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It's A Chat!
Two old friends chat, dissect and argue about everything Star Wars and pop culture. Disenchanted fan Paul Williams and Scott Charnick, the Holocron of Star Wars lore, talk films, toys, games, basically anything that takes their fancy.
Episodes
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Ep.156 - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 4 Review
Scott and Paul are back (sorry for missing a pod) and are taking a mini-break from Marvel to chat Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 4! Are they puppets?…
It's A Chat!Ep.155 - MCU#13 - Marvel TV Madness
Grace, Paul and Scott delve into the huge world of Marvel TV shows as they chat through the Disney+ era. What were their favs? What didn't work? And what do…
It's A Chat!Ep.154 - MCU#12 - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Grace, Scott and Paul are slap bang in the middle of phase 4 of the MCU and chat about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Is this really a Doctor…
It's A Chat!Ep.153 - MCU#11 - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
After a summer holiday break we are back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and into phase 4 (right?). Grace, Scott and Paul chat about Shang-Chi and the Legend…
It's A Chat!Ep.152 - MCU#10 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day
We have a packed house today as the spidey team discuss the box office busting new entry into the Spiderverse - Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Full spoilers in the…
It's A Chat!Ep.151 - MCU#9 - The Spider-Men
Ok, I know most of the Spider-men movies are not part of the the MCU, but Grace, Hal, Paul and Scott are so hyped for Spider-Man: Brand New Day we just had to…
It's A Chat!Ep.150 - MCU#8 - Avengers: Endgame
Grace, Hal, Paul and Scott have reached the end... of phase 3! We chat about the epic conclusion of the Infinity Saga and the epic, tear inducing Avengers…
It's A Chat!Ep.149 - MCU#7 - Avengers: Infinity War
It is here! The start of the end. The one with the snap! Hal, Grace, Paul and Scott assemble to chat Avengers: Infinity War. How did Marvel pull this off? Why…
It's A Chat!Ep.148 - MCU#6 - Thor: Ragnarok
Grace, Paul and Scott are back with Marvel as they prepare themselves for the end (of this epic story arc) with some comedy. We chat about Thor: Ragnarok. Does…
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Ep.147 - Small Talk: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Scott and Paul take a quick break from Marvel as there's a Star Wars film to chat about. The Mandalorian and Grogu have taken the leap from the small screen to…
It's A Chat!Ep.146 - MCU#5 - Doctor Strange
Grace, Paul and Scott are donning their cloaks and stepping into the world of Marvel Magic as they chat about Doctor Strange. We are into the stacked phase 3…
It's A Chat!Ep.145 - MCU#4 - Guardians of the Galaxy
Grace, Paul and Scott are joined by Guardians super fan Hal to chat about Marvel travelling into space. We chat Guardians of the Galaxy as we round off phase…
It's A Chat!Ep.144 - MCU#3 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Scott, Grace and Paul enter Phase 2 of the MCU and chat about Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Is this where the MCU grows up? Are the Russo Bros the best…
It's A Chat!Ep.143 - MCU#2 - The Avengers
Scott and Paul... and new Avenger Grace chat about THE team up movie - The Avengers (or Avengers Assemble if your UK based). Why does this succeed where others…
It's A Chat!Ep.142 - MCU#1 - Iron Man
Scott and Paul are tackling the Mount Everest that is the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) and where else would they start but at the beginning. They chat about…
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Ep.141 - Pop Culture Catch Up
Scott and Paul have a catch up about movie, tv show and video game news. The Highlander reboot has started filming, the Buffy reboot has been canned, and the…
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Ep.140 - Alohomora - Harry Potter Audiobooks
Scott and Paul grab their wands and head back into the wizarding world. They have both been listening to the Audibles full cast audiobooks of the Harry Potter…
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Ep.139 - Let's Play Deathtrap Dungeon
Scott and Paul are doing something a little different this pod - tackling a choose-your-own-adventure book. We're playing Ian Livingstone's classic Fighting…
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Ep.138 - 2026 A Look Ahead
Scott and Paul chat about the exciting year ahead in the worlds of film and TV (we run out of time to talk about games). Does Scott want to see a film with…
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Ep.137 - New Nu Who
Scott and Paul are showrunners again and this time they turn their geeky hand to Paul's beloved Doctor Who. Doctor Who has entered another wilderness period…
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Ep.136 - 2025 A Look Back
