Community: "Remedial Chaos Theory"

Tommy Proffitt of Distant Echoes joins to talk about this dense and elaborate storytelling experiment, which also happens to be the origin of The Darkest Timeline.

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Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: anchor.fm/distant-echoes | Distant Echoes on Twitter: @DistantEchoesSW | Tommy on Twitter: @AwkwardComma

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Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @gimmickspod | Instagram: @gimmickspod | Derek on Twitter: @DerekBGayle

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Vulture | Community Inside Look | Community Wiki | Dan Harmon's Tumblr

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Ted Lasso: "Beard After Hours"

Kevin Quigley (author, graphic designer, and co-host of The 3028) joins to talk about Coach Beard's strange, sexy, and surreal night.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation: "A Fistful of Datas"

Cassie Proffitt of Distant Echoes joins to talk about a western holodeck adventure.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Hush" 

Merrilee O'Neil joins to, ironically, talk about an episode mostly devoid of talking.

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Riverdale: "Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember" 

Chris Cummins (writer for Den of Geek and Archie Comics, producer of Sci-Fi Explosion) joins to talk about Riverdale's adaptation of the Carrie stage musical that's also part-documentary.

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Seinfeld: "The Chinese Restaurant" 

Tommy Proffitt of Distant Echoes joins to talk about a seminal bottle episode.

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