Welcome To The Party Pal: The Mind-Bending Film & Television Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed!

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Welcome To The Party Pal: The Mind-Bending Film & Television Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed! episodes

October 19 Episode 172: Drive (15th Anniversary)
This episode of Welcome To The Party Pal dissects Nicolas Winding Refn's 2011 neo-noir classic Drive. The film stars Ryan Gosling as an unnamed Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver. He quickly grows fond of his neighbor, Irene (Carey Mulligan) and her young son, Benicio. When her debt-ridden husband, Standard (Oscar Isaac), is released from prison, the two men take part in what turns out to be a failed million-dollar heist that endangers the lives of everyone involved. The film co-stars Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Christina Hendricks, and Ron Perlman. Join in as hosts Michael Shields and Douglas Grant celebrate Drive's 15th Anniversary by expounding on what makes the film such a unique, captivating work of art.
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40 min
September 29 Episode 171: The Best TV Shows of the 21st Century
Welcome To The Party Pal celebrates the best TV shows of the 21st century in an episode based on The New York Times list of The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21 Century. Join in as hosts Michael Shields and Ryan O’ Connell evaluate the quality of the list and also offer their picks for the ten best TV shows of the last 25 years, a decade and a half brimming with brilliant television.
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1 hr 4 min
September 08 Episode 170: Tires
This episode of Welcome To The Party Pal dissects the third season of the Tires, the workplace television series created by Shane Gillis, Steve Gerben, and John McKeever The story focuses on Will, who manages the West Chester, Pennsylvania location of his family's struggling auto-repair chain, "Valley Forge Automotive Center." As Will endeavors to revitalize the business, he's met with persistent harassment from his obnoxious cousin and employee, Shane. Join in on an episode that looks to expand the Mare of Easttown/Task-verse, checks in on the latests happenings of the jam band Goose, gets excited over a slew of exciting Fall shows forthcoming, and, of course, talks some Season Three of Tires.

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49 min
August 20 Episode 169: House of the Dragon, Season 3
This episode of Welcome To The Party Pal dissects the third season of the fantasy drama television series House of the Dragon which covers the events of the book Fire & Blood, a prequel novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. The third season follows in the aftermath of the second season's final episodes, in which the war known as the "Dance of Dragons" between Rhaenyra Targaryen and her half-brother Aegon II Targaryen continues, causing House Targaryen to become further divided. Join is as hosts Michael Shields and Ryan O'Connell attempt to sack Tumbleton, reckon with Queen Rhaenyra's virulent decisions, profess their undying love for Lord Rodrick and the Winter Wolves in general, and so much more...
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49 min
August 06 Episode 168: Terminator 2 : Judgement Day (35th Anniversary)
This episode of Welcome To The Party Pal dissects Terminator 2 : Judgement Day, the 1991 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Robert Patrick, it is the sequel to The Terminator (1984) and is the second installment in the Terminator franchise. In the film, the malevolent artificial intelligence Skynet sends a Terminator — a highly advanced killing machine — back in time to 1995 to kill the future leader of the human resistance, John Connor, when he is a child. The resistance sends back a less advanced, reprogrammed Terminator to protect Connor and ensure the future of humanity. Join in as hosts Michael Shields and Douglas Grant celebrate T2's 35th Anniversary by expounding on what made the film so ahead of its time and also so emphatically relevant today.
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38 min
July 29 Episode 167: The Odyssey
This episode of Welcome To The Party Pal dissects The Odyssey, the 2026 epic action fantasy film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who produced it with his wife Emma Thomas. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic poem the Odyssey, it stars an ensemble cast including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Samantha Morton, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron. In the film, Odysseus (Damon), the Greek king of Ithaca, undergoes a long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War and encounters mythical beings as he attempts to reunite with his wife Penelope (Hathaway). Join in as hosts Michael Shields and Ryan O'Connell confront a cyclops, dangerous creature-enchantresses, perilous ocean whirlpools, backstabbing suitors, and more in an episode that praises Nolan's breathtaking achievement of a film.

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47 min
May 13 Episode 166: The Bear - "Gary"
This episode of Welcome To The Party Pal dissects the most recent episode of The Bear, a surprise drop, entitled "Gary." The episode was written by and starring cast members Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jon Bernthal and directed by series creator Christopher Storer. The episode is a flashback to early 2019, when Richie's pregnant wife Tiff is close to her due date and Richie and Mikey get a job from Jimmy and thus embark on an emotionally charged road trip from Chicago to Gary, Indiana.
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27 min
April 24 Episode 165: The Pitt, Season 2
This episode of Welcome To The Party Pal celebrates the second season of The Pitt, the procedural medical drama television series created by R. Scott Gemmill, and executive produced by John Wells and Noah Wyle. Each season of the series follows emergency department staff as they attempt to overcome the hardships of a single 15-hour work shift at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, all while having to navigate staff shortages, underfunding, and their own personal crises. Each episode, set in real time, covers approximately one hour of the work shift. In this episode hosts Michael Shields and Ryan O'Connell discuss the second season's most affecting moments, it's most grueling predicaments, how The Pitt holds a mirror up to the current problems in America, and much more.
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45 min
April 06 Episode 164: Paradise, Season Two
This episode of Welcome To The party Pal celebrates the second season of Hulu's Paradise, the post-apocalyptic political thriller television series created by Dan Fogelman and starring Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson, and James Marsden. The second season expands beyond the bunker that was the focal point of season one as Xavier Collins searches for his wife Terri, and we meet a new survivor named Annie in the ruins of Graceland. In this episode hosts Michael Shields and River Jordan discuss how Paradise has evolved in its second season while pondering the endless possibilities in the show moving forward with the arrival of a new game-changing technology.
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31 min
March 05 Episode 163: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
In this episode of Welcome To The Party Pal hosts Michael Shields and Ryan O'Connell examine A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the television series created by Ira Parker and George R. R. Martin. A prequel to Game of Thrones, it is the third television series in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire franchise and is an adaptation of the Tales of Dunk and Egg series of novellas, beginning with The Hedge Knight. It stars Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan "Dunk" the Tall, the titular hedge knight, and Dexter Sol Ansell as his squire Aegon "Egg" Targaryen. Join in on an episode in which the loss of Baelor Targaryen is deeply lamented, the idea of a Trial by 7 contested, and where Michael And Ryan express their undying love for Lyonel Baratheon.

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38 min

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Welcome to the Party Pal is the mind-bending film and television podcast you didn’t know you needed. Hosted by Mitch Lucas (filmmaker) and Michael Shields (writer/editor), WTTPP is a celebration of…