Happy New Year everyone! 2025 was so a few days ago. Scott and Paul look back at the year that was 2025. What films, TV shows and video games did we love and…
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Ep.135 - Sword & Sorcery#6 - The Princess Bride (1987)
Scott and Paul round off SASS with a chat about an all time classic - The Princess Bride. How many quotes can we do? Does it have the best sword fight ever?…
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Ep.134 - Our Star Trek Movie
The Kelvin timeline is dead! Long live the new timeline... or is it the current timeline? Or a parallel timeline. Who knows. But what we do know is that we are…
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Ep.133 - Sword & Sorcery#5 - Krull (1983)
Scott and Paul continue SASS (Sword And Sorcery Season) with 1983's sci-fi fantasy mash-up Krull. What did we think of the magical glaive? How do you catch a…
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Ep.132 - Sword & Sorcery#4 - Legend (1985)
Scott and Paul chat about Ridley Scott's fairy tale fever dream - 1985's Legend. This was Scott's first time watching and for some reason he has a big problem…
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Ep.131 - Sword & Sorcery#3 - Hawk the Slayer (1980)
Scott and Paul have returned to SASS (Sword And Sorcery Season) to chat about Hawk the Slayer! Was this child Scott's favourite fantasy film? What do we think…
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Ep.130 - Wish We Were There - New York Comic Con '25
Sorry, Paul didin't watch Hawk the Slayer so SASS is delayed again. But this gives Scott and Paul a chance to chat through the BIG reveals coming out of NYCC…
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Ep.129 - Star Trekkin' - Strange New World (Season 3 ep 6-10)
Scott and Paul take a break from SASS to chat the final 5 episodes of season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Did it rise above a meh? Did the end of the…
It's A Chat!Ep.128 - Sword & Sorcery#2 Excalibur (1981)
Scott and Paul don their gleaming suits of armour to ride out and chat about John Borman's 1981 Excalibur. Part 2 of SASS - sword and sorcery season. What do…
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Ep.127 - Sword & Sorcery#1 - Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Scott and Paul return with a new season were they chat about some classic 80's Sword and Sorcery epics. They start with the film that launched Arnie - 1982's…
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Ep.126 - Not Strange Enough? - Strange New Worlds (Season 3 ep1-5)
Scott and Paul return to Star Trek to chat about the first half of the new season of Strange New Worlds. Has the luster started to wear off? Has Pike's quiff…
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Ep.125 - Still the Best? Empire and Jedi Redux
Scott, Paul and Hal return and wrap up their relook at the original Star Wars trilogy. They chat about Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Is Empire…
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Ep.124 - Rogue One (and a bit of Star Wars) Redux
Scott, Paul and Hal are back to chat about Rogue One (and a bit of Star Wars) in the post_Andor world we now live in. Does it improve it? Does it hit us in the…
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Ep.123 - Summer Lovin' - 2025 Summer Preview
Scott and Paul are hot and sweaty - it's time to take about the summer. What films, video games and board games are we playing or looking forward to play over…
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Ep.122 - More Andor - Best Arcs and Moments
Scott and Paul return after a brief hiatus to talk about more Andor! Why can't they just let it go! They wanted to go back to the well to chat about favourite…
It's A Chat!Ep.121 - IT'S OVER! - Andor (season 2 - episodes 7-12)
Scott and Paul are back and they are sad. Andor is over and he's never coming back. But what he gave us was 24 glorious episodes of television that we will…
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Ep.120 - Le Resistance - Andor (season 2 - episodes 1-6)
Scott and Paul are joined by a very special guest, Paul's son Hal, to discuss the most exciting thing to happen to Star Wars since Andor season 1... Andor…
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Ep.119 - Order of War: A Star Wars Story
Scott and Paul are back to chat about the greatest question that has ever faced humanity! What order should a newcomer watch Star Wars? We are just getting…
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Ep.118 - TTRPGing - Haunted Heist
Scott is back and he's hosting! He's interviewing Paul and our other pod-friend Dan. Paul and Dan are chatting about their new venture into the world of…
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Ep.117 - Red's Back - Daredevil: Born Again (ep.1-4)
Scott and Paul chat through the first 4 episodes of Daredevil: Born Again. Red is back and he's on Disney+ - has this dulled his horns? Find out now. ZENCASTR…
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Ep.116 - Animtrek - Star Trek: Lower Decks
