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Vanguardistas have more funso if you dont already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return youll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if youre already a Vanguardista, we salute you.



Its time for the Take team to take stock of our first quarter, so this week were looking back over the first three or so months and putting our affairs in order: deciding whether to tighten our belts or loosen the purse strings, cut some salaries or dish out a few tasty bonuses.Were bringing you a Quintessential First Quarter Recap of all the best bits from the year so farincluding interviews with Ashley Walters & Erin Doherty, Jesse Eisenberg & Kieran Culkin and Brady Corbetand a chance to hear moments from Marks best reviews like the previously Vanguardista-only Santosh.



And theres still plenty of brand new stuff for you in todays take too. Our guest is David Oyelowo, who youll hear in conversation with Simon about his new Apple TV+ series Government Cheese. In this surreal 60s-set California comedy-drama, David plays Hampton Chambers, a father and former burglar trying to go straight after his release from prison and make his fortune in a crazy world.



By popular demand, Mark and Simon will also be reviewing The Studiothe Hollywood film industry satire starring Seth Rogen as a spineless executive trying to make serious cinema and serious money... and possibly failing to do either. Plus well be treating you to the Laughter Lift as usual (you thought youd managed to avoid that this week didnt

you? Oh no, the hilarity never stops.)



Timecodes (for Vanguardistas listening ad-free):

Quarter 1 highlights: 05:46

David Oyelowo Interview: 31:07

The Studio Review: 49:10

Laughter Lift: 01:04:33



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Introducing Voting for Grown-Ups from Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult.

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Voting is an incredibly important part of being an American — not just every four years, and not just for the sticker! In this episode of Grown-Up Stuff, hosts Lea Palmieri and Matt Stillo speak with Joshua A. Douglas, a professor of law at the University of Kentucky, as well as an author and podcaster, who explains the way voting works in the US, from the polling booth to the country’s capitol, and what we can do as citizens to ensure we’re getting involved and staying involved in democracy for all.

 

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Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you.



‘Warfare’ co-directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza join us this week to talk about the astonishing new film that aims to put modern conflict onscreen in the most authentic way possible. With an ensemble cast of soldiers featuring Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, and Joseph Quinn, the film’s events are based on the real wartime experiences of Mendoza (who is played by D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai). He’s a former Navy SEAL and Iraq veteran who has used his expertise to advise filmmakers presenting war onscreen, including Garland on ‘Civil War’. Now he’s collaborating with Garland again to tell his own story and that of his colleagues in this truly powerful film.



Plus we’ve got reviews of ‘The Penguin Lessons’—the true story of an English teacher in turbulent 1970s South America who unexpectedly befriends the waddling creature of the film’s title, after rescuing it from an oil slick—and ‘Blue Road’, the literary doc on the colourful life of Irish writer Edna O’Brien. Don’t miss an Easter treat in the Laughter Lift this week too...



Timecodes (for Vanguardistas listening ad-free):

The Penguin Lessons: 08:54

Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza Interview: 29:44

Warfare Review: 43:30

Laughter Lift Easter Special: 57:48

Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story: 1:00:39



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Introducing Racing Porsches and Being Your Own Hero with Victoria Thomas from Throttle Therapy with Katherine Legge.

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On this episode of Throttle Therapy, Katherine is joined by team owner of Kelly Moss Racing, Victoria Thomas, to talk about racing Porsches, the story behind the “Be Your Own Hero” program, and supporting women in motorsports. Victoria shares how she’s handled the team’s success and introduces their four female drivers for 2025.

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If you’ve managed to watch any of the excellent seventh series of Black Mirror yet, you might have spotted our super sub Ben Bailey Smith popping up there... and just for you he’s collared his fellow dystopians Charlie Brooker and Emma Corrin for a chat about the mind-bending anthology’s latest iteration.

Brooker is the writer and creator of the show, which has been sending sci-fi shivers down our spines since it first hit British TV screens in 2011, before going global with Netflix in 2016. So for over a decade, “it’s all a bit Black Mirror” has been the phrase on everyone’s lips whenever real-world technology makes another ever-so-slightly terrifying leap forward.

Emma Corrin stars in episode three of the new series, ‘Hotel Reverie’, in which a cutting-edge filmmaking technology called ReDream allows modern day actors to star in high-tech remakes of classic films. Actor Brandy (Issa Rae) steps into the world of a 1940s movie—where she meets Corrin’s golden age star Dorothy.

Charlie and Emma chat to Ben about Hotel Reverie and the rest of the brand new series. They talk golden age Hollywood, the shipping forecast, and erm... bowling? It goes places. Listen now for the whole story! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices