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Craig Elsten, Justice Parman and Corey Stewart break down the first episode of season four of Succession, bringing you full analysis of the action, audio from two key scenes, and our weekly superlatives: #1 Boy, Best Insult, Biggest Move, and Tomlette with Gregs.

We are BACK and we are going FULL FUCKING BEAST once again! Join Craig Elsten, Justice Parman and Corey Stewart for the next ten Monday nights for a complete review of each episode of the final season of HBO's Succession. In this Season 4 preview podcast, the "Rotten Cabal" gets together to discuss the announcement that this is the final season of Succession! Then, we look back at season 3, re-introduce our weekly recap segments and bits, and do a SUCCESSION DRAFT for season 4! Who would you pick to come out on top at season's end?

Craig Elsten is joined once again by his "dystopian correspondent" Ryan Phillips to break down the final two episodes of The Last of Us season one. Were the final two episodes the best acting showcases yet for Bella Ramsay and Pedro Pascal? Was that finale a little rushed? And, where are we heading now?

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.