The Keen Minds Podcast

Welcome to the 154th and final edition of the Keen Minds Podcast. Liz and Tom may be gone (and mostly forgotten by the finale), but Tessa and Jen are here to share thoughts and responses to both the episodes and the big question that we were told was the premise of the whole show: Who is Raymond Reddington. Quick warning: This episode will not be as PG as it usually is. If you have kids in the room, you may want to opt for headsets. We love you all and it's been a wild ride.

Welcome to the 153rd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! We will have one more episode after this one to cover the finale. As Red has been saying, everything has an ending.

Welcome to the 152nd edition of the Keen Mind Podcast! This is the back half of the episode posted last week that covers 10.15, 10.16, and 10.17 of NBC's The Blacklist.

Welcome to the 151st edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! We sat down and recorded 10.10 through 10.17, but it's a super long episode, so we're splitting it it into two. This is the first half, but because the conversation covered all eight episodes, you may hear a bit from later episodes as well. In this episode we cover continuity, emotional touchstones, and more!

Welcome to the 150th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In his episode we cover the Trollfarmer parts 2 and 3, including some nice twists and turns, a little character analysis, and callbacks to previous episodes.

Welcome to the 149th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast. Apologies for the short episode. We did record commentary for episodes 5-7, but decided that there was very little constructive in our commentary for episodes 5&6.

Welcome to the 148th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In this episode Tessa and Jen cover season 10's episodes 2-4 with interesting plot twists, some familiar faces, and even revisiting an old theory.

Welcome back to the Keen Minds Podcast. Tessa and Jen kick off the first episode of the final season discussing new characters and where we go from here.

Welcome to the season finale episode of the Keen Minds Podcast. In this episode Tessa and Jen jump into character motivations and where this last episode took us mythology-wise. We'll see everyone in January!

Welcome to the 145th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! It this episode, Tessa and Jen discuss trust, loyalty, and exactly what went wrong between Red and Marvin.

Welcome to the 144th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! With new information, Tessa and Jen reassess where we're at and give opinions on how we see those pieces of the puzzle connect previous seasons to where we are. We discuss the much anticipated reveal of Liz's killer, parallels, and lessons learned and even lessons missed. Let us know your thoughts! Did you see it coming?

Welcome to the 143rd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In this episode Tessa and Jen jump into the trippy adventure that was Aram working through his fears, weigh in on some theories, and gush (okay, Jen gushed) over our brief Saram moment and what that means for Aram's growth and self reflection.

Welcome to the 142nd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen are back to jump into the last four episodes covering shifting theories, newish characters, and all the slightly skewed parallels that the Blacklist has to offer.

We have a double episode this week covering the 13th and 14th episodes! In this edition we jump into parallels drawn with previous episodes and a few new theories of our own and one very interesting take Tessa found on Reddit.

Welcome to the 140th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In this episode Tessa and Jen discuss how the Blacklist uses subtle callbacks to draw connections between what's happened now to what has happened in seasons' past, Ressler's reaction to Liz's body being exhumed, and how the bunny may link to the person(s) blackmailing Cooper.

Welcome to the 139th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump into the last two character-driven episodes of The Blacklist to cover character motivation, parallels, and both new and old theories. Spoiler alert: Tessa *may* have finally gotten Jen on board with one of hers.

Welcome to another edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tess and Jen jump into an episode they both enjoyed to talk parallels, character growth, and if Tessa's main theory held up with this episode.

Welcome to the 137th edition of the podcast! In this week's episode, Tessa and Jen take a look at the main storylines running through 9.08 as well as contemplate a couple of running theories for the season on whole.

Welcome to the 136th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In this episode Tessa and Jen weigh in on the Ressler-centered episode and take a deeper dive into his journey after Liz's death.

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In this week's edition of the Keen Mind's podcast Tess and Jen discuss Dembe's loyalties, the trustworthiness of the Xiu sisters, and what could have been behind Charlene's strange reaction.

Welcome to the 133rd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In this episode, Tessa and Jen discuss the multiple parallels drawn with previous Blacklisters, a new theory having to do with Cooper's missing memories (and bullet), and just how far we trust the sisters and their hold on Red.

Welcome to the 132nd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast where Tessa and Jen tackle the last two episodes, the power dynamics at play, and what those mean for the Task Force and Red. And watch out, Tessa has a new potential theory that Jen may actually be thinking about hopping on board with. ;)

Welcome to the 131st edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen kickstart the season with a very opinionated (and lengthy) podcast discussing the mythology of the show and what we think it means (or doesn't mean) now, the character of Red, and more.

