Bring Backup: A Veronica Mars Podcast

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Bring Backup is a weekly rewatch podcast about California teen noir Veronica Mars. Longtime Veronica Mars fans Sam NeSmith and Meg Lindsay will be watching and discussing every episode of the show, beginning with the mystery that started it all, the murder of Veronica’s best friend Lilly Kane.

Sam NeSmith and Meg Lindsay


    • May 1, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 22m AVG DURATION
    • 75 EPISODES
    • 4 SEASONS

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    3.20 The Bitch is Back

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 87:49


    Season Three finale! When this aired, we had no idea we'd be getting a movie AND a fourth season years down the road. This episode has tons of season one flair and we can't wait to dig into it.   Follow us on Twitter and IG. Check out our website. 

    3.19 Weevils Wobble But They Don't Fall Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 79:01


    Today we're breaking down Season 3, Episode 19 - Weevils Wobble But They Don't Fall Down. As the title foretells, Weevil is back, finally! And once again he's facing a very accusatory tone from Veronica.  She just loves to never believe him! It's their thing! This episode is a fun one, I love the rich student thieves storyline and the side plot with Wallace and his throwback to the pilot beach plane. I don't especially love how the episode ends, though. A penultimate episode sex tape scandal is not really what you expect.. Or want.

    3.18 I Know What You're Going to do Next Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 91:15


    We're nearing the end and Meg and Sam both have senioritis! We said fudge it, and decided to say spoilers!

    3.17 Debasement Tapes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 87:53


    This is the one where Piz finally wins Sam over! Meg rejoices!

    3.16 Un-American Graffiti

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 106:31


    Hey hey, we're back with Season 3, Episode 16, Un-American Graffiti! Spoiler alert, we haaaaaated it. Well, Sam hated it, and managed to peer pressure Meg into some negative feelings as well!

    3.15 Papa's Cabin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 87:18


    This week we're talking Season 3, Episode 15 Papa's Cabin. This is the one where the dean's murder mystery is solved and yet we still have 5 episodes left! Let's hope they're all just friends shows with Wallace and Mac and all the buds just hanging out. No murder! No drama! Just good clean fun! Sam shares her radio call in experience and Meg imagines a world in which Veronica holds up gas stations.   Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Check out our website.

    3.14 Mars, Bars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 107:09


    This week we're talking Season 3, Episode 14 Mars, Bars, in which Veronica goes to jail, and honestly we're just surprised it didn't happen sooner. 

    3.13 Postgame Mortem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 87:23


    This week we're talking Season 3, Episode 13 Postgame Mortem, and for an episode that's about Wallace's basketball coach getting murdered, we see surprisingly little of Wallace himself.

    3.12 There's Gotta Be a Morning After Pill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 84:14


    This week we're talking Season 3, Episode 12, There's Gotta Be a Morning After Pill. We see the return of #1 Feminist Bonnie Capistrano, and we're asked to believe that Tim Foyle is a good person! 

    3.11 Poughkeepsie, Tramps, and Thieves

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 115:12


    This week we’ve got Season 3, Episode 11, Poughkeepsie, Tramps, and Thieves, in which a mystery involving a prostitute makes Veronica lose her entire mind, and makes Sam consider her own feminist journey!

    3.10 Show Me the Monkey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 105:02


    We're back with Season 3, Episode 10, where the mystery is about a monkey and is very boring, and all we really care about is that Mac is back!

    3.09 Spit and Eggs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 105:58


    FINALLY the end of this first mystery of season 3. We can move onto just some good old-fashioned murder. This episode has Sam perhaps coming around to Piz? And some great Mac lines.  Oh, and Sam was right ab the Mercer and Moe thing! The prisoner/guard relationship... We'll cover that next week in an update, but we make a new revelation after recording.   Follow us on IG and Twitter. Visit our website. 

    3.08 Lord of the Pi's

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 115:53


    We're back with Season 3, Episode 8, Lord of the Pi's! In which Sam hates everything and convinces Meg to hate it all too!

