The Hatch: A Lost Podcast

Before getting started with Season 4, we're taking a look back at LOST Madness, our March Madness-style tournament to choose the show's best episode. See the results here: https://twitter.com/TheHatchPodcast/status/1262905766077444098. We talk with TV writer Josh Wigler, whose rankings of every LOST episode for the Hollywood Reporter formed the basis for the seedings in our bracket. Find us on Twi...

We'll begin the 13 action-packed episodes of Season 4 on June 2. Featured guests this season include Rebecca Mader, Kevin Durand, prop master Rob Kyker, and more! Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast, and at Facebook.com/TheHatchPodcast. Leave us your hot take by phone at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.

We can hardly believe we've reached the end of Season 3. As we watch the action-packed season finale, we talk about Charlie's battle against fate, Jack's transformation into a highly effective leader, Ben's continued spiral as his power wanes, and how Hurley delightfully saves the day. Plus, the final part of our conversation with Nestor Carbonell, who played Richard Alpert. We'll be back soon wit...

Charlie's swan song remains an emotional, tough episode — even though he's still alive at the end of it! We agree that Jack's plan is a good one and are grateful that Sayid is around to help it happen. Ben takes a series of ever-darker turns. We also return to our conversation with Nestor Carbonell, who introduces us to the lovely concept of "soul groups." Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and a...

We learn so much about Ben this week: He wasn't really born on the Island, his leadership of the Others is more precarious than we thought, and he's been lying about his relationship with Jacob — a lie that Locke calls him on to dramatic effect. Our guest is the episode's director, Bobby Roth. He tells us about filming the Jacob's cabin scene, casting Sterling Beaumon as young Ben and his conversa...

Why can't John Locke kill Anthony Cooper? Why does Ben try to make him? What makes Sawyer able to commit this murder, and what impact does it have on him? Why has Jack seemingly abdicated his leadership role on the beach? We get into all of it. And Nestor Carbonell, who played Richard Alpert, returns to The Hatch to talk about Richard's motivations and how he approached the character's eternal you...

The maniacal Mikhail Bakunin returns in this week's episode, so we bring back actor Andrew Divoff one last time. We also lament the seemingly never-ending series of cruel ironies that defines Sun and Jin's relationship, while trying to appreciate how badass they both can be. Find us on Twitter at @TheHatchPodcast and at facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 (954) 6-DHARMA. Our...

Remember when Desmond got fired from being a monk? We find out how he met Penny, dive deep into how his prophetic flashes might work, and wonder what might have happened if that arrow had, in fact, hit Charlie. We've also got the final portion of our conversation with "fan whisperer" Ivan Askwith, exploring "The Lost Experience" and why it's so fun to be a fan. Find us on Twitter at @TheHatchPodca...

Eventually we'll learn to love Ben, but in this episode his intensely personal cruelty to Juliet is hard to take. At least Jack trusts her and is trying to help her (although maybe he shouldn't be). We also revisit LOST's alternate reality game, "The Lost Experience," with TV producer Ivan Askwith. Find us on Twitter at @TheHatchPodcast and at facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take a...

We love the Kate and Juliet scenes in this episode, and also the Kate and Cassidy scenes in the flashback — but do they pass the Bechdel test? Plus we've got more from TV producer and "fan whisperer" Ivan Askwith, who helps us try to figure out if Damon and Carlton could have given "Lost" a non-controversial ending. Find us on Twitter at @TheHatchPodcast and at facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave...

"If you have not yet allowed the brilliance of "The Gang Buries Nikki and Paolo Alive" into your heart, then there's nothing I will be able to say to convince you otherwise. Okay, maybe two words: 'Razzle dazzle.'" — The Hollywood Reporter, Sept. 20, 2019 This week, we have a ridiculous amount of fun discussing Expose, which has aged brilliantly, according to 100% of our listeners who called in wi...

A lot happens in this episode: Locke blows up the submarine when Juliet and Jack are SO close to getting off the island. John and Ben have more incredible repartee. And Anthony Cooper is much more evil than we knew. Plus, more from Andrew Divoff, who played Mikhail Bakunin! Find us on Twitter at @TheHatchPodcast and at facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our th...

