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The Last Kingdom With Mary & Blake is dedicated to the hit TV show from NETFLIX, The Last Kingdom. In The Last Kingdom with Mary & Blake, The Last Kingdom podcast hosts Mary and Blake dive in head first on character, theme, favorite moments, production, predictions and every facet you can think of for The Last Kingdom on Netflix. We have not read the books, and are podcasting this show one episode at a time. So this is a spoiler free podcast! We firmly believe in the separation of book and s ...
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Discussions on the topics of old school role-playing, life after children, finding your creative groove again, organizing the game, and other stuff that comes up. I also rant occasionally.
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Just two garbage girls in a garbage world. We're fiery trash for the stuff we love, and we hope you are too. We sometimes (always) talk about Taylor Hall.
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Episode 154: The One With The Zombie Princess
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Wherein your hosts talk at length about All Of Us Strangers, cry about a couple particular scenes, laugh at their own crying, blame the crying on being in the same space, talk for another long while about Kate Middleton and whether or not she's dead (probably not, allegedly), whether or not Prince Philip was dead in that photo in the car (probably,…
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Episode 153: The One With The Western Godfather
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Wherein your hosts talk Reacher, and then try to figure out how Reacher would fit in with Uhtred and his band of merry men, and then there's an absolutely unhinged FMK at the end. (This summary is being written 2 weeks after the episode was recorded. Things have happened. Lives have been lived.)By Garbage Fire Podcast
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Episode 152: The One With The Frozen Kneecaps
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Wherein your hosts gather (IN PERSON!!!!!!) on maybe the coldest night of the year to talk about Saltburn (which they both loved but did not know what to expect before seeing it) and Reacher (which they also love, because duh).By Garbage Fire Podcast
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Episode 151: The One With Bad Luck and Trouble
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Wherein your hosts talk about Season 6 of The Crown, as well as the first three episodes of Reacher. Guess which part is longer?By Garbage Fire Podcast
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Episode 150: The One With The Atonal Shifts
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Wherein your hosts talk AT LENGTH about the Netflix adaptation of "All The Light We Cannot See", why Mark Ruffalo was miscast, who the German George MacKay is, what worked, what didn't, and what they'd hide in secret rooms in their houses.By Garbage Fire Podcast
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Episode 149: The One With The Exploding Asshole
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Wherein your hosts talk about Icebreaker, a fabulous hockey romance that hits all the right notes. (If you were expecting a better summary, you've come to the wrong place. We're rusty.)By Garbage Fire Podcast
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Episode 148: The One With Barbenheimer
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Wherein your hosts talk at length about the two biggest movies of 2023. Unfortunately, they did not use the lines "I am become death, destroyer of worlds" OR "Come on Barbie, let's go party" in any context.By Garbage Fire Podcast
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Episode 147: The One With Uhtred, Sword of Uthred
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Wherein your hosts talk about the Dungeons and Dragons movie, the Netflix series BEEF (and why it's not just television, but a work of art) and spend an hour crying about Uhtred and Finan and Sihtric. Spoilers the entire time, for absolutely everything.By Garbage Fire Podcast
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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die.We discuss why the film doesn't miss a beat as it relates to feeling like the show, why there is some major plot yoga in order to create an arc for Uhtred, and why Mary apparently doesn't know this difference between facts and FAQs... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSC…
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Episode 146: The One With The Dead Witch
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Wherein your hosts talk about the recent Teachers Convention that M attended and how she spent her time (spoiler: exactly how you think she did), why the most recent season of Outlander is a solid stinker (Spoilers, I guess), and which iteration of Queen Elizabeth they'd most like to have dinner with.…
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Episode 145: The One With All The Wizards
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Wherein your hosts talk about Peter Kavinsky and The Recruit, Vincent Lecavalier's SI shoot, and Sidney Crosby's dump truck ass.By Garbage Fire Podcast
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Episode 144: The One With The Two Lists
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Wherein your hosts talk about the reading list of all reading lists and why it's bad, what books they'd put on their own "must-read" list, why the end of Season 5 of The Crown leaves very little hope, which casting decisions were spot-on and which needed some retooling, why Glass Onion was a good companion to Knives Out and why Paul Rudd should sta…
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Episode 143: The One With The Citizen Kane of Christmas Movies
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Wherein your hosts talk about why the twist at the end of Don't Worry Darling doesn't make a ton of sense, how Florence Pugh is incredible always, why Chris Pine was perfect in DWD, how much they enjoyed Lindsay Lohan's new Netflix movie, how it's possible to have too many tropes at once, how Christmas movies can be split into 4 tiers, how the new …
