Best Travel Babble Podcasts (2025)

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The Lake House (2006) "The Wootch" 56:32

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This week we’re babbling about the cinematic masterpiece The Lakehouse (2006) starring Speed lovers Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. Our film charts the almost-nearly-romance of a sincere, but deathly dull couple separated by time. Well, separated by two years in actuality. Not that long in the grand scheme of things, you’d think? And if it really …

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4.5 The Terminator (1984) "Tech Noir GDPR" 47:39

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This week we are babbling about a film that needs no introduction. Which, in a way, is an introduction in itself. But what of it? What do you want from us? Consistency? Clarity? If so, maybe this isn’t the podcast for you… Or is it? Anyway, rambling philosophical questions aside, The Terminator was created (stolen?) in 1984 by a pre-Smurf obsessed …

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4.4 Happy End (1967) "Lazy Rudolph" 44:28

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Episode latest the to welcome and hello. This week we’re babbling about the extraordinary Happy End (1967), a deliriously wonderful film, directed by Oldřich Lipský. It’s a delight from end to beginning, as we explore one man's journey from death/birth to birth/death. Mostly dismissed as a throwaway piece of lightweight fluff on release, the film n…

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4.3 I'll Never Forget You (1951) "The Gentleman's Ankh" 47:39

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This week we’re babbling about I’ll Never Forget You (1951). The film is a curious mix of sci-fi, noir and costume drama and was directed by Roy Ward Baker of Hammer and Amicus fame. It stars TYRONE POWER (possibly the best name on planet earth) as a man out of time, forever longing to go back and hang out with his ancestors during the ‘Age of Reas…

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4.2 Terror at London Bridge (1985) "Jack the Hoffer" 43:10

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This week we’re babbling about Terror at London Bridge (1985). The film is also known by the ever so slightly better title of Bridge Across Time and was originally a TV movie directed by the unfeasibly named Egbert Warnderink Swackhamer Jr! The film stars the legend that is David ‘The Hoff’ Hasslehoff as a troubled cop, trying to forget a traumatic…

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4.1 Lola (2022) "Smelly Nazi Hole" 35:33

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Welcome one & all, to Time Babble Series Four! To kick start this new series we invite you to join us in our attempt to change the course of world history. And when ‘we’ say ‘us’ we mean the protagonists of our ’their’ film… This week we are babbling about LOLA (2022), which was made when the world was still in lockdown, and the great plague was ri…

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3.13 Dimension 5 (1966) "Teddy Bear Ham" 48:14

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Hey groovy cats! Strap on your time belts and join us for the final episode of Series Three. Do we have a treat for you! Well, when we say treat, we really mean: here is a film that no one can quite remember. And that film is Dimension 5 (1966), ‘directed’ by Frank Adreon and starring ‘old blue eyes’ himself, Jeffrey Hunter. The film was part of a …

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3.12 Live Theatre Special: The Time Machine (2023) "Insert Sounds of Fear" 32:18

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This week we have a special bonus episode for all you Babblers, as we venture nervously out into what is regularly described as the ‘real world’, for a live time travel theatre experience at the Leeds Playhouse. The Time Machine (2023) is a three person play, created by the Original Theatre company, starring George Kemp as George, Amy Revelle as Am…

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3.11 Wild Strawberries (1957) "The Coffin Hokey Cokey" 42:47

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Clasp/cuddle lovingly your existential fear and dread tightly to your chest, and join us, as we explore one of the greatest films ever made: Wild Strawberries (1957), written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The film stars many of Bergman regulars; Bibi Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Ingrid Thulin, a small yet memorable cameo from Ming von Sydow, an…

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3.10 The Adventure of Denchu-kozo (1987) "Benny Hill Cyberpunk" 32:24

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Yo Cyberpunks! Have we got a chaotic treat for you! Prepare to be dragged screaming into The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987), an acid lucid dream of a film from legendary filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto. This was one of Tsukamoto’s very first films and was originally created as a theatre piece. We have no idea how this would have been possible, and can …

