Exploring Symbiosis and Nature's Brutality in 'The Last of Us'

Joanna and Mal are back to talk about the latest episode of 'The Last of Us'! They take their signature deep dive and discuss a new evolution of the Cordyceps fungus, the arrival of some familiar faces in Seattle, and a major turning point for Ellie.

(00:00) Intro

(23:01) Happy Mother’s Day

(50:16) Seattle day two

(01:02:21) "Future Days"

(01:22:31) Come and see

(01:44:55) I love you; I know

(01:57:03) A walk in the park

(02:15:14) Spores galore

(02:28:59) Present tense

(02:32:12) Spoilers: A fungus among us

Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson

Producers: Steve Ahlman and Carlos Chiriboga

Video Supervision: John Richter

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal

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