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Dealing with the ramifications of striking a prince, Dunc finds himself in the dungeon contemplating his fate and Egg's betrayal. Daeron does not want to run the fair one and invokes a rule only a lover of rules would appreciate. Egg profusely apologizes, the Fossoways have a rotten apple in the bunch, some old and injured knights want to fight, and our favorite Baratheon (Lyonel) shows up for the Dunc just for the love of the game.We see yall that just joined and welcome to The Westerbros! Be sure to check the rest of our Game of Thrones related episodes.Please! Subscribe where we are, especially here on YouTube

Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson are back to break down ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Episode 6, “The Morrow.” They discuss the aftermath from the trial, Dunk and Egg beginning their adventures, and the future of the show. Plus, they talk about the ‘House of the Dragon' Season 3 teaser. (00:00) Intro (1:49) CR's recap (5:08) Favorite moment (12:45) War is coming (18:49) Can this show continue beyond the text? (24:38) Valarr Targaryen reflects on his father's death (30:10) Egg's future and his Targaryen roots (34:33) Which S1 characters could return for S2? (39:05) Dunk was never knighted (41:38) ‘House of the Dragon' Season 3 (48:18) Needle drop at the end of the episode Hosts: Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Carlos Chiriboga Social: Jomi Adeniran Lighting Director: Sarah Reddy Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Our courtiers pursue their trinkets and agendas deep in the woods of the Court. The Coven sisters alter their plan. Mio learns what love is. Nature is charmed by Mendax. Montgomery's loyalty is tested. Caska demands information. Lücan steps into a memory.*This campaign takes place in a brand new setting. It requires no prior knowledge of Bards of New York's worlds, previous campaigns or episodes.*Order your Dark Age Katari plush before she's gone forever!: https://youtooz.com/products/katari-plush-9-inchFind your way to the scrying pool known as Bards of New York.Catch us live on Wednesdays 6:00pm EST at- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bardsofnewyork- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardsofnewyork- Discord: https://discord.gg/4zVZ6BdbSA- Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bardsofnewyork- Podcast: https://linktr.ee/bardsofnewyork- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bardsofnewyorkCast:- *Hannah Minshew* as Dungeon Master- *Rachel* as Dulcamara, The Flower of Death | Cyrus Lorenzae | Mio Sarovei- *Kyle Knight* as Lücan Serenel | Merritt Lorenzae | Federico Castillo- *Miles Minshew* as Rafa Lorenzae | Montgomery Urso | Elro Cold Heart- *Dan Krackhardt* as Mendax Vale | Duke Félix Castillo | Alum- *Will Champion* as Carmilla Saroveilius | Rodrick Vale- *Jon Champion* as Jin Takaar Kaziroth- *Dreamykindofday* as Lady AislinIf you liked our show, leave us a comment/like. Review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and spread the word! Thank you!Tell a friendSpread some joyWe love you

Our courtiers pursue their trinkets and agendas deep in the woods of the Court. The Coven sisters alter their plan. Mio learns what love is. Nature is charmed by Mendax. Montgomery's loyalty is tested. Caska demands information. Lücan steps into a memory.*This campaign takes place in a brand new setting. It requires no prior knowledge of Bards of New York's worlds, previous campaigns or episodes.*Order your Dark Age Katari plush before she's gone forever!: https://youtooz.com/products/katari-plush-9-inchFind your way to the scrying pool known as Bards of New York.Catch us live on Wednesdays 6:00pm EST at- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bardsofnewyork- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardsofnewyork- Discord: https://discord.gg/4zVZ6BdbSA- Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bardsofnewyork- Podcast: https://linktr.ee/bardsofnewyork- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bardsofnewyorkCast:- *Hannah Minshew* as Dungeon Master- *Rachel* as Dulcamara, The Flower of Death | Cyrus Lorenzae | Mio Sarovei- *Kyle Knight* as Lücan Serenel | Merritt Lorenzae | Federico Castillo- *Miles Minshew* as Rafa Lorenzae | Montgomery Urso | Elro Cold Heart- *Dan Krackhardt* as Mendax Vale | Duke Félix Castillo | Alum- *Will Champion* as Carmilla Saroveilius | Rodrick Vale- *Jon Champion* as Jin Takaar Kaziroth- *Dreamykindofday* as Lady AislinIf you liked our show, leave us a comment/like. Review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and spread the word! Thank you!Tell a friendSpread some joyWe love you

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Join Bina, Steph and Casey as they discuss Emerald Fennel’s new film adaptation of Emily Bronte’s Withering Heights. Opening section – rating the movie on its own terms as a bodice ripper; 15m Is Heathcliff white? 22m Are Heathcliff and … Continue reading →

Join the Vassals as they review “In the Name of the Mother” episode 5 of season 1 of the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Hosts are gsdg/Stephanie; Khal Wadege/Michael; Jock/Jock; the Lord Baron Blackfyre/Zander; Thewingedshadow/Hannah; bina007/Bina; and Nuncle Kevin/Kevin.  Editing … Continue reading →

De hoorn schalt en de rijders zijn weg, behalve Dunk dan... Een zinderende aflevering met een slechte uitwerking op de gezondheid, ook die van de kijker. En dan die flashback... Enfin, dat kunnen we met een korte bespreking wel af. Shownotes: Mop van Anna Luna die verder niemand kent (https://www.kidsweek.nl/moppen/pudding-en-gisteren~93ab8772) Battle of the Redgrass Field (https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Battle_of_the_Redgrass_Field) Over het neefje van Ser Arlan (https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Roger_of_Pennytree) Het lied dat Ser Arlan soort van zingt (https://archiveofourown.org/works/79653671)

Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson are back to break down ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Episode 5, “In the Name of the Mother.” They discuss the trial of seven, the flashback to Dunk's youth, and the most shocking moment of the series so far. (00:00) Intro (1:05) CR's recap (6:40) Favorite moment (8:20) Thoughts on the flashback (15:10) Young Dunk (20:06) The Redgrass Field Battlefield (25:56) The trial of seven (28:10) When did Baelor get hit? (33:02) Baelor's big scene (44:51) What will be the aftermath? Hosts: Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Carlos Chiriboga Social: Jomi Adeniran Lighting Director: Sarah Reddy Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The courtiers hunt for important items in the hopes of earning a familiar looking token. *This campaign takes place in a brand new setting. It requires no prior knowledge of Bards of New York's worlds, previous campaigns or episodes.*Order your Dark Age Katari plush before she's gone forever!: https://youtooz.com/products/katari-plush-9-inchFind your way to the scrying pool known as Bards of New York.Catch us live on Wednesdays 6:00pm EST at- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bardsofnewyork- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardsofnewyork- Discord: https://discord.gg/4zVZ6BdbSA- Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bardsofnewyork- Podcast: https://linktr.ee/bardsofnewyork- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bardsofnewyorkCast:- *Hannah Minshew* as Dungeon Master- *Rachel* as Dulcamara, The Flower of Death | Cyrus Lorenzae | Mio Sarovei- *Kyle Knight* as Lücan Serenel | Merritt Lorenzae | Federico Castillo- *Miles Minshew* as Rafa Lorenzae | Montgomery Urso | Elro Cold Heart- *Dan Krackhardt* as Mendax Vale | Duke Félix Castillo | Alum- *Will Champion* as Carmilla Saroveilius | Rodrick Vale- *Jon Champion* as Jin Takaar Kaziroth- *Dreamykindofday* as Lady AislinIf you liked our show, leave us a comment/like. Review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and spread the word! Thank you!Tell a friendSpread some joyWe love you

The courtiers hunt for important items in the hopes of earning a familiar looking token. *This campaign takes place in a brand new setting. It requires no prior knowledge of Bards of New York's worlds, previous campaigns or episodes.*Order your Dark Age Katari plush before she's gone forever!: https://youtooz.com/products/katari-plush-9-inchFind your way to the scrying pool known as Bards of New York.Catch us live on Wednesdays 6:00pm EST at- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bardsofnewyork- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardsofnewyork- Discord: https://discord.gg/4zVZ6BdbSA- Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bardsofnewyork- Podcast: https://linktr.ee/bardsofnewyork- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bardsofnewyorkCast:- *Hannah Minshew* as Dungeon Master- *Rachel* as Dulcamara, The Flower of Death | Cyrus Lorenzae | Mio Sarovei- *Kyle Knight* as Lücan Serenel | Merritt Lorenzae | Federico Castillo- *Miles Minshew* as Rafa Lorenzae | Montgomery Urso | Elro Cold Heart- *Dan Krackhardt* as Mendax Vale | Duke Félix Castillo | Alum- *Will Champion* as Carmilla Saroveilius | Rodrick Vale- *Jon Champion* as Jin Takaar Kaziroth- *Dreamykindofday* as Lady AislinIf you liked our show, leave us a comment/like. Review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and spread the word! Thank you!Tell a friendSpread some joyWe love you

Het regent (WT)F's in Westeros de laatste tijd. AeearioonTargeaareyon blijkt een watje te zijn en durft Dunk alleen aan als hij met zijn zevenen is. Tanselle is gevlogen en Dunk moet op zoek naar vrienden die wél een harnas hebben, en dan blijken ze ook nog eens niet betrouwbaar. Hoogverraad en laag verraad, alles wat een aflevering moet hebben!

The vassals discuss the fouth episode of HBO’s “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” series entitled “Seven”. An episode in which we see Ser Duncan preparing for a trail of seven to defend his actions of the last episode. Will … Continue reading →

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A new day dawns on the Court. The Hunt and all its offerings await our courtiers. But first, our would be heroes–and maybe someday villains–divulge information to parties with whom they hope to ally.*This campaign takes place in a brand new setting. It requires no prior knowledge of Bards of New York's worlds, previous campaigns or episodes.*Find your way to the scrying pool known as Bards of New York.Catch us live on Wednesdays 6:00pm EST at- https://www.twitch.tv/bardsofnewyork​​​- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardsofnewyork- Discord: https://discord.gg/4zVZ6BdbSA- Tiktok: https://tinyurl.com/mrcbx5yj- Podcast: https://linktr.ee/bardsofnewyork​​- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bardsofnewyorkCast:- *Hannah Minshew* as Dungeon Master- *Rachel* as Dulcamara, The Flower of Death | Cyrus Lorenzae | Mio Sarovei- *Kyle Knight* as Lücan Serenel | Merritt Lorenzae | Federico Castillo- *Miles Minshew* as Rafa Lorenzae | Montgomery Urso | Elro Cold Heart- *Dan Krackhardt* as Mendax Vale | Duke Félix Castillo | Alum- *Will Champion* as Carmilla Saroveilius | Rodrick Vale- *Jon Champion* as Jin Takaar Kaziroth- *Dreamykindofday* as Lady AislinIf you liked our show, leave us a comment/like. Review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and spread the word! Thank you!Tell a friendSpread some joyWe love you

Episode Overview We are living in a time of global upheaval, moral inversion, and spiritual confusion. Scripture warned us that such days would come—but it also prepared us for them. In Part 1 of our Spiritual Warfare Series, we lay the foundation by answering a critical question:   What is spiritual warfare—from a biblical, Messianic, Torah‑rooted perspective?   This episode introduces the reality of an unseen cosmic conflict between the Kingdom of Light and the Kingdom of Darkness, a war that has been raging since the dawn of creation and one in which every believer is already involved—whether they realize it or not. Contrary to popular Christian culture, spiritual warfare is not emotionalism, not fear‑based obsession, and not optional. It is covenantal, scriptural, and central to our calling as the redeemed of YHWH in these last days.

A new day dawns on the Court. The Hunt and all its offerings await our courtiers. But first, our would be heroes–and maybe someday villains–divulge information to parties with whom they hope to ally.*This campaign takes place in a brand new setting. It requires no prior knowledge of Bards of New York's worlds, previous campaigns or episodes.*Find your way to the scrying pool known as Bards of New York.Catch us live on Wednesdays 6:00pm EST at- https://www.twitch.tv/bardsofnewyork​​​- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardsofnewyork- Discord: https://discord.gg/4zVZ6BdbSA- Tiktok: https://tinyurl.com/mrcbx5yj- Podcast: https://linktr.ee/bardsofnewyork​​- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bardsofnewyorkCast:- *Hannah Minshew* as Dungeon Master- *Rachel* as Dulcamara, The Flower of Death | Cyrus Lorenzae | Mio Sarovei- *Kyle Knight* as Lücan Serenel | Merritt Lorenzae | Federico Castillo- *Miles Minshew* as Rafa Lorenzae | Montgomery Urso | Elro Cold Heart- *Dan Krackhardt* as Mendax Vale | Duke Félix Castillo | Alum- *Will Champion* as Carmilla Saroveilius | Rodrick Vale- *Jon Champion* as Jin Takaar Kaziroth- *Dreamykindofday* as Lady AislinIf you liked our show, leave us a comment/like. Review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and spread the word! Thank you!Tell a friendSpread some joyWe love you

Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson are back to break down ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Episode 4, “Seven.” They discuss Daeron's dream, the teams for the trial of seven, and the knighting of Raymun Fossoway. Plus, did Aerion have a point? (00:00) Intro (1:47) CR's recap (5:06) Favorite moment (9:25) Did Aerion have a point? (13:24) Daeron's dream (18:11) Recruiting the teams for the trial (28:14) The knighting of Raymun Fossoway (34:37) Egg and Baelor supporting Dunk Hosts: Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Carlos Chiriboga Social: Jomi Adeniran Lighting Director: Sarah Reddy Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's episode, the gang discusses Rose Horowitch's piece in the Atlantic on film students who can't watch films. (Goddamn kids, get off my lawn and into a movie theater.) Then they review the first two episode of the new Game of Thrones spinoff, Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. A GOT sitcom? What is this world coming to? (Something delightful, apparently.) You're going to want to listen to Thursday's episode on Melania, I think. And if you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!

Robbie and Clem break down #WonderMan, the latest series from Marvel Studios - as well as this week's #AKnightOfTheSevenKingdoms and more! KFC joins for the Thrones review and we announce big progress on our year-end goals! **************************************** My Mom's Basement is a weekly podcast hosted by Robbie Fox, started in March 2019, to discuss movies, music, comic books, wrestling, mixed martial arts, and more with his friends and idols alike! Subscribe on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-moms-basement/id1457255205 Follow Robbie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatrobbiefox Follow Robbie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobbieBarstool My Mom's Basement Merchandise: https://store.barstoolsports.com/collections/my-moms-basementYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/mymomsbasement

Screencap from X user: @itshelenwhat Join the vassals Adam/drownedsnow; Jock/Jock; Stephanie; gsdg; Michael/Khal Wadege; and Kevin/Nuncle Kevin as they discuss the latest episode of Knight of the Seven Kingdoms “The Squire”. Puppets mandatory. Head shaving optional. A late appearance from … Continue reading →

Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson are back to break down ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Episode 3, “The Squire.” They discuss their favorite moments of the episode, Egg's big reveal, and what it all means going forward. (00:00) Intro (1:20) CR's Recap (6:30) Favorite Moment (9:37) Is This Show a Hit? (12:17) The Egg Twist (19:56) Aerion Brightflame (25:47) Aegon Targaryen (32:56) Targaryens and Incest (40:24) Alice and Her Three Fingers (43:01) Humfrey Hardyng (46:33) Robyn Rhysling Hosts: Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Carlos Chiriboga Social: Jomi Adeniran Lighting Director: Sarah Reddy Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The vassals discuss the second episode of HBO’s new “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” series and what exactly is in that hard salt beef. Hosts: Adam (drownedsnow), Bing (Shoeshiner), David (davidhhh), Duncan (Valkyrist), Kevin (Nuncle Kevin), Michal (inkasrain), and … Continue reading →

The engagement celebrations bleed into an evening of illuminating conversations. *This campaign takes place in a brand new setting. It requires no prior knowledge of Bards of New York's worlds, previous campaigns or episodes.*Find your way to the scrying pool known as Bards of New York.Catch us live on Wednesdays 6:00pm EST at- https://www.twitch.tv/bardsofnewyork​​​- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardsofnewyork- Discord: https://discord.gg/4zVZ6BdbSA- Tiktok: https://tinyurl.com/mrcbx5yj- Podcast: https://linktr.ee/bardsofnewyork​​- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bardsofnewyorkCast:- *Hannah Minshew* as Dungeon Master- *Rachel* as Dulcamara, The Flower of Death | Cyrus Lorenzae | Mio Sarovei- *Kyle Knight* as Lücan Serenel | Merritt Lorenzae | Federico Castillo- *Miles Minshew* as Rafa Lorenzae | Montgomery Urso | Elro Cold Heart- *Dan Krackhardt* as Mendax Vale | Duke Félix Castillo | Alum- *Will Champion* as Carmilla Saroveilius | Rodrick Vale- *Jon Champion* as Jin Takaar Kaziroth- *Dreamykindofday* as Lady AislinIf you liked our show, leave us a comment/like. Review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and spread the word! Thank you!Tell a friendSpread some joyWe love you

The engagement celebrations bleed into an evening of illuminating conversations. *This campaign takes place in a brand new setting. It requires no prior knowledge of Bards of New York's worlds, previous campaigns or episodes.*Find your way to the scrying pool known as Bards of New York.Catch us live on Wednesdays 6:00pm EST at- https://www.twitch.tv/bardsofnewyork​​​- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardsofnewyork- Discord: https://discord.gg/4zVZ6BdbSA- Tiktok: https://tinyurl.com/mrcbx5yj- Podcast: https://linktr.ee/bardsofnewyork​​- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bardsofnewyorkCast:- *Hannah Minshew* as Dungeon Master- *Rachel* as Dulcamara, The Flower of Death | Cyrus Lorenzae | Mio Sarovei- *Kyle Knight* as Lücan Serenel | Merritt Lorenzae | Federico Castillo- *Miles Minshew* as Rafa Lorenzae | Montgomery Urso | Elro Cold Heart- *Dan Krackhardt* as Mendax Vale | Duke Félix Castillo | Alum- *Will Champion* as Carmilla Saroveilius | Rodrick Vale- *Jon Champion* as Jin Takaar Kaziroth- *Dreamykindofday* as Lady AislinIf you liked our show, leave us a comment/like. Review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and spread the word! Thank you!Tell a friendSpread some joyWe love you

The Targaryens have arrived, the tourney has begun, and Talk the Thrones is here to break it all down! Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson react to ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Episode 2, “Hard Salt Beef.” They talk about the flashback with Ser Arlan, plus Dunk meeting Baelor and the rest of the Targaryens. And, of course, CR has some thoughts about the Kingsguard. (00:00) Intro (00:54) Programming reminders (2:28) CR's recap (7:08) Favorite moment of the episode (9:43) Targaryens without their dragons (16:19) Baelor knows ball (19:45) Egg is wise (25:07) The tourney and all its glory (27:23) Prince Valarr and his abilities (28:41) The Kingsguard and their cloaks (34:06) Prince Aerion is kind of a dick (38:39) Puppets and dragons Hosts: Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Carlos Chiriboga Social: Jomi Adeniran Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Darragh, Cian and Kev are back with an episode that swings wildly across sci-fi, fantasy, anime, and franchise fatigue. We kick things off with Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, debating whether Trek's new lighter, younger tone is a bold evolution or a step too far into whimsy. Is this the future of Star Trek—or the point of no return? From there, Kev brings unexpected praise for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the Game of Thrones spin-off that trades dragons and doom for hopeful knights, low stakes, and surprisingly effective toilet humour. Then things go fully nuclear as we dive into Jujutsu Kaisen, with Kev arguing it's delivered one of the greatest anime episodes of all time — a brutal, stylish, Kill Bill-inspired explosion of violence that sparks a wider conversation about why anime keeps running laps around Western franchises. We wrap up with a big-picture discussion on the future of major franchises — Marvel, Star Wars, Doctor Who, and whether audiences are finally rejecting safe, recycled storytelling.

