Can't See The Forest

On this episode of Can't See the Forest we chat about Norse Mythology, Nile excursions, and even where the podcast’s name came from. ++++++++++++++++ Books we discussed: Book of the month: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Gill’s February Reads: Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman A Brief Guide to Agatha Christie by Nigel Cawthorne Death on The Nile by Agatha Christie Rogues’ Gallery: Birth of Modern Policing and Organized Crime - John Oller Alan’s February Reads: The Invention of Morel” by Adolfo Bioy Casares The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapowski Books discussed in detail on the podcast can be found at the online CSTF bookshop at https://bookshop.org/shop/alanjporter ++++++++ Comics Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 (Archaia) The Flash by Mark Waid Vol. 2 (DC Comics) Black Panther: The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda (Marvel) ++++++++ Movies You can follow out movie watching habits at https://letterboxd.com/alanjporter/ . Movies discussed this month were Death on the Nile (1978, 2004, and 2022 versions) Eternals Giant The Great Race ++++++++ Podcasts This month’s podcast recommendations: Gill’s Recommendations: All About Agatha Wine and Crime Infinite Monkey Cage Alan’s Recommendations: A History of Rock in 500 Songs Legends of the Old West The Gerry Anderson Podcast ++++++++ TV shows Shows we’ve watched that we want to talk about Book of Bobba Fett ++++++++ Our Pop-Culture Life Other Podcast updates On Her Majesty’s Secret Podcast Network - https://secretpodcast.podbean.com/ Rating the Bonds: Dr. No Bond Music: Six of the Best - Not From Where I’m Standing by The Wedding Present You can also find us at the following places online: Our main writing website at alanjporter.com and individually you can follow Gill on Twitter @gillijp and Instagram @gillip211466 Alan on Twitter and Instagram @alanjporter Credits The “Can’t See The Forest logo” and artwork was designed by Jarrod Albriech (@YardSaleArtist) with digital coloring by Matthew Olivero (@AceWheelie) The music used on this podcast is extracted from a Forest of Dean traditional folk tune. The  “Can’t See The Forest” podcast is a production of  Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group LLC.

This month we discuss the ethical dilemma of resurrecting woolly mammoths, talked about sword-swinging superheroes, revisited the spice planet, got nostalgic on the turntable, and even got a little homesick for the British countryside. Book of the month: Woolly: The True Story of the Quest to Revive One of History’s Most Iconic Extinct Creatures - By Ben Mezrich Gill’s January Reads: Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by PD James Alan’s January Reads: Stonehenge: A New Understanding - Mike Parker Pearson Burning Blue - Kevin Cook Roots, Radicals, & Rockers - Billy Bragg Books discussed in detail on the podcast can be found at the online CSTF bookshop at https://bookshop.org/shop/alanjporter ++++++++ Comics Excalibur #26 (Marvel) Dark Knights of Steel #1 (DC Comics) DUNE: Whisper of the Caladan Seas (Boom) ++++++++ Movies You can follow out movie watching habits at https://letterboxd.com/alanjporter/ Don't Look Up Count Me In Encanto Bedknobs and Broomsticks Dune Poms ++++++++ On the Turntable Stardust movie soundtrack ++++++++ TV shows Shows we’ve watched that we want to talk about Escape to the Country Book of Bobba Fett Star Trek Discovery season 4 Elementary ++++++++ *Our Pop-Culture Life Other Podcast updates  - Before They Were Beatles - https://anchor.fm/beforebeatles Website Updates  - James Bond Lexicon Updates - https://jamesbondlexicon.wordpress.com/007-updates/ You can also find us at the following places online: Our main writing website at alanjporter.com and individually you can follow Gill on Twitter @gillijp and Instagram @gillip211466 Alan on Twitter and Instagram @alanjporter Credits The “Can’t See The Forest logo” and artwork was designed by Jarrod Albriech (@YardSaleArtist) with digital coloring by Matthew Olivero (@AceWheelie) The music used on this podcast is extracted from a Forest of Dean traditional folk tune. The  “Can’t See The Forest” podcast is a production of  Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group LLC.