When I was invited to join in a podcast recording about film down the pub one evening, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Turns out, it’s a pretty much a ‘does what it says on the tin’ kinda job - two guys, in a pub, talking about films over a pint, or two, or three…
Credit where it’s due this set up that Simon Oxlade and Matt Purvis have created is actually quite impressive. As all great stories start Simon and Matt bonded, drunk, at a rugby game and then given their mutual love for movies came to the fabulous idea of starting a podcast. Two years later and these two guys in the pub have got quite a good following, and that’s probably because they’re podcast is both entertaining and interesting.
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When asking why they record at The Beehive in Swindon Simon explained: “It’s a really nice artsy pub where one night they’ll have poetry, the next a band, sometimes poker, and now every other week two guys recording a podcast. It’s also because the staff here are incredibly welcoming and friendly.“
Matt added: “It feels nice to hear the background noise of being out in public. Some people will overhear us and butt in saying ‘I disagree with you’ - I like the authenticity of it.“
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Like with most podcasts, it’s an hour of chatting but despite their chilled demeanour the guys breach some interesting view points with the exception of politics - as Simon put “no politics on the podcast” - which is probably a wise idea. Each session they catch up on some film news before diving into three recent films they’ve gone to see. Guilty I have not been to the cinema of late, but after a few pints had no qualms joining in to the best of my ability - as an ex-film student I got quite excited going in-depth about films.
In their latest podcast they discuss Red Sparrow, The Shape of Water, and I, Tonya. If you want an honest approach towards films, and a recommendation, these are your guys. There’s no spoiler alerts per se, but you’ll get a lot of insight into what to expect from the films they discuss.
To check out their podcast (and you should) Admit One Movies, head to their Twitter @admitonemovies2 or website.
