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Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with Lodge 49, talking season one episode three, "Corpus." Dud and the rat, Liz and the money, and that cliffhanger. Tune in for our thoughts, then come back Wednesday for season one episode four, "Sunday."

Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus! Thanks for joining us again this week and sharing your take on the episode.

It's another stressful and potentially weird week in 2020 and time has been standing still. To help pass the time—and keep us from doomscrolling—we decided to dive in with a beloved series we had hardly any awareness of, the '00s sitcom Girlfriends. We used Alexis Reliford's piece at The A.V. Club, "10 episodes of Girlfriends that celebrate the sisterhood of Black women", as our guide and talked about our experience exploring the show. Before the DVD Shelf, though, there was plenty of other TV to discuss. We kick off Our Week in TV with the premieres of The Mandalorian and Superstore, then Kate catches up with The Repair Shop season one and The American Barbecue Showdown season one, and we round out the week with new episodes of The Amazing Race and The Great British Bake Off. Take a listen for our thoughts, then reach out with your take on Girlfriends, comfort viewing, and more.

DVD Shelf: Girlfriends (1:03:30)

Our Week in TV The Mandalorian premiere (11:56) Superstore premiere (24:56) The Repair Shop S1 (29:36) The American Barbecue Showdown S1 (40:11) The Amazing Race (43:11) The Great British Bake Off (50:56)

Music Featured: "Rush & Fever" by Nation of Language; Girlfriends theme song

Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with Lodge 49, talking season one episode two, "Moments of Truth in Service." Liz and her trainee, Jocelyn and the blindfold, and Dud either can't or won't help himself. Tune in for our thoughts, then come back next week for season one episode three, "Corpus."

Shout-out to our Zoom listener Marcus! Thanks for sharing your take on the episode.

Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place, kicking off our journey with AMC's short-lived Lodge 49. We begin with season one, episode one, "As Above, So Below." Donuts, snakes, and just what is happening with Dud? Tune in for our thoughts, then come back on Wednesday for season one, episode two, "Moments of Truth in Service."

Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Keenan and Marcus! Thanks for joining us on our new TV adventure.

CrowdCast Link: Here's the link for Allison and Kate's Election Day lunch break, where we'll be talking about comfort TV and actively not checking Twitter.

It's been another anxious week, let's talk some TV. This episode, we kick things off with Our Week in TV, including another fabulous The Amber Ruffin Show, the finale of Archer, a perilous DuckTales, A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote—btw everyone, VOTE!!—The Great British Bake Off, and The Amazing Race. Afterward, we head to the season spotlight and catch up with season one of HBO's Betty, a slice-of-life half-hour series following young women skateboarders in New York City. Take a listen for our thoughts, then reach out with your own take on the week's TV, Betty, and how you're destressing during this particularly tense time.

Season Spotlight: Betty Season 1 (52:43)

Our Week in TV The Amber Ruffin Show (12:00) Archer finale (17:29) DuckTales (19:21) A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (23:27) The Great British Bake Off (29:26) The Amazing Race (41:10)

Music Featured: "I've Got a Yummy Yummy Brain" from The Amber Ruffin Show

Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with a quick stop-off in the world of Murder, She Wrote. We look at the season one favorite, "Murder Takes the Bus." A brief Kate's Classical Corner, that oh so delightful guest cast, and just how certain are we Jessica isn't a serial killer? Tune in for our thoughts, and come back next week as we begin our journey with Lodge 49.

Shout-out to our Zoom listener, Marcus! Thanks for joining us for our Halloween-inspired detour.

Allison, Noel, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with Over the Garden Wall, episodes eight through 10, "Babes in the Wood," "Into the Unknown," and "The Unknown." Greg and his teacup, Wirt and Beatrice brave the storm, and It. All. Happened. Then we reflect back the miniseries as a whole and chat with our Zoom listeners Keenan and Marcus about their experiences watching it. Take a listen for our thoughts, then come back tomorrow as we stop off with Jessica Fletcher for the Murder, She Wrote season fav, "Murder Takes the Bus."

Noel, Allison, and Kate continue Streaming In Place with Over the Garden Wall, episodes five through seven, "Mad Love," "Lullaby in Frogland," and "The Ringing of the Bell." Bebe Neuwirth and John Cleese, Auntie Whispers, and more Jason Funderberker? Take a listen for our thoughts, then come back tomorrow for episodes eight through 10, "Babes in the Wood," "Into the Unknown," and "The Unknown." Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Keenan and Marcus! Thanks for chatting with us and sharing your takes.

Allison, Noel, and Kate start week 32 Streaming In Place by kicking off our journey with the (modern) classic autumnal miniseries Over the Garden Wall. We talk episodes one through four, "The Old Grist Mill," "Hard Times at the Huskin' Bee," "Schooltown Follies," and "Songs of the Dark Lantern." The music, the animation style, the voice cast, there's plenty to dive in with. Take a listen for our thoughts, then come back tomorrow for episodes five through seven, "Mad Love," "Lullaby in Frogland," and "The Ringing of the Bell." Shout-out to our Zoom listeners, Marcus and Keenan! Thanks for joining us and sharing your thoughts on these episodes.

We're headed into what's bound to be a particularly stressful week of political news in the United States, so here on the podcast we decided it was a good time to check in with What the Constitution Means to Me, a (mostly one-woman) play by Heidi Schreck that was filmed and is available streaming on Amazon Prime. Before that, though, there's plenty of TV to discuss. Kate shares a few thoughts on the finale of Lovecraft Country, Noel and Kate have plenty of thoughts on the finale of The Vow, we celebrate the premiere of Supermarket Sweep, discuss brownies and white chocolate on The Great British Bake Off, talk racism on The Amazing Race, and dive in with the double-length Darkwing Duck special on DuckTales. Take a listen, then reach out with your thoughts on What the Constitution Means to Me, the rest of the week's TV, and whatever else you've been watching.

DVD Shelf: What the Constitution Means to Me (57:04)

Our Week in TV Lovecraft Country finale (12:53) The Vow finale (18:06) Supermarket Sweep premiere (27:26) The Great British Bake Off (33:34) The Amazing Race (42:56) DuckTales (49:38)

Music Featured: "Sh-Boom" by The Chords