The Shameless Plug #9: Stranger Things Has Happened

The Empire Film Podcast

Bauer Media

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Another month, another issue of Empire, another episode of The Shameless Plug. This time, Chris Hewitt and Nick de Semlyen sit down to talk about how Stranger Things ended up on the cover of the world's biggest movie magazine, and nearly did so upside down. And they also talk about less strange things, including the stories behind the stories of the latest issue of Empire, on sale now in all good, evil, and virtual newsagents. From wild ukulele tales from the set of Wake Up Dead Man to recruiting David Lowery to write a personal tribute to Robert Redford, it's another belter of an episode, somehow even more shameless than the last. Enjoy.

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0:00.0	Every neighbor got their flavor
0:03.0	Did somebody say just me?
0:06.0	Gene keeps them kids in line, three little words it's dinner time
0:09.0	Head sets down for some IRL
0:11.0	It's the Ongi we all did smell
0:13.0	Have you seen ragin
0:15.0	Think he's made a new signin
0:17.0	Tasty number nine from the man you were arriving
0:21.1	Whoever you are, whatever your flavour.
0:23.8	Every neighbour got their flavour.
0:27.4	If somebody's age as feet.
0:30.4	What's on TV? The answer is a lot.
0:33.0	There's never been more choice ever what to put on the box
0:35.0	with an abundance of great new shows,
0:36.7	but you can miss them all if you don't know where to look. And that's where the Pilot TV podcast comes in, your essential guide to every show that matters. Each week, we sift through the very best in Prestige TV to help you decide what's worth spending your time on and what isn't. So join me, James Dyer, as well as venerable TV critics, Boyd Hilton and Kay Ribeiro,
0:56.4	and let us help take the stress out of your downtime.
0:59.9	The Pilot TV podcast, because you can't watch everything.
1:02.9	You can't do much in under five minutes.
1:03.8	Boil an egg.
1:04.5	Sure.
1:05.6	Cook a roast dinner?
1:06.7	No chance.
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