The Prestige TV Podcast
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The Prestige TV Podcast is your home for instant reactions, deep dives, creator interviews, and Hall of Fame retrospectives on the best television around. Join a rotating cast of Ringer personalities including Bill Simmons, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney, Mallory Rubin, Van Lathan, and more as they break down the shows you're binging and the ones you're waiting to drop every week. Subscribe to The Prestige TV Podcast, check back weekly for our breakdowns, and most importantly, keep watching.
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Mar 28, 2026 • 1h 1min
‘Love Story’ Finale: Closing Time
They unpack the tragic final hour, debating how the crash was staged and what was withheld. They highlight standout performances and tricky dialogue moments. They critique character choices, hair and wardrobe as storytelling, and the show's pacing. They finish on the closing image and what the finale leaves for the series.
Mar 27, 2026 • 1h 11min
‘The Pitt’ Season 2, Episode 12: Amor Fati
They recap a tense season chapter with Latin mottos and moral injury echoes. Conversations track confrontations, a shocking Hula Hoop assault, and power struggles on the ward. New arrivals and returning faces shift night-shift dynamics. They flag worrying spirals in Santos and unpack moments of dark humor sprinkled through high-stakes medical scenes.
12 snips
Mar 23, 2026 • 50min
‘Love Story’ Episodes 4-8: Press-ed
They dig into Carolyn and JFK Jr.’s relationship, performances, and defining scenes from episodes 4–8. They debate accuracy versus dramatization and how iconic photos and choreography are recreated. Music choices and 90s needle drops get a close look. The conversation also covers supporting players, family tensions, fame’s toll, and how the finale might handle the looming crash.
20 snips
Mar 20, 2026 • 1h 2min
‘The Pitt’ Season 2, Episode 11: The ICE Episode
Jo and Rob romp through tense confrontations, including a charged Santos-Langdon exchange and a Robbie showdown with ICE agents. They highlight Mel's emotional collapse and Duke's grim prognosis. Small comic beats and shocking cliffhanger violence keep the tone jagged and urgent.
13 snips
Mar 13, 2026 • 1h 1min
‘The Pitt’ Season 2, Episode 10: Seventh Circle of Hell
They break down a tense hospital hour with shocking surgery moments and a grisly leg scene. Debate swirls around Robbie’s mental state and boundary-crossing decisions. Conversations highlight powerful bedside care from Langdon and Santos, while Ogilvy’s complexity and a worn Baldwin book shift sympathy. New arrivals like Duke and Mel and Becca’s sibling dynamics add emotional weight.
15 snips
Mar 6, 2026 • 1h 2min
‘The Pitt’ Season 2, Episode 9: Fireworks, Furries, and a Foineeeee Radiologist
They riff on a jaw-dropping radiologist arrival and staff reactions. They relive a traumatic Fourth of July fireworks injury and its emotional fallout. They debate wardrobe and heat on a sultry hospital set. They laugh about a surprise furry cameo and speculate about fursonas. They tease patient care dramas, surgeries, and tender family moments.
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Mar 3, 2026 • 1h 4min
‘Industry’ S4 Finale: "Both, And" … What the Hell Just Happened?
Jodi Walker, television critic known for sharp episode analysis, joins to unpack the chaotic Season 4 finale. They react to Yasmin’s moral turn and whether she holds real power. They break down the jet and voicemail scenes, Henry’s breakup performance, Whitney’s escape, and what “Both, And” means for the characters and Season 5.
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Feb 27, 2026 • 1h 1min
‘The Pitt’ Season 2, Episode 8: Panic! At the Discharge
They recap the chaos of a hospital cyberattack and how staff scramble with analog workflows. They flag tense medical ethics debates and a controversial surgical decision. They cover emotional patient farewells, communication breakdowns for ASL patients, and a striking theory about stress-triggered seizures.
13 snips
Feb 24, 2026 • 1h 3min
‘Industry’ S4E7: Tainted Love
Jodi Walker, TV critic known for sharp episode reactions and cultural takes, joins to unpack romance, betrayal, and ’80s needle drops. They debate Yasmin and Henry’s marriage fallout. They dissect Harper and Yasmin’s fraught friendship. They speculate about Whitney’s fate and flag standout fashion moments like shoulder pads.
15 snips
Feb 20, 2026 • 1h 13min
‘The Pitt’ Season 2, Episode 7: The Night Shift Starts Early
A fast recap of a heat wave and a hospital blackout that forces analog chaos. Chemistry sparks between Abbott and Samira while Langdon’s recovery creates awkward amends. Family secrets and Roxy’s fraught hospitalization surface. Santos soothes Baby Jane Doe with a Tagalog lullaby. A cyberattack looms and a sensitive sexual assault exam gets careful attention.
