In Episode 93, Matt Kolsky is on the road for the first chunk of the podcast, then Derek Madden is at home for the final portion — it’s a real adventure!! Topics discussed include:
- Revisiting Netflix’s American Vandal (4:00) and concluding that it really is quite enjoyable…
- A check-in on FX’s Better Things (6:10) and how it is one of the best shows on television and deserves more attention…
- The release of a new N*E*R*D song (11:20) and Madden’s experience interviewing Pharrell…
- The new hit television show The Good Doctor (19:20), dealing with autism in television and how network shows can really be good…
- The Netflix show Atypical (30:45), another show featuring a central character with autism, and Michael Rappaport’s surprising performance…
- A few thoughts on Thor: Ragnarok (36:30) from Kolsky, the designated comic book movie viewer…
- Homework for next week (39:20) including: the new 30 for 30 documentary Nature Boy about Ric Flair, and the Showtime shows Shameless and SMILF…
- An interview with Emma Kolsky (44:15), Matt’s sister and an autism specialist, about the portrayal of people with autism in The Good Doctor and Atypical…
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