Podcast - Shows What You Know

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We are in a TV Renaissance! -proclaimed some annoying blogger and it seems they were right! Join American Jim Scampoli and Swede Jakob Burrows as we help you navigate through the TV landscape and find the best and most interesting shows. It will be a dire journey fraught with peril but the rewards will be bountiful! We invite you to watch along with us or dip your toes in the water during our spoiler free sections. If you want to suggest a TV show or add your own point of view on something we have discussed please email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com

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The Odyssey (2026) | Bronze Age Collapse (1200 BCE)
10d ago · 1:23:24
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has finally arrived and we’ve got a lot to say about it. We start with the film itself — what works, what doesn’t, and how this new adaptation compares with Homer’s epic poem. Then we get into the good stuff, like how a simple concept like hospitality helped spread Greek influence across the Mediterranean. Why was mistreating a guest not merely rude, but potentially a serious offence against the gods? We explore how the concept of xenia becomes a way of defining who is “civilised” and who can be treated as a barbarian — and how the Odyssey tests the dangers of b
Young Sherlock is Completely Ridiculous | SWYK 042
3mo ago · 1:01:26
Wonder Man has officially been renewed for a second season — which caught us off guard given how quietly Disney seemed to dump the first one onto streaming. We revisit why the show worked so well for us. JURY DUTY: COMPANY RETREAT: The comedy may be a little shakier this time around, but the real magic remains watching an ordinary person navigate increasingly bizarre situations while somehow continuing to be… a somewhat decent human being. YOUNG SHERLOCK: A ridiculous steampunky prequel featuring bomb defusals, penny-farthing chase scenes and Moriarty bromance. Surprisingly charming in its idi
Vive la Révolution (1789) | Marie Antoinette (2006) 2/2
4mo ago · 1:07:17
(This is part two of a double episode – listen to part one here. We also just released our Guillotine Special bonus episode at patreon.com/reelhistorypodcast Join for as little as 2.5 EUR and get access to dozens of bonus eps!) The powdered parties are over, the pastry crumbs swept aside, and the gates of Versailles are about to be kicked in. Join us for the explosive second half of our Marie Antoinette double bill as we leave the perfumed salons of the palace and step into the hungry, furious, rapidly radicalising France that Sofia Coppola’s film mostly keeps beyond the frame. If episode one
Versailles Vibes (1770) | Marie Antoinette (2006) 1/2
4mo ago · 1:14:57
(This is part one of a two-part episode. Join patreon.com/reelhistorypodcast to support the show and access part two immediately!) Powder your wig, lace-up your corset and try not to lose your head as we cordially invite you to dine at Versailles and feast on Sofia Coppola ‘Marie Antoinette’ (2006)! Kirsten Dunst mesmerises as the divisive Habsburg who took 18th century France by storm when her marriage (in 1770) to the future Louis XVI sealed an alliance between erstwhile continental rivals, Austria and France. Over two roller-coaster episodes, we seek to do justice to this highly contentious
Buffy The Reboot The Sequel The Cancellation | SWYK 041
4mo ago · 1:04:22
Who needs a show like The Studio when you have real life? Much like an episode of the Hollywood satire, the Buffy reboot/sequel show had all of it’s drama play out in the press as it was announced that the much publicized show would not be picked up. A version of the script leaked and both sides have dropped some heaters in the press. Let’s get into it! We have some thoughts, we have read the script and much more. We also discuss: Nirvanna The Band The Show (The Movie) – Jim has recently seen the Nirvanna The Band The Movie which has led him to go back and watch both the web series and their V
Dunk & Egg & Scrubs & Wonder Man | SWYK 040
5mo ago · 1:08:40
The streaming wars take another turn! After weeks of headlines about Netflix acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery, the situation has flipped again — and it now looks like Netflix has bowed out while Paramount pushes forward with its mega-merger. We break down what happened, why Netflix is reportedly walking away with a $2.8 billion breakup fee, and what a combined Paramount–Warner company would actually look like. (Spoiler: a lot more debt, a lot more “synergies,” and a lot fewer employees.) Then we get into the shows: WONDER MAN: One of the strongest and strangest things Marvel has put out in yea
Stranger Things… More Like Boring Things | SWYK 039
7mo ago · 54:44
It’s the end of an era — again. We wrap up Stranger Things once and for all, digging into the second half and finale of season 5, talking nostalgia, overexplanation, retcons on retcons, fake-out danger, and D&D – the Duffer brothers, that is. There are things we liked and a lot we didn’t! Then we switch worlds and check in on the premiere of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (aka The Adventures of Dunk & Egg), the latest *Game of Thrones* spinoff — and one that immediately feels different. Smaller scale, dirtier boots, and maybe some clearer storytelling? We break down why following one knight th
House of Guinness (2025) | Brewing Rebellion (1868)
7mo ago · 1:52:05
Come with us down the pub. This is our longest episode ever – which probably isn’t surprising given that we live in Ireland, the subject matter is close to home, and, yes, a few pints of Guinness helped lubricate proceedings. In this episode of Reel History, we use Netflix’s House of Guinness as a jumping-off point to talk about something much bigger: Ireland in the long shadow of empire. Creator Steven Knight – the man behind Peaky Blinders and, of course, Who Wants to be a Millionare, I guess? – has put together a Victorian era melodrama that almost works as a standalone miniseries, even if
Hollywood Drama & Stranger Things 5 | SWYK 038
8mo ago · 1:19:23
The media world is melting down again, so of course we’re here for it. We kick things off with the escalating Netflix–Warner Bros.–Paramount corporate knife fight, where Netflix’s $72 billion deal for WBD is suddenly being ambushed by Paramount’s $108 billion hostile takeover bid – complete with sovereign wealth funds, Ellison family money, Jared Kushner lurking in the fine print, and promises of “strengthening Hollywood” right before they axe half of it. We break down the numbers, the spin, and why every outcome feels like bad news for creative workers. Then we jump into final thoughts on The
A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms & Mr. Scorsese | SWYK 037
10mo ago · 1:18:11
There is a new trailer for the upcoming Game of Thrones spin off, A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms. The boys react to it and Jim is surprised by his reaction. Jim has been watching Halloween television episodes, specifically the Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 6 episode Halloween. This gives Jim and Jakob another excuse to rant about the good ol’ days of television. Jakob has been watching the Apple TV+ Owen Wilson golf show Stick. Is this show scratching the Ted Lasso itch? Is this another promising Apple TV+ show that no one else is talking about? Jim has finished season 2 of Peacema

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Episodes 10

The Odyssey (2026) | Bronze Age Collapse (1200 BCE)

Young Sherlock is Completely Ridiculous | SWYK 042

Vive la Révolution (1789) | Marie Antoinette (2006) 2/2

Versailles Vibes (1770) | Marie Antoinette (2006) 1/2

Buffy The Reboot The Sequel The Cancellation | SWYK 041

Dunk & Egg & Scrubs & Wonder Man | SWYK 040

Stranger Things… More Like Boring Things | SWYK 039

House of Guinness (2025) | Brewing Rebellion (1868)

Hollywood Drama & Stranger Things 5 | SWYK 038

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms & Mr. Scorsese | SWYK 037