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The EscapeGoat Podcast
by David Faggiani
A discussion podcast about most things, flaws and all. Gruntled. Misleading, but not wrong. Hosted (usually) by David Faggiani. Now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Released fortnightly on Sundays.
Episodes
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Episode 69 - The EscapeGoat Podcast 5th Anniversary Specials (pt 3)
The celebration concludes! With a final set of chats about favourite television episodes. First up, we welcome back my brother Matt, with his formative memories of Jackass (Season 2, Episode 6 'Slingshot' from 2001). Next up we have Cat, returning to teach me the good word about the finale of...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: Stage/Fright
So, here we are... and here, belatedly, is this special episode, with David and John's account of their trip to see the Inside No 9 stage show Stage/Fright in February 2025! And, at time of recording in mid April, it's been announced to be having a UK tour in the autumn! We discuss the show and…
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Episode 69 - The EscapeGoat Podcast 5th Anniversary Specials (pt 2)
The celebration of the Goat continues! In this episode, Isobel gloriously adapts the brief, and talks to me about the work of one of her favourite authors, the hilarious Jason Pargin (AKA David Wong), author of books including John Dies At The End and If This Book Exists, You're In The Wrong...
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Episode 69 - The EscapeGoat Podcast 5th Anniversary Specials (pt 1)
Happy 5th Anniversary to The EscapeGoat Podcast! And to mark it, we're doing a run of special episodes bringing back guests from all stages of the show's lifespan, talking (mostly) about some of their favourite episodes of television! This first installment is a dinosaur sandwich on cowboy bread...
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Episode 68 - Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Happy New Year! And here, for your unhinged pleasure, is me and returning guest Kit Power discussing our highlights of the 1993 Stephen King short story anthology Nightmares and Dreamscapes. For over (checks notes) 5 hours. An all-time record. Yikes. Vital timestamps below. ENJOY! And we'll be…
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Episode 67 - Return of the Jedi
Join me for our final episode of Series 5 in which Matt and Patrick gather with me to discuss the classic Star Wars movie (and shared personal treasure) Return of the Jedi (1983, Richard Marquand). Brace yourself for Sith, Walkers, Ewoks and Harrison Ford impressions! Yub Nub! The EscapeGoat...
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Episode 66 - South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut/The Chef Aid Album
On the penultimate episode of Series 5, we bring Kit back onto the show, to discuss two exemplars from the early years of South Park (Comedy Central, 1997-present). After a bit of chat about Kit's new horror short story podcast, we firstly delve into the movie South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut...
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Episode 65 - Red Dwarf VII
We're back with a few more! James Murphy returns, to have a terrific chat about an influential, interesting but most-definitely flawed piece of media for both of us - that is, the seventh series of the sci-fi/comedy/drama show Red Dwarf (BBC, 1997). We cover Lister, Rimmer (and his departure!)…
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S9 Ep6 - Plodding On
In this pretty-much-final helping of And Ninthly.. David and John are... well... a little bit overwhelmed, excited and emotional about the LAST EVER episode of Inside No 9 'Plodding On', which aired on 12 June 2024. And then we give our rankings for Series 9. Includes SPOILERS for... I'd say most...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S9 Ep5 - Curse of the Ninth
In this stirring movement of And Ninthly.. David and John mull the high and low notes of 'Curse of the Ninth', which aired on 5 June 2024. Includes SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (this one, obviously, and notably 'The Harrowing'). Be warned! And see you in a few days for our coverage of the last...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S9 Ep4 - CTRL ALT ESC
