Crossing Streams

In a special episode of #CrossingStreams, Craig Elsten is joined by the managing editor of TruthorFiction.com, anti-disinformation journalist Brooke Binkowski. They discuss the Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma", and many of the important issues discussed therein. Why is Facebook the top platform for disinformation and malign state actors? What did the movie get right and wrong? And what can...

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree talk about the success and popularity of "The Boys" before diving in to review the season's first four episodes. "Ted Lasso" on Apple TV+ is the heart-warming workplace comedy we did NOT expect. "Lovecraft Country" continues an incredibly entertaining run with its last three episodes.

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree complete their quest to pick a 1980s show to cover on #CrossingStreams. After narrowing down to 16 finalists, the decision was made to use a BrantSteele.net Survivor simulator to get from 16 down to the sole survivor. A lot of fun was had along the way, but was the winner the show Craig and Liddy really wanted to watch? You'll have to listen and find out!

A while back, we asked you for suggestions for a 1980's TV show you'd like to hear us cover on Crossing Streams. On this week's episode, Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree go through each of the listener suggestions one by one, advancing 16 shows to next week's eliminations, where they will select the first 1980's show to be covered by the pod. Also, both Craig and Liddy *loved* the latest (third) episo...

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree are blown away by the final two episodes of I May Destroy You, and dig into the finale's dream-like multiple finishes, and the emotional journey Michaela Coel has taken her audience upon. Is this the best show of 2020? Plus, Lovecraft Country takes a very not-so-good turn in episode 2, and both Craig and Liddy discover Ted Lasso on Apple TV+.

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree have watched the season premiere of Lovecraft Country on HBO, and wow, that was something! We're in, even though we're not sure what we're watching just yet. Then, a review of Palm Springs on Hulu, and how smaller movies may be finding their place inadvertently thanks to COVID. Lastly, a review of the Netflix-Australian mini-series "Stateless", starring Yvonne Strahovs...

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree are back for a new episode of Crossing Streams! Intro: should we cover old '80s shows, and which ones? 7:30: Brockmire Review (all four seasons) 37:00: Perry Mason finale review 46:00: I May Destroy You episodes 9-10 recap

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree get together to first discuss the 2020 Emmy nominations, the outrageous snub of Rhea Seehorn, and more. Then, they go in depth on episode 8 of "I May Destroy You" on HBO, and look at HBO's Perry Mason. Last but not least (at the hour mark), Craig is joined by Max Searle, writer/producer of FX's comedy hit "Dave", streaming on Hulu. Find out in depth details on season o...

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree reconvene to first discuss the History Channel reality competition show "Alone", which has season 6 streaming on Netflix. Why has "Alone" put its hooks so deep into our hosts' psyches? Plus, Craig and Liddy both decided to watch "Betty" for the podcast, but they watched different shows named "Betty"! Hilarity ensues. Last but far from least, a full look at the last two...

Craig Elsten starts the podcast with a quick recommendation of "Alone", on Netflix and the History Channel. Then, he is joined by the showrunner of "Barkskins" and "The Bridge", Elwood Reid, to find out about the challenges and joys of adapting a novel about 17th century New France into a modern television series.

Craig and Liddy start off with some TV talk, then disagree over the degree to which they enjoyed "Hamilton" on Disney+, followed by a discussion of the first three episodes of HBO's Perry Mason, and a full recap of "I May Destroy You" episode 5. Time cues: 2:00--TV talk, Quibi a disaster, new "The Boys" season 2 trailer 7:00—Talking “Hamilton” on Disney+ 30:00—Looking at the first three episodes o...

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree begin with the industry news of a price hike at YouTube TV, and other midseason Top-5 lists. Then, they take on HBO's I May Destroy You, and how Michaela Coel has created a show that uniquely confronts issues of sexual permission, young culture, drug use and power in relationships. Could it be another contender for the #1 show of the year? Plus, reviews of Barkskins (H...

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree reveal each of their Top-5 lists for streaming TV shows in 2020 (January-June), and some honorable mentions.

Craig Elsten is joined by Rebecca Gennaro to discuss the flagship show of the Apple TV+ launch, The Morning Show. (2:45): Why did we click 'play' on The Morning Show? (5:00): How The Morning Show took on #MeToo (10:30): Favorite episode from season 1 (17:30): Is the Bradley Jackson character realistic? (21:30): Did you buy the death of (SPOILER) in the finale? (27:30): Breaking down the season fin...

Craig Elsten is joined by XTRA 1360 midday host Darren Smith to talk Billions and more (time cues): (3:00): What's it like to host a sports talk show in a time without sports? (11:30): What we still like about Billions (20:15): Does Billions have a structural problem (29:00): Everyone has the same voice on this show (34:00): What can be done to 'fix' Billions? (37:30): First thoughts on The Mornin...

Show breakdown (with topic start times): (2:30) Why Killing Eve works as a show (8:45) Killing Eve's challenge going into season 3 (18:00) Spoilers for Killing Eve season 3, and where the show can go from here (31:15) What makes Run work (44:30) Spoilers for the Run finale, the final scene, and do we need another season?

Time Cues: 2:45: Craig and Liddy on the debut of HBO Max 7:30: What makes Bosch a top cop show (non-spoiler) 17:15: Bosch Season 6 review (spoilers) 39:30: What We Do In The Shadows review (touches on seasons 1 and 2) 55:00: What's Liddy Watching/What's Craig Watching 1:00:30: Craig and Woods review Dave on FXX

In a jumbo-sized Crossing Streams, Craig Elsten is joined by co-hosts Liddy Loree and Rick Romero (RJsFro) to recap three terrific programs. Time codes below: * Quibi has the worst rollout ever (2:15) * Waco moves to Netflix and gains an audience, full review (6:15) * Normal People talk without spoilers (26:15) * Normal People full season review WITH spoilers (41:15) * What's Liddy Watching/What's...

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree have a lot of shows to catch up on and recap, before Craig is joined by Kevin L. Johnson, who plays Sam Dermody on Ozark, to talk about Season 3, acting with Laura Linney, Jason Bateman and Julia Garner, and more. Shows discussed (with time logs): "In or Out" on HBO's RUN (2:37) Westworld update (13:35) Devs FX on Hulu RECAP (19:19) Little Fires Everywhere on Hulu RECA...

Craig Elsten is joined by Darren Smith, midday host on XTRA 1360-AM Fox Sports San Diego, to go through season two of Narcos: Mexico. Why is the Narcos franchise a groundbreaker, not only for Netflix, but for multi-lingual shows? Plus, why are we so fascinated with drug empires in popular media?

Craig Elsten and Ben Higgins get together via Zoom to break down the final four episodes of Better Call Saul Season 5, and the season as a whole. They document how Kim Wexler broke bad, the amazing performance of Tony Dalton as Lalo, and how Better Call Saul should win three acting Emmys this year. Plus, speculation on the fate of Kim in the final season.

Craig Elsten and Steven Woods meet via Zoom to go through the third season of Ozark on Netflix. What makes season three the best so far? In the non-spoiler portion, Craig and Woods talk about the direction of key characters, then they get into the juicy spoilers and thoughts about season four.

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree reconvene from quarantine to take a (non-spoiler) look at Hulu's Little Fires Everywhere, and the hidden Netflix international cop/crime show Giri/Haji. Are we In or Out on these shows after watching the first couple episodes? Plus, updates on the latest episodes of Westworld, Devs, and more on why we loved ZeroZeroZero so much.

Craig Elsten and Liddy Loree cover a range of topics in the latest Crossing Streams: * Why Westworld continues to frustrate our hosts (but might succeed as a hate watch) * Zero Zero Zero on Amazon is one of the best shows of the year * Devs is a confusing arthouse mystery--but successful anyway * Thoughts on Narcos: Mexico, Gentefied, Briarpatch and more

A must listen for Tiger King fans! Craig Elsten and Drew Steck meet virtually during quarantine to talk about the show that has captured the zeitgeist, Tiger King on Netflix. The guys try to draft the most insane group possible out of the cast of characters, then ask the real questions about this insane documentary.