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Episode 142: The One With Reasons To Be Cancelled
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Wherein your hosts talk about their most recent reunion to see John Mulaney, why a no-phones show is both good and bad, answer all the weird woul you rathers that K could find, discuss the influx of 'ADHD influencers" and some terrifically bad labelling, and how the beginning of the school year has gone.…
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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.10.We discuss subverting expectations, why the battle for Bebbanburg was perfectly constructed, and why we Finan might have a competitor for Mary's heart... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Like Us On …
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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.09.We discuss the difficulty of turning characters into likable figures, why we're willing to look past some writerly convenience for the sake of emotionality, and why Mary was once told she looked like an M&M... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW…
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Episode 141: The One With The Dead Queen
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Wherein your hosts talk about the things they've read and watched in their unintended 2 month hiatus, decide which 99 is the best of all time, whether Pawnee or Eagleton are better comparisons for Edmonton and Calgary (though Red Deer is DEFINITELY Shelbyville), and decided that they are most like Benvolio.…
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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.08.We discuss the "big breath in", why Aethelhelm is right (from a certain point of view), and why Finan is totally a Gilmore Girls fan... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Like Us On Facebook | Follow …
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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.07.We discuss the visual language of the final shot, why Edward has been a grey character all season, and why Mary is having a major existential crisis... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Like Us On Fa…
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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.06.We discuss why this episode feels like it's moving chess pieces instead of having characters make real choices, why we don't care ONE OUNCE about Aelfwynn, and why Sylvester Stallone is getting divorced because of his dog. Trust me, you don't want to miss the last 15 minutes of this episode... U…
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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.05.We discuss horror working better when you don't see it, the Brida headfake, and why Haesten might be the first person to ever follow "The Secret" UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Like Us On Facebook…
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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.04.We discuss the moral gray area for our characters, contrasting the affect of death on faith, and why Combos are the crown jewel of road trips. UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Like Us On Facebook | …
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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.03We discuss manufacturing plot to continue the story, if Uhtred is being a good dad, and why Vebeke is definitely not on the track team UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Like Us On Facebook | Follow us…
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Episode 140: The One With The Squenching Tentacles
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Wherein your hosts talk about Season 4 of Stranger Things for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Spoilers, obviously.By Garbage Fire Podcast
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Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Episode 5.02We discuss discuss the horror element found in Alexander Dreymon's directing, why we can whistle past the logic graveyard for Aethelflaed's choice, and why Brida's creepy kid needs to get a toy. UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RE…
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Episode 139: The One With The Audacity of Aethelhelm
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Wherein your hosts talk for 1 hour and 40 minutes about season 5 of The Last Kingdom (spoilers, I guess).By Garbage Fire Podcast
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Episode 138: The One With The Lack of Brevity
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Wherein your hosts spend about 30 minutes talking about The Batman, and pondering the purpose of dim hospital lights in the DCU, and another 45 minutes talking about all the longing in this season of Bridgerton. That's it. That's the episode. Come back next time if you want to hear 2+ hours about Uhtred's bad luck in season 5 of The Last Kingdom.…
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Season 5 Pemiere - Episode 5.01We discuss the value of building out the emotional connection of your story world, if Brida is redeemable, and why Finan and Sigtryggyr would totally have a secret handshake... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS …
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episodes 4.09 + 4.10.We discuss the narrative cohesion of this season, why Sigtryggyr was a delightful subversion of expectations, and why father Pyrlig is your 98 year old grandmother at Thanksgiving... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN…
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episodes 4.07 + 4.08.We discuss the contradicting narrative pressures making a unique and welcome environment for the show, how the cell scene drips with gorgeous symbolism, and why Sigtryggyr is Kevin McCallister and Bill Weasley combined... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & M…
