Crossing Streams

There's so much that goes into every production of film or TV, but never is captured for the screen. One of the people whose job is the "business of creativity" is Christi Sotomayor, a successful production coordinator in California for the past 20+ years. Christi met Chris Reed working on Sons of Anarchy for four seasons together, and joins the Crossing Streams podcast to talk about what her job entails, the types of skills that get you re-hired in an industry where you're always looking for the next gig, the best swag she ever received from a show, and much, much more. Christi also was the production coordinator for the recent reboot of "The Muppet Show" and gives us insane behind-the-scenes insight into what it was like to shoot that show!

Craig Elsten and Chris Reed are back together to discuss a momentus finale to season four of Industry. Was this the guys' favorite episode of the season? No! But an ambitious show has taken another bold turn. They go character-by-character through the season's arcs, with a look ahead to what they imagine the fifth and final season could look like.

Craig Elsten and Chris Reed are back with their second podcast in your feed this week, catching up on the remarkable fourth season of Industry. In this episode, the boys look at the big themes from the past three episodes (5-through-7), the possible end of Eric Tao on the show, Tender's scrutiny, the duplicitousness of Whitney, and so much more! We'll be back next week to review the finale!

Craig Elsten and Chris Reed are back to discuss the entire first season of the new Game of Thrones spin-off, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. In the opening segment, the guys discuss the show generally, without spoilers, including the excellent casting decisions made. Then, they break down the plot of the show and look ahead to how they hope it will keep its tone in future seasons.

Industry has long been one of Craig's favorite shows, but over the past three weeks, Chris binged the program from the start of season one until now! The guys start off by discussing the show as a whole and the themes of the first three seasons, then they get into the fourth season in detail (with spoilers). Dive in!

The annual tradition is back! Drew Steck joins Craig Elsten and Chris Reed to go through the major streaming television platforms with a cost/value review. How have the prices changed since the first time we did this in 2021? Where is the value? How have streaming pro sports impacted the value of various platforms? Where's the best content?

The guys do a draft format, picking round-by-round the platforms they use and enjoy the most. Let us know what your platform bundle is by emailing the show at: [email protected]

After an unexpected holiday break, Craig Elsten and Chris Reed are back for their 2025 year-end show...who cares if it came out in the first week of 2026!

First, Craig offers two favorite shows of the year that don't quite fit in the list. Then. Chris and Craig alternate moving up their list to deliver their top-10 shows of the year! Lastly, Craig has some honorable mentions. Enjoy a podcast we work all year long to bring to you, the Top-10!

Craig Elsten and Chris Reed are back with the penultimate podcast of 2025, as they take on the final three episodes of the first season of Pluribus, on AppleTV. This is one of the most thought-provoking series of the year, and Craig and Chris spend a large portion of the show analyzing the key themes we've learned about over the course of the season, especially as we learn more about The Others, how they operate and what they are ultimately on Earth to do. One of the best shows of the year! Email us at: [email protected] with your thoughts!

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:30 Intro/housekeeping
3:15 Big thoughts on the hive mind
9:00 Vince Gilligan trusting and challenging his audience
15:45 Humanity put into servitude for a future invader
25:00 Carol as an avatar for white entitlement
32:30 Manousos is an avatar for…? The classic mythical hero?
39:30 Isolation took a real toll on Carol
44:45 thoughts on the ATOM BOMB
50:45 do they need an atom bomb or just some screaming?
54:45 Carol under the mist of Zosia post-kiss
1:01:45 Final thoughts on the season as a whole
1:05:30 What We’re Watching

Craig and Chris are joined from New York by Amelia Campbell, who plays Amanda on The Chair Company. Chris and Amelia are old friends from a Shakespeare production in San Diego, and the podcast gets into her casting process for The Chair Company, working with Tim Robinson and much more!

this is a rarity: Craig Elsten and Chris Reed are out of alignment on this episode of Crossing Streams! One host really likes one of the two shows covered and kind of tolerated the other, while the other host REALLY didn't like one of the two shows, and truly enjoyed the other. Who's who, and which is which? Listen and find out, as we cover HBO's The Chair Company, and Netflix's tentpole teen drama Stranger Things 5 (Part One)!

:30 Intro
2:00 a quick note on the Oscars moving to YouTube
9:30 The Chair Company discussion
36:25 Stranger Things 5 discussion
1:06:30 What We’re Watching