Taking It Down

For Episode Fifty-Eight of Taking It Down, Blaine, Adam, and Donovan determine that Dr. Anthony Fauci must be the most relieved man in the nation as we openly wonder how politicians do it all (1:46). Then we give some final thoughts on Pretend It's a City from Martin Scorsese and Netflix, particularly takes on exercise (5:55). After bringing in the best Morrow -- that would be Natalie -- we talk about the most recent episode of the Disney Plus wacky show that is WandaVision (11:09).

All commentators take a moment to share what they've been watching and if they, in good conscious, can recommend anything (20:20) and after the break, it's a full dissection of the excellent new film on Amazon Prime from first-time director Regina King: One Night in Miami... (26:09). 

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Taking It Down has a fantastic show for you this week to help you stay sane and keep you covered on some pop culture bullshit. First up on the agenda is a general conversation about sports (1:13) that somehow ends up about the terrorists at the Capitol and their likely Covid issues (2:48).

In happier news, we give a special listener a shoutout (8:03) before breaking down what we think about the big 2021 Netflix movie news while we barely remember what a theater was like (8:44). Our podcast is actually interrupted by the news of Phil Spector's death (18:26) before we bring in one of our favorite guests, Natalie Morrow, to help us talk about the first two episodes of Disney Plus's strange but fun WandaVision (19:35). While Natalie is with us, we manage to slip in a little talk about our favorite MTV show, The Challenge (33:10).

After the break, it's a deep dive into New York, Martin Scorsese, and, of course, Fran Lebowitz with the Netflix limited docu-series Pretend It's a City, which is wonderful for a certain type of person (37:53).

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It's a new year! Taking It Down comes in hot with some talk about what we'll do if we ever get vaccinated for COVID-19 (1:04), which may include attending some football games. We start with Hugh Freeze somehow, but we get around to discussions and hilarity of many of the college football bowl games (5:57). Then the three give their thoughts on resolutions in general (16:46) before pinpointing some of 2021's more promising pop culture (24:54).

After the break, it's a breakdown of Soul from Pixar over on Disney Plus that begins with what is it that Blaine can't get past with animation (32:13). To wrap the show, the guys give their favorite Pixar movies (49:41).

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It's the time of year! Before they get into the best of 2020, first Blaine, Adam, and Donovan discuss on whether or not this is the time to end the COVID-19 segment each week (1:09) before they have a quick talk on the 2020 Christmas that's now past (3:30). After that, it's a deep dive into the new Netflix movie The Midnight Sky from George Clooney (4:39). Before the break, they talk all about what made Wonder Woman 1984 such a flop (20:08).

After the break, they break down the top ten of television for 2020 that's now up on the website (42:26) and then give their picks on some of the best music of the year (53:58).

Merry Christmas and happy Kwanzaa to everyone! Taking It Down is back in its usual Tuesday slot, and the guys are eager to give out some thanks to devoted listeners (1:19) before talking about the seriousness of COVID-19 (1:55). Then it's time to talk about The Mandalorian and what it says about Star Wars going forward -- and if you haven't seen the season finale, beware of spoilers (4:39). Then it's a shout out to the fun of the Druid City Brewery's Nightcap (19:07) before a discussion of HBO's documentary on the Bee Gees How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (23:19). And Adam watched the David Fincher film Mank from Netflix, which he determines if the other two guys should watch it -- plus, the conversation reveals a glaring hole in Blaine's pop culture consumption (35:20).

After the break, Natalie Morrow joins the podcast to talk about this week's episode of The Challenge, which was full of political intrigue (40:54).

Blaine, Adam, and Donovan are back, and they get off to a rollicking start by taking down the year that almost is in college football, particularly the LSU at Florida game that created more questions than it answered (1:04). From there, it's a scathing review from two out of three of the crew about ESPN's flagship GameDay (4:49).

What does the HBO Max and Warner Brothers' movie announcement for 2021 mean for the common man and the theater business (10:03)? Of course, it would be hard not to talk about the big Disney news from Thursday (18:01) which is a perfect segue into the penultimate episode of this season's The Mandalorian on Disney Plus (24:07).

As a special Christmas treat, Donovan is new to The Challenge and to hear him tell it, there is a lot of similarities to the MTV staple and the world of comic books, but special guest Natalie Morrow is here to help introduce him to all the lore (27:59).

Lastly, after the break, the guys share their favorite bits of the holiday season (41:02) -- come for the recommendations, stay for the classic and personal Christmas story that no one will want to miss (55:08).

Taking It Down this week covers topics far and wide! In the first segment, it is time for short takes with answers to these questions and more: why isn't COVID in the list of Grammy nominations (1:26); what was it like for Saban to watch the Iron Bowl rather than coach it (1:47); why does CBS suck so badly at college football broadcasting (2:31); what does Wonder Woman: 1984 have to say for itself now that it will be streaming on Christmas Day (8:05); what are our predictions for a David Lynch Netflix show (11:35); what about How To With John Wilson is so warm and lovable (13:36); is The Mandalorian any good (20:56); and how did Fargo get so damn weird (27:27)?

After the break, Donovan helps to explore the FX series and film version of Black Narcissus (30:41).

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The pals from Taking It Down are back this week, and as usual, they start with the never-ending COVID-19 news (1:25). It was a good week for music, and not just that new War on Drugs live album, as Adam helps to point out (2:19). The guys take a bit to morn Alabama legislative legend Alvin Holmes (9:39).

For one of the major segments, Taking It Down discusses the intersection of Thanksgiving and pop culture, including Bob's Burgers, Cheers, but they come to the conclusion that the greatest Thanksgiving moment happened in Mississppi as recently as 2019 (10:36)

After the break, it's a run down of the popular Netflix series The Queen's Gambit -- two of the guys liked it, one of them did not (28:46).

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It's the fiftieth episode and it's full of all you've come to love about Taking It Down. First the guys talk some Covid news with one of them even getting tested (2:07). And though Taking It Down is all about pop culture, it would hard not to discuss the election and its intersection with college football (5:00). Should we, too, join the new social media Parler (8:48)? There are plenty of ideas floating.

The gentlemen then give out some things they believe to be praiseworthy from Adam's love of some of the latest reissues (12:40), to Donovan's discovery of Pen15 and Joe Pera Talks With You as well as his love of Olivia Manning's trilogy of books (21:01), and finally to Blaine's belief that some of The Walking Dead shows are back to being an okay hang (26:38).

After the break, the three of them do a dive into the first episode of the new Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, which seems to be quite good so far (31:58).

Plus, a quick note: there will be no Taking It Down next week on November 17th. We'll return on November 24th.

Where would we be without Covid? Taking It Down discusses (1:09). Then they ponder if Disney Plus's The Mandalorian is really for them (1:46) before asking why the hell was Dan Mullen coaching (5:56)?

The crew then gets into their main segments: first, since it's Election Day, it's about the best of politics and pop culture (8:22) before talking about HBO's new show How To With John Wilson (20:32). Lastly, they reflect on David Byrne and Spike Lee's collaborative effort American Utopia, which is also streaming on HBO (28:34).