HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 9 is upon us! It's titled "Look For the Light" and is the Season One finale! I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Now that we've reached the end of Season One, all talk about the plot for The Last of Us - Part II is reserved for the spoiler section which begins at 1:10:00. On this episode, we reach the destination with our heroes and hard choices are made. Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends.  Thank you to everyone who has been listening along on the journey. "Thank You for Spore-ing" will return! E-mail us at thankyouforspieling@gmail.com.

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 8 is upon us! It's titled "When We Are in Need." I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game's future plot are saved for the end of the episode behind a warning! This week's spoilers begin at 1:05:00. Up until that point we will just be discussing events that you'll have seen if you have watched the corresponding television episode, and what was different about them in the game. On this episode, we meet a man called David, and Ellie and Joel both have terrifying things happen to them.  Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends.  We'll be back next week for the finale! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at thankyouforspieling@gmail.com. Thanks for Spore-ing!

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 7 is upon us! It's titled "Left Behind." I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game's future plot are saved for the end of the episode behind a warning! This week's spoilers begin at 1:02:00. Up until that point we will just be discussing events that you'll have seen if you have watched the corresponding television episode, and what was different about them in the game. Chad and Eric also share what they learned since Episode 6 aired (briefly at the beginning.) This was a GREAT and very intimate episode between Bella Ramsey as Ellie and Storm Reid as Riley Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends. ESPECIALLY, this week, the episode from 2017 where Eric and Chad discussed "Innerspace," Eric's favorite Joe Dante film. We'll be back next week! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at thankyouforspieling@gmail.com. Thanks for Spore-ing!

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 6 is upon us! It's titled "Kin." I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game and future plot are now placed at the end of the episode behind a warning! This week's spoilers begin at 1:10:00. Up until that point we will just be discussing events that you'll have seen if you have watched the corresponding television episode, and what was different about them in the game. Chad and Eric also share what they learned since Episode 5 aired (briefly at the beginning.) This was a GREAT episode which had TONS of character moments! And some lifted directly from the amazing video game. Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends. We'll be back next week! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at thankyouforspieling@gmail.com. Thanks for Spore-ing!

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 5 is upon us! It's titled "Endure and Survive." I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game and future plot are now placed at the end of the episode behind a warning! This week's spoilers begin at 59:30. Up until that point we will just be discussing events that you'll have seen if you have watched the corresponding television episode, and what was different about them in the game. Chad and Eric also share what they learned since Episode 4 aired (briefly at the beginning.) This was a GREAT episode which had TONS of action! And devastating consequences. Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends. We'll be back next week! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at thankyouforspieling@gmail.com. Thanks for Spore-ing!

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 4 is upon us! It's titled "Please Hold To My Hand" I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game and future plot are now placed at the end of the episode behind a warning! This week's spoilers begin at 51:30. Up until that point we will just be discussing events that you'll have seen if you have watched the corresponding television episode, and what was different about them in the game. Chad and Eric also share what they learned since Episode 3 aired (briefly at the beginning.) This was a GREAT episode which sets up a thrilling conclusion to a mini-arc next episode. Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends. We'll be back next week! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at thankyouforspieling@gmail.com. Thanks for Spore-ing!

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 3 is upon us! It's titled "Long, Long Time." I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game and future plot are now placed at the end of the episode behind a warning! This week's spoilers begin at 48:00. Up until that point we will just be discussing events that you'll have seen if you have watched the corresponding television episode, and what was different about them in the game. Chad and Eric also share what they learned since Episode 2 aired (briefly at the beginning.) This was a GREAT episode which deviated from the video game but left both of us stunned and appreciative of the adaptation. Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends. We'll be back next week! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at thankyouforspieling@gmail.com. Thanks for Spore-ing!

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 2 is upon us! It's titled "Infected." I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game and future plot are now placed at the end of the episode behind a warning! This week's spoilers begin at 1:09:00. Up until that point we will just be discussing events that you'll have seen if you have watched the corresponding television episode, and what was different about them in the game. Chad and Eric also share what they learned since Episode 1 aired (briefly at the beginning.) This was a GREAT episode both of the HBO show and of our podcast. Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends. We'll be back next week! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at thankyouforspieling@gmail.com. Thanks for Spore-ing!

HBO's "The Last of Us" has finally debuted! I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for what will be a weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game will be kept to a minimum for those who haven't played, but have watched the show. Spoilers for the show abound as we go along! Chad and Eric briefly recap their expectations going in to the season and then break down HBO's premiere episode by discussing their favorite things. Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends. We'll be back next week! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at thankyouforspieling@gmail.com. Thanks for Sporeing!

For the start of Season 2, I am joined by my long time MuggleCast podcast co-host and dear friend Micah Tannenbaum for a two-part interview about our life outside of Harry Potter! On this Part 2 episode, we discuss high school field trips and learning the value of education, weathering the costs for college and we also dive deep into life with an anxiety disorder as both Eric and Micah offer tips to overcome high anxiety, and Micah shares his experiences from childhood. This is a can't-miss conlusion to this 2-part interview. Thanks to Robert Southgate for his excellent work editing, visit Rob's web site where he offers consultations on a number of podcast marketing services, at RobSouthgate.com. Episode Anxiety resources: The Anxiety Guy on YouTube, Micah's favorite channel The phone app "Two Dots," Eric's favorite calming pass-time, on Apple App Store and Google Play store Find Micah on Twitter at @mjtbaum! Find the show on Twitter at @TYFSpiels!