The Hell Yeah Homeland Podcast

By Sara Rogovin

What's The Hell Yeah Homeland Podcast about?

The HYH Podcast is the audio companion to the Hell Yeah Homeland blog. Each week we dissect and discuss the latest episode of the most stressful and anxiety-inducing (good, bad, otherwise) series that ever was. You don't have to take it as seriously as we do.

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The Hell Yeah Homeland Podcast episodes:

05.05.2020
Episode 75: Agency
As promised, this week we’re talking about loose threads from the finale (as well as revisiting some points from last week) and reflecting on season eight as a whole. We address The Franny Situation, why the way in which Carrie...
04.29.2020
Episode 74: Magic
This week we discuss the series finale of Homeland and struggle to come up with synonyms for the word “perfect.” Our discussion focuses on the show’s central relationship between Carrie and Saul (don’t worry, we’ll cover the rest in the...
04.20.2020
Episode 73: The Other Side
This week we discuss the penultimate episode of the series, “The English Teacher,” and attempt to answer the age-old question of just what the heck Carrie will do next. We examine in depth her relationship with Saul and how this...
04.13.2020
Episode 72: Spiral
This week we're discussing the antepenultimate episode of the series, "Designated Driver." We analyze Carrie's motives and attempt to predict not only her fate but that of her relationship with Saul. Will she actually betray him? If so, is the...
04.06.2020
Episode 71: Sexual Death, Part II
This week we discuss the delight that is “In Full Flight” (hey, that rhymes!). First things first: the Carrie and Yevgeny of it all! We dissect their scenes and interactions and try to parse what it all means. Is Carrie...
03.31.2020
Episode 70: War Is Easy
This week we're discussing the brightest and sunniest Homeland episode there ever was! Just kidding, "Threnody(s)" was a one-two-three gut punch. We reflect on Max's legacy and what his character meant to the show and to us. Plus: the transformation...
03.23.2020
Episode 69: Tragique
This week we discuss “Fucker Shot Me,” and it’s fair to say it’s the most divided we’ve been this season. Was it just a transitional episode or will this end up being more relevant down the line? We discuss Carrie...
03.16.2020
Episode 68: Chekhov's Flight Recorder
This week we talk about "Two Minutes," aka the episode where Homeland turned into a comedy series all of a sudden. We dive into all the ways shit hit the fan, from Hayes finding his ~presidential moment~ to Haqqani surrendering...
03.10.2020
Episode 67: I Felt That
This week we discuss "Chalk Two Down," the second of two major set-up episodes this season. We agree it was well-executed television... but did we like it? Then we put the puzzle pieces together and chart our predictions for what...
03.03.2020
Episode 66: The Wedding Dress
This week we discuss the various converging storylines in the final season’s fourth episode, “Chalk One Up.” We offer predictions on who was behind the episode’s tense final moments and what that means for our girl Carrie. How might the...
02.25.2020
Episode 65: Love Is Blind
This week we discuss the friends and foes, both real and fake, in “False Friends.” From a few shocking revelations in the ongoing mystery of Carrie and Yevgeny’s relationship to the character rehab of Haqqani and how Saul maybe, possibly,...
02.18.2020
Episode 64: All for You
This week we discuss we discuss the second episode of the season, “Catch and Release.” First we talk about whether the show’s stories this season are offering anything new and novel. We discuss what on earth Carrie could possibly not...
02.10.2020
Episode 63: Wait... WHAT?!
After nearly two years, the final season of Homeland is upon us. This week we discuss the premiere episode, "Deception Indicated." We talk about the horrors of Carrie's captivity, as well as what horrors await us in the season, from...
12.08.2019
Episode 62: In Conclusion...
We talk about the newly-released season eight trailer and what we can learn from it about the final season of the show. We cover Carrie's whereabouts and mental state since season seven, just what the heck is going on with...
10.28.2018
Episode 61: Where We've Landed
It took Ashley and I three full tries to record this podcast because of various technical issues, which just goes to show how much we actually wanted to discuss this. This, being.... just what the hell happened in seasons five...
05.13.2018
Episode 60: Bulldog, Guardian Angel, Criminal Mastermind
We are super excited to bring you this special podcast episode featuring an interview with Ellen Adair, who brought Janet Bayne, Chief of Staff to Senator Paley, to life during season seven. We talk to Ellen about getting into Janet's...
05.03.2018
Episode 59: The Lights Go Down
This week we're discussing the season seven finale "Paean to the People," which elicited from all of us strong reactions ranging from disgust to pride. We break down the conclusion of Elizabeth Keane's presidency, the redemption of Carrie (and Saul?),...
04.26.2018
Episode 58: Carrie Mathison School of Hard Knocks
This week we talk about the raised stakes in "All In," including the return of one of the show's most notorious villains, the climactic meeting of Carrie and Simone, fucking Janet, spidey!Carrie, and Yevgeny and Simone's twisty love affair. We...
04.17.2018
Episode 57: Roots and Wings
This week, we examine the tenth episode of the season, "Clarity." Was it boring, or just understated? Does Carrie's decision at the end of the episode give us closure, or was it ultimately frustrating to see her end up where...
04.12.2018
Episode 56: It's a Lot
This week on the pod we're talking about "Useful Idiot," including those WTF final few minutes, the fine line between profound and gratuitous, and what we can expect from the last three episodes of the season (and why Saul needs...
04.05.2018
Episode 55: A Beautiful Disaster
"This show is... a beautiful disaster"... is pretty much the theme of much of our conversation about the eighth episode of season seven, "Lies, Amplifiers, Fucking Twitter." From Carrie's decision to walk out the front door; to the downfall of...
03.30.2018
Episode 54: "Come to Jesus" Moment
This week on the pod we are all about "come to Jesus" moments. First we lament Carrie's inability to see the light re: Dante, and what not to do with your kid on a field trip around Washington. Then Gail...
03.21.2018
Episode 53: The Best Way to Lie
This week we are talking all things "Species Jump," one of the best episodes of the show in quite a few years. We cover the joy and beauty of watching Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin acting together, the demise of...
03.14.2018
Episode 52: Lighter Crime
This week on the pod we dive into the fifth episode of season seven, "Active Measures." While I describe by complicated feelings about the Dante (and Quinn) of it all, Gail gives her in-depth theory on who/what/where/when/why of the great...
03.07.2018
Episode 51: Different But the Same
