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Lisa Schmeiser talks the flamboyant and doomed world of Cabaret. Highlights: Schitt’s Creek, Chicago, Berlin as a character, the rise of fascism, acting like you’re bad at acting, stunt casting, ambiguity. - Host Quinn Rose with Lisa Schmeiser.

Discover some Harry Potter, the professionalization of podcasts, never letting anyone tell you what to like, trans inclusionary spaces, Lady Pod Squad, and much more in this episode with Hannah, Meg, and Kathy! Theme Music by Christopher and Adelaide Breen Edited by Dear Podcast Incomparable Memberships!: Sign up, help support this show, and get some fun bonus material. - Host Kathy Campbell with Hannah McGregor and Meg Mezeske.

Welcome to our First Jane Austen Mission! Our Special Agents of S.M.O.O.C.H. discuss the newest Emma adaptation directed by Autumn de Wilde. They explore their feelings around Austen, adaptations, and how Austen always presents us with so much more than romance. It’s hard to stop so our Agents are already plotting more Regency related missions. - Host Annette Wierstra with Jean MacDonald, Sage Young and Joy Piedmont.

Katie Mack, astrophysicist and author, joins Scott to discuss TNG’s Justice (S1E8). Their feelings about Wesley Crusher, a bizarre God Orb, and scantily clad aliens are discussed as Katie and Scott get a true TNG Season 1 Experience. Be sure to pre-order Katie’s book “The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking).” Note: This episode was also recorded in the “before time” when we weren’t dealing with a global health crisis. - Host Scott McNulty with Katie Mack.

It all comes down to this. We return with a special bonus episode that sees the embodiment of all Jedi, Dan Moren, and the collection of all Sith, Lex Friedman, cover 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker, thus wrapping up their coverage of the storied franchise. Hot topics include the surprisingly brilliant deployment of Threepio humor, the camaraderie of our main characters, a Kylo Ren-demption, and building an entire story around cast-off Leia scenes. Thanks for tuning in, and keep your eyes peeled for season 6 of Not Playing, coming this summer! 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! - Host Lex Friedman and Dan Moren.

Your “hosts” Kelly and Don step into analysis for the latest episode of Season Three. Much is made of the names of establishments in the show, Don spins up a couple of theories, Kelly riffs on Don’s theories, and there is discussion of Our Friendly Neighborhood Hemsworth. - Host Kelly Guimont with Don Melton.

Our series of freeform episodes continues as each of our panelists brings an episode of a superhero animated show to watch. Guy covers Young Justice’s “Independence Day”, Dan discusses Justice League Unlimited’s “Double Date”, and John recap’s The Tick’s “The Tick vs. the Breadmaster.” Plus, a letter takes us very off-topic. - Host Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English.

In this edition of Random Pursuit, a friendship is on the line. Will it survive a bunch of questions about geography and underwear? Listen and see. - Host Erika Ensign with Monty Ashley, Annette Wierstra, Sage Young, David J. Loehr and Kirsten Goruk.

The snow is cocaine, and it’s used as a murder weapon involving an incident in Vietnam years before. Welcome to the lighthearted romp that is “Magnum, p.i.”! Also, we discuss the airport bathrooms we’d prefer to be murdered in. - Host Jason Snell, Philip Michaels and David J. Loehr.

In Barovia, it’s traditional to have a pool party for the dead. - Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Erika Ensign, Jane Ritt, Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren.