We're Not Helpful

We dive into millennial chaos, QR-code culture, and the bold internet heroes who think they could stare at Cthulhu without going insane. Plus, book talk, horror tangents, and a chaotic game where we guess classic opening lines horribly mangled by Google Translate.Comments, questions, feedback? Get in touch at:Email: nothelpfulpod@gmail.comBluesky: @nothelpfulpod.bsk.socialFacebook: We're Not Helpful podcastInstagram: @nothelpfulpodThreads: @nothelpfulpodTikTok: @nothelpfulpod

This week, we prove once again that we are—indeed—not helpful.Join Eloise, Brayton, and Julian as we spiral from Queensland hailstorms and zombie movies into a full-scale literary meltdown. What starts as a casual chat about Supanova and Jean-Claude Van Damme somehow becomes an unhinged debate about Lord of the Rings, Gone Girl, and why Hamlet should probably just get on with it already.Comments, questions, feedback? Get in touch at:Email: nothelpfulpod@gmail.comBluesky: @nothelpfulpod.bsk.socialFacebook: We're Not Helpful podcastInstagram: @nothelpfulpodThreads: @nothelpfulpodTikTok: @nothelpfulpod

This week, we accidentally stumble into a surprisingly deep question: does historical accuracy actually matter if the story’s good?From Braveheart’s creative liberties to Chernobyl’s condensed timelines, we explore how far films and books can stretch the truth before it stops being “based on a true story” and starts being full-on fan-fiction.Comments, questions, feedback? Get in touch at:Email: nothelpfulpod@gmail.comBluesky: @nothelpfulpod.bsk.socialFacebook: We're Not Helpful podcastInstagram: @nothelpfulpodThreads: @nothelpfulpodTikTok: @nothelpfulpod

Hugh Grant in a horror movie? We ask if he’s just too charming to be scary. Plus: K-Pop Demon Hunters hype, why book lists make us rage, and the eternal crime of reheated coffee.Comments, questions, feedback? Get in touch at:Email: nothelpfulpod@gmail.comBluesky: @nothelpfulpod.bsk.socialFacebook: We're Not Helpful podcastInstagram: @nothelpfulpodThreads: @nothelpfulpodTikTok: @nothelpfulpod

This week we dig into Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Frankenstein and the review that had us wondering if the critic even read the book. We chat about why the creature was never really the monster, how Hollywood keeps twisting the story, and what a faithful adaptation might actually look like. Plus, a few rants about media literacy and why The Pitt is a fantastic show and maybe we should've talked about that instead. Comments, questions, feedback? Get in touch at:Email: nothelpfulpod@gmail.comBluesky: @nothelpfulpod.bsk.socialFacebook: We're Not Helpful podcastInstagram: @nothelpfulpodThreads: @nothelpfulpodTikTok: @nothelpfulpod

At the Bendigo Writers Festival, a new code of conduct sparked debate about free speech, safe spaces, and censorship. We dig into the controversy, and still manage tangents on The Naked Gun reboot, George R.R. Martin’s Sesame Street characters, and why fandoms never stop arguing.Comments, questions, feedback? Get in touch at:Email: nothelpfulpod@gmail.comBluesky: @nothelpfulpod.bsk.socialFacebook: We're Not Helpful podcastInstagram: @nothelpfulpodThreads: @nothelpfulpodTikTok: @nothelpfulpod

We tried to stay on topic… but failed spectacularly. Starting with James Gunn’s Superman and a disastrously bad War of the Worlds remake, we somehow end up deep-diving into Iceland’s saucy Dracula, the time Hans Christian Andersen became Dickens’ houseguest from hell, and the bizarre habits of famous authors.Comments, questions, feedback? Get in touch at:Email: nothelpfulpod@gmail.comBluesky: @nothelpfulpod.bsk.socialFacebook: We're Not Helpful podcastInstagram: @nothelpfulpodThreads: @nothelpfulpodTikTok: @nothelpfulpod

Welcome back to We’re Not Helpful! In this week’s episode, we dust off the shelves of time and plunge into the strange, shadowy world of lost literary works books that vanished, were never published, or were deliberately destroyed… and the enduring mysteries they left behind.Find some lost media yourself here: https://lostmediawiki.com/Home Article mentioned in the show: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/04/and-the-missing-briefcase-the-real-story-behind-harper-lees-lost-true-book Comments, questions, feedback? Get in touch at:Email: nothelpfulpod@gmail.comBluesky: @nothelpfulpod.bsk.socialFacebook: We're Not Helpful podcastInstagram: @nothelpfulpodThreads: @nothelpfulpodTikTok: @nothelpfulpod