Pod Level Midnight

Josiah and Ryan discuss the Vikings' win in Atlanta. Topics include: - The game-winning drive - How crazy is what Josh Dobbs just did? - KOC appreciation - Timely turnovers - Injury report - What's next?

Josiah and Ryan discuss the win over the Packers and Kirk Cousins' injury. Topics include: Reacting to the season-changing injury What is Kirk's legacy as a Viking? Has Kirk played his last game in Minnesota? The Vikings dominated Green Bay Evaluating the Brian Flores defense 8 games in Addison quickly becoming elite Where do we go from here? Jaren Hall time? Possible QB trade targets

Josiah and Ryan break down the Vikings' big win on Monday Night Football. Topics include: The vibes at US Bank Stadium Should Cam Akers be RB1? Addison's coming out party Primetime Kirk Some clock questions An apology to Cam Bynum Packer week

Josiah shares some thoughts about the career and legacy of Martin Scorsese before reviewing Scorsese films in three different genres. (24:40) Gangster films: Goodfellas and The Irishman (38:50) Character studies: The Aviator and The Wolf of Wall Street (52:55) Religious epics: The Last Temptation of Christ and Silence (1:19:55) Scorsese's future projects and Josiah's pick for his best film...

Josiah and Ryan discuss the Vikings' week 5 loss. Topics include: - The controversial pass interference call/no-call. - Did Kirk have a good game? - Why does it feel like the Vikings play the same game every week? - Plays that could have changed the game.

Josiah and Ryan discuss the Vikings win in Carolina. Topics include: An uninspiring effort from the offense Some alarming stats Harrison Smith's vintage performance Will Taylor Swift be in town next week?

Josiah, Cam, and Jason discuss the latest in the movie industry! (1:30) 2023 Box Office and reacting to the summer of Barbenheimer. Do moviegoers still prefer franchises or do they want something new? (14:55) Dune 2 delay and most anticipated fall movies. (24:45) Should theaters bring back intermission for long movies? What is the ideal runtime for a film? (27:05) Has streaming gotten worse? Why o...

Josiah and Ryan discuss another Vikings loss. Topics include: - How the Vikings wasted 25 crucial seconds - More turnovers - Is establishing the run worth it? - Defense giving up historic numbers - Can the Vikings get back into the mix?

Josiah and Ryan discuss the Vikings loss on Thursday Night Football and the state of the NFC North.

Josiah and Ryan discuss the Vikings' week 1 loss to Tampa Bay. Topics include: Why hasn't the offense improved? Did Kirk have a good game? First impressions of Brian Flores' defense 2 key mistakes that led to the loss A ban on tanking talk (for now) Throwback jersey takes

Josiah and Ryan react to some of the biggest Vikings headlines heading into the 2023 season. Then, a draft to determine which players will be considered "my guy" moving forward. Topics include: Bud Grant NFC North expectations Kirk's approval rating after the "Quarterback" documentary Can Brian Flores fix this defense? Our Guys Draft (31:45)

Josiah and Kjerstin share their experience at the Barbie and Oppenheimer double feature this weekend. Then, a Director's Club discussion on the films of Greta Gerwig. The Barbenheimer experience: (1:02) Oppenheimer review: (10:00) Barbie review: (31:25) Greta Gerwig Director's Club: (58:12)

Ryan Lundeen joins the show to discuss the films of Christopher Nolan. We start by breaking down Nolan's consistent themes and style before talking about each of his 11 feature films.

Director's Club is back and Spencer Bauer joins the show to talk about the career of Wes Anderson! We discuss all of Wes' films before previewing 'Asteroid City'. Director's Club Categories: Biography Filmography Themes and style Pick the next project There can only be one

The first guest in Pod Level Midnight history is back as we enjoy another LeBron James playoff run. Topics include: - The significance of beating the Warriors in 2023 - How the Lakers went from 2-10 to the conference finals - LeBron's evolving game in year 20 - Why the Lakers role players keep stepping up - Lakers vs Nuggets series preview

Barry returns to the show to share his perspective on the Timberwolves. We discuss the 3 phases the Wolves have gone through this season and how confident they should be heading into a playoff opportunity. Plus some bonus Succession talk at the end of the episode!

Kjerstin and Ryan join the show to talk about our shared favorite show, Succession. Topics include: - Reaction to this being the final season. - Favorite episodes of the show. - Predictions for season 4. - Where does this show rank on our all-time favorites? - Drafting the best characters in the show.

Josiah and David talk about their favorite films of 2022 and the 95th Academy Awards. They talk through the top categories and review each of the Best Picture nominees before predicting who will take home the Oscar. 

Colin returns to the show to share his perspective on the Vikings 2022 season and where Kwesi Adopho-Mensah should go from here.  Topics include:  What we will remember about the 2022 Vikings.  Has your opinion changed on Kirk Cousins?  Reacting to the Brian Flores hire.  When should the Vikings try to find the QB of the future?  Which iconic Vikings have played their...

The Franchise Fellas (Cam, Jason, and Josiah) are back for a mega pod. In the first hour, we check in on what is coming from all of the major franchises in 2023. Then, we debate the quality of the three big shows released in the fall of '22.  (:50) Movie recommendations from 2022 (10:00) Black Panther 2 review and what exactly is the multiverse?  (28:08) Mandalorian season 3 expectations...

Josiah and Ryan share their experience from the Vikings playoff game at US Bank Stadium.  Topics include: - A catastrophic defensive performance - Did KOC get outcoached?  - What the offense could have done better - 4th and 8 - Which Vikings have played their last game in purple? 

Josiah and Ryan share about their experience at Lambeau Field and the Vikings 4th loss of the season.  Topics include:  - Does Lambeau live up to the hype?  - Old school stadiums vs new - Crowd interactions  - How the Vikings lost the game in the first quarter - Injury updates  - Should the Vikings rest starters in week 18? 

Josiah and Ryan are back for a mid-week pod reacting to the Vikings' latest win and previewing their trip to Lambeau this weekend.  Topics include:  - The "Winter Whiteout" - Justin Jefferson's season vs Adrian Peterson's MVP season - What players does KOC value most on offense? - Evaluating the defensive rookie class  - Greg Joseph confidence check - What we are expecting attending...

Some special guests join the show to share their grievances from the past year.  Grant Martinson (:45) Josh Olson (20:50) Ameer Eldomiatti (40:20)  

Josiah and Ryan, with special guest Kjerstin, react to the Vikings 33 point comeback win. Topics include: - Josiah and Kjerstin's anniversary trip to US Bank Stadium - The most electric moments in the stadium - Paper airplanes  - How the Vikings pulled this off  - A statement from Reagor Nation  - The refs stealing two TDs from the Vikings defense  - Kirk's legendary performanc...