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Trust No One. Except Olivia Colman who is very pleased that you are so extraorindary in your listening habits. This week Dan, John, and someone presumed to be Guy, discuss the first installmenet of SECRET INVASION. - Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English.

“Barry” is the blackest of black comedies — if it’s even a comedy at all by season four. We knew Bill Hader was funny, but now we also know he’s an impressive actor and director, too. This spoiler-laden discussion of all four seasons dives deep into what’s real and not, what’s funny and not, and whether Barry was mostly a trippy homage to “Breaking Bad.” - Lex Friedman with Brian Warren and Brian Hamilton.

It’s time for a courtroom drama—and the career and life of Una hang in the balance! We discuss Star Trek courtroom dramas, how modern Trek undermines the utopian vision of Gene Roddenberry and makes something even better out of it, and then we enter a Spoiler Closet that’s not particularly spoilery but does involve us trying to make sense of Star Trek economics. - Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

Lex and Brian discuss Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut, Molly’s Game. It’s the classic tale of a former world-class skier turned underground elite poker game runner. Jessica Chastain turns in a command performance, but how does the story hold together when Sorkin as both the writer and director? Find out as Lex and Brian go all in on poker puns with their take on the film: This is the hand you’re dealt; let the chips fall where they may. One last thing… Listen up, Hollywood. If you write 3 P’s on a whiteboard, don’t erase the whiteboard between shots. You’re not going to write it the same way the next time, and people like Brian and Lex will notice. This is table stakes, folks. - Lex Friedman and Brian Warren.

Antony asks non-Brits questions from an original British edition of Trivial Pursuit, and even offers to spell things if they think it’ll help. (It doesn’t.) Featuring our first non-American player! - Antony Johnston with Saskia Koehler, Shelly Brisbin, Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

In which the party finds books in chains. - Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, Monty Ashley and Tiff Arment.

Dan and John discuss the final episode of James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy films. A film where our central hero loves his friends, refuses to abandon them, and, ultimately teaches us what it means to be part of a loving family of choice. Guy does not appear in this episode. - Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English.

Follow the podcasts! Intrepid journalists Dan Moren and Lex Friedman unravel a ripped-from-the-headlines presidential conspiracy with 1976’s All the President’s Men. Hot topics include which reporter is which, barging into people’s houses, and eerie resonances. Programming Note: In addition to this capsule episode, which contains our discussion before and after the film, members can watch along with Lex and Dan in a full-length commentary track, available in the members-only First Class feed. If you’re not already a member, why not sign up? And if you are, now’s a great time to update your membership allocations and maybe throw a little support in the direction of Not Playing. Thanks! - Lex Friedman and Dan Moren.

From the sleeper hit that everyone clung to during the COVID lockdowns to a third season with Premier League-levels of hype and scrutiny, Ted Lasso was more than a breakout hit for Apple TV+. We dive into the Good, the Bad, and the Zava and make our picks (“It’s not a draft!”) for what spinoffs we want to see! - Chip Sudderth with Aleen Simms, James Thomson, Kathy Campbell and Shannon Sudderth.

Scott and Jason are back for another season of “Strange New Worlds,” but what’s this? Captain Pike and Number One sidelined? Carol Kane inviting starship theft? A potent injection of punchy-punchy juice? This was an episode that defied our expectations, for sure. - Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.