Sep 20, 2018
At the near-halfway point of the season, Aaron Sorkin finally gets down to what the show is meant to be about: Tense and dramatic hostage situations. This week, io9 writer, Charming Pod host, and Tim's wonderful wife Beth Elderkin joins us to dissect the pointlessly confusing episode 'B-12.' It's raining in LA....
Sep 13, 2018
Just when you thought you'd finally escaped the events of Nevada Day, Aaron Sorkin decides to inexplicably set the very next episode on the same damn day (but also somehow during Thanksgiving?). This week, Belladonna editor Caitlin Kunkel joins us for the seminar in mansplaining that is 'The Option Period.' Ricky and...
Sep 6, 2018
Sure, you've seen Nevada Day Part 1. But you haven't lived until you've experienced the largely unnecessary sequel, Nevada Day Part 2. This week we're joined by 'Texas Forever' and 'Head Over Heels' host Meryl Williams to dissect the clumsy culture debates and troop-supportin' conclusions to this Studio 60 two-parter....
Aug 30, 2018
This week, 'The Opposition with Jordan Klepper' writer River Clegg joins us for the first part of the infamous Nevada Day two parter in which a dizzying array of plot lines are explained to us over and over again until Sorkin realizes he's hit the 42-minute mark. Harriet gets assaulted by a gang of homosexual street...
Aug 23, 2018
This week we're treated to a series of vignettes, each more insulting to the viewer than the last. Jordan wants to make some friends. Matt and Simon want to diversify the writing staff. Lil Nate Corddry struggles to connect with his parents. And Cal harasses an old Jewish man. Yes, that's all in one episode. Join us and...