A Podcast Called Gary

In this week's episode we'll be looking back on the glory days of WWE (or what we used to call "WWF"). Adam and I reminisce about our favourite wrestlers, storylines and shared experience of attending 1992's SummerSlam at Wembley Stadium.

In this week's episode we'll be discussing Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, a 2024 documentary exploring his life and legacy.

In this episode we discuss "Virtually Parkinson", a new podcast where an AI recreation of the late great chat show host, Michael Parkinson, interviews modern day celebrities.

In this week's episode we talk holidays - AGAIN - as some technical issues last time cut our conversation short.

In this week's episode we're talking holidays. Adam and I reminisce about family holidays we shared together in childhood and we talk about how the nature of holidays change as the years go by.

In this episode we're talking bucket lists. We ask what exactly is a bucket list? Why are they important? And what's on yours?

In this episode we ask the question "do 80s movies hold up?". Are they as good as we remember or are they best left in the 80s? 00:00 Intro 01:25 Commando 1985 Arnold Scwarzenegger retrospective 21:58 Back to the Future 1985 retrospective 33:27 Romancing the Stone 1984 retrospective 35:00 Why family films were better in the 80s 38:26 National Lampoon's European Vacation 1985 retrospective 40:53 Ghostbusters 1984 Dan Aykroyd fellatio 42:06 Ghostbusters 1984 retrospective 42:58 Practical effects vs CGI 47:04 Big 1988 Tom Hanks retrospective 55:07 Family movies are a lost art 01:00:58 Filming analogue vs digital 01:04:28 Why don't movie studios invest in original ideas anymore? 01:06:49 Guardians of the Galaxy 2014 James Gunn not original 01:08:22 Toxic fandom 01:09:01 Tedious reboots - lost opportunity 01:10:00 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 retrospective 01:13:12 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 retrospective 01:17:51 Not working out same actor plays different roles 01:18:06 Parenthood 1989 retrospective 01:23:59 Short Circuit 1986 retrospective 01:29:31 D.A.R.Y.L. 1985 retrospective

In this week's episode we offer a gen x perspective on the Taylor Swift phenomenon and discuss Joe Biden's car crash presidential debate. We also talk Wimbledon, Euros 2024 and viral video sensation Hawk Tuah. 00:00 Intro 00:46 Taylor Swift Eras Tour 22:33 Joe Biden Presidential Debate 36:56 Dave Grohl Wimbledon 41:28 England Euros 2024 01:00:18 Hawk Tuah

In this week's episode we talk about OJ Simpson's death, Tom's verdict on Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and upcoming releases Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Joker: Folie à Deux. 00:00 Intro 00:28 OJ Simpson Died 08:06 Ghostbusters Frozen Empire Review 21:59 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice 2) part 1 25:40 STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces 27:32 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice 2) part 2 32:02 Joker: Folie à Deux (Joker 2)

In this week's episode we talk about flying taxis by 2026, the conspiracy theories around Kate Middleton, whether Aaron Taylor-Johnson really will be the new James Bond and HBO's new series, "The Regime", starring Kate Winslet. 00:00 Intro 00:29 Next James Bond Aaron Taylor-Johnson 23:08 Drone Taxis 33:40 Kate Middleton Conspiracy Theories 42:41 The Regime Kate Winslet

If you're gonna have back pain, why not do it in style? Are we too harsh on Gen Z? Do we have a problem with cancel culture?

What's REALLY behind Google's "Woke" AI tool, Gemini? And we look back on a sad week with the loss of both Richard Lewis of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Dave Myers of Hairy Bikers. We also try to get to grips with leap years and discuss planned changes to school holidays in Wales, plus setting healthy boundaries. 00:00 Intro 00:30 Dave Myers Hairy Bikers 03:55 Richard Lewis Curb Your Enthusiasm 08:45 Leap year 29th February 2024 12:37 School holiday changes Wales 4 week summer 18:04 Gemini AI 25:25 Healthy barriers 31:49 Internal validation

Adam explains why we've started a podcast, Tom makes Ronnie O'Sullivan an offer he can refuse.