Menus to be Buried With (2021 AND 2022!)

Ed Gamble and James Acaster – hosts of the hit podcast Off Menu – have appeared in Goldstein’s staple podcast, Films to be Buried With. In these podcast crossovers for Comic Relief, the tables are turned and James and Ed have to choose the meals that best represent their lives before they go to the afterlife. The first special was so good Ed and James were resurrected for a second special in 2022. These episodes bring an abundance of laughter, both for you and from the hosts. Listen on your podcast app >>

Secret Artists

An interview show with a twist. Annie McGrath welcome Brett to choose an object or topic that inspires him, which Annie and Brett then create art about these chosen subjects. The vibe of this one is gentle with soft humour and feels as though you are there with them as they include clutter noises from the equipment and when the host and guest turn away to focus on their art. Secret Artists has guests on the show that are well known in British comedy, including Sophie Duker and Joe Lycett, so this is an excellent gateway into the show. Listen on your podcast app >>

Conversations Against Living Miserably

In partnership with TV channel Dave and the charity Mind, hosts Aaron Gillies and Lauren Pattison invited Brett onto the show to talk about he lives his life without miserably (or so we think). Brett also reflects on his general mood throughout his childhood and the pressure to feel miserable to be a good artist. An honest and frank conversation about mental health sprinkled with a dishy sense of humour, this is a short and sweet episode where you can take a break from the over-produced, loud and glitzy podcasts. The show did finish in 2020 so if you are intrigued by it you won’t be as intimidated by the backlog. Listen on your podcast app >>

Birthday Girls House Party

In this podcast, Brett joins sketch comedy trio, Beattie Edmondson, Camille Ucan, and Rose Johnson to plan the ultimate move night. This show is explosive and exciting with goofy party games played like everyone is fueled by copious amounts of sugar. During this Brett shares about how he may love eating popcorn in a dark room rather than actually watching films, the girls talk about how old the actors are in Grease, and the behind the scenes of filmmaking. The energy between the four podcasters take you back to your school days with the amount of chaos and laughs. Listen on your podcast app >>

To learn more about Brett Goldstein, his love of podcasts, and his show read our interview in Issue 23 of the Pod Bible Magazine now!

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LOOK OUT! It’s only an article about Films to be Buried With! Our Issue 23 cover star Brett Goldstein has charmed us all with his enthusiasm for all movies, and guests ranging from actor Sharon Stone, serial podcaster James Acaster, and even Gleb Shemble*. In every episode, guests are informed they have died (in surreal ways) and must unveil their life stories through the medium of cinema before choosing only one film to take into the afterlife. A somewhat bleak premise, Goldstein makes death a fun, glorious inevitability.

The show’s been running since 2018 – launching between the boom of podcasts in 2016 and the popularisation of starting a podcast amidst a global pandemic – and now has over 200 episodes. It is right to acknowledge that there is a huge back catalogue of episodes. So if you’re new to Brett Goldstein’s podcast, we know you’re not superhuman, and you may need to whittle down where to start. So here are my personal recommendations. Happy listening!

*Ed Gamble

If you wondered why you never recognised the third name in my introduction, it’s because it’s become an in-joke with listeners to always mispronounce Ed Gamble’s name after Ed called Brett out for never mentioning him. Ed explains all in this introduction. This episode was one of the first ‘The Resurrection!’ specials –  an opportunity for a previous guest to redo their film choices before they return to the afterlife. Since then, multiple guests have returned to the world of the living to give some more films to describe their life… before dying again. Listen on your podcast player >>

Zach Braff

Fellow podcaster, director, fake doctor, and real friend, Zach Braff, banters with Brett about how films have illustrated his life. Out of all of the episodes I am suggesting, Braff’s chosen death is certainly the most epic, glamorous, yet oddly realistic. Whilst Zach Braff does talk about films, in a beautifully eloquent way, there are also discussions about being a highly-sensitive person (HSP), trying to get recognised by Hollywood with Zach’s directorial debut Garden State, and how it has been recording Zach’s podcast with Scrubs co-star Donald Faison. Zach and Brett share great chemistry as they both understand the podcast medium and how to tailor conversations that are engaging to listeners. A highlight is when Zach talks about how Beverly Hills Cop always brings a key memory of his late dad, and his description brings such a vivid image to you as a listener. Listen on your podcast player >>

Barry Jenkins

This episode demonstrates the star power Films to be Buried With can accrue: Academy award-winning director Barry Jenkins. This was recorded during Covid-19 so Barry will have you reminisce on how deprived we were to not be able to go to the cinema and have shared experiences with others. As a guest, Jenkins is frank with a sharp dryness in humour. You can tell that Brett is keen to engage and learn from Barry’s experience as a filmmaker. It is easy for people to assume that such a critically-acclaimed director would be pretentious, but Barry brings up films that the average filmgoer will recognise, like when he talks about how Terminator talked about topics that are still relevant in America today. Plus, Jenkins’s choice of the worst film ever made is, frankly, the best of all the answers people have given in this podcast’s canon. Listen on your podcast player >>

