Best Andrew Tavin Podcasts (2024)

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House of House Episode 70: "Top Secret" with Doug Lief 1:16:18

3d ago1:16:18

1:16:18

Woah, House had a dream about a patient he never met?! Could it be that this marine is a dream traveler?! No, it turns out House is just a prophet. We're joined by Doug Lief of the Nostalgium Arcanum podcast (https://nostalgiumarcanum.fireside.fm/) to analyze an episode that asks "what if you couldn't pee?" It turns out the answer is "it would be n…

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House of House Episode 69: "House MD: The Official Game" Part 1 with Chris Kopcow 1:18:06

18d ago1:18:06

1:18:06

For this very "nice" episode, we decided to take a brief diversion from our usually scheduled program to take a look at the House MD video game. Writer and game developer Chris Kopcow returns to the show for a video game that looks like if you stuck WarioWare and a visual novel in a blender and then covered the whole thing in WikiHow illustrations.…

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House of House Episode 68: "Half-Wit" with Steve Fiorillo 1:12:31

1M ago1:12:31

1:12:31

Prestigious actor Dave Matthews is in this episode so we had Dave Matthews expert Steve Fiorillo return to march some ants, if you know what I mean. Would you want to be a piano genius if it meant not being able to button your shirt? That's sort of what this episode asks. It also has House doing a straight up Pickle Rick type bit for whatever that'…

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House of House Episode 67: "Insensitive" with Michael Chau 1:46:02

2M ago1:46:02

1:46:02

Content warning for a person being sliced open and having a worm pulled out of their guts. Michael Chau returns for a wild episode that has a lot of great stuff to dig into but is also very hard to watch. This podcast episode, however, is quite easy to listen to. Yes, whether you want to hear about House MD, Cuphead, or circumcision, this is the ep…

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House of House Episode 66: "Needle in a Haystack" with Gabriel Laks 1:56:10

2M ago1:56:10

1:56:10

If you wanted to learn a little bit about the history of the Romani people in New Jersey, thus is the podcast episode for you! Writer, director, and all around friend and funny guy Gabriel Laks joins us to look at a... mostly sympathetic look at Roma people? We think? If any Romani Cuddy Buddies are listening let us know! Of course there's a lot mo…

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House of House Episode 65: "One Day, One Room" 1:12:02

3M ago1:12:02

1:12:02

Big Content Warning for this one! House has a woman who was sexually assaulted and then also it turns out she's Christian so they have like a college freshman philosophy argument. This is a good House of House episode about one of the worst House MD episodes. Wishing someone would mention the mostly forgotten sitcom "Yes Dear" and celebrate the tim…

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House of House Episode 64: "Words and Deeds" with Chris Kopcow 1:22:19

3M ago1:22:19

1:22:19

The Tritter arc ends, not with a bang but with an Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Writer and game designer Chris Kopcow joins us for a bit of a wild episode where House is saved by a random judge and firefighter asks to be plugged back into the Matrix so his false memories won't bother him anymore. Did that make any sense? I guess you'll jus…

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House of House Episode 63: "Merry Little Christmas" 1:18:47

4M ago1:18:47

1:18:47

Happy New Year! Have a Christmas episode! House is fully in withdrawal mode, which, as you know, makes you a bad doctor unlike when you're constantly zonked on pills. Despite this setback, House finds time to have the only sexual chemistry we've seen him have so far. It's with a mother with dwarfism and also her daughter has dwarfism... OR DOES SHE…

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House of House Episode 62: "Finding Judas" with Alexa Feeney 1:45:35

4M ago1:45:35

1:45:35

Alexa Feeney returns for a House episode featuring the most divorced parents of all time! Will they get back together? Will House convince the hospital to saw off the daughter's limbs? Why is Tritter trying to get House off pills when he lives in a universe where guzzling pills makes you a great doctor? Are those even pain pills or are they just "g…

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House of House Episode 61: "Whac-a-Mole" 1:23:15

4M ago1:23:15

1:23:15

Hugh Laurie delivers some of his best work in an episode that has high points and also Foreman being really annoying and wrong. What happens when some kids are left parentless? Apparently their brother has to step in to raise them even though he works at Five Nights at Freddy's and also has a jacked up immune system. And if he doesn't he's a bad pe…

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House of House Episode 60: "Son of Coma Guy" with Ellie Warren 1:47:35

