271: Stopping The Presses For Press On Masterpiece

PBS's Masterpiece has premiered the British miniseries Press, a tale of warring London newspapers, and we've brought a former newspaper reporter, Daniel MacEachern, back to the podcast to talk about it! Around The Dial clicks through Evil, Big Mouth, and Cash Cab, before we each pitch our own Fosse/Verdon-style limited series based on a real person's life (and possibly a specific biography). Danny presents The Grinder's "Grinder v. Grinder" for induction into the Canon. Then we're on to naming the week's Winner and Loser, and finishing up with a Game Time that might sound a little familiar. Put down any newspaper you might be reading and listen to us instead!

GUESTS

👤 Daniel MacEachern

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 📰 Press

Around The Dial: 👿 Evil

Around The Dial: 👄 Big Mouth

Around The Dial: 🚕 Cash Cab

Extra Credit: 🤑 Small Screen / Larger Than Life

The Canon: 🏆 The Grinder S01.E13: Grinder v. Grinder

Winner & Loser: 👍 Rachel Maddow

Lead Topic: 👎 Lindsay Lohan

Game Time: 🧠 Familiar Situations

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 271 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🐦 Daniel MacEachern on Twitter

🏸 David Roth, Laura Wagner, and Kelsey McKinney's Deadspin report on TheMaven's Sports Illustrated takeover

👄 Big Mouth co-creator Andrew Goldberg apologized for the show's description of pansexuality

🕳 Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs ranks "Live Through This"

🚀 Quaid In Full's episode on Dennis Quaid's Baretta episode

🏞 The Amazonian Expedition That Nearly Killed Theodore Roosevelt