Best Nathan Paoletta Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 17: Nathan Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol are making the Unwritten Earths Symposium! 2:01:59

10d ago2:01:59

2:01:59

The seventeenth episode! The UE Symposium Kickstarter!(https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/unwrittenearths/adventure-and-hobbyist-annual-2025) Unwritten Earths website!(https://unwrittenearths.com/) UE Annual 2025 Previews!(https://unwrittenearths.itch.io/annual-2025) UE Podcast!(https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/episodes) Stuff we talk about! S…

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Episode 16: Darren Hupke is writing the magazine, Pixel & Polygons! 2:13:58

17d ago2:13:58

2:13:58

The sixteenth episode! Kickstarter Link (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darrenhupke/retro-game-zine-issue-005-006-and-007-0) Website (https://pixelsandpolygons.net/) Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/darrenhupke) Stuff we talk about! Digipen (https://www.digipen.edu/) The Art Institute (https://www.artic.edu/) Full Sail (https://www.fullsail.e…

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Episode 15: Binary and Charlotte are making the TTRPG, Celestial Bodies!!! 1:41:08

1M ago1:41:08

1:41:08

The fifteenth episode! This time I'm sitting down with Binary and Charlotte to talk about their TTRPG currently on Kickstarter, Celestial Bodies Titan Edition!!! Kickstarter Link (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/88544910/celestial-bodies-1) Binary Star Games website (https://binarystar.games/) Charlotte's website (https://fragrant.garden/) Bin…

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Episode 14: NeonRot is developing the card game, Rusty Revolvers!!! 1:17:20

1M ago1:17:20

1:17:20

The fourteenth episode! This time I'm sitting down with NeonRot to discuss injecting your friends, the benefit of having two many eyes and his new game, Rusty Revolvers!!! Rusty Revolvers on Backerkit! (https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/neonrot/rusty-revolvers-russian-roulette-card-game) NeonRot's Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/neonrot.bsky.s…

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Episode 13: Banana Chan is developing the solo horror TTRPG, Knockoff! 2:11:13

2M ago2:11:13

2:11:13

The thirteenth episode! This episode I'm joined by the amazing Banana Chan to talk about their new game Knockoff, sneaking into Fashion Week and mind altering drugs! Knockoff BackerKit! (https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/banana-chan/knockoff) Stuff We Talk About! Fallout (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12637874/) Fashion week (https://en.wikipedia…

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Episode 12: Meghan Cross is designing the TTRPG, O Patron Mine! 1:43:22

2M ago1:43:22

1:43:22

The twelfth episode! This episode I'm sitting down with Meghan Cross to talk about her TTRPG O Patron Mine, games before campaigns and snow blowing! Meghan's Carrd (https://meghanlynnftw.carrd.co/) Meghan's itch page (https://meghanlynnftw.itch.io/) Stuff we talk about! Dragon Age Veilguard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Age:_The_Veilguard) …

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Episode 11: George Bickers is designing the EERPG, Mappa Mundi! Part 1 2:05:30

2M ago2:05:30

2:05:30

The eleventh episode! This time I'm chatting with George Bickers from Three Sails Studios to talk about the studios debut game, Mappa Mundi, the Ecology and Exploration RPG! Mappa Mundi Kickstarter Page Three Sails Studio website Three Sails Studio Bluesky Stuff We Talk About COVID increase of shipping Deep Melody (I couldn’t find a link anywhere b…

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Episode 11: George Bickers is designing the EERPG, Mappa Mundi! Part 2 1:09:19

2M ago1:09:19

1:09:19

The eleventh episode! This time I'm chatting with George Bickers from Three Sails Studios to talk about the studios debut game, Mappa Mundi, the Ecology and Exploration RPG! Mappa Mundi Kickstarter Page Three Sails Studio website Three Sails Studio Bluesky Stuff We Talk About Thomas Manuel Kat the Lore Mistress Asians Represent Podcast Daniel Kwan …

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Episode 10: Ryan Lynch is designing the TTRPG adventure, Secret of the Night Market! 1:43:25

2M ago1:43:25

1:43:25

The tenth episode! This time I'm sitting down with Ryan Lynch to talk about the new adventure for his game Perils & Princesses, Secrets of the Night Market! Secrets of the Night Market Kickstarter Page (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/outridercreative/the-secret-of-the-night-market) Ryan's Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/outridercreative.bsk…

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Episode 9: Reilly Qyote is designing the TTRPG, Every Villian is a Loser! 1:32:14

2M ago1:32:14

1:32:14

This episode I'm sitting down with Reilly Qyote to talk about their work on the upcoming Supers TTRPG, Every Villian is a Loser! E.V.I.L. Kickstarter Afterthought Committee itch page Reilly's Bluesky Stuff we talk about!: TWLOHA ZineMonth/ZineQuest Frederik Hornung Castaway The Riddler Doctor Psycho Killer Moth Condiment King Support the show Place…

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Episode 8: Rowan Zeoli is building the indepedent news outlet, Rascal! 1:41:02

2M ago1:41:02

1:41:02

This episode I'm sitting down with Rowan Zeoli to talk about their work on the independent news website, Rascal! Rascal News Rascal Pledge Drive Rowan's Bluesky All of Rowan's work on Rascal Stuff we talked about: Article on January 6th wargame Interview article for January 6th wargame Safety Tools Skeleton Code Machine magazine Elliot Davis Afterm…

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Episode 7: Lola Johnson is designing the TTRPG, Universe at Your Door: Traveller!!! 1:46:05

2M ago1:46:05

1:46:05

This episode I'm sitting down with Lola Johnson to talk about their upcoming ZineMonth game, Universe at Your Door: Traveler! Lola's Bluesky Lola's itch Page Stuff we talk about: The Tower To Be Taught If Fortunate Runaway To Mars Mass Effect 3 Humility and Hope Actual Play Liturgy of a Lesser God The Quiet Year Beak Feather & Bone The Time We Have…

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Episode 6: Andy Boyd is designing the TTRPG, Midnight Muscadines!!! 1:40:50

2M ago1:40:50

1:40:50

The sixth episode of the podcast! This time I'm sitting down with Andy Boyd from Pandion Games to talk about his upcoming ZineMonth game, Midnight Muscadines! Pandion Games Website Pandion Games Bluesky Stuff we talk about! ZineQuest ZineMonth Google+ Songs and Saga Game Jam FariRPGs ACoupleOfDrakes Substratum Protocol Dragon Ball Z Polygon article…

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Episode 5: Jon Boyle is designing the TTRPG, Bonds Between!!! 1:24:57

3M ago1:24:57

1:24:57

The fifth episode of the podcast! Today' I'm talking with Jon Boyle from Bright Bard Games about their new game for ZineQuest, Bonds Between! Jon's Bluesky Bri's Bluesky Bright Bard Games Bluesky Bright Bard Games Itch Page Stuff we talk about! Marvel Rivals Dont hide the ape in your game Path of Exile 2 Beak Feather & Bone Jeff in a dolphin outfit…

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Episode 4: Andrew Beauman is designing the TTRPG, Out of Orbit! 1:50:23

3M ago1:50:23

1:50:23

The fourth episode of the podcast! Today I'm talking to Andrew Beauman about his new ZineQuest game Out of Orbit, how he got started designing and his thoughts on crowdfunding! Andrew's links! Website: https://andrewbeauman.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/andrewbeauman.bsky.social Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andrewbeaum…

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Episode 3 Part 1: Jack and Cameron are creating The Panic Institute! 1:13:04

4M ago1:13:04

1:13:04

The third episode(s) of the podcast! Today we're talking with Jack and Cameron from the Panic Institute about Dog Eat Dog, their Mothership adventure site for Mothership Month! Things mentioned on the show: Liminal Horror Triangle Agency Jack’s StartPlaying page Jack’s Panic Table game Mark Meer's Cthluhu Game Zac Oyama Jacob Wysocki Very Important…

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Episode 3 Part 2: Jack and Cameron are creating The Panic Institute! 1:35:16

4M ago1:35:16

1:35:16

The third episode(s) of the podcast! Today we're talking with Jack and Cameron from the Panic Institute about Dog Eat Dog, their Mothership adventure site for Mothership Month! Things mentioned on the show: Liminal Horror Triangle Agency Jack’s StartPlaying page Jack’s Panic Table game Mark Meer's Cthluhu Game Zac Oyama Jacob Wysocki Very Important…

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Episode 2: Penny is running Titterpig Academy! 1:31:07

4M ago1:31:07

1:31:07

The second episode of the podcast! Today we're talking to Penny (they/she) talking about their work setting up and running Titterpig Academy, a space dedicated to helping people with learning TTRPGs! You can check it out at Titterpig.academy! Things mentioned on the show: Klaus from Dungeon Newb's Guide Mausritter Liminal Horror Basic Fantasy Pathf…

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Episode 147: Deadlock in Parma 1:59:59

5M ago1:59:59

1:59:59

Well friends, here we are. Nathan and Eppy take a day trip with Jim to Parma, CA in the series finale episode. The sixth season of The Rockford Files was cut short by James Garner's medical needs, so this last episode was not intended to be a goodbye to the series. Thankfully, we found that it did feel like an appropriate way to bid adieu to Jim, t…

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Episode 146: Plus Expenses #81 43:53

5M ago43:53

43:53

In this Plus Expenses we talk about: **It’s the official “crossover” Plus Expenses, James Garner handing off a baton to a wizard, feelings about ending Two Hundred a Day (but Two Hundred a Day will remain!), actually ending a thing, starting a new podcast: Unwritten Earths Symposium, how Plus Expenses will fit into the new show, the early days of D…

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Episode 145: The Kirkoff Case 1:27:21

5M ago1:27:21

1:27:21

Nathan and Eppy start from the beginning with S1E1 The Kirkoff Case. Jim's client is a real slimeball who's been arraigned, but not prosecuted, for murdering his own parents. The money is too good for Jim to drop the case, and then it gets personal when he takes a beating from not a "goon", but a "labor organizer". This series premiere episode show…

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Episode 144: Backlash of the Hunter 2:02:40

6M ago2:02:40

2:02:40

Nathan and Eppy go to where it all began with the TV movie pilot for The Rockford Files: 1974's Backlash of the Hunter. It's a good excuse to talk about the roots of Rockfordishness, the greatness of the casting, and the changes to come for the main show. While we obviously can't watch it with fresh eyes, it is a solid Huggins story elevated with f…

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Episode 1: Star's making Characters Without Stories podcast! 1:15:19

6M ago1:15:19

1:15:19

The first episode of the podcast! Today we're talking to Star (she/her) talking about her podcast, Characters Without Stories! You can find the show and the links to her socials at https://www.characterswithoutstories.com/ Things mentioned on the show: CWS episode with Wes Thousand Year Old Vampire MonsterHearts Thirsty Sword Lesbians Grok?! Fiasco…

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Episode 0 - What is this??? 1:58

6M ago1:58

1:58

It's finally here! I've had this podcast in my head for years, and I'm finally going to do it. This is Episode Zero, to let you know my ideas for it, in a very simple form. Hopefully it'll interest you, and you'll check it out! Support the show Places to find the show! Bluesky! YouTube! Find all my links Send some feedback! (feedback@mattcaulder) B…

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Episode 143: If It Bleeds... It Leads 1:59:00

7M ago1:59:00

1:59:00

Nathan and Eppy bid a bittersweet farewell to Rita with the final Rockford Files TV Move: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999). This was a hard one! Rita's husband, schoolteacher Ernie (Hal Linden) is falsely accused of a series of child sexual assaults, and while Jim helps to clear his name, it's not enough to prevent a series of tragedies. While this …

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Episode 142: Speculative Episode Draft Special! 1:19:25

7M ago1:19:25

1:19:25

It's a special episode! Nathan and Eppy are drafting elements from The Rockford Files to construct two pitches for Rockford Files episodes that never were. It's a great excuse to talk a little bit about our favorite bits of the show, and we have some great Patron suggestions to help us along. Show Notes: Here's the Archive.org link to the 1981 BBC …

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Episode 141: No Fault Affair 1:55:08

8M ago1:55:08

1:55:08

Nathan and Eppy get re-acquainted with national treasure Rita Moreno in S6S8 No Fault Affair. After Jim's friend Rita, a sex worker, gets beat up badly by her pimp, he nurses her back to health - and she falls for him in the process. He has to navigate her emotions while she's trying to get out of her current life, but of course it's not going to b…

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Episode 140: Paradise Cove 1:19:15

8M ago1:19:15

1:19:15

Nathan and Eppy take a little tour through Malibu in S6E1 Paradise Cove. Mariette Hartley joins James Garner in this final season premier episode as Althea, a court-appointed adjuster sent to audit Jim in the wake of a lawsuit he lost to fellow Cove resident C.C. Calloway. Calloway wants to get Jim, or at least his trailer, out of the way because o…

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Episode 139: Forced Retirement 1:39:27

9M ago1:39:27

1:39:27

Nathan and Eppy revisit the first of our "lost episodes" with S4E11 Forced Retirement. An old college friend of Beth's is involved with a secretive undersea submersible project, and after Beth surprises an intruder in her apartment, Jim offers to look into it. He calls in his Jimmy Joe Meeker persona to pose as an investor, kangaroo-skin boots and …

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Episode 138: New Life, Old Dragons 1:27:23

10M ago1:27:23

1:27:23

Nathan and Eppy close out Season Three with S3E18 New Life, Old Dragons. Jim is hired by a Vietnamese refugee to find her missing brother, but as he (reluctantly) pursues the case, it becomes clear that he doesn't know the whole story. When Rocky takes a beating, it turns personal, and Jim needs to figure out where the danger is coming from - the k…

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Episode 137: This Case Is Closed 1:47:40

10M ago1:47:40

1:47:40

Nathan and Eppy finish the main tour through the first season with the 90-minute S1E6 This Case Is Closed. Jim's client sends him to Newark to check up on a soon-to-be son-in-law, and Jim starts getting heat from the mob, the cops and the feds - and he doesn't know why! With an unconventional narrative structure, plenty of good car chases and lots …

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Episode 136: In Pursuit of Carol Thorne 1:26:48

11M ago1:26:48

1:26:48

Nathan and Eppy take a road trip in S1E9 In Pursuit of Carol Thorne. Jim is hired to keep an eye on a newly-released-from-prison Carol Thorne - but he's not the only one! Carol takes a hike and Jim pursues her to Nevada, only to find that he's being used by a conman to get Carol to find another member of his old gang who's sitting on a million-doll…

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Episode 135: Find Me If You Can 1:32:19

12M ago1:32:19

1:32:19

Nathan and Eppy join Jim for one of his most unique challenges in S1E8 Find Me If You Can. His client has hired Jim to find... her. While the money is good, the mystery surrounding why Barbara (Joan Van Arc) is trying to stay un-discoverable concerns Jim, and his search for answers takes him to the mob boss of Denver, played by Paul Michael Glaser.…

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Episode 134: Star Trek: First Contact 2:08:04

1y ago2:08:04

2:08:04

Welcome to Twenty Dollars a Day, the podcast where we explore our favorite holodeck adventures in the Star Trek universe! Nathan and Eppy are bidding a fond farewell to this podcast with our final episode: the second Next Generation movie, First Contact. Look, it has a Dixon Hill holodeck appearance, so it counts enough for us to talk about it - an…

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Episode 133: Piece Work 1:17:07

1y ago1:17:07

1:17:07

Nathan and Eppy hit the gym in S3E10 Piece Work. Jim's insurance investigation gig happens to intersect with flashy dresser Murray Rosner (Michael Lerner), a freelancer for the feds who's getting a gun buy together. After a series of paranoid assumptions, Jim takes a beating from the gun-running goons, uncovers the scheme and brings in Dennis for a…

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Episode 132: Rattlers' Class of '63 1:24:07

1y ago1:24:07

1:24:07

Nathan and Eppy make a trip to the dump in S3E8 Rattlers' Class of '63. Angel is getting married! Jim is surprised but supportive - until he learns that it's Angel's way of ducking the fallout from a "Red Barn" con gone wrong. His new brothers-in-law are trying to sell a landfill, but once one of them is found dead, Angel and Jim look good for the …

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Episode 131: Murder and Misdemeanors 1:50:30

1y ago1:50:30

1:50:30

Nathan and Eppy hit the streets of LA for the penultimate 90s TV Movie, Murder and Misdemeanors. A fellow ex-con-turned-PI, Booker Hutch (John Amos), cons Jim into taking his remaining caseload - and before he can even look over the files, Jim's fielding police harassment. There's an investigation into potentially dirty cops, a reporter hungry for …

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Episode 130: With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind? 1:31:34

1y ago1:31:34

1:31:34

Nathan and Eppy hit the runway in S5E12 With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind? After a discussion of the very interesting life of director Ivan Dixon, we join Jim as he investigates the death of a model friend who called him for help. This quickly brings him to fellow-(former)-model Alta (Erin Gray) and then avant-garde desi…

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Episode 129: Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow 1:13:40

1+ y ago1:13:40

1:13:40

Nathan and Eppy join Jim as he faces off with a neurotic playboy, a real estate slimeball and Arabic culture clash in S5E7 Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow. Rousted out of bed by an angry Arabic patriarch to answer for a recent gig where Jim was looking for his daughter, Jim wants to get to the bottom of the situation. After tracking down …

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Episode 128: The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall 1:28:33

