Welcome to Basic!  The official podcast of the unofficial history of cable television.  Hosted by Doug Herzog (former network executive at MTV, Comedy Central, Fox) and Jen Chaney (TV critic at New York Magazine/Vulture), new episodes release every Wednesday on Apple Podcasts, the SiriusXM App, Pandora, Stitcher or wherever you like to listen.  Don’t forget to hit ‘Follow’ so you never miss an episode. A Pantheon Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices