New Episode! The Amazing Story of Podcast-Red and Podcast-Blue

It's been a long time, we shouldn'a left you / without a dope podcast to step to...

Yes, we're back! Despite my slight backwardness in updating this blog, James and I have actually been recording the occasional new episode of Unified Review Theory lately! The latest episode goes a little something... like... this...

In this Amazing Instalment of Unified Review Theory, Neill and James discuss the hottest talking point of, um, two weeks ago: the London Olympics 2012 opening ceremony! LEARN what Neill has against the nation of Comoros and the reasons why Sir Melvyn Bragg is a filthy, filthy animal. http://urt.podomatic.com/

ALSO: we look at a comic from 50 years ago, and talk about its merits. Join us for mermaids, biblical exoduses and the dangers of performance-enhancing kryptonite as we look at The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue! Will we find it amazing? There's only one way to find out!

(SPOILER: we will.)

And we've also recently covered subjects as diverse and as devastatingly well-researched as Mongolia, the sitcom How I Met Your Mother, and that movie they made about the Avengers! Why not go and listen to some of them? You can subscribe via iTunes or follow along on the podomatic podcast page!

We've been kind of warming back up, in the hopes of at some point getting to some kind of a semi-regular update schedule. If you've enjoyed any of these, why not say hello to us or indeed suggest ideas of Things We Should Review; we're on twitter over at @urtheory!

URT Podcast 007 - The Dark Prince of Froot Loops

“Batman!”

In this special grim and gritty edition of Unified Review Theory, Neill and James brood their way through reviews of The Dark Knight, William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and, um... Froot Loops. Neill also attempts to break the record for the number of times someone says “Batman” in a podcast, whilst James’s family attempt to kill each other.

Episode 7 - The Dark Prince of Froot Loops

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Show Notes 007:

• The Dark Knight was 2008, James was right
• Heath Ledger was in Home & Away, so that’s almost Batman
• James would like to apologise to everyone else in the world for calling them chumps. Though, y’know, if the cap fits.
• Nestor Carbonell played the Mayor in the Dark Knight, as well as that guy in Lost and the love interest post-Judd Nelson in Suddenly Susan. Check out his work and eye-lashes here! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004801/
• Neill has never marked the Dark Knight, once more he is misremembering.
• James REALLY needs to get a better microphone.
• The angry background shouting is Debbie (Mrs James) berating Lex (James Jnr) for violence.
• Hamlet was based on the 13th Century Viking legend Amleth, apparently.
• Froot Loops do not seem to be available in France, but are in Germany.
• You can follow URT on Twitter! Tweet-sized reviews at @urtheory, Neill at @neillcameron, and James at @pretzelsncheese.

Final Scores-

• The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller 5.75/10
• The Dark Knight 4.6/10
• The Cowboy Wally version of Hamlet 9.5/10
• Hamlet 6/10
• Froot Loops 7.5/10
  

URT Podcast Special: BATTLE OF THE DECADES!

"There were some terrorists, which was bad, and then there was Doctor Who, which was good."

In this VERY SPECIAL New Year's Eve-recorded episode of Unified Review Theory, Neill and James are joined by special guests Mrs. Neill and Mrs. James (or "Di" and "Debbie" as they seem to prefer being known) for an in-depth round-table discussion in which we not only review recently-completed decade The 2000s in their entirety, but also contrast and compare them with The 1990s, and also The 1810s for good measure.

Join us for a fascinating and only slightly exhausting debate which covers such diverse topics as the unexpected outcomes of the Last Great Time War, Opium Eating and why it is 'a boy thing', why Neill is clever and the other three are idiots for not liking Harry Potter, and whether the global climate of fear, tension and hostility precipitated by the rise of international terrorism was a Good Thing or a Bad Thing. You'll be surprised! (Note: you probably won't be surprised.)

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Show Notes:

• 90's BBC sitcom Mulberry did in fact really happen. We didn't dream it.You can read about it here.
  
• Yeah, sound quality is appalling again. Sorry.
• To begin to list the errors, omissions and factual inaccuracies contained in this podcast would be a herculean effort, but if you feel you'd like to have a go, please go ahead.
  
• Look, we were a bit drunk.
• You can follow URT on Twitter! Tweet-sized reviews at @urtheory, Neill at @neillcameron, and James at @pretzelsncheese.

Final Scores:

• William Wordsworth (romantic poet): 2/10
• 2000s (decade): 5/10
• 1810s (decade): 8/10
• 1990s (decade): 8.5/10
  

URT Podcast Episode 5: Metaphysical Mario Kart Mashup!