Thanks for tuning in to our 130th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast. This is an emotional one with a lot of questions and fewer answers than either of your hosts prefer. In this one we attempted to track how we got to the ending we did in the S8 finale of The Blacklist and what that means overall. It's a long one, but please stay through till the end for a message to our audience from both Tessa and Jen.

** edit 6/21 ** Sorry everyone! There was an error from editing. that's been updated now and I'm reposting to social media for those that would like this version. Welcome to the 128th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! This was a detailed one with all the twists and turns - some which tracked with mythology and some that didn't - and the podcast episode was over two hours of recording time, so we're splitting it in half this week. Keep your eyes open for the second half coming soon!

There was just too much to cover in one podcast episode, so here's Part Two of the Keen Minds Podcast covering Nachalo.!

Welcome to the 127th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump into pieces of mythology revealed (and not), Liz's reactions, and of course, the fantastic Edna Brimley!

Welcome to the 126th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast where Tessa and Jen dive into characters taking responsibility, differences/similarities in Red and Liz's approaches to the criminal world, and a few theories to help us make sense of where we might be going as we near the end of S8.

Welcome to the 125th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! This week Tessa and Jen jump in this week with parallels, loyalties, and Jennifer Reddington.

Welcome to the 124th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In this episode Tessa and Jen jump into where the characters are, the parallels drawn, and just what we think Ivan may have whispered to Townsend.

Welcome to the 123rd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump into an exciting heist episode full of interesting choices, Cold War callbacks, and memories of Glen.

Welcome to the 122nd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! It was a wild episode in which Tessa and Jen discussed Kate Kaplan's appearance (and what that could mean), yet another less-than-trustworthy nanny in the Blacklist, and how we felt about seeing Liz after three long months without her.

Welcome to the 121st edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen dive into a very Red-heavy episode to discuss Red's growing relationship with Anne, the multitude of parallels, and even next week's teaser!

Welcome to the 120th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tess and Jen jump into a discussion about Rakitin, loyalties, the the Rostova Effect.

Welcome to the 119th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump into a conversation about responsibilities, Cooper's supposed change in sides, Red and Rakitin, and more! Apologies if the audio is a little off today. I believe one of our mics might have gone a little wonky.

Tessa and Jen answer questions sent in by you, our fantastic listeners!

Tessa and Jen jump discuss a very interesting Blacklister, parallels being drawn, and conflicting opinions on Red's Rubicon speech in our 117th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast.

Tessa and Jen jump discuss a very interesting Blacklister, parallels being drawn, and conflicting opinions on Red's Rubicon speech in our 117th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast.

Welcome to the 116th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! This week we cover the long awaited Neville Townsend, why we think Megan hasn't been seen on the episodes lately, and Cynthia Panabaker's golden moments. We hope you enjoy!

It was another parallel-filled episode. This week we dive into some interesting questions raised as the Task Force chases their Blacklister, Cooper's almost-appointment to Senator, and a theory or two on what next week's preview might mean.

Tessa and Jen jump into an episode that, while missing a physical sighting of Liz for the third straight week, left us with plenty of mythology to dive into and a few crazy theories.

Welcome to the 113th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tess and Jen jump into a fantastic blacklister this week, Glen's funeral, Aram's undercover work, and Park's story. Please forgive some of the audio quality at the end. We were having some technical difficulties because of weather.

Tessa and Jen jump into an episode full of parallels, callbacks, and Liz's continuing motives.

Tessa and Jen take a look at our #1 Blacklister with some very different opinions about the episode.

Tessa and Jen dive into the explosive 3rd episode of The Blacklist's 8th season: 16 Ounces just after our deep dive on Liz's character: is she a good person or is she not? We evaluate her choices, try to track back the reasons, and do our best to find a few paths that she could take moving forward. It's a wild ride.

Tessa and Jen discuss the good, the bad, and the grey of the Blacklist. Specifically, can Liz be considered a good person and did she start out there?

Check out the 108th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast where Tessa and Jen dive into the wild second episode of the eighth season! We cover the pieces of mythology we found, theories on where the Townsend organization may fit into all of this, and more!

Welcome to the 107th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump into the S8 premier episode as we discuss Liz's motives, Katarina, and if we think Red is really N13.

Welcome to another addition of our hiatus series: Down the Rabbit Hole! This time Tessa and Jen jump into a discussion on Scottie and Howard Hargrave, who they are and how they got to where they were in Redemption, and how we believe that they connect with the overarching mythology of the show.

Welcome to the 105th episode of the Keen Minds Podcast and the 2nd edition of a series we're calling 'Down the Rabbit Hole'. Tessa and Jen jump into thoughts and theories about Katarina Rostova. Is the woman we've met really the Katarina we've seen through Lotte's portrayal and, if she isn't, have we met her before? We hope you're having a safe and fun summer hiatus wherever you are. Enjoy!