Always Be Watching

This is it. The final episode of the Always Be Watching podcast. And what an episode it is. 

Okay - don't expect much from this podcast. This is really just podcast host Dan Barrett advising the many ABW listeners that …

This week on the podcast Dan is joined by returning guest Blake Howard (One Heat Minute and the All The President's Minutes podcast). The two of them take a deep dive into what's going on with The Mandalorian this …

Michael Meloni pops by for this week to fill in for Chris Yates who is away on assignment. Dan and Mike discuss the new Netflix drama The Queens …

Dan and Chris are back for another Always Be Watching podcast. What treasures have they unearthed this week?

Dan celebrates the icon of white …

The gang is back together. Dan and Chris have settled their differences and have decided it would be proper to once again talk about the TV and …

Dan and Chris this week are joined by Mark Humphries. You probably know him best as the host of the beloved, but cancelled too-soon Ten game show Pointless. Or maybe you know him from his weekly satirical sketches on …

The podcast is a little different this week with returning guest Simon Foster stopping by to fill-in for an absent Chris Yates. We talk about the new …

We go deep into the nostalgia well this week. Apologies to our bountiful Gen Z listeners.

Bill & Ted Face The Music - In Cinemas Now and on VOD …

It's that time of the week again for you to put down the remote control and slide into some headphones for another Always Be Watching podcast. And …

Dan and Chris have taken to the microphones once more after spending the past week having taken to their couches. And what more... they have new and exciting things to discuss:

Tenet - In cinemas now (02:48)
High Score …

Joining boy wonders Dan Barrett and Chris Yates in the ABW cave is the beyond lovely Mel Tait, the talented multi-hyphenate (ABC Radio host, …

This is Always Be Watching - a podcast in which two grown men offer their considerable opinions on the children's entertainment program about Muppets.

This week:
Muppets Now (Disney+) - 01:37
American Pickle (HBO Max …

What's worth streaming this weekend? This podcast offers you nothing but answers.

This podcast is a bit of a trial. Do people want this? Please let me know.

It's a theme week as we travel back to the future.

We start things off with a look at the 2020 version of The Fugitive, looking at what it gets right and wrong as a property based on a 60s and 90s TV show/movie. (03:25)

On the Always Be Watching Pod, officially the podcast of record that cites the viewing interests of Dan Barrett and Chris Yates, the two watchers discuss the new Netflix documentary series Fear City: New York vs The …

It was a bit of a quiet week for us watching new TV (there's so little of it around worth chatting about), but that didn't stop us getting passionate about the things we were actually watching.

Dan went to the cinema …

Put on your facemasks and get ready for another talk about all the TV and movies we've been watching.

This week at Always Be Watching HQ Dan and Chris have a chat about the new 2-part documentary Laurel Canyon and then …

The biggest theatre event on the planet this month took place not at the currently shuttered theatre, but on people's TV screens thanks to Disney+. Across the world people were watching Hamilton. Dan and Chris were …

The biggest show on the planet has been Floor is Lava - Dan and Chris have both watched the show and absolutely bought into its ridiculous …

HBO launched a new Perry Mason TV series. Dan has one big concern with it. Meanwhile Chris lavishes praise on the new Netflix Eric Andre special. And then it's time for a look back at Freaks & Geeks. How does it …

Bad boys! Whatcha gonna do?

Cops on TV have been around for as long as, well, as long as there has been TV. The cop show is unquestionably the most …

Is Ramy the best show currently on TV? It's right up there, so Chris and Dan discuss the first episode of that. They also flashback to the 1983 film The Right Stuff. And then there's the fourth installment of the Trip …

To infinity and beyond! This week on the Always Be Watching podcast Dan and Chris want to get boots on the moon as they talk about the new Steve Carell comedy Space Force (02:30) - the critics hate it... Chris really …

The gang this week discover they're creating too much content for one podcast.

Chris finally gets off his keister and watches Superstore after Dan …

Television is the thing this year, my friends. And boy do we have some TV to talk about.

This week:

Mint Condition (Vimeo) - 01:55

The Great (Hulu / …

I've been advised to tell you by the Always Be Watching legal team that this podcast episode passes the legal definition of "too much show".

This week Dan hits the streets of Paris and plays his jazz flute along with …

The Midnight Gospel is a stoner animated philosophical comedy on Netflix. Opinions on this podcast are mixed. There's also the brand new pre-teen detective show on Apple TV+ Home After Dark. Dan has some very firm …

This week Dan checks out the hyped new shows Normal People (Netflix) and Upload (Amazon Prime Video) - the good news is that both are great telly. …

We kick off the podcast with a nostalgic look back at the 1991 classic Point Break. Then Dan takes a look at the new Quibi comedy with Anna Kendrick …

Dan takes a gander at the second season of Mystery Road.
Chris considers the Tiger King aftershow on Netflix - The King and I. He questions TV made in the age of COVID-19.
Dan raves about Unorthodox.

And then it is round …

This week on the Always Be Watching pod:
*Chris tells us about the new Tim & Eric comedy Beef House on Adult Swim
*Dan tries to explain what new …

Is there a bigger show right now than Tiger King? Chris offers his thoughts.
Can a movie tug at heartstrings better than a Pixar film? Dan talks about …

This week on Always Be Watching it is just Dan with a microphone, some stuff he's been watching on Netflix, and a sense of existential unease.

Both The Platform and the Marc Maron special End Times Fun are streaming now …

Recorded in the undisclosed Always Be Watching bunker is the Always Be Watching podcast. We've disinfected the remote control this week as we sit …

We've been doing some watching. Of TV. Movies. Cute girls. Trains. Birds. Lots of things. But on this podcast we talk about telly shows and movies …

What an episode! Chris talks about TV! Dan talks about TV! They both talk about TV!

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Who would have ever thought that the Always Be Watching podcast would actually reach 50 episodes? Certainly nobody who has ever listened to it.

This …

Here's what you need to know about this episode:

• Dan talks about Birds of Prey and The Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (in cinemas now), but really wishes he had instead talked about the film Little Women (which is …

If Always Be Watching proves anything, we're eclectic.

This week we have a really broad range of shows (and a movie)

Hip Hop Evolution (season 4) - …

On this week's podcast Chris takes off to the heavens with Star Trek Picard and questions what should be placed into a mouth with a new Netflix show …

It's a pretty diverse week of shows here on the ol' ABW podcast. Dan and Chris discuss the anthology show about the experience of US immigrants …

It's another week, it's another Always Be Watching. This week Dan and Chris are talking about Sex.... Explained - the new documentary show from Netflix. There's also the sexy film about international finance tax …

It's the first proper show of 2020 with Dan and Chris back in their respective chairs. This week they're chatting about the new HBO murder mystery …

Every episode of Always Be Watching is a special one. But this week is incredibly special with special guest co-host Simon Band joining Dan Barrett to discuss the shows recently watched. Simon is very British. Almost …

This week Dan and Chris cast their watching eyes back over 2019 - what were their highlights throughout the year?

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It's the annual Always Be Watching holiday special. Dan and Chris kick off by talking about the TV shows they watched this week - Making It and …

We learned a lot of important lessons this week:
*Mrs Fletcher is waaaaaaaaaaaaay less conservative than she seems
*Servant is creepy AF
*One Paul Rudd …

At long last Dan and Chris are reunited in the studio to discuss what men discuss:

Introduction and casual Mandalorian / Watchmen chatter
11:16 Upright (Foxtel) starring comedian Tim Minchin
16:32 Frozen 2 (Playing now at …

Dan is flying solo this week and starts rambling into a microphone for 15 minutes with no edits. Ridiculous.

He recommends checking out the Amazon …

One of the biggest TV events of the year was the launch of the first-ever live action Star Wars TV series. Debuting on brand new streaming service Disney+, Star Wars: The Mandalorian was a pretty big deal to tens of …

New streaming service Apple TV+ launched to a thud. The critics didn't care much for the shows. And there was a very loud contingent of people who didn't think there was enough content being offered at launch.

But after …

Each week Dan & Chris meet up as part of a blood oath to always share what they have been watching and record the conversation as an mp3. What we are presenting for you is this week's podcast.

This week:
02:25 Mr …

This is a huge episode this week as Dan Barrett and Chris Yates are again joined by film critic and Fangoria Monster Fest Sydney festival director Simon Foster to discuss what they've been watching recently.

This week:
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It's a very different Always Be Watching this weekend. We focus on just one show this week: Watchmen. The show has surprised and delighted both Dan and Chris. It's a show that has defied expectation in all the best ways.

"What have you been watching?" Is there a more important question. We obviously say no. Each week Dan and Chris try to answer that question without revealing they spend most of their time just watching the same repeats …

Always Be Watching asks the big questions. Actually, it's the same damn question every week: What have you been watching?

Dan and Chris are at ABW HQ this week as always, but joining them for a second week in a row is …

Always Be Watching is the podcast that asks the most crucial question of the 21st century: What have you been watching?

Joining Dan and Chris at ABW HQ this week is film critic and podcaster Blake Howard. Blake is the …

If it isn't difficult enough keeping up with everything on TV, very soon it is going to get a little bit more difficult with Apple launching new …

Dan and Chris highlight their viewing choices from the past week. Importantly Chris continues his love affair with The Matrix, somehow missing the films 20 years ago.

