

Story Archives, a TV and Film Podcast
Story Archives
Join us on Story Archives each week as hosts Mario Busto and Zachary Newton provide entertaining commentary on the latest TV Shows and Films, with the current focus on the Apple Original Series, Silo, Season 2. Tune in on Thursdays for our Livestream Instant Reaction Coverage and Sundays for our weekly Deep Dives.
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Official Website:
* https://soapbox.house/
Email us your Silo Theories and anything else you’d like to contribute to the show:
* Contact@Soapbox.House
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Feb 27, 2024 • 28min
'Masters of the Air' Episode 6 Deep Dive
Welcome to our Story Archives podcast recap coverage of ‘Masters of the Air’, now streaming on Apple TV+. In this episode, Mario and Zach breakdown part six of ‘Masters of the Air’. In it, Rosie takes an unwanted break at Coombs house, Crosby gets close to his new roommate on a trip to Oxford, and Bucky tries to escape Nazi-controlled Germany.
Starring Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Barry Keoghan and executive produced by the likes of Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, ‘Masters of the Air is a 2024 American war drama streaming television miniseries created by John Shiban and John Orloff and developed by Orloff for Apple TV+. It is based on the 2007 book Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller and follows the actions of the 100th Bomb Group, a B-17 Flying Fortress unit in the Eighth Air Force during World War II; the unit was nicknamed the “Bloody Hundredth” due to the heavy losses it suffered in combat missions. The series serves as a companion to Band of Brothers (2001) and The Pacific (2010). It is also the first series to be produced by Apple Studios, in cooperation with Playtone, and Amblin Television.’
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Feb 26, 2024 • 27min
True Detective: Night Country Season Wrap-Up MEGAPOD
Welcome to our Story Archives coverage of True Detective: Night Country. In this episode, Mario breaks down his season review of the series from episode 2-6 (because he didn’t have the patience to stop and pod for each episode).
True Detective: Night Country is the fourth season of True Detective, an American anthology crime drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto, which premiered on January 14, 2024, on HBO. The season is set in the fictional town of Ennis, Alaska, and follows the investigation behind the disappearance of eight men from a research station. The season stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as Detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro. It is the first season to carry a subtitle.
Night Country was created by Issa López, who serves as showrunner, writer, and director. It is the first season without the involvement of Pizzolatto; however, he is still credited as an executive producer.
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Feb 24, 2024 • 38min
'Constellation' Season 1, Episode 1-2 Deep Dive
Welcome to our Story Archives coverage of ‘Constellation’ on Apple TV Plus. In this episode, Mario and Zach discuss episodes 1 and 2 and all of the crazy quantum confusions that went on within them.
“Constellation” stars Noomi Rapace as Jo — an astronaut who returns to Earth after a disaster in space — only to discover that key pieces of her life seem to be missing. The action-packed space adventure is an exploration of the dark edges of human psychology, and one woman's desperate quest to expose the truth about the hidden history of space travel and recover all that she has lost.
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Feb 17, 2024 • 33min
'Masters of the Air' Episode 5 Deep Dive
In part five of ‘Masters of the Air’, Bucky takes flight on a revenge mission for Buck, Crosby makes a return, and the show introduces us to Robert Rosenthal.
Starring Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Barry Keoghan and executive produced by the likes of Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, ‘Masters of the Air is a 2024 American war drama streaming television miniseries created by John Shiban and John Orloff and developed by Orloff for Apple TV+. It is based on the 2007 book Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller and follows the actions of the 100th Bomb Group, a B-17 Flying Fortress unit in the Eighth Air Force during World War II; the unit was nicknamed the “Bloody Hundredth” due to the heavy losses it suffered in combat missions. The series serves as a companion to Band of Brothers (2001) and The Pacific (2010). It is also the first series to be produced by Apple Studios, in cooperation with Playtone, and Amblin Television.’
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Additional show sponsors: 1992 Films | Zachary R Newton

Feb 15, 2024 • 26min
True Detective: Night Country, Part 1 Deep Dive
Welcome to our Story Archives coverage of True Detective: Night Country. Join us weekly as we discuss all of the weird happenings going on in the spooky, brutally cold town of Ennis, Alaska.
True Detective: Night Country is the fourth season of True Detective, an American anthology crime drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto, which premiered on January 14, 2024, on HBO. The season is set in the fictional town of Ennis, Alaska, and follows the investigation behind the disappearance of eight men from a research station. The season stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as Detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro. It is the first season to carry a subtitle.
Night Country was created by Issa López, who serves as showrunner, writer, and director. It is the first season without the involvement of Pizzolatto; however, he is still credited as an executive producer.
Keep up with all things Story Archives
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Email: contact@soapbox.house
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Additional show sponsors: 1992 Films | Zachary R Newton

