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1 The Southwest’s Wildest Outdoor Art: From Lightning Fields to Sun Tunnels 30:55
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A secret field that summons lightning. A massive spiral that disappears into a salt lake. A celestial observatory carved into a volcano. Meet the wild—and sometimes explosive—world of land art, where artists craft masterpieces with dynamite and bulldozers. In our Season 2 premiere, guest Dylan Thuras, cofounder of Atlas Obscura, takes us off road and into the minds of the artists who literally reshaped parts of the Southwest. These works aren’t meant to be easy to reach—or to explain—but they just might change how you see the world. Land art you’ll visit in this episode: - Double Negative and City by Michael Heizer (Garden Valley, Nevada) - Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson (Great Salt Lake, Utah) - Sun Tunnels by Nancy Holt (Great Basin Desert, Utah) - Lightning Field by Walter De Maria (Catron County, New Mexico) - Roden Crater by James Turrell (Painted Desert, Arizona) Via Podcast is a production of AAA Mountain West Group.…
WOW - EP390 - The Odyssey
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Journey into the consciousness of a wrestling fan.
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Journey into the consciousness of a wrestling fan.
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×This week host Tim Kail reviews WWE's latest PLE, Backlash. He covers each match, praising Lyra Valkyria in particular. Tim tries to explain why this premium live event would have been a great episode of RAW, but lacked a "big time" feel. Thank you for listening!
On this week's Work Of Wrestling podcast host Tim Kail responds to some comments on his Facebook page about CM Punk's recent autograph signing. Then he answers your questions about The Smashing Machine, fantasy booking, and potatoes (yes, potatoes). Thanks for listening and may the moment of pop be with you!…

1 WOW - EP395 - AEW Dynamite Review, Thoughts On Mercedes Moné, Facebook Destroying The World, & Turning 39 45:14
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This week host Tim Kail reviews AEW Dynamite, shares his thoughts on the Mercedes Moné gimmick, urges listeners to not doom scroll wrestling Facebook, and then opens up about some thoughts on aging, pursuing goals, and more. Thanks for listening!

1 WOW - EP394 - WrestleMania 41 Review (2025) 1:20:41
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It's WrestleMania! Host Tim Kail is joined by Al Monelli to cover all the matches, excitement, winners, losers, and surprises of WWE's Showcase of the Immortals. Topics include: the overwhelming amount of adverts an instant classic by Rollins, Punk, & Reigns what a real main event is Logan Paul's drone John Cena winning his 17th World Championship Follow Tim on Facebook , Instagram , Blue Sky , and YouTube @WorkOfWrestling. Visit Al's website www.monellifilms.com . Thank you for listening. May the moment of oh yeaaah be with you!…

1 WOW - EP393 - A Major Announcement - must listen! 3:17
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Work of Wrestling host, Tim Kail, has a major announcement you're definitely going to want to hear! Follow Tim on Facebook , Instagram , Blue Sky , and YouTube @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of oh yeaaah be with you!

1 WOW - EP392 - John Macy Returns To Talk Wrestling (and a little Star Trek) 1:21:10
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Tim's friend John Macy returns to discuss AEW, WWE, ratings, the shifting landscape of television, what wrestling can do better, and what wrestling is getting right. And more! Subscribe to John's podcast The B Team ! Follow Tim on Facebook , Instagram , Blue Sky , and YouTube @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!…
This week Tim Kail reviews the latest AEW pay-per-view, Dynasty. Tim covers every match (almost), and explains the way AEW makes its fans feel special. Follow Tim on Facebook , Instagram , Blue Sky , and YouTube @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!
Journey into the consciousness of a wrestling fan.

1 WOW - EP389 - Granny Franny Interviews Tim Kail 56:26
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This week the tables turn and everyone's favorite guest, Granny Franny (Tim's Mom), takes the hosting reigns and interviews Work Of Wrestling host Tim Kail. They cover: Tim's favorite wrestler-entrances the history between CM Punk, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins whether or not Tim foresees doing the podcast forever And more! Follow Tim on Facebook , Instagram , Blue Sky , and YouTube @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!…
This week Tim Kail reads his 3/10/25 review of Monday Night Raw, focussing on the WWE's anemic mid-card. Follow Tim on Facebook , Instagram , Blue Sky , and YouTube @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!
This week on the podcast host Tim Kail brings it back to the basics to explain what makes wrestling an art. Topics include: the phrase "sports entertainment" why we hesitate to call it an art oration, theatre, and good vs evil being fake in the way film is fake transubstantiation And more! Follow Tim on Facebook , Instagram , Blue Sky , and YouTube @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!…

1 WOW - EP386 - Elimination Chamber (2025) Review 39:57
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This week Tim Kail reviews WWE's latest premium live event, Elimination Chamber. Topics include: Jade Cargil attacking Naomi Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens exceeding expectations John Cena's perfect facial expressions CM Punk looking strong even in defeat John Cena turning heel And much more! Follow Tim on Facebook , Instagram , and YouTube @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!…

1 WOW - EP385 - Two Matches and a Journal Entry 32:44
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This week Tim Kail reviews two matches from AEW Grand Slam: Mercedes Mone vs Harley Cameron & Timeless Toni Storm vs Mariah May. He explains what he believes isn't working in Mercedes character while simultaneously acknolwedging her star power. Conversely, he examines what does work for Toni Storm and why she's such a powerful babyface. Then, to finish, he reads his latest journal entry, examining how CM Punk is now a capitalist and no longer a "man of the people". Follow Tim on Facebook and YouTube @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!…
This week Tim Kail shares his new gimmick, a wrestling journal on www.workofwrestling.com . He opens up about managing bipolar, pacing himself for The Raw Review and the podcast, agreeing with Martin Scorsese (kind of) about Marvel movies, and what wrestling has in common with poetry. Keep an ear out for a special appearance by Grann Franny! Follow Tim on Facebook and YouTube @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!…