On this helping of And Ninthly.. David and John analyse their confinement in 'CTRL ATL ESC', which aired on 29 May 2024. Includes SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (this one, obviously, and notably 'The 12 Days of Christine'). We also discuss some aspects of the later seasons of The Sopranos. Be...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S9 Ep3 - Mulberry Close
On this chapter of And Ninthly.. David and John twitch their curtains at 'Mulberry Close', which aired on 22 May 2024. Includes SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (this one, obviously, and notably 'Dead Line'). Be warned! If you want to hear previous bits of David and John chatting about IN9, it's...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S9 Ep2 - The Trolley Problem
On this installment of And Ninthly.. David and John muse over the choices made by 'The Trolley Problem', which aired on 15 May 2024. Including SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (most notably 'The Stakeout' and 'Riddle of the Sphinx' but quite a few, really). Be warned! If you want to hear previous...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S9 Ep1 - Boo To A Goose
Welcome back to And Ninthly...! For this first episode of the ninth and final series. David and John are once again joined by the superlative George Daniel Lea to analyse 'Boo To A Goose', which aired on 8 May 2024. We also catch up with George first about his reaction to the tail end of Series…
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Episode 64 - The Hitch-Hiker/Point Break
On this installment, I'm joined again by Nannina, and we're talking about some great female film directors! After a bit of initial chat about Dorothy Arzner and her pre-Code movie Nana (which Nannina and I managed to watch together recently!).. we move onto the main double bill.... a chat about…
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Episode 63 - Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life
This week, my brother Matt returns to the show! We have a terrifically fun chat about the deeply flawed, maniacally disturbing and nasty but still kind of wonderful movie Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983, Terry Jones). In the first half, we discuss our general thoughts and reactions to…
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Episode 62 - Calvary
For this episode, I am pleased to be able to welcome back Christine Kelley to the podcast! After a bit of intro chat, we get on to the main topic - the Irish tragic black-comedy Calvary (2014, John Michael McDonagh), pretty much exactly on its 10th anniversary. We discuss the priesthood, guilt,...
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Episode 61 - The Long Good Friday
This is Series 5! Come on in. We kick off this run with a brilliant combination of returning guests Kit Power and James Murphy, joining me to pick apart (well, gush over) the seminal, thrilling yet melancholic and haunting British Gangster movie The Long Good Friday (1980, John Mackenzie). We...
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Episode 60 - The 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who (pt 2)
Part 2 of our 60th Anniversary Doctor Who coverage, including hot takes on The Church on Ruby Road - featuring previous guest Olivia returning to the show, and also for the first time the brilliant Patrick! 0.00 pt 1 - General chat about the recent Specials/Tennant/RTD 0.50 pt 2 - Thoughts about...
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Episode 60 - The 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who (pt 1)
We're back for a pair of specials, ahead of the end of the year! In this first part, Colleen and Andrew discuss the three November/December 2023 Doctor Who Specials, featuring David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor - particularly The Giggle, which had just aired about 24 hours before we had the...
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Episode 59 - The Straight Story
We cap off this current series with a great finale episode, in which I am joined by the brilliant Christine Kelley for the first time. After a general chat about a few things, we turn to talking about our mutual backgrounds with the films of David Lynch, and then in the second part we focus in on...
