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Will and Alex provide a career update before sharing their favorite memories from “The Raptors Show” (31:38). Later, they recap “The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” (1:18:20) and chat about Smeagol’s birthday, Pippin becoming Alex’s favorite hobbit, winners and losers from the battle of Minas Tirith, Frodo returning to the Shire with nine fingers, why Gandalf is basically Garrett Temple, and more.

Will and Alex are joined by Josh from In Vintage We Trust to walk through every single scene in “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” and discuss: the value of Sam’s friendship, if Saruman is a top-tier villain, pulling up to the gates of Mordor super early in the trilogy, Gandalf’s superpowers, orcs, ents, Grima Wormtongue, Faramir, Agent Smith and Arwen, the gradual defrosting of King Theoden, Smeagol vs. Gollum, Gollum vs. The Forbidden Pool, three-day old maggoty bread, if Aragorn has any good storylines, is Frodo a boring character, the Battle at Helm’s Deep, Merry and Pippin finally doing something, and early predictions for “Return of the King.”

Will and Alex sit down with chef Craig Wong (0:41) to chat about growing up in Scarborough, the origin story of “Patois,” Chinese-Jamaican food, the JunePlum patty, navigating the restaurant industry, his food recommendations around the city, and much more. Later, Alex gives his predictions for “Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,” pays tribute to Akira Toriyama (51:47), explains why his finger injury might end his basketball career, and ranks all 30 NBA teams based on their overall aura. Finally, Will and Alex answer listener questions (1:52:13).

Will and Alex chat about Pascal Siakam’s return to Toronto, the behind-the-scenes story of Will receiving a dap from Fred VanVleet, and how to make All-Star weekend better before Alex provides a non-update on his next career move (58:29), what post-Raptors Show life is like, 10 Big Macs vs 100 McNuggets, the biggest celebrity sightings on his LA trip, and the search for an ‘01 Civic replacement. Finally, Will and Alex journey to Middle Earth (1:26:40) and review the 2001 epic fantasy adventure film “The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.”

Will and Alex review "The Joy Luck Club," a 1993 American drama film about the relationships between Chinese-American women and their Chinese immigrant mothers.

Larry reveals his pandemic Hall of Shame nominees and we remember definitive moments from the first five months of the pandemic.

Larry returns to the podcast to chat about Alex’s deleted tweet adventure, his most thirsty influencer move during the pandemic, constructive criticism for brands, and more.

Asad joins the podcast for a definitive walkthrough of Alex’s previous career as a chartered accountant.

Sarah returns to the podcast to chat about TikTok, Taylor Swift's new album, and tries to name 10 Asian people.

Joseph Casciaro a.k.a. Bamburgh Circle Bachelor and Mark Savel a.k.a. Paesan Warren Buffett return to the podcast to help Alex accomplish his goal of becoming an honorary paesan.