In this HIGHLY EFFICIENT Very Special Episode of Unified Review Theory, Neill and James review popular Nintendo Wii driving game Mario Kart, while playing Mario Kart! They also review the philosophical concept of Free Will, also while playing Mario Kart. It gets confusing. Join us, won't you? Have listen here, download the mp3, subscibe on iTunes or just listen using the embedded player below!

Episode 5: Metaphysical Mario-Kart Mashup

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Show notes and final scores:

• Neill apologises for mumbling.
• FREE WILL scores an average 6/10 (NEILL: 5/10, JAMES: 7/10)
• MARIO KART WII scores an average 7.5/10 (NEILL: 8/10, JAMES: 7/10)
• So Mario Kart is better than free will! That's one problem solved, anyway.
• Oh yeah, we reviewed The Year 2009, too. It got like, 4.5/10?
  
• You can follow URT on Twitter! Tweet-sized reviews at @urtheory, Neill at @neillcameron, and James at @pretzelsncheese.
  

The URT Podcast will be back with a special DECADE IN REVIEW roundtable discussion, as soon as possible after Hogmanay. In the meantime, why not check out some of our old episodes at the URT Podcast Page? Or don't. Whatever you like, man. Hey, back off!

URT needs YOU

...to tell us what to review. That's right, our next URT podcast is going to be an ALL-REQUESTS special. James has rather foolhardily declared that we will review whatever our listeners ask us to, and so I guess we are honour-bound to do so. So if there is something which you particularly desire to hear us hold forth on for 10 minutes or so from a position of very probably absolute ignorance, just let us know! You can put your suggestions in as comments here on the blog, or via twitter (We are at @urtheory).

Looking forward to your suggestions! (And by looking forward to' I really do mean 'worried and slightly terrified by)...

URT Podcast, Episode 4: Sleepytime!

In this very special episode of the Unified Review Theory podcast we review various subjects related to the subject of Sleep with the intention of providing suitable sleepytime listening for the toddlers in our audience, but unfortunately do so in an expletive-filled manner filled with SUDDEN LOUD NOISES.

Join us for a vigorous and wildly incoherent discussion that takes in such subjects as Flying Hippy Yoga Monkeys, Sleep Deprivation as an Easy and Cost-Effective Form of Torture, and the Amazing Phenomenom of Unihemispheric Slow-Wave Sleep Which James is Totally Bored By.

This episode features special rubbish clicky-fuzzy sound quality to simulate the feeling of being semi-conscious while listening!

(We promise to do better next time. Honestly.)

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URT Podcast, Episode 3!

Hey, why not go and listen to the latest episode of Unified Review Theory: The Podcast? Due to technical difficulties we had to come up with some review topics at very short notice, so in an inspired move we turned to the 'Random Article' button on Wikipedia for help. Enjoy the spectacularly random results as Neill and James discuss such wide-ranging and really interesting subjects as Status Quo's 1989 album Perfect Remedy, disgraced drug-abusing NBA player Dirk Dewayne Minnifield, and the Flag of Pakistan.

Also, James tells a funny joke! Although it's kind of only funny if you've played a lot of Mario.

If you would like to suggest review subjects for future episodes, to prevent this from ever happening again, please do so in the comments below!

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Wikipedia links:

• Perfect Remedy by Staus Quo
• Dirk DeWayne Minnifield
• The Flag of Pakistan

URT Podcast, Episode 2!

Yes, Episode 2 of the URT Podcast has belatedly arrived! In this excitingly rambling and incoherent SUMMER SPECIAL, Neill and James cast their critical eyes over two pieces of essential holiday viewing: the 1965 Elvis Presley musical 'Harum Scarum', and 80's Japanese animation 'Voltron: Defender of the Universe'.

Listen / download by clicking the image above, or: http://urt.podomatic.com/enclosure/2009-06-07T03_20_26-07_00.mp3

...EDIT: or indeed using this handy embedded player:

You can also now check out our new podcast page, where you can subscribe to the RSS feed and stuff.

Episode 3 coming soon! Well, sooner. And with more coherence, guaranteed.

Unified Review Theory - the PODCAST

Yes, we have recorded a podcast! In this first-ever episode of Unified Review Theory, join your hosts Neill and James as we continue our ongoing mission to Review Everything. Only this time, you know, by TALKING. In this packed episode, we take it back to the 90's with a review of beloved time-travel TV series Quantum Leap, and get in touch with our highland roots with a frank and full discussion of the Cameron Family Motto.

Just click the above image , or follow this link:

http://www.archive.org/download/NeillandJamesCameronUnifiedReviewTheory-Podcast01_0/URT_podcast_00196kbps.mp3

We will put it on iTunes and stuff if we ever figure out how. Also, if we ever record another.

Your thoughts, comments and feedback would be very welcome, as would be suggestions of stuff for us to review in future episodes! Just leave comments below, or on our Facebook page.

Enjoy!