Ryan Richards (of Funeral For a Friend) on his Top 3 British Comedies

High fives all round! Welcome to the 3 Is The Magic Number podcast, the podcast that asks its guests for their Top 3 favourite things in any subject of their choosing. It’s really rather mega, so please do make sure you subscribe as we return each Monday.This is Episode 3, Season 3 and this week our guest is Ryan Richards, drummer of Funeral for a Friend, as well as super duper manager extraordinaire at Future History Management. The wonderful Welsh human brings all manner of banter and chat around his subject, which is his ‘Top 3 British Comedies’. What did he go for? What were his reasons? Is this an episode where three gents just endlessly throw quotes at each other? You’ll just have to listen to make sure…We hope you enjoy this episode and this podcast, if you want to support it and us, please do follow us on social media (all 3magicnumberpod) on Instagram, Tik Tok, Bluesky and X (even though it's awful). If you also have a spare moment, please do give us a rating, like, subscribe, heck maybe even leave us a nice comment here if you see fit.We also have a shiny newsletter that goes out on Mondays alongside the podcast. In it we throw in all manner of info relating to each weeks podcast, as well as exclusive playlists, Tuesday top 3, a subscriber exclusive Matt vs Remfry podcast (at the end of the season) and loads more. Totally free! Lovely.

Just like a magical boomerang, we are back! Welcome to 3 Is The Magic Number, the podcast that asks its guests for their Top 3 favourite things in any subject of their choosing. That sounds good, right? Well, make sure you subscribe as we return each Monday.This is Episode 2, Season 3 and this week our guest is (takes deep breath) actor, writer, comedian, musician, podcaster, social media legend…(breathes out), Mr Jacob Givens! He is from the USA don’t you know.Jacob comes with the chat for hosts Matt and Remfry, and his Top 3 subject is a real winner. You like music, we like music, Jacob REALLY likes music, and his subject is ‘Top 3 songs you didn’t know were covers’. BOOM! Take it all in, and go push play now! The trio discuss a whole host of great (and not great) cover versions, but focus on those few that are SO good, it’s almost unbelievable to find out these artists didn’t write them in the first place.We hope you enjoy this episode and this podcast, if you want to support it and us, please do follow us on social media (all 3magicnumberpod), from Instagram to Tik Tok, Youtube to Bluesky (but not X, because it's awful). If you also have a spare moment, please do give us a rating, like, subscribe, heck maybe even leave us a nice comment if you see fit.

Well look at us! We are here! We are back! Welcome one and all, newcomers and seasoned old timers, to 3 Is The Magic Number, the podcast that asks guests for their Top 3 favourite things in any subject of your choosing. That sounds good, right? Well, make sure you subscribe as we return each Monday.It’s true, we’ve been away for a little bit, so sorry about that, but you know…life. Everything changes now though, this is the start of Season 3 and what a brilliant opening episode, guest and subject we have for you.Hosts Matt and Remfry are joined by globe-trotting and insanely talented musician Nikki Brumen, vocalist in the wonderful band Blood Command. Having moved from Australia to join the band, Nikki’s subject for the podcast is her ‘Top 3 Things She Learned From Moving to Norway’. An incredibly personal, funny and story laden chat awaits you all on this episode, as well as a nice, warm and authentic Aussie accent. G’DAY INDEED!Some podcast housekeeping now, and to make a more streamlined podcast, the recommendation corner has now been shelved and placed on a leave of absence…maybe it will be back, who knows.We hope you enjoy this episode and this podcast, if you want to support it and us, please do follow us on social media (all 3magicnumberpod), from Instagram to Tik Tok, Youtube to Bluesky (but not X, because it's awful). If you also have a spare moment, please do give us a rating, like, subscribe, heck maybe even leave us a nice review if you see fit.

Part 2 is here! If you are here before Part 1, what are you doing? Go back, check out Part 1 and then come back. Done that? Great.Enjoy the year in review part 2, where hosts matt and Remfry continue their casual countdown jaunt through their top 5 fave things and stuff of 2024. Expect stellar games, albums, tv shows, films and more!

We return! 3 Is The Magic Number is back baby, and this time we come baring a double episode festive gift. Welcome to our cultural round up Review Of The Year 2024 part 1, where hosts Matt and Remfry look back over the year and gorge over the ‘stuff’ and 'things' they loved the most from this past year. We have 5 choices from each host (yes yes, we understand the podcast is titled 3 is the magic number) and they include albums, live shows, computer games, TV shows and films. With this first part, handily titled Part 1, you will hear the pairs ‘bubbling unders’ (an extensive list and chat about the ‘stuff’ that didn’t make it to the final list) as well as their first 2 choices each. Fret not though, Part 2 will complete the the list and be live on 31st of December. The podcast will return for a full 3rd season from the mid February 2025!