Tempered by what they've learned within the tapestries, our courtiers attend the Kingdom's engagement celebration for Federico and Argia. Will the bond formed during their time below the palace remain firm now that they're once again amongst the players of the great game? *This campaign takes place in a brand new setting. It requires no prior knowledge of Bards of New York's worlds, previous campaigns or episodes.*Find your way to the scrying pool known as Bards of New York.Catch us live on Wednesdays 6:00pm EST at- https://www.twitch.tv/bardsofnewyork​​​- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardsofnewyork- Discord: https://discord.gg/4zVZ6BdbSA- Tiktok: https://tinyurl.com/mrcbx5yj- Podcast: https://linktr.ee/bardsofnewyork​​- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bardsofnewyorkCast:- *Hannah Minshew* as Dungeon Master- *Rachel* as Dulcamara, The Flower of Death | Cyrus Lorenzae | Mio Sarovei- *Kyle Knight* as Lücan Serenel | Merritt Lorenzae | Federico Castillo- *Miles Minshew* as Rafa Lorenzae | Montgomery Urso | Elro Cold Heart- *Dan Krackhardt* as Mendax Vale | Duke Félix Castillo | Alum- *Will Champion* as Carmilla Saroveilius | Rodrick Vale- *Jon Champion* as Jin Takaar Kaziroth- *Dreamykindofday* as Lady AislinIf you liked our show, leave us a comment/like. Review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and spread the word! Thank you!Tell a friendSpread some joyWe love you

Tempered by what they've learned within the tapestries, our courtiers attend the Kingdom's engagement celebration for Federico and Argia. Will the bond formed during their time below the palace remain firm now that they're once again amongst the players of the great game? *This campaign takes place in a brand new setting. It requires no prior knowledge of Bards of New York's worlds, previous campaigns or episodes.*Find your way to the scrying pool known as Bards of New York.Catch us live on Wednesdays 6:00pm EST at- https://www.twitch.tv/bardsofnewyork​​​- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardsofnewyork- Discord: https://discord.gg/4zVZ6BdbSA- Tiktok: https://tinyurl.com/mrcbx5yj- Podcast: https://linktr.ee/bardsofnewyork​​- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bardsofnewyorkCast:- *Hannah Minshew* as Dungeon Master- *Rachel* as Dulcamara, The Flower of Death | Cyrus Lorenzae | Mio Sarovei- *Kyle Knight* as Lücan Serenel | Merritt Lorenzae | Federico Castillo- *Miles Minshew* as Rafa Lorenzae | Montgomery Urso | Elro Cold Heart- *Dan Krackhardt* as Mendax Vale | Duke Félix Castillo | Alum- *Will Champion* as Carmilla Saroveilius | Rodrick Vale- *Jon Champion* as Jin Takaar Kaziroth- *Dreamykindofday* as Lady AislinIf you liked our show, leave us a comment/like. Review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and spread the word! Thank you!Tell a friendSpread some joyWe love you

We're heading back to Westeros. On this episode of Thumb War, we review the premiere of HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the latest Game of Thrones prequel based on George R. R. Martin's Dunk & Egg stories. We talk first impressions, performances, tone, and whether this stripped-down take on Westeros is a smart pivot—or a missed opportunity. Is this the Thrones comeback fans have been waiting for? Or just another spinoff riding on legacy? Ad-free episodes + bonus content on Patreon: http://bit.ly/44Mo8xU Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The 2026 Golden Globes are in the books and the SIGSI crew is... underwhelmed. They share their takes on the winners this episode, in addition to reviewing three new releases. (Including the very buzzy HOUSEMAID.) In Netflix & Bill, everyone shares their love for THE PITT, their hatred for STRANGER THINGS, and their anticipation level for the latest THRONES spin-off.

We are back on our Game of Thrones bs and fully hyped for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms! Loved the first episode so much and had so much fun chatting about it. Dunk and Egg have always been close to our hearts so we were a little nervous for this series. Especially since it is such a smaller scope. Join us as we talk about the poo poo and the dancing! This first episode will be free for everyone on this Cast of Thrones feed but the rest of the season will be on patreon.com/Contenthole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Would you believe me if I told you there would be a Game of Thrones spinoff that was equal parts comedy, fish out of water, and a lone wolf and cub story combined? Of course you would think I was a liar, but I'm not. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight is a surprisingly funny, positive, and non-cynical look into the world that we've grown accustomed to being lewd, lascivious, and full of lies. Ser Duncan the Tall and his bald-headed buddy Egg are essentially trying to find a place in the world and the pilot episode craftily sets expectations for the rest of the season.Please! Subscribe where we are, especially here on YouTube

Talk the Thrones is back! There's a new knight in Westeros and Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson return to break everything down! They talk about their favorite moments and characters so far, where we are in the timeline, and how it all compares to the novella. (00:00) Intro (00:59) Initial Reactions (2:19) CR's Recap (8:09) Favorite Moment of the Episode (12:58) Book Thoughts (24:05) Where Is This Show in the Timeline? (36:24) Egg's Performance (38:38) Lyonel Baratheon (43:51) Thoughts on the Whores (48:38) Outro Hosts: Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Carlos Chiriboga Social: Jomi Adeniran Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Westeros is back baby! We just watched the premiere of HBO’s new Westeros related show, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Find out how the Vassals feel about the first episode and let us know what you think. Hosts: Adam … Continue reading →

We get together and discuss some of our favorite books, movies, and TV shows that we encountered in 2025 take a look at a few things we are looking forward to in 2026. Hosts: Adam (drownedsnow), Bina (Bina007), Stephanie (gsdg), … Continue reading →

The morning of the Kingdom's hosted event, The Engagement Party, dawns. Rafa greets her first day of freedom. Dulcamara's relationships shift. Mendax receives word from his brother. The Duke speaks plainly with Caska. Andronika, Lücan and Mio reunite with a loved one.*This campaign takes place in a brand new setting. It requires no prior knowledge of Bards of New York's worlds, previous campaigns or episodes.*Find your way to the scrying pool known as Bards of New York.Catch us live on Wednesdays 6:00pm EST at- https://www.twitch.tv/bardsofnewyork​​​- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardsofnewyork- Discord: https://discord.gg/4zVZ6BdbSA- Tiktok: https://tinyurl.com/mrcbx5yj- Podcast: https://linktr.ee/bardsofnewyork​​- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bardsofnewyorkCast:- *Hannah Minshew* as Dungeon Master- *Rachel* as Dulcamara, The Flower of Death | Cyrus Lorenzae | Mio Sarovei- *Kyle Knight* as Lücan Serenel | Merritt Lorenzae | Federico Castillo- *Miles Minshew* as Rafa Lorenzae | Montgomery Urso | Elro Cold Heart- *Dan Krackhardt* as Mendax Vale | Duke Félix Castillo | Alum- *Will Champion* as Carmilla Saroveilius | Rodrick Vale- *Jon Champion* as Jin Takaar Kaziroth- *Dreamykindofday* as Lady AislinIf you liked our show, leave us a comment/like. Review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and spread the word! Thank you!Tell a friendSpread some joyWe love you

The morning of the Kingdom's hosted event, The Engagement Party, dawns. Rafa greets her first day of freedom. Dulcamara's relationships shift. Mendax receives word from his brother. The Duke speaks plainly with Caska. Andronika, Lücan and Mio reunite with a loved one.*This campaign takes place in a brand new setting. It requires no prior knowledge of Bards of New York's worlds, previous campaigns or episodes.*Find your way to the scrying pool known as Bards of New York.Catch us live on Wednesdays 6:00pm EST at- https://www.twitch.tv/bardsofnewyork​​​- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardsofnewyork- Discord: https://discord.gg/4zVZ6BdbSA- Tiktok: https://tinyurl.com/mrcbx5yj- Podcast: https://linktr.ee/bardsofnewyork​​- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bardsofnewyorkCast:- *Hannah Minshew* as Dungeon Master- *Rachel* as Dulcamara, The Flower of Death | Cyrus Lorenzae | Mio Sarovei- *Kyle Knight* as Lücan Serenel | Merritt Lorenzae | Federico Castillo- *Miles Minshew* as Rafa Lorenzae | Montgomery Urso | Elro Cold Heart- *Dan Krackhardt* as Mendax Vale | Duke Félix Castillo | Alum- *Will Champion* as Carmilla Saroveilius | Rodrick Vale- *Jon Champion* as Jin Takaar Kaziroth- *Dreamykindofday* as Lady AislinIf you liked our show, leave us a comment/like. Review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and spread the word! Thank you!Tell a friendSpread some joyWe love you

Join the vassals as we discuss the finale and final season of the Netflix show Stranger Things. A finale that was a decade in the making. How did you find the finale? Were satisfied or were all the plot holes … Continue reading →

This week on Geek Freaks Headlines, we break down the key takeaways from a new George R.R. Martin profile that gives a clearer picture of where Westeros could be headed next. The biggest headline is Aegon the Conqueror's story, which is being discussed as either a massive “Dune-like” theatrical feature or an HBO series, with budget and scale being the deciding factor.We also touch on how A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Dunk and Egg) is being positioned as a more budget-friendly Westeros show with a smaller scope but strong character work, plus an update on how a Sea Snake/Valyrian-era project reportedly shifted from live action to animation. Finally, we revisit the scrapped Jon Snow sequel idea and why it may be getting another pass, even as Martin remains focused on finishing The Winds of Winter.00:00 Aegon's Conquest in discussion, movie vs HBO series00:17 Why budget is the real deciding factor and why it might belong on a big screen00:25 Dunk and Egg plans, future novellas, and early excitement for the cast00:31 The Jon Snow sequel that got shelved for being too dark00:43 Why post-Thrones sequels are tricky while the books are unfinished00:56 Sea Snake/Valyrian project shift to animation, the push for cheaper Westeros stories01:11 Why Dunk and Egg works as a lighter, smaller, dialogue-driven show01:34 Personal takeaway on Winds of Winter pressure, plus recommending the profile01:40 Wrap-upAegon's Conquest is being kicked around as either a theatrical-scale film or an HBO series, with budget driving the decision.The Conquest story feels built for spectacle, especially if they want battles that really land visually.Dunk and Egg is being framed as a smart scope reset: character-first, cheaper to produce, and still very “Westeros.”Martin wants to write more Dunk and Egg stories, beyond the three existing novellas.The Jon Snow sequel idea reportedly stalled because the tone was too bleak, but the concept may be resurfacing in some form.Another Westeros project tied to the Sea Snake/Valyrian side of the world reportedly moved from live action to animation to control costs.The profile reframes the Winds of Winter conversation with a more human lens, especially around how fans talk about time and pressure.“Either way, the budget is really what it comes down to.” “It was a nice little reset in my mind to not be so harsh on him.” “Make sure you guys check it out.” If you enjoyed this quick Westeros update, subscribe to Geek Freaks Headlines, leave a rating and review, and share the episode using #GeekFreaksHeadlines.All news discussed on the show is sourced through GeekFreaks Podcast dot com.Twitter: @geekfreakspodInstagram: @geekfreakspodcastThreads: @geekfreakspodcastFacebook: Geek Freaks PodcastPatreon: GeekFreaksPodcastGot a theory about Aegon's Conquest, Dunk and Egg, or where Westeros goes next? Send us your questions or topics you want covered via DM or drop them in the comments and we'll pull a few for a future episode.Apple Podcast tags: Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, George R.R. Martin, Aegon's Conquest, Westeros, HBO, Warner Bros, Fantasy TV, TV News, Pop Culture NewsTimestamps and TopicsKey TakeawaysMemorable QuotesCall to ActionLinks and ResourcesFollow UsListener Questions

