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Poda Bing: a Sopranos retrospective
Hosted by Alternate Thursdays · EN
A podcast that rigorously examines The Sopranos through deep dives, streams of consciousness, conversations, interviews, trivia and NBA analogies. Produced by Alternate Thursdays. Created and hosted by Vik Singh.
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Redux 1.11
Mar 6, 202500:13:57Tap to summarizePoda Bing runs it back on "Nobody Knows Anything".Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube.-Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik)-Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf-All archived episodes are available at https://podabing.show or anywhere you get podcasts.
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Redux 1.10
Feb 24, 202500:18:24Tap to summarizePoda Bing runs it back on "A Hit Is A Hit".Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube.-Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik)-Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf-All archived episodes are available at https://podabing.show or anywhere you get podcasts.
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Redux 1.09
Feb 12, 202500:12:59Tap to summarizePoda Bing runs it back on "Boca".Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube.-Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik)-Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf-All archived episodes are available at https://podabing.show or anywhere you get podcasts.
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Redux 1.08
Feb 2, 202400:59:20Tap to summarizePoda Bing runs it back on "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti".Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube.01:11 The connection between Christopher and espresso machines02:07 The art of iconic opening shots02:56 Merz b. Schwanen vs. Members Only04:32 Espresso machine symbolism?05:09 Opening shots across cinema08:07 The art of iconic opening fits08:45 What Christopher's dream said about Adriana10:45 On going places we don't want to14:31 Tony's "spring cleaning"17:14 Christopher's writing travails20:02 Christopher wants a NIL deal21:11 Another installment of Vik's Legal Corner21:55 Understanding derogations26:29 Joan Didion's could have helped Christopher26:54 Writer distractions28:43 Establishing shots and *possibility* of conflict29:31 (Some more) thoughts on the final Soprano sequence30:04 How Vito got made32:18 Some "sweeping" tactics33:44 The lengths one must go to to get Livia to eat lunch35:20 The art of working in tight spaces36:57 Chris and Paulie have a moment39:10 Shlomo would have had something to say about arcs, too42:49 Noah's "arc"43:42 On the matter of where the bodies are buried45:26 Richard's "two tickets to paradise"46:45 Tony understands, it just takes time49:03 The elite-ness of Agent Harris52:00 Comparing and contrasting a Melfi family dinner with a Soprano one52:48 What Columbus and Meucci have in common53:29 Melfi's payment policy laid bare54:06 Livia's semi-annual meeting of "Mothers Betraying Sons"55:10 On receiving *that* phone call that spurs us to action56:10 The different prisms of therapy on the show56:37 Therapists with a flair for storytelling58:15 Outro-Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik)-Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf-All archived episodes are available at https://podabing.show or anywhere you get podcasts.
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Redux 1.07
Jan 18, 202400:35:50Tap to summarizePoda Bing runs it back on "Down Neck".Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube.00:00 Intro01:53 Sacramental wine 10104:45 Hoopers portrayed in cinema06:06 Call the Union!09:54 The art and science of Gandolfini11:58 Soprano math12:49 Cross talk stagecraft17:43 The hold of "The Holdovers"19:36 Scene dimensions21:18 (One of the reasons) why Tony keeps us coming back22:16 Like father like son24:22 The "wisdom" of crowds26:03 Is it all just a big nothing?26:45 What would Tony think of generative AI?28:44 Feech shoulda hired Clarence Darrow30:00 What if Tony got that electric organ?32:06 Better halves33:52 How to receive bad news from across a table34:23 Carmela distinguishes herself35:01 The best therapy-Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik)-Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf-All archived episodes are available at https://podabing.show or anywhere you get podcasts.
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Redux 1.06
Sep 26, 202300:51:12Tap to summarizePoda Bing runs it back on "Pax Soprana".Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube.00:00 Intro01:00 The importance of skin care in this thing of ours02:25 The importance of proper Italian delis03:27 Bridge awe (again)04:16 Sinatra all over Tony's shirt05:09 Melfi's flirt meter06:28 Best part about coffee dates08:38 The power of Melfi's non-answers10:41 The Elia Kazan-ness of certain shots this episode12:39 Junior and David Stern14:00 The respect for everyday characters in the show14:30 Choice cuts18:59 Would Tony be a fast texter?21:25 An idea for Dua Lipa22:03 The surgical precision of Johnny Sack's introduction23:56 People at tables waiting24:52 General writing nerdery25:56 The ritual of garage conflicts28:36 How not to court someone30:45 Chase and Kandinsky connection31:47 I miss "Flight of the Conchords"35:11 Tony's path to coming clean to Melfi39:39 How to handle being a witness to a crime perpetrated by O.C.43:32 The notion of intermediaries and how Livia is *not* a good one48:04 "Hesh's Horses" and Vik's quotation book50:05 The sweet & sour of this episodePoda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik)Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tfAll archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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Redux 1.05
Aug 31, 202300:47:11Tap to summarizePoda Bing runs it back on "College".Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube.Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik)Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tfAll archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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Redux 1.04
Jul 17, 202301:08:29Tap to summarizePoda Bing runs it back on "Meadowlands".Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube.Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik)Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tfAll archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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Redux 1.03
Jun 13, 202301:01:30Tap to summarizePoda Bing runs it back on Anger, Denial, Acceptance.Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube.Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik)Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tfAll archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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Redux 1.02
May 28, 202301:02:51Tap to summarizePoda Bing runs it back on 46 Long.Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube.Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik)Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tfAll archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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