1+ y ago1:28:33

1:28:33

Nathan and Eppy head back to school in S4E20 The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall. Jim has a friend whose son is going to Rosemont College, and who seemed to come to him for help... and then denies that anything is wrong. Jim wants to get to the bottom of it, placing him in a mysterious situation involving a fraternity, a hard-nosed campus security chief,…

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Episode 127: The Battle of Canoga Park 1:25:07

1+ y ago1:25:07

1:25:07

Nathan and Eppy don fireproof outfits for the explosive S4E3 The Battle of Canoga Park. Jim's stolen gun is used to murder a man he doesn't even know! While figuring out how to prove he didn't do it, he uncovers a paramilitary militia. From grenades to truckloads of dynamite, this romp of an episode manages to keep the stakes high without undercutt…

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Episode 126: Aura Lee, Farewell 1:24:14

1+ y ago1:24:14

1:24:14

Nathan and Eppy say goodbye to Jackie Cooper (as a director) in S1E14 Aura Lee, Farewell. Jim is asked by sometime-girlfriend-and-previous-client Sara to look into the so-called overdose death of her friend Aura Lee. Once his investigation turns up a State Senator and a slick bunko artist, things get really intense. This is a tight episode with lot…

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Episode 125: Say Goodbye to Jennifer 1:38:08

1+ y ago1:38:08

1:38:08

Nathan and Eppy join Jim as he travels to the morgue, the dentist and Seattle in S1E18 Say Goodbye to Jennifer. Hector Elizondo guest stars as Mitch, a Korean War buddy of Jim. It looks like the woman he's infatuated with, Jennifer, died in a car accident, and Jim has little patience for Mitch's insistence that she's alive. But once a mobster start…

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Episode 124: William Wiard Retrospective Rewind 1:46:07

1+ y ago1:46:07

1:46:07

Nathan and Eppy end our Summer of Wiard by rewinding back through the entire Wiard Rockford Filesography. This excuse gives us a good way to chat about some of the show's most standout episodes, and we assemble a Recommended Viewing list of our 6 most recommended Wiard-directed episodes, one from each season. A fun conversation! We also go to our a…

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Episode 123: Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die 2:07:09

1+ y ago2:07:09

2:07:09

Nathan and Eppy complete the Wiard World Tour with this two-parter, episodes 3 and 4 from season 6: Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die. Show favorite George Loros guest stars as Eddie, a prison buddy of Jim's now working for rock star Tim Ritchie. He reaches out to Rockford to find a missing member of Ritchie's entourage, but the mystery of what happ…

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Episode 122: Claire 1:23:21

1+ y ago1:23:21

1:23:21

Nathan and Eppy head back to the first season to meet another of Jim's old flames in S1E17 Claire. After a rough breakup and years of separation, Claire calls Jim for help. Of course he agrees to do what he can, but she isn't being straight with him and he needs to figure out who's life is in danger and why before it's too late. Co-starring Linda E…

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Episode 121: Heartaches of a Fool 1:28:18

2y ago1:28:18

1:28:18

Nathan and Eppy continue to tour the William Wiard-verse with S5E1 Heartaches of a Fool. After a truck accident lands Rocky in the hospital, Jim is determined to find out who caused it and hold them accountable. His quest leads to a country music star, a sausage-smuggling operation and a brewing war between corrupt union officials and a Chinese gan…

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Episode 120: The Return of the Black Shadow 1:19:07

2y ago1:19:07

1:19:07

Nathan and Eppy go back to their old ways in S5E17 The Return of the Black Shadow. This was a hard one for us, folks! After a biker gang assaults Jim and abducts and sexually assaults his date, Coop's sister Gail, Coop relives his past as a biker to infiltrate the Rattlers and get revenge. Content Warning: this episode hinges on Gail's rape, and we…

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Episode 119: A Deadly Maze 1:26:39

2y ago1:26:39

1:26:39

Nathan and Eppy join Jim as he reluctantly takes on a missing persons case for an unemotional client in S4E13 A Deadly Maze. The money is good, but the case is just weird, and even after Jim finds the client's wife, he can't let go of the feeling that something else is going on. This is an episode with a meaningful reveal, which made the overall ve…

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Episode 118: The Fourth Man 1:32:10

2y ago1:32:10

1:32:10

Nathan and Eppy take a flight into the start of the third season with S3E1 The Fourth Man. Jim's friend Lauri, an airline booking agent, can't figure out why she's being stalked by a seemingly up-and-up rare coin collector. The menace escalates as Jim calls on the expertise of everyone in the main cast to discover the secret he's willing to kill to…

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