Podcastica
- Description:
- A Doctor Who fan podcast, following and analysing both Classic and New episodes of one of the greatest sci-fi shows ever: Doctor Who.
RSS Feed: http://podcasts.notlg.com/podcastica.xml
- Episodes:
- 350
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:1:01:13
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:1:55:25
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 14 days, 21 hours, 4 minutes and 16 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 28 August 2014 (5:06am GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 20 May 2025 (12:33pm GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 11 days, 4 hours, 41 minutes and 3 seconds
Podcastica Episodes
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Episode 147: Dr. Who and the Daleks OR Someone Set Us Up the Bomb
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 9 minutes and 52 secondsDalekmania was once a thing. And it caused people to do some crazy things. For instance, the 1965 film Dr. Who and the Daleks in which we throw out most of Doctor Who canon to create an unusual alternate world in which a normal old doddering scientist just happens to create a time machine out of a Police box that's bigger on the inside (and quite cluttered)and travel to Skaro to meet and defeat the Daleks. We definitely have feelings about this adventure, so come check it out!
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Episode 146: Season 11 Roundtable Review OR Perspectives in Time
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 36 minutes and 20 secondsPodcastica is back! After three weeks off, we're back with special guest star Mike Solko to breakdown Season 11 and figure out where were at with all this new Doctor Who! What worked for us, what missed the mark? What did we love and what do we want to see next season? It's a rambling raucous time as these three friends sort through it all! Come check it out and share it with friends! Check the show notes at http://www.notlg.com/podcastica for all the info!
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Episode 145: Resolution OR Yes Please, Chibs, More of This!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 21 secondsHappy New Year, everyone! Welcome to the only new 13th Doctor story we're apparently getting this year. It's Resolution (of the Daleks)! We finally get some epic action, explosions, car chases, and some classic elements in this current generation of Doctor Who! John and Taylor dive in and see how Chibs and the team have done breathing a little bit of new life into the show's longest-running baddie! Come join us for a new year's day adventure!
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Episode 144: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos OR Yippie-Ki-Ay MuthaRobots
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 16 minutes and 40 secondsThrough the Doctor's own actions, she sets into a motion a complete crisis of faith amongst a generation of Ux that leads to a 3407 year reign of terror by a former foe over anyone who'd previously wronged him. Can the Doctor correct things? Will Graham suddenly turn into this season's Samuel L Jackson? Let's find out! Taylor and John sit down to dissect the Season Finale of Doctor Who and discuss, in deeper terms, what makes a good season finale. Have we been conditioned by earlier seasons to expect a big blowout? Can a more muted finale be just a tense and have the same payoffs? We discuss!
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Episode 143: It Takes You Away OR Granny Five is Alive
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 10 minutes and 26 secondsSomewhere amongst the fjords of Norway, lonely...pining...it calls out. It desires, it mourns, it reaches out...and I'm not even talking about the human characters in this story! No, an entire universe wants companionship, to be part of everything else. And so unfolds the most bizarre, beautiful, and poignant Doctor Who in some time. This week John & Taylor review "It Takes You Away" and they were both quite impressed with the episode! Was it the best of the season so far? Well, you'll have to listen to find out! Be sure to share us with your friends!
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Episode 142: The Witchfinders OR Could it be...SATAN?!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 9 minutes and 18 secondsYa know, there's something in the mud. The government is poisoning the mud and King James knows about it. The land owners know about it and, you know, they are...they're trying to push their witchfinder agenda to clear out the villages and create their one-Morax government. That's where my colloidal silver supplement comes in. You can get your own 30-day supply and rid Satan from your life. This week John and Taylor review The Witchfinders! Could this be John's favorite episode of the season? Is that really Taylor attempting an Alex Jones impersonation? It is! And so much more!
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Episode 141: Kerblam! OR Liquidation Sale
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 9 minutes and 54 secondsThe Doctor is visited by a robot with a message and soon team TARDIS is off to the Greatest Show in the Galaxy! Wait, no...wrong Doctor, different robot, definitely different villain. But they are off to the greatest warehouse in the galaxy where a mystery awaits and society's fears of the future run deep. John and Taylor review Kerblam, we discuss recent news about the rest of the season, the New Year's Day special, and Taylor goes on a bit of a shoot over unsubstantiated rumors in the fandom!
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Episode 140: Demons of the Punjab OR Married to the Nan
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 7 minutes and 53 secondsNot having learned from her 9th incarnation, The Doctor takes Yaz and the team back to visit Yaz's gran in 1947 just in time for England to cleave Pakistan away from India. But The Doctor's about to marry Yaz's gran to some other dude and instead of just obeying the prime directive, Team TARDIS again finds themselves both a part of history and witness to it. This week John and Taylor discuss Demons of the Punjab!
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Episode 139: The Tsuranga Conundrum OR The Adventures of Avocado Pear
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 18 minutes and 47 secondsJohn and Taylor this week are back with a bit of a hot take. We're kind of feeling out where Doctor Who is at and where it's going with The Tsuranga Conundrum. Where did the hits land and where did they miss? Or is it all just getting gobbled up like spaceships at the Pting Thanksgiving? We discuss all that, Who News, and the new Behind the Couch scale! Come check it out!
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Episode 138: Arachnids in the UK OR God Save the Spider Queen
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 58 minutes and 27 secondsFor an episode whose title is a pun on a Sex Pistols song, we expected more Sex Pistols references. In lieu of that, we made sure our title fit that bill. That's right! John and Taylor are back to discuss the 4th episode of Season 11: Arachnids in the UK! While the story wasn't the strongest, even when you tell yourself that it's all an homage to B-movies, there's still a lot to love in this episode. We talk music, effects, character development, and ultimately how rather unsatisfying the end is. But join us for the fun, the banter, and the analysis.
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PODcasitca - Episode 137: Rosa
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 7 minutes and 34 secondsJohn is back from vacation and this week he and Taylor sit down to discuss the momentous, impactful, and moving episode "Rosa." So moving, we couldn't even give it an alternate title. From the cinematography to the music to the acting (especially the acting), we do our best to review "Rosa", its history, and the implications this story has on our present day. Also, please go out and vote. Voting is important.
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Episode 136: The Ghost Monument OR The Episode that Almost Wasn't
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 9 secondsWEEK TWO! The Ghost Monument! Season 11 continues its cinematic and sonic forward momentum with a solid episode involving a great space race, a planet designed to kill you, and a whole lot of amazing visuals! This time, Taylor is joined by Mike Solko of the Time Scoop Cast to talk about the ins and outs, the goods and the less goods, and even some of the Classic elements we need in this modern story. Come and join us and be sure to rate & review us as well!
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Episode 135: The Woman Who Fell to Earth OR Trent Reznor's "The Gathering Coil"
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 15 secondsDoctor Who is back AND IT FEELS SO GOOD! There is so much new! New actors! New cinematography! New music! New baddies! New sonic! Taylor and John wallow (in a good way) in all the wonderment of the new series! Come join along and be sure to share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Facebook!
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Episode 134: Attack of the Cybermen OR He Knows More than He's Lytton On
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 4 minutes and 30 secondsFolks! This is our last episode...before Season 11 premieres!! We are so much excite! But before we get to that story, we have to get through this story! It's a story of Cybermen and bank heists. A story of chameleon circuits and that one black Cyberman. A story of Terry Molloy in a role that's not Davros and how he blasts a Cyberman right in the mouth! Come join us for a rollicking ride that is Attack of the Cybermen!
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Episode 133: Logopolis OR The Man Who Fell From a Radio Tower
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 8 minutes and 58 secondsFriends! We finally have a premiere date for Season 11 and that means we know just how many episodes we can review before then. Yes, the end (of the wilderness year) has been prepared for! This time John and Taylor tick off the Season 18 box (we've now done at least one for each season) and review the 4th Doctor's swan song. Who is that creepy white harlequin shadowing them? And what does the Master want with the Logopolitans? Listen to find out and be sure to share us with your friends!
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Episode 132: Genesis of the Daleks OR Dramatic Switch Flipping
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 28 minutes and 36 secondsDo we have the right? You bet we do! This time John and Taylor review the epic Genesis of the Daleks! Gallifrey recruits The Doctor to again do their dirty work. This time, by going back and attempting to prevent The Daleks from ever being invented. At the back end of a 1000 year war, The Doctor, Sarah Jane, and Harry face down Thals, Kaleds, Davros himself, and some heavy-handed morality. Come join the adventure and share it with your friends!
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Episode 131: Death to the Daleks OR The Exxilon Valdez Disaster
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 6 minutes and 18 secondsHoo boy! It's not often that John and Taylor come across a story that they both deride (the last one was Sleep No More), but Death to the Daleks (quite the promising title) does not deliver. There are good point and entertaining parts, but join us this time as our dynamic duo does their darnedest to deliver some entertaining commentary on this Dalek story! If we ever decide to do a RiffTrax-esque commentary on a story, this one's at the top of the list.
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Episode 130: The Dominators OR Jamie McCrimmon: Marginally Useful
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 12 secondsThe Dominators are on the scene! Ready to fuel up on some radioactive slag along with their Quark sidekicks. But on the peaceful planet Dulkis, The Doctor, Zoe, and Jamie have landed in time for a holiday...ON THE ISLAND OF DOOM! Can they help the pacifistic Dulkins fight off The Dominators and save their planet? We find out this time on Podcastica!!
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Episode 129: SDCC Doctor Who Reactions!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 28 minutes and 23 secondsBig weekend, big weekend! We've gathered all the information from Thursday's big SDCC Doctor Who panel, and we've put together a special episode for you! Hall H was filled with Whovians who go their first look at the season 11 trailer and the NEW SONIC SCREWDRIVER! So come and listen to our reactions to those two tidbits, and more!
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Episode 128: Dragonfire OR Ask Your Doctor if Proamon is Right for You
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 56 secondsEnter Ace, Exit Mel. This week we look at the final story of Season 24: Dragonfire! We talk about the very "cool" set design, Glynn's "chilling" theme, and lots of other puns on the temperature of the story! We also discuss recent Who news! From SDCC to the recent teaser dropped by the BBC, there's lots to discuss. Come join us! And be sure to share us with friends. You'll also soon be able to find us on Spotify!
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Episode 127: Arc of Infinity OR Time Lord Collusion Witch Hunt
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 55 minutes and 30 secondsJohn and Taylor are back from an unplanned extra week off, but it feels so good to get back into some Classic Who! This time, we review the 5th Doctor story "Arc of Infinity!" Omega is influencing Gallifreyan High Council politics and one of them is clearly colluding with the anti-matter baddie. Who is it? Why are they doing it? How deep does the corruption go and why does the Doctor need to die? We subpoena absolutely nothing and dive into the first story of Season 20. Join us as we run through the streets of Amsterdam with a molding version of the 5th Doctor!
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Episode 126: Ranking the Firsts OR A Deep Breath in the Eleventh Hour
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 36 secondsThe time has come! We've now watched all the Doctors' first stories and it's time to rank them! Remember that these are just our opinions and if yours differ, awesome! We also discuss some Who news and the upcoming Season 11 trailer as well as the amazing experience Classic Who is having on Twitch currently!
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Episode 126: Ranking the Firsts OR A Deep Breath in the Eleventh Hour
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 36 secondsThe time has come! We've now watched all the Doctors' first stories and it's time to rank them! Remember that these are just our opinions and if yours differ, awesome! We also discuss some Who news and the upcoming Season 11 trailer as well as the amazing experience Classic Who is having on Twitch currently!
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Episode 125: The Eleventh Hour OR Praying to Santa for a Policeman
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes and 24 secondsEpisode 125: The Eleventh Hour OR Praying to Santa for a Policeman by Night of the Living Geeks
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Episode 124: The Christmas Invasion OR Killer Xmas Trees from Outer Space
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 16 minutes and 17 secondsEpisode 124: The Christmas Invasion OR Killer Xmas Trees from Outer Space by Night of the Living Geeks
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Episode 124: The Christmas Invasion OR Killer Xmas Trees from Outer Space
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 16 minutes and 17 secondsEpisode 124: The Christmas Invasion OR Killer Xmas Trees from Outer Space by Night of the Living Geeks
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Episode 124: The Christmas Invasion OR Killer Xmas Trees from Outer Space
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 16 minutes and 17 secondsEpisode 124: The Christmas Invasion OR Killer Xmas Trees from Outer Space by Night of the Living Geeks
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Episode 123: Rose OR Rampaging Mickey Paddlearms
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 6 minutes and 43 secondsEpisode 123: Rose OR Rampaging Mickey Paddlearms by Night of the Living Geeks
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Episode 122: Spearhead from Space OR Run Auton Run!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 20 minutes and 41 secondsGlowing agro crags from space! Creepy doll heads! Mannequins run amok! And random references to obscure 80s shows! It must be the first Jon Pertwee story "Spearhead from Space!" John and Taylor continue collecting all the firsts with this 1970 classic!
