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Gas Giants
by Tom Worster
All of culture explained by two fat old men, one artifact at a time. Gav and Tom gas about music, movies, TV, books and their creators attempting to understand what they mean about everything else in the world. New episodes every other week Fridays. gasgiants.substack.com
Episodes
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The War of The Worlds - The Mercury Theatre of the Air (1938)
With fake news very much in the...ahem..need, we look at one of the great media upsets of history... Subscribe to Gas Giants This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com
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A Round of Drinks With Edgar Pêra
"The most persistently individualistic Portuguese filmmaker" sits down with us to talk about Pessoa, Lovecraft, poetry, film making and the subtle art of manipulating the algorithm. Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would...
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Spy vs. Spy - John Zorn (1989)
John Zorn's 1989 homage to Ornette Coleman's Oeuvre is still available, if you look hard enough. We tell you why it's worth the effort Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...
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The Long Goodbye - Robert Altman (1973)
Tom & Gav chat about a green drink, a 5000 dollar bill, and the great American novel This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com
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Atomised - Michael Houellebecq (1998)
Neatly attired in fetching Hi-Vis yellow Vests, the Gas Giants enter the world of Michael Houellebecq This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com
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N.A.D. - Ghosts with guest Roberto Zorzi
The Gas Giants sit down to chat co-creator of one of the most underrated albums of the 1980's Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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Ghost Dog - The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Ghost Dog was apparently the moment when Jim Jarmusch achieved “Mainstream Recognition”, but what does this fundamentally mournful reflection on the end of things have to tell us? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...
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WE / ONE
"If you want a vision of the future, imagine classrooms of teenagers being made to read Orwell's 1984 forever". Other Dystopian Fiction is available. Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...
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The Conformist (1970)
Keeping abreast of current events as always, Tom & Gav look at a film from 1970, based on a novel from 1951. Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...
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Out To Lunch! - Eric Dolphy (1964)
With Eric Dolphy's landmark album celebrating 60 years this year, Tom& Gav decide on Birthday cake for lunch. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com
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The Gas Giants End of Year Roundup!
Before plunging into the cultural maelstrom of 2025, our heroes pause to cast their eyes over the rapidly receding landscape of 2024. Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...
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Xmas Special ! Crate Diggin' With Luca from 8mm Records!
One of the first things that Luca turned up was this rarity, which features the father of Jamiroquai’s Jay Kay….but which one of those masked men is he? The Businesses * 8mm Records itself is all over Instagram and you can see their Discogs page HERE. * Fiasco Porto is a Tokyo Jazz Kissaten in…
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The Great Psychic Outdoors - Enrico Monacelli (2023)
It's not every day you get and invitation to "the Savage Interzone at the heart of contemporary music", so Tom & Gav set off to investigate Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other…
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The Three Body Problem
Which medium should you use to decode messages from outer space? Tom & Gav review the options Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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The Unknown Known (2013)
Could I get a definition of Podcast here? Tom and Gav sit down for a portion of Alphabet soup with Donald Rumsfeld in Errol Morris's movie "Unknown Known" Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with...
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ROPE - Hitchcock (1948)
Tom & Gav begin an examination of Narcissistic Psychopathy with a look at Hitchcock's 1948 classic Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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Youth Without Youth
Our Easter Special; for all those planning on getting struck by lightning this weekend, stay at home and listen to this instead. People have actually started Podcasts specifically to talk about how much they hate this movie, but we like it. Are we the only ones? This is a public episode. If you...
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Why Should You Care About Ian Carr's Nucleus?
Subscribe on Spotify ∙ Stitcher ∙ Apple ∙ Pocket Casts ∙ Google ∙ TuneIn ∙ RSS Nucleus finally talk about it… ….later. How does this all work? Annoying people is fun! Sam Kriss noted that “something annoying is both fascinating and unbearable,” in I know a song that gets on everybody’s nerves...