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3.9 Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) "Vincent Price-adocious" 38:42

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Happy Easter nerds! This week we’ve gone into EASTER OVERLOAD with the psychedelic stop-motion classic Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971). This TV special was created by the ‘almost definitely not’ drug-crazed minds of Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin. Between them they are responsible for literally millions of seasonal classics, including Rudolph the …

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3.8 Camille Redouble (2012) "Jowday and the Bee" 58:16

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Bonjour..! This week we are babbling about Camille Redouble (2012), written and directed by Noémie Lvovsky, who also stars in the lead role. The film is a loose remake of Peggy Sue Got Married and makes a perfect double bill with last week’s episode. It takes the basic premise of Peggy, but moves the now into the 2000s and the then into the 1980s. …

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A New Twist on Airline Pretzels? You bet. Air Canada serves up a fresh new taste onboard. 34:15

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Today, international Women's day, we sat down with two incredible women who are changing the way Canadians fly.. Well kind of. Air Canada announced a huge refresh of their onboard menu items and snacks today. One of which, is a pretzel which you are going to love. You may be thinking.. Pretzel's Kirk seriously? Listen in, and enjoy the journey as J…

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3.7 Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) "Gnu Blood" 57:40

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This week we’re babbling about nostalgia-fest Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Kathleen Turner as Peggy Sue, in a dazzling lead performance. It also features another couple of Coppolas: the overacting, nasally-challenged-Nosferatu himself, Nicolas Cage, as Peggy’s childhood sweetheart and soon to be divorce…

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3.6 Tomorrow I'll Wake and Scald Myself with Tea (1977) "Patrick Goes for the Pork First" 39:19

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Get ready to board the next flight to whenever! This week we’re babbling about the Czech time travel classic Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea / Zítra vstanu a opařím se čajem (1977) directed by Yindřizich Polák. The film is a lighthearted comedy with quite heavy overtones and tackles that age-old problem of a group of those pesky fut…

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Kevin Jackson, President of Porter Airlines, Talking Travel with John Kirk. 32:58

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If you are Canadian or live somewhere in the North East US, Porter Airlines is more than likely a familiar name to you. Launched in 2006 out of Toronto City Airport, now known as Billy Bishop Airport, the Airline has patiently grown into a celebrated Canadian Airline winning multiple awards. Now the company has moved into to the world of Jets with …

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Babbling Brooks - Allan Brooks with John Kirk Episode l 20:39

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Join us as we tour the all Celebrity Excel during her official naming ceremony. Allan Brooks Canadian Director Market Sales walks us through what makes the Edge series so remarkable. Watch the episode here - Copy and paste the link below.. https://www.travelpulse.ca/videos/cruise/babbling-brooks-with-john-kirk-episode-1-video Make sure to follow on…

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Celebrity Cruises - Allan Brooks with John Kirk - Episode ll 20:47

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Allan Brooks Canadian Director of Market Sales for Celebrity Cruises get into the nitty gritty with me on what makes Celebrity unique to travellers and the evolution of a cruise traveller. We had a blast " Talking Travel " while at a " Golf Simulator " in Toronto. Make sure to follow on Apple Podcast , Google Podcast , Amazon Podcast , Spotify or y…

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3.5 Last Train to Christmas (2021) ”Rumba Colditz Tony” 49:05

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Ding! Ding! All aboard! Next stop, the Time Babble Christmas Special! This week we’re babbling about Last Train to Christmas (2021), starring Michael Sheen, playing twelve versions of Tony, a troubled nightclub impresario, Cary Elwes as his bottoms popped off, not-alcoholic not-brother, together with a host of other characters that may, or may not …

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3.4 Repeat Performance (1947) ”Vellum, Morocco bound, Illuminated” 53:31

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Get ready to climb the magical staircase as we babble about the time travelling film noir gem Repeat Performance (1947). The film is often overlooked, but overlooked no more as we delve into its sequinned delights! The film stars Joan Leslie as Sheila Page, who opens the film with a gun in her hand and her almost always drunk husband Barney, dead a…

