Not Quite Great Books: a TV podcast
By Danielle Hanley & John McMahon
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Episodes: 119
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When you spend the bulk of your life reading, writing, and building lesson plans, sometimes your brain needs a break. Join two of your favorite political theory professors - Danielle Hanley and John McMahon - as they switch gears from the world’s so-called great books to break down some of your favorite TV shows. The twist? Only one of your hosts has seen the show before.
First up? The Americans.
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117. The Americans 6x1, "Dead Hand"
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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116. The Americans Season 6 Preview
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Americans Season 6 coverage coming in the new year!
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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115. Derry Girls Series 2, Episode 5 "The Prom" & Episode 6 "The President"
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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114. Derry Girls Series 2, Episode 3 "The Concert" & Episode 4 "The Curse"
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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113. Derry Girls Series 2, Episode 1, "Across the Barricade" & Episode 2, "Ms De Brún and the Child of Prague""
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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112. Derry Girls, Series 1 Episodes 5-6
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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111. Derry Girls Series 1, Episodes 3-4
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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110. Derry Girls, Series 1 Episodes 1-2
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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109. The Americans 5x13, "Soviet Division", with Jon Keller
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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108. The Americans 5x12, "The World Council of Churches"
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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107. The Americans 5x11, "Dyatkovo," with Michaela Rife
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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106. The Americans 5x10, "Darkroom"
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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105. The Americans 5x9, "IHOP," with Lilly Goren
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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104. The White Lotus S3, Materialists, and Pope Bobby -- aka In THIS Sacred Economy?!, with Amy Schiller
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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103. The Americans 5x8, "Immersion"
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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102. The Americans 5x7, "Committee on Human Rights," with Jordan Cass
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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101. The Americans 5x6, "Crossbreed"
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May 22, 2025 |
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100. The Americans 5x5, "Lotus 1-2-3"
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May 08, 2025 |
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99. The Americans 5x4, "What’s the Matter with Kansas?"
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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98. The Americans 5x3, "The Midges," with Kennan Ferguson
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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97. The Americans 5x2, "Pests"
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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96. The Americans 5x1, "Amber Waves"
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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95. The Americans, Cringe Meme Interlude
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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94. The New Pope, Episode Nine
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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93. The New Pope, Episode Eight
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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92. The New Pope, Episode Seven
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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91. The New Pope, Episode Six
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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90. The New Pope, Episode Five
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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89. The New Pope, Episode Four
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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88. The New Pope, Episode Three
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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87. The New Pope, Episode Two
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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86. The New Pope, Episode One
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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85. The Americans Season 4 in review
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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84. The Americans 4x13, "Persona Non Grata"
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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83. The Americans 4x12, "A Roy Rogers in Franconia"
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May 22, 2024 |
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82. The Americans 4x11, "Dinner for Seven", with Jordan Cass
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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81. The Americans 4x10, "Munchkins"
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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80. The Americans 4x9, ”The Day After”
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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79. The Americans 4x8, ”The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears”
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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78. The Americans 4x7, ”Travel Agents”
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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77. The Americans 4x6, "The Rat"
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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76. The Americans 4x5, ”Clark’s Place”, with Lilly Goren
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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75. The Hepta-Pod: Arrival and "Story of Your Life," with Desiree Weber and Sid Simpson
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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74. The Americans 4x4, ”Chloramphenicol”
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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73. The Americans 4x3, ”Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow”
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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72. Saltburn, with Regan Levitte
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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71.The Americans 4x2, ”Pastor Tim”
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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70. The Americans 4x1, ”Glanders”
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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69. The Young Pope, Episode Ten
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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68. The Young Pope, Episode Nine
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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67. The Young Pope, Episode Eight
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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66. The Young Pope, Episode Seven
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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65. The Young Pope, Episode Six, with Lucia Manzi
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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64. The Young Pope, Episode Five
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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63. Billions 4x1, ”Chuck Rhoades’s Greatest Game”
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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62. Total Cinema, Baby: Barbie, Oppenheimer, and Mission Impossible
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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61. The Young Pope, ”Episode Four”
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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60. The Young Pope, ”Episode Three”
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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59. The White Lotus 1x4, ”Recentering”
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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58. The Young Pope, ”Episode Two”
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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57. The Young Pope, ”Episode One”
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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56. The Americans, Season 3 in review
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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55. The Americans 3x13, ”March 8, 1983”, with Jon Keller
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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54. The Americans 3x12, ”I Am Abassin Zadran”
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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53. The Americans 3x11, ”One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov”
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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52. The Americans 3x10, ”Stingers,” with Lilly Goren
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May 25, 2023 |
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51. The Americans 3x9, ”Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?”
