A.Ron is back! This week is a departure from the usual chapter-by-chapter format. Carl and Anthony widen the scope and talk about a few major themes, myth-making in an American context, sex, taboo, etc. A.Ron talks about his expectations for the new sci-fi “Foundation.” And Anthony takes stock of each POV character and where they stand at the midpoint of the first book.
We’re back for another round of listener feedback and there’s a lot of good stuff in this one. Stuff that we overlooked. Stuff that we most definitely should have picked up on. Luckily you all did it for us. Check out the podcast for all the corrections.
The Departed is one of the Scorsese movies that A.Ron and I most overlooked on first viewing. I had some inkling that it was good, but I couldn’t say why. After watching it 15 years later, we both got it. There’s a complex game of cat and mouse hidden under all those Boston accents and, despite clocking in at over 2.5 hours, it maintains the tension throughout. Join us on the podcast for a discussion of The Departed.
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This week we talk about the latest 2 episodes of Ted Lasso as well as the latest 2 episodes of What We Do in the Shadows. Then A.Ron talks about The Sopranos S6 and his sprint to finish the series before The Many Saints of Newark’s premiere. Finally, we finish up with topics from our Patrons, including See, Malignant, White Lotus, and more.
Apple released the first two episodes of their sci-fi epic “Foundation” this week and “epic” is exactly what they were. There are so many visual and narrative intricacies to dig into in these two hours of TV. That’s probably why it took us as much time as Apple spent making the episodes, to properly cover them. Join us next week for a regular-sized episode.
The Walking Dead has put together a string of passable episodes, or maybe just lowered our expectations enough to make it seem so, and this episode is another example of that. Join us for a breakdown of “On the Inside”. A big thank you to Mysteriana for creating the Watching Dead theme music. Find all…
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Lunchtime! This week we talk about how Cedar Point has spoiled A.Ron for roller-coasters and how I’m adjusting to apartment life after selling my house, as well as answering a whole bunch of listener questions.
Stephanie is back to talk about Bran’s baby steps toward wolfhood and Osha’s introduction. Steve covers The Mountain and the Viper. Yannick and Anthony debate Oberyn’s status as a warrior/genius. Check out Stephanie Barbé Hammer’s new book: Rescue Plan. Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Join the discussion: book@baldmove.com | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow…
Time to hear what you thought about this week’s episode of The Walking Dead, S11E05 “Out of the Ashes”.
Moneyball is our Prestige movie this week thanks to it being the 10th anniversary of its release as well as a pretty solid movie about a subject that most movies wouldn’t dare approach. Join us for a discussion about Jonah Hill, Brad Pitt, and the statistical analysis that changed baseball.