    3.07 Of Vice and Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 97:12


    Today, we are discussing Season 3, Episode 7, Of Vice and Men. And despite the mystery of the week being a little flat - the case of the missing sully - this episode features one of the more unforgettable scenes of the entire series. I can summon the feeling of watching drugged Veronica stumble around a parking garage in my sleep. This one keeps me awake at night, for sure. Follow us on Twitter and IG. And check out our website.

    3.06 Hi, Infidelity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 106:33


    Oh no this one has Keith Mars making BAD DECISIONS!

    3.05 President Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 106:16


    Today, we are discussing Season 3, Episode 5, President Evil and it’s a late Christmas gift for Sam because Weevil’s back! Sadly, Veronica treats him like trash this episode. And Wallace struggles with Mechanical Engineering.  It's Halloween on the episode and Christmas at the time of recording – what a mind F!   Check out our website! Follow us on Twitter and IG.

    3.04 Charlie Don't Surf

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 90:39


    This week on the pod, Veronica gets way too cozy with her frat brothers, Logan gets very, very sad, and Sam and Meg love Diane Ruggiero!

    3.03 Wichita Linebacker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 90:34


    No Wallace this week - what?! Not cool. But we do get Armie Hammer and some questionable clues and investigations.   Twitter, IG, Website

    3.02 My Big Fat Greek Rush Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 105:54


    This week, we’ve got the third episode of Season Three, Wichita Lineman, or as Sam likes to call it, “Weevil’s back! Weevil’s back! Weevil’s back!” Orrrrr, as Meg likes to call it, “where the hell is my best friend Wallace???”

    3.01 Welcome Wagon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 116:22


    Hey everyone! Welcome back to Bring Backup, the podcast where we’re watching and discussing every episode of Veronica Mars. We are back with a brand new season, Season 3! Veronica is off to college and we are both so excited to watch her show a whole new cast of characters how much smarter she is than them. We're also excited to see Duncan’s dorky argyle sweater make its way to a new boy!   Twitter, IG, website

    2.22 Not Pictured

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 104:09


    This week we're discussing the season two finale, “Not Pictured.”  This episode is a lot, to say the absolute least. But you know we never say the absolute least, so let’s just get on with it. Visit our website. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    2.21 Happy Go Lucky

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 92:49


    It's taking us a little longer than usual, butwe are bearing down on the conclusion of Season 2! This week we’re covering the penultimate episode of season 2, Happy Go Lucky, but unfortunately, Lucky did not seem happy.

    2.20 Look Who's Stalking

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 98:22


    This week, we’ve got Look Who’s Stalking, which is a reference to Look Who’s Talking, the 80s movie about the inner monologue of babies, which I thought starred Steve Guttenberg. I was really excited about that until I realized I was thinking of Three Men and a Baby, another 80s movie about babies that starred Steve Guttenberg. However, Look Who’s Talking stars Meg's favorite Bruce Willis, so while it has nothing to do with Steve Guttenberg, it’s not a total loss for us. Anyway, this is the years, continents, bloodshed speech episode. And you know we got lots to say.   Email us bringbackuppod@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/bringbackuppod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bringbackuppod/

    2.19 Never Mind the Buttocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 97:47


    This week we're talking Season 2, Episode 19, Never Mind the Buttocks, in which a mooning against a car window is referred to as a Pressed Ham, and we clutch our pearls in horror! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And check out our website.

    2.18 I Am God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 107:06


    I. Am. God.  Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And check out our website.

    2.17 Plan B

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020 110:31


    This week, we’ve got Season 2, Episode 17 Plan B, and I tell you what, it is a classic Veronica Mars doozy! So much happens, and so many of our faves show up. We get Weevil, Mac and Cassidy, Woody and Gia Goodman, and even the real witness to Logan’s fight with the PCHers on the Coronado bridge! And we also get another contestant from the sixth cycle of America’s Next Top Model. Gotta love that UPN synergy! Let’s discuss.

    2.16 The Rapes of Graff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 106:09


    This week we've got a visit from the Arrested Development kids, the return of Troy Vandergraff, and the departure of preteen Hannah. And Sam and Meg missed each other so much, they talk about it all for a very long time! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And check out our website.

    2.15 The Quick and the Wed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 82:15


    This week we're discussing Season 2, Episode 15, The Quick and the Wed. Spoiler alert, Sam and Meg hate it. Join us! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And check out our website.