5M ago1:47:35

1:47:35

We're in peak House folks! We've got John Larroquette getting woken up from a coma for 24 hours and you know he wants a hoagie! Ellie Warren is here for her first full House episode and it's a great time to jump in. In addition to this all time banger of a House adventure we discuss MTV dating shows, puppy airlines, and go over an article that clai…

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House of House Episode 59: "Que Sera Sera" 1:09:43

5M ago1:09:43

1:09:43

We're back, baby! SAG got a deal so we're promoting the hell out of House MD, now available on Hulu as well as Amazon Prime. It's another episode dealing with a fat person, but it's handled a whole lot better even if Chase is still Hitler to him. We do briefly get into the Holmes story we promised to cover but who cares?! House is back! And he's in…

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House of House Episode 58: House of House Gaiden Episode 7: Home of Holmes Episode 6: The Five Orange Pips 1:14:40

6M ago1:14:40

1:14:40

Apparently Doyle was so impressed by the idea of alliteration and racist mobs that he built a whole mystery around it. Not a very good mystery, mind you. Still, it's fun to talk about. We also dunk on people with silly and ignorant views of history from our platform as people with Good and Correct views of history and we've got some terrible House …

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House of House Episode 57: House of House Gaiden Episode 6: Home of Holmes Episode 5: The Boscombe Valley Mystery 57:03

6M ago57:03

57:03

Hard to believe, but this is our first murder. Yes, this isn't about a hidden painting or a bizarre scam to steal gold but a for real dead guy. And not just dead guy, a dead Australian guy! We've got our usual sassy Holmes but otherwise the mystery is a bit slight. It's still a fun discussion though, and we also divert into one of the original Edga…

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House of House Episode 56: House of House Gaiden Episode 5: Home of Holmes Episode 4: A Case of Identity 1:07:52

7M ago1:07:52

1:07:52

You've heard of the Hounds of the Baskervilles but what about the Catfish of London?! Our SAG strike coverage of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes continues. In this thrilling adventure, he mostly sits in his office and listens to a lady. But what could have happened to her groom to be?! We also discuss various porn parody ideas and the movie 40 Da…

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House of House Episode 55: House of House Gaiden Episode 4: Home of Holmes Episode 3: The Redheaded League 1:02:30

7M ago1:02:30

1:02:30

Our Home of Holmes journey continues with "The Redheaded League." Can Holmes help the most credulous moron in London figure out if he was scammed? The mystery is a little bit better than last time but Doyle's still figuring it out. Watson does seem pretty excited to shoot a guy, at least, so that's fun. There's also a very current discussion of "Se…

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House of House Episode 54: House of House Gaiden Episode 3: Home of Holmes Episode 2 1:55:19

8M ago1:55:19

1:55:19

We begin our Home of Holmes journey with our resident Sherlock Scholar, Sara Ghaleb (@SaraGhaleb), and "A Scandal in Bohemia." Holmes meets his greatest match: a woman of at least average intuition. While the "mystery" here might be a little underwhelming, the writing is compelling and there's a lot to dig in to. Were you worried we would be too fo…

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House of House Episode 53: House of House Gaiden Episode 2: Home of Holmes Episode 1 1:37:17

8M ago1:37:17

1:37:17

The SAG AFTRA strike continues so House of House Gaiden continues as well! This episode we're joined by Holmes Sara Ghaleb to quiz us on our Sherlock Holmes knowledge. Will Lenny's generally superior pop culture knowledge pay off or will Andrew dominate through his willingness to shameless employ Price is Right min maxing strategies? Play along and…

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House of House Episode 52: House of House Gaiden Episode 1 1:26:45

9M ago1:26:45

1:26:45

Normally this show implicit encourages you to watch a struck work. Not during the SAG AFTRA strike though! It's House of House: Gaiden time! Don't like it? Tell the studio execs to come to the table and open their pockets. In the mean time we've still got tons of fun stuff! Like today, we've got the real life shipping report and a House Cast Quiz! …

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House of House Episode 51: "Fools for Love" with Michael Chau 1:16:52

9M ago1:16:52

1:16:52

The Tritter Arc begins! Yes, House's next ultimate villain shows up to threaten to steal the Dragon Balls or whatever. He also has the worst fit of all time! Michael Chau returns for the start of the Tritter Arc and also Phil of the Future of Incest (spoilers!) We finally dive into some House fanfic and frankly I'm surprised it took us this long. I…

