The Keen Minds Podcast

** edit 6/21 ** Sorry everyone! There was an error from editing. that's been updated now and I'm reposting to social media for those that would like this version. Welcome to the 128th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! This was a detailed one with all the twists and turns - some which tracked with mythology and some that didn’t - and the podcast episode was over two hours of recording time, so we’...

There was just too much to cover in one podcast episode, so here's Part Two of the Keen Minds Podcast covering Nachalo.!

Welcome to the 127th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump into pieces of mythology revealed (and not), Liz's reactions, and of course, the fantastic Edna Brimley!

Welcome to the 126th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast where Tessa and Jen dive into characters taking responsibility, differences/similarities in Red and Liz's approaches to the criminal world, and a few theories to help us make sense of where we might be going as we near the end of S8.

Welcome to the 125th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! This week Tessa and Jen jump in this week with parallels, loyalties, and Jennifer Reddington.

Welcome to the 124th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! In this episode Tessa and Jen jump into where the characters are, the parallels drawn, and just what we think Ivan may have whispered to Townsend.

Welcome to the 123rd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump into an exciting heist episode full of interesting choices, Cold War callbacks, and memories of Glen.

Welcome to the 122nd edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! It was a wild episode in which Tessa and Jen discussed Kate Kaplan's appearance (and what that could mean), yet another less-than-trustworthy nanny in the Blacklist, and how we felt about seeing Liz after three long months without her.

Welcome to the 121st edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen dive into a very Red-heavy episode to discuss Red's growing relationship with Anne, the multitude of parallels, and even next week's teaser!

Welcome to the 120th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tess and Jen jump into a discussion about Rakitin, loyalties, the the Rostova Effect.

Welcome to the 119th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump into a conversation about responsibilities, Cooper's supposed change in sides, Red and Rakitin, and more! Apologies if the audio is a little off today. I believe one of our mics might have gone a little wonky.

Tessa and Jen answer questions sent in by you, our fantastic listeners!

Tessa and Jen jump discuss a very interesting Blacklister, parallels being drawn, and conflicting opinions on Red's Rubicon speech in our 117th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast.

Tessa and Jen jump discuss a very interesting Blacklister, parallels being drawn, and conflicting opinions on Red's Rubicon speech in our 117th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast.

Welcome to the 116th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! This week we cover the long awaited Neville Townsend, why we think Megan hasn't been seen on the episodes lately, and Cynthia Panabaker's golden moments. We hope you enjoy!

It was another parallel-filled episode. This week we dive into some interesting questions raised as the Task Force chases their Blacklister, Cooper's almost-appointment to Senator, and a theory or two on what next week's preview might mean.

Tessa and Jen jump into an episode that, while missing a physical sighting of Liz for the third straight week, left us with plenty of mythology to dive into and a few crazy theories.

Welcome to the 113th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tess and Jen jump into a fantastic blacklister this week, Glen's funeral, Aram's undercover work, and Park's story. Please forgive some of the audio quality at the end. We were having some technical difficulties because of weather.

Tessa and Jen jump into an episode full of parallels, callbacks, and Liz's continuing motives.

Tessa and Jen take a look at our #1 Blacklister with some very different opinions about the episode.

Tessa and Jen dive into the explosive 3rd episode of The Blacklist's 8th season: 16 Ounces just after our deep dive on Liz's character: is she a good person or is she not? We evaluate her choices, try to track back the reasons, and do our best to find a few paths that she could take moving forward. It's a wild ride.

Tessa and Jen discuss the good, the bad, and the grey of the Blacklist. Specifically, can Liz be considered a good person and did she start out there?

Check out the 108th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast where Tessa and Jen dive into the wild second episode of the eighth season! We cover the pieces of mythology we found, theories on where the Townsend organization may fit into all of this, and more!

Welcome to the 107th edition of the Keen Minds Podcast! Tessa and Jen jump into the S8 premier episode as we discuss Liz's motives, Katarina, and if we think Red is really N13.

Welcome to another addition of our hiatus series: Down the Rabbit Hole! This time Tessa and Jen jump into a discussion on Scottie and Howard Hargrave, who they are and how they got to where they were in Redemption, and how we believe that they connect with the overarching mythology of the show.