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• 566: Burning Through The 2025 Summer TV Preview

  Summer is upon us, but what are we going to watch? Robert Krut joins us to help make our traditional lists of what we're into; what we should be into but aren't; what NO ONE should be into; and what's fine for others but not for us. Dave pitches the South Side episode "Treat Yourself" for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we close out with a Game Time that's pure poetry. Find a spot directly in front of a fan and join us! GUESTS 👤 Robert Krut TOPICS Announcement: 🏦 EHG Mutual Aid Vault Lead Topic: 🏖️ 2025 Summer TV Preview The Canon: 🦝 South Side S02.E01: Treat Yourself Winner & Loser: 👨‍🍳 Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach Winner & Loser: 🩰 Étoile Game Time: ☘️ There Once Was A Man From TV SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 🪶 Robert Krut's website 🌴 The Again With This Club campaign ✊ CHIRLA / Coalition For Humane Immigrant Rights 🙊 Sarah's review of Ask Not at Best Evidence 🏦 How to reach Sarah for Mutual Aid Vault withdrawals 🥮 EEHG 323, including Dave's "Treat Yourself" pitch for the Anger Tiny Canon 🎙️ Tara's interview with Bashir Salahuddin at Cracked

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• 565: Taking The Down Elevator To Dept. Q

  David T.'s beautiful son Taylor S. Cole is back to discuss Dept. Q, a Scottish take on a Nordic-noir book series that has the good sense not to mess with star Matthew Goode's face. Chemistry in trope-y scenes, why Scandi crime stories often have a submarine, whether the mystery needed so many episodes to solve -- we're talking about all of that AND recommending actually Nordic Nordic-noir TV if you liked Dept. Q. Then we're going Around The Dial with Mountainhead, The Rehearsal, and The Last Of Us S01 before seeing whether Taylor can do his entire The Studio Canon pitch before we lose the light. True-crime actors won, late night lost some more, and three was the magic number for one of us in Game Time. Throw on a nubbly sweater and join us! GUESTS 👤 Taylor Cole TOPICS Announcement: 📈 Club Campaign Announcement: 🎧 Incoming Apple Podcast Changes Lead Topic: 🛗 Dept. Q Around The Dial: 🏔️ Mountainhead Around The Dial: 👨‍✈️ The Rehearsal Around The Dial: 🍄 The Last Of Us The Canon: 🎥 The Studio S01.E02: The Oner Winner & Loser: 🪙 Anthony Boyle and Julia Garner Winner & Loser: 🌙 Late-night prestige Game Time: 3️⃣ SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 🎞️ Hear more Taylor S. Cole at the G&T Podcast 🐝 Taylor's also headed to the This Had Oscar Buzz podcast 🪞 And the Demi Myself and I podcast 🐸 AND the Muppeturgy podcast ⛰️ Tara's Mountainhead review and ATX Festival coverage at Cracked 😻 Support Bookstore Cats 🔥 The Extra Hot Great Patreon 📷 Photo: Netflix

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• 564: Getting In The Big Top With Pee-wee As Himself

  Matt Wolf (The Stroll) got unprecedented access to Paul Reubens, generally better known as his alter ego, Pee-wee Herman; Will Hines joins us to talk about what resulted from their 40 hours of interviews. Around The Dial takes us through Big Mouth's eighth and final season; The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox, and Magic & Bird: A Courtship Of Rivals. Sean makes his pitch for the "Long, Long Time" episode of The Last Of Us to be inducted into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that really knows the score. Put on your reddest bow tie and join us! GUESTS 👤 Will Hines TOPICS Lead Topic: 🚲 Pee-wee As Himself Around The Dial: 👄 Big Mouth Around The Dial: ⚾️ The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox Around The Dial: 🏀 Magic & Bird: A Courtship Of Rivals The Canon: 🍄 The Last Of Us S01.E03: Long, Long Time Winner & Loser: 📣 Taran Killam Winner & Loser: 🤬 Charles Barkley Game Time: 🎶 Stay Tuned SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 📸 Will Hines on Instagram 🫦 Tara's review of Big Mouth S08 at Cracked 🗣️ Tara's interview with Big Mouth co-creators Jennifer Flackett, Andrew Goldberg, and Mark Levin, at Cracked 🪲 The Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About The Beatles podcast 👤 Will Hines's website 🔎 Best Evidence 📷 Photo: Dennis Keeley/HBO