This is somehow the last Claire-centric episode of "Lost," so we dive deep into her troubled childhood, her still-rocky relationship with Charlie and the revelation that Christian Shephard is her father. Plus we've got more from actor Andrew Divoff (Mikhail Bakunin), who agrees that Mikhail is a psychopath and talks about his fight scene with Harrison Ford in "Air Force One." Find us on Twitter at...

Mikhail Bakunin is formally introduced in Enter 77, which means we finally get to share our interview with Andrew Divoff, who brought Patchy to life. We also talk Sayid, Rousseau, Ms. Klugh, and the chess game that entrances John. Find us on Twitter at @TheHatchPodcast and at facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover...

This may be "the last sitcom-style episode" of LOST, but we are surprisingly unhappy with ... Hurley's parents? At least there are some great Sawyer lines. And Hurley and Charlie driving the DHARMA van is wonderful. Plus, we talk with media studies professor Derek Johnson about the fictional institutions of LOST! Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us you...

Well, folks, it's that time: We discuss Jack's tattoos, his time in Thailand, and the end of his sojourn on Hydra Island, and it turns out that this episode has not gotten better with time. But then Alan Dale graces us with more tales of his work as Charles Widmore! Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at facebook.com/thehatchpodcast. Leave us your hot take at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music i...

As Desmond begins bouncing through time, we consider the idea that giving in to the course-correcting nature of the universe is a form of cowardice, and that Penny is right when she calls Desmond a coward. We also interview Charles Widmore actor Alan Dale, who compares his character to the current president of the United States. Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at facebook.com/TheHatchPodca...

It's our first Juliet flashback! We revisit some of our favorite questions, including: What's the deal with fertility on the island? Who's there of their own volition, and who is more like a captive? And would Jack really have let ben die on the operating table? Our interview guest this week is the inestimable Néstor Carbonell, who appears in this episode as Richard Alpert. Find us on Twitter @The...

Why can't Kate stop running? Does she really love Sawyer? And how do we feel about Nathan Fillion on Lost? We wrap up the opening arc of Season 3 as well as our interview with co-executive producer Jean Higgins, who tells us why LOST shipped its film with vegetables. Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at facebook.com/TheHatchPodcast. Leave us your hot take by phone at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our the...

Farewell, Mr. Eko, we hardly knew you — although we can certainly spend a solid half hour talking about you. We dive deep into what happened when the Smoke Monster killed Eko and why. And Jean Higgins shares behind-the-scenes details about certain characters who left the show. Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at facebook.com/TheHatchPodcast. Leave us your hot take by phone at +1 954-6-DHARM...

Sawyer, Kate and Jack are all in fine form in the memorable pacemaker episode. Ben drops one of his gems: "Don't you read?" And Sammy goes to see "LOST: The Musical," which impressively condenses six seasons of material into two hours of dialogue and parody songs, and interviews co-writer and director Steven Brandon about it. Find us on Twitter @The HatchPodcast and at facebook.com/TheHatchPodcast...

Oh, boy, it's the sweat lodge episode. John and Charlie go into the jungle for an encounter with the polar bear — excuse me, /a/ polar bear. And Jean Higgins gives us more insight into how she helped bring Lost to life. Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast and at facebook.com/TheHatchPodcast. Leave us your hot take by phone at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art i...

Sun and Jin continue to intrigue us. Sayid, for the first time ever (?), disappoints us. And Co-Executive Producer Jean Higgins surprises us with a take on the smoke monster. Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast, and at Facebook.com/TheHatchPodcast. Leave us your hot take by phone at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen and our cover art is by Danny Roth.

We're back for another season! We're delighted to meet Juliet. Ben's out of the book club. Jack shows some growth. And we start an interview with Co-Executive Producer Jean Higgins, who was "first in, last out" on set in Hawaii and remembers what feels like every detail. Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast, and at Facebook.com/TheHatchPodcast. Leave us your hot take by phone at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Ou...

This year, we'll have interviews with Néstor Carbonell, Jean Higgins, Alan Dale and others who worked on or wrote about LOST! Find us on Twitter @TheHatchPodcast, and at Facebook.com/TheHatchPodcast. Leave us your hot take by phone at +1 954-6-DHARMA. Our theme music is by Andy G. Cohen, and our cover art is by Danny Roth.