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Bruce Poon Tip, G Adventures Founder & CEO with John Kirk on location in Peru. Producer of The last Tourist. 6:04

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Bruce Poon Tip Founder & CEO of legendary Canadian adventure company G Adventures spoke with John Kirk in Cusco Peru during the companies annual event. They touch on community tourism, and what philanthropy means to his organisation, the efforts of Planeterra plus more. Enjoy! Make sure to follow on Apple Podcast , Google Podcast , Amazon Podcast ,…

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3.3 Biggles: Adventures in Time (1986) ”Anno Biggles” 52:11

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Grab hold of your time twin and get thee to a nunnery. It’s time for Biggles! This week we’re babbling about Biggles: Adventures in Time (1986). It’s a joy of a film and one of Time Babble HQs favourite time travel movies. Biggles was the creation of W.E. Johns, who wrote nearly a hundred novels following Biggles adventures during wartime. The film…

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3.2 A Hitch in Time (1978) ”Totally Claypoled” 29:16

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This week we dive head first into the sparkling and inviting waters of the Children's Film Foundation. The Children's Film Foundation was for decades a way for new and established directors and actors at the end of their career, to make films aimed at, and starring kids. Our film stars Patrick Troughton as the mysterious time travelling inventor, P…

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3.1 Donnie Darko (2001) ”Joke Murder Scene” 48:07

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Welcome to Series Three of Time Babble! We celebrate our new series with a modern time travel classic, in the 3D watery shape of Donnie Darko (2001). The film is the directorial debut of Richard Kelly, and stars both Jake and Maggie Gyllenhall, alongside Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Mary McDonnell, and Katherine Ross. It’s the simple story of a …

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3.0 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) ”Tuk-Tuk” 43:37

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Welcome to the Time Babble goes to the Movies Summer Special! This week, we’re babbling about Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, released in cinemas summer 2023. The film stars Harrison Ford (obvs), alongside Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Toby Jones, and some old(er) familiar faces. It’s the first in the series not directed by Steven Spielberg, or with…

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2.10 Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) ”The Colbys” 48:05

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This week we’re babbling about Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), directed by Colin Trevorrow, and starring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson and Karan Soni. The film is about a real fake classified ad, seeking a companion to travel in time, and is a delightfully low budget film that many people may have missed on its original release. Let’s make…

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2.9 Flight of the Navigator (1986) ”The Eleventh Cow” 55:47

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This week we’re babbling about time travel film royalty: Flight of the Navigator (1986), directed by Randal Klieser, and starring Joey Cramer, Veronica Cartwright and the voice of Paul Reubens as Max. Our 80s synth-induced babbling visits the only public toilet in Florida, first gig confessions, futuristic robot post vehicles that still need a Sara…

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2.8 The Time Travelers (1964) ”Danny The Electrcian” 39:08

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This week we're babbling about The Time Travelers (1964), directed by Ib Melchior and produced by the legendary Samuel Z. Arkoff. The film was released by American International Pictures, who are best known for their low budget ‘B’ movies with high production values. Our own zero budget babbling this week features futuristic musical instruments, im…

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2.7 The Outer Limits S1 E06 (1963) 25:27

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This week we're babbling about episode six from the first series of the classic tv show, The Outer Limits (1963): The Man Who Was Never Born. It was written by Anthony Lawrence, directed by Leonard Horn and stars a very young Martin Landau. For those who have sensitivity towards frogs, please consider this a warning, as we expose the underwritten o…

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2.6 65 (2023) ”Curry Powder Mountain” 34:12

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Hey, listen! This week we're babbling about 65, or 65 Million Years Ago Prehistoric Earth had a Visitor (2023), directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and starring Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, fighting off a render farm's worth of dinosaurs. On the very first Time Babble live trip out to the cinema, our tiny brains were duped into thinking this …

