Best Kieran Keys Podcasts (2025)

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Is Mark freaked out by FREAKIER FRIDAY? + Celine Song on THE MATERIALISTS 1:09:05

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Alien: Earth Bonus Special 41:39

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Hey, It's Enrico Pazuzu! (ft. guests Akiva Schaffer and James Gunn) 1:45:49

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast adds insults to injury, as the team — Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, Alex Godfrey, and Ben Travis — share their favourite movie insults. And, yes, misquote at least one of them horribly. Also, nothing on this earth will prepare you for Alex Godfrey's Pazuzu impression. We can only apologise in advance. Elsewhe…

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Does NAKED GUN even pass the one laugh test? + Guy Pearce on INSIDE 1:10:00

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Movie News Mews (ft. guests, Matt Shakman and Sam Rockwell) 1:40:40

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is all kinds of fantastic. Guest-wise, Chris Hewitt sits down (in person, and on Zoom) with Matt Shakman, director of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, to discuss the FF's debut in the MCU [24:33 - 40:07 approx]; and Sam Rockwell, the cool cat who's Mr. Wolf in The Bad Guys 2. [1:07:02 - 1:19:28 approx] Then…

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FILM OF THE YEAR ALREADY? Mark on BRING HER BACK 1:04:38

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Episode 26 - Emma Storey Gordon - Menopause, Misinformation and Miss-sold Supplements! 1:16:32

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In this episode I am joined by Emma Storey-Gordon a true fitness industry and nutritional powerhouse and absolute legend! We go balls deep into the industry, the bits that piss us off, how the future might like and what we would like to change. We talk through subjects such as menopause, the sheer volume of misinformation out there, the 'mentors' w…

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Bobby Omelettes And The Dolby Rumbler (ft. guests Alex Cox and Ralph Ineson) 1:43:52

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Do not adjust your speakers, or your headphones. Yes, Ralph Ineson's voice really is that deep and sonorous. And in this week's Empire Podcast, Chris Hewitt sits down with the actor who plays the planet-eating entity, Galactus, in next week's The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and talks about how his voice is his passport. [1:04:38 - 1:20:16 approx] …

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More SALT PATH & Harry Melling + your take on SUPERMAN 1:09:00

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The Shameless Plug #5: Tron Ares, Light-Up Covers, And More 43:45

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This month's episode of The Shameless Plug sees Chris Hewitt sit down with Empire editor, Nick de Semlyen, for a deep dive into the latest issue of Empire magazine, which just happens to have a limited edition light-up cover to commemorate our latest cover movie, Tron Ares. Together, our dynamic duo discuss the art of the cover line, their favourit…

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Where's The Cueball Going? (ft. guests, David Corenswet and Joseph Kosinski) 1:32:25

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is dominated by bald baddies. Namely, a group discussion of the hairless horrors who have been tormenting do-gooders in all kinds of movies throughout the years. But also, our very own James Dyer, whose unexplained absence from the podbooth has Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, and Alex Godfrey speculating wildly…

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THE SALT PATH: Simon and Mark’s reaction. Plus SUPERMAN 1:05:31

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Are We The Baddies? (ft. guests Mahershala Ali & Rupert Friend, David Cronenberg, Gerard Johnstone) 1:58:21

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This week's Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt sit down for a pre-lunch chat about dinosaurs and sandwiches with Jurassic World Rebirth stars, Mahershala Ali and Rupert Friend, [25:28 - 36:36 approx] while Mike Muncer goes deep with the legendary David Cronenberg, as the Canadian director marks the release of one of his most personal films yet, The S…

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Will Jurassic World Rebirth turn Mark into a Rantosaurus? + David Cronenberg 1:07:27

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The Empire Podcast: The Movie (with guests Damson Idris, and Ivanna Sakhno) 1:48:08

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt break out the bleep machine for a particularly sweary chat with M3GAN 2.0 star, the delightful Ivanna Sakhno, [1:10:44 - 1:23:01 approx] and quietly judge the football team of Damson Idris, star of F1. [24:51 - 37:46 approx] Or F1: The Movie, to give it its full marketing moniker, which in…

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Episode 25 - The Lancashire Hotpots - Chippy Tea, Northern Life & Eurovision Dreams! 1:05:51

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In this episode I am joined by Dickie and Bernard, leading members of The Lancashire Hotpots! The Hotpots are a comedy band from Lancashire who have found fame through their musical take on northern life. In this episode we discuss how MySpace launched them on the way to success, where they find inspiration and how they keep the love for producing …

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Is F1 in pole position for film of the week? 1:08:28

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Mona Lisa Episode IV: A New Hope (ft. guests Julianne Moore & Michael Pearce, Ralph Fiennes & Jodie Comer) 1:48:56

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It's another packed episode of the Empire Podcast, the show that dares to ask the big questions: isn't the Mona Lisa just a woman sitting down? Who's the richest Northern Irish person? Can you buy stocks in Glen Powell? Join the pod team — Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Amon Warmann — as they tackle those questions, discuss the origina…

