Crossing Streams

Liddy Loree rejoins host Craig Elsten at Helix Brewing Company to talk about the enthralling start to season 2 of Netflix's psychological drama "Mindhunter". Then, a full review (with spoilers) of the Amazon superhero-as-antihero series "The Boys".

Crossing Streams returns with Craig Elsten joined by San Diego journalist and TV fan Beau Lynott live from the Whistle Stop in South Park. The guys are together to talk about HBO's Succession, a show that started slowly in its first season and built to become one of the best shows of 2018. Season 2's first two episodes set the stage for even more fun and drama. Craig and Beau do a family draft, ta...

Host Craig Elsten opens the show (live from Helix Brewing Co in La Mesa, CA) with a plea for a more permanent co-host and more regular podcast delivery. Then, this week's co-host, former Mighty 1090 host/producer and current play-by-play broadcaster Jordan Carruth, joins the fun as the guys discuss Stranger Things 3. How has the franchise changed from season 1 to season 3? Who is the breakout star...

Justified fans, rejoice! In this week's episode, host Craig Elsten travels to the KFMB-TV studios to welcome back Channel 8 News anchor Carlo Cecchetto! Both Craig and Carlo re-watched the entire series of Justified, and this podcast is a celebration of one of the best shows of the 2010s. Inside: a Main Character Draft! A separate Bad Guys Draft! Which season was the best/worst? What flame should...

Craig Elsten is joined by Liddy Loree from Bolt Brewing in La Mesa, CA, to discuss Craig's Top-5 TV Shows for the first half of 2019 (January-June). #1 on the list is Amazon's Fleabag! Craig and Liddy discuss the creative leaps taken by the show heading into its second and final season, the genius of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and whether or not Andrew Scott is really a Hot Priest. Enjoy a laugh-filled...

Recorded live at Toronado in North Park. Craig Elsten is joined by Beau Lynott for a rip roaring look back at one of the greatest (if not THE Greatest) TV series ever made, Deadwood! Which characters stand out as the most memorable? Why did Craig, on re-watch, raise Deadwood up to #1 on his personal rankings, and what was the small change that made a big difference? Beau is a true Deadwood "hoople...

HBO's limited series Chernobyl is one of the best shows on television so far in 2019, but how accurate is it to historical fact? This week, your host Craig Elsten ventures out to the podcast studios of Voice of San Diego, where VOSD Editor in Chief Scott Lewis makes his first appearance on the podcast...but Scott did not come alone! Sergei Rybka, a Moscow-based morning radio host and journalist, i...

Crossing Streams is back recording live from Ballast Point in Miramar, with RIck Romero (@RJsFro on Twitter) making his third appearance on the podcast! The guys are together to discuss Barry, the hit man-actor dramedy that finds new heights in its second season. Many thanks to Crossing Streams subscribers; we have had some structural issues which delayed this pod's release for two weeks.

Concluding six straight weeks of Game of Thrones coverage, Craig Elsten and Ryan Phillips reconvene at the Broken Yolk Cafe in Mira Mesa to discuss and debate Season 8 Episode 6: "The Iron Throne", also known as the series finale. SPOILERS ABOUND as always for this show! What was it about the finale that worked, and what really didn't? Which plot lines feel unresolved or unfinished? Who is the BIG...

In a bonus episode of Crossing Streams for the week, your intrepid host Craig Elsten ventures to the KFMB studios in Kearney Mesa to welcome in Carlo Cecchetto, CBS-8 evening news anchor and TV junkie! Carlo and Craig break down (without serious spoilers) why you need to be watching "Bosch", the hard boiled LA cop series on Amazon Prime filled with prestige TV veteran actors and crisp storytelling...

Craig Elsten and Ryan Phillips convene once again on the patio of The Broken Yolk in Mira Mesa to dissect, discuss and debate a controversial episode of Game of Thrones. Craig sees several inconsistencies in "The Bells", while Ryan notes how many folks are quibbling over a TV show. Hey, that's what we do on Crossing Streams! Plus, the guys reveal the winner of last week's DEATHPOOL DRAFT, and look...

Craig Elsten and Ryan Phillips record live from the patio of The Broken Yolk Cafe in Mira Mesa, looking back at an eventful episode of Game of Thrones, filled with twists and some questionable plotting decisions. The guys go through what they liked and didn't like, and then look ahead to the battle for King's Landing with an Episode 5 Deathpool Draft!

