Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen

Episodes Monday Rundown March 23–29 2026

This week: Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, classic Pixar, and two very different musical performances.

His Dark Materials

What His Dark Materials gave me that Harry Potter never could

Kids deserve books that feel like getting away with something.

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Pluribus: Episode 3, "Grenade"

Grocery shopping as a way to stubbornly ignore your feelings about your lover's death? That's the Carol Sturka special!

Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie

Episodes Monday Rundown March 16–22 2026

This week: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Hoppers, and a eulogy for a wonderful cat.

Mailbag

March mailbag!

In this month's mailbag: sitcom remakes, ranked-choice voting takes, and a whole lotta Oscars!

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Pluribus: Episode 2, "Pirate Lady"

Carol attempts to make friends, to mixed results.

oscars

Journalism is failing at its chief duty. Why do we keep asking art to take its place?

There's a place for endless nuance and character development. It's not in articles about the president.

Rundown

Episodes Monday Rundown March 9–15 2026

This week: the Oscars, The Phoenecian Scheme, and some fascinating life circumstances.

Mailbag

Submit your March mailbag questions!

It's that time again!

one battle after another

This year's Best Picture nominees, ranked

Emily and Lily go through the hits and skips (well, mostly hits) of this year's race for the top Oscar.

26 Episodes

Alias made no sense. Good.

Even Columbo couldn't figure out what was going on on Alias. Should that matter?

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Pluribus: Episode 1, "We Is Us"

Our new recap series begins with a book tour, a tragic night out, and some very nice pod people who just wanna help.