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  • Announcing Reel Life!
    Announcing Reel Life!

    Today on the show I'm thrilled to announce Reel Life, the latest project from the Creedal Podcast Network (formerly Vernacular).

    Reel Life follows the making of a short film called Double Bondsmen, and through interviews with the cast members, discussions--with the writers, producers, crew, and Director--and on-the-ground audio from the film shoot, we’re taking you onto the ground floor of filmmaking.

    To learn more, head to www.creedalpodcast.com.

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    34 min
  • E64 That's a Wrap!
    That's a Wrap!

    In the final episode of Breaking Pod, we:

    • Discuss our favorite auxiliary characters
    • Select our favorite episodes
    • Answer some listener questions
    • Decide if Breaking Bad really is the greatest show ever made
    • Identify some prequel/backstory ideas for Vince Gilligan
    • ...and tease our next podcast!

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      1 hr 6 min
    • E63 Felina (Season 5, Ep. 16)
      Breaking Bad Episode: Felina (Season 5, Ep. 16)

      In today’s very special episode, we talk about the LAST EPISODE of the series. (We’ll be back next week to do one final retrospective over the whole show.) Among things we talk about today:

      • Is Walt too much of a hero in this episode? 
      • Was Jesse crying joyfully at the end? 
      • Why didn’t Jesse shoot Walt? 
      • Did you notice Skyler’s face reflected in the microwave? 
      • Is the M60 scene realistic? 
      • What was up with that woodworking sequence?
      • And much, much more!

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        58 min
      • E62 Granite State (Season 5, Ep. 15)
        Breaking Bad Episode: Granite State (Season 5, Ep. 15)

        Today on the show we dive into the series' penultimate episode, talking about a change of scenery for Walt, a Charlie Rose cameo, Walt drinking Mike's whiskey of choice, a real fake Andrew Ross Sorkin column for the New York Times, Andrea's shocking death, and a surprise first-time MVP vote for a minor character.

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        43 min
      • E61 Ozymandias (Season 5, Ep. 14)
        Breaking Bad Episode: Ozymandias (Season 5, Ep. 14)

        It’s here. The “antepenultimate” (to borrow a word from The RInger) episode of the show and one that is almost universally regarded as the best of the bunch. We talk about the insane turn of events for Hank and Walt, Walt’s parting words to Jesse, the poem behind the name, the harrowing house scene, Walt’s dramatic phone call to Skyler, and more. There’s so much to unpack that we hardly know where to begin!

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        51 min
      • E60 To'Hajiilee (Season 5, Ep. 13)
        Breaking Bad Episode: To'Hajiilee (Season 5, Ep. 13)

        Today we talk about what amounts to Walt’s unwitting confession, Jesse’s prescient warning, a gut wrenching call between Hank and Marie, and the first-ever side-by-side of Josh’s favorite character and Saul Goodman.

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        42 min
      • E59 Rabid Dog (Season 5, Ep. 12)
        Breaking Bad Episode: Rabid Dog (Season 5, Ep. 12)

        Whereas in Season 4 we talked about Gale Boetticher as a “problem dog,” in this episode Saul Goodman compares Jesse to Old Yeller, a “rabid dog” who needs to be put down. Shockingly, Skyler agrees with Saul, and we discuss why. We also talk about Babylon 5 (we had never heard of it before this episode), The Body Language of Horses, the University of Texas, and camera lighting. 

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        48 min
      • E58 Confessions (Season 5, Ep. 11)
        Breaking Bad Episode: Confessions (Season 5, Ep. 11)

        In today’s episode, we talk about a major plot point that derives from Walt’s ingenuity and Marie’s compassion. We also talk about Jesse’s crucial discovery, Huel’s masterful pickpocket touch, and the CEO of J. Crew. Seriously. . 

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        41 min
      • E57 Buried (Season 5, Ep. 10)
        Breaking Bad Episode: Buried (Season 5, Ep. 10)

        In this episode, we talk about Hank’s attempts to elicit a statement from Skyler, Marie’s interaction with Skyler, and Walt digging a really big hole on an Indian reservation, the name of which we are not good at pronouncing.

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        38 min
      • E56 Blood Money (Season 5, Ep. 9)
        Breaking Bad Episode: Blood Money (Season 5, Ep. 9)

        Today on the show we talk about the first episode of the second half of the final season (since AMC aired season five in two eight-episode segments, with several months separating the segments). We talk about the return of Walt’s cancer, Hank uncovering the truth, and Walt’s warning to “tread lightly.”

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        35 min

      About Breaking Pod

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      Zac and Josh of the Vernacular Podcast Network break down one episode of Breaking Bad every week, focusing on the arc of the show and what it has to teach us about the nature of human existence and…