Podcast

SiftPop

From studioDNA Film Reviews, TV & Film, TV Reviews

A podcast dedicated to doing the work it takes to dig up the pop culture gold. Every weekend, join Aaron Dicer, Andrew Ormsby, and a rotating group of guest gurus, as they review the latest films and dig through pop culture looking for treasure!

Episodes
759
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
1 hr 29 min
On air since
2012
Latest episode
1 day ago

Episodes

759 episodes, newest first

  1. 474: Wildwood

    Episode 474

    Show notes

    Aaron, Andrew, and Foster hop on to discuss film normies, the loss of an icon, and stop-motion brilliance!

    11:50 - Do We Care (Patrick Stewart/The Birds TV Show/Grok-lysses)

    34:15 - Best Ever Stop Motion Movies.

    48:06 -Wildwood Review (No Spoilers)

    1:11:33 - Buried Treasure (Expedition 33 /East of Eden/The Magicians Nephew

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    1 hr 24 min
  2. 473: Clayface

    Episode 473

    Show notes

    Aaron, Andrew, and Jack hop on to discuss new jobs, new Bonds, and clay-based villain origins!

    07:22 - Do We Care (Poison Ivy on TV/New Bond?/Gleeboot!)

    27:45 - Best Ever Movies with Shape Shifters.

    41:30 - Street Fighter (2026) Review (No Spoilers)

    1:04:38 - Buried Treasure (Dungeon Crawler Carl (books) /Hope (VOD)/Old Sitcoms (Streaming)

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    1 hr 18 min
  3. 472: Street Fighter (2026)

    Episode 472

    Show notes

    Aaron, Andrew, and Rowan hop on to discuss popcorn buckets, popcorn as human kindness, and what happens when Street Fighter returns to the streets to fight!

    04:38 - Do We Care (Crazy Rick Asian on TV/Sicario 3/Spielberg transforms)

    17:27 - Best Ever Movies with Pro Wrestlers.

    33:20 - Street Fighter (2026) Review (No Spoilers)

    58:47 - Buried Treasure (Black Myth: Wukong (PS5) /Carrie (TV)/You Can See Everything (FILM)

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    1 hr 16 min
  4. 471: The Social Reckoning

    Episode 471

    Show notes

    Aaron, Andrew, and Alice hop on to discuss Australian weather, seeing a concert at Red Rocks, and what happens when Sorkin revisits his social media masterpiece this time as the director!

    08:13 - Do We Care (Crazy Rick Asian on TV/Sicario 3/Spielberg transforms)

    20:26 - Promos

    22:53 - Best Ever Movies with Patrick Fischler.

    38:45 - The Social Reckoning Review (No Spoilers)

    1:04:01 - Buried Treasure (The Magic Far Away Tree/Chance the Rapper Show/Physical 100:Italy)

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    1 hr 12 min
  5. 470: 2026 Oscar Power Rankings

    Episode 470

    Show notes

    Aaron and Aaron hop on to chat this year's Oscar contenders and what the current odds math tells us! They count down the top 10 contenders, and each cherry-picks a few more to watch!

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    51 min
  6. 469: Heart of the Beast

    Episode 469

    Show notes

    Aaron, Andrew, and Heath hop on to discuss political mergers, what constitutes a dog companion, and what happens when David Ayer and Brad Pitt join forces again, and so much more!

    04:51 - Do We Care (World War Z Sequel/V for Vendetta/Paramount and Warner)

    22:40 - Promos

    26:24 - Best Ever Movies with dog companions.

    42:24 - Heart of the Beast Review (No Spoilers)

    1:11:22 - Buried Treasure (Big Brother/Bob Trevino Likes It/Primetime)

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    1 hr 29 min
  7. 468: Resident Evil (2026)

    Episode 468

    Show notes

    Aaron, Andrew, and Nick hop on to discuss turning 40, movie talkers, and see if Zach Cregger can make a good video game movie with a review of Resident Evil (2026) and so much more!

    09:40 - Do We Care (Point Break TV/Slow Horses/Apple Emmys)

    16:58 - Promos

    22:08 - Best Ever Movies with "Evil" in the Title.

    33:48 - Resident Evil (2026) Review (No Spoilers)

    57:49 - Buried Treasure (Lanterns/Last One Laughing UK/Absolute Batman)

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    1 hr 6 min
  8. 467: Summer Sum Game Results 2026!

