Shayne Bowman from the Heisenberg Chronicles and the Nattercast joins Cecily and I to discuss our thoughts on season 3 of Banshee, as well as the conclusion to the HBO documentary mini-series, “The Jinx”!
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Want to hear Jim and A.Ron get on their high horses about journalism, music, law enforcement and rough childhoods? Ok, we’re on that. It’s all in the context of TV though.
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HBO’s Boardwalk Empire has come to it’s inevitable conclusion, and A.Ron and Jim are at peace with it. In fact, we think it’s beautiful and painful in a way that Boardwalk finales tend to be, if not more so. Things get dusty when fathers say goodbye to sons, and brothers say goodbye to brothers, and…
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In this Speakeasy podcast, covering episode 507 of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, “Friendless Child”, Jim talks A.Ron off a ledge, they decide to write their own perfect conclusion to the series, they marvel at the level of dishevelment Eli Thompson brings to bear, wonder at just how terrible Willie is at avoiding kidnappings and traps, and…
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Jim and A.Ron get down to the business of talking about episode 506 of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, “Devil You Know”. We say good bye to some old friends, witness shocking introductions in the Silver Age, observe more evidence of #9’s identity, and watch Nucky engage in a riveting game of Strip Epic Poetry Recital. All…
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This week’s pod covers all the action for Boardwalk Empire episode 505, the “King of Norway”. In it we do a deep dive on Doctor Cotton, discuss the amazing Silver Age Nucky brought to us by the talented Marc Pickering, the always entertaining comedy duo of Eli and Nelson, the return of Chaulky to AC,…
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Jim and A.Ron cover the mid-point of Boardwalk Empire, episode 504, “Cuanto”. We ponder the ultimate fate of Nucky, if the Commodore and Sheriff Hammer are playing good cop / bad cop with Lil’ Nucky’s soul, if Capone is playing possum about knowledge of Jimmy Darmondy, and consider the many charms of drunken Margaret. If…
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Welcome back to The Speakeasy, where we consider episode 503 of Boardwalk Empire, “What Jesus Said.” Jim and A.Ron talk about the surfeit of “boys” and “uckys” in Boardwalk, smooth dialog, the sad state of Nucky’s nightclub in the hands of Mickey Doyle, Joe Kennedy’s teetotaling, childhood sweethearts, the return of Marge, and theorize on…
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Hey there and welcome to the final podcast for Season One of HBO’s The Leftovers! Jim and A.Ron talk at length about the differences between the book and the TV show, consider tons of listener feedback, look ahead to the next season, and much more. Interesting article on Vulture discussing with Tom Perrotta (author of…
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Jim and A.Ron break down a very “boardwalky” episode of Boardwalk Empire, “The Good Listener”. We talk about the Kennedy Family Empire, speculate on who Gillian is corresponding with, marvel at Stephen Graham’s performance as the coke/syphilis addled Capone, and ponder how Nucky’s childhood informs our understanding of Nucky the man. All this, plus your…
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