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episodes 4.05 + 4.06.We discuss the need for ironic characterization, terrific sound design and cinematography, and why Eadith is trying her best to recreate White Fang... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNE…
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 4.04.We discuss passing the baton to a newer cast of characters, why television is best when it lives in the moral grey area, and why Mary has basically employed a witch to sage our house... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW …
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 4.03.We discuss "ending fatigue", finally feeling something for Aethelflaed and Uhtred, and why Father Pyrlig is Taco Bell... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Like Us On Facebook |…
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 4.02.We discuss exposition disguised as dramatic irony, why Uhtred doesn't feel like he's got a real plan, and why poor Ecgwynn is like Edith from Downton Abbey... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNE…
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Season 4 premiere, episode 4.01.We discuss the differences between showrunners, character equity, and why Brida is basically Susan Surandon in Step Mom. UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Li…
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Season 3 finale, episode 3.10.We discuss the overall arc of the season, why Stephen Butchard may have chosen to leave the show, and why Aelswith needs to take up Sourdough bread baking... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES AR…
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 3.09.We discuss why this might be the episode of The Last Kingdom yet, if the show did the Thyra conflict correctly, and why we're taking our shirts off and making bad decisions together.... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW …
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 3.08.We discuss the widening texture of theme, if Aelswith is a likeable character, and why Skade finally gets the world famous "Outstanding" honor... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNECT WITH THE S…
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 3.07.We discuss the the use of rhyming visual cues, staying in Uhtred's POV to ensure narrative cohesion, and why Finan would definitely take his method acting VERY seriously... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE …
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Episode 137: The One With The Noodle Legs
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Wherein your hosts talk about the campy entertainment that is keeping them sane, why The Last Duel was a better movie than House of Gucci, why we are now living in precedented times, what real world experience is the closest to magic, what jobs they could do with no education or training in that industry, which animal would be the rudest if it coul…
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 3.06.We discuss the narrative lynchpin of mysticism, why Uhtred seems to have finally matured, and why Blake's new Edward voice will become a permanent staple of this podcast going forward... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW…
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 3.05.We discuss cliffhangers and narrative, we add a new Mary & Blake commandment, and why Haesten just needs a Popeye's... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Like Us On Facebook | F…
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 3.04.We discuss the value of blowing up your plot for the sake of story, how the bookends frame the emotional stakes of this episode, and we discuss our Thanksgiving Day food power rankings... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NE…
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Episode 136: The One With All the Googles
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Wherein your hosts talk (yet again) about the never-ending pandemic, why it's sometimes difficult to understand what's going on in an athlete's life, why you should never have heroes if you don't like being disappointed, why the end of Ted Lasso was pretty perfect, some devastating FMKs (somehow all involving Roy Kent), how Uhtred and Jamie are alw…
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 3.03.We discuss the artful composition in the direction of each shot, the importance of choice and how that should drive narrative, and why Mary's in a horrible mood... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED …
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Season episode 3.02.We discuss Uhtred's guilt over his choices, the show finally getting weird with it, and if Ragnar would be a fan of Korean BBQ... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Like …
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Season 3 premiere -- episode 3.01.We discuss the formulaic premiere, why the show needs to get weird with it, and why Finnan has to be a bad kisser. UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISODES ARE RELEASED CONNECT WITH THE SHOW Like U…
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Season 2 finale -- episode 2.08.We discuss tying the shows plot to the narrative strength of emotion, if Odda was a traitor, and why Aethelflaed's life was changed when Green Day's "Dookie" came out. UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW…
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Episode 135: The One With The Brain of a Goldfish
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Wherein your hosts talk about Alberta's Worst! Fall! Ever!, why Tilda Swinton is the best part of The Dead Don't Die, why Megan watches F1 (you'll never guess), why you should all watch Ted Lasso, and which po-tay-to chip flavour is the best.By Garbage Fire Podcast
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The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 2.07.We discuss the the exquisite use of choice and stakes, the sign of great dialogue between Alfred and Odda, and why Erik and Aethelflaed are going to sell Pina Colodas in Hawaii... UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN NEW EPISOD…
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