There are a lot of people on this show who are, like, bad at things. Carrie, Saul, O'Keefe, Keane, Wellington... This week we examine the potential growth (or lack thereof) of our main character and discuss the portrayal of Carrie's...
03.01.2018
Episode 50: The Comptroller of Mole City
We've reached a milestone! Our 50th episode covers all things from "Standoff," including a detailed discussion of Carrie Mathison's mental illness and what that portrayal means on television, just what's going on with Dante Allen, the surprising turn of Brett...
02.22.2018
Episode 49: Therapy Session
This week Gail and I discuss a real.... question mark of an episode, "Rebel Rebel." We spend the majority of the time talking through Carrie's arc and that's where this episode gets its title from. Just as Carrie gets her...
02.14.2018
Episode 48: St. Maggie's Fire
For our first podcast of season seven, Ashley and I are joined by new podcaster Gail. We discuss our surprisingly not horrible, actually kinda good-ish (or for some, just straight up good) reactions to the premiere episode and cover a...
01.28.2018
Episode 47: Of or Relating to Controversy
WE ARE BACK. Oh my God, this episode. It's been almost five months since our last podcast, and the new season is starting soon, so we have a lot of ground to cover! We break down what we know (and...
09.03.2017
Episode 46: Live from the Center of the Universe
We talk about our (mis)adventures in the city and other fandom/hiatus goings-on. (Alternate titles: "Wink Wink, Nudge Nudge," "Like in a Batman Kind of Way," "It Was on the Way to Red Lobster," "Her Name's Gonna be Robin.")
07.09.2017
Episode 45: 53 Questions
Welcome to #HYHPodAndWhine, a Very Special Episode of the HYH podcast in which we took your questions. From Saul and Dar to Carrie/Quinn love to #quinnspiracy2k17, we cover literally the entire spectrum during this marathon discussion. Obviously there was wine,...
05.31.2017
Episode 44: Postmortem (or: I Have My Own Opinions)
In this episode we check in nearly two months after that "what the hell just happened here?" finale. We're all in different and strange places. While we locate where we've been and where we think we're going, we recap the...
04.23.2017
Episode 43: An Unsettled Place
My fabulous mother joins me again on the podcast, this time for a discussion of the season finale of season six. I get her take on what we've all been talking about the past few weeks, and we reflect on...
04.12.2017
Episode 42: Untold
We discuss the finale of season six, "America First." We work through our various reactions--sadness, confusion, rage, shock--and attempt to parse through each of them. Throughout we reflect on Peter Quinn: who he was, and what he stood for. We close...
04.05.2017
Episode 41: Gotta Have that Parallel
It's telling that I inadvertently referred to this episode as a debate... there is quite a lot of (healthy) disagreement among us on the various virtues--or lack thereof--in the penultimate episode of season six. Because apparently that's my new M.O.,...
03.30.2017
Episode 40: Mishegoss
Welcome to our 40th episode! This week Friend of the Pod Jordan joins us to discuss "The Flag House" and our varying levels of anxiety around how the season may (or may not) wrap up. We delve into fandom trends,...
03.22.2017
Episode 39: Audible Sigh
This week we play catch-up, addressing the question of a feminist Homeland and patting ourselves on the back for being prescient on Brody matters. Just what does it mean for Carrie to connect the dots from Brody to Quinn? What is Quinn's actual...
03.18.2017
Episode 38: Token
Better late than never (and better two hours than three)! Our discussion of "alt.truth" spans the spectrum of man pain and feminist heroines. As we discuss just what the writers are doing with Peter Quinn this season we also speculate...
03.08.2017
Episode 37: What Am I Really Doing Here?
This week is all about downward spirals: Homeland's into darkness, Carrie's into madness, Quinn's into tragedy, and Dar's into villainy. On the way Ashley tells a tale of old country roads and 3-hour detours, we wonder aloud just how fake of...
03.02.2017
Episode 36: Objective Argument
This week on the podcast schedules and routines are disrupted. We discuss "The Return," which was in many ways a departure from what we've seen elsewhere on Homeland this season. Ashley tries to convince us of some particularly gruesome foreshadowing...
02.24.2017
Episode 35: Holed Up/Hold Up
This week we are discussing "Casus Belli," including our initial gut reactions (very polarized!) and 48-hours-later mellowed reactions. We also dissect Carrie's behavior, whether she was manipulating Quinn, and just what that shut door means. Finally we delve into spy...
02.20.2017
Episode 34: Things Fall Apart
This week a special guest joins me for a bonus episode of our pod. My mom, who has for years indulged my thoughts and rantings and general wonderments about this show, adds in some commentary of her own about Sunday's episode, "Casus...
02.15.2017
Episode 33: The Americans Are Raging
In this, our 33rd episode, I come dangerously close to unironically reciting "that is a mischaracterization" à la manic Carrie in "The Vest." We also get around to discussing Homeland's latest, "A Flash of Light." There are certain things we disagree...
02.01.2017
Episode 32: The Coincidence Column
"The Covenant" was a strange and interesting and provocative episode. This week we tackle its most divisive scene--yep, that one. Did it make you angry or distracted? Or did it surprise you, in a good way? We also take on...
01.26.2017
Episode 31: Reasons Why
This week we explore the confounding, surprising beauty of "The Man in the Basement." We start at the end, with the devastation of the last scene between Carrie and Quinn, and work our way backward. What does it all mean? Why...
01.11.2017
Episode 30: Hard Life
Horrifying and/or awkward celebrity real life run-ins. Fast forward mishaps. Heart-of-Homeland hot take (for real) (really). Endearing Paley-ness. Déjà vu. STAUNCH HAPPY CARRIE DEFENSE. It's a roller coaster from start to finish. (Alternate titles: "Good Intentions," "Lots of Love and Monney,"...
01.05.2017
Episode 29: Let Me Go
Maybe you heard, the first episode of season six was released three weeks early. Well. We go through the whole big thing. How best to parse through unexpected or even unwanted reactions? How best to deal with that pit in the...
12.27.2016
Episode 28: Without Him
The series of HYH pod throwback episodes continues with the season three finale "The Star" and a discussion about what it means to put the mission before the man. We talk Brody's end, Carrie's new beginning, and Saul's last stand....
12.24.2016
Episode 27: Love in the Present Tense
Our journey through seasons past continues with season two's "New Car Smell." We have mixed opinions, which always makes for lively debate. On the docket: did Brody love Carrie? Did Brody make Carrie at the hotel bar? Did Carrie make...
12.19.2016
Episode 26: The Howard Dean of Homeland
The season six premiere is exactly four weeks away, so we're counting down by taking a look back. What are the most important episodes of the series? Which had the greatest impact: on us, on the show, and on the...

