Oppenheimer' (1:03:45).
Spoilers for Christopher Nolan's ENTIRE Filmography

Host: Priscilla Budigoma 
Guests: Bankole Imoukhuede, Ebuka Nnamani & Kachi
Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Our sister podcast, 'Is This Cinema'is bracing for a busy summer and here we have a sneak peek at some of the episodes they have coming up as we head towards Barbenheimer

You can subscribe to the Podcast via our WEBSITE here - https://popcorn-dinner.com/#is-this-cinema

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We're recommending again!
Bankole is once again joined by Eyo and TMT to, firstly, finally share some thoughts on "the greatest superhero movie ever" (5:10) before sharing some of their TV recommendations that we might have overlooked over the last couple of months; some that they've seen and loved and some that they are excited to get into (15:34).

Link to IS THIS CINEMA Podcast - https://popcorn-dinner.com/#is-this-cinema Link to UNTOLD STORIES WITH ADESUWA - https://www.youtube.com/@UntoldStoriesNigeria

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede 
Guests: Eyo Ndem and TMT
Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede
Social Production: Ebube Ubochi

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Tits Up!

Bankole, Eyo & TMT have gone from the gaslight stage all the way to the Gordon Ford Show and are ready for their 4 minutes talking about the final season of 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' (5:15). They debate whether the ending was a sad one, discuss some of the character rehabs in the season, mourn the end of 'Peak TV' & much more.

Link to 'Is This Cinema' - https://popcorn-dinner.com/#is-this-cinema

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede
Guests: Eyo Ndem & TMT
Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede
Social Production: Ebube Ubochi

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Yes, that's right, we're doing it. We're talking Anime and in the first of (hopefully) a series of episodes, Ebuka is joined by friends of the podcast Robert and Victoria to share their introductions to the Anime world (3:18) before giving their recommendations for new Anime watchers (10:07).

Host: Ebuka Nnamani
Guests: Victoria and Robert
Production by: Ebuka Nnamani and Bankole Imoukhuede 
Social Production: Ebube Ubochi 

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Bankole and Ebube are back to look over the Waystar Royco rubble left behind from the 'Succession' Series Finale. They discuss some of the major talking points since the finale was released (8:32), before answering your questions (33:25) and then touching on where the finale left Kendall, Roman & Shiv (1:09:10).

Ebube's article on Logan Roy- https://weareseda.com/for-seda/logan-roy-is-the-ultimate-toxic-nigerian-parent/
Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/zXZmfiUcFd8

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Ebube Ubochi 
Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede
Social Producton: Ebube Ubochi

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Bankole and Priscilla are stuck in the dungeon discussing the final episode of Part 1 of 'You'Season 4. They start by examining that reveal (01:52), Joe rejecting Kate (30:45), their thoughts on the Netflix split release (38:56) and more.

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Priscilla Budigoma

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Bankole and Priscilla are back peasant hunting and discussing the ethics of human furniture. They get into 'You'Season 4, Episodes 3&4 (2:19), Joe and Kate's bewildering chemistry (8:44), the character of Phoebe (21:10), what the endgame could look like for Joe (36:30) and much more. 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Priscilla Budigoma

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Bankole and Priscilla are back in the surprisingly very sunny London to get into the first two episodes of Season 4 of the Netflix hit show, YOU (2:47), They touch on the new murder-mystery format for the show (11:19), give some predictions for what could be in store for this half of the season (18:49) and finish off by sharing their favourite lines from the two episodes (35:06) and ding some of the depictions of London in the show (40:46).

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Priscilla 

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Bankole and Priscilla have assembled their best baseball cap and sunglasses combo to preview Season 4 of the Netflix monster hit, 'You' (5:31). They finish off by sharing some quick thoughts on HBO's 'The Last of Us'so far (18:34)

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Priscilla 

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Happy New Year!

Priscilla returns to the pod to chat to Bankole about her experience at this year's RuPaul's DragCon UK including seeing her fave drag queens, proposals and... teletubbies?!

Thank you to everyone at PREMIER for making this possible. 

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Priscilla

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Bankole is joined by the world-renowned detective, Emike, to decipher the mystery of 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery'(2:09) with spoilers from (16:03) before recommending 'See How They Run' (33:45) & discussing its own spoilers (36:42).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Emike Ahmed

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Bankole, Eyo, and TMT reconvene to discuss one of the year's best shows, FX's The Bear (2:30), with spoilers from (29:18). Then Bankole reveals his Top 10 TV shows, out of the 71 he saw this year (42:40).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Eyo Ndem & TMT

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Our week in Sicily is over and Obiora and Hajer reconvene one final time to share their general impressions of 'The White Lotus' finale (2:05), the resolution to Tanya & Portia's stories (5:42), our favourite dysfunctional couples (14:34) & of course the 3 generations of Di Grassos (26:56), before finishing with some exit questions and recommendations (40:17).

Host: Obiora Ifeacho 

Guest: Hajer

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Bankole and Hajer are just trying to be satisfied as they get into the penultimate episode of 'The White Lotus' Season 2. They discuss Ethan's breakdown (4:00), Bert's depressing "homecoming" and Lucia's continuing ruse (14:36), and the Valentina and Mia developments (26:20). They finally head to Palermo to touch on the fallout of Tanya's discovery and the "cowboy" revelation (29:40). 

Available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/nAeVxP3IjT0

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Hajer

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Obiora is once again joined by Hajer to get into all the Italian goings-on in episodes 4 & 5 of 'The White Lotus' Season 2.

Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/qH5gKEwgzE8

Host: Obiora Ifeacho 

Guest: Hajer

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Bankole is joined by Eyo and TMT to recommend some of their favourite TV shows of the year that no one was talking about (10:00).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Eyo Ndem & TMT

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Damn, y'all gotta still talk about the show even after it's gone?

Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/eAyp53X1kXU

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Ebube Ubochi & TMT

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Bankole, Priscilla & Robert have gathered to mourn and pore over 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' - the latest MCU entry and Ryan Coogler's sequel to 2018's 'Black Panther' (3:22). They discuss the movie as a vessel for grief (12:51) and give out some awards for their best scenes (42:26) and performances (58:16). They then analyse Namor (1:10:17) and Shuri (1:29:55), before finishing by praising the filmmaking and debating its awards potential (1:41:59).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Priscilla and Robert

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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The dream team is back together as Obiora and Bankole get into episodes 2 and 3 of 'The White Lotus'. They start by discussing Mike White's entire creative control over the series (4:40), before touching on the various storylines across the two episodes (7:13).

Also available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/SxdualTI1Ig

Hosts: Obiora Ifeacho and Bankole Imoukhuede 

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Ebube and Fammy are back one last time and are joined by the Dragon-less Ebuka to give a recap of the first 'House of the Dragon' season (1:23), give out some season awards (8:00), and answer some of your questions (37:49).

