Doctor Who: Mutter's Spiral Podcast

MUTTER'S SPIRAL Podcast is back to talk about "Before the Flood", the 4th episode of DOCTOR WHO Series 9 and the conclusion to "Under the Lake".  John brings us in paradoxically (?) into the podcast, and then we talk about what worked for us and what left us a bit wanting.  We will also tackle trivia and news and all things Bootstrappy!  Please take a listen!

MUTTER'S SPIRAL returns to talk about "Under the Lake", the 3rd episode of DOCTOR WHO Series 9!  It's a proper scary episode, and we talk about the scares, our love of the Doctor's quippiness, our concern for Clara, and, of course, that CLIFFHANGER and what it all means.  Plus, news and trivia! Also, we speculate pretty heavily on part 2 of this story at the end of the podcast, so if you don't want to listen to that, you'll be able to tell when it starts (right at the very end). Please come listen!  

MUTTER'S SPIRAL Podcast 94 is live, talking all about the phenomenal episode "The Witch's Familiar", the second part of the first story of Series 9 of DOCTOR WHO!  John & Will may actually run out of adjectives this week trying to describe all of the things to love in this story.  Amazing acting, writing and direction combine to make an instant classic story.  We are both very excited over the start to Series 9! Plus, news - ratings talk, rumors, etc - and trivia!  Please listen, if you're so inclined!  Thanks!! 

DOCTOR WHO has returned for Series 9 with "The Magician's Apprentice", so John & Will are back to talk ALL about it!  We'll talk about that gob-smacking reveal at the start; all the relationships: Doctor/Clara, Doctor/Missy, even Missy/Clara; the difficulty of judging the first parts of 2 part stories, and how we're both liking the pacing and room to breathe in the story so far.  Plus, there's news and trivia!  

DOCTOR WHO Series 9 begins Saturday (9/19), so that must mean that MUTTER'S SPIRAL Podcast is back, too!  John & Will return from hiatus to talk about the upcoming Series 9!  We go over the episodes and rev up the Speculatron!  Also, we discuss the imminent exit of the wonderful Jenna Coleman and toss around ideas for the next companion (Something for your Bucket List, perhaps?).  We also give our impressions of seeing the Series 8 finale in 3D in the cinemas.   We're excited to be back!  We hope you can listen in and share our excitement!  

MUTTER'S SPIRAL Podcast is BACK, and we've got the TVmouse (@theTVmouse) with us! We asked our friend Kelly to join us, and she chose the 10th Doctor classic "MIDNIGHT", one of the very best episodes of DOCTOR WHO - and definitely one of the most traumatic.   In fact, this is only the 2nd time John has seen it, as he vowed never again after the first time - THAT is how shook he was.  To me, it's the scariest of all Doctor Who - mad humans and the Doctor without his "superpower", his voice.  Kelly chose very wisely! It's a fascinating episode and such a departure for the RTD era, and we have a lot of fun talking about it.  Plus, of course, there's trivia!   Please take a listen, won't you?  Twitter: @mutterspiral   @YosemiteForest

March 26, 2005 - DOCTOR WHO returned to television screens and met ROSE TYLER.   Today, TEN YEARS later, we celebrate that return by discussing "ROSE", the premiere episode of the return!  This podcast was recorded in 2010 (#16 overall), but it's not in circulation currently, so we thought we'd repost it (also, largely due to John being ill and unable to record) - we not only talk about the episode itself, but where WHO was at the time, and also how Rose and the return brought John and me together as friends.  We hope you'll enjoy this!  Just anytime we say "five years", mentally say to yourself "Ten years".  :) TEN YEARS.  FANTASTIC. PS - Fully new episodes coming very soon - first up: MIDNIGHT with guest Kelly Connolly (@TheTVMouse)

The 26 Seasons of Gallifrey One, the 2015 version of North America's pre-eminent Doctor Who convention, is in the books, and John and Will return for one last recap.  They'll discuss the weekend - what they liked, what they wish they'd seen, podcasts they did and will be doing - everything in general.  Join them for a quick burst back through the excitement of Gally!   NOTE: This was recorded on Friday afternoon; shortly thereafter, John and his wife learned of the passing of her mother.  Deepest condolences go out to his wife V, John, and their entire family.  V's mom was a nice lady and well-loved; she'll be missed.

John checks in again from the road as he leaves GallifreyOne, North America's premiere Doctor Who convention. He briefly talks about the highlights and thanks a few people as they come to mind. A full recap will happen later this week. You can follow John at @YosemiteForest and Will over at @Mutterspiral.   Please don't try this at home.

John flies solo and talks with friends of the podcast Ricky and Beth on the day after GallifreyOne, North America's premiere Doctor Who convention, in Los Angeles. We talk about their high points and why they keep coming back for more.    Follow Ricky at @ricky_ballboy and at his blog, apoplectic.me.   Check us out on Twitter at @mutterspiral and @yosemiteforest #gally1 

Will and John talk to Sage from Head Over Feels about how female writers could change Doctor Who, overall female representation on the show and her panel on that subject. Also, shout outs to Eve Myles, Burn Gorman and whether John Barrowman could survive a sex harassment suit in the States (spoiler alert, he can't).    Apologies for the sound quality as we talk outside the hotel holding GallifreyOne, the premier Doctor Who con in the world. 

Will and John talk with Deb Stanish of the Verity podcast and Alyssa Franke of WhovianFeminism Twitter and Tumblr about their experiences at GallifreyOne, their views on Doctor Who and fandom in general. We're in the outside lounge area, so ambient noise and drunken revelry happens. (Not that we've been drinking.) 

Will and John talk about their Saturday at GallifreyOne, the best Doctor Who convention in North America. We talk about our favorite moments and what we're looking forward to for the rest of the weekend.    Special thanks to everyone for their support and listening to last night's podcast with the proposal of Darin to Gennette. Check us out on Twitter at @mutterspiral and @yosemiteforest, and please leave a review on iTunes.

Will and John stage an interview with Gennette (in her first GallifreyOne in several years) and Darin (at his first Doctor Who convention ever) at the pool at LAX Marriott. But this is a ruse- listen as John and Will stall until Darin asks Gennette to marry him. Will she say yes? Only one way to find out. 

Will and John are joined by Kelly from the TVMouse blog, and Kim from Headoverfeels in front of the hotel for the GallifreyOne convention, the best Doctor Who convention in North America. We discuss their panel on the role of Clara Oswald in this last season of Doctor Who as well as other events from Day One of the convention.    Posted from a hammock in the LAX pool area.

Will, John, and their friend Julie talk about their experiences Friday at GallifreyOne, the Doctor Who convention in Los Angeles. Panels! Discussions! Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori, Paul Cornell, Deb Stanish, Headoverfeels, TVMouse and more! Follow us on Twitter @mutterspiral @yosemiteforest 

Wil and John talk about what's been going on with GallifreyOne on the pre-convention day with Julie, Palle and Rachel. We talk about how Doctor Who companion River Song can't make it, and other things. 

John records a message from the road-literally-while driving to Los Angeles for GallifreyOne, the world's best Doctor Who convention. Have questions for anyone at #gally1? Tweet us at @mutterspiral or @YosemiteForest and we'll try to ask them for you. 

Mutter's Spiral's very own John tries to navigate uploading a podcast from his smart-phone as he prepares for the GallifreyOne Doctor Who convention in Los Angeles! Will it work? Let's find out? 

Just testing remote feeding!