We're back from a quick trip to Disneyland and after a quick trip report we discuss the biggest news in film and entertainment!  News -New Harry Potter Movie—Is the original trio coming back? -BAFTA Awards Whoopsie -Disney Is Pumping the Breaks What's Streaming This Week -Outer Banks Season 3 -We Have a Ghost -The Consultant ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Make you’re subscribed and leave a 5 star review! Important Links: Connect with me on social! Feel free to suggest topics or ask...

This week we discuss the biggest news in film and entertainment as well as answer life's big questions...Does listening to audiobooks count as reading? Should biopics include the good AND the bad of someone's life? Is doing a Martha Stewart 180 on your life philosophy just a PR move? Will Austin survive having Laura's birthday and Valentines in the same week? Are early 2000s rom coms back? All this and MORE in this week's fun-filled episode! News Marie Kondo AKA "The Tidiness Queen" is...

It's midnight and we're tired but the show must go on 🥴  On today's episode we discuss the Oscar nominations that were recently released by the Academy. Afterwards we discuss what's dropping on streaming services this week. Enjoy! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Make you’re subscribed and leave a 5 star review! Important Links: Connect with me on social! Feel free to suggest topics or ask questions to discuss on the show. Instagram:...

Woahh, what an episode! First we kick off the show with a little bit of news on how we are going to do things going forward (trust me, you're gonna like it). THen Laura Miller (*Borat Voice) "Mahhhh wife" joins us to discuss this week's news and new show releases. Then recurring guest Parker Stanley joins us to talk "Last of Us"—HBO's hit show based of the video game. Could this be the first video game to TV show adaption that's actually worth watching?? Hmmmm, you'll have to wait to find...

Where pop culture and history collide! The Library of Alexandria was constructed in the ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt. It was a massive complex, comprising several buildings and housing an estimated 700,000 scrolls. It was literally the library of the ancient world! And although it housed great wisdom and paved the way for the modern library, its stewards also used it as a way to gain power, censor unwanted texts, and control the narrative. Ultimately it was destroyed—twice. With it...

The Wire is a critically acclaimed television series that aired on HBO from 2002 to 2008. The show was created by writer and producer David Simon and was set in Baltimore, Maryland. It followed the lives of various characters living in different parts of the city, including drug dealers, police officers, and politicians, and explored themes of urban decay, the drug trade, and the challenges faced by inner city communities. Join me this week as we dive into the intense creative process behind...

Special Episode It's time to take a look back at the year and discuss the best TV and movies as well take a look at what's on the horizon and excites me the most!!  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Make you’re subscribed and leave a 5 star review! Important Links: Connect with me on social! Feel free to suggest topics or ask questions to discuss on the show. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strangeasfictionpodcast/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@strangeasfiction?lang=en YouTube:...

I accidentally uploaded last week's audio so THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY the correct audio, apologies about that 😅 In ancient societies, there was no Sherlock, Jack Bauer or John McClane’s to solve crimes or take down criminals. There also wasn't any video surveillance or fancy forensic labs to gather and test evidence. So how did societies like the Egyptians and Greeks settle such matters? And what would happen if one was found guilty? All this and more in Episode 32 of Strange as...

In ancient societies, there was no Sherlock, Jack Bauer or John McClane’s to solve crimes or take down criminals. There also wasn't any video surveillance or fancy forensic labs to gather and test evidence. So how did societies like the Egyptians and Greeks settle such matters? And what would happen if one was found guilty? All this and more in Episode 32 of Strange as Fiction! News Netflix's Wednesday is VERY Popular Donald Glover is the HYPNO HUSTLER New Barbie Movie Teaser...

In today's deep dive we explore how three meals a day became the world standard and answer questions like: Were our ancestors mostly carnivorous? Has 3 meals a day always been the standard, if not, how and why did it change? Which people and cultures today do things differently? "Strange as Fiction: Where pop culture and history collide!" Pop Culture Industry News (1:28) -Rush Hour 4 Confirmed? -Did Wonder Woman 3 Really get the Axe Because of James Gunn? -Why Emily Blunt is Over...

We wanted a 3rd National Treasure movie featuring Nicholas Cage, instead we got a Disney+ tv show. Will it be good? Will it be bad? Who knows! But let's talk about what we do know.... ——————————— Enjoyed this episode? Make you’re subscribed and leave a 5 star review! Important Links: Connect with me on social! Feel free to suggest topics or ask questions to discuss on the show. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strangeasfictionpodcast/?hl=en TikTok:...

Part 2 of our Making of Star Wars series! The light sabers, the famous one liners, the ground breaking special effects— Star Wars has left a galactic footprint the size of the Death Star.  But perhaps most impressive is the way it has permeated popular culture for over 4 decades! Join me as we take a look at the cultural impact of Star Wars. News (1:30) -Guardians of the Galaxy 3 trailer finally dropped -Splash Mountain just made its final splash? -James McAvoy said eff awards...

This week we dive into the incredible history of Star Wars! Did you know the character Darth Vader was inspired by a specific samurai warrior? Or the jedi knight by the Knights Templar?  Star Wars is one of those rare films series that transcends the medium to become part of the culture, something people quote and reference decades later, that continues to inspire new chapters and spin offs, and that many people build their identity around. It pioneered many new film techniques, would go on...

As the story goes, a bunch of friendly Indians (tribe unknown) welcome the Pilgrims to America and show them how to live off the land. Afterwards they break bread and give thanks and live happily ever after. And while it is true there was a dinner between some 90 Wampanoag men and the English for three days that appears to have been in good spirits. In today’s write ups there seems to be a lot of assuming, filling in the gaps, and politicization from every angle.  While we can generally...

*Bonus Episode* Parker Stanley joins me to discuss the most recent two episodes of what might be my favorite show of the year, Star Wars Andor! Andor follows the events of rebel spy Cassian Andor and takes places 5 years prior to the events of Rogue One. *Spoiler Warning* we will be discussing in detail all the twists and turns so if you don't want anything spoiled, come back after watching.  ——————————— If you enjoy this episode please make sure you are subscribed and leave a review!...

The mysterious Nicholas Flamel makes numerous appearances in some of today's most popular works including Michael Scott's New York Times Best Seller "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" series, Dan Brown's the Davinci Code and of course, most famously—Haryy Potter. While these literary interpretation do take inspiration from the real life French bookseller—they of course, do not tell the real story. However, the real life story of Nicholas Flamel is no less fantastical. Listen to...

"We were in the jungle, there were too many of us, we had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little we went insane” -Francis Ford Coppola on the filming of Apocalypse Now Francis Ford Coppola’s  1979 Vietnam War epic "Apocalypse Now" is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. And while it depicts the horrors of war, the horrors behind the camera were also harrowing and nearly took the life of the director and some of the cast. Sadly one set...

Parker Stanley joins me this week to discuss this week's intense episode of Star Wars Andor and catch up on all of the previous episodes since our last discussion. If you hang around, you'll even get to hear our ADD take the best of us and discuss a little bit of Marvel's Werewolf by Night and the latest Disney+ show, Tales of the Jedi which currently has a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes! ——————————— If you enjoy this episode please make sure you are subscribed and leave a...

Halloween is here and that means there was only one appropriate topic for this week's deep dive—The Salem Witch Trials! Of course as always we'll run through this week's pop culture news, announcements and what's dropping in theaters and on streaming services this week. Also, we'll even answer the question everyone is dying to know... is Salem Massachusetts just Disneyland for Instagram witches?? News: Jason Bateman and Jude Law are teaming up  The Meet me in the Bathroom Documentary ...

When you think of classic horror, Marie Shelly’s Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula are probably two of the first that come to mind. The devious and suave Dracula has been made dozens of appearances and had many re-imaginings since its 1897 conception. But Dracula isn't just some literary creation—his mythos stems from the incredibly savage, and incredibly violent "Vlad the Impaler" AKA "Vlad Dracula" who was famous for, well you guessed it—impaling people.  In today's Deep Dive, learn...

Like the mythical city of Atlantis, the ancient city of Troy was often thought of just as that—a mere myth, an invention of man. For thousands of years, searchers tried to prove its existence but could not. But with a copy of the Illiad in hand, one determined German millionaire by the name of Heinrich Schliemann proved all of the doubters wrong and forever changed fiction, into reality. News: Loretta Lynn passed James Bond Age Debate HBO responded to House of Dragons lighting...

Today's Deep Dive: Galveston was once the richest city in Texas and second only to Ellis Island in terms of immigration. It was well on its way to becoming the the New York of the south and one of the premier cities in the US, to be mentioned in the same breath as Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston. But what happened?  News: Community Movie Marvel's "Armor Wars" Coolio Happy Meals for Adults? James Bond is Taking over Amazon Prime Weekly Releases: Nailed It! (Halloween...

Today I run through the biggest announcements in entertainment, this week's releases and our deep dive topic of the week—the world's first celebrity chef! News Millie Bobby Brown's 'Enola Holmes 2' Matthew McConaughey Soccer Movie ‘Dallas Sting’ Christina Applegate's 'Dead to Me' Final Season Grand Theft Auto's Hack that has the FBI Involved 'The Crown' Season 5 and 6 Weekly Watchlist Hocus Pocus 2 Chef vs Wild Deep Dive  At the turn of the 19th century the first celebrity...

Parker and I discuss Star Wars Andor Episodes 1-3 that just dropped this week! Andor follows the events of rebel spy Cassian Andor and takes places 5 years prior to the events of Rogue One. We give you our full thoughts on the show and what we hope to see going forward! (There ARE spoilers in this episode, you've been warned 😊) As a quick refresh of the show so far: Episode 1: Cassian Andor's reckless search for answers about his past makes him a wanted man.  Episode 2: Cassian attempts to...