Also available on Youtube-  https://youtu.be/zJKJXhfWv9U

Hosts: Ebube Ubochi, Afam Nwokolo and Ebuka Nnamani

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Obiora and Hajer have checked into the best White Lotus in Sicily to discuss the second season premiere of 'The White Lotus'. First, they share their thoughts on the first season (4:26), before discussing the new - and returning - guests in the second season (13:47) and giving their predictions for whose bodies are floating in the ocean (31:29).

Host: Obiora Ifeacho 

Guest: Hajer

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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"Dreams didn't make this podcast, Afam and Ebube did." And they are back for the season finale of 'House of the Dragon'  to discuss their general thoughts on the finale and its relationship to last week's Alicent-focused episode (3:09), the complexities in the character of Daemon (9:26), dragon on dragon crime (19:18), some crown dissection (49:09) and much more

Bankole's article on 'Industry' Season 2- https://medium.com/popcorn-for-dinner/on-industry-ambition-is-the-drug-you-just-cant-quit-bbce1967003d?source=friends_link&sk=11ca99bdf960fcdda8b6abccbaf85790

Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/WPA4POkh2aM

Hosts: Afam Nwolo and Ebube Ubochi

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Ebube and Fammy have locked themselves in the small council room and aren't leaving till they've finished discussing the penultimate episode of the first season of 'House of the Dragon' (2:05).

Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/EZ1Jn5QtBi0

Hosts: Ebube Ubochi and Afam Nwokolo

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Rings are being forged, Saurons are being revealed and Chizzy & Priscilla are back to witness it all. They convene one last time to discuss and share their thoughts on the exhilarating first season finale of 'The Rings of Power'.

Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/uUAsRhXK9DQ

Hosts: Chizzy and Priscilla 

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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The boys are back to discuss all the goings-on in King's Landing and things aren't looking good for our boy Viserys. Bankole crashes the recording to talk about how this 'House of the Dragon' episode softened his opinions on Alicent (3:20) before Fammy and Ebube discuss all the other major plot points (and deaths) in the episode (24:36). 

Hosts: Afam Nwokolo, Ebube Ubochi & Bankole Imoukhuede

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Chizzy and Priscilla return with strong feelings on the penultimate episode of Prime Video's 'The Rings of Power'. They start with the events in the Southlands after last week's shocking reveal (8:10), before joining Elrond at Khazad-dûm (19:35) and finishing with a check-in with the Harfoots' migration (36:45).

Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/f0IwL9sQnYw

Hosts: Chizzy & Priscilla

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Funerals. Fights. Fornication & Flights.  Ebube and Fammy are back to dissect all the Driftmark shenanigans on the latest episode of 'House of the Dragon' as the Black and Green lines are finally drawn. 

Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/LfVNqjLqCxw

Hosts: Ebube Ubochi and Afam Nwokolo

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede  

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Chizzy and Priscilla are back and excited to get into the very good sixth episode of 'The Rings of Power', including of course, all the ramifications of that massive reveal (27:50)

Hosts: Chizzy and Priscilla

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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The big time jump has finally happened on 'House of the Dragon' and Fammy and Ebube are back- still looking great a full decade in the future- to discuss the bumper-sized sixth episode, including the strained relationships, the strengthened ones and all the family drama happening in King's Landing.

Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/l-0R3K_y6zE

Hosts: Afam Nwokolo and Ebube Ubochi 

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Chizzy and Priscilla are excited to get into a high point for 'The Rings of Power'  this season. They start with a check-in with The Stranger and Nori (3:08), before discussing the plots being hatched in Númenór (18:22) and finishing off once again, in the Southlands (42:33).

Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/9lIYxkHfgv0

Hosts: Chizzy & Priscilla

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Ebube and Fammy are back to cover the halfway point of this 'House of the Dragon' season including all the major events leading up to the big time jump and their expectations for the second half of the season.

Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/3erVRRba2DA

Hosts: Ebube Ubochi, Afam Nwokolo, Bankole Imoukhuede

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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It's finally Rishi's wedding! But it's also, sadly, the 'Industry' Season 2 Finale. Before checking out for the season, Bankole and Eyo quickly share their thoughts on this year's Emmys (1:10) then they check in on our favourite quartet: Harper (8:02), Yasmin (21:31), Robert (37:30) and Gus (48:02), before discussing those incredible last 5 minutes (58:12) and revealing their favourite lines from the episode (1:12:02).

Also available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/7QqA0xrNtAs

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Eyo Ndem 

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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We've somehow reached the halfway point of this first season of 'The Rings of Power' and Chizzy and Priscilla are back to talk about this week's episode, "The Great Wave" along with their thoughts on the show at the midpoint and their faith in the direction of some of the storylines. 

Also on Youtube- https://youtu.be/KW-A3jdNFdo

Hosts: Chizzy & Priscilla

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Bankole and Ebuka quickly talk about watching 'See How They Run' this weekend and whether they would recommend it (1:16). Then it's business as usual in the Street of Silk as Fammy & Ebube get into Episode 4 of 'House of the Dragon' (12:58), touching on King's Landing's hottest new couple (40:28) as well as the many reasons Criston Cole has to be very afraid (55:38).

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede, Ebuka Nnamani, Afam Nwokolo and Ebube Ubochi

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede & Ebuka Nnamani 

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Yankees, Red Sox, Shogun and Reichstag, Bankole & Eyo are back to decipher all the codes in this week's 'Industry' episode and discuss the repercussions of that ill-fated dinner between Robert, Nicole and Venetia (4:00). They also debate whether they could see some story gears turning in this episode (30:35), before finishing with Gus' storyline (47:37) and their favourite lines from the episode (56:40).

Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/193K3oBFswg

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Eyo Ndem

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

Additional Production- Moti Ogunsina

Apologies for the poor sound quality on this episode.

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Chizzy and Priscilla are back on the boat to Númenor to discuss Episode 3 of Prime Video's 'The Lord of the Rings' adaptation, 'The Rings of Power' (1:17). They touch on the Harfoots (3:30) and the surprising arrival of Isildur (15:08), before finishing with the tense events in the Southlands (31:43) and debating whether we've already seen either Sauron or The Witch-King (44:35).

Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/y4xkVvOCnUU

Hosts: Chizzy & Priscilla 

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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It's been 3 years but Fammy and Ebube couldn't miss this hunt. They are back to talk about the latest episode of HBO's 'House of the Dragon', but first, they start with a check-in on last week's Episode 2 (1:36), including a thorough dissection of the new title sequence (7:18). They then discuss King Viserys' terrible decision making being further highlighted on this week's episode (10:45), the two battle sequences that bookmarked the episode (19:11), love for Daemon (37:04) and Rhaenyra Targaryen (46:33) and much more.

