Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. And we kinda loved that Joel and Ellie bonding over puns in this ep, and all the great video-gamey fights, and that the show continues to surprise us and change things up. We also had a few quibbles, and an extra-long Game Talk segment. Enjoy! Pedro Pascal’s excellent SNL monologue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsYGlZkevEg Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com . Also, ...
Feb 07, 2023•2 hr 52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Here is Karen, Lucy, and Jason’s reaction to this week’s stirring episode of The Last of Us, along with two and a half hours of your thoughts too. Enjoy! Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com . Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com . Next up: The Last ...
Feb 03, 2023•2 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Oh my gosh, what a surprisingly beautiful and heartbreaking episode this week. Rima, Erik, and Ben talk it out. And in a few days, join Jason, Lucy, and special guest Karen (!) for the listener feedback episode. Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com . Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where...
Jan 31, 2023•2 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Another week of fresh insights and fun from you guys on the latest episode. Interesting to see some recurring themes (like a few of you forgot to breathe during the clicker scene). Join Jason, Erik, and Ben as we read / play and respond to all your feedback! Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com . Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, sh...
Jan 27, 2023•2 hr 41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Okay, after that clicker scene I may not ever need to watch any other “zombie-esque” show again. So freaking cool!! And so much to love about the rest of the show, too. Get ready for some deep appreciation (along with a few very minor quibbles) from Jason, Rima, and Erik. Did you tell your friends who love this show about us? We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com . Cheers guys. Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice. That’s what helps the most for our rankings. ...
Jan 24, 2023•2 hr 59 min•Transcript available on Metacast You heard what we thought of the premiere, now check out what other listeners thought! Some surprising and insightful comments here, and a whole lot of high praise (with a few grains of salt thrown in to bring things down to earth). So great that so many of you sent in your thoughts! Clearly this show is resonating with Walking Dead fans, and that of course makes us really happy. So looking forward to the rest of the season. Here’s that Bella Ramsay movie, Catherine Called Birdy, that Robin Spri...
Jan 19, 2023•2 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast At last, it’s the first episode of The Last of Us, and Ben, Lucy, and Jason are on deck to talk it out. What an incredible adaptation of an amazing game! Those zeds are just fantastic, the way they lurch around and move all herky jerky :) Love it. In this ep, we go in-depth about the premiere and also compare and contrast with the game. Glad to have y’all listening! People seemed to love the show, which makes for an exciting start to this next phase of this podcast. We want to knock this baby up...
Jan 17, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Last of Us premiere is a mere couple of days away, and to tide you over, here’s our promised debate on whether this show qualifies as a zombie show. Erik, Ben, and Jason are joined by special guest Arnold T. Blumberg, author of books on zombie cinema like Journey of the Living Dead and Zombiemania. You can check out Arnold T. Blumberg’s stuff at: • Ghouls in the House podcast: ghoulsinthehouse.com • Pickles & Bean comic strip: picklesandbean.com • Arnold’s books at ATB Publishing: atbpub...
Jan 13, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Step into the Wayback Machine and travel with us to 2013 when Mr. Blahg (aka Erik) and Jason we’re fresh off of their first playthroughs of The Last of Us and eager to express how fucking great they thought the game was! There’s a quick mildly-spoilery review, and a more in-depth review for those who’ve played the game. Want to be immortalized on our podcast every time we play the intro stinger for the listener feedback segment (aka Listener Snarls, Screams, and Clicks)? Then send us your infect...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Here we go, Zedheads, it’s time for The Walking Dead ‘Cast to evolve like an infected Cordyceps monster as we transition to covering HBO’s upcoming adaptation of one of the most incredible video games ever produced, The Last of Us!!! Join us this episode as we explain why we think fans of The Walking Dead will be interested in this show, introduce you non-game-players to the basics of the world of The Last of Us, dive deep into our favorite things about the game, and touch on all the news we kno...
Dec 27, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast What an absolute pleasure to have Chris and Jason of The Talking Dead Podcast on to wrap up season 11 in our traditional seasonal crossover. This marks the end of 11 seasons of wrapping up the show together, starting way back in 2010, and I can’t lie, we got a little bit emotional about it :) Thanks as always to Chris and Jason for joining us, and I know you’re going to enjoy this in-depth, fun talk. And please don’t forget to head over to The Talking Dead Podcast at talkingdeadpodcast.com for p...
Dec 21, 2022•2 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Here’s a little Christmas treat for you guys, as we cover the delightful 2017 Scottish zombie musical, Anna and the Apocalypse, in a crossover with the Run for Your Lives Podcast with Pake and Daphne! Hope you guys enjoy, and the happiest of holidays to all of you from all of us! :) Check out the Run for Your Lives Podcast: https://runforyourlivespodcast.com Next week: Our final annual wrap-up crossover with Chris and Jason of the Talking Dead podcast! You can find our contact info and all our o...
Dec 16, 2022•2 hr 51 min•Transcript available on Metacast So great to welcome back our friend (and past Comic Talk host) Derek back for one final comparison of The Walking Dead comic to the show. We go over the epic surprise final issue of the comic, and finally spell out in detail just how Gabriel died in the comics. Hint: It’s goofy, dumb, and spectacular! Check out Derek’s podcasts at TV Podcast Industries: https://www.tvpodcastindustries.com Our episode on the finale issue of the WD comic, plus an interview with the illustrator, Charlie Adlard: htt...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Wow, it’s a marathon listener feedback session, our longest ever, and we’re both so incredibly thankful that all of you brilliant listeners care enough to write in. You guys make this feel like such a worthwhile thing to be doing. Thank you! And with that, we’re completely done with our coverage of The Walking Dead. Except for next week’s Comic Talk episode, and then that’s it. Well, and then there’s the crossover with Chris and Jason of The Talking Dead Podcast. And the spinoffs over the next f...
