Check it Out: "The Sure Thing" And The Career of Rob Reiner
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Release Date: 12/18/2025
Check It Out: The Mandolorian And Grogu
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Back from the dead as if nursed back to health after a near-fatal poison bite from an aquatic snake dragon, we are here to wax semi-poetic about the return of STAR WARS to the big screen. While there will be no more SNL podcasts from us, there's a chance we might come back with one-off specials like this throughout 2026. If that's of interest to you, we highly recommend letting us know on our social media! Logistics will follow once we gauge interest, but for now, we hope you enjoy this spoiler-filled review of the film.
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Saturday Night Live, Season 52 Episode 20: Will Ferrell
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This is it: our final podcast! Hope you enjoy it, everyone, and thanks for years of listening. Make sure you also subscribe to Mike's newsletter to ensure you keep up with his latest pop culture thoughts and film reviews: https://www.thehardpass.net
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Saturday Night Live, Season 51 Episode 19: Matt Damon
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Ryan and Mike are back to talk a little about last night's episode, a lot about SNL UK, and more than either of us expected about C+C Music Factory. Just one more episode to go in this season, and in this podcast, so enjoy!
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Saturday Night Live, Season 51 Episode 17: Coleman Domingo
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Ryan and Mike are back with a look at this week's episode. We talk a little about the state of the show, tease some thoughts about its new UK counterpart, and delve into the future of this particular podcast as well. Be sure to subscribe to Mike's newsletter as well!
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Saturday Night Live, Season 51 Episode 15: Harry Styles
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In the first half of this week's episode, we look back at both Harry Styles' episodes but also some really interesting trends in the last three episodes that may portend some shifting tides at Studio 8H. In the second, we dive deep into several storylines from the 2026 Oscars! Make sure to subscribe to our Patron as well!
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Saturday Night Live: Season 51 Episode 14, Ryan Gosling
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Ryan and Mike discuss Ryan Gosling's 4th time hosting Saturday Night Live. He certainly laughed a lot, but did we? Make sure to subscribe to our Patron as well!
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Saturday Night Live, Season 51 Episode 12: Alexander Skarsgård
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Ryan and Mike are back to cover the strongest episode of 2026 by a long shot. A brief programming note: The show is on hiatus until after the 2026 Winter Olympics, but we will be putting out content on our Patreon throughout that time. That will include some writing by Ryan on the show as well as other pop culture artifacts such as the new MCU show "Wonder Man." Be sure to subscribe via the link below!
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Check It Out: Heated Rivalry
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This was a previously Patreon-exclusive pod we are now releasing on the free feeds. We were both feeling left out by all the conversations surrounding this show, and wanted to see what we were missing. As an example of how quickly time can go: between the time we decided to record this and actually recorded it, the idea was far less novel than it seemed. And a week later...who knows? But have a listen and find out, as we talk about all that in addition to a great show we both binged. If you want to hear content like this well before anyone else, you should subscribe to our Patreon! Link...
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Saturday Night Live, Season 51 Episode 11: Teyana Taylor
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Hey all: Given the state of the last 24 hours, this isn't our usual upbeat episode. We try to make what little sense we can of the events in Minneapolis, and then do our best to cover an episode that seemed equally distracted by real-live events. A brief programming note: We recorded a Patreon-exclusive episode about the hit show show "Heated Rivalry" last Friday, which will be on this feed eventually. But if you want to listen now, you can subscribe using the link below.
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Saturday Night Live, Season 51 Episode 10: Finn Wolfhard
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Happy 2026! What did SNL have in store for its first episode back this year? Ryan and Mike will break it all down. We also share our thoughts on the new Matt Damon/Ben Affleck Netflix film "The Rip", and tease the next Patreon-only podcast topic! As a reminder: You can still subscribe to our $5 tier on Patreon, where we do non-SNL content for paid subscribers. All episodic recap pods are also on the Patreon, and Ryan has also started writing some SNL pieces for Patreons as well. Lots for you to enjoy!
info_outlineWith the tragic news about the recent deaths of both Rob Reiner and his wife, we wanted to take some time to talk about his career in general and one movie in particular. It's not a movie many mention when talking about his career, and it may not be one many of you have even seen. But it's worth both a watch and a discussion all the same.
As a reminder: You can still subscribe to our $5 tier on Patreon, where we will still be doing period non-SNL content for paid subscribers. We will be posting several episodes during the holiday break there first, and Ryan has also started writing some SNL pieces for Patreons as well.