Star Trek's Uhura (Nichelle Nichols)

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – June 2023

Hailing frequencies open, here’s our June 2023 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox.  Our picks this month, in no particular order, are… We Can Be Weirdos Ep 6 – The Ghostbuster: Dan Aykroyd and his Close Encounters Presenter Dan Schreiber (of No Such Thing As A Fish) talks to the comedy … >

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HBO Insecure

Is Netflix getting Insecure? What else could we get?

We’re talking about the HBO Original show Insecure — it seems Netflix might be licensing some rivals content, so what might be next? We read (via Deadline), Warner Bros Discovery are looking to make more money from HBO Original titles, and are in talks with Netflix to make a few shows available, starting with Insecure. This is … >

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Apple TV+ Six Shows

Six shows to check out with an Apple TV+ trial subscription

Apple TV+ has some great content — here’s our list of six shows to check out if you get a free three-month trial There are too many streamers, too much great content and too little time and money to allow anyone to do more than skim the available content. With recent economic hardening (and the … >

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Succession's Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) wearing headphones

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – May 2023

Cheer up Kendall, here’s the Podcast Roundup for May 2023 – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox.  Our picks this month, in no particular order, are… Back to One Ep 253 – Jon Voight Host Peter Rinaldi talks to the legendary actor John Voight about his acting career and his approach to roles. It’s … >

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Lockwood & Co cancelled — Shadow and Bone next?

Lockwood & Co cancelled — will Shadow and Bone be next?

There was bad news this week as Netflix cancelled Lockwood & Co — could Shadow and Bone be next We were disappointed but not surprised when we learned (via Variety) of the cancellation of Lockwood & Co. Bottom line it was a decent show, fans liked it but there weren’t enough. In these more constrained and competitive times Netflix is … >

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Doctor Who - Jackie Tyler ear buds

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – April 2023

Welcome to the Podcast Roundup for April 2023 – our favourites in the worlds of CultBox.  Our picks this month, in no particular order, are… The Doctor Who Show – Alternate Galaxies: Ultraviolet The Doctor Who Show chaps present some interesting perspectives on the 1996 vampire cop show. One comes to it as a fan, … >

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Grishaverse — Shadow and Bone map

Will Netflix be taking us back to the Grishaverse?

As we’re sure you know, the Grishaverse is the world of Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows novels — now we’ve had a few weeks since season 2 of Shadow and Bone, we look at the chance of a return We recently talked about the chance of a season 3 for Shadow and Bone, as well as the … >

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George McFly headphones

The CultBox Podcast Roundup – March 2023

Welcome to the Podcast Roundup for March 2023 – our favourites in the worlds of CultBox.  Our picks this month, in no particular order, are… The Two Shot Podcast S10, Ep18 – Freema Agyeman Freema is a beacon of thoughtful positivity and her chat with Craig Parkinson is a freewheeling affair. It covers a lot, … >

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