Popcorn for Dinner

Bankole and Faridah may or may not be talking to dead bodies about the Season 2 premiere of the megahit 'Yellowjackets'. They start with a brief background of their introduction to the show (2:36), before discussing the shocking end of the episode (6:40) and the other events in the premiere (13:26). Host: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuest: Faridah Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

Ebube and Priscilla are thinking about Jar Jar Binks today as they discuss the halfway point of 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 (1:15). They touch on surprise appearances, whether Grogu is actually too young, and Dragons(!). Later, over at the executive boxes at Stamford Bridge, Chinedu and Emmanuel get into the second episode of 'Ted Lasso' season 3 (28:12), including imposter syndrome and Zlatan lookalikes.Hosts: Ebube Ubochi, Priscilla Budigoma & Chinedu IhejiGuest: Emmanuel Pius-OgijiProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

We love them but they aren't serious people. Ebube, Ebuka, and Emike convene to discuss the three previous seasons of HBO's incredible 'Succession' and look ahead to what the fourth and final season could hold (2:36). They then put on their finance bros hats to discuss the business dealings Waystar RoyCo has executed over the show's run (30:53) before finishing with a game of '2 Good 2 Bad' for the final season (55:13).Hosts: Ebube Ubochi and Ebuka NnamaniGuest: Emike AhmedProduction by: Bankole ImoukhuedeSocial Production: Ebube Ubochi

For our 150th episode, (most of) the gang's all in town. Priscilla and Ebube get straight into the "draconian" events in the third episode of 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 (1:52). Then later, Ebuka and Chinedu head over to Richmond to discuss the Season 3 premiere of 'Ted Lasso' (34:00).'The Mandalorian' section also available on Youtube - https://youtu.be/gUaPjctLf-YHosts: Priscilla Budigoma, Ebube Ubochi, Ebuka Nnamani & Chinedu IhejiProduction by: Ebuka Nnamani and Bankole ImoukhuedeSocial Production: Ebube Ubochi

Bankole and Priscilla are skipping on taxis and sleeping in closets as they discuss the first two episodes of the HBO/BBC co-production 'Rain Dogs'. They discuss how real the world of 'Rain Dogs' instantly feels (9:18), how the show highlights the political myths and inadequacies present in the United Kingdom (11:32, and the prospect of the show tackling addiction (18:36).Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Priscilla BudigomaProduction by: Bankole ImoukhuedeSocial Production: Ebube Ubochi

Bankole and Priscilla are confessing their love to each other over the River Thames but first they talk about the fate of two romantic(?) pairings - Nadia & Eddie (4:45) and Joe & Rhys (14:50), before theorising on what could be in store for both Joe and 'You' (25:35).Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Priscilla Budigoma Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

Bankole and Priscilla are trying to figure out what's real while discussing Episodes 8&9 of 'You' Season 4. They start off by examining the two huge reveals in episode 8 (3:35), before discussing Greg Kinnear going full villain in episode 9 (22:00).Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede and Priscilla BudigomaProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

Ebube & Priscilla are on the beautiful planet of Mandalore this week as they guide us through The Mandalorian's transition from a Western to a full-blown space epic. They touch on the appearance of the legendary Mythosaur (0:39), the clash of philosophies between Bo Katan & Din Djarin (13:06), Din's Jon Snow complex, and the complexities of wielding the darksaber (25:15). Priscilla ends with an impassioned plea for everyone to watch the 'Clone Wars' & 'Star Wars Rebels' shows on Disney+ (39:30).Hosts: Ebube Ubochi & Priscilla BudigomaProduction: Ebuka NnamaniSocial Producer: Ebube Ubochi

Bankole and Priscilla are joined by Mo from Streamr to recreate their favourite scene from 'Reservoir Dogs' but first they are discussing Episodes 6&7 from Part 2 of 'You' Season 4 (8:24), including what the end of episode 7 could mean (16:14), before ranking some of the interesting kinks we've encountered this season (40:00).Some spoilers for Season 1 of 'Mr. Robot'.Hosts: Bankole Imouhuede and Priscilla BudigomaGuest: Mo HoosenProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

