House to Astonish
Hosted by Al and Paul · Paul O'Brien and Al Kennedy
4.9from 178 ratings
- 77
- Episodes
- 23
- Transcribed
- 178
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About House to Astonish
Paul O'Brien (The X-Axis) and Al Kennedy (One Hundred Days of Comics) present a roundup of comics news and reviews, with nary a 'meh' to be heard. Also featuring the Official Handbook of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and more. Email House to Astonish at housetoastonish@gmail.com
- Publisher
- Paul O'Brien and Al Kennedy
- Category
- arts · arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 Jul 2019
- Latest episode
- 14 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
23 of 77 episodes have a transcript.
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
House to Astonish Episode 220 - Crow, Do My Taxes
17 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
House to Astonish Presents: The Lightning Round Episode 32
6 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
House to Astonish Episode 219 - Absolut Batman
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House to Astonish Episode 220 - Crow, Do My Taxes
Published 14 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Hawkeye's like, I was going to load them into my bow and arrow. What if I go and use my powers at the Tower of London? No, that's ravens. Yeah, I don't control ravens, only crows. But yeah, so he's got a flock of crows that he's trained to perform a variety of actions. According to signals, he gives them through his hand gestures and tone of voice, which does make it sound like he just swears at them. i'm gonna swear loudly and angrily at some crows and get them to do the things i want to do now admittedly it's still very much in the scarecrow line of these crows will go away it's all a bit circus of crime isn't it controlling a flock of birds yeah well it's a bit sort of hitchcockian because apparently crows will attack and even kill designated living targets they've been trained to automatically attack anyone who rushes at the scarecrow Or points a gun at him, and they're trained to find and carry off jewels, valuables, and anything else at which the scarecrow points. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 149 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 29 ratings
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- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
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Al and Paul host the show. Published by Paul O'Brien and Al Kennedy.
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