About this episode

In this episode, James Dyer fills in for Chris Hewitt as he and Nick De Semlyen discuss the new issue of Empire magazine and Nick's favorite things from it.

This month's episode of The Shameless Plug sees Chris Hewitt away and James Dyer stepping in to sit down once more with Empire editor/podcast hostage Nick De Semlyen for a look at the new issue. In a complete upending of the entire format, Nick goes rogue and decides to inject a little drama into the mix by listing his ten favourite things from the new issue (without telling James what they are). Are all of them James' Dunesplaining breakdown of the new Dune: Part 3 trailer? No, no they're not. It's unclear why.

Topics covered

• film reviews
• podcast format
• Dune trailer
• Empire magazine
• favorite things

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