The Review Squared

On the 5th episode of the season, the panel has a jam packed episode after a rather bizarre week. Gideon breaks down the situation surrounding the sub-Reddit WallStreetBets and the stock market, John talks about the many controversies surrounding Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Ethan takes a look at the background of Biden's Iran envoy Robert Malley, Kirsten explains a bit of the case of Scott Falater, Alejandro talks about the cancellation of Cochella and Stagecoach music festivals due to COVID along with the experience of concert going and Haley discusses the problem of concussions in the soccer and what the English Premier League is doing about it. This episode was recorded on January 29th. The intro music is "Dedicated to the Press" by Betty Davis and the outro is "We Are Heading to the East" by springtide. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates on the show, announcements about our future and more, both are @review_squared.

On the 4th episode of the season, we took a break from the normal routine to celebrate one year on air as Ethan is away. We share our favorite moments of being on the air one year and the panel recounts how we got drawn into being on the show. This episode was recorded on January 22nd. The intro music is "Dedicated to the Press" by Betty Davis and the outro is "We Are Heading to the East" by springtide. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates on the show, announcements about our future and more, both are @review_squared.

On the 3rd episode of the season, we returned to Blaze Radio as John was away. Gideon takes a look at Arizona Governor Doug Ducey's education plan in the 2021 budget, Ethan breaks down nuclear arms control as the New START Treaty expires, Kirsten explains the controversy of the Netflix documentary Night Stalker and a bit about the story behind it, Alejandro talks about what has brought him joy during quarantine with the panel and Haley discusses the Arizona Interscholastic Association's (AIA) choices on whether to have a winter sports season. This episode was recorded on January 15th. The intro music is "Dedicated to the Press" by Betty Davis and the outro is "We Are Heading to the East" by springtide. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates on the show, announcements about our future and more, both are @review_squared.

This episode contains some strong language.

On the 2nd episode of the season, we sat down with fellow ASU student and poet Austin Davis to talk about his poetry and his work with the houseless in metro Phoenix. If you want to purchase The World Isn't the Size of Our Neighborhood Anymore, you can find it on Amazon here (or take the ISBN to search for it and order it online from a local bookstore!) and if you want Celestial Night Light you can find it at Ghost City Press. To conatct Austin, you can find him on Twitter, where he's @Austin_Davis17 and his email is [email protected]. This episode was recorded on January 8th.

Remember: if you have something you want to share about yourself, let's talk! Share your ideas and story with us by DMing the show's social media or Gideon's Twitter, emailing the show at [email protected] or by leaving a voice message below on Anchor. The intro music is "Dedicated to the Press" by Betty Davis and the outro is "We Are Heading to the East" by springtide. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates on the show, announcements about our future and more, both are now @review_squared.

The Review Squared is back for its third season and a new year. Most of this longer than usual 1st episode is Gideon talking with the panel about everything surrounding the pro-Trump mob that descended on the US Capitol on January 6th. Other segments in the episode include Haley discussing the reaction in the sports world to the Capitol insurrection, John takes a look at the story around "SoHo Karen" and her interview with Gayle King, and Kirsten breaks down the case of the still unsolved Las Cruces Bowl Massacre. If you or anyone you know has any information that could lead to an arrest in the case, please call Las Cruces Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. A cash reward of $30,000 is being offered and you can give a tip anonymously. This episode was recorded on January 8th. The intro music is "Dedicated to the Press" by Betty Davis and the outro is "We Are Heading to the East" by springtide. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates on the show, announcements about when we'll be on Blaze again and more, both are @review_squared.

This episode contains some strong language.

On the 18th episode of our season, the last of three parts of our holiday special and the season finale, journalist Janelle Salanga is on once again as a guest panelist to talk with the panel (minus Ethan) about Public Media for All, and on diversity, equity and inclusion in journalism more generally. You can find Janelle's Substack here, The Objective here (Janelle's recent Q&A with J.C. Polk and Ernesto Aguilar about Public Media for All too) and Janelle on Twitter, they're @janelle_cpp over there. This episode was recorded on December 18th. The intro music is "Dedicated to the Press" by Betty Davis and the outro is "We Are Heading to the East" by springtide. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates on the show, announcements about our future and more, both are now @review_squared.

On the 17th episode of our season and the second of three parts of our holiday special, journalist Janelle Salanga joins the panel (minus Ethan) as a guest panelist as we talk about all about our takes and favorites among holiday songs of this time of year. You can find Janelle on Twitter, they're @janelle_cpp over there. This episode was recorded on December 18th. The intro music is "The Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole and the outro is the instrumental version of "Christmas Time is Here" by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. We own absolutely none of the music used in the episode and if you want a full list of songs featured, it is available on our website. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates on the show, announcements about our future and more, both are now @review_squared.

This episode contains some strong language.

On the 16th episode of our season and the first of three parts of our holiday special, the panel (minus John and Ethan) talks to conflict journalist Robert Evans about his work and journalism more broadly. You can find Robert's podcasts Uprising and Behind the Bastards wherever you get podcasts. You can also follow him on Twitter, he's @IwriteOK over there. This episode was recorded on December 17th. The intro music is "Dedicated to the Press" by Betty Davis and the outro is "We Are Heading to the East" by springtide. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates on the show, announcements about our future and more, both are now @review_squared.

On the 15th episode of our season, we continue the long tradition of taking the conversation where we did not expect it to go and Kirsten is still around for the month with John and Alejandro away. Kirsten talks about recent true crime references in pop culture (D.B. Cooper and the Loki trailer, a song on Taylor Swift's new album evermore), Gideon takes a look once again at the coronavirus in Arizona and Ethan discusses President-elect Biden's cabinet picks for the Defense and State Departments. This episode was recorded on December 11th. The intro music is "Dedicated to the Press" by Betty Davis  and the outro is "We Are Heading to the East" by springtide. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates on the show, holiday jokes and more, both are now @review_squared.

On the 14th episode of our season, friend of the pod and the host of fellow Blaze Radio podcast "Crime Brulee," (among other things) Kirsten Dorman joins us once again as a guest panelist for the rest of December as John and Ethan are absent. Kirsten talks about the case of Emilie Morris, Gideon takes a look at stories of monoliths and Sen. Mark Kelly being sworn in, Alejandro discusses Warner Brothers decision to release all of their 2021 movies on HBO Max given COVID (and movie theaters shutting down),  and Haley does a rundown of ASU's men's and women's basketball teams as the season starts. Listen to Heat Check here and College Basketball Bonanza here, or find them wherever you get podcasts. This episode was recorded on December 4th. The intro music is "Dedicated to the Press" by Betty Davis and the outro is "We Are Heading to the East" by springtide. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates on the show, continuing promos and more, both are now @review_squared.