Taking It Down

With only Adam and Blaine this week, the guys veer way out of the podcast's usual lane of TV to talk about The Beatles. Prompted by the new single "Now and Then," they talk discuss production, albums, and songs. The episode begins with the podcast's roots (1:20) before explaining why this week isn't a TV episode (2:23). There's a dash of football discussion (4:29) before the two hosts talk about The Beatles: the new single, previous work without John Lennon, favorite albums, favorite songs, and the man who played hundreds of copies of The White Album (5:44). The episode wraps with a mushroom-specific "Strawberry Fields Forever" tale (30:27) before Adam assigns some Beatles homework everyone will love (31:49).

If you're a fan of video podcasts, the YouTube channel for The Alabama Take has extra footage different from the audio episode, found below, with takes on Daylight Saving Time, seasons, and author Caleb Johnson's recent fiction "The Camper."

This week for the audio episode of the podcast, Donovan and Blaine discuss some new options with the audio and video versions of Taking It Down (1:45) before moving into the sad news of Matthew Perry's death (3:20). Then it's a wrap on the final four episodes of the Netflix series The Fall Of The House Of Usher (7:54). Was it worth it? Does it answer all of its questions?

If you're a fan of video podcasts, the YouTube channel for The Alabama Take has extra footage from the audio episode, found below, with some thoughts on the Tuscaloosa Chukker reunion and what to make of the new season of The Challenge, its thirty-ninth installment of the series.

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This week for the audio episode of the podcast, the four hosts have brief announcements on where they'll be this week if you want to come and see them (2:13) before getting into some thoughts on social media sites (5:37). From there, it's the problems of the still enjoyable Loki series on Disney+ (7:19). After a short break, there's a break down of episodes three and four of The Fall Of The House Of Usher, and one host ain't buying it (23:02). To wrap, there's a short talk on Tuscaloosa music, particularly a show in the coming days (49:16).

If you're a fan of video podcasts, the YouTube channel for The Alabama Take has an extended version the episode with discussions about Alabama author Caleb R. Johnson, the new Rolling Stones' album, and the finale of The Challenge: USA on CBS. 

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All four co-hosts this week are pretty interested in the new trailer of True Detective: Night Country, which is set in Alaska and stars Jodie Foster, and each of the hosts determines what's the impact the show could have (2:08). After that, the group pick up where they left off last week and analyze the final three short films from Wes Anderson on Netflix: The Rat Catcher, Poison, and The Swan (7:04). The final segment covers the first two episodes of the Netflix horror show The Fall of the House of Usher where the group differs on its level of entertainment (21:47).

If you're a fan of video podcasts, the YouTube channel for The Alabama Take has an extended version the episode with discussions about Loki's second episode with no spoilers and The Challenge: USA with spoilers. 

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This week the gang have a time dissecting the first episode of the new season of Loki (1:20). They also discuss the impact of Wes Anderson and his new short film on Netflix The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (20:30). To wrap the show, the gang narrows down what's in store for the next episode since there are a lot of choices as well as ask for a favor (43:48).

If you prefer video podcasts, the YouTube channel for The Alabama Take has an extended version the episode with discussions this week about what to watch and read for Halloween and The Challenge: USA thoughts!

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On Taking It Down, the episode begins with a thanks to the city and residents of Florence, specifically some who may listen to the episode (1:20) before moving into a boiling feud with fellow Alabama Take podcast We Are A Star War (4:26). Then we determine perhaps what's missing from Welcome To Wrexham: a unique voice (5:30). After a break, we get oiled up to talk about the most recent episode and elimination on The Challenge: USA (25:15).

If you're a fan of video podcasts, the YouTube channel for The Alabama Take has an extended version the episode, found below, with discussions about seeing Beyonce live!

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For this week, the crew from Taking It Down explain how Ahsoka is bad TV and could signal bad moves for franchise moves (1:24). After the break, they discuss how though The Changeling from Apple TV+ has gotten rocky, it still is solid television.