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May 11, 2023 |
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50. The Americans 3x8, ”Divestment”
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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49. The Americans 3x7, ”Walter Taffet”
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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48. The Americans 3x6, ”Born Again”
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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47. The Americans 3x5, ”Salang Pass,” with Mike Rensink
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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46. The Americans 3x4, ”Dimebag”
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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45. The Americans 3x3, ”Open House”
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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44. The Americans 3x2, ”Baggage”
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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43. The Americans 3x1, ”EST Men”
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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42. Artistic Choices, VFX, and Capitalism
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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41. The Americans, Season 2 in review
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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40. Art v. Content, Horkheimer v. MCU
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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39. The Americans 2x13, ”Echo,” with Jon Keller
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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38. The Americans 2x12, ”Operation Chronicle”
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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37. Moon Knight 1x6, ”Gods and Monsters”
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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36. The Americans 2x11, ”Stealth”
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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35. Moon Knight 1x5, ”Asylum”, with Nick Carnes
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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34. The Americans 2x10, ”Yousaf”
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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33. Moon Knight 1x4, ”The Tomb”
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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32. The Americans 2x9, ”Martial Eagle,” with Lilly Goren
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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31. Moon Knight 1x3, ”The Friendly Type,” with Regan Levitte
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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30. The Americans 2x8, ”New Car”
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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29. Moon Knight 1x2, ”Summon the Suit”
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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28. The Americans 2x7, ”ARPANET,” with Emily Crandall
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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27. Moon Knight 1x1, ”The Goldfish Problem”
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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26. The Americans 2x6, ”The Red Door”
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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25. Loki 1x6, ”For All Time, Always”
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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24. The Americans 2x5, ”The Deal”
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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23.Loki 1x5, ”Journey Into Mystery,” with Lilly Goren
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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22. The Americans 2x4, ”A Little Night Music”
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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21. Loki 1x4, ”The Nexus Event”
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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20. The Americans 2x3, ”The Walk-In”, with Amy Schiller
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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19. Loki 1x3, ”Lamentis”
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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18. The Americans 2x2, ”Cardinal”
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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17. Loki 1x2, ”The Variant”
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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16. The Americans 2x1, ”Comrades”
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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15. Loki 1x1, ”Glorious Purpose”
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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14. A Grand Theory of Taste
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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13. The Americans 1x13, ”The Colonel,” with Jon Keller
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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12. Americans 1x12, ”The Oath”
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May 26, 2022 |
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11. The Americans 1x11, ”Covert War”
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May 19, 2022 |
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10. The Americans 1x10, ”Only You”
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May 12, 2022 |
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9. The Americans 1x09, ”Safe House”
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May 05, 2022 |
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8. The Americans 1x08, ”Mutually Assured Destruction,” with the Hanley sisters
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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7. The Americans 1x07, ”Duty and Honor”
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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6. The Americans 1x06, ”Trust Me,” with Amy Schiller
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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5. The Americans 1x05, ”COMINT”
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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4. The Americans 1x04, ”In Control”
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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3. The Americans 1x03, ”Gregory”
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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2. The Americans 1x02, ”The Clock”
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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1. The Americans 1x01, ”Pilot”
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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0. Why is Not Quite Great Books?: a (long) trailer
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Mar 10, 2022 |