From the worst to one of the best, Scott and Paul chat about the animated genius of Star Trek: Lower Decks. What are some of our favourite episodes? Best…
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Ep.115 - WTF?! - Star Trek: Section 31
I can't even bring myself to write a decription for this mess - the film not Scott and Paul's wonderful chat about Star Trek: Section 31. We don't like to…
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Ep.114 - Smuggler's Run - Star Wars Outlaws
Scott and Paul chat about another new offering in the Star Wars universe: Star Wars Outlaws. We've been waiting years for a underworld smuggling game in the…
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Ep.113 - "Can't Say I Remember No At Attin" - Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Scott and Paul are back in the Wars to chat about Disney+'s lastest Star Wars TV series Space Goonies - I mean, Skeleton Crew. Did we give it a yo-ho-ho and a…
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Ep.112 - Hello 2025
Goodbye 2024. Well, hello 2025. Scott and Paul start the year by looking ahead at the films, video games, board games, books and sport (yes, sport) in 2025…
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Ep.111 - Christmas Movies#3 - Santa Claus: The Movie
Ho! Ho! Ho! Happy Christmas everyone. And on this day before Christmas we bring you the festive treat of a chat about the film that defined Santa for a…
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Ep.110 - Christmas Movies#2 - Scrooged
Ho! Ho! Ho! We are still in the Christmas spirit and this pod we have three of them. Scott and Paul chat about Bill Murray's starring role in Scrooged. Is this…
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Ep.109 - Christmas Movies #1 - Die Hard
It is a Christmas movie! Scott and Paul are feeling festive. The cold winter months are drawing in the UK and Scott and Paul are huddled up with a hot…
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Ep.108 - DIVE!!!! - Flash Gordon (1980)
"Gordon's alive?!" Scott and Paul are back with another As Good As We Remember chatting about the 1980 cult classic - Flash Gordon. Does it hold up? Is every…
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Ep.107 - Nat 20! - Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
Scott still hasn't forgive Paul for traumatising him last pod with a gorefest, but Paul does his best by chatting about something they both love - Dungeons and…
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Ep.106 - Splatterfest - Braindead (Dead Alive)
Paul has pushed Scott to the edge, and then over it, by making him watch (almost all of) one of the goriest films ever committed to celluloid. That's right…
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Ep.105 - Summer Catch-Up
Scott and Paul have had a little break and are back together to chat through the movies, tv shows and games they have been enjoying over the summer months…
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Ep.104 - Twins - The Acolyte (Season 1)
As you probably know The Acolyte has been cancelled - there will be no season 2. Scott and Paul didn't know this when they chatted about season 1 and it's…
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Ep.103 - Lore Exchange - Warcraft: The Beginning
Scott and Paul are back with a new season where they exchange movies they love, but the other hasn't seen. They kick things off with a Scott favourite -…
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Ep.102 - Doctor Who - Season 1 (14) part 2
Scott and Paul are back to finish off chatting about the great Timelord now season 1 or 14, depending on your timeline, has wrapped. What did we think of Ncuti…
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Ep.101 - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Scott and Paul are back in the firehouse to chat Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. How is Paul holding up? Did it warm his heart like the Firemaster or freeze him…
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Ep.100 - THE 100TH QUIZ!!!!
The 100th episode! Scott and Paul have hit an amazing milestone and to celebrate they once again put the pod in the balance by doing a quiz! Can they answer…
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Ep.99 - As Bad As We Remember? Masters of the Universe (1987)
What have they done? Scott and Paul have to change the name of their current season to As Bad As We Remember? for this film - 1987s Masters of the Universe…
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Ep.98 - As Good As We Remember? - The Fifth Element
Scott and Paul grab their multi-passes, hop in a floating cab and listen to Ruby Rhod as they chat about 1997's The Fifth Element. Does this unique sci-fi…
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Ep.97 - As Good As We Remember? - From Dusk Till Dawn
Scott and Paul are trapped in the Titty Twister bar with only one way out! And that's to chat about the 1996 horror/comedy From Dusk Till Dawn. Does this…