Cultural Stew Podcast

A cultural recommendation podcast. Listen to what we think is worth checking out, and what isn't in the high paced world of media & entertainment

About the show

A cultural recommendation podcast. Listen to what we think is worth checking out, and what isn't in the high paced world of media & entertainment

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Episodes and Blog Entries

  • 56: Hodgepodge of Reboot

    Episode  |  February 14th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  2 hrs 8 mins
    audiobooks, film, games, music, streaming, tv

    Join us as we talk about....getting back into the swing of things. Is there anything worth watching or listening to?

  • Better Loki Than Never...

    Episode  |  June 19th, 2021  |  Season 3  |  2 hrs 2 mins
    audiobooks, film, streaming, tv

    New Trailers, New Streaming shows-LOKI, Current streams, Our Recommendations

  • Lackluster Golden Little Playlist

    Episode  |  February 15th, 2021  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 33 mins
    audiobooks, award season, film, games, music, streaming, tv

    The Globes and Sag nominations, what we're binging, and the hope of the Streaming movies and series ahead.

  • Max Streams and Visions

    Episode  |  January 28th, 2021  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 56 mins
    bridgerton, disney plus, greenlights audiobook, hbo max, marvel, netflix apple plus, new movies

    Packed with Streaming news, and there is a lot! We cover many of the new movies and series across the universe. Plus hear our reviews, some GREAT and some SCORCHING. Tenet, Bridgerton, WandaVision, and Soul to name only a few. New trailers and the rollout for Disney+, Netflix, and HBO Max. We even have bloopers! It's basically two lovers of shows and movies that can't help but keep mentioning movies and shows we're interested in and what we've seen that we hope you will find something to laugh about and want to watch. We even cover an anime film!

  • Not as scary as you think...or is it?

    Episode  |  October 30th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 39 mins
    audiobooks, film, games, music, streaming, tv

    This is our Halloween episode with the return of a special co-host, Kendra Hacker. Listen as we discuss what is streaming now, what we're watching and a large segment of Valerie and Kendra's opinions on horror/thriller movies-- Our top films, films we feel you should skip films that are overrated, and ones we'd like to see.

  • Rusty Devil Dilemma

    Episode  |  October 5th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 20 mins
    audiobooks, film, games, music, streaming, tv

    Join us as we talk about all we've missed or been doing. All the new trailers and where and when you can see the movies, what we've been watching, a review of Devil All the Time on Netflix, Games we've BOTH?? been playing and what's on our radar and queue.

  • Back to the Bill & Ted 50th Birthday Jam

    Episode  |  June 19th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 12 mins
    audiobooks, bill and ted, defending jacob, film, games, music, playstation, streaming, tv

    Join us as we talk about....Bill and Ted back again, Josh Gad's awesome blast from the past on YouTube, ALL the new shows and movies to STREAM, Shows we recommend or say run away from! Reviews of Normal People, Defending Jacob, Becoming, Breeders, 13th, Love Birds, and more.

  • Tales From the Quarantina

    Episode  |  May 26th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 37 mins
    audiobooks, film, games, music, streaming, tv

    Join us as we talk about news on how Hollywood and private companies are going to change things due to the pandemic. Lots of recommendations from Ron on what is on right now. You'll hear what we're binging on and what games we are BOTH playing. (Valerie entered the gaming realm)

  • An Oscar Infected Parasite at McD's

    Episode  |  February 17th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 14 mins
    audiobooks, film, games, music, oscars, streaming, tv

    Join us as we talk about our Oscar recap, some new trailers, what's going into theatres, what's streaming, our reviews of Downhill, Birds of Prey, Virgin River and McMillions

  • Rolling with it, Oscar picks, new flicks and Vikings

    Episode  |  January 28th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 22 mins
    audiobooks, film, games, music, streaming, tv

    Join us as we talk about....the Oscar nominations and our picks so far, movies we've seen lately and our new format.

  • Frozen...2 Irishmen with Knives Out

    Episode  |  December 16th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 33 mins
    audiobooks, film, games, streaming, tv

    Join us as we discuss new trailers, what's new in theatres this weekend and on Christmas Day, Golden Globe nominations, reviews of The Irishmen, Frozen 2, Knives Out, The Report, Where'd You Go, Bernadette? plus all other things we've been watching online!

  • Disney+ v AppleTV+ v Ford v Valerie v RoT

    Episode  |  November 26th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 3 mins
    audiobooks, film, games, music, streaming, tv

    Join us as we talk about...Disney+, Apple TV, what we watched on Netflix and Amazon and what we want to watch. Ford VS Ferrari and what's in our queue!

  • Unbelievable Joker Cinema

    Episode  |  October 30th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 27 mins
    audiobooks, film, games, music, streaming, tv

    News, Trailers, Joker, Unbelievable and more!

  • Reel Time With Valerie: Judy (film) Reviewed with Special Guest Casey Costello

    Episode  |  October 25th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  46 mins 41 secs
    casey costelly, judy, judy garland, renee zellweger

    Join us as we talk about....Judy, the film and Judy Garland, the person.

  • Ad Astra per Downton Abbey

    Episode  |  September 26th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 23 mins
    ad astra, audiobooks, downton abbey, film, games, goldfinch, music, streaming, tv

    We (briefly) discuss The Emmy's, a memorium of all those we lost this past few weeks, a few New Trailers,
    The Goldfinch (a bit), Downton Abbey (a lot), and Ad Astra

  • Blinded by Ratings, Our Minds Racing and Hunting for Gold

    Episode  |  September 12th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 55 mins
    blinded by the light, catch 22, it2, mindhunter, ratings, rocketman

    Join us as our conversations run ramped triggered by Mindhunter, It 2, Rocketman (take 2) with some differing opinions, Blinded by the Light, The Art of Racing in the Rain and Hobbs and Shaw... among more!