In Episode 231, Madden and Kolsky dally briefly over Madden’s new family member and his failure to complete the homework assignment before getting into:
- The new AMC series Soulmates (2:20) and whether its premise is enough to carry a whole anthology series…
- HBO Max’s original movie Charm City Kings (14:20) and how a good script and quality acting aren’t enough to make it stand out much…
- The new Showtime series The Good Lord Bird (21:30) and its explosive and complicated portrayal of abolitionist John Brown…
- The Netflix indie movie The 40-Year-Old Version (32:25) and what writer/director/star Radha Blank is saying with a very personal film…
- A few thoughts on the conclusion of the NBA Finals (43:20) and LeBron James’ greatness…
- Some brief NFL discussion (1:03:05) as the season teeters on the edge of viability…
- Homework for next week (1:06:20), including: Madden actually getting to The Comedy Store docu-series on Showtime, the season finale of Lovecraft Country, the Netflix/Aaron Sorkin film The Trial of the Chicago 7, David Byrne’s American Utopia (directed by Spike Lee) on HBO and the show Ted Lasso on Apple TV+… plus more MLB playoffs and Week 6 of the NFL season…
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