For those who prefer the video podcast, head to YouTube and find The Alabama Take. There in this week's episode, we begin with talks about HBO's cancellation of Winning Time, the big loss on The Challenge: USA, the upcoming season of Fargo with Jon Hamm, and why Natalie loves The Great British Bake Off. 

The Alabama Take brings you an entire family of podcasts and writings -- all with no ads! But we still have some bills to pay. If there's nothing in the shop to interest you, feel free to make a donation: venture to Buy Me A Coffee or visit our Venmo and PayPal to help to keep the site, the writings, and podcasts going.

Find the other podcasts in The Alabama Take network in any podcast app. Not only that, but all podcasts now appear in the YouTube channel for The Alabama Take. For Taking It Down, that includes an audio-only version and a video version with bonus content!

This week's episode begins with a list of specific thank yous to the donors of the donation drive for the home site, The Alabama Take (1:58). If you helped out and pitched in, then you'll hear your name! From there, it's a few jokes at the expense of two specific politicians who made news this week (4:36). Then we get into Victor LaValle, the author of The Changeling and this year's Lone Women on what makes his work good (6:39) before we dive fully into the Apple TV+ adaptation of his work, The Changeling, which has a lot to unpack (10:18). After the break, we're back in Europe with Welcome to Wrexham, the FX/Hulu show. Before we discuss the show, we talk about the country of Whales itself (31:02) and then discuss how the show is great, but sometimes lacks a voice (35:18). Thanks everyone for listening!

If you're a fan of video podcasts, the YouTube channel for The Alabama Take has an extended version the episode, found below, with discussions about the upcoming Mike Flanagan project on Netflix The Fall Of The House Of Usher, which has us intriguied and how the entire Aquaman franchise never catches our eye. That extra footage is on the YouTube video only and is included in the first several minutes of the show.

Taking It Down is the site's TV and streaming podcast for listeners who have time for the TV, but not time for much else. From us, you'll get the mundane and absurd, the complex and the simple, the easy and the hard all with zero Hollywood b.s.

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This week's episode begins with the hypothesis that Apple TV+ has taken the crown from HBO for quality TV shows (2:37). Then, the group give spoiler-free thoughts on why The Changeling from the same streamer feels so special (9:28). After a short break aboutThe Alabama Take, it's a breakdown of what happened -- and where it could lead -- on the most recent episode of The Challenge: USA (14:03).

If you're a fan of video podcasts, the YouTube channel for The Alabama Take has an extended version the episode with some wilder discussions on recent discourses around Martin Short and Ahsoka, particularly how Twitter has driven them. And you'll get some medical ideas on cysts! Yes, cysts! The extra footage is always in the video version of the show for the first few minutes.

The Alabama Take brings you an entire family of podcasts and writings -- all with no ads! But we still have some bills to pay. If there's nothing in the shop to interest you, feel free to make a donation: venture to Buy Me A Coffee or visit our Venmo and PayPal to help to keep the site, the writings, and podcasts going.

The entire crew gather to first talk about the intersection of college football and intellectualism and how it's not a dichotomy (2:38) before shifting into The Challenge: USA and asking if production has too much of a hand in certain things (7:07). After the break, Blaine and Donovan discuss at length how zany and sober the latest HBO documentary Telemarketers is, which people should view just for the enlightenment (17:01).

If you're a fan of video podcasts, the YouTube channel for The Alabama Take has an extended version the episode, found below as well, with bonus discussions on Burning Man and the recent passing of the legendary Jimmy Buffett.

The Alabama Take brings you an entire family of podcasts and writings -- all with no ads! But we still have some bills to pay. If there's nothing in the shop to interest you, feel free to make a donation: venture to Buy Me A Coffee or visit our Venmo and PayPal to help to keep the site, the writings, and podcasts going.

Find the other podcasts in The Alabama Take network in any podcast app or on the site. Not only that, but all podcasts now appear in the YouTube channel for The Alabama Take. For Taking It Down, that includes an audio-only version and a video version with bonus content!