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2.5 Dominick Hide Double Bill (1980 and 1982) ”The Full Dominick” 58:11

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This week we're babbling about two films from the BBC Play for Today series: The Flipside of Dominick Hide (1980) and its sequel Another Flip for Dominick (1982). Both plays were directed by Alan Gibson and co-written with Jeremy Paul. The plays star Peter Firth as Dominick, Caroline Langrishe as his past love Jane, Pippa Guard as his future wife A…

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2.4 Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020) ”Snake Oilsman” 55:24

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This week we’re babbling about Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020), written by Makoto Ueda and directed by Junta Yamaguchi. But before we do, and just for you our dear and loyal listener, we invite you to gorge on some extracurricular babble about our supporting Doraemon cartoon: The Time Machine is Lost (2005). Yaaaaay! This unfeasibly joyful a…

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2.3 It Happened Tomorrow (1944) ”23 Skidoo” 59:57

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Greetings from the Time Babble Zeppelin! This week we’re babbling about It Happened Tomorrow (1944), directed by René Clair, and starring Dick Powell, Linda Darnell and Jackie Oakie. This terrific tale of tabloid-based time travel is a perfect example of the endless variety of this most generous of genres. Who would've thought that we’d find Time B…

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2.2 Twelve Monkeys (1995) ”Dribble Me This” 55:27

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This week, we’re babbling about Twelve Monkeys (1995), which was inspired by Chris Marker’s legendary short film La Jetée (1962), directed by Terry Gilliam, and stars Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe and Brad Pitt. Apparently, it’s easy to get distracted by a monkey lowered down a well holding a beef sandwich, and Time Babble is no different. But the …

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2.1 Brigadoon (1954) ”Grouse Point Blank” 58:45

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This week we’re babbling about Brigadoon (1954) a lavish MGM musical directed by Vincente Minnelli, and based on the stage musical by Lerner and Loewe. The film stars the glorious pairing of dance legends Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse, and the morose, perpetually drunk, yet wise cracking Van Johnson. The most Scottishly Scottish of musicals, Brigadoo…

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1.9 Somewhere in Time (1980) ”Mothra’s Balsam” 59:46

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Deck the halls with peanuts & balsam! It’s the Time Babble Christmas Special! This week we’re babbling about Somewhere in Time (1980) which was directed by Jeannot Szwarc and stars Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour and Christopher Plummer. The film is based on the novel Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson, who also wrote the screenplay, and makes an …

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1.0 The Tomorrow War (2021) “Tuna Santa” 42:20

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This week we’re babbling about The Tomorrow War (2021), which was directed by Chris Mckay and stars Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski and J. K. Simmons. Despite sounding like we’re recording in a tiny cupboard, 20,000 leagues under the sea, somewhere in the future-past, using only string and paper-cups, this is the episode which instigated the digress…

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1.8 Russian Doll (2019) “La Cucaracha” 55:27

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This week we’re babbling about the first series of Russian Doll (2019), which was created by its star Natasha Lyonne, who also co-wrote the series with Amy Poehler, and directed the final episode. Our inaugural plunge into telly box-based time travel, the chat will feature a mango, a reoccurring bathroom, an earworm of a song, several Ted Talks on …

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1.7 Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) “The Goose Edit” 55:22

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It’s Goose Week on Time Babble! To celebrate, we’re babbling about Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979), which was directed by Russ Mayberry and stars Dennis Dugan as both our hero, and his android/robot twin, alongside a funeral* of ‘end of career’ british character actors, including Jim Dale as the villain, Ron Moody, Kenneth Moore, John Le Mesurie…

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Welcome to the Midnights Era 26:36

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Dan is in his Midnights era. Dan discusses what's new for Michelle Collins, her patreon, and gives ideas for her promised merch selection, but then he takes on the "fat" Taylor controversy, and does a not-so-deep dive into her new album, Midnights, from Karma and Lavender Haze to Vigilante Shit. Which songs are you loving on the album? Let Dan know…