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• 563: Checking The Perimeter With Murderbot

  Vulture's Kathryn VanArendonk is back to talk about Apple TV+'s Murderbot, and whether the books do a better job of exploring questions of gender and essential humanity without Alexander Skarsgard's Ken-doll crotch confusing matters. Should YOU give it a watch? We went Around The Dial with Overcompensating, Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives, and Leverage: Redemption's third season before Anne offered another variation on the Utahn theme with a Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City Canon Presentation. Kelli Giddish won, Tom Hardy lost, and we all tried to survive the process of Venn-diagramming premiere and finale casting in Game Time. Hack into your governor modules and join us! GUESTS 👤 Kathryn VanArendonk TOPICS Lead Topic: 🤖 Murderbot Around The Dial: 🏋️‍♀️ Overcompensating Around The Dial: ⏳ Kids Right Now Shows Around The Dial: 🎭 The Rehearsal Around The Dial: 🤫 The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives Around The Dial: 🥷 Leverage: Redemption The Canon: 🧂 The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City S04.E16: Mysteries, Revealed? Winner & Loser: ⚖️ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Winner & Loser: 🦴 Tom Hardy Game Time: 🛟 Survivor Round II SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 🦤 Kathryn VanArendonk at Vulture 🦋 Kathryn on Bluesky 🌮 The ATX Festival 🤖 Kathryn's Murderbot review at Vulture 🏋️‍♀️ Tara's Overcompensating review at Cracked 🏦 Contact Buntsy about the EHG Mutual Aid Vault 📷 Photo: Apple CLUB-ONLY NOTES 🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To 💬 Get On Our Community Discord

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• 562: Should You Ante Up For Season 2 Of Poker Face?

  After more than two years, Rian Johnson's Poker Face -- aka "What if Columbo, but a lady named Charlie who's a human lie detector" -- is back for its second season on Peacock. Does it still deliver a pleasing throwback mystery vibe? David J. Roth returns to discuss. Around The Dial takes us through the second season of Conan O'Brien Must Go and Netflix's special Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor; Killing It; and Untold: Shooting Guards. Mike presents the episode "A Mercy" from The Terror for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we kick off a new season of Game Time with a very long drive between fictional TV cities in America -- hey, kind of like Charlie! Gas up and join us! GUESTS 👤 David J. Roth TOPICS Announcement: 🍹 Club Campaign Update Lead Topic: 🃏 Poker Face Around The Dial: ✈️ Conan O'Brien Must Go Around The Dial: 🤣 Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor Around The Dial: 🐊 Killing It Around The Dial: 🏀 Untold: Shooting Guards The Canon: ⚓️ The Terror S01.E06: A Mercy Winner & Loser: 🥊 Mike "The Miz" Mizanin Winner & Loser: 🏈 Tom Brady Game Time: 🚘 The Great American Fictional TV Road Trip SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 🦋 David J. Roth on Bluesky ♠️ Tara's review of Poker Face S02 🤩 "John Mulaney Is One Of The Best TV Comedy Guest Stars Ever" by Tara at Cracked 📍 Tara's review of Conan O'Brien Must Go S02 at Cracked 🤗 Tara's review of Friendship at Cracked 🏆 Dave Roth's write-up on Killing It in "The Best Things We Saw In 2024" at Defector 💥 The Distraction podcast 🎄 The It's Christmastown! podcast 🔫 Sarah's review of Whack Job at Best Evidence 🗺️ The Road Trip Game Time Map 📷 Photo: Peacock

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