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Episode 121: An Unearthly Child OR Everybody was Caveman Fighting
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 3 minutes and 5 secondsIt only took 121 episodes to do it, but John and Taylor have finally tackled the VERY FIRST DOCTOR WHO STORY EVER! As they continue collecting all the firsts, find out what they thought of the introduction of The Doctor, the TARDIS, and everything that launched a multi-decade phenomenon! Be sure to rate, review, and share it with your friends (or confound your enemies).
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Episode 120: Time and the Rani OR Glitter Cannons, Sparkle Bombs, and Bubble Traps
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 9 minutes and 56 secondsJohn and Taylor continue collecting "all the firsts" with the 7th Doctor's debut story "Time and the Rani!" How does McCoy handle a script that was written before he was even cast or before they knew how the new Doctor would be characterized? What's with all the glitter cannons? CGI abounds in 1987 and transforms a rock quarry into...well, a rock quarry on a far off planet on which the Rani is attempting to create a giant time-traveling brain planet! Come find out what happens
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Episode 119: Robot OR We Are Like Rust in the Wind, Dude
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 7 minutes and 8 secondsEpisode 119: Robot OR We Are Like Rust in the Wind, Dude by Night of the Living Geeks
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Episode 118: Gallifrey One: Day Three & NEW LOGO REACTIONS!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 20 secondsWell, the final episode of our GALLIFREY ONE recaps is here! John and Taylor recap Taylor's last day at Gally1, and then at the end of the episode they reveal the next Classic Who serial they'll be discussing! Lauren Bancroft joins John as they discuss the Doctor Who Deathmatch and Gallifrey Waits No More panels! PLUS: Get all three's reaction to the brand new Doctor Who logo!
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Episode 117: Gallifrey One: Day Two
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 59 minutes and 56 secondsIt's Day Two of Gallifrey One! What adventures did our crew get up to? What was discussed and what was learned from a wealth of Doctor Who talent. Come find out as John, Taylor, and Lauren recap the second day of Gallifrey One!
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Episode 116: Gallifrey One: Day One
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes and 35 secondsIt's Gallifrey One, y'all! The team is all together and joined in room by Peter and Anna as we discuss the first day of the 29th Gallifrey One. And hoo boy there's some exciting stuff going down! Come and give it a listen! Apologies in advance for any audio awkwardities.
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Episode 115: The Doctors Showdown OR Filling the Gap to Gally
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes and 29 secondsEpisode 115: The Doctors Showdown OR Filling the Gap to Gally by Night of the Living Geeks
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Episode 114: Shada OR Street Fashion Skagra
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 17 minutes and 3 secondsShada! A story made of legend. Filmed, but never finished. And then finished in a variety of ways. Recently, Shada was again finished, but this time with animation and the original cast returning to voice their characters. How does the reality of Shada stack up against Shada the legend? How deep does the writing of Douglas Adams filter through the story? And where exactly does Skagra get those fancy duds? John & Taylor delve into all that and more on a sizeable episode of Podcastica!
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Episode 113: Silver Nemesis OR The Cyber Death Yawn
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 33 secondsWhat do John and Taylor tackle after reviewing the 50th anniversary special and Peter Capaldi's final episode? Well, it was another anniversary story, but how does Silver Nemesis stack up against other anniversary specials? Was a story involving three villains (Lady Peinforte, Nazis, and Cybermen) just too much for Classic Who to handle? And why do all dying Cybermen sound like they're yawning and stubbing their toes at the same time? We talk about all that and more this time on Podcastica!!
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Episode 112: Twice Upon a Time OR A Jolly Good Smacked Bottom
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes and 32 secondsIt's the Christmas Special! We say a long farewell to the Steven Moffat era, the Peter Capaldi era, and the Murray Gold era! And that is sad, but the moment has been prepared for. We also get to welcome Jodie Whittaker and the Chibnall era with quite the explosive entrance! What did we think? Listen in...plus special guest star Lauren Bancroft!
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Episode 111: The Day of the Doctor or Care Bear Stare that Dalek
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 46 secondsWe hear the bells of Christmas in the distance, but before we get there, John & Taylor warm up the feels generator with The Day of The Doctor (plus bonus The Night of the Doctor)! What did they think? How does this epic story hold up after almost 5 years? You'll have to listen to find out. Plus loads of Who News as we begin to wrap up 2017!
