DysTropia Podcast

(Recorded May 2021) Insane weaponry from your favourite movies, TV shows, and video games. How does the humble two handed chainsaw stack up against the eXistenZ gristle gun. Tell us what we missed on Social Media. www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Dystropia presents Master Debaters, where we contrast creative endeavours in a head to head showdown. This episode: American Police Procedurals vs British Crime Dramas. Aaaalso spoiler for Wild mountain Thyme, a movie which you were not going to watch anyway Join the debate on our Socials. Let us know who you think won. www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Opinions on the new Mortal Kombat movie, The Falcon and the Winter Solider and Rowdy Roddy Piper movies from 1988. Topical as always. Hit us up on Social Media www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Dystropia presents Master Debaters, where we examine the offerings of two legendary creative forces in a head to head showdown. This episode: The Polished Powerhouse of Pixar vs The Awesome and Avant-Garde A24 Join the debate on our Socials. Let us know who you think won. www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

A rambling episode where we extoll the virtues of MichaelCthulhu and decry the villainy of Crypto Art. Ramle at us on Social Media www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Dystropia E78 - Master Debaters - Denzel Washington vs Tim Curry Dystropia presents Master Debaters, where we examine at the careers of two legendary actors in a head to head showdown. Join the debate on our Socials. Let us know who you think won. www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

We’re kicking off the new year with a new, head to head challenge. hit us up with your tops picks on : www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Recounting the best Movies, TV Shows, and Video Games from a fraught year. Happy holidays all, stay safe and stay sane. Love you x Hit us up on Social media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Passing the torch from an ancient master to a new, young upstart is a staple in all forms of entertainment. We’re examining the trope in media and IRL in the case of some longer running franchises. Friends of the Show Bloodinwater on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YyvnLrt0VOZeWiyYOO9BP Empire of Sin: https://www.empireofsingame.com/ Side Quest Heroes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Om6KjBVxvNuNfAAfFyYYH Hit us up on Social media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

When a creator cuts content from an established piece of media it raises interesting questions about how much of the Movies, TV Shows, and Games in your library you actually own? Hit us up on Social media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

A meander down the Pop Culture riviera with Glennon and Jonny. Hit us up on Social media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

More lockdown pop-culture ramblings from two guys who could easily be cast as background vikings Tell us who you would cast in the Dystropia movie on Social media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

The Anthology: An interesting format to have fun with the medium and experiment a little. Just be careful you don’t accidentally take a screenshot and post it on Instagram. Send us your 3am pics on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Spin Offs! Cynical cash grabs, or life after death? We’re tracing the family tree of your favourite entertainment with Shawna “Scotty” Scott. Make your quarantiney a bit more steamy and visit Shawna at SexSiopa.ie Get more gamer goodness from the Side Quest Heroes: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Om6KjBVxvNuNfAAfFyYYH Tell us what we missed on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Bad to the bone and making one hell of an entrance. Antagonist intros with Jonny and Glennon Tell us what we missed on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Movies, TV Shows, and Games that changed the way you viewed the medium. Basically the entertainment equivalent of the Fire Nation. Tell us what rocked your world on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

The definitive edition. Unrated and extended. 14 minutes of unseen footage. But is that better? We take you ringside to the title fight between the auteur’s vision and studio meddling. Show us your extended edition on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Formative lessons learned from Movies, TV Shows, and Video games that do not stand up under even the slightest scrutiny. How do these tropes still exist? Tell us about your bad education on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

A classic episode from the time before the upstart demon Koh'Viid XIX ravaged our lands. Marvel at our youthful voices from several hundred days ago. Hit us up on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Rambling through the ‘Rona. Jonny and Glennon finally succumb to the lockdown brain fog. How will our intrepid podcasters cope? Reach out and touch us on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Author inserts so egregious they elevate arrogance. Surrogates so self-serving they stand out from the stratosphere. We talk about authors writing themselves into their work, and somehow forget to mention Stephen King. Play along at home by taking the Universal Mary Sue litmus test: https://springhole.net/writing/marysue.htm Send us your results on that one place where we are each the star of our own terrible sitcom, Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Bad breakups that played out behind the scenes of your favourite Movies, TV Shows and Video Games. But does the turmoil translate to the screen? Come and break our hearts on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

What does a burial urn, a loaded gun, and a tiiiny rock hammer have in common? Well you’ll have to wait ’til the third act to find out. Hit us up with your tropes on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

A setting so intriguing, we want to to see it from streetview. Movies, TV Shows, and Games that are interesting from any angle. Hit us up on the weirdest setting of all, Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Two beardy white dudes with internet informed opinions talking about entertainment that broke the mould and shook up the medium. The irony is palpable. Tell us how palpable you find us on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Entertainment as soul food. What TV Shows, Movies and Games do you keep coming back to? Like a familiar old t-shirt? Or the scene of a crime? Wait, no, not that last one. Tell us all about your comfort blankets on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

We’re finally going viral and talking about our favourite pandemics in pop culture. Topical? Yes, much like the ointment Jonny had to spread on his last outbreak. Send us your best virus memes on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

A classic episode examining antagonists in all their forms. Join Glennon, Jonny and Special Guest Aideen as we battle the dark antagonist that is Pop Culture. Hit us up on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Smartphones, railguns, and political porcine penetration. Baffling predictions from entertainment history that somehow came true. Let us know what we missed on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

A relatively spoiler free look at our favourite entertainment from the fraught year of 2019. If you are looking for a discerning list of diversions we got ya covered. Jonny’s picks Movies: Joker, Midsommar, Games: Control, Untitled Goose Game TV: Fleabag, Russian Doll, Veep Glennon’s picks Movies: Parasite, Avengers Endgame, Knives Out Games: Gears 5, Sekiro, Overland TV: Chernobyl, The Witcher Please let Jonny know you remember the Banana Splits on social media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music Top Picks from 2019

