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Fauxworthy Podcast Episode 47: The “Girls” Experiment

March 6, 2017 /

 

The guys have a different kind of episode cooked up this week. In honor of the final season of HBO’s “Girls” — which Bryan loves and Taylor has never watched — they sat down and watched Episode 603 of Lena Dunham’s TV show, “American B****.”  (Sorry, haven’t earned our explicit rating on iTunes yet!) Taylor came up with five takeaways from the episode, and Bryan helps him decide whether they are emblematic of the show as a whole.

They discuss whether the show feels like work (5:15), whether the show is smart (8:45), whether the show is visually striking (11:20), how funny the show is (13:50), how tight the show is narratively (14:30), whether Episode 603 was a great episode of “Girls” (15:35), and whether “Girls” is unlike anything else on television (17:00).

You can find all of our previous podcasts on our website, TheFauxworthyPodcast.com and on iTunes. Subscribe, rate, and review! We are also a proud member of the Establishing Shot Podcast Network.

As always, thanks to Levi Bradford for the theme song. You can find his music at poblano.bandcamp.com.

Fauxworthy Podcast Episode 46: Adam Scott’s Beard and Other Stuff

February 27, 2017 /

 

Bryan and Taylor are back to break down the latest in HBO Sunday night television. First, the guys discuss the campy debut of “Big Little Lies” and what to make of Adam Scott’s facial hair (2:00). Then, they dig into the world-building skills of “Big Little Lies” and “Crashing” (10:00) before discussing whether “Crashing” stands out from all the other Louis C.K.-style shows (15:45). Then, they talk about some upcoming shows and some possible upcoming podcast discussion (23:45). They also throw out Oscar predictions and discuss a bit of the latest entertainment news (30:00).

You can find all of our previous podcasts on our website, TheFauxworthyPodcast.com and on iTunes. Subscribe, rate, and review! We are also a proud member of the Establishing Shot Podcast Network.

As always, thanks to Levi Bradford for the theme song. You can find his music at poblano.bandcamp.com.

Fauxworthy Podcast Episode 45: Dear Podcast Listener

February 20, 2017 /

 

This week, Bryan and Taylor are throwing some cultural recommendations at you supersonic. First, Taylor talks about the entertaining and thought-provoking book “The Postmortal” by Drew Magary (4:20). Then, Bryan raves about his current favorite Broadway cast recording, “Dear Evan Hansen” (8:00). After that, they exchange podcast recommendations, with Taylor earmarking an episode of “On Being” (12:30) and Bryan praising an episode of the “Longform Podcast” (16:00).

Finally, they preview their upcoming discussion of FX’s stunning new show, “Legion” (21:00).

You can find all of our previous podcasts on our website, TheFauxworthyPodcast.com and on iTunes. Subscribe, rate, and review! We are also a proud member of the Establishing Shot Podcast Network.

As always, thanks to Levi Bradford for the theme song. You can find his music at poblano.bandcamp.com.

Interview with Michelle Schubert from ‘Survivor’

February 13, 2017 /

The “Survivor” crew is back to welcome another very special guest to the show! This time, it’s Michelle Schubert from Season 33, Millenials V. Gen-X, and this one is really great.

Taylor, Levi, Ty, Jordan and Michelle have a wide-ranging conversation covering what has stuck with her from the experience (2:45), Michelle’s interesting TV-watching habits (5:30), her love for thrills (8:00), how she felt about the way she was presented on TV (12:00), whether final tribal was predetermined (16:10), what really happened when the cyclone hit the island (18:35) and whether she thought about quitting (21:15).

They also discuss what it’s like being a Christian on the island (24:40), some divine intervention from early in the game (26:00), bringing her faith into “Survivor” (30:45), the most common reason people reject her message (38:00) and being a woman on the internet (39:45).

Finally, they move into the wide-ranging rapid-fire round, asking important questions like “cupcake or muffin” (43:30), whether time exists (45:00), whether she’s ever had any medieval diseases (47:30), what if you woke up and everything was different (48:00), calling versus texting (49:30), how she likes to write (52:30), her favorite Bible translation (54:00), and her daily motivational reminder (56:00).

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Fauxworthy Podcast Episode 43: A Podcast of Unfortunate Takes

February 7, 2017 /

 

Bryan and Taylor have a lot of television to cover from the month of January! On this episode, they recommend checking out “The Good Place” so they can revisit the finale in a few weeks (2:00), discuss their conflicted thoughts on the strange HBO series “The Young Pope” (5:20), why “The Young Pope” is similar to “Baskets” (9:00) and dive into the self-indulgent FX series “Taboo” (11:40).

They also discuss whether Tom Hardy can save “Taboo” (13:00), whether the show is visually interesting (15:15) and whether “The Young Pope” or “Taboo” has a higher ceiling (16:00).

Finally, the guys dive into the new Netflix show, “A Series of Unfortunate Events” (18:00) and discuss whether Neil Patrick Harris is right for the role of Count Olaf (20:15), what the target age for the show is (21:15), the show’s clever writing (23:15) and drop some thoughts on the Oscar nominations, including a brief review of “Hacksaw Ridge” (27:55).

You can find all of our previous podcasts on our website, TheFauxworthyPodcast.com and on iTunes. Subscribe, rate, and review! We are also a proud member of the Establishing Shot Podcast Network.

As always, thanks to Levi Bradford for the theme song. You can find his music at poblano.bandcamp.com.

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