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Episode 110: Gridlock OR No Sleep Till New Brooklyn
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 50 secondsNothing worse than being stuck on the motorway, eh? Whether you listen to us on the couch or in traffic, we're looking at Gridlock this time! The tenth Doctor story where he takes the new girl (Martha) to where he took the last girl (awkward!). Carjackings, fast lanes, smog, bliss, and a whole litter of kittens fill our look back at this story. Oh...and we get it, Face of Boe...you vape!
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Episode 109: A Town Called Mercy OR Doctor's Got a Gun
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 48 minutes and 11 secondsEpisode 109: A Town Called Mercy OR Doctor's Got a Gun by Night of the Living Geeks
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Episode 108: The Pirate Planet OR Avatron Laser Pooping on K9
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes and 27 seconds"But I don't understand!" "Exciting, isn't it?!" We're back and entering something of a hollow Earth theory with The Pirate Planet as The Doctor, Romana, and K9 find themselves not quite on Calufrax and in the midst of a complex plot to quell the masses, mash the planets, and convert mass into energy in an infinitely impossible attempt to cheat death. What did we think of the Captain? Avatron? The special effects? Well, you'll have to tune in to find out!
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Episode 107: The Ultimate Foe OR Two Hearts and Blushing Toenails
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 43 minutes and 44 secondsWe've done it! We've reached the end of The Trial of a Timelord with the two part story "The Ultimate Foe!" And who is that foe? The Valeyard? The Master? Pip & Jane Baker? Old man Caruthers who would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you kids and that pesky TARDIS? You'll have to listen to find out and we also dive into the recent companion casting news for Season 11!
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Episode 106: Terror of the Vervoids OR Upside Down DEWALTS
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 11 minutes and 47 secondsWe're deep into the halfway point of the season long arc THE TRAIL OF A TIME LORD! In TERROR OF THE VERVOIDS, we journey into The Doctor's future as the case to spare his life continues! He shows the high council that he was eventually asked to save the most 80s-looking shopping mall (and it is the 80s...the 2980s) from a roving gang of living garden weeds along with Mel, his new companion, who is hell bent on giving him carrot juice and starting him on a jazzercise routine. We've been pleasantly surprised with this season so far, does that still hold true? Plus, some interesting WHO NEWS!
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Episode 105: Mindwarp OR Can You Smell What the Raak is Cooking?
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 2 minutes and 39 secondsThe Trial Continues! Yes, this time John and Taylor dive deeper into the rabbit hole that is the Trial of a Timelord with the episode "Mindwarp." Is the disdain for this season really justified? What became of Peri's hair? Is Thoros Beta is most 80s synthwave planet ever? We explore all that, marvel at Brian Blessed's acting, and make more obscure references this time on Podcastica!
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Episode 104: The Mysterious Planet OR Black Light Explosion
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 8 secondsWe've threatened it. We've expected to need alcohol to get through it. Somehow, we've found ourselves at the start of The Trial of a Timelord! Doctor Who's season-long experiment in storytelling and Colin Baker's final season as the Doctor. What did we think? Did we survive? Did we make obscure references? Yes, we did.
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Episode 103: The Happiness Patrol OR Women Always Get the Best Guns
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 59 minutes and 2 secondsHAPPINESS WILL PREVAIL! More or less...this time we dive into the eerily saccharine Terra Alpha where the Doctor and Ace find themselves at odds with Helen A. and her Happiness Patrol! We marvel in depth at the music of this episode as well as the rather bonkers creation that is the Kandy Man! We're happy you're here and we're glad you're listening!
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Episode 102: The Curse of Peladon OR Taking the Aggedor by the Horn
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 8 minutes and 11 secondsEpisode 102: The Curse of Peladon OR Taking the Aggedor by the Horn by Night of the Living Geeks
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Episode 101: Interview with Steven Hill of Red White and Who
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 36 minutes and 40 secondsOn a special episode of Podcastica, we sit down with Steven Warren Hill, one of the authors of Red, White, and Who: The Story of Doctor Who in America! We discuss how the book came about, the challenges of researching decades' worth of Who-lore, and how Americans came to love this fantastic British show. Please check out our show notes for links to purchase this terrific book!