Archie Digest: A Riverdale Podcast

Archie Digest: A Riverdale Podcast episodes:

• 03.05.2019

  Remembering Luke Perry

  In what also ran as an episode of Emerald City Video, Russ brings the Archie Digest: A Riverdale Podcast hosts together for the first time this season to remember Luke Perry, the actor who played Fred Andrews on Riverdale. Perry passed away on Monday at age...

  
• 05.17.2018

  Chapter Thirty-Five: Brave New World

  Man, this Brave New World feels suspiciously like the old world.

  
• 05.10.2018

  Chapter Thirty-Four: Judgment Night

  Tonight’s Riverdale was, as we had expected last week, ABSOLUTELY NUTS. So much stuff happened in such a short stretch of time in the first few minutes that it really made us wonder how we got through it all in just...

  
• 05.10.2018

  Double Digest: PRISONERS and SHADOW OF A DOUBT

  Get caught up NOW!

  
• 04.20.2018

  Chapter Thirty-One: A Night To Remember

  It’s our thirty-seventh podcast (in a row!), and Russ, Craig, and Chris are joined by Michele Curran from #TVGeek Podcast! Check us out as we discuss the latest episode of Riverdale, which took us to some weird places…with SONG!

  
• 04.16.2018

  Archie Double Digest: Primary Colors and The Noose Tightens

  Getting caught up in time for the musical!

  
• 03.16.2018

  Chapter Twenty-Eight: There Will Be Blood

  Woohoo! EPISODE! Yeah, we're late. Sorry.

  
• 03.08.2018

  Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Hills Have Eyes

  Love, Simon mania is taking over Riverdale, and Russ Burlingame and Chris Hayner are here to break it down for you! Craig Byrne could not be with us this week, but he did provide the snazzy cover art for tonight's episode. Enjoy!

  
• 02.08.2018

  Chapter Twenty-Six: The Tell-Tale Heart

  Wow. I don't want to wait another three weeks for the next one.

  
• 02.01.2018

  Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wicked and the Divine

  Listen to it. It's good.

  
• 01.25.2018

  Chapter Twenty-Four: The Wrestler

  Wow. What a crazy, busy, crazy episode. And then Russ had internet issues and took like 6 hours to upload the damn thing. So there are basically no show notes because it’s time for him to sleep. You can check out the Tomato Tomato...

  
• 01.18.2018

  Chapter Twenty-Three: The Blackboard Jungle

  Russ, Craig, and Chris get together to talk about the first new Riverdale episode of 2018! Pardon our dust -- there were some sound quality issues relating to slow connectivity (thanks, East Coast snowy weather!) -- but if you have been listening right...

  
• 12.14.2017

  Chapter Twenty-Two: Silent Night, Deadly Night

  It's the season 2 finale of Riverdale, and Russ and Chris got together to talk about it. We talk a lot about the idea of Jughead as a reliable (or not) narrator. Enjoy! Back soon with a Double Digest catch-up.

  
• 11.30.2017

  Russ and Chris react to Chapter 20 - Tales From the Darkside

  Oh, man, it's been a while.  It will be a while longer for a fuller examination, but here are Russ's first thoughts, followed by Chris's first thoughts, on tonight's episode.

  
• 11.16.2017

  Russ responds to Chapter 19 - Death Proof

  The whole Riverdale gang couldn't get together tonight for the new episode, so Russ recorded a response for the early risers. Full episode coming tomorrow.

  
• 11.09.2017

  Chapter Eighteen: When A Stranger Calls

  The most intense episode of the series so far! Check out what we had to say about it. You should also check out our new Patreon -- you can find it here, and among other things backers can get a quarterly, exclusive...

  
• 11.02.2017

  Chapter Seventeen: The Town That Dreaded Sundown

  TWENTY-FIVE EPISODES, folks! That's how long we have been at this crazy Riverdale journey. And we are still going strong. This week it was Russ, Craig, Chris, and guest co-host Jenna Anderson (heyitsjennalynn) from ECV's Delicious Flavor: A Psych Rewatch Podcast! Check it out as we talk about...

  
• 10.26.2017

  Chapter Sixteen: The Watcher in the Woods

  A strong episode! Pushing it out NOW so you can listen as soon as the episode is over. You should also check out our new Patreon -- you can find it here, and among other things backers can get a quarterly, exclusive...

  
• 10.19.2017

  Chapter Fifteen: Nighthawks

  So this is a pretty spectacular fail on the audio-quality side, but we are working to try and fix/recover what we can. Meanwhile, it seemed like it was worth getting the episode out in front of people. Next week we will...

  
• 10.12.2017

  Chapter 14: A Kiss Before Dying

  Another rough episode, editing-wise, but you should enjoy the conversation. Russ Burlingame and Craig Byrne break down the season premiere -- which of course JUST AIRED. And holy cow, there's a lot to talk about. The plan is to spend some time cleaning up...

  
• 09.21.2017

  The Chilling Adventures of Archie Digest: A Riverdale/Sabrina Podcast

  We're back! It's time to run down a quick checklist of Riverdale season 2 news, including today's breaking news that The CW is developing The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. This episode is also SUPER ROUGH. The plan is to clean up the audio...

