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Back from hiatus with some more horror content! We all know the legacy of the famous 'cursed' films... The Omen, The Exorcist, Poltergeist etc. But could the bad vibes surrounding those films been deliberately attracted by another set of iconic films? Ones that involved notorious fan of the occult Christopher Lee? Why did they have to make evil look so goddamn sexy?  Featuring special guest Ali Khamseh! 

This week featuring Eric Holden from The Goblin's Corner podcast sees us discussing Skyrim's creepy reality-shifting Dragonborn and deep diving into the psyche of Alduin the World-Eater.   Bonus theory: are all of Lady Gaga's biggest hits secretly referencing the Elder Scrolls? Is the Wobbajack a disco stick? 

Why do the struggling-for-survival fantasy creatures of the Dark Crystal look and sound so much like Muppets? Same production company or something more sinister? Can you really go from modern day television hijinks to magical dystopia simply by shooting Beaker into the sun?  Featuring special guest Geoffrey Golden.

Could the expansive lore of Star Wars have its roots in the most down-to-earth musical of all time, Fiddler on the Roof? Are Leia's hairstyles a reflection of her East-European heritage? Are there six degrees of separation between Yoda and Yente? Discussion with guest star Shai Korman!

Do the residents of Summerisle really believe that burning one policeman to death in a big wicker effigy is going to help their crops, or is that just a cover for what they're REALLY up to? And how did it get burned? We never found out....

What could a super-popular genre-defining musical like Les Miserables have in common with the  uber-violent techo-horror Terminator franchise? One robotic stone-faced man-machine hunting his quarry, leaving bodies in his wake and fixated on one particular person: John Connor/Jean Valjean. Guests this week are Matt and Jack from the Mockbusters podcast! 

After a short hiatus we are back with more nonsense!  Disney has been making some strange decisions lately that seem to be popular with absolutely no-one. What's behind these choices? And what has it got to do with Pokemon? Or Twitch? 

In a slightly unusual turn, this week sees us discussing the ins and outs of glass chemistry with BillieBBillie, an expert on the subject. Big Pharma is one thing, Big Glass is something else! 

This episode sees us trying to make sense of the beautifully animated but uncomfortably subtexted Charmkins OVA, made to promote the short-lived Charmkins toy line. Did the people making this cartoon genuinely not realize how much innuendo made it into the finished product? Or was this a deliberate attempt to tank the franchise a la The Producers?  Featuring special guest Scarlett Crypt!

This week tackles that monolith of blonde ambition, Barbie! How could one personality hold down such a vast array of jobs, contacts, fashion trends and phases of existence over the course of seven decades? Your mistake is in assuming that Barbie is just one person... Featuring special guest and avid Barbie fan Scarlett Crypt!

In our second episode of season 2, we discuss the notoriously nonsensical film Mulholland Drive and attempt to do the impossible...explain it in a way that makes total sense! Hobos behind diners, mysterious band-less clubs, terrible hitmen, amnesia and no-one likes the coffee, how do we turn this into a mundane everyday kind of film? Featuring special guest BillieBBillie and Ian!

Crackpot Theories is back for a second season with a slightly tweaked format and a whole new collection of silly fan theories! To kick things off, Sinead and special guest BillieBBillie discuss the possibility of family ties between blood-soaked scapegoat Carrie White and bookworm wunderkind Matilda Wormwood. Do you need to be related to cause psychic havoc at your local school? Let's find out!