Also available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/2eppJenpqpA

Hosts: Ebube Ubochi and Afam Nwokolo

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede & Ebuka Nnamani

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Bankole and Eyo are back to discuss the pulsating sixth episode of 'Industry' Season 2 (7:19). They discuss Harper's tense trading floor actions (13:33), taking a detour to give some much overdue praise to both Nathan Micay's work on the show (28:07) as well as Myha'la Herrold's star performance (29:08). They then talk about the two great Yasmin scenes in the episode (37:17), and the evolution of Gus' storyline (47:04), before finishing with their favourite quotes from the episode (52:45).

Also available on Youtube-https://youtu.be/2rksZn7WykM

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Eyo Ndem

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Bankole is joined by the returning Priscilla and Chizzy, making his podcast debut as they brush up on their Tolkien lore and get into Prime Video's very ambitious Lord of the Rings TV show, The Rings of Power (4:32).They share their general reactions to the 2 episode premiere (8:28), giving specific praise to the cinematography, music and fight choreography, and some deserved praise for the performances and chemistry between certain characters (21:24)

They then touch on some of their criticisms of Gil-galad's characterisation (28:18), before discussing some of the other characters we were introduced to (31:22) and throwing their guesses on who the Mystery Man might be (53:58) and much more.

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede, Chizzy & Priscilla

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede and Ebuka Nnamani

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Bankole and Eyo bravely discuss this week's episode of 'Industry' Season 2 (2:08) before they are joined by the masterminds behind it all, Konrad Kay and Mickey Down to talk about making Season 2 and the devastating fifth episode (6:58).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede 

Guests: Eyo Ndem, Konrad Kay and Mickey Down

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Bankole's convened a small council meeting with Ebube and Fammy to discuss the premiere of the first 'Game of Thrones' spinoff/prequel, 'House of the Dragon' (4:06). Fammy & Ebube start by giving some historical (and book) context to where this story picks up (6:09), then they discuss some of the characters & performances from the episode that got them excited, including some choice thoughts on the wigs (15:23). They then touch on all the dreams talk this episode (27:47) before hailing the triumphant return of Ramin Djawadi to Westeros (49:40).

Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/11x4reCBMQk

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede, Afam Nwokolo & Ebube Ubochi  

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The boys are back from their pyjamas shopping spree to discuss the latest episode of 'Industry' (2:14), including more thoughts on Yasmin and Celeste's dynamic (4:53), Yasmin's true nature coming out when she's faced with the prospect of losing her family money (11:39), Gus enjoying, and maybe actually caring about his job (21:18), Harper and DvD's story arcs in the episode (23:49) & Eric's Big, No Good, Very Bad episode (43:16).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Eyo Ndem

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Dressed in their most colourful suits and learning golf from Bernie Madoff's instructor, Bankole and Ebube gather to discuss, one final time, the 'Better Call Saul' series finale. They start by deciding whether this series finale actually qualifies as a happy ending in the Breaking Bad world (4:59) before going into the episode's use of returning characters and how they fit into and helped the story (15:15) and Better Call Saul's reiteration of Walter White's character (26:17).

They also discuss Kim Wexler's events in the finale and a possible new lease on life (30:28) while praising the very impressive feat of storytelling that was the Gilligan-verse (38:01). To wrap up, they check in with the last notes the show made about Mike and Gus (43:53)

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Ebube Ubochi

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Bankole and Eyo return to discuss their thoughts on the third episode of 'Industry' Season 2 (6:10), the presence of a strong continuous plot this season (11:11), Harper vs Eric (15:19), that Yasmin & Robert conversation (29:26) and much more.

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Eyo Ndem

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede 

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Bankole and Ebube are heading to Florida to discuss the long-delayed check-in with Kim as well as Rhea Seehorn's great acting on this week of 'Better Call Saul' (2:43), ponder the 'Breaking Bad' universe's interpretation of morality (15:23), Gene's antics (19:10) and whether there's any bit of Jimmy left (22:21).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Ebube Ubochi

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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The markets open in minutes and Bankole and Eyo have to first discuss what they think might be a high point for 'Industry' (3:48). They meticulously try to cover all the essential beats of the episode including Yasmin & Celeste's relationship (7:51), the strong filmmaking (18:32), the evolution of Robert and Nicole's relationship (21:22), Gus' glow-up (36:55), their best Jackie lines (54:31) and much more!

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Eyo Ndem

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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Stuck in The Crystal Ship and screaming for their lives, Bankole and Ebube discuss the latest episode of 'Better Call Saul' (4:35), its provocative title (10:26), the emotional difference between watching last week's mall heist and this week's scam (11:37), the beautiful and thematically rich transitions in the episode (18:11) and those special guest stars and how they were used in the episode (33:25).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Ebube Ubochi

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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For our 100th episode(!!), Bankole is joined by Eyo for the long-awaited Season 2 return of HBO's 'Industry' (6:02). They discuss Harper & Eric's new dynamic and the show going deeper into Harper's mental state (8:45), Yasmin's new lease on life (15:08), the NEW Robert (24:37) and some poster theory talk (29:41).

Also available on Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThidLy4FGvU

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede 

Guest: Eyo Ndem

Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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It's closing time in a black and white Cinnabon in Nebraska so Bankole and Ebube are discussing the latest 'Better Call Saul' episode including their thoughts on the long-awaited Gene check-in (4:15), already getting two quasi-season finales for the show (20:00) and some bonus excitement for HBO's upcoming 'House of the Dragon' (31:35).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Ebube Ubochi 

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It's RIF day so Bankole, Eyo and Victor have gathered to discuss Season 1 of 'Industry' (6:59), their thoughts on the sex and drug use in the show (14:00), the delightfully unlikeable characters (24:06), the great Ken Leung (58:56) and what they'll like to see in Season 2 (1:02:46).

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Guests: Eyo Ndem and Victor Dama

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Jibbz and Ebube gather to bond over their shared hatred of Fahrenheit as a metric before discussing the latest episode of 'Better Call Saul' (3:53), Jimmy unravelling and finally going full Saul, the ultimate gaslight from Kim (18:22) and Gus and Ebube's shared love of vintage wines (23:49).

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Ebuka is half naked in front of Zeus defending the latest Marvel film, 'Thor: Love and Thunder', including his general spoiler-free thoughts (5:10), his thoughts on Christian Bale's Gorr (14:25), Natalie Portman/Jane Foster/ Mighty Thor (26:05) the Shadow Realm sequence (34:02), where the movie left much to be desired (36:11) and somehow, some more thoughts on 'Morbius' (41:39).

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Bankole is joined one final time by Faridah to discuss the Season 1 finale of 'Ms. Marvel' (3:06) including that huge reveal (16:06). Then Jibbz and Ebube get into the spoiler-heavy return of 'Better Call Saul' (27:53)

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Welcome to the upside-down! Bankole & Ebuka are joined by friend of the podcast - Mo from Streamr to discuss the latest season of Netflix hit show 'Stranger Things' and its 'larger than life' feel (4:52). They share their thoughts on Vecna's villainy and how it makes this season unique (24:26) before discussing the season in its entirety - its strengths, weaknesses and where they feel the finale left the show- and giving out some awards to characters and actors (1:15:00). Mo shares some of his theories for season 5 while Ebuka is on a one-man campaign to ban long episodes and movies. Stick around at the end for some bonus content.

