Kickin & Streamin Podcast

On this week's episode of Kickin' & Streamin' Podcast, Graham and Jocelyn discuss Netflix Original series  Ozark, starring Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, and Julia Garner, along with an absolutely delightful cast of actors. Jocelyn offers a perfect (non spoilers-laden) synopsis of the show, and specifically the character of Marty Byrde, played by Jason Bateman. Before going completely into the cast Graham tells Jocelyn what he's learned about the place called The Ozarks, based on firsthand account of someone Graham knows, who grew up in Missouri and used to spend some summer vacations there as a child. Graham also describe how the seemingly perennial darkness (even in a sunny day) which depicted the Ozarks is real, according to Graham's source. Jocelyn is reminded of she's never had any desires to visit the Ozark, and how she's more convinced of it after seeing the show, even though she's fully aware the depiction of the Ozark is fictional. Graham & Jocelyn discussed the cast, and Jocelyn pointed out how all the women in the show seemed to be very self-sufficient, powerful, and sometimes downright scary. Graham asked Jocelyn to opine about Julia Garner's performance as "Ruth" for which she won Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in the recently celebrated 71st Emmy Awards. Jocelyn is indeed impressed by Ruth the character and by Ms. Garner's histrionic abilities playing said character. The conversation continued into the Snells, The Cartels involved, along with other shenanigans which take place in Ozark. Listen and share this episode and please don't hesitate to tell us what you think. If you'd like to suggest a topic of discussion for our next episode, please email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter @Kickinnstreamin, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/kickinandstreamin/ Join our newsletter when you visit our website www.kickinandstreaminpodcast.com and you can also support this podcast by becoming a patron www.patreon.com/kickinandstreaminpod

On this episode of Kickin' & Streamin' Podcast, Graham & Jocelyn take a look back at the recently celebrated Emmy Awards. The two co-hosts went back their Emmy nominations episode from a few months ago to review their predictions on who should or shouldn't have won. They marvel at the surprising big wins of Fleabag and actress and creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who won in almost every categories for the show she stars in, and for Killing Eve, a show she created. Graham & Jocelyn revisit several episodes in which they spoke highly of several performers who turned out to be the surprise wins of the night, such as "Killing Eve" actress Jodie Comer, who won leading actress in a drama series for her role of charmingly skillful assassin Villanelle, Graham expressed how pleased he was to have predicted "Ozark" young actress Julia Garner's win as outstanding supporting actress in a drama series. The pair also reflect on the dramatic and historic win by Billy Porter as the first openly gay black man to win in the category of lead actor in a drama series. The pair of hosts also commented on another dramatic, but also well deserved win for 19 year-old actor Jharrell Jerome as lead actor in a limited drama or TV movie for his incredibly moving portrayal of Korey Wise in the Netflix Original miniseries When They See Us, directed and produced by director Ava Duvernay. Korey Wise was one of the five exonerated African-American men who as teenagers, were falsely accused of the brutal rape of a white woman in Central Park, NY; a case which later became known as "The Central Park 5."  The conversation continues as the two hosts revisit excerpt from several old episodes and react to their predictions. Follow us on Facebook facebook.com/kickinandstreamin/ on Twitter @Kickinnstreamin, on Instagram @kickinandstreamin_podcast and if you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to email us at [email protected]. Don't forget you can become a Patron of this podcast on patreon.com/kickinandstreaminpodcast 
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On this episode of Kickin' & Streamin' Podcast, Graham & Jocelyn discuss Netflix original miniseries "Unbelievable," based on an article entitled: "An Unbelievable Story of Rape" published on Pro Publica in collaboration with The Marshall Project. Jocelyn gives a "no spoiler" background of the story, specifically about the character named Marie Adler. Graham & Jocelyn discuss at length the series of miscarriage of justice Marie is subjected to by a string of male detectives and the people she considered to be her family who refused to believe she was raped. The two co-host present the contrasting reality of the other case in the story about Amber, a college student in Colorado who like Marie, was rape in in the same conditions and circumstances, yet her case was believed and investigated by two female detectives who cracked the case and ended up serving justice to Marie. 
Graham & Jocelyn then moved on to discuss the cast beginning with Kaitlyn Dever, the young actress who played Marie Adler. They marveled at Kaitlyn's histrionics and ability to portray the pain and anguish of Marie Adler in her most vulnerable moments. They also discuss the starring role and acting pedigree of Australian actress Toni Colette (United States of Tara), along with American actress Merritt Wever (Zoey Barkow - Nurse Jackie), in her role of Detective Karen Duvall. During the discussion, Jocelyn shared a personal story of how she felt when a medical doctor dismissed her severe bout of depression as "It's called PMS, honey" and how this relates to law enforcement officers, medical personnel, and other authority figures' reluctance to believe children and women. Listen and share this episode and please don't hesitate to tell us what you think. If you'd like to suggest a topic of discussion for our next episode, please email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter @Kickinnstreamin, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/kickinandstreamin/ Join our newsletter when you visit our website www.kickinandstreaminpodcast.com and you can also support this podcast by becoming a patron www.patreon.com/kickinandstreaminpodcast 
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On this episode of Kickin' & Streamin' Podcast, Graham & Jocelyn discuss Netflix Original miniseries The Spy, based on real events surrounding the brief career of Eliyahu Cohen, an Israeli spy in Syria starring Sacha Baron Cohen. They begin by talking about the distinct "French movie" kind of filter used in the series and how it evoked a stylistic accuracy to the time period both in the camera work and the visuals. Jocelyn & Graham discuss the pleasant surprise of seeing Sacha Baron Cohen playing a serious role and his impeccable acting skills playing a very believable spy. The discussion continued as we wondered about the toll it must take on real life spies and their families. Jocelyn & Graham discussed the cast, among them Noah Emmerich and Alona Tal who are the most recognizable faces. Jocelyn points out how she noticed Noah Emmerich seem to drop the accent along the way and from time to time, Graham noticed the same, but thought he was nitpicking and didn't think anyone else would have noticed until Jocelyn mentioned it. Jocelyn and Graham had high praises for Hadar Ratzon, the actress who played the role of Nadia Cohen, the wife of Eli Cohen, and they even wondered what real life Nadia (who is alive) thought of the actress's portrayal of her. The two co-hosts continued down the list of the remaining lesser know actors and they respective performance. The Spy is on Netflix, has six episodes of approximately 55 minutes each.  

On this episode of Kickin' & Streamin' Podcast, Jocelyn & Graham discuss Netflix Original series Wu Assassins, an absolutely fantastic martial arts drama starring Iko Uwais, Katheryn Winnick, Byron Mann, Tommy Flanagan, Lewis Tan, Li Jun Li, & Lawrence Kao. The two co-hosts wonder why the series doesn't seem to be gaining enough popularity based on the fact it has wonderfully choreographed fights perfectly executed cinematic shots. Graham & Jocelyn also review the series' cast and got acquainted with their respective body of work. 

On this week's episode of Kickin' & Streamin' Podcast, Graham & Jocelyn discuss comedian Dave Chappelle's latest Netflix comedy special Sticks & Stones. The two co-hosts start by acknowledging how Dave has always been able to be irreverent, controversial and push boundaries while being a highly thoughtful and intellectual comedian. However, we found ourselves getting uncomfortable by some of Dave's bits on this Netflix special and for the wrong reasons. Graham and Jocelyn also analyze and agreed with Dave's attempt at exposing the "cancel culture" which is very predominant in today's society, but they both disagree with the notion that some egregious behaviors by some celebrities should be acceptable, and Chappelle's argument in defense of people like Michael Jackson and Louis C.K. is reprehensible. The two agreed that even while being incredibly controversial, Chappelle manages to remain funny, but he also seem to understand how some of the jokes and subjects he jokes about aren't indefensible and plainly offensive. Listen to this conversation and tell us what you think on our website www.kickinandstreaminpodcast.com or on Twitter: @Kickinnstreamin and on our Facebook page.    

On this week's episode of Kickin' & Streamin' Podcast, Graham & Jocelyn discuss Netflix original documentary mini series The Family, based on the book of the same title written by investigative writer Jeff Sharlett. Graham & Jocelyn express their uneasiness about such a potentially heavily political topic on the podcast, but decided to go ahead with it because it's important. The two co-hosts discuss the series at length, starting with the founder of the original prayer breakfast, then they discuss the rise of the most enigmatic figure of the Family, Doug Coe. The discussion continued onto former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, and former Nevada Sen. John Ensing, who are the most prominent members of The Family to experience extremely publicly embarrassing  scandals. Also the conversation analyzes how The Family's tentacles in international politics and policy making in Europe and Africa. 

