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)

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Creators & Producers: Geoff Taylor and Justin Benavidez

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Grab your rosaries, listeners dear. The boys are talking about the new Knives Out mystery ‘Wake Up Dead Man!’ Spoiler alert: Rian Johnson has delivered another satisfying whodunit based on the Catholic Church. G+J also dish about Thanksgiving, Donald Glover, Wicked (again), and the impending WB-Discovery merger. We pray you’ll listen faithfully and won’t forget—MM flip it around: Wicked Witch!!!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:29 Catch-Up

09:11 Macy’s Day Parade

17:00 Donald Glover Reveals He Suffered a Stroke

21:53 Wicked: For Good Updates

38:01 The Latest WB-Discovery Merger Scuttlebutt

50:00 Wake Up Dead Man (Spoiler-Free)

01:06:30 *SPOILERS* for Wake Up Dead Man

01:29:01 Geoff’s What’s Good: Balsam Fir from California Candle Studio

01:33:20 Justin’s What’s Good: Kirby Air Riders

01:38:11 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: Balsam Fir from California Candle Studio

Justin: Kirby Air Riders (Nintendo eShop)

Links:

J. Kenji López-Alt (YouTube)

Donald Glover Reveals He Canceled Last Tour Due to Stroke (The Hollywood Reporter)

Universal Is Ready to ‘Figure Out’ More Wicked Sequels (Vulture)

Disney+ to Allow User-Generated Content Via AI (The Hollywood Reporter)

'Colossus 1' by Search Engine (Spotify) (Apple Podcasts)

MM Flipped Is the Wicked Witch! (TikTok)

‘The Chair Company,’ ‘I Love LA’ Score Renewals at HBO (The Hollywood Reporter)

‘House of the Dragon,’ ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Renewed at HBO (The Hollywood Reporter)

WB Discovery Set to Review First-Round Acquisition Bids From Paramount, Comcast, Netflix (Variety)

“Netflix Lighting” and the Death of Cinematography (YouTube)

Why don't movies look like *movies* anymore? (YouTube)

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Creators & Producers: Geoff Taylor and Justin Benavidez

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Wicked: For Good has arrived, dear listeners—but is it good? Geoff and Justin break down their mixed feelings about the adaptation, from Ariana Grande’s incredible performance to the verrrrrry centrist message it’s selling. The bois also chat about Charli’s upcoming film ‘The Moment’, watching ‘High School Musical’, and the 6 7 phenomenon terrorizing educators across the country. Much like G(a)linda and Elphaba, you will be changed FOR GOOD by this WICKEDly packed episode!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:17 Catch-Up

15:32 We Watched ‘High School Musical’ for the First Time

19:37 Teaser for Charli xcx’s ‘The Moment’

22:28 Are Memes Worse Now?

27:42 Ariana Grande’s ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Tour Is Her “Last Hurrah”

36:33 Wicked: For Good (Spoiler-Free)

43:39 *SPOILERS* for Wicked: For Good

01:12:51 Justin’s What’s Good: Common Side Effects

01:19:09 Geoff’s What’s Good: The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City

01:23:08 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Peacock)

Justin: Common Side Effects (HBO Max)

Links:

Bookshop

Jay Z Sounds Like Maya Angelou (TikTok)

High School Musical (Disney+)

The Moment Official Teaser (YouTube)

The ‘Great Meme Reset’ Is Coming (Wired)

Noah Glenn Carter (TikTok)

Ariana Grande Says Her ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Tour Is The “Last Hurrah” (Deadline)

BANTS! 30: Wicked! (and Gladiator II) (Apple Podcasts) (Spotify)

‘Wicked: For Good’ Opening To $150M (Deadline)

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The bois are welcoming ‘West End Girl’ superfan BRIDGET to the pod this week to talk Lily Allen’s buzzy new album! Before entering the infamous dojo, our hosts break down the first music in 7 years from pop icon Robyn, the ‘Wicked’ TV special, and new movie tie-in singles from Charli & Miley. Geoff’s zingers in this ep will have you screaming “what a f*ckin’ line”!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:21 Welcome Bridget & Catch-Up

04:48 Wicked: One Wonderful Night & Sexiest Man Alive

17:48 Robyn’s New Single ‘Dopamine’ & Winter Clubbing

23:11 ‘Wuthering Heights’ & New Singles from Charli

38:41 New Miley off the ‘Avatar 3’ Soundtrack & Reassessing ‘Titanic’

48:18 West End Girl

01:26:52 Justin’s What’s Good: Pluribus

01:32:20 Bridget’s What’s Good: Keely Hodgkinson, YouTube, and Brick

01:36:46 Geoff’s What’s Good: diVine

01:41:03 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: diVine (Official Site)

Justin: Pluribus (Apple TV)

Bridget: Keely Hodgkinson (YouTube) and Brick (Official Site)

Links:

Wicked: One Wonderful Night (Peacock)

‘Dopamine’ by Robyn (Spotify)

‘Wuthering Heights’ Official Trailer (YouTube)

People’s Sexiest Man Alive might be a recession indicator (AV Club)

‘House’ by Charli xcx ft. John Cale (Spotify)

‘Chains of Love’ by Charli xcx (Spotify)

‘Dream As One’ by Miley Cyrus (Spotify)

‘West End Girl’ by Lily Allen (Spotify)

‘Lily Allen’s Memoir and West End Girl Breakdown’ from Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast (Spotify) (Apple Podcasts)

Inside David Harbour’s Custom-Renovated New York Loft (Architectural Digest via YouTube)

Inside David Harbour & Lily Allen’s Brooklyn Townhouse (Architectural Digest via YouTube)

Credits:

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Creators & Producers: Geoff Taylor and Justin Benavidez

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Listeners dear, the GRAMMYs are near! The nominations for music’s biggest night have dropped and you already know the boys are gonna discuss in this particularly ADHD-ridden episode! But first, they’re talking about Brendan Fraser & Rachel Weisz returning for a new ‘Mummy’ installment; the seemingly endless litigation between Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni; the new (and GOOD?!) Katy Perry single ‘bandaids’; and Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, and Cole Escola teaming up to write/produce a “dark” Muppets film about Miss Piggy. Stay for opinions about the band Geese and schooling on how to properly execute the Ralph Lauren Christmas Aesthetic. Influencers, y’all need to do better or Miss Piggy will karate chop yo’ asses. HaAAiiiIIIII-YAAAA!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:26 Catch-Up

03:06 ‘All’s Fair’ Has a 0% Rotten Tomatoes Rating

09:12 Brendan Fraser & Rachel Weisz Are Back for a New ‘Mummy’ Film

13:50 Baldoni’s Countersuit Against Lively Is Over

18:27 Miss Piggy Movie in Development

24:32 New Katy Perry Single ‘bandaids’

28:46 Grammy Nominations

01:17:05 Justin’s What’s Good: Getting Killed

01:32:39 Geoff’s What’s Good: Ralph Lauren Christmas Aesthetic

01:38:26 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: Ralph Lauren Christmas Aesthetic

Justin: Getting Killed by Geese (Spotify)

Links:

All’s Fair (Hulu)

The ‘worst TV show of all time’ with disastrous 0% Rotten Tomatoes score (The Independent)

Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz Team With ‘Ready or Not’ Filmmakers for New ‘Mummy’ Movie (The Hollywood Reporter)

Justin Baldoni's $400 Million Countersuit Against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Officially Ended by Judge (People)

‘Miss Piggy’ Movie In Development With Cole Escola Writing, Jennifer Lawrence & Emma Stone Producing (Deadline)

“bandaids” by Katy Perry (Spotify)

Grammy Nominations 2026 (Pitchfork)

Bants! Award Show Competition 2025 (Google Sheets)

“hold my face” by Akemi Fox (Spotify)

“Interstellar” Aida Lae (Spotify)

“Colder in June” by CARI (Spotify)

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Grab your hair clippers & antihistamine lotion, listeners dear, because we are unmasking aliens on today’s ‘BUGONIA’ episode! Geoff & Justin dig deep into Yorgos Lanthimos’ awards season contender starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. In between kidnapping high-powered CEOs, they’re also chatting about a new Hayley Williams single, a ‘Call of Duty’ film written by ‘Yellowstone’ showrunner Taylor Sheridan, and the next season of ‘The White Lotus’. Stay focused, listeners—they will do everything in their power to manipulate you! 👽