Dec 04, 2022•3 hr 44 min•Transcript available on Metacast What a fantastic end to The Walking Dead. Lucy and I were so moved by it. At times thrilling, horrifying, sad, touching, and even awe-inspiring. We’re relieved to be able to talk about such a fine episode here at the end. Hope you enjoy, and we’ll be back in a few days to respond to your feedback. And as always, thanks so much to all of you who have been listening along with us. You’re the reason why we do it. Cheers. The Walking Dead: Dead City teaser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eMoJ5A5Hd...
Nov 29, 2022•2 hr 53 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Walking Dead has come to an end, and a bunch of Zedheads converged on San Francisco to experience it together. Here’s our live instant reaction we recorded just minutes after the episode ended. Lucy and I will be back in a week or so with our usual break-down, and then sometime soon after that, we’ll do a feedback episode. Enjoy, everybody! You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make...
Nov 22, 2022•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our longest stretch of feedback ever with some incredibly heartening (and insightful) messages from you guys. Thank you so much everyone. Lucy and I can hardly take it :) We’re glad to hear a lot of mentions of Karen in your messages too, and I’m excited she’s going to be a part of the live podcast we’ll do after the finale on Sunday (to be published in the feed soon after). Cheers! You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your f...
Nov 19, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Some fricken’ great zombie action and tension this episode. Other great moments too - and also some giant nitpicks, why not. Do you think Judith is going to live? (We do.) Will any of the other characters die? Do you think Rick will show up in the finale? Just a few more days until the end…. You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patr...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Another amazing episode filled with your thoughts and feelings about this week’s episode, the state of The Walking Dead, the podcast, and more. We’re loving hearing from you guys. We’ve got two more of these, so keep your messages and calls coming! You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.c...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welp, now we know why JDM was so put off that they pre-announced the Negan spinoff. This ep would have been a lot more tense if we didn’t know Negan would survive. But it was still pretty great. We especially liked the stuff with Eugene’s trial. Two more episodes left!!! Lucy on the BBC (towards the end): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001dfyh You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will m...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Some great feedback about “Outpost 22”, and some more really sweet messages about the podcast from you guys. Cheers to all of you! You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Subscribe to our YouTube channel and join us for a live instant reacti...
Nov 05, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast I gotta admit, it’s great to see a lot of our characters working together this week outside the confines of the Commonwealth. Kinda felt like old times. Commonwealth, maybe it’s time to shelf that shit. You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast We’re getting more comments and voice messages from you guys since the show is almost at its end, and we love it! So rather than have to edit it down, here’s a listener-feedback-only episode where we can read and play it all, and spend a little more time responding too! Hope you guys enjoy. PS I particularly liked hearing from some of you talking about what the show and/or the podcast has meant to you over the years and things like that. It’s almost over, so send in your comments, emails, and vo...
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Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast What a fantastic episode this week, with Pamela and her oddly intimate-yet-threatening encounter with Lance, some powerful scenes between Mercer and the people in his life who want him to live up to their vision of him, some fun moments between Daryl and Eugene, and one of the spookiest and coolest zombie sequences we’ve seen in a long time. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and join us for a live instant reaction to The Walking Dead each Sunday at 10p ET: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQpQiu...
Oct 18, 2022•2 hr 53 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Commonwealth is coming apart at the seams and TBH we’re ready for it! Also, some touching character moments, and we’re feeling afraid for everyone who doesn’t have a spinoff. Join Jason and Rima as we break down this week’s ep. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and join us for a live instant reaction to The Walking Dead each Sunday at 10p ET: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQpQiudVyoYMc8zqqr8U1g You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subs...
Oct 11, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Deep breath — here we go! It’s the first of the final eight episodes of The Walking Dead. Feels good to be back, and though we had some mixed feelings about this first ep for sure, there was a lot to dig in to. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and join us for a live instant reaction to The Walking Dead each Sunday at 10p ET: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQpQiudVyoYMc8zqqr8U1g Jon Bernthal speech at Norman Reedus Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0ASsfpOZ...
Oct 05, 2022•2 hr 57 min•Transcript available on Metacast For a little palate-cleanser in between Tales of the Walking Dead and the final eight episodes of TWD (!!), we’re covering one of my all-time favorite movies, the 1996 Coen Brothers classic, Fargo. I’m joined by special guest Jade for this enthusiastic, in-depth conversation, and if you’re a fan of this movie, I think yer gonna luv it. You can find out more about Jade and follow her at: Jade-anderson.com https://www.instagram.com/jadethenakedlady/ https://youtube.com/c/JadeAndersonactor You can ...
Sep 28, 2022•2 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The most horror-movie-esque episode of anything Walking Dead ever? So much so that it’s to it’s detriment? We’re joined by special guest Danni to talk over this TOTWD first season finale, and our opinions are all over the map. Enjoy! Subscribe to our YouTube channel and join us for instant reactions immediately after each episode of The Walkin Dead, starting it two short weeks. You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your favori...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s Creepshow-like episode of TOTWD was NOT most of you guys’ cup of tea, but maybe Lucy and I can bring you around, because we both thought it was pretty great, all said and done. Not without it’s flaws, but we enjoyed it. You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com If you follow / subscribe to your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Come to the WD finale party! Join Jason, Lucy, Karen, Chris, and a bunch of other listeners for a screening of...
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