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Episode 24 - Zach Kieran - Bulimia, Body Dysmorphia, The Shocking Reality Of Men's Mental Health 1:33:54

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In this episode I am joined by Zach Kieran, a fellow coach and advocate for Men's Mental Health. We have a very open and frank conversation about both our battles with mental ill health. Zach opens up about his battles and how he took control and began to heal himself, and how this led to him helping others too! This one is deep, but is an essentia…

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Going Deep With Colin Trevorrow: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 32:55

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In our latest Empire Podcast interview special, Chris Hewitt sits down (in a swanky London hotel room) with Colin Trevorrow, the director of Jurassic World and Safety Not Guaranteed, to talk about Trevorrow's latest movie, the Prime Video comedy Deep Cover, which he produced and co-wrote. But that's not all — Trevorrow also talks about his choices …

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The Shameless Plug #4 45:21

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The Shameless Plug — the show in which Chris Hewitt and Empire editor Nick de Semlyen sit down and do a deep dive into the contents of the latest issue of Empire — is back, folks, and this one really is fantastic. That's because this month's cover story is The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which inspires Chris and Nick to talk about some of their se…

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28 Years Later: Mark’s Verdict + Jodie Comer and (Oh) Danny Boy(le) on the film 1:03:47

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Mark O’Meley | ‘I loved to intimidate and blow a team to pieces’ 43:45

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From the small country town of Barmedman to over 200 NRL games, a premiership and representing his state and country, Mark O’Meley opens up on his incredible career. The ‘Ogre’ talks the Bulldogs’ success in the early 2000s, the impact of Steve Folkes, the nasty injuries he’s had – including a torn eyeball – and why he used to rub Dencorub on his f…

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Yes, And/Yes, Andor (with guests Jack Lowden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Nick Mohammed & Orlando Bloom) 1:44:41

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt sit down in person with Deep Cover stars, Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, and Nick Mohammed, to talk about their experiences playing improvisers who go undercover as fake cops;[1:00:00 - 1:15:52 approx] and on Zoom with Tornado and Slow Horses star, Jack Lowden. [26:15 - 39:20 approx] …

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Episode 23 - Aaron Nee - What's The Truth About Ozempic? 1:12:20

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In this episode I am joined by Aaron Nee, a nutritionist and social media legend! We get deep into all the challenges facing families when it comes to getting in shape and eating better. Discuss where we would like to see the industry heading and address the latest buzz around the industry... Ozempic and other GLP1 meds to discuss their uses as wel…

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Domnhall Gleeson on Echo Valley 1:03:10

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Kyle MacLachlan And Mark Frost On Twin Peaks And David Lynch: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 58:00

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Here's a damn fine special episode of the Empire Podcast for you to enjoy. We're in the grip of Twin Peaks fever all over again — the seminal David Lynch/Mark Frost TV show is being celebrated this Sunday (June 15th) at the BFI Southbank in London with a special 35mm print screening of the show's pilot, and if that weren't enough, every single epis…

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Now and Ben: Carey Mulligan and Tim Key 14:26

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Welcome to another Now & Ben! This little nugget of bonus interview goodness features Carey Mulligan and Tim Key—stars of the new wholesome folk musical The Ballad of Wallis Island—in cinemas now. Ben sits down with them to talk about this British gem of a film that’s got Richard Curtis cooing. Plus behind the scenes goss on everything from corpsin…

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An Award-Losing Podcast (with guests Jai Courtney, Ian McShane, Dean DeBlois) 1:57:01

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This week's episode of the freshly award-losing Empire Podcast sees the podteam lick their wounds after a demoralising defeat in the Best Podcast (Consumer) category at the BSMEs earlier in the week. How do they do this? By talking about movies, of course, as they discuss the week's news (a load of trailers, and a potential new James Cameron movie)…

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20 Years of Kermode & Mayo 1:05:34

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Wade Eastwood On The Stunts Of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 41:20

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Whether it's Tom Cruise risking his neck underwater, or above ground while clinging to the wing of a biplane, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning is filled with stunts that might just turn your hair white. That's if you don't lose it completely. That's just one of the side effects discussed in this Empire Podcast interview special, as the fil…

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Starting In The Middle (with guests Jesse Armstrong, Tim Key, Tom Basden & Carey Mulligan) 1:53:44

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees the podteam — Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer and Alex Godfrey — get to grips with the definition of in media res, as they discuss some of their favourite films that throw you right into the action. Elsewhere, they talk about the week's movie news, pay tribute to Empire's founding editor Barry M…

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Episode 22 - Punk Rock Factory - How Turning Disney Punk Brought Global Success! 1:05:44

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In this week's episode I am joined by Peej and Ryan from one of my favourite bands, Punk Rock Factory! We get into how the idea came about to cover Disney classics as well as old TV theme tunes and turn them into pop punk hits. We dig into the highs, and lows of their meteoric rise to fame and how they came to share the stage with some of the bigge…

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Hello to Jason Isaacs! In The Salt Path 1:10:36

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Christopher McQuarrie on The Final Reckoning, Benicio del Toro & Michael Cera on The Phoenician Scheme, Tony Gilroy on Andor s2 (spoilers), and Cannes You Dig It? 1:58:45