Yé Moun La ! Je suis de retour avec un épisode bilan de lecture 2025 avec mon amie Isabel. Nous discutons afrofuturisme, les particularités du storytelling des autrices "africaines", les stratégies de marketing gagnantes des autrices américaines de Black romance et des défis de représentation d'une identité noire.Voici les romans évoqués dans l'épisode : Granger - Drew Collins seriesJordan Ifueko - The Maid and the CrocodileKaylyn - Only For The MomentL.A Banks - The Vampire Huntress Legend seriesNia “N.E” Davenport - Our Vicious Oaths ; The Blood Trials N.K Jemisin - The Broken Earth trilogy / La Terre Fracturée (trilogie)Sara J Maas - A Court of Thrones and Roses seriesReggie Duprée - Boudin, Barbecue, and Hoodoo seriesDany Bébel-Gisler - LeonoraJenny Han - To All The Boys I've Loved BeforeMayotte Capécia - Je suis Martiniquaise et La Négresse BlancheJudy Blume - ForeverTia Williams - Audre and Bash are just friendsLeah T. Williams - Neither Out Far Nor in Deep + Sweet Like Sugar CaneJoanne C. Hillhouse - Musical Youth + Dancing Nude in the MoonlightM.K Jirha - Karukera, les légendes de KaïaSébastien Mathouraparsad - Le chant des fromagersDr. Mariel Buqué - Break the cycleStay tuned for more. #2TimBF***⁠⁠⁠timtimbwafik.com⁠⁠⁠timtimbwafik@gmail.comIG: @⁠⁠⁠timtimbwafik⁠⁠⁠, @spaceflowerbae***Music: Yenki Vou - Meemee Nelzy  (A/C: M.Nelzy/M. Nelzy)

The courtiers pool their resources and call on friends and acquaintances as they attempt to sunder Rafa's curse.*This campaign takes place in a brand new setting. It requires no prior knowledge of Bards of New York's worlds, previous campaigns or episodes.*Find your way to the scrying pool known as Bards of New York.Catch us live on Wednesdays 6:00pm EST at- https://www.twitch.tv/bardsofnewyork​​​- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardsofnewyork- Discord: https://discord.gg/4zVZ6BdbSA- Tiktok: https://tinyurl.com/mrcbx5yj- Podcast: https://linktr.ee/bardsofnewyork​​- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bardsofnewyorkCast:- *Hannah Minshew* as Dungeon Master- *Rachel* as Dulcamara, The Flower of Death | Cyrus Lorenzae | Mio Sarovei- *Kyle Knight* as Lücan Serenel | Merritt Lorenzae | Federico Castillo- *Miles Minshew* as Rafa Lorenzae | Montgomery Urso | Elro Cold Heart- *Dan Krackhardt* as Mendax Vale | Duke Félix Castillo | Alum- *Jon Champion* as Jin Takaar Kaziroth- *Will Champion* as Eos, The Porcelain Man- *Dreamykindofday* as Lady AislinIf you liked our show, leave us a comment/like. Review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and spread the word! Thank you!Tell a friendSpread some joyWe love you

Every life has a throne—and only one king can sit on it. In this message from Life House, we explore the hidden heroes of Christmas through the story of the Magi, King Herod, and the birth of Jesus. Discover how surrender leads to strength, why God still moves heaven and earth to reach people, and how a true encounter with Jesus can change your direction, purpose, and future.

The Vassals of Kingsgrave return to the video game world to discuss the games they enjoyed playing in 2025 and look ahead to the new releases in 2026. Join Zach (Alias), Bing (Shoeshiner), Matt (blu3arm0r), Katie (Lady Griffin), and Zander … Continue reading →

