Taking It Down

It's the fiftieth episode and it's full of all you've come to love about Taking It Down . First the guys talk some Covid news with one of them even getting tested (2:07). And though Taking It Down is all about pop culture, it would hard not to discuss the election and its intersection with college football (5:00). Should we, too, join the new social media Parler (8:48)? There are plenty of ideas f...

Where would we be without Covid?  Taking It Down discusses (1:09). Then they ponder if Disney Plus's The Mandalorian is really for them (1:46) before asking why the hell was Dan Mullen coaching (5:56)? The crew then gets into their main segments: first, since it's Election Day, it's about the best of politics and pop culture (8:22) before talking about HBO's new show How To With John Wilson (20:32...

It's your weekly dose of Taking It Down ! This week, Adam, Blaine, and Donovan talk briefly about Covid (1:27) before shifting into the some big, new music from the weekend, namely Bruce Springsteen's new album Letter To You and Jeff Tweedy's Love Is The King (2:19). There are so few jokes left to make about Quibi -- R.I.P. -- but that never stopped these guys from trying (5:34). And speaking of j...

You'll want to hear what the folks at Taking It Down have to say this week! What's the deal with Covid and SEC football (1:50)? And do we sort of hate the Netflix trailer for Hillbilly Elegy or do we really hate the Netflix trailer for Hillbilly Elegy (5:53)? One thing we do love: the finale for the Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso (8:30). We'll dole out some quick thoughts on The Haunting of Bly Manor fr...

We've got what you want to hear on this week's Taking It Down ! We talk about the disheartening intersection of Covid-19 and immigration (1:16), a bit of college football (3:39), the Drive-by Truckers' latest album The New OK (6:31), the new set of episodes in Netflix's scary Haunting series,  The Haunting of Bly Manor , (15:52), and the thoughtful Netflix documentary Dick Johnson Is Dead (21:06)....

The guys from Taking It Down are here to break down plenty in news and pop culture in a packed episode that you need to guide you through the coming week. In their check-in with Covid-19, there is more news than ever for whatever reason (2:04). All three of the guys love a Borat movie, so they expressed the excitement usually heard only from six-year-old kids for candy bars for the upcoming Borat...

Here you go! You asked, and Taking It Down answered! Before getting into listeners' crazy and varied questions, Blaine, Adam, and Donovan discuss the Velcro Pygmies in the time of Covid (1:42), the return of some real college football (5:11), the latest--and possible masterpiece--from Fleet Foxes (10:01), and then listener questions (13:04). After the break, we discuss why Lovecraft Country won't...

You won't want to miss this episode as the guys do a breakdown of some of the happenings in the new Charlie Kaufman movie I'm Thinking Of Ending Things , which is on Netflix (11:52). You can listen to that segment without spoilers until the 16:16 mark in the podcast. They also discuss the 2019 film Blow The Man Down , which is on Amazon Prime (39:49). The spoilers for Blow The Man Down don't begin...

Get those pop culture questions all set and send them in! The guys from Taking It Down will answer any and all! Mail them to TheAlabamaTake@gmail.com or by hitting us on social media: Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. We at Taking It Down will compile them, answer them, and give you a shout in the September 29th episode of the podcast (2:05). For today's Taking It Down , you'll find everything on t...

First and foremost, make sure to get your pop culture questions in to us by dropping us a line with as many questions as you wish for us to answer about pop culture. You can do so on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email. We'll compile them, answer them, and give you a shout in an episode of the podcast in the coming weeks! For today's Taking It Down , Donovan recounts his weekend of boating in T...

Taking It Down  is back this week! Blaine, Adam, and Donovan are back from a week off to discuss the sadness of Chadwick Boseman's passing (1:59). Then they shift gears into the Covid-19 problems at the University of Alabama (8:54) and try to determine if that's a signifier of what's to come.  The guys talk about what Covid-19 means for football and if they even care this season (17:46) before the...

It's been a long summer, and we're still not done with Covid-19 (2:21). The guys at  Taking It Down discuss their love of the Cohen brothers (6:32) before complaining about what streaming services get wrong (10:28).  Blaine asks why does everyone recommend that we watch  Umbrella Academy and Donovan tries to answer (15:43). And Adam and Blaine give what could be some final thoughts on the possible...

This is where  Taking It Down draws a line. Blaine, Adam, and Donovan regroup to briefly discuss Covid (1:23), though they don't know why. After that, it's a more positive note as they discuss the metamorphosis of the HBO show  Perry Mason  (3:24). After the break, the three of them talk about the middle episodes of the Netflix docu-series  Last Chance U and how it could be the show's finest set o...