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Jibbz and Ebuka discuss the Season 3 finale of the Amazon Prime hit show, 'The Boys'. They cover: their thoughts on the episode (3:00), switching sides and Daddy issues (12:00), milking Cows and cocktails (37:30) and more!

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Bankole and Faridah have travelled back in time to quickly discuss the fifth and penultimate episode of 'Ms. Marvel' all before the last train. They discuss the show's strengths being on full display in the first half of the episode, some of its weaknesses, Faridah's glee at people dying and a realisation she makes, 10 years too late. 

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Guest: Faridah

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We're all alone in our cabin in the woods as Bankole enthusiastically recommends people check out 'The Bear' (4:10) before he and Mo discuss the 'Westworld' Season 4 premiere and how the show may have learnt from its past sins (8:50) and then jetting off to Karachi to get into the Pakistan-set 4th episode of 'Ms. Marvel' (24:30)

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Bankole is bringing Robert and Liam along for this year's Herogasm and they start by discussing the event itself (4:16), before going into the rest of the episode's status quo altering events with our main characters (8:05), A-Train getting his revenge and maybe learning something (41:26), and Kimiko and Frenchie's continuously endearing side missions (50:19). 

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It's a strong tonal whiplash on this episode as Bankole and Faridah first get into episode 3 of the always wholesome 'Ms. Marvel' (3:32)before discussing Season 3 of the far-from-wholesome 'The Boys' (35:16)ahead of its highly anticipated 'Herogasm' episode. 

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It's Eid again (the smaller one), so Bankole and Faridah gather to talk about the second episode of 'Ms. Marvel' (3:45), especially the Muslim representation that was front and center in the episode (6:11) and the role the Partition of India may play in the show's narrative (33:12).

Plus thoughts on London boys, their accents, the British monarchy & much more!

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Obiora and Jeremiah go out to the lonely tree in the desert to discuss the very dark events in the very dark season finale of Bill Hader's 'Barry'. They touch on where all the main characters are left at the end of the season, guess what could be in store for them going forward and of course, praise Bill Hader and his filmmaking team.

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Guest: Jeremiah Akpotohwo

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Obiora and Robert head to Russia to discuss the latest episode of Amazon's 'The Boys'. They start with their background thoughts on why they like the show (6:11) before touching on A-Train's continuous search for a rebrand (11:31), Homelander's actions this season (16:13) and a lot more chaos.

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Guest: Robert

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Bankole is joined by Faridah from the What they Wrote Podcast & Mo from Streamr to get into Kamala Khan's charming debut in the MCU. They discuss their initial reactions to the Ms. Marvel premiere (8:35) before getting into what they hope to see from future episodes (31:06) and Mo teases what to expect from Episode 2 (33:20).

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Compound V and some choice bottles of milk in hand, Ebuka and Chinedu get into a spoiler-free discussion of the first 2 episodes of Season 3 of Amazon's 'The Boys'. They inevitably mainly focus on the character of Homelander (2:33) before also giving some uneducated predictions for  the season (26:22)

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Bankole discusses finally watching the 1986 film, 'Top Gun' (3:00)and they share their expectations for the sequel before analysing the shocking events of the midseason finale of 'Better Call Saul' (10:00).

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Guest: Ebube Ubochi

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TMT & Ebube return to the podcast to dissect the complete third season of Donald Glover's 'Atlanta'. They start off with the Van-centric finale (6:07), before exploring the rest of the European episodes (33:24). They then discuss the show's use of anthology episodes this season (49:18) and even rank their favourite of these anthology episodes.

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Bankole and Obiora discuss the semi-resolutions that have occurred at the halfway point of this 'Barry' season (7:00) before trying to understand everyone's plans on 'Better Call Saul' and discussing the way we've been trained to anticipate something happening during final seasons (19:41)

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Bankole is joined by Zikora and Priscilla for some dreamwalking lessons as they dive deep into the latest MCU film, 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'. They begin by discussing some of the things that weren't successful in the film (4:52), before discussing the two main characters and performances- Benedict Cumberbatch's Stephen Strange (12:24) and Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff (35:36). 

They also touch on the filmmaking led by Sam Raimi (1:09:47), their picks for the most ridiculous rumoured cameo (1:20:45) and ponder the question of whether the MCU is now 'too big to not be big (in its storytelling)' (1:22:45).

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Guests: Zikora and Priscilla

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Obiora and Chinedu head over to the Missouri Belle to get into the final season of the Netflix hit show, 'Ozark'. They discuss the show's ending and the difficulty involved in ending dramatic TV shows (9:41). They discuss the character of Wendy (22:30), theorise on what could be in store for the Byrdes after the show (28:57), before revealing what other shows they are currently watching (46:25).

Host: Obiora Ifeacho 

Guest: Chinedu Iheji

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TMT returns to the podcast to discuss what he's been watching (6:39), their thoughts on the House of the Dragon trailer (14:07) and the difficulty of trying to keep up with binges in this packed schedule (21:38). They then head over to the Marvel Universe for their thoughts on the Moon Knight finale & spoiler-free reactions to Doctor Strange 2 (27:15).

Two Truths And A Dirty Lie Podcast- https://twotruthsandadirtylie.podbean.com/

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Bankole and the long lost Jibbz are joined by Ebube to talk about what he's watching & give their points of view on the recent Netflix woes (3:43), two of our favourite characters finally meeting amidst beautiful storytelling in Better Call Saul (19:33), and then Bankole and Obiora discuss the depressing developments in the latest episode of Barry (48:40). 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho 

Guest: Ebube Ubochi

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Bankole gives his thoughts on the emotional fifth episode of Moon Knight (2:40), including the connection he felt the episode shared with Shutter Island (8:53). Then he talks about his anticipation for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and his to-watch recommendations ahead of the film (20:23).

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Bankole gets into his feelings and thoughts on the massive events of Episode 603 of Better Call Saul (2:21) before being joined by Sam Neal to preview the upcoming Andrew Garfield starrer, Under the Banner of Heaven (21:43).

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Guest: Sam Neal 

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Bankole is joined by Sam Neal to discuss what Sam's been watching, including 'The Book of Boba Fett'& 'The Dropout' (6:15) before they go into their thoughts on and theories about the latest episode of Marvel's 'Moon Knight' (17:43).