    BONUS! 2.XX Quarantine Checkin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 57:36


    Meg and Sam have been on maternity leave, but Meg's been handling the hard part of that leave! The world is in quarantine! Meg and Sam can't be in the same room with each other! Join us for this bonus ep, as we catch up on life and try to remember how to podcast. Weirdly, there's not much talk about Veronica Mars here.

    2.14 Versatile Toppings

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 69:13


    This week, we’re talking about Season 2, Episode 14 “Versatile Toppings,” aka, The Return of Corny! Our favorite stoner is back to help Veronica solve the mystery of the pizza boy muggings. But as much as we love Corny, the main mysteries of the episode are "who is blackmailing all the gay kids at Neptune High", and "will Kristin Cavallari's guest appearance live up to that of Sam's fave Paris Hilton?" Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And check out our website.

    2.13 Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 58:17


    This week, we’re talking about Season 2, Episode 13 “Ain’t No Magic Mountain High Enough.” We’ve got a super fun mystery-of-the-week, a little side bus crash development happening, and tons of appearances from some of our favorite series regulars. Meg's opinion of Ms. Hauser takes a huge turn for the worse, but her love for Wallace and Van Clemmons skyrockets and even Jackie weasels her way into Meg's heart. Speaking of love, there’s a lot going around including the hot new duo - Beavs and Mac! And Logan finds himself new fling as well. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And check out our website.

    2.12 Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 76:02


    This episode has something for everyone! And by everyone, I mean us! We’ve got an investigation that focuses on my personal best friend Wallace Fennel, and we’ve got the Weevil/Logan best friendship front and center for Sam. And as a bonus, we get a Java the Hut karaoke performance by mid-2000s indie darling Britt Daniel. OMG, what an ep!   Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And check out our website.

    2.11 Donut Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 84:09


    This week we've got Season 2, Episode 11, Donut Run, in which we bid fond farewells to Duncan and his love child who gestated in the comatose body of his ex-girlfriend. Donut let the door hit ya on the way out! Check out our website. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    2.10 One Angry Veronica

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 59:50


    Today we’re discussing Season 2, Episode 10, “One Angry Veronica,” which Sam was dreading watching because she thought she hated it, even though Meg assured her it is a very good episode. How could anyone hate an episode that includes both Leo D’Amato and Wallace Fennel???    Check out our website. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    2.09 My Mother, The Fiend

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 85:07


    This week's episode is My Mother, The Fiend, and Veronica is absolutely overwhelmed with babies of both the robot and human variety. And you know what? So are we! Visit our website. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    2.08 Ahoy, Mateys!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2020 60:43


    This week we’re on Season 2, Episode 8 - Ahoy, Mateys! This is the one where Veronica helps her dad solve a case involving her classmate no one has ever heard of - Marcos Oliveros. We also get to hang out with Mac again! And Meg returns to us too in Duncan's creepy dreams which we are *not* fans of.   Visit our website. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    2.07 Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2019 82:24


    Join us this week as we discuss Season 2, Episode 7, Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner. This one actually has nothing to do with Dirty Dancing, and a lot to do with Veronica taking on an investigation involving child abuse. So, if that's a sensitive topic for you, take care while listening.  Check out our website. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    2.06 Rat Saw God

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 85:43


    This week we’re discussing “Rat Saw God,” which marks the return of SO. MANY. PEOPLE. - Abel Koontz, Aaron Echolls, and even Clarence Wiedman -  but the only person I really want to see is my best friend Wallace, and he wasn't in this episode! But we was comforted by two things - getting to see Cliff and Logan banter, and knowing that middle schoolers are calling the PCHers “the panty club for homos.” Let’s discuss!   Check out our website. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    2.05 Blast from the Past

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 91:38


    This week we're talking Season 2, Episode 5, Blast From the Past. There's a lot happening, but you should mostly listen to hear Sam and Meg repeatedly say the phrase "gravy train with biscuit wheels." It's a great time! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Check out our website.

    2.04 Green-Eyed Monster

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 82:23


    This week's episode is Season 2, Episode 4, "Green-Eyed Monster." We see Veronica dealing with her jealousy issues, and Sam and Meg dealing with being an adult watching a teen show, and disapproving of several of Veronica's choices. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Check out our website.

