Swords, Sorcery & Synthesizers

About Swords, Sorcery & Synthesizers

Two passionate cinephiles, Ben Orchard & Claire Fitzpatrick, look back upon the fantasy movies of the 1980s and discover what lies behind the nostalgia. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/monument-music/fantasy-arcadium (https://click.pstmrk.it/3s/uppbeat.io%2Ft%2Fmonument-music%2Ffantasy-arcadium/vZub/kzC3AQ/AQ/4820fcf4-be33-4fe9-994c-0c4df362f9bc/4/rZHN6rtUl2) License code: CNSQWPYNXALKB3FH

Publisher

Benjamin Orchard

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Aug 2024

Latest episode

8 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Aug 2025

   EP22: Young Sherlock Holmes

   Ben & Claire look back on the hormone-crazed teen years of the world's greatest detective, when he battled an Egyptian death cult, flew a prototype airplane, got into swordfights with his teacher and had drug induced hallucinations, featuring some of the earliest CGI FX in cinema. All this from Barry Levinson, the director of "Rain Man" and "Good Morning Vietnam"... we kid you not... To provide feedback on this episode, you can email the creative team: fantasypodcastfeedback@gmail.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/monument-music/fantasy-arcadium License code: CNSQWPYNXALKB3FH

2. 

   21 Jul 2025

   BONUS EPISODE: Sequels, Prequels, Remakes & Reboots

   In this bonus episode of the podcast, Ben & Claire talk about the trend of 80s IPs being resurrected in the 21st century. To provide feedback on this episode, you can email the creative team: fantasypodcastfeedback@gmail.com Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/monument-music/fantasy-arcadium License code: CNSQWPYNXALKB3FH

3. 

   4 Jul 2025

   EP21: "Nightbreed"

   Author Brian Craddock analyzes Clive Barker's film "Nightbreed," exploring how monsters become protagonists and humans embody true monstrosity in this interview with Ben and Claire.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

527

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 19 / 100

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Quality

12

Social presence

0

YouTube

64

Engagement

0

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