The Spy
The I-Land
The Matrix 2 + 3
It: Chapter 2

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It's a loose podcast this week. Apologies in advance.

Up for discussion:
02:12 Simon Amstell: Set Free
09:13 The Amazing Johnathan Documentary
19:30 The …

It appears that the Internet Gods deemed this episode so powerful that the file was sabotaged in order to contain it. But no... it will not be …

Dan Barrett and Chris Yates are joined in the studio again by Sydney film critic and Program Director of the SciFi Film Festival Simon Foster. They take a deep dive into the many fine things they have watched on TV this …

We are joined this week by film critic Simon Foster, who is also the Program Director of the Sci-Fi Film Festival.

It's a great show this week. First we talk about the under-the-radar Netflix martial arts action show Wu …

It is a movie-heavy episode of the Always Be Watching podcast this week. First, Dan and Chris look at the two big shows that dominated their viewing this week. But then it is a crazed hodge-podge of movies that they …

Blast off with Always Be Watching this week as Dan and Chris discuss a new Netflix sci-fi space drama, delve into the alternative ballroom scene in New York with doco Paris Is Burning and TV drama Pose, then question …

It's a big show this week - Veronica Mars returned unexpectedly with its 4th season. After a multi-year hiatus and a terrible made-for-fans movie, …

The premise of the podcast is simple: Dan and Chris watch a lot of TV. For years they've shared with each other their recommendations and chatted about what's been interesting on the TV. Now they've brought this idea to …

This is an incredibly loose episode with Dan released from home on painkillers and allowed to talk with Chris once again about the things they've been watching.

The podcast kicks off with some loose chat about sick-bed …

This week's Always Be Watching pod has Dan and Chris chatting about a wonderfully eclectic range of TV shows.

There's the dark and arty Too Old To …

There are so many shows worth checking out right now that we crumbled under the pressure and instead spend our first 10 minutes talking about …

This week on the podcast Dan & Chris shout: "Baaaaaaaaat!" as they discuss the hilarious new comedy What We Do In The Shadows. They also discuss the great new drama Years and Years. Oh, and then they mix some …

It has been quite the week of viewing for Chris and Dan. The big TV show of the week is the third season return of The Handmaid's Tale - Dan offers his thoughts on it and the very unique problem the show has. Also up …

Dan and Chris are at it again with their weekly conversation about what they have watched... experienced?.... on TV.

Up for discussion:

01:28 High Maintenance
09:05 Chernobyl
13:26 LEGO Masters
23:00 Catch 22

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It has been a huge fortnight for television with three of television's biggest shows all airing their final episodes - Game of Thrones, The Big Bang Theory, and Veep. On the Always Be Watching Podcast this week, Dan and …

On the podcast this week Dan talks up a mother/daughter relationship horror-drama that he insists will take the Emmys & Golden Globes by storm, …

With a new Netflix series, a huge new reality show in Australia about building things with Lego, a Seth Rogen movie, and a discovered gem, Chris and Dan have a lot that they have been watching this week:

01:27 Dead To Me
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It is an incredibly eclectic mix-bag of things we've been watching this week.

Take a listen and discover something to watch:

01:07 Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series - Netflix
08:19 Black Summer - Netflix
12:42 Nothing …

Avengers: Endgame is an absolute cultural juggernaut and it needed to be discussed. So, we reached out to one of our favourite culture writers (and …

Join Dan & Chris for another week as they discuss what it is that they watched on TV this week in the misguided belief that you might feel inspired to watch these shows.

01:58 - Terrace House: Opening New Doors
09:04 …

We're taking you into some weird and offbeat TV areas this week with a quirky robot's cutting political satire, more straight edge political satire …

It's a week for under-the-radar television discussion as both Dan and Chris veer away from anything anyone else was talking about on TV this week for four off-kilter TV discussions. The two discuss:
02:34 Now Apocalypse
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It was a huge week for new shows/movies dropping on Netflix. Thankfully, neither Dan nor Chris had a whole lot going on, so they made sure to watch …

We start this week with an extended conversation about Captain Marvel, now playing in cinemas. We've invited in film critic and Program Director of Australia's SciFi Film Festival Simon Foster. Does the film deserve the …

This week on Always Be Watching, Dan and Chris discuss:
02:01 Secret City
09:42 Russian Doll
15:41 Leaving Neverland
22:56 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

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Dan and Chris launch the Always Be Watching podcast by starting a conversation with the same phrase that has dominated practically every conversation they've had over the past 15+ years: "What have you been watching?"

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