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Michelle Collins is Alive 16:31

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#MichHeads from the old country, unite in this time of need! On Friday, October 14th, Michelle Collins announced on her SiriusXM radio show, The Michelle Collins Show, that her show will have its final week this week. This is deeply saddening, so I've taken this opportunity to use my platform to pay respects to the greatest person to ever grace a m…

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1.6 The Adam Project (2022) “Christos” 1:10:06

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This week we’re babbling about The Adam Project (2022), which was directed by Shawn Levy, and stars Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, and Catherine Keener. The seemingly now obligatory father/son complex that's littered throughout modern studio filmmaking is present and correct here. However in Episode 6, ever champions of balance and f…

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1.5 The Time Traveller’s Wife (2009) “An Abundance of Bottoms” 53:18

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This week we’re babbling about The Time Traveller’s Wife (2009), which was directed by Robert Schwenke, and based on the book by Audrey Niffenegger. The film stars Eric ‘bare botty’ Bana and Rachel McAdams. The Time Traveller’s Wife is unfathomably widely loved, but quite why is somewhat unclear, given the stench of male privilege on display, and t…

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1.4 Timecrimes (2007) “Spanish Peter’s Milky Time Bath” 49:45

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This week we’re babbling about Timecrimes (Los Cronocrimenes) from 2007, which was written, directed and stars Nacho Vigalondo. It also stars Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernandez and Barbara Goenaga. Timecrimes is the everyday story of a man who spies a girl in the bushes, goes to investigate, and accidentally falls into several time loops. Different …

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Just a Basic Collins 26:49

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Dan has reached a new echelon of basicity - what is that, you ask? Well, to find out, you'll need to endure tangent upon tangent, as Dan meanders down memory lane of a specific Michelle Collins interview, followed by the ins and outs of graduate school, including talking about small molecule inhibitors of metabolic enzymes #amirite. Are we unironic…

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1.3 See You Yesterday (2019) “Einstein Slushy” 54:17

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This week we’re babbling about See You Yesterday (2019), by first time director Stefon Bristol. The film was produced by Spike Lee and stars Eden Duncan-Smith as C.J. Walker and Danté Crichlow as Sebastian. It’s quite a rollercoaster of a Babble episode, covering a fantastic, fun and touching movie, and featuring various horological digressions, in…

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Home is Where the Rain Is 24:00

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In this episode of Dan's Dabble in Babble, Dan talks about all the joys of home ownership, from the homestead tax exemption to replacing shower heads. How many sweaters does Dan need? Listen to him contemplate this here. What is Dan watching? You guessed it - get the rundown here, plus hear a bit about the excitement of the US Open in the coming we…

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A "Brie"f Trip to Vizcaya (But also Take Me to Fort Lauderdale) 31:08

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Dan hits up South Florida in this week's Dabble in Babble! Which is better - Miami or Fort Lauderdale? Dan has heavily unbiased thoughts. Hear about the beautiful, if scorching hot, Vizcaya Gardens, traversing Miami and Fort Lauderdale, and dining in the club-like, church-like environment of Holly Blue. Is Alligator Alley a walk in the park or an u…

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1.2 Frankenstein Unbound (1990) “Meeerdeeered” 1:20:36

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This week we’re babbling about Frankenstein Unbound (1990). Directed by legendary filmmaker Roger Corman, the film stars John Hurt, Raul Julia, and Bridget Fonda. The film and chat covers talking cars, unreliable court evidence (including our own intentional falsehoods), purple time ‘clouds’, and a weapon designed not to Hurt. In honour of our univ…

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Strolling Through Savannah 31:57

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In this solo babble, Dan talks about the joys of a new coffee maker, the obnoxiousness of educator TikTok, but most importantly, he talks about an enchanting weekend in the Hostess City of the South: Savannah, Georgia! Staying in the beautiful Ballastone Inn, Dan takes you through excellent food at Elisabeth's on 37th, The Olde Pink House, and more…