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The last album the Beatles recorded ended with “The End.” (Unless you count “Her Majesty.”) But the actual end of the band’s official output—at least according to the marketing materials—came on Thursday, when the corporate entity called the Beatles released “Now and Then.” The song, which was written by John Lennon in the late 1970s and demoed on a handheld cassette recorder perched on his piano, was considered for the full-band treatment during the 1995 Beatles Anthology project, when the surv…
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A little more than a minute into “Angry”—the first song and first single from the first album of Rolling Stones originals in 18 years—Keith Richards summons a series of descending notes that sounds like an elusive, open-tuned riff he wrote at Villa Nellcote in 1971, one that turned an embryonic number called “Good Time Women” into “Tumbling Dice.” At the start of another new Stones song, “Driving Me Too Hard,” that little lick recurs. Are these intentional references? Or unconscious callbacks, t…
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In the top of the third inning of NLCS Game 7, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte led off against Philadelphia Phillies starter Ranger Suárez, whom Marte was facing for the second time that day. TBS broadcaster Brian Anderson remarked that the game felt like a race to the sixth inning, implying that the sixth was when the two teams could count on reaching the relatively safe harbors of the back of their bullpens. “We met with both managers, asked them about their starters,” recounted his coll…
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Mal is joined by Ben Lindbergh to discuss The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 1. They start by talking about the state of the ‘Walking Dead’ franchise, their history with it, and whether this show could be a good reentry point for people (8:17). Then, they dip into the season by talking about Daryl and the new supporting characters, the show’s new French setting, and the similarities to The Last of Us (34:30). They also look forward to what’s next for the franchise. Host: Mallory RubinGuest: Be…
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Ben and Jess are back, and they are getting us ready for the highly anticipated Spider-Man 2! They got the game early, so they provide their spoiler-free first impressions of the game. Then, they revisit Marvel’s Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Miles Morales (15:30). They talk about what made those games good, what you need to know from those games heading into Spider-Man 2, and more. Hosts: Ben Lindbergh and Jessica ClemonsProducer: Isaiah BlakelyAdditional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Su…
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In the Season 3 premiere of The Clone Wars, directed by Dave Filoni, an underperforming quintet of clone squadmates risks relegation to maintenance duty. In combat training, these clones can’t cooperate. One particular clone, CT-782 (a.k.a. “Hevy”), has a counterproductive tendency to try to do everything himself—until he gets a talking-to from a noncombatant brother, 99, who reminds him of the value of functioning as a team and delegating responsibility. “You’re always trying to be the anchor,…
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It is time to step into the role of assassin once more as Ben and Jess talk about the latest entry in the 15-year-old action-stealth franchise: Assassin’s Creed Mirage. They give their spoiler-free review of the latest entry and discuss the legacy of this long-running franchise (13:54). Hosts: Ben Lindbergh and Jessica ClemonsSenior Producer: Steve AhlmanAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal Subscribe: Spotify / Apple Podcasts
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Baltimore’s aggressive prospect promotions not only exemplify an emerging trend across MLB—they have also turned the O’s from cellar-dwellers to contenders in historically short order
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In the latest Disney+ finale to bite off more than it can chew, “The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord” paves the pathway to the future while this season’s character work, plot points, and payoffs suffer
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The Mets, Yankees, Padres, and Angels all flopped, while lower-payroll squads like the Orioles, Rays, Marlins, and Diamondbacks stormed into the postseason. What’s behind this year’s abnormally tenuous connection between spending and winning, and what does it mean for the playoffs?
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Ben, Jess, and Justin also discuss the potential voice actors strike
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Even though the ‘Star Wars’ sequel films have frustrated fans, practically every ‘Star Wars’ Disney+ series has attempted to connect the dots leading up to that trilogy, for good or ill
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What, you were expecting the climax? Last week, Episode 6 of Ahsoka ended with Grand Admiral Thrawn bracing for Ahsoka Tano’s arrival at Peridea. This week, in Episode 7, she shows up. Yes, a few fights, laughs, callbacks, and semi-revealing exchanges unfold along the way, but the season’s penultimate installment is, first and foremost, an exercise in getting the rest of the gang back together for a future climactic confrontation. “Dreams and Madness,” written by Dave Filoni and directed by Geet…
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Ben and Jess react to this week’s revelations about Microsoft’s Xbox plans and discuss why gaming leaks cause such a sensation (2:30), then compare their philosophies about exploiting glitches to make money in games (10:40). After that, they review the latest reboot in the Mortal Kombat series, Mortal Kombat 1 (17:40), as well as Megan Fox’s confounding performance as Nitara (34:17). Finally, Jess shares her experience at a hands-on preview event for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (40:55) Hosts: Ben Lind…
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‘Andor’ certainly makes a case for being the “best ‘Star Wars’ series,” but the beauty in the ‘Star Wars’ franchise’s Disney+ experiment is that each title succeeds for entirely different reasons
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By spending only a fraction of its time on our titular character, this latest installment is free to be equal parts ominous and joyful, expand the series’ cast, and finally reward weeks’ worth of patience
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Ben and Miles evaluate the second season, draw some comparisons with ‘Game of Thrones,’ and look ahead to the potential third season
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Ahsoka started slow, but the latest Star Wars series on Disney+ is coming off back-to-back bangers. This week’s “Shadow Warrior” was an eagerly anticipated showcase for Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker; a poignant treat for fans who’ve followed Anakin and Ahsoka’s on-screen interactions for 15 years; and a visual tour de force featuring lightsabers, starfighters, and space whales. Naturally, then, the most memorable line—in my mind, at least—is delivered by a droid whose prominence in the s…
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The visually and aurally inventive installment presents some narrative unevenness as it chases ghosts, but after this classically cinematic entry, the series and its eponymous protagonist seem to have cast off their constraints
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For its latest blockbuster, Bethesda built ‘Skyrim’ in space. Is that enough to make it an “important” RPG?
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Ben and Jess explore brave new worlds by delving into two of this year’s biggest games!
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