NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 344: "The Story & The Engine" Is Up!

 
"He's lying to you. He's lying! I met Dionysus. We drank so much wine, we caused a drought in Athens! Saga and I watched Marvel movies together, up until Endgame. She didn't like Thor - muscles were too small. I played chess with Bastet. I let her think that she let me let her win. She kicked my ass, thoroughly! And Anansi purposely lost a bet to make me marry one of his daughters. I know the gods, you are not them. Tell the truth. Who are you?"

-- The Fifteenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Story & The Engine"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Story & The Engine", the fifth episode from Doctor Who Series 15, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra, Ariyon Bakare as The Barber, and Michelle Asante as Abena!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like both of us geeking out over the new Superman movie trailer, a Next Stop News Flash about "The Reality War" being simulcast all over the world and being in theaters in the UK, this season being stronger than last season, Alan Moore's line about imaginary stories, getting a connection to the god Anansi, the story being about a sense of belonging, the episode being a fresh idea, Peter David writing The Phantom, my recommendation for watching Andor, original plans to actually film the episode in Lagos, Nigeria, writer Inua Ellams' short story "What I Did on My Holidays by Omo Esosa" about Omo's first meeting with the Doctor, Inua Ellams being the first black man to write for Doctor Who, why Jo Martin made a cameo as the Fugitive Doctor, what the Yo-Yo Ma anecdote was based on, Ernest Hemingway being misattributed as the writer of "For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn", getting confirmation that the TARDIS cuts people's hair, the Doctor finding a sense of community as a black man, wondering how the Doctor arranged to meet up with Omo in 2019, Lois Lane trying to have the black experience, wondering how "Space Babies" connects to this season with the unexpected return of Captain Poppy, not faulting Omo for tricking the Doctor into the barbershop, Inua Ellams writing a love letter to being a Doctor Who fan, Abby being revealed as the daughter of Anansi, the Fugitive Doctor meeting Abena, Russell T Davies connecting the various Doctor Who eras like James Robinson connected the various Starman eras in DC Comics, Abena weaving a map of the labyrinth into the Doctor's hair, the Barber wanting to take vengeance upon the gods for abandoning him, the barbership being like the Hotel California, the Barber seeing the error of his ways, our favorite quotes of the episode, new listener feedback from Holly Mac, Dave Proctor and Sandi from Oregon, "The Interstellar Song Contest" being set up for the two-part season finale, and more!

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Be sure to come back in just one week for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I are joined by Holly Mac and Rachel Frend to discuss "The Interstellar Song Contest", the sixth episode from Doctor Who Series 15, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra, Anita Dobson as Mrs. Flood, and introducing Archie Panjabi as the Fourth Rani!