The Friday Mailbag

Zach, Amin and Mayes are headed to Hawaii for a wedding, but not before they create the world's greatest Craigslist post looking for nice girls to accompany them and appease their family.

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Zach, Amin, Tom and Mayes break down the epic NYC Live Show last Saturday!

That's of course, after we discuss whether your dog really loves you or just wants a treat.

Reunited five long years after our previous live show, the gang was back in full force to celebrate Jade Hoye and his family, who came out and sat in the front row.

We also brought Nick Wright and Bomani Jones together for an epic GOAT debate and announced the upcoming return of Basketball Illuminati.

Patreon Exclusive: Thursday Night Karaoke and the strange Scotsman that Amin invited to join the party.

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Who could have predicted before the Encino Man episode that Sean Astin would become ubiquitous in Cinephobe lore? And not for shouting 'My wife is a bingo!' at a Blockbuster.

Zach, Amin and Mayes dig up their most unbelievable moments in Cinephobe history, the elements of the plot that took it too far, shattering any suspended disbelief that might have existed.

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Bottle episodes can be risky business for a series, but “The Bear” has shined with its one-off productions, from Season’s 2 family stage play “Fishes” to this season’s mood poem of a premier.

This episode, “Napkins,” marks the directorial debut of series regular Ayo Edebiri (Sydney) and focuses almost entirely on how Tina (played remarkably by Liza Colón-Zayas) found her way to The Beef/The Bear.

Friend of PYK C.J. Krawczyk stops in to share with Tom and Kevin his conflicting thoughts about the episode. On one hand, the half hour is an affecting portrayal of the heartbreak and frustration of job insecurity. On the other, it also takes us away from the central dynamics of “The Bear" in the middle of a season that has spent precious little time in the kitchen — and virtually no time in the dining room.

Whatever misgivings the guys have about the trajectory of Season 3, they agree that the music has been pitch perfect. 

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Zach, Amin and Mayes have the power to be supreme, the power to be almighty, the power to use a Cosmic Key and travel across the galaxy in the blink of .34 chromons.

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Tom Haberstroh and Travonne Edwards are coming home!

Live Show in NYC this Saturday! Let's hope we have better security than the Copa America final.

House of the Dragon has hit it's stride in Season 2, it's time to catch up and learn your family trees.

Tom has adopted Reed Sheppard as his son, celebrating his success in Summer League as a portent for things to come.

Tom unpacks the machinations behind Jalen Brunson's team friendly extension from the CAA Knicks, which Tray objects to on principle.

Patreon Exclusive: Did Jaylen Brown's shoe choices keep him off Team USA?

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Richie’s character is starting to cultivate grace away from the restaurant, even as he and Carmy persist in their sometimes-hot-sometimes-cold war.

Tom shares his love of the scene between Richie and his daughter, Evie, and why the two-handed scenes represent The Bear at its best.

The two episodes are at their strongest when Carmy and Sydney occupy the kitchen, honing their collective vision. Sydney is learning how to carefully check Carmy’s worst instincts, even as she struggles to sign the partnership agreement and codify her relationship with the Berzatto clan.

Episodes 4 and 5 are also marked by two big cameos — Josh Hartnett and John Cena respectively. The first works a lot better than the second, as Kevin kvetches that there are few things he cares less about than the Fak brothers’ ‘haunts,’ and the fate of Sammy’s SD cards. 

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Zach, Amin and Mayes get uploaded into the serververse to take on Al-G Rhythm and his goon squad as a classic tale is rebooted for the video game generation. Will we be stuck as Warner Brothers properties forever? Will LeBron connect with Bryce about something other than basketball? Do any kids even know who the Looney Tunes are? Do you, as long as doing you means listening to this podcast.

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Tom Haberstroh and Travonne Edwards are coming home!

Team USA starts to get ready for the Paris Olympics, would you want to watch them scrimmage against the select team?

Jerv joins the show to talk about new 76er Paul George's podcast...should Philly be worried?

DeMar DeRozan is headed to Sacramento, Tray and Tom react to the move.

Tray lets the people select his new NBA team after years of being a Bulls fan.

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Kevin and Tom examine the moments when the show performs at its best: is it the introspective, brooding Carmine scenes at The Bear or when the show “goes home” with secondary characters?

Kevin draws a spot-on parallel of Syd/Carmy as Peggy/Don in Mad Men while Tom campaigns for more Richie exploration. 

The Bear can’t be discussed without a dive into the show’s musical choices. With the Gen X sounds of Eddie Vedder and R.E.M taking center stage, the topic of needle drops surfaces and Tom and Kevin analyze whether the FX show becomes too navel-gazey (the PYK stance: it doesn’t).

A central question of the show: what does joy for Carmy look like? For Tom and Kevin, joy looks a lot like Oliver Platt on the television screen. Say it with us now: God Bless Oliver Platt.

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