Here we goLike all great things, we have a sequel! Part 2 of the 3 Is The Magic Number cultural review of 2023 is here for you to enjoy. Bathe in its chat and swim in its natter. In this 2nd part, Matt and Remfry talk about their final 5 ‘things’ which complete their Top 10’s of 2023. These wonderful bits and pieces vary from the most talked about TV show of the year to an incredible political podcast, from an album released in 2022 (naughty Matt) to a gig performed in a church. Magical stuff. If you haven’t already listened to Part 1, what on earth are you doing? Immediately stop reading this and go click below on that and THEN come back here, pick up from where you left off and get stuck into Part 2.As ever, if you agree, disagree, have opinions you need aired or just want to complain or praise, get in touch @3magicnumberpod. We shall see you all in early 2024 when Season 3 launches with a whole new set of guests. Watch this space, stay subscribed and see you on the other side. (Oh and Happy Jesus Birthday to all who celebrate)

Greetings, hello and welcome to of The Annual 3 Is The Magic Number end of season cultural review (Part 1).Matt and Remfry witter on about so many wonderful ‘things’ and delightful ‘stuff’, that we’ve had to split this up into two parts. Despite the name of the podcast, we gave ourselves to 10 (not 3) ‘things’ each (as well as a host of bubbling unders) which took in our hosts favourite films, TV shows, books, podcasts, albums, live shows etc etc of the year. What will be Remfry’s favourite ‘thing’? What ‘stuff’ will Matt harp on about? Can you tell we didn’t quite get to grips with the descriptive language for this one…? The pair wang on about indie dream pop hardcore, the biggest and pinkest film of the year, things to distract you from flying and why videos games usually make terrible movies. As ever, if you agree, disagree, have opinions you need aired or just want to complain or praise, get in touch @3magicnumberpod. We shall see you again next Monday (18th December) for part 2!Why not follow us on:'Da GramBin Fire formerly known as Twitter

And now, the end is near, and so we have, the final podcast (of this Season). Today's podcast, the finale to Season 2, is the Matt vs Remfry show and their Top 3 Movie Sequels. A lovely long and ramble-y chat filled with movie spoilers and sequel apologies chatter. Lovely.As this is the final podcast, there is no recommendation corner or Tuesday Top 3, just all out chat action. Magic.The pair head off into the sunset this summer to work on Season 3 (launching Autumn 2023), and appear at both 2000trees and Arctangent festivals as a live podcast. Please do come along if you are at either event.Until next season, a huge thanks to all who listen to this podcast, anyone that has shared it, rated it, left us a comment, streamed, downloaded, thank you to all who care. It means a lot.See you guys on the flip side.Joe Dante's Inferno: Inside The Institute Of Gremlins 2 StudiesThe unforgettable satire: How Gremlins 2 made a mockery of Hollywood sequels

We may be close to the end of Season 2, but we are finishing in style. This penultimate podcast, the last of Season 2 with a guest, features a chat between Matt, Remfry and the brilliant Madison (Madi) Watkins, vocalist from Delaware hardcore bruisers Year Of The Knife. Madi brings to the table her Top 3 Studio Ghibli Movies, a topic so wonderful, the chat could realistically have gone on for weeks and weeks.With both hosts being fans of these insanely incredible films, this episode is essentially a big old love in all about the studio; the films, their style, the music, the stories, the characters …. not ONE negative comment was shared in the whole exchange (and how rare is that!?) This chat does contain spoilers for all of these films, but to be honest if you haven’t seen some of these stone cold classic yet, this is more on you than it is us. In recommendation corner we have 3 films (including a bonus recommendation courtesy of Matt's kids), a comic book aaaaaaaand a very cool theme park that both hosts are very jealous about. We end the podcast with some chatter about more announced 3ITMN live shows, a cracking Tuesday Top 3 and a bit of nattering about Season 3 and next weeks special end of season finale episode. Lovely lovely lovely. Follow us on socials @3isthemagicnumberpod and please rate, comment and subscribe.Bridge to TerabithiaThe MenuThe Cat ReturnsGhibli ParkThe Kingdom of Dreams and Madness10 Years with Hiyao Miyazaki

This week's podcast we venture off to a galaxy far far away, both in topic and guest location! How magical. This week's guest is the insanely talented and all round wonderful human, Anaiah Lei from the band Zulu and the state of California. He brings with him the chat and the force, with his Top 3 Star Wars Characters. Now, both hosts consider themselves fans of the SW universe, but frankly, after this chat, both need to go back to school. The picks Anaiah brings to the podcast really do show a man in deep love with all things Star Wars shaped, no normy normy the norm norm picks here ladies and gents! It’s a cracking, spoiler-filled, deep geeky chin-wag covering films, TV shows, prequels, sequels, comic books and more. We end the chat with our weekly trip over to recommendation corner where the trio talk up a wonderful new TV show, a new heavy heavy album from a very exciting band, and a film some are already calling one of the years very best.Our final podcast act includes some chat about another (ANOTHER!) 3ITMN live show, a Tuesday Top 3, and next weeks guest reveal. May the force be with you all!Follow us on socials @3isthemagicnumberpod and please rate, comment and subscribe.Fleischman is in TroubleInfinity PoolJesus Piece - ...So UnknownThe Complete Story of Kanan Jarrus