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House of House Episode 50: "Lines in the Sand" with Gita Jackson 1:49:42

10M ago1:49:42

1:49:42

So the patient this week is a nonverbal autistic boy. Is it a good portrayal? Ehhhhh it could be worse? A teenager flirts with House again. Journalist Gita Jackson joins us to examine the highs and lows and ask the real questions like: Where are all the movies where old ladies have sex? We also take a deep dive into the Frogger PSP game, learn all …

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House of House Episode 49: "Informed Consent" with Seth Finkelstein 1:32:14

10M ago1:32:14

1:32:14

Paging Dr. Joker! House is faced with his true greatest opponent, and old guy who just wants to die. Seth Finkelstein joins us for a very special episode where the whole team ponders the ethics of medically assisted suicide. Well, most of the team ponders, Chase just starts watering at the mouth, We've also got one of the most uhhh problematic b-pl…

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House of House Episode 48: "Cane and Able" with Dan Wilbur 1:38:08

11M ago1:38:08

1:38:08

OK, there's still some more of the nonsense with Wilson lying to House, but it's over by the end of the episode. And the stuff that isn't that? It's aliens and tiny Skyler Gisondo! Neat! Dan Wilbur returns to the House as the House team needs to figure out why little Sky thinks aliens are abducting him and we wonder why no one takes this kid to a t…

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House of House Episode 47: "Meaning" with Jon Butter 1:17:17

11M ago1:17:17

1:17:17

We dive into season 3 of House and the water is... weird. We continue our run of guests who have never watched House before with Jon Butter! In this case it's two normal episodes packed into one episode but they act like it's totally different. House's leg doesn't hurt, which means he's being super nice except he's acting the same and everyone else…

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House of House Episode 46: "No Reason" With Patrick Willems 1:22:53

11M ago1:22:53

1:22:53

It's the season 2 finale and we're joined by Patrick Willems watching his first ever episode of House. And what an introduction! It's got an exploding testicle, super fake blood, and oh yeah, House getting shot by his brilliant nemesis, Moriarty! Or does it!? Perhaps things aren't as they seem??? We dive deep into analysis to make sense of what we …

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House of House Episode 45: "Who's Your Daddy" with Alex Fossella 1:23:37

12M ago1:23:37

1:23:37

This episode has the distinction of being TGFL: Too Gross for Lenny. While Lenny dropped in for a Shipping Report, comedian, writer, and House expert Alex Fossella stepped in as a guest cohost to analyze an episode where a lady poops out of her mouth. Content warning for someone pooping out of their mouth. It's also got House's face melting off. Cr…

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House of House Episode 44: "Forever" with Bill Schaefer 1:31:02

1y ago1:31:02

1:31:02

House continues to be in its Bonkers Era and we are here for it. Comedian Bill Schaefer joins us for the world tale of two recovering alcoholics who are doing everything they can to kill their baby. Yeah, content warning for discussions of baby death, if you're not a fan of that. Also discussed is politics, the Apatow-verse, and how amazing "Popsta…

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House of House Episode 43: "Euphoria Part 2" with Katie Wright 1:22:42

1y ago1:22:42

1:22:42

Katie made it safely back from the pain dimension so it's time to finish this two-parter! Not only do we find out what happens to Foreman (he has the terrible fate of mixing up left and right a couple times) but we learn all about Jocelyn Elders and Cuddy gets a visit from the fashion police. Plus you get both tipping AND Oscar discourse and we won…

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House of House Episode 42: "Euphoria Part 1" 1:16:10

1y ago1:16:10

1:16:10

We're officially in the golden age of House. When a cop comes in with Joker disease, it's up to House and the team to diagnose him, but instead Foreman also catches it and the cop gets banished to the pain dimension and it all ends on a big cliff hanger. Friend of the show Katie Wright (Brett Easton Hell Yes podcast) returns to tell us all about he…

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House of House Episode 41: "House vs. God" with Alexa Feeney 1:19:30

1y ago1:19:30

1:19:30

Strap in Cuddy Buddies, cause we've got another season 2 classic on our hands. When a little Christian Ben Shapiro gets sick, it's up to House to prove that God isn't real, and also maybe cure the patient if he has the time. Filmmaker Alexa Feeney joins us to answer the deep questions, like how broken does your microwave have to be to turn you into…

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House of House Episode 40: "Sleeping Dogs Lie" with Kacie Tergesen 1:34:08

1y ago1:34:08

1:34:08

This episode presents an ethical conundrum for the ages: is it OK to take a piece of your partner's liver if you're planning to break up with them but also that partner is a controlling megalomanic? Kacie Tergesen, writer and co-creator of Sound Snackz (Soundcloud.com/soundsnackz), joins us for her first episode of House and it's a big one. There's…

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House of House Episode 39: "All In" with Rachel S. Bernstein 1:31:33

1y ago1:31:33

1:31:33

Just like House, this episode comes with a cold open and it might just have a hint for mystery later in the episode! Rachel S. Bernstein of the Channing Salon podcast joins us for an episode where House meets an old nemesis: a disease that killed an old lady years before the show started. Except now it's affecting a kid played by Russiagate mini-bo…

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House of House Episode 38: "Safe" 1:10:42

1y ago1:10:42

1:10:42

It's the famous vagina tick episode! Obviously we needed time to dig in to the ramifications here, so it's just Lenny and me on this one. We got an overprotective mom, himbo boyfriend and Michelle Trachtenberg. And that's before you even dig into House and Wilson's psychosexual games. There's a lot to talk about! We also spend probably too much tim…

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House of House Episode 37: "Clueless" with Sara Ghaleb 1:20:32

1+ y ago1:20:32

1:20:32

Sorry my voice sounds bad, I'm sick! Looks like I need to visit Doctor House! Anyway, House and Holmes expert Sara Ghaleb returns for this episode where House just gets to straight up solve an attempted murder cause why not? Also there's lots of messy drama with his new roommate Wilson and House gets to be the King Solomon of Herpes. What does that…

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House of House Episode 36: "Sex Kills" with Lawson Leong 1:27:36

1+ y ago1:27:36

1:27:36

What if there was a dad that looked like a grandpa? Would Andrew get confused? You'll have to listen to find out! Comedian and podcaster Lawson Leong (Ballin' Out Super, Talkin' Naruto Shippuden) joins us for an episode that asks the question "does sex kill" and provides an answer different than you might expect. We've got deadly cheese, the most t…

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House of House Episode 35: "Skin Deep" with Valerie Keaton 1:49:58

1+ y ago1:49:58

1:49:58

Valerie Keaton returns to join us for an episode that is as wild as it is mid-2000s. And by "mid-2000s" I mean content warning for transphobia and dad/daughter uhhhhhh relations. Yes, it's the one with the teenage model who House constantly talks about wanting to bang. It truly is the era of the Olsen Twins countdown clock, folks. House is also in …

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House of House Episode 34: "Distractions" 1:18:00

1+ y ago1:18:00

1:18:00

A duo episode?! That's right! It's just Lenny and me this week, but worry not because this episode is so bonkers, it gives us more than enough to talk about. And if you think about it, doesn't this make YOU, the listener, our guest for the week? It's got pretty much everything you could ask for, from a kid being engulfed in a comedic ATV explosion …

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House of House Episode 33: "Need to Know" with Alex Ptak 1:13:59

1+ y ago1:13:59

1:13:59

Returning favorite Alex Peak joins us for an episode about spaghetti arms, bad relationships, and Elle Fanning. What would you do if your football-loving husband wanted another kid and you didn't? Have a conversation about it? Well that's one way to go but it's the opposite of what this week's patient chose! We're starting to enter the age of Bonke…

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House of House Episode 32: "Failure to Communicate" with Casey James Salengo 56:38

1+ y ago56:38

56:38

"Cheese hear this bepisode!" That's what it might sound like if we got the kind of aphasia this week's patient finds himself with. Comedian extraordinaire Casey James Salengo joins us to look at a top-tier episode. It's got everything you could want: an unusual disease that requires knowledge of riddles to solve, House in an airport, Wilson being a…

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House of House Episode 31: "Deception" with Kev Koeser 1:33:36

1+ y ago1:33:36

1:33:36

Is this House's biggest guest star yet?! Maybe! Your governor and mine, Cynthia Nixon, shows up to pretend to be sick. Or is she?! I guess you'll just have to listen to the episode to find out. Kev Koeser joins us for an episode that... well, we have mixed feelings. Cameron is a jerk, House can't handle Foreman being his boss, and Chase is also the…

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House of House Episode 30: "Mistake" with Jack Allison 1:50:33

1+ y ago1:50:33

1:50:33

It's an episode with a non-traditional narrative format so you know what that means! It's the return of Struggle Session's Jack Allison! The "twist" of this episode isn't nearly as as interesting as the last time they did a mystery flashback episode, but that's alright cause the episode of THIS PODCAST is a hoot! We talk about the 2016 presidential…

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House of House Episode 29: "Hunting" with Matt Storrs 1:13:55

1+ y ago1:13:55

1:13:55

We've got a mid-2000s gay character with AIDS played by a straight actor. Is it a sensitive portrayal? Ehhhhhh Comedian Matt Storrs joins us to dig into an episode where House finally crosses the line... well, crosses it more than he previously had. He's stealing private medical files and slamming sweaty red men with his cane, folks! It also featur…

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House of House Episode 28: "Spin" with Alison Klemp 1:20:07

1+ y ago1:20:07

1:20:07

This week's episode deals with a famous cyclist who might have cancer and is secretly doping, based off one of the many real-world famous cyclists with a disease who was secretly doping. Joining us was comedian and cyclist Alison Klemp. We got to see the universe orient itself specifically to prove Cameron wrong, House act like a jerk to his ex-wif…

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House of House Episode 27: "Daddy's Boy" with Hana Michels 1:28:59

1+ y ago1:28:59

1:28:59

Writer, comedian, and cat fancier Hana Michels returns to the cast to look at a House episode that made us realize we're all daddy's boys in our own way. This is an episode that starts with the standard House shuffle and then goes off in some fun, weird directions including an in-office finance bro penis fungus infection, House's parents, and the w…

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House of House Episode 26: "TB or Not TB" with Jack O'Keeffe 1:19:36

1+ y ago1:19:36

1:19:36

Dr. Livingston, I presume? Ron Livingston shows up as the anti-House, a doctor who only solves one disease and cares about the people he's treating. Playwright Jack O'Keeffe joins us for a fun episode that asks the question "what if Ron Livingston was the guest star?" We finally get to see someone with a libido show up and try to do socialized medi…

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House of House Episode 25: "Humpty Dumpty" with Katie Wright 1:51:39

1+ y ago1:51:39

1:51:39

Cuddy does not come across well in this one! Katie Wright joins us to look at an episode that wants to dig into to race and class relations and quickly finds itself facedown in the dirt. A guy Cuddy hired to work on her roof falls off the ladder after trying to tell her he felt too sick to keep going. She feels guilty about it and rightly so, which…

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House of House Episode 24: "Autopsy" with AJ Ditty 1:28:32

2y ago1:28:32

1:28:32

Let's slap a big ol' content warning at the top here cause wow, this episode is nuts! It's the one where Randall Park circumcises himself and that's only the fifth craziest thing to happen. Writer, comedian, and co-host of "The Worst of All Possible Worlds" podcast AJ Ditty joins us to unpack a simply wild episode that would be illegal to make toda…

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House of House Episode 23: "Acceptance" with Dave Grom 1:47:08

2y ago1:47:08

1:47:08

Welcome back, Cuddy Buddies, to the second season of House MD! Yes, we've finally made it and we're joined by Dave Grom of the "In The Mix" podcast to discuss a wild episode. It's got everything! Ethical dilemmas, LL Cool J doing a pretty good job, Cameron being a pathological narcissist, and somehow Chase gets to be the most reasonable member of t…

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House of House Episode 22: "Honeymoon" with Leslie Lee 52:40

2y ago52:40

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This week we're joined by the other half of the Struggle Session amulet, Leslie Lee, to discuss the season one finale of House! This is a wild episode in which House commits more felonies than ever before! Yes, House's ex-wife returns to goad House into doing medical sadism on her husband and America couldn't get enough! We also discuss Law and Ord…

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House of House Episode 21: "Three Stories" with Jack Allison 1:46:58

2y ago1:46:58

1:46:58

Struggle Session's Jack Allison joins us to take a look at the Emmy and Humanitas Award winning episode "Three Stories." We learn about how House's leg got messed up while the three most annoying medical students in his lecture ask him questions. Plus, great Game of Thrones discourse, great prestige TV discourse, and we find out all about a 2005 me…

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