On this week's episode of Kickin' & Streamin' Podcast, Graham & Jocelyn discuss how Netflix has arbitrarily canceled some of its greatest original shows. The two co-hosts focus specifically on 5 original series which the streaming platform has either canceled, or announced it will not renew for another season.  We begin by lamenting the cancellation of Tuca & Bertie, starring Tiffany Haddish, Steven Yeun, and Ali Wong, after a one season run. Next Jocelyn & Graham moved on to one cancellation which has hurt them the most; which happened about two weeks ago when Netflix announced it would not renew The OA for a third season. The OA is very special to our podcast and if you're a new follower, you can find our special episode "Deciphering The OA" which is episode 13. Jocelyn has been a vocal supporter of The OA on Instragram as she spearheaded a #SaveTheOA campaign which has been joined by several thousands of Instagram followers. The conversation continued on to the cancellation of Friends From College, a fantastic little comedy starring Keegan Michael Key, Fred Savage, Billy Eichner, Annie Parisse, and Cobie Smulders (Robin from HIMYM). Next we talked about the cancellation of the show One Day At A Time; which was revived as a Latin family with Rita Moreno as the coolest Abuela in the world, Justina Machado as a single mother and war veteran raising a family while dealing with the wounds of war. Jocelyn & Graham expressed their relief as they learned the show was picked up by Pop TV. The last cancellation was that of Jessica Jones. Jocelyn theorized the cancellation of all the Netflix's Marvel shows might well be the streaming platform anticipating it might be forced to give up the rights to those series once Disney Plus is up and running. Graham loves Jessica Jones, like he really loves Jessica Jones.      

On this week's episode of Kickin' & Streamin' Podcast, Graham & Jocelyn discuss Amazon Original series The Boys, starring Karl Urban, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid, Anthony Starr, Laz Alonso, Tomer Kapon, featuring a cast of fantastic actors. The show is based on a comic book series of the same title and it features eight very action-packed episodes. Jocelyn & Graham begin by carefully presenting a synopsis of the show while avoiding any spoilers, then they moved on to discussing each cast member and their respective characters. The two co-hosts discuss how a simplistic explanation of what the series is about could lend itself to be a turnoff when the word superheroes comes along, yet the series focuses on a side of superheroes we might have never seen. 
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On this week's episode of Kickin' & Streamin' Graham and Jocelyn review FX Original series Pose, a show starring M.J. Rodriguez, Billy Porter, Dominique Jackson, Ryan Jamaal Swain, and Indya Moore. The series was created by screenwriter, director, and producer Ryan Murphy. Murphy is best known for creating and co-creating heavy hitter series including Nip Tuck, Glee, American Horror Story, American Crime Story among others. Jocelyn describes the series as deeply educational and eye-opening. Graham & Jocelyn discuss how much the series shed light on the reality of the life of LGBTQ folks in the 80's at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Jocelyn expresses her amazement at the members of the gay community's ingenuity of creating "houses" as a safe space, a place of refuge for young homeless and destitute LGBT people to prevent them from dying as victim of hate crimes and other dangers they were exposed to as a result of their sexual orientation. Jocelyn expresses how learning about the Ball Culture, all the details, the history, and the kindness the gay community showed to one another during those times is enough to renew her faith in humanity. The co-host then discuss each of the main cast members and their respective characters. Graham and Jocelyn praise M.J. Rodriguez's absolutely magnificent portrayal of Blanca Evangelista, a HIV positive "house mother" who is committed to bettering the lives of each one of her children, and she is particularly committed to ensuring Damon (Ryan Jamaal Swain) lives up to his potential as a ballet dancer. The two co-hosts then discuss Billy Porter's portrayal of Pray Tell who is the Emcee at the nightly balls where each house compete in a runway-style contest of a variety of categories. The remaining characters and actors are discussed at length and in detail. Graham and Jocelyn point out the importance of seeing the art in the series, the creativity, the braveness of individuals who in spite of all the rejection, discrimination, and mistreatment they received from the outside world, they decided to live their true lives, their true identity, regardless of the consequences and ignorance of the times. Enjoy this episode, and please don't forget to tell us what you think if you've watched Pose, or when you watch it.