The SCU (Sopranos Cinematic Universe) expands with the release, in theaters and on HBO Max, of the prequel film The Many Saints Of Newark, and Rolling Stone Senior TV Critic/certified Sopranologist Alan Sepinwall is here to discuss it with us! Around The Dial takes us through The Problem With Jon Stewart, Our Kind Of People, Maid, and the Working Girl TV series adaptation. Rebecca uses her Extra Credit topic to have us remove and recast disgraced stars from their TV vehicles to make them palatable again. Alan presents the Columbo episode "An Exercise In Fatality" for induction into the Canon. Then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we're pulling off the turnpike for a New Jersey-themed Non-Regulation Game Time! Find your pew and join us!

GUESTS

👤 Alan Sepinwall

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 🔫 The Many Saints Of Newark

Around The Dial: 🫠 The Problem With Jon Stewart

Around The Dial: ☺️ Our Kind Of People

Around The Dial: 🧹 Maid

Around The Dial: 👩‍💼 Working Girl

Extra Credit: 🍎 Bad Apples

The Canon: 🕵🏻‍♂️ Columbo S04.E01: An Exercise In Fatality

Winner & Loser: 👍 IATSE

Winner & Loser: 👎 Katie Couric

Game Time: 🧠 Back To The Garden State

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 375 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🐦 Alan Sepinwall on Twitter

🔫 "The Ultimate Sopranos Insider's Guide to The Many Saints of Newark" on RollingStone.com

📚 The Sopranos Sessions on AbramsBooks.com

🫠 Alan's review of The Problem With Jon Stewart at RollingStone.com

🌴 The Again With This podcast on Patreon

👁 Alan's podcast Too Long; Didn't Watch

👩‍💼 The Working Girl TV series adaptation on YouTube

🐉 The Quaid In Full podcast episode on Dragonheart

😬 "I Was Proud to Do This Work With Him: David Simon on James Franco Controversy" at Rolling Stone

🍭 Paul Rudd's candy store, Samuel's Sweet Shop

✊ "As IATSE Workers Go Public, Pressure Mounts on Studios Amid Looming Strike" in The Hollywood Reporter