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt mark the release of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning by doing a non-spoiler, non-epic (less than 20 minutes!) chat with that film's director, the legendarily loquacious Christopher McQuarrie, [26:00 - 43:06 approx] and have a lovely natter with the stars of the new Wes Anderson fi…

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Episode 21 - Mike Chadwick - Use your ‘why’ to not just compete but dominate! 1:07:47

3M ago1:07:47

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In this episode I am joined by Mike Chadwick, former paratrooper turned elite level coach. We dig into the importance of knowing your 'why' and how to go from completing, to competing and turning that not only into winning but dominating! If you're competitive and want to learn what it takes to perform and succeed like an elite athlete then this is…

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning with Chris McQuarrie 1:09:04

3M ago1:09:04

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The Shameless Plug #3: Jurassic World Rebirth And Other Animals 39:22

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The Shameless Plug — the show in which Chris Hewitt and Empire editor, Nick de Semlyen, sit down and talk you through the latest issue of Empire — is back for its third episode, folks. This one is dedicated to issue 441 of Empire (on sale now at all good, evil, and virtual newsagents), which features Jurassic World Rebirth on the cover, and Nick ta…

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The Extraordinary Miss Flower: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 30:31

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Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard's The Extraordinary Miss Flower is part-concert film, part-performance art piece inspired by the life of its subject, a woman called Geraldine Flower. When she passed away a few years ago, her daughter Zoe discovered a number of letters, written over the years by suitors of Geraldine's, which painted a picture of a wil…

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Rosamund Pike & Matthew Rhys, Final Destination Bloodlines directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, Superman and Spelling Bees 1:38:49

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This week's episode of the BSME Awards-nominated Empire Podcast had better not be the episode that the BSME Awards judging panel listens to ahead of voting, or our nomination might be rescinded. Which is to say, chaos reigns as Chris Hewitt returns — eventually, after being waylaid by a McQ&A — to the hosting chair, and is joined by Helen O'Hara, J…

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Episode 20 - Izzy Songhurst - Living The Olympic Dream! 1:16:04

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In this week's episode I am joined by Izzy Songhurst a Team GB Trampoline Olympian! We dig deep into her journey from tumbling as a kid all the way to the Paris Olympics in 2024! We discuss the highs of winning and the lows of career threatening injuries as well as the efforts she is going to in order to make the sport a safer and more inclusive sp…

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The Last of Us with Craig Mazin 1:09:29

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Makeshift Fields - Dr Dale Jacobs 43:47

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Dr Dale Jacobs is an author and Creative Writing teacher at Windsor University, one day he accidentally searched for the wrong topic online and stumbled across baseball in the UK and Ireland, he then went on a seven week trip interviewing people and watching Baseball from Dublin to cork, Aberdeen to Slough and a few other stops in between. we chat …

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Gary Larson | ‘Can’t wipe the grin off my face’ 29:24

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North Sydney legend Gary Larson joins the show off the back of the Perth Bears being rubber-stamped to join the NRL in 2027. The Maroons and Kangaroos representative forward reminisces his 249-game career… and reveals a never-been-told story from the 1995 Origin series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Lily Gladstone & Kelly Marie Tran, Great Actor/Director Pairings, Tariffs and Teen Movies 1:39:12

3M ago1:39:12

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It's another cracking episode of the (freshly award-nominated) Empire Podcast this week, folks, as Helen O'Hara slips into the hosting chair and tries to wrestle James Dyer and Alex Godfrey into shape as they talk about changeable movie titles, great actor/director pairings, Alex's favourite teen movies, the week's movie news including Donald Trump…

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Episode 19 - Joyce Bassengue - Football Should Be For Everyone 1:14:03

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This week I am joined in the studio by Joyce Bassengue, a fellow podcaster, football fanatic, advocate for equality in the stands and sadly a Man City Fan! Besides some casually ribbing over how poor both our teams have been, and making her sit in the studio that has an entire museum of United shirts we dig into some of the big issues surrounding t…

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Is Nic Cage still riding the comeback wave in THE SURFER? 1:09:30

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Wyatt Russell, David Harbour & Hannah John-Kamen, Paul Feig, Ryan Coogler, And It’s Episode 666 1:57:55

3M ago1:57:55

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It had to happen: the Empire podcast has finally gone to hell — quite literally in this case, as this particular show is episode 666. Perhaps appropriately, James is in the driving seat for this one, embracing this demonically anointed episode to bring you such thematically-relevant discussions as a Mount Rushmore of movie Satans and an off-topic d…

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Episode 18 - Paul Mort - How To Become Fucking Unstoppable! 1:24:06

3M ago1:24:06

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This week I am joined by Paul Mort, the man, the myth, the legend! This guy is one of the best business coaches, public speakers, comedians and all round people you could hope to meet. We have quite simply an epic chat about his new book, mental health, his journey from rock bottom to becoming, well, fucking unstoppable! This one is crazy, so strap…

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Another Paul Feig film? Do me a Favor 1:14:06

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