Museum of Pop Culture with Josh Widdicombe

Museum of Pop Culture with Josh Widdicombe

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Join Josh Widdicombe (Parenting Hell) as he tells the greatest stories in the history of popular culture. Partnered each time by one of his best friends in the world (comedians Tom Craine, Matthew Crosby or Suzi Ruffell) Josh takes us through the wildest and most entertaining stories of unhinged genius, world dominating success and shaming failure. Mr Blobby, The KLF, East 17, Dallas, Ghostwatch, the Sinclair C5, U2, Mary Whitehouse, Apocalypse Now, David Hasselhoff… all will be covered a...
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Episode List

Britain's Greatest Inventor: Clive Sinclair and the C5 (Part 2)

Mar 14th, 2026 4:00 AM

Episode 2: ⁠ In the second episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian Tom Craine discuss the unbelievable story of Britain's greatest inventor - Sir Clive Sinclair and his success (and failures) in shaping the landscape of technology and computers. Coming up in this episode - the launch of the revolutionary Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer takes the world by storm… and the infamous C5 gets off to a bumpy start... All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: museumofpopculturepod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Britain's Greatest Inventor: Clive Sinclair and the C5 (Part 1)

Mar 12th, 2026 12:07 AM

Episode 1: Mensa, Eccentric Genius, and the invention of the pocket calculator⁠ In the first episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine discuss the unbelievable story of Britain's greatest inventor - Sir Clive Sinclair and his success (and failures) in shaping the landscape of technology and computers. We discuss the formation of MENSA, the early Sinclair success of his electronic pocket calculator, and the fierce rivalry that grew amongst the computer community in the 70's and 80's as they battled for technological advances and market dominance. All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠ If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: museumofpopculturepod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! A ⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠ Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chatting Star Wars with Liza Minelli, insured celebrity body parts, and meeting Pete Waterman...

Mar 7th, 2026 2:30 AM

In this episode of Museum of Pop Culture we discuss and respond to all the brilliant emails, messages, corrections and suggestions that you, the wonderful MOPC community, have sent us. Including... - Appearing as a guest or contestant on classic old TV shows... - Did a listeners dad who chat Star Wars with Liza Minelli in Studio 54? - And can we build an entire human from insured body parts? Thanks to everyone for joining the MOPC fan club community and getting in touch with the show... If you want to become a part of the Museum of Pop Culture Community you can join the fan club and support the show at; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: museumofpopculturepod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea! A ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Studio 54: The World's Most Infamous Nightclub (Part 4)

Mar 4th, 2026 12:30 AM

⁠⁠Episode 4:⁠⁠⁠ In the final episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and Tom Craine discuss the amazing story of the world's most infamous nightclub - Studio 54 in New York. Museum of Pop Culture is a 'Keep It Light Media' Production Hosted by Josh Widdicombe Research by - Shaianne Barnes and Emily Pickthall.  Additional editing by Will Fitzpatrick Design by John Gregory  Music by Pickle & Button All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: museumofpopculturepod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! A ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Studio 54: The World's Most Infamous Nightclub (Part 3)

Feb 28th, 2026 1:00 AM

⁠Episode 3:⁠⁠ In the third episode of this series, Josh Widdicombe and Tom Craine discuss the amazing story of the world's most infamous nightclub - Studio 54 in New York. We discuss the birth and rise of disco, and the nightclub runs into the first of many legal issues as rumours of tax evasion and money laundering threaten to de-rail the dream… All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And join the Museum of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: museumofpopculturepod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! A ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep It Light Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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