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Saturday, June 22, 2019

Word Wars (2004)


The cutthroat world of competitive Scrabble is much more exciting and bizarre than it sounds (or possibly exactly as exciting and bizarre as it sounds) and it's the subject of one of our favourite documentaries, Word Wars. Listen along below, here, or on iTunes here as we delve into high stakes competition in a seemingly trivial pursuit.


Friday, June 21, 2019

Defrocking Fleabag with Amy


¡HOT PRIEST!

Now that we've got your attention, join Dom and fellow Phoebe Waller-Bro Amy for a sermon about a show that has people losing their minds and finding religion as well as the mysterious mind behind it all. Join the congregation below, here, or on iTunes here.

Links:
Hair is everything
Sian Clifford on playing Claire
Alan Sepinwall's review
Fleabag's fourth wall
Sex and power in Fleabag

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

BB21: Cancellation Draft with Kirsten MacInnis

Just when we thought we were out, they pull us back in, as today we return for the first time since 2016 to the bona fide hellscape known as modern Big Brother. But rather than picking winners, losers, and showmances, Kirsten MacInnis joins us to forecast how the summer will play out within the healthy, thoughtful, and supportive environment of BB Twitter as we kick off Boy-Bye Season 2019 in style with our first annual Big Brother cancellation draft. Listen below, here, or on iTunes here.

Thursday, June 6, 2019

The Challenge 34 Draft with Matt Liguori, Brian Scally, and Haley Strong

This week Colin is back with the full Challenge crew to preview the cast of "Unnamed War of the Worlds Sequel" before Jemmye and Shane spoil everything on Twitter. Listen below, here, or on iTunes here.