    Episode 467

    Show notes

    Aaron, Andrew, Alice, and Jonathan are back to see how wonderfully, or more likely terribly, their summer sum game picks were, as well as to announce the winner from the SiftPop audience! Also, a BIG SiftPop announcement you're not going to want to miss!

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    1 hr 28 min
  9. BONUS: GSLTN D23 News Bonus

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    Welcome back to Geeks Speak Louder Than Nerds! In this episode, Nick and Mike break down the biggest news from D23 2026 including VisionQuest, Star Wars, the new X-men Casting, Kingdom Hearts 4, Avengers Doomsday, and much more!

    Plus, we'd love to hear from you, our fantastic listeners! Feel free to email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GeeksSpeakLouder@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with your thoughts, questions, and suggestions.

    For more updates and engaging discussions, connect with us on Blue Sky at GeeksSpeakLouder.BSKY.social, Twitter @GeeksSpeakLoud and on Facebook at Geeks Speak Louder than Nerds. And, if you want to follow us individually for exciting content, Nick can be found on Blue Sky, X, Threads, and Letterbox as '@jagged2319,' while Mike shares his content on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, Letterboxd and Serialzd under '@mlhilty2452.'

    Don't miss out on the latest Avatar, Marvel, Star Trek, and Star Wars insights, references and Easter eggs. Subscribe, share, and join our geeky community on Geeks Speak Louder Than Nerds!

    Special thanks to Kristofer Twadell for providing our awesome theme music!

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    1 hr 14 min
  10. BONUS: Franchise Paradiso - Best Horror Legacy w/ Guest Jonathan Watkins Bonus

    Show notes

    Follow FRANCHISE PARADISO on Instagram @franchiseparadiso!

    You can find also find the guys individually on social media:

    Heath on Letterboxd @theoneheathbar,

    Foster on Letterboxd @fosth101

    Rowan on Twitter @bitsofjoel, Letterboxd and Instagram @rowan.a.boat

    Jonathan Watkins @samloomis

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    1 hr 37 min
  11. BONUS: The Writer's Room Spider-Man No Way Home Bonus

    Show notes

    Since Spider-Man: Brand New Day is blowing away the competition and breaking records left and right, this week we are bringing you Aaron but not that Aaron and Robert's review of Spider-Man: No Way Home in a walk down memory lane!

    Send any questions or feedback to writersroom@siftpop.com, follow Aaron on Twitter @Schwhitecastle, and for more great shows like this, visit studiodna.media

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    1 hr 21 min
  12. BONUS: GSLTN - The Mandalorian Bonus

    Show notes

    Welcome back to Geeks Speak Louder Than Nerds! In this episode, Nick and Mike do a recap of the of 'The Mandalorian and Grogu!' They open the show with some Video Game News chat and close out the show by picking their favorite characters and ranking the movie in the official GSLTN Canon List!

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    Nick - @jagged2319

    Mike - @mlhilty2452

    Special thanks to Kristofer Twadell for providing our awesome theme music!

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    2 hr 10 min
  13. BONUS: The Wasteland Watchlist - Enemy of the State w/ Guest Luke Bonus

    Show notes

    Welcome to The Wasteland Watchlist! Shane Conto (and occasionally guests) will randomly select a film from his ever growing watchlsit and take a dive into a dicussion here on the podcast. Shane is joined by SPDM Crew podcaster, Luke Burian, for this episode as he discusses Tony Scott's 1990's surveillance thriller, Enemy of the State (1998).

    Shane Conto is a decorated movie critic, writer, and Youtuber! Check out his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, his YouTube page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Wasteland Reviewer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and follow him on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Check out his other podcasts the Wasteland Retrospective, Streaming Wasteland, the Cinematic Wasteland, the Wasteland Vintage Roadshow, and, Ruthless Obsession on the SPDM Crew of Podcasts!

    Luke Burian is a seasoned movie lover with his own movie blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lost In Movies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Luke is also a frequent contributor on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SiftPop ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and he also appears on the SiftPop Writer's Room podcast and The Scribe Podcast. Check out his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and his podcast Flix and Chill

    Shout out to Kristofer Twadell for the awesome theme music and Jason Wilbur at HiFlyer Creative for providing the logo!

