Derik Jones

A Seat at the Spades Table

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Welcome to A Seat at the Spades Table, where the game is strategy, the conversation is unfiltered, and the TV and movie discussions are always on point. Hosted by Derik, Brandon, and Scar, this podcast dives deep into completed shows and films, breaking down the storylines, characters, and cultural impact with a mix of sharp insights and hilarious commentary. From cult classics to hidden gems, nothing is off-limits. So pull up a chair, grab your cards, and get ready for a deep dive into the best (and worst) of TV and cinema—Spades table style.

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Derik Jones

Episodes

Hindsight: How To Be A Player 11.07.2026 59:15

How To Be A Player, or How Derik Learned To Embrace The Good In Bad Movies. Leave an email at HindsightMovieRevues@gmail.com Twitter: @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @JeffVsTheWorld, @HindsightRevues, @RatchetBookClub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HindsightMovieReviews Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Top 50 Worst Rappers of All Time 09.07.2026 1:09:27

Magoo isn't on this list, but Nelly is. That right there is a travesty in itself. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Corrupt S7E6: Animal Control 07.07.2026 47:31

Welcome to Corruption, Loyalty, and Justice, the podcast about The Shield. In this episode, we discuss episode six of season seven: Animal Control. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Hindsight: Caught Up 06.07.2026 1:10:20

I thought I knew bad movies. I had NO idea. Leave an email at HindsightMovieRevues@gmail.com Twitter: @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @JeffVsTheWorld, @HindsightRevues, @RatchetBookClub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HindsightMovieReviews Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Corrupt S7E5: Game Face 30.06.2026 44:02

Welcome to Corruption, Loyalty, and Justice, the podcast about The Shield. In this episode, we discuss episode five of season seven: Game Face. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Top 25 Hip Hop Songs From the South in the '90s 25.06.2026 1:09:56

I apologize to all of the people in Houston for my comments about June 27th. Even though I'm right, there is no reason for me to provide proof of my correctness on this show. But I'm right, though. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Corrupt S7E4: Genocide 23.06.2026 34:30

Welcome to Corruption, Loyalty, and Justice, the podcast about The Shield. In this episode, we discuss episode four of season seven: Genocide. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Top 25 Kanye West Beats 18.06.2026 1:10:54

To be clear, these are the beats that he did for other people. The beats that he kept for himself were excluded. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Corrupt S7E3: Money Shot 16.06.2026 1:07:20

Welcome to Corruption, Loyalty, and Justice, the podcast about The Shield. In this episode, we discuss episode three of season seven: Money Shot. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Hindsight: Any Given Sunday 15.06.2026 1:03:57

This movie was much longer than I remembered, and most of that was stupid cutscenes and edits of old white people playing football. Leave an email at HindsightMovieRevues@gmail.com Twitter: @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @JeffVsTheWorld, @HindsightRevues, @RatchetBookClub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HindsightMovieReviews Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at h...

A Day In May Is All For Ray 11.06.2026 1:43:35

May 31st. What a day. What a WONDERFUL day. It's the second annual listening of Ray J's call into The Breakfast Club, and Chanel brought even more to the party. Someone grab the peanut butter. Twitter: @ChanelCreating, @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/ss...

Corrupt S7E2: Snitch 09.06.2026 43:05

Welcome to Corruption, Loyalty, and Justice, the podcast about The Shield. In this episode, we discuss episode two of season seven: Snitch. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Hindsight: Dead Presidents 08.06.2026 1:17:41

Juanita deserved better. Leave an email at HindsightMovieRevues@gmail.com Twitter: @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @JeffVsTheWorld, @HindsightRevues, @RatchetBookClub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HindsightMovieReviews Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Best Opening Lines in Rap 04.06.2026 55:20

Yes. That is number one. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Corrupt S7E1: Coefficient of Drag 02.06.2026 1:02:55

Welcome to Corruption, Loyalty, and Justice, the podcast about The Shield. In this episode, we discuss episode one of season seven: Coefficient of Drag. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Hindsight: Point Break 31.05.2026 1:15:15

This may be the whitest movie we will ever discuss. Leave an email at HindsightMovieRevues@gmail.com Twitter: @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @JeffVsTheWorld, @HindsightRevues, @RatchetBookClub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HindsightMovieReviews Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

The Best Line Dance Songs 28.05.2026 26:54

This is 100% a Scar list. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Corrupt S6E10: Spanish Practices 26.05.2026 51:29

Welcome to Corruption, Loyalty, and Justice, the podcast about The Shield. In this episode, we discuss episode ten of season six: Spanish Practices. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Hindsight: Bamboozled 25.05.2026 1:34:32

Spike was MAD mad, y'all. Leave an email at HindsightMovieRevues@gmail.com Twitter: @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @JeffVsTheWorld, @HindsightRevues, @RatchetBookClub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HindsightMovieReviews Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Corrupt S6E9: Recoil 19.05.2026 1:03:23

Welcome to Corruption, Loyalty, and Justice, the podcast about The Shield. In this episode, we discuss episode nine of season six: Recoil. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Hindsight: Robocop 19.05.2026 1:21:18

Do robots dream of eternal sleep? Do they slip to the abyss whilst counting robot sheep? Leave an email at HindsightMovieRevues@gmail.com Twitter: @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @JeffVsTheWorld, @HindsightRevues, @RatchetBookClub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HindsightMovieReviews Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Best Video Game Series 14.05.2026 39:53

I called the top two, so we are just going to ignore that I called a top six at the beginning of the show, and I was horribly wrong. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Hindsight: Mo' Money 11.05.2026 46:47

This movie embodies the early 90's for black comedy. Leave an email at HindsightMovieRevues@gmail.com Twitter: @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @JeffVsTheWorld, @HindsightRevues, @RatchetBookClub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HindsightMovieReviews Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Top 50 Michael Jackson Songs 07.05.2026 1:42:30

The top 5 are the same on like... four different lists. That is wild. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast

Corrupt S6E8: The Math of the Wrath 05.05.2026 53:07

Welcome to Corruption, Loyalty, and Justice, the podcast about The Shield. In this episode, we discuss episode eight of season six: The Math of the Wrath. Twitter: @RatchetBookClub, @ThatCoolBlkNerd, @Scarfinger, @SpadesTable Become a Patron at http://www. Patreon.com/singlesimulcast Donate to the show at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/sscast