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

  • 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!

  • Once Upon Comic Con

    Episode  |  August 5th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 27 mins
    comic con, films, tarantino, the boys, yesterday

    Join us as we talk about....Comic Con, an insane amount of Trailers, The Boys, Yesterday and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

  • Anima, Spiderman, Off Road Ramblings, and Synapses on Snooze.

    Episode  |  July 14th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 12 mins
    anime, audiobooks, film, games, music, spiderman, streaming, tv

    Join us as we talk about....New Trailers, Ron's review of the new Spiderman in theatres and Valerie's review of Anima on Netflix. Also, new flicks, music, books, and streaming coming out this weekend or next week. What on our Radar and Que. Finally! Have a drink (of water, whatever) to all the times we go off topic or have a fact wrong! It's a new game and it's great to be hydrated.

  • When They See the Murder Mystery of Toy Story

    Episode  |  July 1st, 2019  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 20 mins
    audiobooks, film, film trailers, music, out new, streaming, toy story, when they see us

    Join us as we talk about a few new trailers, Ron's take on Toy Story 4, Valerie's take on When They See Us. What's new in media cultural world this week. Movies we saw on the fly and finally what's on our radar and in our ques for this week.

  • I'm Sorry for the Late Night with Sneaky Pete

    Episode  |  June 18th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 10 mins
    audiobooks, books, film, games, music, streaming, tv

    Join us as we talk about Late Night, Sneaky Pete, I'm Sorry, new streaming, new. in theatre, a little E3 and more!

  • Dark Phoenix Wine Country with Mother

    Episode  |  June 11th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  57 mins 5 secs
    audiobooks, film, games, music, streaming, tv

    Join us as we talk about Tony's, Dark Phoenix, Mother, Wine Country and Whats New.

  • Godzilla Trampled by Tiny Dancer

    Episode  |  June 7th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 15 mins
    audiobooks, film, games, music, streaming, tv

    New Trailers, Rocketman, Godzilla, what's new in theatres and streaming, a great Audible book, and some new mini-episodes to look forward to!

  • 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...

  • Reel Time with Valerie: Booksmart

    Episode  |  May 28th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  9 mins 44 secs
    booksmart, film review, olivia wilde

    Join Valerie as she shares her thoughts and observations without spoilers about Booksmart.

  • The BPM of Strangers Shockingly Evil and Dead to Me

    Episode  |  May 24th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 51 mins
    audiobooks, film, foreign film, kids corner, podcasts, streaming content, vault film

    Our new platform! We discuss new trailers, movies--John Wick 3, streaming shows--Dead to Me, and podcasts. The Land of Stories series for kids. A great Audible pick and Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train. A foreign pick, BPM from France and our recommendations new and older choices.

  • A Limp, A Head, and Yes...they are REALLY Dead.

    Episode  |  May 15th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  48 mins 11 secs
    movie spoilers, silent patient, surprise endings, twists

    Movies that shocked and surprised us with their endings.

  • Superhero Roundtable: Endgame

    Episode  |  May 6th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 14 mins
    avengers, film, marvel, superhero

    Join us in this special episode, our first ever Superhero Roundtable. Kendra Hacker, Colin Pazik, Jeffrey McBeth join Ron and discuss the latest Marvel happening: Avengers Endgame. Here our take and thoughts as we take on a little superhero therapy.

  • Cops, Widows and the Book Hunt is REAL

    Episode  |  May 1st, 2019  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 5 mins
    audiobooks, film, games, music, streaming, tv

    Join us and our special guest, Tony's big brother, James Carter Jr., as we talked about movies that did a great job of shocking us and really threw us through a loop with endings we didn't see coming.

  • Tim Burton. A visionary and so unique...until he wasn't.

    Episode  |  April 17th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  59 mins 23 secs
    dumbo, tim burton

    Join us as we talk about....Tim Burton films. We discuss our thoughts on his early work vs. his later work. Plus we give our favorite picks.

  • Shazaam! All new format and Mustangs on a Diet.

    Episode  |  April 10th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  52 mins 56 secs
    books, coming out soon, film, games, music, reviews, streaming, tv

    Join us as we talk about....new trailers, Shazaam, The Mustang and The 3rd season of The Santa Clarita Diet. Also find out about upcoming releases in movies, streaming, books, games, and music.