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Sun Ra Arkestra - Nothing Is... (1966/70)
Where to start with Sun Ra's massive discography? Tom & Gav have a suggestion... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com
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Rabbit Is Rich - John Updike (1981)
Taking arms against a sea of mithering, Gav tries to convince a sceptical Tom of the worth of John Updike's 1981 novel. Did you read it? Write in and tell us how you got on! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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Robert Fripp - Exposure (1979)
Exposure - The Album * Before we even get started, massive respect is due to Eric Tamm, whose exhaustive work “Robert Fripp - From King Crimson to Guitar Craft” is available online HERE and was a big help in preparing this episode. As we explain in more detail, there are several versions of this...
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Popcorn Double Feature-Gentlemen Broncos (2009) & Clerks (1994)
Somewhere in a galaxy far away, there is a man behind the counter of a convenience store...join us for a jointly curated double bill of whacky comedy movies! * Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...
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The Gas Giants End of Year Round-Up
Tom & Gav look back in bewilderment at a year full of STUFF and ask what it all meant This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com
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The Return of the Son of What's in Gav's Bag?
Join us for the round-up of Gav's 2023 Vinyl Haul! An annual Festive special for the record nerds amongst our listeners. Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...
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Welt am Draht / World on a Wire, Fassbinder (1973)
Before the Matrix came The World on a Wire. Tom & Gav opt for a couple of quiet nights in with some mind-bending 70's television This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com
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Ghosts of My Life - Mark Fisher (2014)
What is Hauntology and are we all doing it without realising it? Tom & Gav climb aboard the Ghost Train for a trip through Mark Fisher's collection of essays Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this…
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Re-Sisters - Cosey Fanni Tutti
Tom & Gav meet at the confluence of Noise Music, Electronica and Religious Mysticism Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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Jon Hassell - The Living City (Live at the Winter Garden, Sept 1989)
We would like to point out that the incidental music used in this episode is NOT by Jon Hassell, who never played the Bassoon… OK, let’s start here. This is a film of the night before the one that ended up on the record. …and here’s an interview with Hassell about the album that the concert was...
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Lust,Caution - Ang Lee (2007)
Eileen Chang's Short Story was made into a 2 1/2 hour film by Ang Lee....why?..and who was that mysterious lady with John the Baptists head? Subscribe to Gas Giants podcast RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...
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Ghost In The Wires - Kevin Mitnick (2011)
In their new jobs as concerned Microsoft technicians, Gav & and Tom need all your passwords and your bank details...welcome to the world of social engineering. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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YouTube 'Splainers
Ever needed to make a soufflé, treat snakebite or perform an exorcism? Chances are, you reached for a Youtube 'Splainer video! We discuss what this means culturally, but it's funnier than that, honest. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get…
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That's The Way I Feel Now- A Tribute To Thelonious Monk (1984)
That's The Way I Feel Now - Gav leads Tom through Hal Willner's 1984 Thelonius Monk tribute. Do you know this album? Have you listened to it as a result of listening to our podcast? Was Tom scared by Big Sid Catlett as a child? Write to us at gasgiants.substack.com and let us know! Subscribe to…
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Miles at The Movies.
Throughout his career, Miles Davis contributed to five film projects, all of them very different. Taking Lift to the Scaffold, Jack Johnson, Siesta, The Hot Spot and Dingo into consideration, we examine the solutions he found with relation to the place that his music was at at each particular...
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On The Edge - Improvisation in Music
The recent inclusion of a Channel 4 documentary series from the early 90's in a music festival in Austin, Texas moved Gav & Tom to take a closer look... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com
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Die Geschwister - Brigitte Reimann
The arrival of the first English translation of a Brigitte Reimann novel 60 years after it was written seems as good a moment as any for Tom & Gav to take a closer look. 1033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...
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Mdou Moctar - Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai with a little Purple Rain mixed in
Tom & Gav indulge in a smorgasbord of all things Purple by linking Prince's first Film with Mdou Moctar's later vehicle. Tom's sampler playlist of Mdou Moctar on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQrwNq6USRXjz7P0lDN-uqa7i4MCecaLb Subscribe to Gas Giants podcast RSS...
