Welcome to Simply Syndicated



Here at Simply Syndicated we make audio entertainment. We have been known to make a video from time to time, but mainly we're audio people. We've been doing it for a long time, so we've made loads of stuff. Over the years we've talked about movies, music, TV, cooking, video games, books, beer, and Star Trek.

Most of our content is available as free podcasts, which you can listen to here, or download to listen on whatever device you prefer. We also have Simply Everything, which gives you access to everything we’ve ever made, and special shows made for Simply Everything members.

Check out our Shows page and see if there’s something you like. Maybe we can turn your drive to work, into something to look forward to.

Our latest content

Film

Film

Young Adult w/spoilers

February 1st 2012

3 out of 5 *****

Self-obsession isn’t an attractive quality. Self-delusion less so. Well, Young Adult gives us a lead character who has an overabundance of both. Charlize Theron stars as Mavis, once the popular girl in high-school, who has moved from a small town in Minnesota to the more bustling municipality of Minneapolis – even though how small does your hometown have do be to regard Minneapolis as the “big city”?

Now a divorcee, Mavis is a writer of fiction novels that can be found in the “young adult ” section of bookshops (as you can see, the film’s title has a double-meaning). However, she is unsatisfied with her lot in life, and rather than write, she spends most of her time drinking heavily and watching trashy reality TV shows that specifically focus on women – which I’m sure is deliberate. She may look at the likes of “tweens” in beauty-pageants and feel superior in their vacuity, but at her core, Mavis is no better. The only difference between her and Kim Kardashian is that she has a diploma. (more…)