Poda Bing: a Sopranos retrospective

Robin drops by the studio while in LA on business to sit down with Vik to discuss her memoir, The Only Girl, and much more. Topics discussed include: being the first woman on the masthead of Rolling Stone, breaking into television, the WGA - ATA standoff, her work on The Sopranos, her relationships, successes and failures, her departure from the show, the aftermath, therapy, and much more.

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Vik, Niia and John jump into He Is Risen. Topics explored include Ralphie's rise (however unprophetic), Junior's talent for dispensing wisdom, Elliot's interruptions, the rise of Johnny Sack's relevance (especially this episode), and much more. 

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Ray Abruzzo (Little Carmine) joins Vik in studio to discuss his career, tell his Sopranos story, and fascinating anecdotes from the set, table reads, and much more.

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Federico shares his Sopranos story and discusses his life as an artist, collector, and director. 

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Vik gets a second opinion from Niia and John on all things Sopranos, especially Dr. Krakower. What a powerful episode! Forever immortalized as the one that resulted in an Emmy for Edie Falco, Second Opinion was chock full of lines, world building, and healthy doses of signature Chase "regularness of life", ambiguity, and dead ends.

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Ariel calls in to discuss her experience on The Sopranos, the implications of her character and the 'University' episode, memorable moments with James Gandolfini, and much more.

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Vik, Niia and John discuss one of the most controversial episodes of the series, University. Along the way, Omar from 'The Wire' rears his head, Vik considers whether Len Tannenbaum was an oenophile, and the parallels between Noah's breakup with Meadow and Bob Sugar's firing of Jerry Maguire. Stay tuned for a conversation with Ariel Kiley, who played Tracee on this episode, in the next few days.

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Patrick tells his Sopranos story. Topics discussed include: being fed lines by David Chase, growing up in a family of actors, if David Chase and Tony Soprano were composers or pianists, which ones they would most likely be, and much more.

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Vik is joined by Niia and John to explore the episode best known for Burt Young's guest appearance. Topics discussed include: Carmela joining Tony in therapy, godfather responsibilities, Lee Iacocca references, Hitchcock, Rocky, Duncan Sheik, and much more. 

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Lizzie discusses her recent piece in The New Yorker magazine saluting Edie Falco's performance as Carmela Soprano.

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