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A Round of Drinks with Paul Tyagi - Part 2
Part Two of our eagerly awaited conversation with del Amitri sticksman Paul Tyagi. We catch up with him as he talks us through the ups and downs of touring America on no money, the aesthetic conundrum of the mid 1980's and his final assessment of the first album. Subscribe to Gas Giants podcast…
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A Round of Drinks with Paul Tyagi (Part 1)
Part 1 of our conversation with Paul Tyagi, drummer with Del Amitri for most of the 1980. This episode brings us from formation of the band to their departure for America in 1986. Join us next episode for Part 2. Subscribe to Gas Giants podcast RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss...
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Bomber - Len Deighton/BBC
Tom and Gav listen to the astonishing BBC radio drama adaptation of Len Deighton's Bomber. Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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70s Paranoia Double Feature - The Parallax View & The Stepford Wives
These are pretty paranoid times we're in right now...There must be some way to get out of here, said the...wait a minute...weren't we here before? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com
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J.G.Ballard - High Rise (1975)
J.G.Ballard's High Rise was recently made into a compelling film, but Tom & Gav go back to the book to say "There goes the neighbourhood" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com
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Alles Wieder Offen - Einstürzende Neubauten
German Art Rockers Einstürzende Neubauten once attacked the Stage at London's ICA in a search for secret tunnels. Tom & Gav examine their penultimate album and ask; are they still trying to find a way out? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...
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Tremor of Intent (1966)
Tom & Gav count themselves lucky to have been around when Composer/Author/Linguist/Critic/ all round Ninja in the culture wars Anthony Burgess was still alive and creating. In this episode they use one of Burgess's books to try to get to the bottom of why he was so appealing and what message he...
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Sing Me A Song Of Songmy - Freddie Hubbard & Ilhan Mimaroglu
A 2nd attempt to publish this podcast episode. The 1st didn’t push out to the podcast apps. Please visit this substack page for all the extras. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com
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Sing Me A Song Of Songmy
Surely a collaboration between an excellent Hard-Bop trumpet player and a composer of electronic music should have something for everyone? Tom & Gav compare notes on multi-media productions in general and Freddie Hubbard's 1971 album with Ilhan Mimaroglu in particular This is a public episode. If...
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Prole Art Threat or Middle Class Revolt? Part Three - Exit Through The Gift Shop (2010)
Gav and Tom complete their brief survey of Art Documentaries with an Examination of Banksy's 2010 adventure in celluloid. Is there anything at the centre of the onion? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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Gas Giants Hogmany Special!!!
Whether you're chilling the champers or just chilling at home, the Gas Giants: Tall, Dark and , (in a certain light) handsome are chapping on your door to be your first foot! Lump of coal optional. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...
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Bonus Episode - The Son of What's in Gav's Bag?
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4CkRkv6nA_kK7EE_uYPjnQkM-Qu0T4tZ Seeing as it's Christmas, Gav reveals to Tom the full depths of his record buying habit. Above is a playlist of tracks from all of the albums which had to be on YouTube as not everything is available on Spotify. A groove…
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Prole Art Threat or Middle Class Revolt? Part Two - Who Killed the KLF?
What was the KLF's deal? Are we any closer to working it out? Join Tom and Gav as they rake through the embers of a burnt million pounds and discover The Wicker Man, the 1973 Brit horror film (that surely inspired The KLF's Jura journo party) starting Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, and…
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Prole Art Threat, Or Middle Class Revolt? Part 1 -Kurt Vonnegut - Unstuck In Time
Tom and Gav break a lance for a writer that they both admire; is Kurt Vonnegut well served by the latest Documentary about him? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com
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All of culture explained by two fat old men, one artifact at a time. Gav and Tom gas about music, movies, TV, books and their creators attempting to understand what they mean about everything else in the world. New episodes every other week Fridays.
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