We’re taking a sarky look at the festive commercialism that infiltrates your favourite Movies, TV Shows and Games this time of year. Hail Santa. Send us some festive cheer on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Unseen, we move through society. No one knows our faces or our names. Such is the way of the podcaster. Also Ninjas, which we are talking about this week. Let us know how you like the new format on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

We were back! And then Jonny got sick and we had settle for another ReUpload. Sad emoji. So we are sharing one of most popular episodes from the days of yore. Happy emoji! As mentioned in the episode, check out Jonny’s Dublin Comic Con costumes on Instagram @PyramidHeader Hit us up on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Back after a brief hiatus where Glennon moved to a tropical paradise and Jonny donned clown makeup to celebrate a Halloween / The Purge mashup that left twelve people injured and many more drunk and exhilarated. Welcome to a third season of Pop Culture babble. Ask for Purgaween pics on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

A classic episode from when we jumped on the True Crime band wagon. Join Glennon, Jonny and Special Guest Aideen as we delve into the Pop Culture shadows. Re-Cut Trailers (as mentioned in the episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIdS49mCqAc Hit us up on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Please enjoy a re-edit of a classic episode featuring famed Monster Wrangler, Eoghan Errity. Normal broadcast schedule will be resumed once Glennon gets settled in his new lair. See Eoghan’s wonderful photography here: https://www.instagram.com/eoghlie/ Hit us up on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

’Tis the season of the remake and Jonny and Glennon are ready to review, rethink, and reconstruct your favourite Movie, TV Show and Video Game rehashes. Redouble your resolve to relay recommendations on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Resplendent theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Crashing through the fourth wall like the out of control metaphor that is this sentence. We’re taking a Meta look at your favourite TV Shows, Movies and Games. Insert yourself into the podcast by sassing to us directly on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

The 50th Episode Extravaganza! Starring special guests Kev, Helmet and Scotty. We’re coming in hot with Rule 34 realness. Expect things to get all flavours of weird. • Read more from Kev: https://stuckinthemuddle.com/ • Helmet can’t help but make amazing music. Find it here: https://soundcloud.com/sprinter_music • Shawna ‘Scotty’ Scott is Ireland’s favourite purveyor of perversions. Check out her wares at https://sexsiopa.ie/ Come wish us a happy 50th on all of the Social Media sites that the children have long abandoned: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Critically and commercially panned media that we just love. A lesser podcast would call these Guilty Pleasures but who cares about guilt? This is about positivity and if you don’t like it f’cking fight me. Join us in the Yang to positivity’s Ying: Social media www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Dermot (of TRY Channel fame) joins us to celebrate the greatest achievements in Special FX… and to recoil in horror from the infamous, uncanny CGI that haunts our dreams. Check out Dermot’s “work” on the TRY Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCabq3No3wXbs6Ut-Pux6SzA Feel free to digitally superimpose our faces on to scorpion bodies and share it on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

We have complied the Fan Theories that change your favourite TV Shows, Movies and Games forever. Harry Potter's dark secret. Ash Ketchum's shocking parentage. What was really going on in Jurassic Park. We have all the answers™. Hit us up with your theories on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia The greater Willy Wonka / Snowpiercer theory is outlined here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEX52h1TvuA Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Kev is back and he is helping us take down the most egregious, overused, and downright stubborn tropes from TV, Movies and Video Games. Would you like to point out the many trope pitfalls this very podcast falls into on a regular basis? Do so on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

The best bits of episodes 7 & 8 featuring the fabulous Gus from the Nerdaí podcast. If you are new to the podcast, this is a great way to catch up. Listen to more from Gus: https://soundcloud.com/nerdai-irish-nerds/nerdai-podcast Send us all your 'crappy clip show' memes on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

If there’s something strange… in your neighbourhood… Maybe try minding your own business, strange aint illegal! Jonny and Glennon are donning their best ghost hunting gear and digging through the sepulchre of paranormal entertainment. Listen at your own risk. If your furniture started floating during this episode, let us know on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Feeling a little Déjà vu? Like you've heard all this before? Well listen again. It all counts towards our audience numbers. We're talking about time loop tropes and replay value. Feeling a little Déjà vu? Live, Scroll, Repeat with us on Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Tara is back and helping us uncover all the secret horrors that dwell in your favourite Movies, TV Shows and Games. For more, check us out on the true realm of horror, Social media www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Get ready for the greatest pop culture extravaganza ever podcasted. This is literally the only place to hear about Game of Thrones, Avengers Endgame and all the most awaited games of 2019. Half Life 3 Confirmed, baby. Cheers to future Space President, Brian Lelas for joining us as we bask in the hype. Come tell us how correct our predictions were on Social media www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

"Save us Dystropia, you're our only hope." Join our heroes as we rescue the masses from pop culture ignorance and win the day once again. Attempt to save our souls on social media www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

Don your hazmat suit and join Glennon, Jonny, and the wonderful Shawna "Scottie 2 Hot Tea" Scott as we sift through some of the worst fandoms in entertainment history. Check out Scottie's wares and hot takes: www.sexsiopa.ie www.instagram.com/sexsiopa Hit us up on the usual social media Skinner boxes www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.instagram.com/dystropia Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music

It's the ultimate Battle Royale showdown. We're pitting al your favourite kill-or-be-killed franchises against each other. Only one will survive. Welcome to the Thunderdome, baby. Contact us on the battlegrounds of emotional stability, Social Media: www.twitter.com/DysTropia_casts www.instagram.com/dystropia/ Awesome theme music by Sprinter @sprinter_music