James is back from holiday – where he endured freezing temperatures and a burger crisis – while Joe's counting his losses from his most recent Hollywood home game with Jennifer Tilly and Norm Macdonald, and is STILL trying to sell action for next month's Bay 101 Shooting Star event. The boys run through the latest poker news headlines, and speak to Twitch streamer and former video games producer Vanessa Kade. They also have the first of their "deep dives” into the TV drama 'Billions', with a summary of Season 1 (Season 2 is on the agenda for next week's podcast). Finally, Neil Collins from Australia/New Zealand* (delete as applicable) competes for PokerStars swag in 'Superfan vs Stapes', answering questions about the 1979 classic 'Alien'. Please rate, review and subscribe to #PokerInTheEars.