It's this week's episode of Taking It Down,  the pop culture podcast from the gang at  The Alabama Take ! On today's episode, it's an exciting one! Blaine and Adam are joined by frequent guest Donovan Reinwald. In the first half of the podcast, it's more and more about that rascally covid (3:02). They get into a kind review left for the podcast from a gracious user (7:18) before they begin a deep...

This is  Taking It Down,  the pop culture podcast from the gang at  The Alabama Take ! This week Blaine and Adam are joined by frequent guest Donovan Reinwald. In the first half of the podcast, they try to pinpoint the actions of covid to no avail (1:20). Then the guys talk about the surprise album folklore from Taylor Swift and they have takes (3:59)! Does it sit somewhere in the albums of the ye...

This is a fine episode! Taking It Down is back this week to ponder the most important question of our time: what is COVID doing? (1:41) Joining Adam and Blaine to discuss that and more is frequent guest Donovan Reinwald. They get together to talk about the new streaming platform Peacock (5:12) and the possible demise of Quibi (7:22).  From there, Adam gives his final thoughts on this season of  Th...

As we look to the end of this season's episodes of  The Challenge , we at  Taking It Down  decided that one segment just wouldn't do. So we devoted a whole episode to this season -- and more -- of  The Challenge: Total Madness . And we couldn't do it alone. Joining Blaine and Adam this week are Challenge superfan Natalie Morrow, Ben Flanagan from AL.com , and head writer TD Wood.  The hosts and gu...

Though a little later in the day,  Taking It Down  is still here for you! In this episode, host and editor-in-chief of  The Alabama Take Blaine Duncan talks with co-host and contributor Adam Morrow about gifs in the times of Covid-19 (1:24) before moving into a discussion about the HBO show  I May Destroy You (5:10). They then converse about the beauty of the new Phoebe Bridgers album  Punisher  (...

It's the thirty-second episode of  Taking It Down , and host Blaine Duncan is joined by co-host Adam Morrow and Donovan Reinwald. We're here this week to give you our thoughts on the new HBO series Perry Mason  (4:08) and why, perhaps, it may be worth your time. Also, we discuss the other new HBO show that's caught our eye:  I May Destroy You  (24:50). At the end of the show, we break down what we...

We're treating the halfway point of 2020 as a time to debate what's been great and what's been bad. Joining Adam and Blaine on the Taking It Down podcast this week is frequent guest and contributor Donovan Reinwald. They list their favorites of the year in pop culture (1:18) and then get hot about the worst of the year in pop culture (32:54).  Included are discussions of music, television, podcast...

Taking It Down returns this week with thoughts and reflections on the recent protests and the Black Lives Matter movement as a whole. After the break, Blaine and Adam discuss the entirety of the deeply affecting HBO show I Know This Much Is True , which stars Mark Ruffalo playing the dual roles of twin brothers (30:50). Our episode mentions a link from  New York magazine on different places that y...

Taking It Down  is one day later than usual, but no less show for you! Adam and Blaine are back to talk about the previous week's episode of the  The Challenge  and mourn the loss of a great competitor from this season (2:12). They briefly talk some news, including the infamous Snyder Cut version of  Justice League (14:04) as well as the upcoming HBO show  Perry Mason  (18:20). Then they do a deep...

It's another Tuesday and another episode of  Taking It Down ! This week, Donovan Reinwald joins the two usual losers for the first half of the show where they talk about general pop culture musings (1:16) before they discuss the new HBO series I Know This Much Is True (7:20), which is based on the novel by Wally Lamb, and they close out their love affair with the Hulu show  Normal People (12:54)....

On this week's episode of Taking It Down , Blaine and Adam check in on the Morrow Movie Marathon and this week it's Tolkien that's on deck (5:29). Then they talk deeply about the middle episodes of Hulu's Normal People (12:06) as well as ESPN's seventh and eight episodes of the documentary series The Last Dance  (44:54) and MTV's  The Challenge (1:04:18). 

The folks at  Taking It Down are back for the Cinco de Mayo celebration that you're likely having in your quiet abode. This week, Donovan Reinwald joins host Blaine Duncan and co-host Adam Morrow. They check in with one another and discuss what's been rediscovered for each of them during isolation (2:04). Then, Donovan brings up some great points about the new Della Ray album, which has a single o...