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

  • 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

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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)

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    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

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    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.

  • The Making of Rocketman for Elton John- The Cut.

    Article  |  June 5th, 2019
    By Valerie Vidmar

    Elton John's Rocketman--"behind the scenes"

  • The Goldfinch Trailer

    Article  |  June 5th, 2019
    By Valerie Vidmar
    the goldfinch, trailer

    Just some new trailers you might be interested in...

  • REVIEW: A Ghost Story

    Article  |  March 13th, 2018
    By Valerie Vidmar

  • REVIEW: The Big Sick

    Article  |  March 2nd, 2018
    By Anthony Carter

  • REVIEW: The Shape of Water

    Article  |  January 29th, 2018
    By Anthony Carter

  • REVIEW: The Greatest Showman

    Article  |  January 28th, 2018
    By Valerie Vidmar

  • REVIEW: The Post

    Article  |  January 24th, 2018
    By Valerie Vidmar