“The History of SPAM”
On Tasting History, Max Miller makes a spam ribbon loaf from a 1950s recipe and discusses the history of spam. Watch here.
Thomas the Tank Engine Superfans!
At the Guardian, Stuart Jeffries writes about Brannon Carty’s documentary An Unlikely Fandom: The Impact of Thomas the Tank Engine (USA, 2025) and the fans who love the show. “It celebrates the men (and the fans Carty interviews are overwhelmingly male) who have found friendship, community and creativity […]
Filmi Ladies: Snake Movies!
At Filmi Ladies podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins watch snake lady/nagin movies! “Dear friend Vikas Raheja from the Let’s Talk, Melbourne podcast is back to discuss SNAKE FILMS! We describe what we think makes snake films so great, including how […]
Filmi Ladies: Watching the Rainbow: Orange!
“Dazzling, devotional, dangerous orange guides our choices today! Beth was bamboozled by the marigolds in Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding, and Pitu saw spiritually-inspired sacrifice in Aditya Chopra’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Love—or loves plural, really—are at the center of these films, which is not unusual on this […]
Podcast On Fire on the Lee Rock Crime Saga!
At Podcast On Fire, “Today is episode one of our two-part look at Lee Rock and Lee Rock II, a four-hour crime saga based on the life of Lui Lok, a real Hong Kong police officer whose career took him from cadet to high-ranking power broker within a […]
Filmi Ladies: Super Star Series: Aishwarya Rai!
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins look at the career of superstar Aishwarya Rai! “We talk about her films a LOT, so you knew this was coming: superstar Aishwarya Rai! We both like her acting in general, so […]
The Cultural Gutter 