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Episode 58 - And Then There Were None
This week, I am joined by the fantastic Jack Graham, for his second appearance on the show. In the first hour, me and Jack chat about many things (okay, quite a lot of Star Trek, I'll be honest) and then we turn to the main topic - the classic Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None…
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Episode 57 - Star Trek: Invasion! First Strike
In this latest installment, I'm joined by film critic and pop culture commentator Darren Mooney, to have a ridiculously nerdy and only slightly rambling conversation about Star Trek - both in general terms (initially), and then our respective experiences of the various tie-in book series.…
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Episode 56 - The Flash
We come zooming back, to continue the fourth series! I am thrilled to welcome Jonny to the show for a second appearance, after a substantial gap, to chat about The Flash! After a first half in which we discuss DC Comics' Scarlet Speedster generally, and a little bit about his previous…
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S8 Ep 6 - The Last Weekend
On this episode of And Ninthly... David and John take a deep luxurious dip into the sixth and final episode of Series 8, 'The Last Weekend', aired on 25 May 2023. We then (from about 1h 13 mins in) give our respective episode rankings for Series 8! Will we see eye-to-eye? Find out.... (spoilers…
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S8 Ep 5 - 3 by 3
On this episode of And Ninthly... David and John are joined by their mutual friend Dan Hunt to dissect the fifth (and rather surprising) chapter of Series 8, '3 by 3', aired on 18 May 2023. We also spend a bit of time talking about the show in general in the first ten minutes, including SPOILERS...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S8 Ep 4 - Love Is A Stranger
On this installment of And Ninthly... David and John are joined by the brilliant George Daniel Lea to dissect the fourth episode of Series 8, 'Love Is A Stranger', aired on 11 May 2023. We also spend a bit of time talking about the show in general in the first half hour, including SPOILERS for a...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S8 Ep 3 - Paraskevidekatriaphobia
On this installment of And Ninthly... David and John natter about the third episode of Series 8, 'Paraskevidekatriaphobia', aired on 4 May 2023. If you want to hear previous bits of David and John chatting about IN9, it's been the subject of a few EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links!...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S8 Ep 2 - Mother's Ruin
On this edition of And Ninthly... David and John talk about the second episode of Series 8, 'Mother's Ruin', aired on 27 April 2023. If you want to hear previous bits of David and John chatting about IN9, it's been the subject of a few EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links! Series 1-5:...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S8 Ep 1 - The Bones of St Nicholas
Welcome back to And Ninthly... where David, John and occasional guests chat about new episodes of the dark comedy drama BBC anthology show Inside No 9, written by and starring Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. In this installment we discuss the first episode of Series 8, 'The Bones of St...
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Episode 55 - Jaws (pt 2)
We're back, talking more Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)! This time, John and I are joined by the fantastic Laura Carseldine. After some chat about the film and our fandom, we have a look at the original novel by Peter Benchley, and some of the differences between the source material and the movie...
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Episode 55 - Jaws (pt 1)
In a first for the show, we're doing a two-parter! On obscure movie curio Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975). He Is Risen. For this initial part, I'm joined by returning shipmate John and guest skipper the brilliant Simon Barraclough. Together, we start getting our teeth into The Big Fish Film....
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Episode 54 - Mostly Harmless
This week, the brilliant James S. Murphy returns to the show, to chat about The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series (mostly the books, but we touch on some other forms too) and more specifically, the fifth book, Mostly Harmless (1992, Douglas Adams) which we really get into in the second…
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Episode 53 - Holiday/The Hudsucker Proxy
On this episode, Nannina drops in to chat to me about two movies which kind of orbit the concept of 'Screwball'.... Holiday (1938, George Cukor) starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, and The Hudsucker Proxy (1994, Joel and Ethan Coen) starring Tim Robbins and Jennifer Jason Leigh. I'm…
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Episode 52 - My Life in Horror Volume II
Welcome to Series 4! We're back with a fresh run in 2023. And we're kicking off by welcoming back the wonderful Kit Power, to talk to me about his new essay collection, My Life in Horror Volume II! Join us as we talk about whether the Nightmare on Elm St movies ever lived up to their potential,...
