Craig Elsten is joined by "Talk Nerdy to Me" correspondent Ken Gartin to discuss the first two episodes of Season 3 of The Mandalorian, including how the show has morphed from a risky bet into a fully merchandised franchise, and how the story is suffering for it.

Plus, Ken tells you where you can watch all the key movies up for Oscar consideration!

Craig Elsten is joined once again by our official Dystopian Correspondent Ryan Phillips to look back at the last two episodes of The Last of Us, Episodes 6-7. The show is undoubtedly well made and good at what it does, but has it become too emotionally manipulative?

Shrinking is the latest Bill Lawrence creation on AppleTV+, an attempt to capture lightning in the bottle again from the "Ted Lasso" creator. Is Shrinking good, great, or in-between? Craig and Liddy talk through the series at the halfway point. Plus, it finally happened...Craig watched Derry Girls, and now we're gonna talk about it!

Craig Elsten is joined once again by Ryan Phillips to go over episodes 3-5 of The Last of Us. Contained within, our favorite and least favorite episodes of the season so far!

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree get together to discuss Craig's favorite new show so far in 2023, Poker Face on Peacock. Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne have teamed up to create a new variant on the old classic TV whodunit. Craig and Liddy in the first half of the podcast discuss what they generally like about the show, then dig into individual episodes in the second half.

Craig Elsten is joined by his "Lone Wolf and Cub Dystopian Correspondent" Ryan Phillips to talk about HBO's "The Last of Us". With two strikes against it (video game adaptation, saturated genre), why is this show so good? Craig and Ryan get into it, as well as looking ahead to the possible direction the show can take in future episodes.

Craig Elsten is joined by Chappell from RHAP's "Nothing but Netflix" podcast to talk about two new streaming reality competition shows that have both hosts bubbling with joy! First, Peacock's "The Traitors", which is a revelation in reality TV fun, hosted by Alan Cumming. The guys talk first without spoilers and then go into the winners and losers in a spoiler zone. Then, Craig and Chappell switch over to "Pressure Cooker" streaming on Netflix. It's like Top Chef meets Big Brother, with plenty of twists inside. Once again, there are non-spoilers before a break, then full season spoilers.

There are so many new and returning shows coming up in 2023, what are the most anticipated returnees, and most interesting new shows? Craig and Liddy go through some of the most comprehensive lists of upcoming 2023 shows and comprise their own list of over 30 shows they can't wait to see!

It's annually one of our most popular (and longest) podcasts of the year, the Streaming Platform Review podcast! Craig Elsten is joined by our platform expert Drew Steck and Liddy Loree to go through each of the biggest streaming platforms being used in the world today. What brings the best value, the best quality, and what's the best bundle of platforms for under $60?

For the fifth time, our year-end extravaganza is here! Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree get together in-person at Helix Brewing Company to discuss an incredible year of streaming television, including the deepest set of rankings yet. Craig says any of his Top-10 could be the #1 show of the year. What do you think about both co-hosts' rankings?