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Guest: Sam Neal

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Bankole and Ebuka start off with spoiler-free accounts of their experiences watching Robert Eggers' latest film, 'The Northman', starring Alexander Skarsgård & Anya Taylor-Joy and why everyone should be rushing to see the film (4:35). Then Bankole recommends a bunch of shows that people should be checking out, including new releases (22:28) and some returning shows (31:52).

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Guest: Ebuka Nnamani 

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Bankole stepped out of his 'Morbius' screening and there was only one thing on his mind; he had to call self-proclaimed 'Morbius Enjoyer', Ebuka. This was their conversation. 

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Still not watching 'Better Call Saul'? Bankole is joined by Gilligan-verse (and BoJack) enthusiasts to tell you why you should be watching the show (2:31). Then they go into the events of Season 5 and what could be in store for the final season, with spoilers (8:06), including how the show may fit into the 'Breaking Bad' Timeline (16:23).

Is 'Better Call Saul' better than 'Breaking Bad'?

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Guests: Baba & Kris

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Bankole and Ebuka are joined by Cedric to discuss the latest episode of 'Moon Knight'. Out the gate, Ebuka tries to make the case for 'Morbius' (2:26) before they go into their thoughts on the episode and the show so far (5:29)

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Guests: Ebuka Nnamani and Cedric

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Bankole is joined by Stefan Healy, who played Gilly Ray on the final season of 'Peaky Blinders' to talk about his experience landing the role, and the error that led to him losing a role in Disney's 2017 live-action remake of 'Beauty and the Beast' (6:01). He also shares what it felt like being on set with the likes of Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson and Stephen Graham (18:18).

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Guest: Stefan Healy

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Bankole is joined by the great TMT from the Submarine and a Roach podcast to discuss the flurry of great TV shows currently airing, but first, they do a dash through general pop culture and talk about the critical reception to Sony's 'Morbius' (5:58). They then recommend some shows you should definitely be watching (15:04) before gushing about the return of Donald Glover's incredible 'Atlanta' (23:25)and the premiere of Marvel's latest Disney+ show, 'Moon Knight' (42:15).

Submarine and a Roach Podcast- https://link.rivetapp.co/submaroach

Beyond Tulsa: The Secret History of Flooding Black Towns to Make Lakes- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3D4hSQcWbk&t=140s&ab_channel=TheAmberRuffinShow

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Guest: TMT

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Bankole is kicked out so that the boys can get into the latest season of 'Top Boy'. Chinedu, Obiora, Ebuka and Liam share their (very) uneducated views on gentrification (13:00), the lead up to and fall out from THAT ending (25:30), Sully's decision (45:00) and Liam presents a brilliant solution to the snitching conundrum (54:51). Somehow even HUSHPUPPI comes up. 

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Hosts: Chinedu Iheji and Obiora Ifeacho

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Another chaotic Academy Awards is now behind us and Bankole and Obiora try to make sense of all of it, starting of course with that slap (1:30) before they give their thoughts on how the rest of the telecast went (20:17).

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Ahead of the 2022 Academy Awards, Bankole and Obiora discuss two films hoping to win the top prize, Jane Campion's 'The Power of the Dog', along with its Oscar chances (15:46) and its spoilers (19:00) as well as Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical 'Belfast' and its own Oscar chances (36:55). 

Then they share their Top 5 films from last year (40:49).

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In this bonus clip from our latest episode, Bankole and Obiora get into a debate about the most recent changes that the Academy has made to both their awards show and the telecast itself. 

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We're DRAFTING! Ebuka, Emmanuel and Nicki join Bankole to peruse the expansive Bat-universe and draft the characters they think would make the best sequel to Matt Reeves' blockbuster, 'The Batman' (3:40). When all's said and drafted, they then explain the storylines of their sequels and how these characters come into play (1:02:57). 

Please don't forget to vote for who you think has the best movie on our Twitter- https://twitter.com/popcorn_dinner/status/1506236855821512704

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To mark the 5 year anniversary of the UK release of Jordan Peele's instant classic, 'Get Out', Bankole & Ebuka venture into the sunken place to talk about it in the context of another 'social thriller' from last year, Edgar Wright's 'Last Night in Soho'.

They first give their thoughts on 'Last Night in Soho' (4:25) before talking about its spoilers (11:08) and then its themes, including what it says about the toxicity of nostalgia (18:14). Then they go all in on 'Get Out' (32:46) and how it portrays the toxicity of white allyship (45:24).

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It's raining in Gotham again, so Bankole, Ebuka and Emmanuel gather to discuss Matt Reeves' 'The Batman'. They discuss their relationships to the character and give their thoughts on the latest film (5:30), including their verdicts on Battinson's performance (15:59) and the performances of the rest of the cast (25:50), concluding with Zoe Kravitz' electric performance as Selina Kyle (40:05).

They then give some flowers to some of the filmmaking craft on show (50:36), before Bankole reveals what he thinks is the film's strongest asset and how it expertly deconstructs the idea of 'Batman' (1:08:52)

Link to the Youtube video summarising the prequel novel- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEJjlS3LymY&ab_channel=3CFilms

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Guest: Ebuka Nnamani & Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

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Bankole and Ebuka are joined by actor, Kosa Akaraiwe to discuss the Best Picture nominee, 'King Richard' (2:47)including how the movie reframes their understanding of Richard Williams (8:56) and also the great Will Smith's performance in the film (17:43). 

Later, they talk about Will Smith's movie star career and speculate on what the next few years could look like for him (28:52) before they rank their favourite performances of his (36:45) and Kosa talks about his latest short film, now available online, 'Cracked' (1:09:11).

You can watch 'Cracked' here- https://vimeo.com/685164222

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Bankole is joined by friends of the podcast, Somto and Hajer (from 'Downtime with Hajer') to discuss Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Lost Daughter' (8:16) and its spoilers (12:14) before tackling Rebecca Hall's own directorial debut, 'Passing' (43:07) and its spoiler-y ending (54:09). 

They then proceed to recommend some more female-directed movies from last year (1:09:10).

'Downtime with Hajer' podcast- https://linktr.ee/downtimeHZ

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Guests: Somto & Hajer 

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Fammy returns to talk about NINE TIME (!) Oscar nominee, Bradley Cooper. The guys first have a spoiler-free discussion of Best Picture nominee, 'Nightmare Alley' (3:19), before going into some slight spoilers (17:40) & HUGE spoilers (21:42). Then they go ahead to rank their favourite Bradley Cooper performances (30:25). 

Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga performing 'Shallow' at the Oscars- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPJjwHAIny4

Bradley Cooper & Jimmy Fallon laughing for 10 mins- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMvYTUSez_0

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It's time!! Bankole is joined by Eyo and Victor to finally share all their 'Dune' thoughts (6:03) including Denis Villeneuve being a master of his craft and love for the many, many movie stars in the film. Then, Bankole is joined by John-Paul for an exit survey on the film, imperial beards and just why he loves Rebecca Ferguson so much (58:39).  