Craig Elsten and Ryan Phillips podcast from Toronado Brewing in North Park, and begin by explaining what happened at their old radio station and how that delayed production. Then, they dive deep into "The Long Night". Was it too dark to be effective, or effectively dark? Who won last week's Deathpool Draft? (Spoiler: it was Craig!) And, what's next for the final three episodes?

Craig Elsten and Ryan Phillips return to recap Episode 2 of the final season of Game of Thrones, which both agree is one of the best episodes of the entire series. After going through all the critical interactions inside the episode and offering some guesses as to the future direction of the plot, Craig and Ryan do a five round DEATHPOOL draft for Episode 3!

Winter has come to Crossing Streams! Craig Elsten and Ryan Phillips embark on a six-week journey to recap Season 8 of Game of Thrones. On their Episode 1 review, the guys look into the meaning of the changed intro video, talk about an episode filled with key reunions, try to figure out the potential story arc of Season 8, pick which players rode high or fell low in the episode, and end with an Iro...

Craig Elsten opens the podcast with his second true crime documentary review of the week, breaking down The Case Against Adnan Syed on HBO. Then, longtime friend and podcast collaborator John Gennaro makes his second appearance on Crossing Streams, but this time, he and Craig agree completely about the show. Catastrophe is both one of the funniest and also one of the most heartfelt and real relati...

Craig Elsten and Darren Smith sit down to bandy about the silly fun of the first three episodes in Season 4 of Billions on Showtime. Are the seams starting to show in the writing and plot direction? First, Craig reviews the French true crime documentary The Staircase.

Crossing Streams returns with a vengeance, with three reviews for you! First, Craig Elsten takes a swing at the misguided Netflix action adventure movie Triple Frontier. Next, Tom Howell from the Hyperion Adventures Podcast returns to the pod, debating Craig on the merits of Captain Marvel. Last but not least, Steven Woods is back, and he's finished True Detective Season 3. Both of the guys have t...

Craig Elsten opens the show with a thanks to the patient listeners of Crossing Streams, laments the lack of a permanent co-host, and lays out what should be a heavy month of quality programming to come. Then, Rick Romero (@RjsFro) joins Craig to unpack the Netflix superhero comedy-adventure "The Umbrella Academy". Enjoy 30 minutes spoiler-free before Craig and Rick reveal the show's secrets.

Craig Elsten is joined by Paul Reindl, producer of the Ben&Woods morning show on The Mighty 1090-AM in San Diego, to discuss the Netflix popular young adult thriller "You". The show is highly bingeable and has moments, but is it a smart thriller, or a *dumb* thriller? The boys discuss this and much more (with spoilers)!

Craig Elsten offers an apology for this week's podcast being delivered late, then dives into a deep discussion with John Gennaro, who makes his Crossing Streams debut to discuss the Netflix original series Russian Doll. The premise is unique, the characters colorful. Craig is all in with the show, but John has his doubts. An interesting debate ensues! Enjoy the first of two Crossing Streams episod...

Craig Elsten and Steven Woods get into how Season 3 of True Detective on HBO has revitalized the franchise after a disappointing second season. Mahershela Ali and Stephen Dorff are sparkling on the screen; can showrunner Nic Pizzalato land this mystery effectively by season's end? Non-spoiler discussion.

Craig Elsten returns from a two-week Landon Donovan-induced hiatus (he explains on the show) with a look at a pair of true crime documentary series on Netflix. First in Craig's Critic Corner, a look at Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes. Does it cover any new ground, and what's worth watching? Then, Jefferson Jay makes his first appearance on Crossing Streams (with a new theme!) and...

Craig Elsten opens this week's podcast with a look at Netflix's new Black Mirror choose-your-own-adventure show, Bandersnatch. The technology and innovation in media is fascinating...but is the resultant movie a fun watch? We get into it in Craig's Critic Corner. Then, Jordan Carruth rejoins the show to spoil season 2 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime. How did major plot developments in...

It's a new year and Crossing Streams is back with a brand new episode talking about two of the most popular movies out right now. After a brief intro, Craig Elsten is joined by Tom Howell from the Hyperion Adventures podcast to talk about Mary Poppins Returns, a musical that returns you to the roots of classic Disney in the best way possible. Then, Ryan Phillips from thebiglead.com returns to Cros...