Hulu’s Dopesick Shows How the Sacklers Built an Empire of Pain
“We have to use the terms pain and pain management,” says Richard Sackler in Dopesick. The quote illustrates how Purdue Pharma used these terms as linguistic…
The Other Two Strikes a Balance Between Sunniness and Cynicism
Judging by our TV shows, there are approximately two different ways to look at the world. The first, exemplified by prestige-y, tragicomic series like Succession and…
The Terrific Writing of “You” Season 3
Season 2 of You finishes on a cliffhanger and was left on when Love, the character that Joe was obsessing over but was ultimately going to…
Pony Express: Dune and Squid Game
Michael, Lars, and Louis discuss two of the most talk about two of the fall’s biggest hits: Dune and Squid Game.
Revisiting Law & Order: Season One
*CHUNG CHUNG* Imagine it’s the fall of 1990 and you’re hearing this sound coming out of your television for the first time. What are you thinking?…
Pony Express: The Many Saints of Newark and the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Michael and Louis talk about The Many Saints of Newark before Lars joins them to talk about another top 10 music list.
The Emmys and Network Television are on Life Support
On the Monday after the Emmys, I decided to catch up on everything I missed (by everything missed I mean the entire award ceremony). When I…
Pony Express: Shang-Chi and Hacks
Michael, Lars, and Louis discuss Shang-Chi, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and HBO’s Hacks.
A Memoriam of Love to Michael K. Williams
A couple of weeks ago I was watching my weekly binge of The Sopranos before I went to bed and while watching episode 13 of Season…
The Visitors Might Be Listening – V: The Final Battle – Part 3
The end is here! The third and final part of V: The Final Battle! How does it all shake out? The Resistance vs. The Visitors! Mike…
The Visitors Might Be Listening – V: The Final Battle – Part 2
Our daring duo finally come to an episode that neither of them has ever seen. What happens to Juliet while she is captive aboard the mothership?…
The Visitors Might Be Listening – V: The Final Battle – Part 1
In this episode, Lars and Louis watch the first part of the sequel miniseries, V: The Final Battle. How will things fare without the steady hand…
Ted Lasso Reminded Me Why I’m Proud to Be an American
Sometimes it’s difficult to be proud of your country. Americans especially seem to fluctuate between a state of religious fervor for their flag and one of…
The Visitors Might Be Listening – V: The Original Miniseries – Part 2
“There are two parts to every miniseries”, as the old adage goes. And no less is true of V. Louis and Lars finish their discussion of…
Jupiter’s Legacy, Invincible, and Broken Superheroes
When I first encountered the world of super heroes it was through the older 1960s episodes of Batman with Adam West (RIP). They drew me in…
The Pervasiveness of Richard Nixon in Pop Culture
To say presidents dominate our pop culture is an understatement. We often take for granted how ingrained they are in the American psyche and our comedic…
Chatroom: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The final episode of Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier aired on Disney+ this past Friday. It tells the story of, well: the Falcon, Sam…
The Visitors Might Be Listening – V: The Original Miniseries – Part 1
In The Postrider’s newest podcast miniseries, Louis Ryan and Lars Emerson take a look back at V, the sci-fi franchise from the 1980s. Each episode takes…
5 Rabbits To Make for an Unconventional Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday is upon us, that time of year when we gather with our families for buffets at the local country club, debate eating marshmallow peeps,…
Superman & Lois: Episode 1 – The Man of Steel lands on The CW (Review)
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a…loving father? Once again, the Powers That Be have taken it upon themselves to…