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    28 min
  14. BONUS: Franchise Paradiso - Best Horror Score w/ Mike Hilty Bonus

    Show notes

    Follow FRANCHISE PARADISO on Instagram @franchiseparadiso!

    You can find also find the guys individually on social media:

    Heath on Letterboxd @theoneheathbar,

    Foster on Letterboxd @fosth101

    Rowan on Twitter @bitsofjoel, Letterboxd and Instagram @rowan.a.boat

    Mike Hilty - @mhity2452

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    1 hr 35 min
  15. BONUS: GSLTN - Evergreen Interview w/ Recording Artist Oksana Bonus

    Show notes

    Welcome back to Geeks Speak Louder Than Nerds! Nick and Mike Welcome guest Oksana to talk about her album 'Evergreen.' Bringing you an insightful interview, we talk to her about her career as a musician and what lies on the horizon for her! We then close out the show by "Geekin' Out' about some TV and movies!

    Follow Oksana on Instagram @_oksana142 and you can find her album on Apple and Spotify or wherever you get your music!

    Plus, we'd love to hear from you, our fantastic listeners! Feel free to email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GeeksSpeakLouder@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with your thoughts, questions, and suggestions.

    For more updates and engaging discussions, connect with us on Blue Sky at GeeksSpeakLouder.BSKY.social, Twitter @GeeksSpeakLoud and on Facebook at Geeks Speak Louder than Nerds. And, if you want to follow us individually for exciting content, Nick can be found on Blue Sky, X, Threads, and Letterbox as '@jagged2319,' while Mike shares his content on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, Letterboxd and Serialzd under '@mlhilty2452.'

    Don't miss out on the latest Avatar, Marvel, Star Trek, and Star Wars insights, references and Easter eggs. Subscribe, share, and join our geeky community on Geeks Speak Louder Than Nerds!

    Special thanks to Kristofer Twadell for providing our awesome theme music!

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    1 hr 15 min
  16. BONUS: Wasteland Watchlist - Gremlins 2 w/ Mike Hilty Bonus

    Show notes

    Welcome to the Wasteland Watchlist! Shane Conto and a guest will randomly select a film from his ever growing watchlist!

    This week, a Gremlins 2 with guest Mike Hilty!

    Follow Mike on Social Media @mlhilty2452

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    23 min
  17. BONUS: Siftpop Writers' Room w/ Aaron Dicer Bonus

    Show notes

    Aaron is joined by Siftpop Founder Aaron Dicer (Tw: @aarondicer) this week. We’ll preview Mortal Kombat and talk some TV! Send any questions or feedback to writersroom@siftpop.com, follow Aaron on Twitter @Schwhitecastle, and for more great shows like this, visit studiodna.media

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    1 hr 43 min
  18. BONUS: Flix & Chill w/ Guest Jonathan Watkins Bonus

    Show notes

    Luke (@lost_movies on X) sits down with Jonathan Watkins @Samloomis to talk about life and movies.

    Luke is a seasoned movie lover with his own movie blog Lost In Movies. Check it out at lostinmovies.co.uk). Luke is also a frequent contributor on SiftPop (https://www.siftpop.com/?s=luke+burian)

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    3 hr 20 min
  19. BONUS: Franchise Paradiso - Best Killer w/ May Honey Bonus

    Show notes

    Follow FRANCHISE PARADISO on Instagram @franchiseparadiso!

    You can find also find the guys individually on social media:

    Heath on Letterboxd @theoneheathbar,

    Foster on Letterboxd @fosth101

    Rowan on Twitter @bitsofjoel, Letterboxd and Instagram @rowan.a.boat

    May Honey on Letterboxd @MayEllen

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    1 hr 45 min
  20. BONUS: Geeks Speak Louder than Nerds - Star Trek: Section 31 w/ Guest Jonathan Watkins Bonus

    Show notes

    Welcome back to Geeks Speak Louder Than Nerds! This week Nick and Mike recap the new Paramount+ exclusive movie: 'Star Trek Section 31!'

    Joining the guys this week is Cinema Sins writer Jonathan Watkins!

    Social Media:

    Nick - @jagged2319

    Mike - @mlhilty2452

    Jonathan - @Samloomis13

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    1 hr 32 min