    2.03 Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 68:02


    This week’s episode is Cheatty Cheatty Bang Band, and it’s mostly about how everyone in the Casablancas household is running some kind of scam.   Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Check out our website.

    2.02 Driver Ed

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 78:08


    This week we've got Season 2, Episode 2, Driver Ed. Veronica digs into the bus crash investigation, and hangs out in a convenience store with Kevin Smith, while Walllace gets to hang out with Tessa Thompson!  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Check our website for schedule.

    2.01 Normal is the Watchword

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 70:13


    We're back with Season Two! This season premiere starts off with the beginning of Veronica's senior year of high school. We get to talk about new cast members: Steve Guttenberg, Tessa Thompson, Krysten Ritter - We discuss Dick and Beaver's addition to the credits - We rag on teenage PDA - And we get a new BUFFY WATCH! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Check our website for schedule.

    4.08 Years, Continents, Bloodshed

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019 99:54


    Now that we’ve reached the final episode of Season 4, there are no spoilers left to keep! That is, until we go back to recap Seasons 2 and 3, but for now it’s open season on every shocking thing that ever happened in Neptune, CA, and y’all, it’s all VERY shocking. There’s more severed heads, the fakeout and eventual reveal of Penn Epner as the serial bomber, and after a romance spanning years, continents, and bloodshed, the ........ well it's just all huge spoilers ok, so beware!   Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Check out our website.

    4.07 Gods of War

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2019 81:07


    We are nearing the end of Season 4 y’all, and things are coming together! All the various metaphorical threads V and Keith have been chasing around the mad bomber come together in the very literal threads of Matty’s string art, and now they’ve got a theory there are actually two bombers! A whole bunch of other stuff happens, but it’s mostly about figuring out why Penn Epner might wanna take up the bombing mantle from Big Dick and Clyde.  Well that, and a very vivid sex dream that Meg definitely wants to talk about!   Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Check out our website.

    4.06 Entering a World of Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019 78:03


    In this episode, Logan finds Maloof’s hacker and teaches him what happens when you fight a stranger in the alps, the bombing investigation takes a million turns, and we see the triumphant return of both the Bring Backup Buffy Watch, AND Clarence Freaking Weidman.  And Claudia refers to Veronica as Weevil’s crush! I would like to talk about that.   Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. And check out our website!

    4.05 Losing Streak

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 84:13


    In this week’s episode, Veronica fights with Weevil, Leo only shows up via text message, the Mayor is a tripod, and V and Keith both make new friends, but there’s a chance that either or both friends are mass murderers. God, Neptune really is the worst!   Check our our website! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    4.04 Heads You Lose

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 86:22


    This week we discuss more Dick Casablancas, selfie murder videos, we get - or excuse me, we HAVE - to see Mercer and Tim again, ew. But all of this is boring because the real reason to watch his episode is to see Leo D’Amato, fully grown up suit wearin FBI hottie. And also Vinny Van Lowe!   Check out our website! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    4.03 Keep Calm and Party On

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 87:34


    This episode gives us Veronica dancing to No Scrubs, the return of the Logan Echolls Inspirational Quote, and we even get to see Weevil! But it’s not all fun and games because people also get blown up. Perhaps we should talk about that.    Visit our website! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    4.02 Chino and the Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019 71:46


    Today we’re talking Chino and the Man, the second episode of Season 4! In this ep, V and Keith start to investigate the bombing of the Sea Sprite, which means we get to meet tons of new characters, all of who may potentially be murderous bombers.   But you know what they say, make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other is Dick Casablancas! Little Dick is back! And that’s what I’m most excited about. Let’s talk about it.   Visit our website. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    4.01 Spring Break Forever

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 74:00


    We're back! And we're skipping seasons 2 and 3 so that we can talk about season 4 that just dropped on Hulu! This week we're discussing episode 1: Spring Break Forever. And just to warn you, there will be spoilers from all three of the first seasons, the movie, and even the books! But we won't spoil anything from episodes that come after the one we're discussing.   You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram or check out our website for our calendar and more info!

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