Trial by Content

In the last ‘Trial by Content’ episode of the year, Dave, Neil, and Joanna hold a debate over the worst things they watched in 2022. They first discuss the unique format of this week’s listener-submission-heavy episode (1:56). Later, each of them explain their personal criteria for what makes something the “worst” (2:47). After that, they kick off a gauntlet consisting of the 15 worst things they watched this year in succeeding order (6:24). Finally, they close by teasing the first ‘Trial by Content’ episode of the new year (80:37).

Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the worst thing you watched in 2022? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s Twitter feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced next week!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Production: Kai Grady and Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme song and other music credits: Devon Renaldo

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna discuss cinema’s best non-Batman detective. First, they get into ‘Glass Onion’ and the recent resurgence of whodunits (4:42). Then, before getting into the debate, they talk about some of the best candidates they had to leave out—including Sherlock Holmes (29:07). Later, they reveal their picks for cinema’s best non-Batman detective (40:06) before reading some listener submissions and choosing one to be added to the final poll (56:53).

Now it’s up to you to decide! Who is cinema’s best non-Batman detective? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s Twitter feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced next week!

You can send your picks for next week’s topic and a few sentences to support your pick to [email protected]. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial by Content’ topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme song and other music credits: Devon Renaldo

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This week, Dave and Neil start the pod by trying to explain to Joanna what ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is about (4:10). Then, they discuss the history of motion capture in film (29:20) and, the king of motion capture, Andy Serkis (49:57). Later, they reveal their picks for the best motion capture performance ever (59:07) before reading some listener submissions and choosing one to be added to the final poll (1:10:53).

Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best motion capture performance ever? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s Twitter feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced next week!

You can send your picks for next week’s topic and a few sentences to support your pick to [email protected]. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial By Content’ topics. Is there a great pop-culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme song and other music credits: Devon Renaldo

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This week, instead of a debate, Dave, Neil, and Joanna draft their ultimate fantasy fellowship! First, they get into the inspiration for the draft, ‘Willow.’ They discuss the 1988 fantasy film and the new show on Disney+ (2:40). After that, they get into the draft, each of them picking a leader, a fighter, a magic user, and a wild card (26:55). Later, they go through some listener-submitted fellowships before picking one to be added to the poll (54:53).

Now it’s up to you to decide! Who drafted the best fantasy fellowship? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s Twitter feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced next week!

You can send your picks for next week’s topic and a few sentences to support your pick to [email protected]. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial by Content’ topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme Song and Other Music Credits: Devon Renaldo

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna discuss the best TV holiday specials. First, they get into the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ (3:41). Then, before talking about the best, they recall some of the most disappointing TV holiday specials (27:44). Later, they reveal their picks (50:50) before reading some listener submissions and choosing one to be added to the final poll (1:02:47).

Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best TV holiday special? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s Twitter feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced next week!

You can send your picks for next week’s topic and a few sentences to support your pick to [email protected]. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial By Content’ topics. Is there a great pop-culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme song and other music credits: Devon Renaldo

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna hold a debate over the best movie about making movies. They first discuss the results of last week’s poll before discussing the film that inspired their debate, ‘The Fablemans’ (1:33). Later, they share their favorite Spielberg films, documentaries about filmmaking, and a handful of pre-trial dismissals (26:40). After that, they present their choices for the best movie about making movies (41:10) and read some standout listener submissions (53:35).

Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best movie about making movies? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s Twitter feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content’. The winner will be announced next week!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Production: Kai Grady and Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme song and other music credits: Devon Renaldo

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate what is the most important Marvel movie. But first, they discuss ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ in spoiler-filled detail (3:09). Later, they warm up for the debate with some further Marvel movie discussion and pre-trial dismissals (35:32). After that, they present their choices for the most important Marvel movie (54:27) and read some listener submissions before picking one to be added to the poll (1:07:14).

Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the most important Marvel movie? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s Twitter feed, and in the Spotify app, where you'll find ‘Trial by Content’. The winner will be announced next week!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme song and other music credits: Devon Renaldo

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna discuss ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1 in full and look ahead to Season 2 (1:38). They answer some listener questions about dragons, magic, and humor in Westeros (3:13). After that, they hand out the “Georgie” Awards for some of the best—and sometimes worst—parts of the season (17:03). Later, they discuss this week’s poll: What is the best episode of ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1? (52:38) Finally, they head into The Storm, where they discuss—in book-spoiling detail—what's to come next season and beyond (1:05:56).

Be sure to vote in this week’s poll! What is the best episode of ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s Twitter feed, and in the Spotify app, where you'll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode!

Also, you can email your thoughts on the next episode’s topic to [email protected].

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna discuss ‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 10, “The Black Queen.” They start by talking through their overall thoughts on the episode (3:18). Then, they answer some listener questions about dragons, characters' decisions in the episode, and if they should have combined episodes 9 and 10 (11:21). Later, they discuss this week’s poll: Who is the most villainous character in ‘House of the Dragon’ so far? (1:12:25) Finally, they head into The Storm, where they discuss—in book-spoiling detail—what's to come next season and beyond (1:29:43).

Be sure to vote in this week’s poll! Who is the most villainous character in ‘House of the Dragon’ so far? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s Twitter feed, and in the Spotify app, where you'll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced next week! Also, send your ‘House of the Dragon’ questions to [email protected].

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna discuss ‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 9, “The Green Council.” They start by talking through their overall thoughts on the episode (2:11). Then, they answer some listener questions about the episode and some of the changes from the book (15:40). Later, they discuss this week’s poll: Which Westerosi child would you bet on to win in the fighting pit? (54:06) Finally, they head into The Storm, where they discuss—in book-spoiling detail—what's to come in the final episode of the season and what could be saved for next season. Plus, they do some dragon math (1:10:47).

Be sure to vote in this week’s poll! Which Westerosi child would you bet on to win in the fighting pit? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s Twitter feed, and in the Spotify app, where you'll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced next week! Also, send your ‘House of the Dragon’ questions to [email protected].

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

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