The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion explore how the past haunts characters in the sophomore season of ‘Jessica Jones’ (16:08), discuss a fictional New York City prison in the Marvel Universe (50:52), highlight seven of the strangest Trish Walker moments from the season (56:17), and award the champion’s purse to the women who created the show (1:05:06).

The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion explore the theme of control in Season 1 of ‘Jessica Jones’ (11:42), discuss the history of the hero and her creator (1:00:23), list seven of their favorite Marvel Easter eggs from the 13 episodes (1:06:14), and crown the titular hero (1:12:17).

The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion explore the theme of self-destruction in the enigmatic sci-fi film ‘Annihilation’ (13:18), discuss the notable differences between the film adaptation and the original novella (31:46), analyze the film’s recurring musical motif (52:49), list seven stories similar to the movie (1:00:32), and crown an increasingly popular genre (01:10:18).

For more ‘Annihilation’ coverage, check out:

The Ringer staff’s exit survey on the film

Writer-director Alex Garland on ‘The Big Picture’

Novelist Jeff VanderMeer on ‘The Watch’

Rob Harvilla’s Jeff VanderMeer profile

Tessa Thompson on ‘Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air’

‘The Watch’ discussion on the film

The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion discuss the relationship between power and responsibility in ‘Black Panther’ (10:40), explore the advanced technologies of Wakanda (45:33), list seven of their favorite details from the film (53:36), and champion the women of Wakanda (61:20).

Link - The Ringer's story stream on 'Black Panther'

The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion explore how Marvel films have maintained their success (8:11), review the comic books that inspired the films (55:58), list seven of their favorite post-credit scenes (59:04), and crown the mastermind behind the franchise (64:32).

Link: The Ringer's Superhero Draft

The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion answer questions submitted by you, the listeners! Topics include: Super Bowl memories, ‘Star Wars’ spin-offs, ‘Altered Carbon,’ new ‘Solo’ and ‘Westworld’ trailers, ‘Game of Thrones’ hypotheticals, and more.

The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion discuss the bond that the protagonists of ‘The Good Place’ build throughout the show’s sophomore season (6:47), explore other integrations of sports references in TV history (51:09), list their favorite iterations of Janet (56:07), and crown a worthy demon (64:09).

The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion discuss Season 1 of ‘The Good Place’ through the lens of growth and enlightenment (4:59), explore other depictions of philosophy in popular culture (43:07), identify seven clues that hinted at the season's big plot twist (48:28), and name their season champion (55:36).

Live from Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles, The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion discuss the most absurd plot points in Season 2 of the iconic series ’Friday Night Lights’ (1:08). Then, they are joined by The Ringer’s Shea Serrano, who offers an alternative perspective on the show (39:54). Finally, HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons comes on to toast to the winner of the season (49:27).

The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion explore the prolific sci-fi author Philip K. Dick’s wider canon (9:54), discuss the theme that unites their two favorite episodes of 'Electric Dreams' (17:18), power-rank their favorite actor appearances in the star-studded series (51:11), and award an unlikely duo their champion's purse (56:58).