Brett and Christina host an OG episode. Christina talks about her upcoming spinal surgery and navigating insurance hassles. Brett talks about his sleep issues, project progress, and coding routines. They dive into the complexities of USB-C cables, from volts to data rates. And TV’s just ‘okay’ now, except for some softcore gay porn. Kagi search saves the day. Happy holidays — and get some sleep. Sponsor Copilot Money can help you take control of your finances. Get a fresh start with your money for 2026 with 26% off when you visit try.copilot.money/overtired and use code OVERTIRED. Shopify is the commerce platform behind 10% of all eCommerce in the US, from household names like Mattel and Gymshark, to brands just getting started. Get started today at shopify.com/overtired. Show Links CaberQu BLE cable tester Umami Analytics Plausible Analytics Kagi The Comfortable Problem of Mid TV – The New York Times Fallout Heated Rivalry (TV Series 2025– ) – IMDb Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Greetings 00:40 Christina’s Health Update 05:05 Brett’s Sleep and Work Routine 12:19 USB-C Cable Confusion 22:03 Sponsor Break: Shopify 24:26 Sponsor Break: Copilot Money 26:57 Exploring Rocket Money and Web Interfaces 27:21 Discovering Umami Analytics 28:06 Nostalgia for Mint and Fever 28:44 The Decline of RSS and Google Reader 31:45 Switching to Kagi Search Engine 32:33 The Rise of AI-Generated Content 40:46 TV Shows: Is TV Just Okay Now? 47:24 The Cultural Phenomenon of Heated Rivalry 52:50 Wrapping Up and Holiday Wishes Join the Conversation Merch Come chat on Discord! Twitter/ovrtrd Instagram/ovrtrd Youtube Get the Newsletter Thanks! You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network Check out more episodes at overtiredpod.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Find Brett as @ttscoff, Christina as @film_girl, Jeff as @jsguntzel, and follow Overtired at @ovrtrd on Twitter. Transcript Universal Serial Bitching Introduction and Greetings [00:00:00] Brett: Hey, you’re listening to Overtired. I am Brett Terpstra, and it’s just me and Christina Warren this morning. How you doing, Christina? Christina: Doing pretty good. Doing pretty good. Yeah. This is the, this is the OG Overtired configuration. Brett: right back to basics. Um, Christina: We do miss you Jeff, though. Ho, ho, ho. Hope that Jeff is having a great holiday with his family. Brett: we’ll have to have some, uh, gratuitous Wiki K hole that you go down just to, to commemorate the olden days. Um, so yeah, let’s, uh, let’s, let’s do a quick check-in. Christina’s Health Update Brett: Um, I’m curious about your health and all of the wildness that’s going on with your spine and whatnot. Christina: Yeah. Yeah. Um, same. I wanna hear about you too. Um, so, uh, Christina’s cervical spine update, as it were. Um, I am [00:01:00] still waiting to, as we’re recording this, which is like. Uh, three days before Christmas, uh, I’m still waiting to hear from the, uh, hospital to see if I can, when I can get scheduled. Um, insurance has sort of been a pain in the ass, so when I talked to them last week, they were like, we sent them some paperwork. We’re still waiting for some things back then. I called the insurance company and the, the, uh, like my insurance is like, has like an intermediary service that is supposed to contact the insurance company on your behalf and that person, but like, I can’t contact them directly. And then that person was like, oh, you don’t need pre-authorization. Go ahead and schedule the surgery. And I’m like, this doesn’t feel right. Um, so, but, but we, we went ahead and we called back the, you know, the, the surgeon, um, his office and they were very nice and we were like. They say that we can get on the books. So I don’t know when that will be. I’m hoping that it will be, you know, like the first week of January, um, or, or, or thereabouts. Um, but I don’t know. Um, [00:02:00] so I am still kind of in this like limbo stage where I don’t know exactly when I’m gonna have the surgery, except hopefully soon. And, um, and, and for anyone who hasn’t caught up, I, uh, I have a bulging disc on C seven on my cervical spine, and I’m going to get a, um, artificial disc replacement. Um, so they’re gonna take out the, you know, bulging bone and all that and put in, uh, some synthetic piece and then hopefully that will immediately relieve the, the pain that has been primarily through the left side of, uh, my arm and my shoulder, um, uh, down through my fingers. But it’s been on my right side a little bit too. So hopefully when that is done, it’ll be a relatively short recovery. Um, I’ll have an early scar and um, I will be, you know, not. Uh, the pain right now, like the levels aren’t terrible, but I’m pretty numb, uh, on my, my, my left arm, my, my right arm, um, uh, or right fingers I guess too, but, but really it’s, it’s, uh, the, the, the left side [00:03:00] that’s the worst. And traveling. Um, I’m, I’m in Atlanta with my family right now and, you know, kind of doing other things is just not, it’s not great. So, um, hopefully I’ll be getting surgery sooner rather than later. But obviously all that stuff does impact your mental health too, when you’re in pain and, and you, you know, are freaked out too about, you know, like, even though like they do, you know, it, it’s not an uncommon surgery and, and it, and it should be fine, but you know, there’s always these things in the back of your mind. You’re like, okay, well what if something goes wrong or whatever. So I’m just, I’m looking forward to, um, you know, light at the end of the tunnel, but um, still kind of in a holding pattern with that. So Brett: Wow. So that scar’s, that scar’s gonna be on your throat. Christina: Yeah, Brett: Wow. Christina: yeah. Like probably like. No, not really. I’m, I mean, I’m hoping that it’ll be, uh, like no, it really won’t be at all. Brett: I, I, I would like to have it. I can understand why you wouldn’t. Christina: yeah, I mean, you know, I will obviously, you know, uh, hopefully it’ll be like low enough to be [00:04:00] primarily covered by shirts or other things, although, who knows? ’cause I do like to wear like, lower cut things sometimes. I don’t know. It, it’ll hopefully, you Brett: I heard chokers are coming back. Christina: Yeah, I don’t, unfortunately. I think it’s gonna be too, uh, low for that. Brett: Okay. Christina: uh, like, it, it’s gonna be, I think like it might hit against my laryn is, is what they say. That’s the other thing too. I might have, you know, some hoarseness after, won’t we permanent? Um, you know, knock on wood. Um, Brett: go on Etsy, you can get, um, they’re for BDSM, they’re like neck, uh, they hold your chin up. They’re like posture enhancers. Uh, but they sell them within leather with like corset straps. ’cause they’re like A-B-D-S-M accessory. That would work. Christina: No, no. Not even once. Uh, not even once. I mean, look, a good group of people who wanna do that, uh, I I will not be wearing a collar of any sort of that sort of thing. Uh, I, I, I don’t, I don’t really wanna, wanna be part [00:05:00] of, uh, one of that, those types of, you know, uh, Harlequin romance novels. , Brett’s Sleep and Work Routine Brett: All right, well, I will go ahead and check in. Um, I, I’m sleeping really well for like two days at a time, and then I’ll have. A string of like five or six hours of sleep, which isn’t nothing. Um, but it’s not quite enough for me to not feel tired all the time. And two nights of sleep is not enough for me to catch up on sleep. And, um, so I’m kind of, this has been going on for like a year though, so it’s, I’m just kind of, I’m used to it and I’ve learned to operate pretty well on six or seven hours of sleep, even though historically like I need eight and a half. Um, but I’m doing okay and I get up about four every morning and I start coding and I usually code from like four to noon, so an eight [00:06:00] hour workday, uh, with a breakfast somewhere in there. And, um, I’ve made really good progress. Marked is, as far as I can tell, ready to go wide with the beta. Um. I think I’ve solved every bug that’s been reported so far. I only have about a hundred testers right now, um, but I’m gonna open it up, uh, try to get maybe a thousand testers for a couple weeks and then go for a live release. The biggest thing that I’m running into is problems with getting the, like free trial and the purchase mechanisms working, which is the exact same thing that’s holding up NV Ultra right now. Um, so if I can figure it out for Mark, I can port it to NV Ultra. I can have two apps out there making money, hopefully never have to get a job again. Um, I’m teamed up right now with Dan Peterson, formerly of One Password. Um, and we’re [00:07:00] working on some iOS apps and. And, uh, apex. My, my, all my Universal markdown processor is, it’s coming along really well. I’ve, I’ve put it out there. Um, I’ve talked to John Gruber a little bit about it. He’s gonna give it more of a workout and get back to me. Um, but I think, I think it’s getting to a point where I would be comfortable integrating it into Mark and even talking to some other, uh, apps about using it as their default processor, um, and kind of alleviating some of the issues people run into with, uh, differences in syntax. Um, I. I, I, I talked to Devon, think, uh, Eric from Devon think about using it. ’cause they use multi markdown right now, uh, which has a lot of cool features, but is not [00:08:00] really in sync with what most of the web is using these days. Um, so I talked to them about it and they’re like, oh, we had the exact same idea and we’re almost done with our own universal processor. Um, and theirs is gonna output like RTF and things that I don’t need apex to do. ’cause you can just pipe apex into panoc and do everything you need. So anyway, I’m, I’m tired. I’m, I’m in good spirits. I. I’m dealing fine with winter. My, I’m alone on Christmas, which is gonna be weird. Um, my family’s outta town. Elle is house sitting I’ll, I’ll go visit Elle, but most of the day I’m gonna be like by myself on Christmas and I don’t drink anymore. And I, I don’t, I don’t know how that’s gonna go yet. Um, initially I thought, oh, that’s fine. I like being alone. But then, [00:09:00] then the idea of like, not having anyone to talk to you on Christmas day started to feel a little depressing. Christina: Yeah. Yeah. Um, but, um, hopefully, um, when, when will, uh, when will I’ll be back from, from house sitting. How long is, uh, are, are they going to be Brett: I think. I think the people, the, the house owners come back Thursday or Friday. Christina: Okay. Brett: Then we’re gonna take off and go up to Minneapolis to hang out with her family for a weekend. So, I don’t know. It’ll, it’s gonna be fine. It’s gonna be fine. We’re gonna like cook on Christmas Eve and, and have leftovers on Christmas day. It’ll be fine. Christina: Yeah, yeah. Well, but, but it, but, but that is weird. Like, I’m sure like to be, you know, not, not, not, not with like your usual crew, but, um, [00:10:00] especially without the alcohol there. But that’s probably a good thing too. Brett: Yeah, I guess. Um, I will have all the cats. I’ll be fine. I have to take care of the dog too. Christina: Have, have you heard any updates, like, um, I guess, um, about when you were, you know, you were in the hospital a few times over the last year with, with various things. Did you ever get any definitive update on what that was? Brett: On which one? I have so many symptoms. Which one are we talking about? Christina: Well, I guess I, I guess when you, you know, you’ve had to be like hospitalized or Brett: The pancreatitis. Christina: had the pancreatitis. Brett: the, the fact that it hasn’t happened again since I stopped drinking, um, really does indicate that it was entirely alcohol that was causing the problem. Um, so yeah, I’m just, I’m never gonna drink again. That’s fine. It’s, it’s all fine. Um, I did, I did get approved to get back on Medicaid. Um, so [00:11:00] yeah, I haven’t gotten the paperwork in the mail yet. Uh, but my old card should just start working and I’ll be able to, my, my new doctor wants a whole bunch more tests, including an MRI of my pituitary gland. Um. Like testosterone tests and stuff that I guess is more specific to what she thinks might be going on with me. Um, but now I can, I can actually get those tests That would’ve been just a huge out-of-pocket expense over the last couple months. So I’m excited. I’m excited to be back on Medicaid. I wish everyone could have Medicaid. Christina: Yeah, that would be really nice. That would be really nice if, if, if we had systems like that available, um, for everyone. Um, but. Instead, you know, if they’re, like, if you have really great health, I mean, you, you pointed those out. Like you have really great health insurance if you [00:12:00] can prove that you, you know, make absolutely no money. Um, but, but that opens up so many other, you know, issues that most people aren’t lucky enough to be able Brett: right. Yeah, totally. Christina: right. Brett: All right, well do you, okay, first topic. USB-C Cable Confusion Brett: How much do you know about USBC cables and the various specs? Christina: Uh, Brett: you know a shit ton. Christina: I do, unfortunately, I know a lot. Brett: So I, I had