Ranked #1
Episode 198: Fleabag S2 and all things Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Episode 198: Fleabag S2 and all things Phoebe Waller-Bridge
This week's show is all about one of our favorite writers and performers, Phoebe Waller-Bridge. After talking about her ... Read more
20 Jun 2019
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57mins
Ranked #2
Episode 007: The Muppets, TV tropes, and dead-eyed sex pigs
Episode 007: The Muppets, TV tropes, and dead-eyed sex pigs
This week we continue our examination of fall TV by jumping into the first two episodes of ABC's The Muppets. Our verdic... Read more
8 Oct 2015
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49mins
Ranked #3
Episode 183: Netflix personalization and Russian Doll
Episode 183: Netflix personalization and Russian Doll
Is a picture of Natasha Lyonne holding a raw chicken the best way to sell you on watching Russian Doll? Netflix thought ... Read more
7 Mar 2019
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40mins
Ranked #4
Episode 060: Designated Survivor and Abominable MacGyver
Episode 060: Designated Survivor and Abominable MacGyver
We return to our fall Good TV/Bad TV series, this week with a look at the not-quite-a-24-reboot Designated Survivor and ... Read more
20 Oct 2016
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57mins
Ranked #5
Episode 011: The Bechdel Test and Black Mirror S01E02
Episode 011: The Bechdel Test and Black Mirror S01E02
We kick things off this week with a discussion of the Bechdel Test and its strengths and weaknesses as a method of evalu... Read more
5 Nov 2015
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50mins
Ranked #6
Episode 004: TV Seasonality and Terriers S01E05-07
Episode 004: TV Seasonality and Terriers S01E05-07
Last week Margaret and Kathryn argued about the best summer reality TV show; this week, we sadly wave goodbye to summer ... Read more
27 Aug 2015
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1hr 1min
Ranked #7
Episode 038 - Reality tropes and Great British Bake-Off S01E01
Episode 038 - Reality tropes and Great British Bake-Off S01E01
The gang kicks this week's show off by talking about their favorite reality show tropes—when the shows start making your... Read more
19 May 2016
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47mins
Ranked #8
Episode 003: Summer Reality TV and Terriers S01E02-04
Episode 003: Summer Reality TV and Terriers S01E02-04
Ah, summer, the time when TV usually takes a break from trying too hard. In this week's TV vs. TV segment, Margaret and ... Read more
13 Aug 2015
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #9
Episode 023: The Super Bowl and Sports as TV Events
Episode 023: The Super Bowl and Sports as TV Events
In honor of the Super Bowl this week, we have a wide-ranging discussion about sports and television, featuring returning... Read more
4 Feb 2016
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1hr 1min
Ranked #10
Episode 057: Donald Glover's Atlanta and fall TV boners
Episode 057: Donald Glover's Atlanta and fall TV boners
This week we take a dive into Donald Glover's Atlanta, a show which is currently running its first season on FX. It's th... Read more
29 Sep 2016
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58mins
Ranked #11
Episode 189: Rom-com TV and Margaret's feelings on Shrill [uncensored]
Episode 189: Rom-com TV and Margaret's feelings on Shrill [uncensored]
Our first task this week is to help a patron in need of some recommendations for happy, slow-burning rom-com TV. At the ... Read more
18 Apr 2019
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48mins
Ranked #12
Episode 049: Close-reading the Gilmore Girls teaser and Stranger Things TV book club kick-off
Episode 049: Close-reading the Gilmore Girls teaser and Stranger Things TV book club kick-off
For our first segment this week, we pick apart the new teaser for the Netflix revival of Gilmore Girls. Topics include: ... Read more
4 Aug 2016
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54mins
Ranked #13
Episode 206: Stranger Things with Kate Racculia, Our Stranger Thing
Episode 206: Stranger Things with Kate Racculia, Our Stranger Thing
On this week's episode of our every timely podcast, we're discussing season 3 of Stranger Things with special repeat gue... Read more
15 Aug 2019
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1hr 1min
Ranked #14
Episode 210: Derry Girls with Sophie Brookover
Episode 210: Derry Girls with Sophie Brookover
Shift yourselves, wains, it's time to talk about Derry Girls! This week we're joined by culture maven Sophie Brookover t... Read more
12 Sep 2019
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46mins
Ranked #15
Episode 088: Our least favorite tropes and Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale
Episode 088: Our least favorite tropes and Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale
This week we start things off by talking about conventions, tropes, and storytelling techniques that get in the way of t... Read more
4 May 2017
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58mins
Ranked #16
Episode 216: Disney Plus and yelling about Succession
Episode 216: Disney Plus and yelling about Succession
Have you heard of this HBO show Succession? No? Then you probably are not following Kathryn on twitter, where she has be... Read more
24 Oct 2019
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46mins
Ranked #17
Episode 200: The Bones Zone
Episode 200: The Bones Zone
For our big 200th episode, we hope you enjoy the backdoor pilot for THE BONES ZONE, our weekly podcast about the show Bo... Read more
4 Jul 2019
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46mins
Ranked #18
Episode 205: Holey Moley and What the F is Pop?
Episode 205: Holey Moley and What the F is Pop?
On this week's episode we discuss both Pop TV, the channel that's now home to Schitt's Creek and One Day at Time, AND AB... Read more
8 Aug 2019
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38mins
Ranked #19
Episode 223: A Decade of Television, Thoughtfully Considered
Episode 223: A Decade of Television, Thoughtfully Considered
These WILL make sense in context. This week, you get exactly what's on the tin as we, first among our kind in this novel... Read more
12 Dec 2019
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1hr
Ranked #20
Episode 085: Talking about Mrs Maisel and TV we've fallen out of love with
Episode 085: Talking about Mrs Maisel and TV we've fallen out of love with
After speculating wildly about the new Amy Sherman-Palladino pilot for Amazon, we watch and discuss the first episode of... Read more
13 Apr 2017
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51mins