Crossing Streams

Liddy Loree rejoins host Craig Elsten at Helix Brewing Company to talk about the enthralling start to season 2 of Netflix's psychological drama "Mindhunter". Then, a full review (with spoilers) of the Amazon superhero-as-antihero series "The Boys".

Crossing Streams returns with Craig Elsten joined by San Diego journalist and TV fan Beau Lynott live from the Whistle Stop in South Park. The guys are together to talk about HBO's Succession, a show that started slowly in its first season and built to become one of the best shows of 2018. Season 2's first two episodes set the stage for even more fun and drama. Craig and Beau do a family draft, talk about the narrative choice that may have set Season 1 back at first, and what makes this show such a success despite its unsavory subject matter.

Host Craig Elsten opens the show (live from Helix Brewing Co in La Mesa, CA) with a plea for a more permanent co-host and more regular podcast delivery. Then, this week's co-host, former Mighty 1090 host/producer and current play-by-play broadcaster Jordan Carruth, joins the fun as the guys discuss Stranger Things 3. How has the franchise changed from season 1 to season 3? Who is the breakout star of the third season? What areas fell flat? This is a SPOILER podcast, including the big question, is (REDACTED) still alive or what? Here it all on the latest Crossing Streams!

Justified fans, rejoice! In this week's episode, host Craig Elsten travels to the KFMB-TV studios to welcome back Channel 8 News anchor Carlo Cecchetto! Both Craig and Carlo re-watched the entire series of Justified, and this podcast is a celebration of one of the best shows of the 2010s. Inside: a Main Character Draft! A separate Bad Guys Draft! Which season was the best/worst? What flame should Raylan have settled down with? Much, much more!

Craig Elsten is joined by Liddy Loree from Bolt Brewing in La Mesa, CA, to discuss Craig's Top-5 TV Shows for the first half of 2019 (January-June). #1 on the list is Amazon's Fleabag! Craig and Liddy discuss the creative leaps taken by the show heading into its second and final season, the genius of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and whether or not Andrew Scott is really a Hot Priest. Enjoy a laugh-filled conversation about top TV so far in 2019, and why Fleabag is the best thing we've seen so far this year!

Recorded live at Toronado in North Park. Craig Elsten is joined by Beau Lynott for a rip roaring look back at one of the greatest (if not THE Greatest) TV series ever made, Deadwood! Which characters stand out as the most memorable? Why did Craig, on re-watch, raise Deadwood up to #1 on his personal rankings, and what was the small change that made a big difference? Beau is a true Deadwood "hooplehead" and has great insights on the series. Enjoy this rollicking conversation!

HBO's limited series Chernobyl is one of the best shows on television so far in 2019, but how accurate is it to historical fact? This week, your host Craig Elsten ventures out to the podcast studios of Voice of San Diego, where VOSD Editor in Chief Scott Lewis makes his first appearance on the podcast...but Scott did not come alone! Sergei Rybka, a Moscow-based morning radio host and journalist, is visiting the VOSD offices and joined the podcast for some authentic discussion of Chernobyl! How much of a hit was the show in Russia, how accurate is it, and how much did it succeed in getting across the proper message? This is an episode of #CrossingStreams like no other!

Crossing Streams is back recording live from Ballast Point in Miramar, with RIck Romero (@RJsFro on Twitter) making his third appearance on the podcast! The guys are together to discuss Barry, the hit man-actor dramedy that finds new heights in its second season. Many thanks to Crossing Streams subscribers; we have had some structural issues which delayed this pod's release for two weeks.

Concluding six straight weeks of Game of Thrones coverage, Craig Elsten and Ryan Phillips reconvene at the Broken Yolk Cafe in Mira Mesa to discuss and debate Season 8 Episode 6: "The Iron Throne", also known as the series finale. SPOILERS ABOUND as always for this show! What was it about the finale that worked, and what really didn't? Which plot lines feel unresolved or unfinished? Who is the BIG WINNER from Season 8? And what can we expect to see in terms of future GoT content? It's all discussed on this week's podcast!

In a bonus episode of Crossing Streams for the week, your intrepid host Craig Elsten ventures to the KFMB studios in Kearney Mesa to welcome in Carlo Cecchetto, CBS-8 evening news anchor and TV junkie! Carlo and Craig break down (without serious spoilers) why you need to be watching "Bosch", the hard boiled LA cop series on Amazon Prime filled with prestige TV veteran actors and crisp storytelling. Season Five dropped recently on Amazon; Craig and Carlo look at the series as a whole, and some of the stories to expect in the new season.