Feb 10, 2024 • 36min
'Masters of the Air' Episode 4 Deep Dive
In part four of ‘Masters of the Air’, Buck takes revenge on the U-Boats, Bucky takes a trip to London, and Quinn makes his escape from Belgium.
Starring Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Barry Keoghan and executive produced by the likes of Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, ‘Masters of the Air is a 2024 American war drama streaming television miniseries created by John Shiban and John Orloff and developed by Orloff for Apple TV+. It is based on the 2007 book Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller and follows the actions of the 100th Bomb Group, a B-17 Flying Fortress unit in the Eighth Air Force during World War II; the unit was nicknamed the “Bloody Hundredth” due to the heavy losses it suffered in combat missions. The series serves as a companion to Band of Brothers (2001) and The Pacific (2010). It is also the first series to be produced by Apple Studios, in cooperation with Playtone, and Amblin Television.’
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Official Website: soapbox.house
Email: contact@soapbox.house
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Additional show sponsors: 1992 Films | Zachary R Newton

Feb 4, 2024 • 37min
'Masters of the Air' Episode 3 Deep Dive
In part three of ‘Masters of the Air’, the 100th prepare for their most dangerous mission yet, to take out aircraft manufacturing plants deep within Germany.
Starring Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Barry Keoghan and executive produced by the likes of Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, ‘Masters of the Air is a 2024 American war drama streaming television miniseries created by John Shiban and John Orloff and developed by Orloff for Apple TV+. It is based on the 2007 book Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller and follows the actions of the 100th Bomb Group, a B-17 Flying Fortress unit in the Eighth Air Force during World War II; the unit was nicknamed the “Bloody Hundredth” due to the heavy losses it suffered in combat missions. The series serves as a companion to Band of Brothers (2001) and The Pacific (2010). It is also the first series to be produced by Apple Studios, in cooperation with Playtone, and Amblin Television.’
Keep up with all things Story Archives
Official Website: soapbox.house
Email: contact@soapbox.house
Join our newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/696a96e28b6f/newsletter
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Follow the hosts on Instagram: Mario Busto | Zachary Newton
Additional show sponsors: 1992 Films | Zachary R Newton

Jan 30, 2024 • 49min
'Masters of the Air' Episode 2 Deep Dive
Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, and Barry Keoghan discuss the 100th preparing for their crucial mission to take out a German Submarine base. They talk about the series 'Masters of the Air' and its portrayal of World War II. The hosts also share their recent watchlist, compare a character to Saving Private Ryan, and discuss military dynamics and extreme cold.

Jan 27, 2024 • 38min
'Masters of the Air' Episode 1 Deep Dive
Welcome to the first episode in our Story Archives podcast coverage of ‘Masters of the Air’, now streaming on Apple TV+. In the first episode, we are introduced to a few of our protagonists in the 100th Bomb Group, Major Gale Cleven and Major Bucky Egan. Both of whom are best friends deploying to Europe in 1943 to kick off American involvement in World War II in a major way.
Starring Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Barry Keoghan and executive produced by the likes of Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, ‘Masters of the Air is a 2024 American war drama streaming television miniseries created by John Shiban and John Orloff and developed by Orloff for Apple TV+. It is based on the 2007 book Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller and follows the actions of the 100th Bomb Group, a B-17 Flying Fortress unit in the Eighth Air Force during World War II; the unit was nicknamed the “Bloody Hundredth” due to the heavy losses it suffered in combat missions. The series serves as a companion to Band of Brothers (2001) and The Pacific (2010). It is also the first series to be produced by Apple Studios, in cooperation with Playtone, and Amblin Television.’
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Additional show sponsors: 1992 Films | Zachary R Newton

Jan 23, 2024 • 1h 1min
'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' Season 1, Episode 7-10 Deep Dive
Welcome to our series coverage of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (on Apple TV+) by Story Archives. On this week’s episode, we conclude our coverage of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters with a wrap-up pod covering episodes 7-10. Join us as we discuss everything that transpired in these episodes as well as what season two possibly could have in store.
"Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is an American monster television series created by Chris Black and developed by Black and Matt Fraction for the streaming service Apple TV+, based on Godzilla by Toho Co., Ltd. Produced by Safehouse Pictures, Toho Co., Ltd., Milkfred Criminal Masterminds, Chris Black Broadcasting System and Legendary Television, it is the sixth installment and the second television series in the MonsterVerse franchise. The series follows members of the organization Monarch as they encounter Godzilla and other monsters, known as "Titans", over the span of a half century, following the events of Godzilla (2014). Black serves as showrunner.
The series stars Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski alongside Wyatt Russell and Kurt Russell in the shared role of Lee Shaw. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters premiered on Apple TV+ on November 17, 2023 to positive reviews from critics who praised Kurt Russell's performance, direction, visual effects, and action sequences."
Source: Wikipedia
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