191. Pop Culture Gamers Show 164 - New York, New York, so good I visited it twice!

191. Pop Culture Gamers Show 164 - New York, New York, so good I visited it twice!

From Pop Culture Gamers by Haydn Rees Jones, Alan Murphy and Stephen Simpson

February 9, 2026 · 2h 1m

About this episode

The hosts discuss various TV shows and movies, including a review of Academy and themes of individuality and dystopian settings.

What is the verdict on Academy, is it good, is it terrible? Would you like to be one of thirteen people left with individuality? How about living in a post neuclear wasteland or living on an alien world?Come and join Haydn (@Herjuk) and Steve (@Stevoo7) who are back together again and this time they are talking TV and movies including Star Trek Star Fleet Academy, Pluribus, Fallout, Girl Taken and Avatar: Fire and Ash. All this and of course, your listener questions.Find out more on the Pop Culture Gamers Podcast available from https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/popculturegamers and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel and our podcast. Twitter: @PopCultureGamer at https://twitter.com/PopCultureGamerFacebook: www.facebook.com/popculturegamers Email: podcast@popculturegamers.co.uk Website: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/popculturegamers

People in this episode

Hosts: Haydn, Steve

Topics covered

  • Academy review
  • individuality
  • post-nuclear wasteland
  • alien worlds
  • TV shows
  • movies

Keywords

  • Academy
  • Star Trek
  • Fallout
  • Avatar
  • Pluribus
  • Girl Taken
  • TV
  • movies

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Star Trek Star Fleet Academy, Pluribus, Fallout, Girl Taken, Avatar: Fire and Ash

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