  
• 08.05.2017

  Hidden Track: A Chat With Marisol Nichols

  Just before the season 1 finale, Russ talked with Riverdale's Marisol Nichols about the radical changes made to her character in that episode. Check out the highlights of that conversation here!

  
• 06.02.2017

  Summer School Vol. 1: New Hot Reggie!

  Even though we say in the episode that we’re going to try and do it, we don’t have any audio from Craig’s and Russ’s interviews in this episode. To make it up to you, we’ll have a special interviews-only episode...

  
• 05.19.2017

  Archie Digest Special #4: Kevin's Guy, Joaquin!

  There's no new episode of Riverdale this week, but that wont stop the Archie Digest crew from delivering a new podcast! This week, Craig and Russ are joined by Rob Raco, who plays Joaquin De Santos on the series. Also, check out the Emerald...

  
• 05.12.2017

  Archie Digest #13: Chapter 13 - The Sweet Hereafter

  Whoa. That's a LOT to unpack. Luckily for us, after this insane finale, we'll have some weeks off to discuss it amongst ourselves and with guests -- because that's right, folks: Archie Digest: A Riverdale Podcast ain't going anywhere. Also, check out the Emerald...

  
• 05.05.2017

  Archie Digest #12: Chapter 12 - Anatomy of a Murder

  Tonight we learned who killed Jason Blossom — but the why will hang over the town for at least another week, along with plenty of new questions raised by a shocking episode of Riverdale. Chris, Russ, and Craig got together right...

  
• 05.04.2017

  Archie Digest #11: Chapter 11 - To Riverdale And Back Again

  SORRY everyone! This episode is SUPER LATE. The next one will be SLIGHTLY late, as we have to record it after tomorrow's West Coast feed.

  
• 04.21.2017

  Archie Digest Special #3: Hayleau

  A new episode! (Well, not of Riverdale. But of our show.) A new guest!  (Well, that one's true: We have a conversation with Hayley Law, who plays Valerie Brown on the series.) You can check out Hayley's music and more at hayleau.com. Since Russ is footing...

  
• 04.15.2017

  Archie Digest #10: Chapter Ten - The Lost Weekend

  Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica fight for their right to party (or, in Jughead's case, not to party) in the latest episode of Riverdale. This is a rough-cut version of the episode, which features our whole 90-minute live broadcast from YouTube, as well...

  
• 04.07.2017

  Archie Digest #9: Chapter 9 - La Grande Illusion

  Welcome to Archie Digest: A Riverdale Podcast! We're a podcast about a story about a town, and we're BACK! Things are NORMAL! We're publishing a fully-edited and polished episode right on time as the episode airs... ...this week. Next week, we'll be...

  
• 04.01.2017

  Archie Digest #8: Chapter 8 - The Outsiders

  In the first show we've ever broadcast live, Chris, Craig and Russ interact with fans on social media in real time, discussing Chapter Eight: The Outsiders and answering questions and theories from the audience. Since Russ is footing the bill for hosting...

  
• 03.24.2017

  Archie Digest Special #2: The Trouble With Grundy/Deidre and Laney Rob a Train

  This is the second consecutive week with no Riverdale, and our listeners came through in a big way! While our look at Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again last week didn't draw as many listeners as a regular episode of Archie Digest: A Riverdale Podcast,...

  
• 03.17.2017

  Archie Digest Special #1: To Riverdale And Back Again

  There's no new episode of Riverdale this week, so Russ, Craig, and Chris decided to check out Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again, a 1990 TV movie in which Archie Andrews is -- unsurprisingly -- the worst. This time, though, so is the movie,...

  
• 03.10.2017

  Archie Digest #7: Chapter 7 - In a Lonely Place

  Our podcast about a story about a town is running a little bit late this week due to technical difficulties, so please excuse our dust. After this week’s episode, Riverdale won’t be back until March 30, but Archie Digest: A...

  
• 03.03.2017

  Archie Digest #6: Chapter 6 - Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!

  This week on Archie Digest: A Riverdale Podcast, we respond to possibly the biggest, craziest episode of the series yet — and that is saying something. We also welcome on board Brittany Rivera, best known as a Screen Rant contributing writer...

  
• 02.24.2017

  Archie Digest #5: Chapter 5 - Heart of Darkness

  The latest episode of Archie Digest: A Riverdale Podcast ran a little long — actually about another 15 minutes over what you hear here, since Russ ended up trimming quite a bit of comic book talk that wandered off into...

  
• 02.17.2017

  Archie Digest #4: Chapter 4 - The Last Picture Show

  HOLDING ON — When Jughead (Cole Sprouse) learns that an anonymous buyer has plans to tear down the local drive-in, he fights desperately to keep it open. Betty (Lili Reinhart) finds her friendship with Archie on the line after stumbling...

  
• 02.10.2017

  Archie Digest #3: Chapter 3 - Body Double

  Russ, Craig, and Chris broadcast from Vancouver, BC, where they're currently visiting the set of Riverdale!

  
• 02.03.2017

  Archie Digest #2: Chapter 2 - A Touch of Evil

  Craig, Russ, and Chris get together to talk about the second episode of Riverdale, and it's AWESOME.

  
• 01.24.2017

  Archie Digest #1: Chapter 1 - The River's Edge

  Craig Byrne, Chris Hayner, and Russ Burlingame get together to digest the pilot episode of Riverdale, our new favorite show.