
This week, it's a little college football and its relation to COVID-19 (1:08), before we shift into thoughts on Impeachment: American Crime Story, a show that explores the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal of yore (6:27). After the break, Adam gives a kind review of The Alabama Take's very on Short Takes (31:05) before Blaine gives his review of the newly rebooted The Wonder Years (38:04). Finally, the group dissects the moving and dilatory Scenes From a Marriage on HBO (47:05). Check it out this week!
Sep 28, 2021
1 hr 1 min

We won't let Covid talk (1:15) or football gab (2:01) stop us from opining on a movie we've never seen, Shang-Chi: The Legend of the Ten Rings (9:28). From there, we talk about The Discourse surrounding Ted Lasso (13:04). We examine Pen15 which featured the girls in animation (25:01). There are some dissection of this week's The Challenge (33:29). The final bit is to determine just how funny What We Do In The Shadows is, now in its third season on FXX and Hulu (44:02).
Sep 7, 2021
52 min

With special guest TD Wood, it's our football preview special. First, we talk COVID-19 (1:46). Then it's a brief discussion on how the newest from Marvel haven't gotten our interest (2:55). After that, we begin the football talk with all the changes in college (7:17) before we talk about how people really don't like picking games against the spread (24:57). Everyone gives a prediction for all the major college conferences (25:00) before we give some NFL thoughts (56:42).
Aug 31, 2021
1 hr 4 min

The gang tries to decipher if Rhode Island is a tennis state to begin (1:07) before discussing the usual COVID-19 segment (2:43). After that, it's a discussion on the latest album from James McMurtry, The Horses and the Hounds (4:26). After the break, Blaine revokes his fandom of the Dallas Cowboys, which opens the door for other franchises to take their place (15:37). To end the show, they talk about if Reservation Dogs on FX/Hulu is worth the time (18:58).
Aug 24, 2021
28 min

We first talk about Obama's birthday party (0:58) before discussing COVID-19 once again (2:55). Then it's two of Apple TV+ shows: Mr. Corman (10:50) and Ted Lasso (19:24). There are a few introductory thoughts on the first episode of the new season of The Challenge (30:19). Blaine happened to catch the buzziest movie of the week, CODA (35:22). Then Natalie joins the gang to talk about the recent Disney+ show Marvel's What If...? (36:50) and the HBO Max movie from the DC Universe The Suicide Squad (44:45).
Aug 16, 2021
48 min

It's low vaccination rate anger to begin (1:44) before a talk of Billie Eilish (12:17). Is The Green Knight a hit or miss (16:10)? Lollapalooza was on Hulu this year (20:17). Then it's the 100 Foot Wave from HBO (24:07) and The White Lotus (33:18). We end with talk about this season of Ted Lasso (39:15) as well as regulation in the Premier League (50:51).
Aug 3, 2021
57 min

This week, the group discusses having to bring back the COVID-19 segment (3:23) before the argument that the Olympics should just disappear altogether (10:18). Then it's the new HBO documentary Woodstock '99: Peace, Love, and Rage (17:25). After the break, it's the allure of the HBO limited documentary series 100 Foot Wave (44:04) and then a quick talk about the return of the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso (51:42).
Jul 27, 2021
56 min

This week we first give brief thoughts on the upcoming season of The Challenge (1:29)! Then we discuss the finale Loki (5:23). We keep things Marvel centric as we go from Loki into the movie Black Widow, which we seemed to like more than other fans (16:57). After the break, we discuss two shows, one stellar and the other promising: The White Lotus which is now airing on HBO and HBO Max (27:55) and then the new Hulu original from Rick Rubin and Sir Paul McCartney, McCartney 3, 2, 1 (38:26).
Jul 20, 2021
50 min

It's a full slate this week! The hours of Wimbledon watched (1:27), a new streaming service called Metrograph (9:07), a quick note on the Netflix series Somos. (13:36), the specific hilarity of the Netflix show I Think You Should Leave (14:55), the HBO Max film No Sudden Move (22:41), and various Lokis and the possible ending of that show (37:12).
Jul 13, 2021
41 min

Taking It Down starts this week with Summer of Soul from Questlove; the gang make an attempt to express the joy of the documentary (1:25). After the break, it's an examination of how the new Netflix series Somos. owes a lot to David Simon yet maintains a high level of interest (25:10). Finally, it wouldn't be a summer episode if they didn't at least discuss the newest episode of Loki, titled "The Nexus Event" (38:53).
Jul 6, 2021
51 min
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