been operating under the assumption that there were basically, you had like data USBC cables, you had, uh, thunderbolt USBC cables and you had like, power only USPC cables. It turns out there’s like 18 different varieties of different, uh, like vol, uh, voltage, uh, amperage, uh, levels, like total wattage basically. And, um, and transfer speeds. And, [00:13:00] um, and there’s like maximum links for different types of cable. And it, it, I started to understand why like. One device would charge with one cable and another device would not charge with the same cable, even though they all have the same connector. Christina: Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I think this is, this is why, um, some of us have been really like eye rolly at the EU for their pronouncements about certain things, because simply mandating a connector type doesn’t actually solve the problem. Brett: No, it actually confuses it a little bit Christina: I think Yeah, I was going to say exactly. I think in some cases it makes it worse. Right? And, and then you have different, like, and, and then getting SB four into it, uh, uh, versus like, like, like, like various Thunderbolt versions. Like that adds complications too, because technically SB four and Thunderbolt four should basically be the same, but they’re not really, there are a couple of things that Thunderbolt might have that [00:14:00] USB four doesn’t necessarily have to have, although for all intents and purposes they might be the same. And then of course, thunderbolts five is its own thing too. So like I bought off of Kickstarter, I got like this, you know, like a cable charger, basically like, like a connector thing. It was like $120. For this, this, this thing that basically you can plug a cable into and you can see its voltage and um, or not voltage, I guess it’s uh, you know, amperage or whatever. And you can see like, it, it, it’s transfer speed and you can basically like check that on like a little display, which is useful, but the fact that like, you have to buy that sometimes. So like figure out, well, okay, well which cable is this? Right? And then, uh, to your point about lengths, right? So like, okay, so you want something that’s going to be fast charging but also high speed data transfer. Alright, well that means that you, the cable’s gonna have to be stiff. It’s not gonna be able to be something that’s really bendable. Um, which of course is what most people are going to want. So like you can get a fast charge, like a 240 wat or a hundred and, you know, 20 wat or, or [00:15:00] whatever, um, like a USB 2.0 transfer speed cable. But if you want one that’s, uh, going to be, you know, fast charging and. Fast data transfer, then like that’s a different type. And they have like limited lengths, which again, can also be associated with like Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt. You know, cables are much more expensive. Um, and, uh, uh, you know, the, the, the, but their, their lengths are limited. Um, yeah. Uh, it’s very confusing. Brett: Did you know that in rare circumstances there are even devices that will only charge with an A to C cable. Christina: Yes, Brett: That’s so insane. Christina: yeah, no, I’ve run into that myself and then that’s a weird thing and I don’t even know how that should work. ’cause it’s, it’s, it’s a bizarre thing. You’re like, okay, well I thought this was just like a, you know, maybe like a dumb end, but it’s like, no, there’s like, you know, basically a microchip Brett: Like a two pin to two pin. Christina: at this point. Brett: Like two pen to two pen, no pd like you would think that would work with C to C, [00:16:00] but somehow it has to be A to c. I am getting one of those cable testers. I asked for one for Christmas so I could figure out this pile of cables I have and like my Sonos Ace headphones are very particular about which cables and what, um, charging hub I hooked them up to Christina: Right. Oh, yeah, hubs. I was gonna say, hubs introduce a whole other complication into this too, because depending on what hub you’re using, if you’re using a USB hub, it may or may not have certain things versus a Thunderbolt hub versus something else, versus just like, um, you know, a power brick. Like, yeah. Brett: Yeah. It’s fun stuff you. Christina: Yeah. No, it’s annoying. And, um, like, and what, what’s frustrating about this is like some of the cables that they’re better, like you can look at the, you know, the bottoms of them and you can see like they will have like the USB like four, or they might have 3.2, or they might have, you know, like the thunderbolt, you know, um, uh, icon [00:17:00] with, with, with its version. So you can figure out is this 20 gigabits, is this 40, is this 80? Um, but um. That’s not a guaranteed thing, and that also doesn’t guarantee authenticity of stuff, right? So a lot of the cables, you know, you buy off the internet can be, you know, and they might be, or even at stores, right? Like you’re, you’re not buying something from, even if you get things from Belkin or whoever, like, those things can have issues too. Um, although they at least tend to have better warranties. I bought a Balkan, um. Uh, like a, a, a PD cable, like a two 40 cable that I think it was like, you know, uh, 10 feet longer something. It was supposed to have some sort of long warranty and, and because the, the, you know, um, faster transfer ones, um, are, even though it was braided, you know, it stiff and it, it broke, like there was, uh, the, like the, you know, the connect with the part of the, the, the cable near the, the end, um, did that thing that typically apple cables do, where like, it, it sort of [00:18:00] fraying and you started like seeing the exposed wires and then like, you start to like, feel like, you know, like an electric charge, like Brett: A little tingle. Christina: you’re Yeah. And you’re like, okay, this isn’t good. Um, and so I at least had my Amazon receipt, so I was able to like. Get them to mail me a new one relatively easily. And like Anchor has an okay warranty too. But it’s one of those things you’re like, okay, when did I buy this? I was like, I didn’t even buy this a year ago, and this thing already crapped out. Um, versus, you know, you can get some really nice braided cables that are flexible, but they’re just gonna be 2.0 speeds. Um, and, and then if you buy, you know, you just buy like some random cable, you know, like at the airport or whatever. You’re like, all right, well, I don’t even know Brett: Great. Christina: anything about this. Uh, yeah, Brett: I have heard good things. I’ve heard good things about the company. Cable Matters. Christina: Yeah. Yeah. They make good stuff. They make good stuff. But again, at least the cables matters, cables that I have have been primarily stiffer cables because they tend to be like the, the higher transfer [00:19:00] speeds. So, um, like I have a cable, cable matters Thunderbolt cable, and I have like a USB four cable, I think. Um, but like, these are cables that like. I don’t, I mean, I, I have one that I, I kind of travel with, but I don’t, um, either keeping it as little cable matters, uh, uh, plastic, um. Like, so they come in like these, these case, uh, not these cases. Uh, they come in like these, uh, almost like Ziploc bag type of things. Um, which is a great way to ship cables honestly, you know, rather than using a box and, and like I, and I might toss one of those in a suitcase or a backpack, um, rather than having like the cable just out there loose. But I do that primarily because again, like they’re stiff and they’re not the sorts of things that I necessarily want, like in the bottom of my bag, you know, potentially getting broken and, and, and, and twisted and all of that. Um, they are overpriced for what they are and they are definitely not like, they’re not a high transfer cable, but if you can find ’em on sale, the beats, cables, the, the, the, the, the, the branded Beats cables, I actually like them better [00:20:00] than the apple cables that are the same thing, because they are, they’re longer, uh, by, you know, um, a, a few inches than, um, the, the Apple ones. But they’re still braided and they’re nice. And I was able to get, I dunno, this was a, this was not even Black Friday, but this was. Um, you know, sometime in like early November, I think, um, or maybe it was like late October. It might’ve been a Prime Day thing, I don’t know, but they were like eight or $9 a piece, and so I bought like five or six of them. Um, and they are, you know, uh, uh, PD and like, like, like fast charging peoples, they might not be 240, but I think they’re, they’re, they were like a hundred and you know, like 20 watts or whatever. But, um, you know, not high transfer speeds, but if you’re wanting to just quickly charge something and have it, you know, be a, a decent length and be like flexible. Those I don’t, those I don’t hate. Um, anchor makes pretty good cables. You green seems to be the company that’s sponsoring everyone now for various things. [00:21:00] But, um, I don’t know. I’ve started using MagSafe more and more, uh, like wireless charging when I can for some things, at least for phones, Brett: yeah. I actually have some U green wireless charging solutions that are really good. Christina: Yeah. Yeah. I just got one of their, uh, their 10,000 million pair battery fast charging battery things because now the MagSafe, uh, can be like up to, you know, 30 watts or whatever, or 25 watts or, or, or, or whatever it is. Like it’s, um, a lot more, um, usable than, you know, when it was like 10 or, or, or even 15. You’re like, okay, this, this is actually not going to be like the, the slowest, you know, charging thing known to man. But of course, obviously it’s like you can use it with your phone and with your AirPods, but the rest of the things out there don’t, don’t all support shi too, so, Brett: Right. Christina: yeah. Brett: All right. So, um, I want to talk about TV a little bit. Christina: Yeah. I think before we do that though, we should probably Brett: oh, we should, we [00:22:00] have two sponsors to fit in Jesus. I should get on that. Sponsor Break: Shopify Brett: Um, let’s start with, uh, let’s start with Shopify. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Have you been dreaming of owning your own business? In addition to having something to sell, you’ll need a website, a payment system, a logo, a way to advertise to new customers, et cetera, et cetera. It can all be overwhelming and confusing, but that’s where today’s sponsor, Shopify comes in. Shopify is the commerce platform behind millions of businesses around the world, and 10% of all e-commerce in the us From household names like Mattel and Gym Shark to brands. Just getting started, get started with your own design studio with hundreds of ready to use templates. Shopify helps you build beautiful online store to match your brand style, accelerate your content creation. 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I’m tired. I’ve been up since, I’ve been up since two today. Christina: Yeah. Shit, man. That’s, yeah, you again, like you’ve been having like sleep issues. It’s, it’s, Brett: Maybe, maybe I shouldn’t be doing sponsor reads. Christina: No, no, no, no, no. Uh, no. We definitely wanna talk about tv. Do you wanna do, do we wanna do our second, um, uh, uh, ad break Brett: let’s do a block. Let’s make it a Christina: Let’s do it. Block. Alright, fantastic. Sponsor Break: Copilot Money Christina: Alright, well, since we are about to go into 2026, this is a great time to, uh, think about your finances. So are you ready to take control of your finances? Well meet copilot money. This is the personal finance app that makes your money feel clear and calm with a beautiful design. Smart automation copilot money brings all of your spending, saving and investment accounts into one place. 