April 2012 | The LF Podcast
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Getting into Comics, The LF Way! With so much time on our podcast (and site) dedicated to the noble art of comic books and graphic novels, yet with so many of our readers & listeners not really into comics at all, we decided it was time to talk about one of our favourite subjects with a bias towards the uninitiated. Why do we read comics? Why should YOU read comics? Which ones should you read first? And what does the world at large think of this most geeky of storytelling mediums? Join us on this two-parter and find out!
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April 2012 | Ground Level Podcast
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A bowl full of Facebook Ground Level Podcast episode 01 In this episode, we take a shrewd look at some of the things that cause a love hate relationship with the biggest social vehicle of the current time: Facebook! Why do people post annoying status updates? And pictures of your babies? And of their Babies? And what happens when you cut it out of your life entirely? We also have a chin wag about Celebrity Animals, Chuggers - Charity Muggers, Panic Buying and ask the most important question of all... why would you buy a bowl of aubergines? |
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April 2012 | Tech Lunch Podcast
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John Lewis: 1 - HMV: 0
The big news this month is, of course, iPad 3, but not as big as the fact that Markel actually stood in line for one!. Despite giving it to his wife as a present he managed to sneak it out of the house for us to croon over. Richard tells a cautionary tale about shopping at HMV on Oxford Street... and why he prefers John Lewis. Denis-Jose tried to find a bargain in Game, but failed. And also failed to go a month without somekind of headphone or phone issue. As well as bringing in the iPad 3, Markel also aquired an USB FM Transmitter and a USB adapater for his laptop power block. |
March 2012 | The LF Podcast
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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The...
We all know that humour, like art, is subjective, but is comedy also timeless? In this episode of the LF Podcast we take a look at comedy on the silver screen and ask the questions: What are our favourite Comedic Movies of all time? And why? But not before Imran tells us about the return of D'Angelo to world of Live Music, Dan experiences the almighty Ramstein in concert, Bernice (and the boys) visit the London Super Comic Con and Denis-Jose feels cheated by the 3D craze after watching Kung Fu Panda 2 in 2D. All this and more 'Big Ups', site highlights and Frequency Asked Questions! |
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March 2012 | Ground Level Podcast
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Olympic Issues Ground Level Podcast episode 00 In this preview of Ground Level, we take a look at the upcoming Olympic Games from the perspective of those who live in London. What will it really mean to us, will we get to enjoy it live and do we even care if we don't? We also have a natter about the Big Easter Egg Hunt, stolen bronze statues, insurance policies that make you feel like scum and people who don't know how to use a ticket barrier or a flight of stairs. Join Denis-Jose Francois, Dan Collacott & Lofty for their thoughts on all these things and more! |
February 2012 | Tech Lunch
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This month the boys - Denis-Jose, Markel & Richard - are in NoHo, Central London trying out a new lunch location and, as always, talking tech & gadgets. Richard was invited to an exclusive Nikon Launch event, for their new product Range of D4 & D8 Cameras, He tells us about it whilst revealing some secrets of his own... Denis-Jose has a brand new Velbon CX 540 Tripod, very cheap compared to Richard's pro devices. Markel tells us about the Humax Digital Video Recorder he installed at Xmas and the boys muse on whether A DVR & a couple of good streaming video services are better value than an all in one service like Sky. Richard has been trying out NetFlix and Denis-Jose is still in love with LoveFilm, whilst Markel dos battle against the supply and demand algorithm at Amazon... |
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February 2012 | The LF Podcast
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Thar be... Pirates! The LF Podcast episode 20 Ha Haar me hearties (and a bottle of rum)! This month we take a look at digital piracy and ask the questions: How bad is it? Who is really losing out? Are pirated copies truly lost sales? Will it ever go away? We also address some burning issues (such as where in geekdom would we evacuate the entire human race too in an emergency) in our new section: Frequency Asked Questions! Also the best transformer insults, 'The Artist', The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and London Super Comic Convention! |
January 2012 | Tech Lunch
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Happy New Year and welcome back to Tech Lunch! After a 3 month break the boys - Denis-Jose, Markel & Richard - are back in central London at a new hidden location but still talking tech & gadgets. With New Year and Xmas just gone past there are plenty of new toys to play with. Denis has a shiny new Android based SonyEricsson Xperia Ray and Markel has a not-quite-as-new Nokia E8. Richard his iCloud experiences with us as well as his bafflement on over priced high street retailers. Finally Denis-Jose has a story to tell about how he acquired a brand new Sony Blu-Ray player for no real good reason... |
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January 2012 | The LF Podcast
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We Are One! The LF Podcast episode 19 Happy New Year... and Happy Birthday to us! The LF Podcast is one year old with this episode and in order to celebrate the year gone past we spend some time looking back at the best and worst of the year. Which films, comics, TV and music were the most memorable? Which were the big disappointments? And was anything so bad that it was good? Of course we couldn't look back without looking forward so in this, the second half of our New Year Birthday show we cast an eager eye at 2012 and all it's geeky media promise in Film, Comics, Television & Music. There's also a fantastic birthday give away in the form of The Walking Dead Season 1 DVD |
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