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504i – “Slabtown” – Instant Take

Jim and A.Ron are less than thrilled with the fourth episode of this season of The Walking Dead, “Slabtown”.  We find ourselves in an Orwellian retelling of Animal Farm, with lots of Beth, talk of the “common good”, lollipops, guinea pigs, would-be-rapist pigs, slappy pigs, horseshit escape attempts, and just when you think the episode…

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404 – Edward Mordrake Part Two

Happy Halloween, everybody! A.Ron and Cecily are surprisingly moved by the twisted tale of a simple, misunderstood clown. In an episode packed full of unexpected feels, we get the backstories for Paul the Illustrated Seal, Legless Suzy, Ms. Mars, our favorite mush mouth, and witness the Dandy taking the leap to star villain. All this plus gobs of your feedback.

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503 – “Four Walls And A Roof”

Jim and A.Ron have a blast talking more in depth about their problems with The Walking Dead’s latest episode, 503, “Four Walls And A Roof”.  We talk about monologues, stupid plans gone awry, Kirkman’s REEEMMMIIIXXX mode, tainted meat, proper cannibal nutrition, automotive exterior lighting, and much, much more.  All this, a metric ton of feedback,…

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508 – “Eldorado”

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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503 – “Four Walls And A Roof” – Instant Take

Jim and A.Ron are underwhelmed and a bit puzzled by this episode.  Lots of really good stuff, but a lot of head scratching and disappointment, even as both admit that things turn out mostly okay by the end.  What did you think?  Did you like it, hate it?  Tell us all about it and see…

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403 – Edward Mordrake Part One

A.Ron and Cecily discuss yet another music episode of American Horror Story: Freakshow. Topics covered include the mating habits of conjoined twins, Russell Edgington’s Celtic Sword, Dora’s standoff with Dandy, and living in a Freakshow Paradise.

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502 – “Strangers”

In this week’s podcast, covering The Walking Dead episode 502, “Strangers”, we examine stealthy squirrel suits, submarine zombie warfare, weird Maggie/Tara vibes, the dreaded return of the fist bump, the art of the BoBBQ, and much more.  All this, tons of feedback, and some questions are asked and answered in our spoiler section tucked away…

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507 – “Friendless Child”

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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502i – “Strangers” – Instant Take

Welcome to our instant take podcast for The Walking Dead episode 502, “Strangers”.  In this episode, Walkers get soggy, Rick get’s suspicious, Carol gets flighty, Daryl gets a clue, Tyrese is exposed as fraudulent, and Bob gets eaten… but not in the normal, everyday, The Walking Dead sense of the word. If you want to give…

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501 – “No Sanctuary”

Episode 501 of The Walking Dead, “No Sanctuary” got the season off to a great start.  Lots of action, lots of zombies, reasonably intelligent survivor decision making processes, the Ricktatorship being usurped by the Glennocracy before ultimately and rightfully bowing down before the Caroligarchy.  All this, tons of listener feedback right out the gate, and our spoiler…

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