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So it’s a really well designed app and, um, we love to see, um, apps like this available on, on the web as well as iOS and, and MAC os. Brett: I have started using it very much because of the web version, and it is, it is really good. Christina: yeah, yeah. No, yeah. For, yeah, for me, that is like a, an actual like. Concrete requirement. Exploring Rocket Money and Web Interfaces Christina: Any money Brett: Like I’ve, I’ve [00:27:00] paid, I have about eight months left. I paid for a year of, of Rocket Money or whatever it’s called now. Um, and I’ve always loved that app, but yeah, it does not have a web interface. And once I started trying copilot out, I realized how much I really did want a web interface for that stuff, you know? What else have you seen? Discovering Umami Analytics Brett: Umami the analytics platform. Christina: Yes. Brett: It is so good. And it’s, it’s open source and you can self-host. And it is like, I, I’ve been using Fathom Analytics for a long time and I like Fathom, but Umami is, it has like all of the, uh, advanced stuff you would get with Google Analytics, but with like way more privacy focus and you’re not giving information to Google for one. Um, and the interface is beautiful. I love that. It’s so good. Christina: Yeah. Um, umami is really good. I think, uh, there’s another one, I’m [00:28:00] trying to think of what it was called. There are a number of these various, um, analytics, uh, hosted things, but no, umami is definitely a really good one. Nostalgia for Mint and Fever Christina: And I like, um, it reminds me, um, it was, what was it? It was Mint. It was Mint, Sean Edmond’s Mint. Which Brett: I was just gonna ask you if you remembered that. Christina: yeah, which was, which was one of the, uh, plausible analytics. It’s another one too. Um, which is also like, um, they, they have a hosted version, but you can also self-host. Um, and then that’s also a, a, a, another, uh, good one. But yeah. Um, was like my, my all time favorites, uh, you know, app. I, I, I loved that. Brett: Um, what was his RSS one? Uh, fever? Fever. Christina: was, was the best fever, was the best. The Decline of RSS and Google Reader Christina: And it was funny, like I, I think I’ve talked about this before, I was more insulated and like less upset than some people by the, the Google reader death because I had a, a, I’d been using Fever for so long, and then obviously, you know, stuff being updated and doesn’t really work [00:29:00] super well with like, the latest versions of PHP and things like that. But, you know, a lot of people were really, understandably and, and still more than a decade on, you know, very upset by the death of, um, Google reader. But I think because I, I had paid for and used, you know, my own, um, self-hosted fever installation, and then there were apps that people used for, you know, APIs and whatnot to build, you know, Macs or iOS apps or, or whatever. Like, I, I was obviously upset about Google Reader being shut down, but I was like, okay, you know, I, I can just, you know, move on to something else. And, um, and I’ve used, uh, feeder, um, not, not, not feeder, um, Brett: Reader Christina: is. No, no. Maybe, uh, it’s, uh, not Feed Demon. Um, that was like the OG one. Um, it’ll come to me, um, because I, I, yes. Thank you. Feed Ben. Thank you, thank you. One of the ones that’s still around, uh, from like the, of the, you know, various Google reader alternatives, like many of them. You know, closed up shop.[00:30:00] Brett: Yeah. Christina: if they kind of realized, you know, by Google reader, like this is the, unfortunately a niche market. Um, now that didn’t help the fact that like, you know, when people, when web browsers Safari, I think started at first and then Firefox did, and then, you know, uh, Chrome was, was fairly early too. Like when all the web browsers took away like RSS buttons to make it easy to subscribe to feeds or to auto discover feeds, and you had to like install like a, an extension or whatever to do that. Like, that all helped with the, the demise of RSS in a lot of ways. And of course, people moving everything into closed platforms and, and social networks and stuff that, you Brett: In, in the tech world though. So I have, my blog gets about 20,000 visits a week, but it gets 30,000 RSS downloads, like, uh, like daily, 30,000 readers are, are, are pulling my site. Um, so RSS is far from dead in the tech world. Christina: Right. Well, [00:31:00] well, I think, I think in a certain demographic, right? I think if you were to ask like a new, like college grads, I don’t think that any of them are using RSS at least not actively, right? Like, I mean, you might have a few, but like it’s, it’s just not gonna be like a thing where they’re gonna be, act like they might be using some apps that do similar types of things and might even pull in feed sources maybe. But it, it’s, it’s just not like a, like when, when I was graduating from college or in college, like everybody had, you know, RSS clients and that was just kind of a, a known thing. Brett: Yeah. So speaking of traffic, um, I don’t, did I mention that I got delisted on Bing and Christina: You did, Brett: I am, I’m back Christina: figure that out? You’re back now. Okay. Brett: I’m back now. Switching to Kagi Search Engine Brett: And, um, I have switched to using Kaji, um, as my primary search engine and they replicate all of duck duck go’s bang searches. Christina: Yes. Brett: So I Christina: one of the things I love about them. [00:32:00] Yes. Brett: I was pleased to see there’s a Bang Turp search on Kaji. Um, I actually use Christina: or is it kgi? Because I think I’ve always called it kgi. Yeah, it’s KA, it’s K, it’s KAGI. For anybody who’s who’s, uh, I don’t know how to, how, how, if it’s kgi, kgi, um, uh, you know, Kaji, whatever, Brett: It’ll be in the show notes. What the fuck ever, we’ll just call it KGI. Um, and yeah, so like I was super happy ’cause I used the Bang Turp to search my own site. I just got used to doing that. The Rise of AI-Generated Content Brett: Um, and, but it is like you can, the reason I switched to said web, uh, search engine is um, because you can report sites that are just AI slop and they will verify those reports and remove or flag slop sites in your search results. ’cause I was getting sick, even with DuckDuckGo, like five out [00:33:00] of 10 results were always, I’d get in, I’d get there, I’d get one, maybe two paragraphs into, uh, an article and realize, oh, someone just typed in my search term into chat GPT and then Christina: Oh yeah. Brett: automated it. Christina: Oh, I was gonna say there, there it is. Automated at this point. And, and like, to be clear, like a lot of search results, even before like the rise of like genre of AI were a variant of this, where you would see like people like buying older domain names that expired. Well, yeah, but even before that happened mean that, that obviously when, when, when the Christina Warren and Brett Terpstra and then they, they changed your name. Um, I Brett: know, like Jason Turra or Christina: Or something like that. Yeah, it was, it was, it was, it was weird. Um, I mean, you know, um, does that site, did, did have they given up the ghost on that? I’m curious. Um, yeah. Wow. Okay. They are still, well, no, they haven’t published anything since November 30th. So something has happened where they, uh, are [00:34:00] they, they’re definitely cutting down on, on various things. Um, oh no. Paul Terpstra. Oh my God. Paul Terpstra. You are still, Brett: Yeah. Christina: you were like the one author there that I see on this website. Um, now what was, what was messed up about, about this? Um, although no. Okay. Their homepage, the last one they say is like, OCT is like, uh, November, um, uh, 30th. But if you click on the, the Paul trips to handle, then like you see, um, December 22nd, uh, which is, which is today as we’re recording this, Brett: Wow, I didn’t even realize. Christina: Yeah. So, alright. So that is still, somehow that grift is still going on. But yeah, I mean, even before the rise of those things, you would see, you know, sites that would either buy up dead domains and then like, have like very similar looking content, but slightly different maybe, you know, like, uh, you know, injected with a bunch of, you know. Links or whatever, or you would see people who would, you know, do very clearly SEO written and, and probably, you know, [00:35:00] like, again, pre generative ai, but, you know, assisted slop content. But yeah, now it’s, it’s just, it’s crazy. Like, and it doesn’t help that, like the AI summaries, which can be useful, but, um, and they’re getting better, which is good only because they’re so prominent. Like, I’m not a fan of them. But if you’re not using an alternative search engine, like, you know, you see these AI summaries and like if they’re bad and sometimes they are then. Brett: Often Christina: You know, well, they’re, they’ve gotten better, uh, is the only thing I would say. I, I still wouldn’t rely on them, but I’ve, I’ve noticed a, like, I’ve noticed a, a genuine, like uptick in like, improvements and in like, how awful they are probably in like the last six weeks, which is damning with faint praise. I’m not at all saying it’s good. I am simply saying, it’s like, I’m primarily thinking for like, people who are like, like less tech savvy relatives who are going to just go to, you know, bing.com or, or google.com and then see those sorts of things. Right. Um, and, uh, you know, we’re not gonna be able to convince them to go to a, a, a third [00:36:00] party search engine. Um, although, you know, some people, like, I think my mom was using Duck to Go for a while as like her default on her iPhone, um, which I was, I was like proud of her about, but I was also kind of like, uh, that’s got its own issues. But no, I, I like ka a lot. Um, I, I’ve Brett: Well, and it’s so keyboard driven, like DuckDuckGo has good keyboard shortcuts. KAGY slash Kaji has even better keyboard shortcuts. Like you can navigate and control everything with, uh, like Gmail style, single key keyboard shortcuts, which I really like. Christina: Yeah. Yeah, I like that too. And then they, they, of course, they make like a, a web kit, um, like a browser, um, that, that has, they’ve back ported, um, you know, a lot of chrome extensions too. I personally don’t see the point in that. Um, I, I think that if you’re going to be like that committed to, like, using like the, you know, the web extension format and like using like more popular extensions, you might as well [00:37:00] just use a Chrome fork if you don’t wanna use Chrome, which is fine, but like, you could use a browser like Helium, which, which we talked about last show, which has, um, the, the, the hash bangs kind of integrated in, or you could use, you know, if you wanted to use, um, um, you know, the, the, the, the Brett: o is Orion, is Orion the one you’re talking about that? Yeah. Christina: that, that, yeah, that, that, that, that, that, that’s Katy’s thing. And that was actually originally how I heard about them was because it was like, oh, this is interesting. Um, you know, this is a kind of an interesting, you know, kind of alternative browser. And then it turned out that that was just kind of a, in some ways, kind of a front to promote the, the search engine, which is the real, you know, thing. Um, which is fine, right? I mean, that, that was Google’s model. Um, Brett: Well, and we should mention for anyone who hasn’t tried it, it is a paid service. Um, and you are getting search results with no ads and, and spam, uh, ai, slot protection and all of the benefits you would expect from a paid service. So [00:38:00] I think, like for me, five bucks a month gets me, I think 300 searches, which is. Plenty for me, like, I guess I, I’m still waiting to see, I’ve never counted how many searches I do a month, Christina: Yeah, Brett: you know, like three searches a day, uh, would come out to like 90 searches a month and I have 300 available, so I think I’ll be fine. Christina: yeah, yeah. I mean, yeah, basically being able to get to do 10 a day, which in most cases is fine. What I’ve done is I’m on, like, they have a, a, a family plan, um, and they don’t care. They even, I think in their documentation, or at least they did, they do not care if you are like actually in a family with the people that you are on or not. So if you, you know, find some folks that you wanna kind of sync up with, you can like, you know, be on a family plan together and you can save money, um, on, uh, whatever their, uh, um, their pricing [00:39:00] stuff is. So, um, so me, me and Justin Williams are, uh, in a, uh, Brett: Justin Williams, I haven’t heard that name in forever. Christina: Yeah. Yeah. We went to C Oasis together. We went both nights in Los Angeles, um, in August. Yeah. Um, or September rather. Um, yeah, so, okay, so this is how this works. They have, their starter plan is, is $5 a month, which includes, and they do have an AI assistant too. So it was funny, they had the AI slot protection, but they also have like an AI assistant that you can use and like an AI summarizer and whatnot. Um, that’s $5 a month. And then there’s the professional plan, which is, so that’s for 300 searches a month for the standard AI for starter $5 a month. The professional plan is unlimited searches and standard ai, that’s $10 a month. And then the ultimate is, um. Uh, everything in professional plus you get like premium model access, which, okay, but the family plan, um, is, is the, so you can do one of two things. You have a duo [00:40:00] plan, which is two professional accounts for a couple, which is $14 a month plus sales tax. So it’s, uh, you know, average of $7 per person, which I think is what Justin and I are on. And then there’s a family plan with up to six family members. And again, they don’t care if you are actually in a family or not, and that’s $20 a month. So the real thing to do if you’re wanting to like, you know, save on this is like find five friends, Brett: Yeah. Christina: get on the $20 a month, you know, family plan thing. Spread the, spread the cost, and that way you can get the, you know, professional plan for, for, for less. But to your Brett: All right. Christina: most people, it’s probably $300, 300 searches a month is probably plenty. And if you search a lot like we do, I, I think it is worth paying for. Brett: yeah, yeah. All right. TV Shows: Is TV Just Okay Now? Christina: anyway, but we wanted to talk about tv, so let’s Brett: Well do, we’re, we’re at 50 minutes already, so I think we need to choose whether we do TV or gratitude. What Christina: do you have a [00:41:00] gude, like a good one? Brett: I, I, no, I have a, I have a throwaway one. Christina: Okay. Brett: I, it was one of those, like, I looked at my doc and I was like, oh, I don’t think I’ve talked about that even though I probably have, um, yeah, let’s just talk about tv. So I, I have been noting, and my question in the show notes was, is TV just okay now? Because I’ve been watching, I watched Stranger Things, pluribus Down, cemetery Road, platonic, and all of it was, it was entertaining, but it wasn’t like, must watch tv. None of it was like, none of it was as good as like Modern Family. Modern Family was fucking good. Tv, like family friendly and just like I’ve, I’ve been through that series so many times and it’s always fun and it’s always better than like pluribus. I like the, I like the concept kind of, it’s not. not all that, um, engaging, I guess.