Judging by the WB-Discovery deal, we live in hell, listeners dear! Geoff & Justin commiserate over that mega merger, give two thumbs WAY down to the Pantone “color” of the year, break down that Diddy documentary, and fawn over a new trailer for the Anne Hathaway-starring ‘Mother Mary’. Best of all, it’s time for a new installment of HOT TAKES—this time about TV shows! Tune in for the best deep cut show recs you’ll ever hear.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:52 Catch-Up

03:47 The Pantone Color of the Year is… “Cloud Dancer”

07:53 Netflix Diddy Documentary

12:33 Taylor Swift Buys Out Another Couple’s Wedding

16:30 ‘Mother Mary’ Trailer

20:55 Netflix Buys WB-Discovery & Paramount Mounts Hostile Takeover

29:44 Justin’s Hot Take: Raised by Wolves

42:50 Geoff’s Hot Take: Barkskins

01:02:40 Geoff’s What’s Good: Alto Moon’s Cover of “Linger”

01:04:27 Justin’s What’s Good: Labyrinth Vol. 2

01:09:30 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: Alto Moon’s cover of “Linger” (TikTok)

Justin: Labyrinth Vol. 2 by Kasbo (YouTube) (SoundCloud)

Links:

Color of the Year 2026 (Pantone)

Sean Combs: The Reckoning (Netflix)

Did Taylor Swift drop a massive check to get wedding date at luxe Rhode Island venue? (Yahoo!)

Mother Mary Trailer (YouTube)

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion (The Hollywood Reporter)

Paramount Attempts Hostile Offer for Warner Bros. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Raised by Wolves (Tubi)

Barkskins (Apple TV)

Credits:

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Creators & Producers: Geoff Taylor and Justin Benavidez

Show Art: Geoff Taylor

Audio Editor: Justin Benavidez

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