Bankole, Ebuka, Priscilla, and Jess have such great luck in nature as they gather deep in the woods to retrieve their cocaine and maybe fight off a bear. They first give more insight into their upcoming film-only podcast (3:40), before discussing their thoughts on 'Cocaine Bear' (9:07) and sharing some of their favourite kills (37:05).Hosts: Bankole Imoukhuede, Ebuka Nnamani, Priscilla and JessProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

Ebube and Priscilla return just in time to discuss our favourite space z̶daddy and his escapades. They discuss the political and religious themes in 'The Mandalorian', their thoughts on that intro sequence (6:45) and compare the 'Star Wars' Universe to the 'Dune' Universe (25:05). 'Game of Thrones' also comes up more times than we planned.Hosts: Priscilla and EbubeProduction by: Ebuka Nnamani

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 BudigomaProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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 BudigomaProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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 Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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

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 ImoukhuedeGuest: PriscillaProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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 ImoukhuedeGuest: Emike AhmedProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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 ImoukhuedeGuests: Eyo Ndem & TMTProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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: HajerProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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/nAeVxP3IjT0Host: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuest: HajerProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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/qH5gKEwgzE8Host: Obiora Ifeacho Guest: HajerProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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 ImoukhuedeGuests: Eyo Ndem & TMTProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

Damn, y'all gotta still talk about the show even after it's gone?Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/eAyp53X1kXUHost: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuests: Ebube Ubochi & TMTProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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 ImoukhuedeGuest: Priscilla and RobertProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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/SxdualTI1IgHosts: Obiora Ifeacho and Bankole Imoukhuede Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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/zJKJXhfWv9UHosts: Ebube Ubochi, Afam Nwokolo and Ebuka NnamaniProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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: HajerProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

"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 moreBankole'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=11ca99bdf960fcdda8b6abccbaf85790Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/WPA4POkh2aMHosts: Afam Nwolo and Ebube UbochiProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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/EZ1Jn5QtBi0Hosts: Ebube Ubochi and Afam NwokoloProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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/uUAsRhXK9DQHosts: Chizzy and Priscilla Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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 ImoukhuedeProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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/f0IwL9sQnYwHosts: Chizzy & PriscillaProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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/LfVNqjLqCxwHosts: Ebube Ubochi and Afam NwokoloProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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 PriscillaProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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_y6zEHosts: Afam Nwokolo and Ebube Ubochi Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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/9lIYxkHfgv0Hosts: Chizzy & PriscillaProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

Ebube and Fammy are back to cover the halfway point of this 'House of the Dragon' season but first, Bankole crashes their recording to rant about Ser Criston Cole's actions (4:50), before letting them get back to discussing all the other events in this final episode before the big time jump (19:07).Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/3erVRRba2DAHosts: Ebube Ubochi, Afam Nwokolo, Bankole ImoukhuedeProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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/7QqA0xrNtAsHost: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuest: Eyo Ndem Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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-A3jdNFdoHosts: Chizzy & PriscillaProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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 UbochiProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede & Ebuka Nnamani

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/193K3oBFswgHost: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuest: Eyo NdemProduction by: Bankole ImoukhuedeAdditional Production- Moti OgunsinaApologies for the poor sound quality on this episode.

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/y4xkVvOCnUUHosts: Chizzy & Priscilla Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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/2eppJenpqpAHosts: Ebube Ubochi and Afam NwokoloProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede & Ebuka Nnamani

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/2rksZn7WykMHost: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuest: Eyo NdemProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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 & PriscillaProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede and Ebuka Nnamani

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).Also Available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/XE1vgU6OnnQHost: Bankole Imoukhuede Guests: Konrad Kay and Mickey Down, Eyo NdemProduction: Bankole Imoukhuede

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/11x4reCBMQkHosts: Bankole Imoukhuede, Afam Nwokolo & Ebube Ubochi Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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).Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/AK1z7kwqc_wHost: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuest: Eyo NdemProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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).Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/wWt2Ir63LQ8Host: Bankole ImoukhuedeGuest: Ebube UbochiProduction by: Bankole Imoukhuede

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. Also available on Youtube- https://youtu.be/_0-IjU2NaJI Host: Bankole Imoukhuede Guest: Eyo Ndem Production by: Bankole Imoukhuede