Taking It Down

We at Taking It Down won't let Covid talk (1:15) or football gab (2:01) stop us from opining on a movie we've never seen, Shang-Chi: The Legend of the Ten Rings (9:28). From there, we talk about The Discourse surrounding Ted Lasso (13:04). After that, we examine the one episode of Pen15 which featured the girls in animation (25:01) and worked well. There are bits about Mr. Corman from Apple TV+ (3...

It's all here and a little more in this week's Taking It Down ! We'll certainly return to all movies, television, and music next week, but we couldn't help but talk about the upcoming football seasons.  We called in the calvary, and they instead sent TD Wood to help with our football preview special. First, we talk COVID-19 because it won't go away (1:46). Then it's a brief discussion on how the n...

The gang tries to decipher if Rhode Island is a tennis state to begin (1:07) before discussing the usual COVID-19 segment (2:43). After that, it's a discussion on the latest album from James McMurtry, The Horses and the Hounds (4:26). After the break, Blaine revokes his fandom of the Dallas Cowboys, which opens the door for other franchises to take their place (15:37). To end the show, they talk a...

After a week away, there are lots of television shows and movies to cover, and we somehow manage to squeeze in more than a few. We first talk about Obama's birthday party (0:58) before discussing COVID-19 once again (2:55). Then it's more into pop culture with two of Apple TV+ shows: Mr. Corman (10:50) and Ted Lasso (19:24). After the break, Adam and Blaine give some introductory thoughts on the f...

Anger about low vaccination rates begins this week's episode of Taking It Down (1:44). Eventually, it's a brief discussion of Billie Eilish and her new release of which we know little (12:17). Then it's a movie we know something about as we talk about whether The Green Knight is a hit or miss (16:10). Somehow, we missed Lollapalooza despite it being free on Hulu this year, but we still are glad fo...

On this week's episode of Taking It Down , the group discusses the real and infuriating possibility of having to bring back the COVID-19 segment (3:23) before Blaine makes the argument that the Olympics should just disappear altogether (10:18). Speaking of disappearing, the conversation shifts to the new HBO documentary Woodstock '99: Peace, Love, and Rage , which should come with a warning (17:25...

There are plenty of things to talk about this week, but we at Taking It Down managed to narrow it down somewhat. First, we each give some brief thoughts on the upcoming season of The Challenge and how soon it's approaching (1:29)! After some speculation, we discuss the finale of the MCU and Disney+ hit Loki (5:23). But how good was it? We keep things grounded in the Marvel as we go from Loki into...

It's a full slate this week! Taking It Down begins with some loose talk about tennis, namely the hours of Wimbledon watched this week (1:27) before sliding into a new streaming service called Metrograph from New York City itself (9:07). It's where Adam watched the documentary The French , which he recounts some here. After a quick note on the Netflix series Somos . (13:36), the entire crew talk ab...

If there's a documentary to see this summer, it's Summer of Soul (...Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) from Questlove. The good news is that it's streaming on Hulu. The people at Taking It Down this week make an attempt to express its joy (1:25). After the break, it's an examination of how the new Netflix series Somos. owes a lot to David Simon yet maintains a high level of interest (...

This week on Taking It Down : Donovan reports back from his quest to listen to the Grateful Dead truly for the first time (0:48). Then the group is all over the place on the Christopher Nolan film Tenet , which they finally watched this week and is now streaming on HBO Max (13:04). Is that movie worth your time? Lastly, Natalie Morrow joins the gang as they talked about why the third episode of th...

Taking It Down starts with Adam convincing Donovan to start summer as a Grateful Dead devotee (0:46) before the entire group talks about the news of the upcoming Beatles documentary from Peter Jackson (2:40) and everyone gives their favorite new music, all included in a playlist found by clicking the link to Spotify here (6:08)! Then Natalie joins the crew to discuss the second episode of Loki (27...

In this week's episode of Taking It Down , it's mayhem as Donovan and Blaine disagree on the film The Personal History of David Copperfield , which is now streaming on HBO Max (1:27). Then, wow! They bring in Natalie to help discuss the first episode of the Disney+ series Loki (15:46) as well as the new Netflix show Sweet Tooth (23:41). If you love horrible Owen Wilson impressions as well as dispa...

Everyone is back this week for Taking It Down as we first start out with some ethereal thoughts on Dylan and the Dead (0:49) before transitioning into the Netflix movie Army of the Dead , which begins with a debate on Dave Bautista and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (3:23). After the break, the crew discusses what they're looking forward to in the theaters this summer (30:14). Finally, they wrap up all...