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Musical-theatre loving sisters, Adanna & Kelechi, join Bankole to share their introductions to musicals and why they love them so much (2:21), then discuss three of 2021's best musicals, John M. Chu's film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's stage musical, 'In the Heights' (9:42), Lin-Manuel's own directorial debut, 'tick, tick...BOOM!' and finally, Steven Spielberg's Best Picture nominated 2021 remake of 'West Side Story' (58:30).

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Guests: Kelechi Obijuru and Adanna Obijuru

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The boys break down and give their thoughts on the nominations for the 94th Academy Awards.

Could Obiora be forced to watch one of Will Smith or Benedict Cumberbatch win an Oscar? Bankole hopes so!

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It’s Movie Season and the boys kick things off by discussing the Netflix film, “Don’t Look Up” (5:05) and then talk about its star, Leonardo DiCaprio, and their favourite performances of his that should have won him an Academy Award (28:10).

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Bankole is once again joined by Adaora to talk about the series finale of 'Insecure'. They talk about the fact that we actually got happy endings, the legacy and impact of the show as well as what spin-off or reunion ideas they would be open to.

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Bankole is joined by Jeremiah to discuss some of his most cherished, under-reported TV gems from this year (02:06) before Bankole names his Top 10 Television shows of 2021 (29:51).

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Everyone gathers to discuss the impeccable Season 3 finale of 'Succession'. Ebube returns to join Bankole, Obiora and an inconspicuous Ebuka, in poring over the events of the episode and where it leaves its characters, including the new roads the status-quo smashing actions could create (4:18).

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The guys are joined by producer Ebuka, to discuss the heavy penultimate episode of 'Succession' Season 3. They start by debating the validity of the episode's big cliffhanger (5:10), before discussing its numerous one-on-one conversations, including Logan and Kendall (13:59), Shiv and Lady Caroline (27:42), Shiv and Tom (32:36), Roman and Lukas (40:17) and finally, Roman's disastrous tech mishap (44:34).

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho 

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Ebube joins Bankole to give his thoughts on 'Succession' Season 3 so far via some entry survey questions (2:38) and then preview the final 2 episodes of the season (29:27). He also talks about the documentary he co-directed and co-produced earlier this year, 'Safe Spaces' (50:54).

Link to 'Safe Spaces'- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieBZdIoK6LQ

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Guest: Ebube Ubochi

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For our 50th episode (!!), the guys start off by discussing the probable Best Actor Oscar race between Will Smith in ‘King Richard’ and Andrew Garfield in ‘tick, tick... BOOM!’ (12:45), before recommending some of the other great TV shows currently airing (22:42).

Of course, they then discuss ‘Succession’ 307, ‘Too Much Birthday’, including how the show keeps its audience on their toes (40:32) & how profoundly sad everyone on the show is (47:13).

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

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Obiora is joined by Victoria to discuss the latest 'Succession' episode, "What It Takes", starting with the power dynamics at play in the episode, both between the Roy children & between the Roys and the American Government (7:24). They also discuss Kendall, Tom & Greg's respective, continuous spiraling (30:57).

Finally, Victoria delivers recommendations on K-Dramas, thrillers, and 'Alice in Borderland' (again!) as well as a passionate defense of reading subtitles (49:07).

Host: Obiora Ifeacho 

Guest: Victoria

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Bankole is raving 'piss-mad' but he's joined by returning guest, Victor Dama, to talk about 'The Shrink Next Door' (2:50). They then dive into 'The Retired Janitors of Idaho', the latest episode from 'Succession', including revisiting Bankole's theory of Kendall's best role being a chaotic agent (08:15) and the "demented piss-mad King of England", Logan Roy (21:12). 

There's another stop at the 'Jess Corner' (37:28), plus 'Mayor of Kingstown' premiere talk (40:58).

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Guest: Victor Dama

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Bankole and Obiora share the movies they are most excited to see during the last few weeks of the year including some honourable mentions (3:48) and their respective Top 5s (11:22).

Then they break down and reflect on 'Succession' S03E04, "Lion in the Meadow" (34:33).

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The guys are joined by Adaora, one of the co-founders of the Podster Podcast Network, to discuss the aims of the podcast network (6:10). They then dive into the excellent third episode of Season 3 of 'Succession' via carrying out a quick check-in with the other characters (8:20) before examining the new landscape the episode possibly creates of Shiv vs Kendall (26:39). They discuss the possible motivations behind Shiv's actions (36:40), the severity of Kendall's instigating actions (39:02), Kendall's reaction to the letter, & how much of the new Kendall may be an act. 

Finally, Bankole & Adaora discuss the latest episode of the final season of 'Insecure' (1:01:20), and Adaora's history with Kofi Siriboe (1:04:47).  

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho 

Guest: Adaora Osi-Ogbu

Producer: Ebuka Nnamani

Social Producer: Chinedu Iheji

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Bankole, Obiora and Majek have ordered several Vodka Martinis- shaken not stirred- as they discuss their individual histories with the 'James Bond' franchise (2:00), Daniel Craig's run of films (8:03), and their reactions to the latest, 'No Time To Die'- with spoilers (23:10). Of course, this is a podcast on 'James Bond' so they are contractually obligated to give their suggestions for who the next 007 should be (49:35).

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Majek

Producer: Ebuka Nnamani

Social Producer: Chinedu Iheji

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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: Ebuka Nnamani

Social Producer: Chinedu Iheji

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'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 love for 'Arrival' (1:12:45) and we get another special guest appearance. 

SPOILERS FOR 'PRISONERS', 'SICARIO', 'ARRIVAL' and Season 2 of 'The Morning Show'.

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Eyo Ndem

Special Guests: Ebuka Nnamani and Chinaza

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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

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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' Dinner in Episode 3 (10:58), The Tern Haven Dinner in Episode 5 (45:05) and the Yacht Breakfast in Episode 10 (1:17:48). 

They also provide their wildest predictions for Season 3 (1:25:32)

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Guests: Hajer and Goziem 

Producer: Ebuka Nnamani

Additional Production: Moti Ogunsina

Social: Chinedu Iheji

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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 Frank, Asha, Gerri, and her fellow snakes from the board meeting (23:19). 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Mark Kerri and Uzoma Obijuru

Producer: Ebuka Nnamani

Additional Production: Moti Ogunsina

Social Media Producer: Chinedu Iheji

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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 with the Roy Boys- Kendall (17:08), Logan (31:35), Roman (42:59)- and the delightful Wambsgans & Hirsch partnership (49:00).

