Gas Giants

Apr 03 2025 79 ep. 79 mins
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All of culture explained by two fat old men, one artifact at a time. Gav and Tom gas about music, movies, TV, books and their creators attempting to understand what they mean about everything else in the world. New episodes every other week Fridays.

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The Long Goodbye - Robert Altman (1973)

Apr 03 2025 90 mins  
Tom & Gav chat about a green drink, a 5000 dollar bill, and the great American novel This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com

Atomised - Michael Houellebecq (1998)

Mar 21 2025 81 mins  
Neatly attired in fetching Hi-Vis yellow Vests, the Gas Giants enter the world of Michael Houellebecq This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com

N.A.D. - Ghosts with guest Roberto Zorzi

Mar 06 2025 111 mins  
The Gas Giants sit down to chat co-creator of one of the most underrated albums of the 1980'sSubscribe to Gas GiantsRSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com

Ghost Dog - The Way of the Samurai (1999)

Feb 20 2025 70 mins  
Ghost Dog was apparently the moment when Jim Jarmusch achieved “Mainstream Recognition”, but what does this fundamentally mournful reflection on the end of things have to tell us? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com

WE / ONE

Feb 06 2025 91 mins  
"If you want a vision of the future, imagine classrooms of teenagers being made to read Orwell's 1984 forever". Other Dystopian Fiction is available.Subscribe to Gas GiantsRSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com

The Conformist (1970)

Jan 23 2025 65 mins  
Keeping abreast of current events as always, Tom & Gav look at a film from 1970, based on a novel from 1951.Subscribe to Gas GiantsRSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com

Out To Lunch! - Eric Dolphy (1964)

Jan 09 2025 84 mins  
With Eric Dolphy's landmark album celebrating 60 years this year, Tom& Gav decide on Birthday cake for lunch. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com

The Gas Giants End of Year Roundup!

Dec 26 2024 108 mins  
Before plunging into the cultural maelstrom of 2025, our heroes pause to cast their eyes over the rapidly receding landscape of 2024. Subscribe to Gas GiantsRSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com

Xmas Special ! Crate Diggin' With Luca from 8mm Records!

Dec 19 2024 68 mins  
One of the first things that Luca turned up was this rarity, which features the father of Jamiroquai’s Jay Kay….but which one of those masked men is he?The Businesses* 8mm Records itself is all over Instagram and you can see their Discogs page HERE.* Fiasco Porto is a Tokyo Jazz Kissaten in the Heroismo quarter of Porto.HERE is an article from a Portuguese lifestyle magazine, w

The Great Psychic Outdoors - Enrico Monacelli (2023)

May 30 2024 72 mins  
It's not every day you get and invitation to "the Savage Interzone at the heart of contemporary music", so Tom & Gav set off to investigateSubscribe to Gas GiantsRSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com