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:35 Catch-Up

14:01 The White Lotus Season 4 Filming in France

24:26 Hayley Williams/Taylor York Updates & ‘Good Ol’ Days’

32:09 Taylor Sheridan Signs TV Contract with NBCUniversal & Set to Write ‘Call of Duty’ Film for Paramount

44:52 Bugonia (Spoiler-Free)

58:39 *SPOILERS* for Bugonia

01:24:27 Justin’s What’s Good: Nicked

01:31:55 Geoff’s What’s Good: United States of Tara

01:37:34 Outro

Donation Resources:

United Way of Southeastern Connecticut’s Gemma E. Moran Food Bank (New London, CT)

New London Area Food Pantry (New London, CT)

Capital Area Food Bank (Washington, DC)

Feeding America (US-wide)

What’s Good:

Geoff: United States of Tara (Paramount+)

Justin: Nicked by M. T. Anderson (Bookshop)

Links:

‘The White Lotus’ to Shoot Season 4 in Paris and the French Riviera (Variety)

Hayley Williams Throws It Back to the ‘Good Ol’ Days’ on New Song (Rolling Stone)

Paramount Never Made Taylor Sheridan an Offer to Stay (The Hollywood Reporter)

Taylor Sheridan Shocker: Paramount Keeping Him in Fold for ‘Call of Duty’ Movie (The Hollywood Reporter)

Bugonia (Official Site)

Aspect Ratios with Sinners Director Ryan Coogler (YouTube)

Credits:

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Views expressed by the hosts are their own, and not those of their employer(s) or any other entity.

Spooky Halloween, listeners dear! In the spirit of the szn, Justin is introducing Geoff to the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with the ‘92 box office flop (not the iconic TV series). The bois have some issues with the film, and they’re not holding back! Before they cartwheel into vampires & high school dances, G+J unpack the trailer for new Apple TV drama ‘Pluribus'; debate whether ‘One Battle After Another’ is a comedy; chat about chart rules at Billboard; and dish about pop music faves, Lily Allen and Nelly Furtado! Grab your wooden stakes & leather jackets and get listening!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:07 Catch-Up

03:16 Pluribus Trailer

07:58 ‘One Battle After Another’ Competing as a Comedy at the Golden Globes

14:04 Billboard Changes the Rules

19:11 Nelly Furtado Announces Retirement

23:59 New Lily Allen Album ‘West End Girl’

27:52 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

52:06 Justin’s What’s Good: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

01:00:44 Geoff’s What’s Good: It’s Not That Deep

01:12:44 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: It’s Not That Deep by Demi Lovato (Spotify)

Justin: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (Official Site)

Links:

Pluribus Trailer (YouTube)

‘One Battle After Another’ Submits in Comedy at Golden Globes (Variety)

After months of the same songs on the Hot 100, 'Billboard' tweaks its rules (NPR)

Nelly Furtado Announces Retirement from Performing (Instagram)

‘West End Girl’ by Lily Allen (Spotify)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) (Disney+)

Credits:

Song: Sam Day - NEBRASKA (WITH YOU) [NCS Release]

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Creators & Producers: Geoff Taylor and Justin Benavidez

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Listeners dear, we bet you forgot that 'The Paper' dropped on Peacock last month. Can it live up to the legendary reputation of 'The Office'? G & J are skeptical! It’s a TV-heavy episode this week, with updates about pod fav Rachel Sennott’s new project, 'I Love LA'; a new show in the world of Game of Thrones; and fast-fading Showtime drama, 'Yellowjackets'. Extra! Extra! Listen all about it!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:45 Catch-Up

03:17 Charli Cameo During Role Model’s SNL Performance

07:27 Yellowjackets to End with Season 4

11:42 I Love LA Trailer

17:52 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Trailer

21:54 RIP Diane Keaton & D’Angelo

27:12 The Paper (Spoiler-Free)

46:29 *SPOILERS* for The Paper

01:02:56 Justin’s What’s Good: The Pitt

01:09:36 Geoff’s What’s Good: Task

01:20:57 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: Task (HBO Max)

Justin: The Pitt (HBO Max)

Links:

Charli XCX Crashes Role Model’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Performance (The Hollywood Reporter)

“windows 98” by Gregory Dillon (SoundCloud)

‘Yellowjackets’ To End With Season 4 On Showtime (Deadline)

I Love LA | Official Trailer (YouTube)

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Official Teaser Trailer (YouTube)

Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79 (Variety)

D'Angelo, R&B's reluctant icon, has died at 51 (NPR)

The Paper (Peacock)

Credits:

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Travelers dear, download your boarding passes and pack your carry-ons with all the essentials. Ana joins the boys for a second appearance to talk TRAVEL! They discuss pros & cons of Airbnbs vs. hotels, dream travel destinations, and the difference between a trip and a vacation. But first, they cover a secret grunge album from Mariah Carey, Wendy Williams’ diabolical conservatorship, and A24 awards contender The Smashing Machine. Fasten your seatbelts, we’re clear for takeoff!

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

01:25 Welcome Ana & Catch-Up

04:44 Tech Corner: New Blackberry? And the Feminine Mystique

13:19 Gabby's Dollhouse

17:43 Taylor Swift vs. The Smashing Machine at the Box Office

23:39 Free Wendy Williams

28:50 Mariah Carey's Secret Grunge Album

36:58 Talking Travel

01:21:40 Ana's What's Good: Ma Tnsani (Yalla Habibi)

01:25:50 Geoff's What's Good: Peaches

01:28:27 Justin's What's Good: Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party

01:34:28 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: Peaches’ Discography (Spotify)

Justin: Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party by Hayley Williams (Spotify)

Ana: “Ma Tnsani (Yalla Habibi) ft. AYA” by Vanco (Spotify)

Links:

Chinese firm wants to Androidify the BlackBerry Classic (TechRadar)

‘Taylor Swift: Showgirl’ Kicks Higher To $34M (Deadline)

Wendy Williams Wants Out (The Cut)

Mariah Carey Teases Her Unreleased '90s Grunge Album on The Tonight Show (People)

The Case Against Travel (The New Yorker)

ChatGPT x Lord of the Rings Bluesky Post (Bluesky)

Global Code of Ethics for Tourism (UN Tourism)

Credits:

Song: Sam Day - NEBRASKA (WITH YOU) [NCS Release]

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Creators & Producers: Geoff Taylor and Justin Benavidez

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Audio Editor: Justin Benavidez

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Views expressed by the hosts are their own, and not those of their employer(s) or any other entity.

The Life of a Showgirl has dropped, the reviews are mixed, and Geoff & Justin discuss the album with resident Swiftie, Brandy! The trio also breaks down Bad Bunny’s upcoming Super Bowl gig, a viral video, and Justin’s newest AI obsession (and we fear it is p*rnographic)!

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

01:58 Welcome Brandy & Catch-Up

11:53 Bad Bunny Hosts SNL & Is Selected for the Halftime Show

18:10 Heckler in UWash Psych Class

24:21 Hayley Williams Names Names

31:23 The Life of a Showgirl

01:17:05 Brandy's What's Good: The Hunting Wives

01:22:01 Geoff's What's Good: RHONY Legacy

01:25:00 Justin's What's Good: The Name of the Rose

01:31:07 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: RHONY Legacy

Justin: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (Bookshop)

Brandy: The Hunting Wives (Netflix)

Links:

Bad Bunny to headline Super Bowl LX halftime show (CNN)

Disruptor interrupts Psych 210, professor and students chase man on to Red Square (The Daily)

Hayley Williams Confirms Her 'Racist Country Singer' Lyric Is About Morgan Wallen (People)

Talent Agents Circle AI Actress Tilly Norwood (Deadline)

AI Commissioner | “Comedy” Sketch (⁠YouTube⁠)

The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift (Spotify)

Credits:

Song: Sam Day - NEBRASKA (WITH YOU) [NCS Release]

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Creators & Producers: Geoff Taylor and Justin Benavidez

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