Pearl Mackie

Even Brett Goldstein said in this introduction that Pearl Mackie’s appearance is one of the greats. The former Doctor Who star and West End darling opens up about how she found Robin Hood incredibly foxy, and not just in the literal sense of the word! This episode brings a wide range of emotions: from talking about how Fruitvalle Station was the film that made her cry, and what it’s like to reflect on that film after George Floyd’s murder; to watching About Last Night with her friend, drinking multiple glasses of wine and laughing at Kevin Hart’s antics. This was recorded whilst people were receiving their Covid-19 vaccinations, and Pearl shares how her arm is aching post-jabbing, so this is also a great time capsule for podcasting amidst the pandemic. Listen on your podcast player >>

Will Poulter Live @ The BFI

When writing this, one of the episodes that immediately leapt out at me was one of the first live shows for the podcast with We’re the Millers and Chronicles of Narnia star, Will Poulter, onstage at the BFI. Brett Goldstein is in his element showing his comedic prowess, to the audience’s delight. Will Poulter demonstrates his thoughtfulness and generosity as he asks to donate his appearance fee to a charity of Brett’s choosing. There are fascinating conversations taking place, like Brett and Will’s distaste for ‘method acting’, and what it was like to fence with a CGI mouse. Additionally, there is a fun faux pas with Will Poulter saying Titanic was the sexiest film of all time, and Brett interpreting it as Will’s ‘safe word’ to stop talking about it. The flow of the chat is smooth, hilarious and insightful, and is my personal highlight of the podcast. Listen on your podcast player >>

Nish Kumar

Nish Kumar may as well be the co-host of the podcast judging by the number of times he has contributed – here is where it all started. Since this episode, Brett and Nish started annually reviewing the top films of 2019, 2020 and 2021, and I will not be surprised if Nish is brought back for another ‘Judgement Day’ (the name of episodes where previous guests can come back a third time!). Of course, Nish and Brett’s conversation is hilarious and enthusiastic about movies, and what brought audiences to this joyous podcast. However, across this catalogue, Brett has remained the beating heart of the show, and why listeners keep coming back. Listen on your podcast player >>

To learn more about Brett Goldstein, his love of podcasts, and his show read our interview in Issue 23 of the Pod Bible Magazine now!

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At the London Podcast Festival, the cast of Drunk Women Solving Crime (Hannah George, Catie Wilkins and Taylor Glenn) and RedHanded (Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala) head to the stage with bottles of Waitrose-branded Cava. This is the second time the shows have collaborated so there is already a deep familiarity with each other and their sense of humour. The ladies pour Cava into their glasses, ready to tackle some mysteries.

Since 2018, the three hosts of Drunk Women Solving Crime have gathered to solve true crimes that are a bit more lighthearted than the usual calibre of misdemeanours. Plus, every guest must present a personal crime that the team must solve together.

Tonight, they begin by inviting Suruthi Bala to share a story from her university days: the strange disappearance of her notebook with crucial notes from lectures, as well as a distinct pair of shoes she found at a stranger’s house… Suruthi’s story goes on for some time, with each extra detail making the case more intriguing. In the end, the team reckon it was the rival flat of girls below Suruthi as revenge for her disrupting their partying activities. It’s good fun and gets the audience warmed up to the true crime we are about to dissect.

The case is that of Helen Hullick, who was arrested for repeatedly wearing trousers when testifying in court. Host Taylor Glenn is fairly arbitrary in the rules of the game. She begins a sentence about the story but then leaves a pause for Team Drunk Women or Team Redhanded to guess what happened next. Most of the scores are dished out for who made the funniest quips rather than legitimate guessing (though the two sometimes came hand-in-hand).

This section of the show has a good balance of an intriguing story, whilst also having the air of a bunch of friends having fun and making each other laugh, which is infectious. The audience feel welcome to contribute their guesses, which is welcomed by the teams on stage, and we are even granted a point! When it comes to wrapping up this segment, Team Drunk Women and Team Redhanded call it a draw, because it doesn’t really matter who won, but instead it was about sharing this fascinating story.

Now it’s time for an audience member to share a story. The chosen storyteller is the sister of someone who previously submitted a ‘true crime’ for the team to solve (which if you hadn’t listened to the show you might not understand). This segment ends rather succinctly, as Taylor’s now keen to keep to time, but it leaves room for some extra jokes and funny misunderstandings.

The audience members who were familiar with the shows had had the Drunk Women/Redhanded fix they wanted, and laughed alongside the cast. There were a number of people who had not listened to either podcast featured, but this felt like a show where it was not necessary to have done the research. The structure was clear, the story of Helen Hullick was engaging, and the comedy left the audience feeling satisfied, with their spirits lifted.

Before we leave, Taylor shares all the achievements Helen Hullick went on to do as a way to celebrate a fantastic woman who always advocated for fairness and equality. I think about how the show was a fun way to dissect the way the patriarchy can be needlessly inconvenient, and the fantastic ways women hit back with their stubbornness.

Listen to Drunk Women Solve Crime on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other popular podcast apps.

Listen to RedHanded on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other popular podcast apps.

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