What's The Hell Yeah Homeland Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Hell Yeah Homeland Podcast episodes:

Episode 75: Agency

Episode 74: Magic

Episode 73: The Other Side

Episode 72: Spiral

Episode 71: Sexual Death, Part II

Episode 70: War Is Easy

Episode 69: Tragique

Episode 68: Chekhov's Flight Recorder

Episode 67: I Felt That

Episode 66: The Wedding Dress

Episode 65: Love Is Blind

Episode 64: All for You

Episode 63: Wait... WHAT?!

Episode 62: In Conclusion...

Episode 61: Where We've Landed

Episode 60: Bulldog, Guardian Angel, Criminal Mastermind

Episode 59: The Lights Go Down

Episode 58: Carrie Mathison School of Hard Knocks

Episode 57: Roots and Wings

Episode 56: It's a Lot

Episode 55: A Beautiful Disaster

Episode 54: "Come to Jesus" Moment

Episode 53: The Best Way to Lie

Episode 52: Lighter Crime

Episode 51: Different But the Same

Episode 50: The Comptroller of Mole City

Episode 49: Therapy Session

Episode 48: St. Maggie's Fire

Episode 47: Of or Relating to Controversy

Episode 46: Live from the Center of the Universe

Episode 45: 53 Questions

Episode 44: Postmortem (or: I Have My Own Opinions)

Episode 43: An Unsettled Place

Episode 42: Untold

Episode 41: Gotta Have that Parallel

Episode 40: Mishegoss

Episode 39: Audible Sigh

Episode 38: Token

Episode 37: What Am I Really Doing Here?

Episode 36: Objective Argument

Episode 35: Holed Up/Hold Up

Episode 34: Things Fall Apart

Episode 33: The Americans Are Raging

Episode 32: The Coincidence Column

Episode 31: Reasons Why

Episode 30: Hard Life

Episode 29: Let Me Go

Episode 28: Without Him

Episode 27: Love in the Present Tense

Episode 26: The Howard Dean of Homeland