{"podcast":{"title":"Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture","slug":"josh-widdicombe-s-archive-of-pop-culture-7634730","podcast_index_feed_id":7634730,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/museum-of-pop-culture/","website_url":"https://museum-of-pop-culture.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4d029211-6e1a-4732-b4f5-e1c17d0c2655/Untitled-design-2.png","author":"Keep It Light Media","episode_count":56,"summary":"Join Josh Widdicombe (Parenting Hell) as he tells the greatest stories in the history of popular culture. Partnered each time by one of his best friends in the world (comedians Tom Craine, Matthew Crosby or Suzi Ruffell) Josh takes us through the wildest and most entertaining stories of unhinged genius, world dominating success and shaming failure. Mr Blobby, The KLF, East 17, Dallas, Ghostwatch, the Sinclair C5, U2, Mary Whitehouse, Apocalypse Now, David Hasselhoff… all will be covered at some point plus many more from the world of film, TV, music, celebrity and pop culture! A Keep It Light Media Production (Copyright 2026)","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T12:18:27.912973+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/josh-widdicombe-s-archive-of-pop-culture-7634730"},"episode":{"title":"Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 2)","slug":"spiderman-turn-off-the-dark-broadway-s-biggest-musical-failure-part-2","published_at":"2026-05-30T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/josh-widdicombe-s-archive-of-pop-culture-7634730/spiderman-turn-off-the-dark-broadway-s-biggest-musical-failure-part-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/josh-widdicombe-s-archive-of-pop-culture-7634730","url":"https://museum-of-pop-culture.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8512e912-4c15-4fbe-9062-a6a1da614eb7.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=25f5cb04-87ea-400c-9101-3d30dcd7a74a&aw_0_1st.episodeid=8512e912-4c15-4fbe-9062-a6a1da614eb7","summary":"Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 2) In this episode we discuss the genesis story of the band whose two members soundtrack the doomed musical - rock legends U2. And we start to get a sense of the various egos orbiting the broadway show as it starts to take shape. You could say the warning signs were there from the start.... All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And join the Archive of Pop Culture ⁠⁠⁠⁠fan club.⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: archiveofpopculture_pod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! A ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Keep It Light Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production (Copyright 2026)","meta_description":"Spiderman: Turn off the Dark - Broadway's Biggest Musical Failure? (Part 2) In this episode we discuss the genesis story of the band whose two members sou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2307,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/josh-widdicombe-s-archive-of-pop-culture-7634730/episodes/spiderman-turn-off-the-dark-broadway-s-biggest-musical-failure-part-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/josh-widdicombe-s-archive-of-pop-culture-7634730/spiderman-turn-off-the-dark-broadway-s-biggest-musical-failure-part-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}