It's an odd week as Blaine trudges it alone. He discusses the end of the COVID-19 segment (1:24) before he gives his takes on the new Hulu movie Plan B , which is directed by Natalie Morales and stars newcomers Kuhoo Verma and Victoria Moroles (1:57). After the break, Blaine talks about mental health (6:29). Taking It Down releases every Tuesday morning. Subscribe in your podcast app so that you d...

As Taking It Down begins this week, the guys give the final COVID-19 segment -- hopefully -- with some first-hand accounting of playing live music after a year off (1:46). How did it go? Does it feel safe? Then it's a discussion of the Amazon Prime show The Underground Railroad and how the important, but hard, series displays the incredible work of the master Barry Jenkins (11:38). After the break...

Taking It Down comes at you just in time for the CDC's announcement that vaccinated people can gather. What does that mean for us? Well, one of the crew hits the road, which opens the door for frequent guest host Natalie Morrow to sit in an empty chair (1:03)? Where is Adam? Natalie, Blaine, and Donovan talk some like music and, of all things, the Poke Salat Festival (1:27). Then it's a lot of pra...

Taking It Down is back this week with only Adam and Blaine manning the ship. They first talk about putting their vaccines to the test (1:00), with Adam giving concerts for elementary schools (1:51)! That's an experience recounted that no one wants to miss! Then the guys catch up a little on The Challenge: All Stars , specifically two stars of the show that Blaine questions (8:27). Before the break...

Plenty of questions to think through in this week's episode of Taking It Down : Is soccer's super league a huge gift to the world (1:04)? That question transitions into if Blaine should switch NFL teams now (1:47). Now that we're fully vaxxed, what's new (3:22)? One thing that's new: Adam played a stellar show, and he recounts getting back to live music (4:25). Donovan and Blaine then discuss at d...

In this week's episode of Taking It Down , the gang begins with the question: what the hell happened in soccer last week? Adam helps break down why the Premier League explosion was a good one (1:17). Since someone asked, we make sure that co-host Donovan is doing well after he got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine (6:39). Then Donovan helps listeners determine if Amazon Prime's new horror anthology se...

It's the best time: the season almost closes and only a few teams seem as though they're able to conquer TJ's final. Lucky for you, Taking It Down is back this week to break down the season that almost is. On deck, we have head writer for The Alabama Take and Challenge extraordinaire, TD Wood. Also as a very special guest is writer, photographer, and podcaster for AL.com, Mr. Ben Flanagan. As alwa...

Taking It Down is back from a week off and we have plenty to say! First, we have the correct pronunciation of Godzilla (2:10) before we discuss how we are now a superteam due to being vaccinated (3:34). Not only that, there are plenty of shows that we could discuss, and we rattle off some possibilities for future installments of the podcast (6:13). Then the pop culture discussions really kick off...

On this week's episode of Taking It Down , we first discuss if Black Widow will be the film that gets us all back in the theaters -- assuming we've been vaccinated (1:15). Adam recommends one that got away: Lodge 49 , which is now streaming on Hulu (3:55). Blaine, having finished Last Chance U: Basketball , gives his final review (12:42). Then the guys talk a bit about the odd Apple TV+ show, Call...

If there's only one podcast you listen to this week about Justice League , you probably don't want it to be this one. For today's episode, there's a bit of vaccine talk and what that means for us (1:19) before we get into the big, beefy Snyder cut of Justice League which is now streaming on HBO Max (4:55). Before more comic book talk, there's a brief venture into the world of basketball as Netflix...

In this week's episode of Taking It Down , we start with the bane of Daylight Savings Time (1:39) before we suss out if we are seeing a legitimate return of live music sooner than later (2:32). Then on to serious business: in a segment we've titled "The Lord's coming back real soon," we dare to ask WTF are NFTs (11:46)? Finally, we talk TV with the first two episodes of the revealing show The Real...

It's Taking It Down ! We start this week's show with brief thoughts on the COVID-19 vaccines (2:11) before moving into the disappointment of Paramount Plus (5:21). Then we bring in our resident MCU expert, Natalie Morrow, to break down the finale of the Disney Plus show WandaVision (9:43). There was serious drama on the most recent episode of The Challenge , but with Adam's help, we discuss the CT...