Instant Talk

True Detective – S04E03 – Night Country: Part 3 – Instant Talk

Another episode of True Detective, another unlocked cell phone. That’s just how police work gets done up there in Alaska, at least if you’re under 30. A.Ron and I work through our thoughts on the episode during the first half of the podcast before turning the mic over to the audience for questions for the Instant Talk.

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True Detective – S04E02 – Night Country: Part 2 – Instant Talk

Episode 2 of True Detective Season 4 dropped a metric ton of information on us, making connections to cases of the past as well as seasons of the past. We just finished our first watch and we’re dying to talk about it.

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True Detective – S04E01 – Night Country: Part 1 – Instant Talk

Grab a can of Lone Star and listen in on the first episode of True Detective Season 4. Jim and A.Ron travel into the polar night to analyze, explore, and theorize for this supernatural-leaning season. Huddle around this podcast and lick the threads with them.

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S01E09 – Look for the Light – Instant Take

And just like that, The Last of Us season one comes to an end. Join Jim and A.Ron as they discuss your thoughts, theories, and questions with the benefit of having a complete season. From the sketchy Fireflies to the heartwarming giraffe moment, there’s a lot to unpack as we fight to survive with Ellie and Joel one last time.

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S01E08 – When We Are in Need – Instant Talk

This is possibly the most dangerous situation Ellie and Joel have been in. As if the world wasn’t already bleak enough, new horrors rise. Cordyceps are the least of your worries in Silver Lake. I know you were yelling at your screen for half of the episode, so join in the Instant Talk and yell about those things with us!

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S01E07 – Left Behind – Instant Talk

Being a teenager is never easy. It’s worse when you’re in FEDRA school and your best friend disappeared for three weeks. In this episode we take a step into Ellie’s past and her relationship with Riley. Though this episode takes a break from the main action, it is by no means devoid of thrills.

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S01E06 – Kin – Instant Talk

It’s three months later from the last episode and we rejoin Ellie and Joel in Wyoming. Craig Mazin takes an opportunity this episode to build emotional bonds and remind us what is at the heart of this adventure.

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S01E05 – Endure and Survive – Instant Talk

The Last of Us continues to tear our hearts out while delivering its best action scenes in S01E05 “Endure and Survive.” Enjoy the instant take and we’ll reconvene 1 day early this week for the full recap podcast on Monday.

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S01E04 – Instant Talk – Please Hold to My Hand

The Instant Talk podcast is our aftershow, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube.  The first half is released as the Instant Take podcast.  The audio from the interactive section is released as a premium podcast just for our club members.

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S01E03 – Long Long Time – Instant Talk

We take a bit of a detour this week to spend some time with Joel’s acquaintance, Bill. He’s a prepper… excuse me, a “survivalist”, whose subterranean bunker is buried only slightly deeper than his heart. Join us for the instant take to hear our first impressions of The Last of Us – S01E03 – Long Long Time.

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