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Guests: Mark Kerri & Uzoma Obijuru

Producer: Ebuka Nnamani

Additional Production: Moti Ogunsina

Social Media Producer: Chinedu Iheji

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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) and emphasises her preference for 'friend soulmates' over 'romantic soulmates'. Additionally, they discuss the difference in difficulty for men and women finding love (36:43), reveal their best and worst episodes from the first season (52:58), and finally, Ebuka and Bankole volley some very personal questions Victoria's way before she leaves us with some Anime and K-Drama recommendations (59:27).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Special Guest: Ebuka Nnamani

Guest: Victoria 

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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

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Special Guest: Ebuka Nnamani

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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

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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 American remake of the film (38:00), including their pitch for an ALL-STAR cast for the remake (43:03), before finishing with their best scenes in the film (46:01). 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Afam Nwokolo

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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 surprise (13:13).

They also talk about He who remains and a bit of Kang's comics backstory (41:12), they gush about Jonathan Majors' incredible performance in the finale and his very impressive facial acting (52:50). They, of course, touch on Loki & Sylvie (1:04:32), Ebuka tries to defend Star-Lord in light of Sylvie's actions (1:08:10), the boys re-cast the Marvel Universe in 50 Cent's 'Power' universe (1:12:07) and so much more!

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Special Guest: Ebuka Nnamani

Guests: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji and Jeremiah Akpotohwo

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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: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Somto Uyanna and Dumebi Anike-Nweze

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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 'The Blacklist' before they conclude with a gush fest about the still brilliant, 'The Good Fight' (30:34).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Somto Uyanna and Dumebi Anike-Nweze

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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). To round off, they talk about the future of Marvel and their anticipation for upcoming Marvel projects (57:05).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Special Guest: Ebuka Nnamani

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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, very ill-equipped, discussion on just, you know, "free will vs determinism" (40:14).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

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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).

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Guest: Somto Uyanna

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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 get into a bit of Game of Thrones chat (at least as much as Chris would allow them to get into) (07:50). Then it's ANOTHER conversation on 'The Wire' (12:08) before they get into Amazon's new documentary, 'Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In' (20:50) including what the man means to both Liam and Chris as lifelong Manchester United fans (26:17). Then they throw in their predictions for this summer's Euros (38:29). 

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Liam Igs and Christopher Onubogu

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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" (8:10), before they then go on to list their top 3 weird shows (11:32) with Eyo taking a brief detour to passionately defend 'Superman & Lois' (14:32).

SPOILER WARNINGS for: 'Dispatches from Elsewhere' from (21:39) to (22:55), 'Tenet' from (25:50) to (26:31), 'Preacher' from (33:20) to (34:14), 'Perpetual Grace Ltd.' from (36:05) to (39:10), 'The Umbrella Academy' from (42:25) to (42:51) and 'Orphan Black'  from (57:42) to (58:00).

Stream Omagz and Wavy The Creator's "The Lost Demo Tapes" here https://soundcloud.com/wavythecreator/sets/the-lost-demo-files-omagz-x

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Eyo Ndem, Victor Dama, Omagz

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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 finishing with a few more film recommendations for the listeners (39:30). 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

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'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: Somto Uyanna

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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 Episode 5 (31:38), then they finally watch Episode 6 and dissect the revelations from that episode (40:17). They finish by recommending two George Clooney classics that everyone needs to see (59:35). 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Producers: Ebuka Nnamani and Chinedu Iheji

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Bankole and Emmanuel dissect Marvel's recently released trailer for 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RIngs' (01:27) and the 'Secret Invasion' casting news before discussing Episode 5 (07:20) and Episode 6 (28:34) of 'The Falcon and The Winter Solider' and what could be next for the characters.

Obiora and Bankole then give their predictions for the top 8 categories at this year's Oscars (1:00:17) with their full lists available on our Instagram page (@popcornfordinner_pod). 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

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In this episode dedicated to the legendary Chadwick Boseman, the guys engage in spoiler-free conversations about his last two films, 'Da 5 Bloods' (06:35)and 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' (21:57) including praising his Oscar-nominated performance in the latter (36:40).

They then recount when they first came across Chadwick and the mind-blowing permanence of his legacy (39:47).

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

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Special guest and host of the Film & TV podcast, Downtime with Hajer, Hajer Zubairu, joins the guys to discuss the trickiest movie involved in this year's Oscar race, Promising Young Woman. They recount their first introductions to the film and what they think it is ultimately about (05:15) before embarking on a spoiler-ridden conversation about every facet of the film.

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Special Guest: Hajer Zubairu

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The guys put all their stuff in storage lockers, rent an RV and hit the road to talk about what they’ve been watching- including a British comedy, a Danish serial killer show and ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’ (2:36)- before discussing their feelings on the runaway favourite of this year’s Oscars, ‘Nomadland’ (5:18) the heartwarming sense of community amongst America’s van-dwellers/Nomads that the movie depicts (15:53) and also share a quick ponder on the meaning of life (19:42). You know, basic stuff. 

Then our ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’ correspondent drops by to talk about the series-shaking Episode 4 of the Marvel/Disney+ show (39:57).

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

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The boys meet in a Miami hotel room to first discuss the Mount Rushmore of famous glasses (1:00) before bestowing high praise upon Regina King’s feature film directorial debut, ‘One Night in Miami’ (03:07).They then discuss the movie’s central question of the responsibility of famous Black people in showing up for our continuous fight (10:04).

Later, Emmanuel stops by to chat with Bankole about Amazon’s new Robert Kirkman adaptation, the very pleasing, ‘Invincible’ (41:44) with spoilers from (47:46).

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

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The boys engage in an all-encompassing discussion about one of the best films of the year, 'Judas and the Black Messiah' (04:50) including high praise for the two main performances, including a close friend of the pod (12:45), how we're meant to feel about William O'Neale (16:55), then Bankole sheds more light on how/why both Laketih Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya were nominated for Best Supporting Actor (30:00) and they then ponder the quite incredible dedication of Fred Hampton to the struggle (35:35).

Later Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji drops by to talk about Episode 3 of 'The Falcon and The Winter Soldier' (46:40)

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

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Bankole is joined by an old friend, Zikora Agbapu, to talk about the power of animation and then discuss two of their favourite animated films in recent years: ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ (3:16) and 'Inside Out' (08:21).

Later, one of our producers- Chinedu Iheji- joins for a very wholesome conversation about two of his favourite animated films (16:59), whether he had imaginary friends growing up (23:23), and crying at animated films (28:51).

Then they take a deep dive into Pixar’s latest, the beautiful ‘Soul’ (32:43) and what gets them in “the zone” (52:41)

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Zikora Agbapu & Chinedu Iheji

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The boys engage in a largely spoiler-free discussion about two of the best performances of the year in two of their best films of the year- Riz Ahmed in 'Sound of Metal' (7:44) and Steven Yeun in 'Minari' (22:27), including some much deserved praise for super-producer Brad Pitt (30:51). 

