Poda Bing: a Sopranos retrospective

Niia and Vik discuss Janice withholding prosthetic legs and practicing Rolling Stones on her guitar, Tony being miffed by Johnny Sack moving to Jersey, Dr. Melfi’s strength under intense pressure, the importance of property taxes, musical remixes of Gladiator, and the ending that set the stage for *THE* ending.

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Sharon discusses her experience on The Sopranos and the show's examination of relationships, humanity, family, and ultimately the regularness of life.

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Vik, Niia and John discuss Christopher getting made, Adriana's incredible response, the cinema of that long cigarette drag shot, Marcel Proust's madeleine, whether everything can in fact be reduced to a slice of capicola, the introduction of the Lupertazzi crime family (and hence more malaprops), the difference between ravens and crows, and much more. This was a terrific, memorable and consequential episode in the series. Discussing it and being able to share it with you is a special treat.

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Matt Servitto and Vik discuss Matt's path from Juilliard to The Sopranos, his memories and experiences from the show, working on Billions and the comparability of its writing to The Sopranos, the importance of Vince Guaraldi's music, especially at Christmastime, and much more.

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Vik, Niia and John discuss the sudden loss of Nancy Marchand and the production audibles that were called properly say good bye. Additional topics include: music from the early 2000s (hello Hanging By a Moment!), James Harden's usage rate, Woody Guthrie, California bullshit, the implementation of Robert Frost's poetry to the show, and Carmela's way with words after a couple of shots. This episode had amazing dialogue throughout and some of the most memorable lines from the series.

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Vincent Pastore shares his experiences working on The Sopranos, James Gandolfini, David Chase, Frank Renzulli, David Proval and much more.

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Vik, Niia and John closely examine Mr. Ruggerio's neighborhood. Topics explored include: parabolics, Paulie's sanitation rant (which led to a discussion about bathroom etiquette in general), Pasty getting Pablo Escobarred by Tony, the regularness of life manifested by way of Carmela's housekeeper, the masterful execution in moving the show away from Livia, the stock footage cuts and the intention behind them, and much more. F

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Louis Lombardi joins Vik in studio to discuss an array of subjects including: The Sopranos, James Gandolfini, David Chase, Frank Renzulli, Vincent Pastore, 24, Oliver Stone, Natural Born Killers, The Usual Suspects, Tom Brady, Biggie, MoviePass, and much more.

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Dan discusses his dual career as a math professor and actor, how his role with the show evolved over time, special memories from his experience, and much more.

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Allen Coulter joins Vik to discuss the inner workings of a director and producer on The Sopranos and take a closer look at the intention and execution of scenes within several episodes he directed including: College, Isabella, The Knight in White Satin Armor, Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood, The Test Dream and much more.

Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik)

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