1 WOW - EP383 - Ten Things I've Learned In Ten Years 40:29
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This week on The Work Of Wrestling podcast host Tim Kail shares ten things he's learned through podcasting over the past ten years. The ten subjects include: allow for change set goals interviews with fellow fans go better than interviews with people "in the business" emotional detachment is necessary relationships evolve know when not to talk don't take social media seriously cherish your audience keep doubts in their proper place you will surprise yourself You can follow Tim on Instagram, Facebook, and Blue Sky @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!…
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1 WOW - EP382 - The Royal Rumble (2025) Review w/Alexander Monelli 57:58
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Tim Kail and Al Monelli join forces for the tenth year in a row to review The Royal Rumble! Topics include: the unexpected victory of Jey Uso who will CM Punk face at WrestleMania who will John Cena face at WrestleMania the excellence of Kevin Owens watching wrestling through a child's eyes Tim's latest bout of depression And more! Visit Al's website at http://www.monellifilms.com You can follow Tim on Instagram, Facebook, and Blue Sky @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!…
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1 WOW - EP381 - Does The Royal Rumble Matter? 16:24
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This special, bonus Saturday episode begins with a pro-wrestling poem by Tim Kail titled An Art For All . Tim then reads his first, unpublished draft of this past week's RAW Review. He dares to ask, "Does The Royal Rumble matter?" You can follow Tim on Instagram, Facebook, X, and Blue Sky @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!…
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This week Tim Kail hands the hosting reigns over to longtime friend of the pod Daniel Lee. Daniel's topics include: New Japan rebuilding with Shoto Umino, Gabe Kid, and Yota Tsuji Wrestling as procedural television Awesome Kong vs Gail Kim, Final Resolution 2008 You can follow Daniel on Instagram @Daniel721Lee. You can follow Tim on Instagram, Facebook, X, and Blue Sky @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!…
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1 WOW - EP379 - 5 Things That Have To Go In The Netflix Era 49:23
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This week host Tim Kail discusses five things that have to go in professional wrestling, particularly WWE. Backstage segments Promo trains Lingering cameras Seth Rollins' entire gimmick "Let it play out" You can follow Tim on Instagram, Facebook, X, and Blue Sky @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!…
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This week Tim Kail explicates last week's RAW main event, CM Punk vs Seth Rollins in real time. Follow along with his commentary as he describes why the match didn't quite live up to expectations. You can follow Tim on Instagram, Facebook, X, and Blue Sky @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!…
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1 WOW - EP377 - Rebirth - 10 Year Anniversary Special 43:27
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This week Tim Kail celebrates the ten year anniversary of The Work Of Wrestling podcast. He discusses Women's Wrestling, influencing Paul Heyman's promos, why he removed his Mike Quackenbush episode from the feed, and why he's keen to move forward in his podcasting rather than looking backward. He also shares the introduction to his in progress memoir After Mania . You can follow Tim on Instagram, Facebook, and Blue Sky @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!…
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Tim Kail brings a blend of PPV review and soul searching introspection to his analysis of AEW's latest Pay-Per-View, Worlds End. You can follow Tim on Instagram, Facebook, and Blue Sky @WorkOfWrestling. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!
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In this special Christmas episode Tim Kail answers your questions, reminisces about early AEW, and opens up about his artistic struggles. You can follow Tim on Instagram and Facebook @WorkOfWrestling and Blue Sky @timkail.bsky.social. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!
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This week Work Of Wrestling host Tim Kail discusses enjoying wrestling just to enjoy, rather than to analyze and comment on. You can follow Tim on Instagram and Facebook @WorkOfWrestling and Blue Sky @timkail.bsky.social. Thank you for listening. May the moment of pop be with you!
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Tim Kail returns to review AEW's latest pay-per-view, Wrestle Dream. Follow Work Of Wrestling on Instagram , Facebook , and YouTube . Give the podcast a five star rating and review in Apple Podcasts. Thank you for listening.
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Tim Kail answers your questions. The Rock video mentioned in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlb8EfgeIv0
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1 WOW - EP371 - Summer Slam Review with Al Monelli 42:00
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Tim & Al join forces to dissect WWE's latest PLE, Summer Slam. They discuss the lack of marquee names, La Knight vs Logan Paul, what's specifically lacking with LA Knight's identity, Seth Rollins' attire (of course), CM Punk vs Drew McIntyre and more. Visit www.monellifilms.com for a peak at Al's great filmmaking. Follow Work of Wrestling on all social media gimmciks @WorkOfWrestling. Thanks for listening. May the moment of pop be with you.…
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Tim can't sleep. And so he podcasts. Talks mental health, Raw, new camera angles, AEW, Shane McMahon, pro-wrestling podcasters, Netflix, The Raw Review. Follow on social media @WorkOfWrestling. May the Moment of Pop be with you!
Tim returns. Talks current (and excellent) WWE TV. AEW's dropoff. Women's wrestling. Talking to Charlotte and Becky Lynch back in the day. Why it's okay to not watch wrestling. Not caring about other people's opinions. Eager for RAW on Netflix. Personal life. Sleep apnea. Sleep walking. Work-stress. Rocky, his dog. And more. Give this one a listen (it's the best in a little while).…
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In the 11th hour Tim Kail puts together an episode about coming down off the WrestleMania high, his plans for the podcast, going on hiatus, his short film, and his dog. Music by Ben Holland.
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