Bankole is then joined by our FAWS correspondent, Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji, to discuss the first trailer for James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' (37:51) and the first two episodes of 'The Falcon and The Winter Soldier' (44:15)

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

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In these clips cut for time from the episode, Obiora and Bankole debate whether Aaron Sorkin is too naively optimistic in his writing and whether that should even matter (00:03). They then discuss the very different attitudes to change exhibited by both Abbie Hoffman (Sacha Baron Cohen) and Tom Hayden (Eddie Redmayne) in ‘The Trial of Chicago 7’ (12:20) plus Keaton (16:55)!!!! 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

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YOU CAN’T HANDLE THIS POD!

On the heels of the 6 Academy Awards Nominations for his film, ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’, we’ve decided to dedicate an entire episode (and a bit) to the pen- and now lens- of the great Aaron Sorkin. The boys list their respective Sorkin Top 3s, then discuss and praise ‘Moneyball’ (07:43) and ‘A Few Good Men’ (12:55) with Bankole gladly defending his love of ‘The Newsroom’ (10:41).

They then head to a lonely Harvard dorm room after a terrible date and unpack The BEST FILM OF THE LAST DECADE, ‘The Social Network’ (18:24) including just how well the movie has aged (21:24), how much truth is needed when telling a ‘true story' (25:28), why it deserves the crown of Best Film of the Decade (37:36), their best scenes (45:03) and best quotes (1:08:41).

Finally, they discuss Aaron Sorkin’s latest- the biographical ensemble courtroom drama, ‘The Trial of the Chicago (48:23).

Not all of their discussion made it into the episode and there are some nuggets in the Bonus episode.

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

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It's our 10th episode!! 

David Fincher's 'Mank' just received a leading 10 Oscar nominations for the 2021 Academy Awards, so there was no way the boys weren't going to discuss the new film from one of the patron saints of the podcast. They look at Fincher's earlier filmography with a deep dive into his 2007 masterpiece, Zodiac (18:43), before discussing Orson Welles' 1941 classic, 'Citizen Kane' and its continued impact on modern cinema (34:51), then rounding off the discussion by going all-in on Fincher's 10 times Oscar-nominated film, 'Mank', about the other co-writer of 'Citizen Kane'- the notorious Herman J. Mankiewicz (46:22).

There may or may not be some mention of another Fincher classic from 2010. 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

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The nominees for the 2021 Academy Awards have been announced and Bankole and Obiora, surprisingly, are really fond of a majority of the nominations. They try to make some sense of both Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya being nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for 'Judas and the Black Messiah' (02:29) and discuss the almost inevitable posthumous Oscar win for the late, great Chadwick Boseman for 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' (13:45).

They also discuss more snubs, surprises and silly decisions before Obiora mentions why he couldn't finish 'Coming 2 America' (38:58). 

Then Bankole is joined by Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji to preview the upcoming Marvel/Disney+ series, 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' (43:35)

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede & Obiora Ifeacho

Guest: Emmanuel Pius-Ogiji

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The comprehensive compilation of our reactions, thoughts and feelings to and about 'WandaVision', including Bankole's very positive initial thoughts for the first 4 episodes (00:10), before being joined by Eyo and Victor to discuss the show post Episode 7 (06:21) before they all reconvene to give their final thoughts after the finale (26:21)

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Eyo Ndem and Victor Dama

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In this wide-ranging episode, Bankole is joined by Eyo Ndem and Victor Dama to discuss Bryan Cranston's new limited series, 'Your Honor' (03:35), the return of the truly great and under-appreciated 'Snowfall' (16:00), including an intriguing 'Snowfall' vs 'The Wire' discussion (29:40), before finally giving a post-mortem on 'WandaVision',especially the last two episodes- Episodes 8&9 (43:20).

They also name-drop A LOT of shows (new, old & classics), you know, just in case you were looking for even more shows to watch

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Eyo Ndem & Victor Dama

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In this clip cut from the Denzel episode, the boys delve into just what sets Denzel apart from the other GOATs.

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Guests: Mark Kerri and Robert Ezigbo

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In this special episode honouring the GOAT, the boys are joined by Mark Kerri and Robert Ezigbo to discuss when they first became aware of Denzel (01:28). Then they go straight into discussing 3 of his classic crime films- 'Man on Fire' (06:13), the Spike Lee joint, 'Inside Man'(21:10) and the truly incredible 'Training Day' (38:13) plus they debate whether Alonzo Harris from 'Training Day' would have been #TeamKong or #TeamGodzilla for 'Godzilla vs Kong'. 

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Guests: Mark Kerri and Robert Ezigbo

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In an excerpt from an upcoming episode, Bankole is joined by Eyo Ndem and Victor Dama to discuss their feelings on ‘WandaVision’ (1:05)and its most recent episode. Then Bankole tries to explain awards season (21:04) and most especially the Golden Globes and its little racism problem (22:12).

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Eyo Ndem & Victor Dama

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Bankole and Obiora get together to discuss the two 'Euphoria' holiday specials (03:24) and then are joined by one of the stars of 'Host', Emma Louise-Webb to delve into the smash hit of 2020 and everything around the zoom based horror film including how Bankole blew his chance to be in it (12:30). Enjoy!

Hosts- Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora Ifeacho

Special Guest- Emma Louise-Webb

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In this second instalment of our bumper two-parter, our special guest star, Chinasa Anukam practically begs Michaela Coel to adopt her. Then, her, Ebuka and Bankole heap praise on Michaela’s magnum opus, ‘I May Destroy You’, discussing the show’s impressive range in depicting sexual assault (03:10), THAT doomed trip to Italy (17:19), what makes Biaggio, and not Ebuka or Bankole, a real, grown, man (24:26) and SO MUCH MORE. 

Hope you enjoy it!

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Ebuka Nnamani & Chinasa Anukam

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In this first part of a bumper two-parter, Bankole is joined by our often-silent producer, Ebuka Nnamani and our first ever special guest, Chinasa Anukam to drink some alcohol, (pop some tranquiliser pills) and talk about one of the best shows of 2020, ‘The Queen’s Gambit’.

Host: Bankole Imoukhuede

Guests: Ebuka Nnamani & Chinasa Anukam

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Time to update your watchlists; this episode is all about TV! The guys discuss some shows that Obiora is eagerly anticipating returning in 2021 and those shows that narrowly missed out on Bankole's Top 10 of 2020, including Line of Duty (02:32), 'Succession' (06:15), 'Sex Education' (14:31), 'Industry' (17:03), 'Gangs of London' (36:34) & more. Plus Bankole discusses the very pleasing first four episodes of 'WandaVision' (40:30)

Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Obiora George Ifeacho

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In this bonus content cut from the pilot, Bankole delves into his psyche to examine his relationship with/to actress, Jennifer Lawrence.

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It's the Pilot episode!

In this episode, Bankole and Obiora discuss Netflix' exciting 2021 movie lineup (08:05), Bankole's TV Top 10 from 2020 (28:00) and their thoughts on 'The Last Dance' & 'All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur' (34:04)

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Since everyone keeps asking what we're about, here you go.