About this episode

Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti discuss various topics including Poplarism, Manchesterism, and film rankings while touching on themes like Satanism and American Imperialism.

This week Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti also discuss Satanism, American Imperialism, pacifism and unfair, Gary Stevenson criticism. They also add The Comic Strip and Whoops Apocalypse to the official Alexei Sayle filmography ranking and Alexei doesn't tell a Robin Williams story. Pre-order Alexei's book here . Come see The Alexei Sayle Podcast LIVE with Diane Morgan at The Roundhouse, Camden on 2nd August! Get tickets here . Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron and get access to the video version of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides and more. The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Music by Tarboosh Records Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive

People in this episode

Hosts: Alexei Sayle, Talal Karkouti

Topics covered

• Poplarism
• Manchesterism
• Rik Mayall-ism
• Satanism
• American Imperialism
• pacifism
• filmography

Keywords

• Poplarism
• Manchesterism
• Rik Mayall
• Satanism
• American Imperialism
• pacifism
• filmography

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Comic Strip, Whoops Apocalypse

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