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Episode 51 - Count Duckula
We're back! With an autumn special, before a new series in 2023. I welcome once again to the show both Matt and George! After an introductory chat, mostly about our recent Halloween/horror experiences (and the recent Hellraiser movie)... we move onto our main topic... the Cosgrove Hall UK…
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Episode 50 - Aguirre/Nosferatu/Fitzcarraldo
Here it is - the last episode of our third series! In which returning guest Nannina and new guest Lauren Humphries-Brooks join me to chat about three amazing Werner Herzog movies, Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) and Fitzcarraldo (1982). And also Bob's Burgers,...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S7 Ep 6 - Wise Owl
On this episode of And Ninthly... David and John take on the sixth episode of Series 7, 'Wise Owl', aired on 1 June 2022. Spoilers as always (and, on that note, trigger warnings for discusions of abuse). After that (and a short break) we give our respective rankings of Series 7 of IN9, and some...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S7 Ep 5 - A Random Act of Kindness
On this episode of And Ninthly... David and John have a discussion about the fifth episode of Series 7, 'A Random Act of Kindness', aired on 25 May 2022. If you want to hear previous chats of David and John about IN9, it's been the subject of a few The EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S7 Ep 4 - Kid/Nap
On this episode of And Ninthly... David and John get carried away by the fourth episode of Series 7, 'Kid/Nap', aired on 18 May 2022. If you want to hear previous chats of David and John about IN9, it's been the subject of a few The EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links! Series 1-5:...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S7 Ep 3 - Nine Lives Kat
On this episode of And Ninthly... David and John tackle the third episode of Series 7, 'Nine Lives Kat', aired on 11 May 2022. If you want to hear previous chats of David and John about IN9, it's been the subject of a few The EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links! Series 1-5…
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Episode 49 - Skeleton Crew
Our latest episode - and our longest ever - in which I welcome back Kit, and we go deep on the 1985 Stephen King horror short story collection Skeleton Crew. And get pretty dark. After 20 mins at the start about Die Hard 2, naturally. Enjoy! 0.00 Introduction/chat about Die Hard 2 0.19 Our...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S7 Ep 2 - Mr King
On this episode of And Ninthly... David and John dissect the second episode of Series 7, 'Mr King', aired on 27 April 2022. If you want to hear previous chats of David and John about IN9, it's been the subject of a few The EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links! Series 1-5: discussion…
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S7 Ep 1 - Merrily, Merrily
Welcome to a new strand of show, And Ninthly... where David, John and occasional guests chat about new episodes of the dark comedy drama BBC anthology show Inside No 9, written by and starring Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. In this installment we discuss the first episode of Series 7,...
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Episode 48 - The White Album
In this episode, Rich is my guest to talk about the classic Beatles double-album from 1968 The Beatles (almost always known as The White Album.) After a general chat about our respective Beatles fandoms and histories, we discuss the album in general, and opine what it means to each of us. We then...
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Episode 47 - The Men Behaving Badly/One Foot in the Grave finales
For this episode, John joins me to discuss the respective finale episodes of the UK sitcoms Men Behaving Badly (1992-98, ITV/BBC) and One Foot in the Grave (1990-2000, BBC). WARNING: spoilers for all content in the two finales. In the first half, we talk about the three-part (!) Men Behaving…
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Episode 46 - The Batman
Our latest episode is a take on the latest caped crusader flick The Batman (Matt Reeves, 2022) - a very hot take: when this was recorded, we'd all seen it just once, 24 hours previously. Joining me once again is Matt - and, for the first time on this show, his regular podcasting partner Mike…
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Episode 45 - The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy
This week, I'm joined by George Daniel Lea and James S. Murphy to wax lyrical about the 90s young adult series by the late great Terry Pratchett, The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy (1992-1996). We chat about Only You Can Save Mankind, Johnny and the Dead and Johnny and the Bomb, and the surreal, often...
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Episode 44 - Curb Your Enthusiasm
We're back, with the first episode of series 3 of the show! In which my guest Chris Doughty joins me to discuss the long-running improvised comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO, 1999-). We chat about Larry the character and Larry the real-life creator of the show, talk about the supporting characters...
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Episode 43 - Doctor Who: Flux
The final episode of our second series, in which David and Colleen (with a monologue assist from new guest Andrew Blair) tackle the recently-concluded season of Doctor Who (known as 'Flux'), and the 13th Doctor era more generally! Happy early Xmas! We'll be back with new episodes in early 2022....
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A discussion podcast about most things, flaws and all. Gruntled. Misleading, but not wrong. Hosted (usually) by David Faggiani. Now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Released fortnightly on Sundays.
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