[00:42:00] Christina: I like it. But, Brett: Yeah. I don’t hate it like I do, I do like it, but it’s not like, I don’t, I don’t count the days until the next episode comes out and I miss, I miss things being really good. So you had a couple responses to that though. Christina: Well, I mean, I tend to agree with you. So first of all, there, I put in the, in the show notes, um, there’s a link to a thing that, uh, that James and Pozak wrote for the, the New York Times, uh, God a year and a half ago now called, um, the Comfortable Problem of Mid tv. And he said it, it, it’s got a great cast, it looks cinematic, it’s, um, fine and is everywhere. And kind of talking about like, you know, we went from like the era of like peak TV to now being, um. You know what, what he’s dubbed like mid tv and I think that there’s, there’s some truth to that. Um, and, and, and he even says at the beginning, let me say up front, this is not an essay about how bad TV is today, just the opposite. There’s, um, little truly bad high profile television made anymore, um, is it’s more talking about, um, like [00:43:00] what we have instead Today is something less awful, but in a way more sad, the willingness to retreat, to settle to trade, the ambitious for the defendable. And I think that there’s some truth to that. Um, I think that we see this movies now too, and with movies it’s actually much more of a problem. Like there’s some really high highs. Um, but because the movie industry is in such a bad place, um, it, it’s that much more notable when like, you don’t have like a big strong slate of, of things. And so, you know, it, it, it’s more of a problem. TV for, for better or worse, has become the dominant entertainment form. And yeah, I think that it, it, it’s fine. Uh, but there are very few things that I’m like, oh, wow, yeah, that, that’s like, you know, the wire. Um, not that anything is, but you know what I mean? But is, but even like, you know, pluribus, which I really like. I actually think that’s, um, my, my favorite show of, of, um, 2025, um, at least new show. Um, well, maybe the studio. The studio. I might have, I, I, I might put, Brett: That was pretty Christina: above that. But, but, but, but [00:44:00] like, it’s one of those things where I’m like, okay, you know, um, it’s not breaking bad, right? Like, if we’re gonna be comparing Vince Gilligan shows, and maybe that’s unfair, but, you know, it just, but, but still, like, you know, you’re gonna be compared to your last hit. And, and, and, and that is what it is. Um, I will say though, like, I haven’t watched Stranger Things in years, and I don’t, I don’t, I don’t think I can force myself to like, care about that again, but I’ve heard kind of mixed Brett: That’s where L is too, L doesn’t care. And, and then there’s the whole like two cast members being Zionists kind of turned a whole bunch of people off and Christina: Well, and well, David Harbor, David Harbor’s whole Lily Allen thing. Are you, are you, are you familiar with this floor at all? Brett: No. Christina: Okay. You know who Lily Allen is? Brett: Yes. Christina: Okay. So she and David Harbor were married and, um, she wrote an album called, uh, uh, west End Girl that, that came out, uh, like in November, which is actually a really good album, [00:45:00] which is like White Girl Lemonade, where she just basically reads him to filth for being an absolute piece of shit. Like, apparently like, you know, they were together, they were married or whatever. She goes off to London to perform in a play and he’s like. Oh, we’re gonna be away for months. I, I wanna sleep with other people. And so they kind of like, she kind of accepts getting into an open relationship with him, even though she didn’t really want to be, which look that her, that’s her bad, whatever. But then he proceeds to like, do things that was not what they’d agreed upon on, upon the parameters of their, of their relationship. And then she’s just like brutally honest about the entire thing. And so as you’re listening to this album, you’re just learning more and more about like, David Harbor’s like sex life and, um, and stuff. And, and like, it’s just on blast. It’s incredible. Um, but, uh, yeah, so there’s, there’s some of that stuff. There’s, I, I don’t know, like I don’t, I don’t really follow the rest of the cast stuff except that, uh, the girl who plays, um, 11 like. Frequently want to smack because just the most annoying [00:46:00] celebrity in on the planet. But like, putting that aside, um, I just, I stopped caring. It took them too long between seasons and the, and, and, and the budget for that show was also so insane. I’m like, you, you cost more than strain than thinking of Thrones. Game of Thrones is, was even at its worst, was a better show than Stranger Things. So like it, yeah. But but that goes to your point. Like, it’s like, it’s okay. Brett: Yeah. Yeah, Christina: Um, I will say the new season of Fallout just, um, premiered and so far I I’m still really enjoying that. Um, Brett: yet to see it. Christina: you should, you should definitely watch the Brett: What is it on? Christina: uh, Amazon Brett: Okay. Christina: and, uh, and it’s, and it’s really, really good. Um. And this year they are doing the episodic, um, not episodic, the weekly drop, right. Rather than the binge thing. So the first season, uh, they dropped it all at once and um, and I was a little bit worried. I was like, fuck, does that mean they don’t [00:47:00] believe in this? What are they going to do? Wound up being like Amazon’s biggest hit after their Lord of the Rings, um, you know, thing. And so it was immediately kind of picked up for a second season and it was picked up for a third season before the second season even, uh, premiered. Um, and uh, and that might be the final one. Um, they’re saying, but, but, but, but who knows? But, but so far anyway, like they’ve only, there’s only been one episode, but it’s, it’s been good so far. The Cultural Phenomenon of Heated Rivalry Christina: Um, but, but what I was gonna talk to you about is the gay hockey show. Brett: Which is. Christina: It’s called Heated rivalry. It’s on HBO Max. It was originally just supposed to be on, uh, a Canadian streamer called Crave. And um, then at the, like, the, the like 11th hour, HBO Max picked it up and was like, okay, we’ll play this in, um, some of our territories and other things. And I wanna be very clear, this is not high art at all. This is like, no way. Like this actually in some ways it, it personifies [00:48:00] the TV is just okay now thing, but in other ways it’s actually a little bit more interesting just because the cultural phenomenon that has happened around it in like the last, like, like it hasn’t even been out a month and it’s only six episodes, although they are also going to be getting a second season. Um, it’s sort of wild how, like I went from, I’d seen a trailer for it and I was like, okay, whatever. And like it came out, I think like right after Thanksgiving. Then like within like two or three weeks, like literally I wasn’t following anything around it, but my Instagram, my TikTok, Twitter, everything that I was seeing was just all about the discourse around the show. And it’s like a bunch of us all seem to have to have discovered it. Like one weekend where we were like, okay, we’re gonna actually sit down and watch the gay hockey show. Um, and this is exactly what it is. It is a gay hockey show. So it is based on, there was a series of books that this, uh, female, uh, writer Rachel Reed wrote, um, uh, about like, uh, I think like they were like eBooks, types of thing. Um, uh, I think although there, there is now I [00:49:00] think like a, a hard cover release because they’ve been so popular and they’re just, it’s just ero, it’s just smut, right? It’s basically fanfic dressed up in something else. And the idea was like, okay, you have like these, you know, male like hockey players who are closeted and kind of have like this, this romance that, that starts from like 2008, um, through like, I dunno, like, like 2017 or 2018. And there are a number of different. Books or stories in the universe. But the one that people liked the most was the, the second book, which is called Heed Rivalry. You don’t really need to know any about that. The big thing about the show is that it is essentially like soft core gay porn. Um, but yet it’s like weirdly compelling in a way. Like, it, it is very, like, there’s, there’s some sweet aspects to it. Like you were before the, the show, you were saying, oh, it’s kinda like Heart Stopper could not be further from Heart Stopper. ’cause Heart Stopper is very sweet and twee and kind of like loving and like whatnot. This is like. You know, like guys in their twenties with amazing asses, [00:50:00] you know, like doing things to one another kind of an in secret. And, and the, the thing is, there’s not a whole lot of plot. Like the plot is the porn. Because, because the whole thing is, is that like they don’t spend, they don’t have a time to spend a lot of time together because they’re, they’re closeted and their rivals. Oh, that’s the whole conceit. It’s like they’re these two great hockey players and they, they, they, um, you know, um, play for opposing teams and they’re like, each other’s biggest rivals, but like, they’re, they’re fucking, um, and uh, it, it’s, uh, again, it’s not high art at all, but Brett: the target audience for this? Christina: And here’s the interesting thing. So the books are almost entirely read by women, um, and which, which makes sense. There’s, there’s a lot of like, you know, like, male, male, like, um, like the history of slash fiction goes back to like, like Fanfic in general, like goes back to like women writing, like Spock and, and, uh, um, what’s the space together? Kirk Together. Yeah. Um, and so the books are almost entirely, uh, consumed by, by women and probably straight women, although probably some queer women too. Um, but the [00:51:00] show seems to be a mix of gay men, straight women, all, although I’ve seen a lot of lesbians. As well. Um, yeah, yeah, because again, like the discourse is just kind of ridiculous and, and the memes are fun. Um, the guy who created it, he’s gay or created the, the, the television adaptation. He’s gay and, uh, I think he’s done a, a, a pretty good job with it. The, the leads are the thing that’s like incredible, like the, especially the guy who plays the, the Russian character, Ilya, uh, that actor is really, really good and he’s Texan, and yet he does like a great Russian accent and, um. And, and he’s very attractive. And like I, I, I can see like why a lot of people are into it, but it’s funny ’cause like New York Magazine, like they weren’t even covering the show, which, why would you, it was like some Canadian kind of, you know, you know, thing that barely gets picked by HBO. Then it takes off and now like they’re covering it. The, the last time I remember New York Magazine covering a show like this, like Vociferously was Gossip Girl, like 18 years ago. Um, [00:52:00] and it kind of reminds me of that, where like everybody woke up one day when they’re like, oh, this is like a cultural moment now. So again, not good television, probably not gonna necessarily be for everyone, but, but it’s a moment. And like, I kept seeing edits, I kept seeing Mo, I kept seeing edits on TikTok and stuff and I was like, okay, do I have to watch the gay hockey show? All right, I have to watch the gay hockey show so that it’s, we might be at the point where like TV is just okay, but at least there are some good like moments about, whereas the culture, we can all like agree. Okay, we’re all gonna be talking about this one thing. Brett: That sounds like what I’ll be doing on Christmas Day. Christina: Oh my God. Actually that would be a great thing to watch on Christmas. And I think that the final episode is gonna come out like the day after Christmas, so there you go. Brett: Done Deal. Cool. Wrapping Up and Holiday Wishes Brett: All right, well thanks for, we’re recording this the same morning. The show’s supposed to come out, so I gotta do some editing, but uh, but [00:53:00] thanks for showing up while you’re in Atlanta and yeah, this has been a classic, a fun classic Overtired. Christina: absolutely. Well, um, get some sleep, uh, take care of yourself. Um, happy holidays. Um, uh, hope that a, a Christmas isn’t too weird for you. And, um, and happy New Year. Brett: you too. Get some sleep.

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