We launch the first episode of Not Safe for Network by talking about the controversy of Tom Bombadil, Disney screwing over creators from companies it's absorbed, and Mads Mikkelsen nearly ending his career before it took off. We go down a rabbi

S03E06 The Andy Griffith Show

Mar 29th, 2021

This week on the In Syndication podcast we talk about The Andy Griffith Show. We talk about (perceived lack of) politics of the show, the strengths of it's lead (as well as Don Knotts), and everything else around it. Everything's coming up May

S03E05 The A-Team

Feb 27th, 2021

This month the In Syndication podcast covers the show about Vietnam veterans framed for a crime they didn't commit together to do what anyone would...flip some cars, fire some guns at nothing in particular, and get paid large cash while doing

Check out A Cosmic Void!

Feb 14th, 2021

Subscribe now to the new podcast, A Cosmic Void starring Alex Biggs Small and Jeremiah Perez! Here's a taste of one episode, there's more on the feed and many more to come. This episode is about the Alex Garland instant classic: Ex Machina. We

S03E04 Batman

Jan 31st, 2021

According to Adam West, the sixties was about the three B's: The Beatles, Batman, and Bond. We actually talk about all three in this episode of In Syndication, but we completely focus on the show captured a nation, a Joker, two Riddlers, and t

S03E03 Columbo

Dec 28th, 2020

This month the In Syndication podcast dives into Peter Falk's iconic turn as the disheveled detective who everyone underestimates...Columbo! We talk about why it was TV movies instead of a show proper, the other men who played Columbo, and the

S03E02 Fantasy Island

Nov 23rd, 2020

This month the In Syndication podcast asks if you had a wish, would let it be horribly corrupted by a charismatic car dealer? We go through the ins and outs of the TV show: Fantasy Island.

S03E01 Tales from the Crypt

Oct 27th, 2020

We return for our third season of the In Syndication podcast with a Halloween appropriate entry. Tales from the Crypt was HBO's first premier show that ran for seven seasons. It was an anthology show that had a refreshing celebrity cast that h

Jedi Master's Degree season one

May 5th, 2020

Jedi Master's Degree is a podcast that will introduce you to the world of Star Wars, or bolster what you already know. All nineteen episodes of season one are available now! This episode is about the book that was the backdoor pilot to The Empi

S02E06 Car 54 Where Are You?

Apr 28th, 2020

For the season finale of In Syndication we cover Car 54 Where Are You? Toody and Muldoon may have always found hilarity, but they never collared the crooks. Find about the groundbreaking sitcom on the In Syndication podcast in your favorite app

S02E05 G.I. Joe

Mar 31st, 2020

This month on In Syndication we talk about an action figure that was definitely not a doll. It spawned a comic book to create a mythos for it's television show. And that show helped sell the best selling action figure (not doll) of the eighties

S02E04 Deadwood

Feb 25th, 2020

This month we talk about the show that reinvigorated the western, made stars of Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane (in the States, anyway), and was weirdly written in iambic pentameter: Deadwood!

S02E03 Mannix

Jan 28th, 2020

He took a licking and kept on ticking. No sucker punch, bullet to the temple, or computer could stop him. Blindness and concussions were temporary setbacks. We examine the show that reinvigorated the detective genre: Mannix.

S02E02 Monty Python's Flying Circus

Dec 31st, 2019

John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, and Terry Gilliam started Monty Python's Flying Circus and not only set the template for comedy shows to come, but created their own brand of comedy in the process.

S02E01 I Love Lucy

Nov 26th, 2019

We open season two with the most groundbreaking show in all of history: I Love Lucy! Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz took charge of their show and broke nearly every existing convention creating a sitcom that works almost seven decades later.

S01E12 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Sep 2nd, 2019

CBS thought they hired an unoffensive comedic team to host a variety show. What they got was one of their most censored shows. Find out about the show that gave Steve Martin, Rob Reiner, and Bob "Super Dave" Einstein their starts in showbiz.

S01E11 MASH

Aug 24th, 2019

We delve into the show that was about the Korean War (but really Vietman). Learn about the fight over the laugh track and how they broke the nudity barrier for a network show. We're covering M*A*S*H.

S01E10 Cheers

Aug 18th, 2019

Cheers is one of the most loved sitcoms to hit televisions. It was high and low brow. It weathered losing a colead. It created a multitude of characters that will never be forgotten. And it laid track for shows like The Simpsons and Parks and R

S01E09 The Outer Limits

Aug 10th, 2019

The Outer Limits was a sci-fi show that introduced television to lighting in the style of German expressionism, managing it's own special effects department, and the monster of the week. We discuss all the ways it aged wonderfully...as well as

S01E08 Married With Children

Aug 3rd, 2019

Married With Children, the fledgling Fox Network's first hit, was designed to be the polar opposite of The Cosby Show. It was centered around a shoe salesman's family, and had dialogue right out of a roast. We pull no punches reviewing this pop

S01E07 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Jul 28th, 2019

In Syndication plums the depths of the oceans to uncover nondescript European country plots and mermen in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Check out this episode and you'll believe a submarine can fly...if your six...I guess.

S01E06 All in the Family

Jul 20th, 2019

We take a look at the America's most lovable bigot, his little goil, the dingbat, and Meathead. We discuss the pitfalls of a writer's intention versus a viewer's interpretation. And we pull apart a show that is every bit as relevant today as it

S01E05 The Jeffersons

Jul 14th, 2019

This episode we're moving on up to the Eastside to cover The Jeffersons, the spinoff of All in the Family that lasted eleven seasons and laid the groundwork for many black sitcoms to come. We pull no punches looking at the positives and negativ

S01E04 The Sopranos

Jul 6th, 2019

One of the first auteur shows to dominate ratings. The Sopranos was an excellent cocktail of the mob, therapy, and comedy. Find out juicy details about the best episodes, why there were so many birds, and who wore a sex toy to bring out the be

S01E03 That Girl

Jun 30th, 2019

Marlo Thomas broke ground producing and starring in the first sitcom to be centered around an independent woman. Find out how The Feminine Mystique helped shape a show that's wide ranging influence can be felt in shows like The New Girl.