Trial by Content

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Trial by Content

Every week, Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Neil Miller enter the pop-culture discourse with a lively (and occasionally heated) debate pegged to the biggest new releases in film and television. In addition to bringing their own answer, they also consider submissions from listeners and the occasional special guest. Together via rigorous debate and a listener poll, the hosts and audience venture on a quest to find the perfect answer for each of the greatest pop culture questions of our time.

  1. 10 HRS AGO

    Trial Royale: Denzel Washington Movies, Round 2—Man of Action

    This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna continue with the latest Trial Royale! They discuss ‘Crimson Tide,’ ‘Fallen,’ ‘Inside Man,’ and ‘The Equalizer’ and debate which movie should move on to the finals (4:08). Later, they go through some awards and talk about their toughest cuts (50:52). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best Denzel Washington movie? You can vote for the winner at ⁠TheRinger.com⁠, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode! You can send your picks for the next topic and a few sentences to support your pick to ⁠TrialByContent@gmail.com⁠. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial by Content’ topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over! For a list of all the movies discussed on this week’s episode and a preview of what is to come on ‘Trial by Content,’ head on over to ⁠Letterboxd.com/TrialByContent⁠ and follow us there! Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 42m

  2. NOV 14

    Trial Royale: Denzel Washington Movies, Round 1—Man of Drama

    This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna begin another Trial Royale! They start this multi-week series by discussing ‘Mississippi Masala,’ ‘Malcolm X,’ ‘Philadelphia,’ and ‘The Pelican Brief,’ and debate which movie should move on to the finals (4:33). Later, they go through some awards and talk about their toughest cuts (42:09). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best Denzel Washington movie? You can vote for the winner at ⁠TheRinger.com⁠, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode! You can send your picks for the next topic and a few sentences to support your pick to ⁠TrialByContent@gmail.com⁠. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial by Content’ topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over! For a list of all the movies discussed on this week’s episode and a preview of what is to come on ‘Trial by Content,’ head on over to ⁠Letterboxd.com/TrialByContent⁠ and follow us there! Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 24m

  3. OCT 31

    Trial Royale: The Witch Trials, Round 3—Final Round

    Dave and Neil are joined by the author of ‘The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft,’ Diana Helmuth for the final round of The Witch Trials! In this multi-week series, they’re debating the best witch movie. They start by talking about Diana’s book, the portrayal of witches in movies, and what she thinks about some of the movies they’ve talked about so far (10:08). Then they discuss some movies that missed out on the bracket (44:00), and, finally, debate which movie should win the final poll (1:11:19). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best witch movie? You can vote for the winner at ⁠TheRinger.com⁠, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode! You can send your picks for the next topic and a few sentences to support your pick to ⁠TrialByContent@gmail.com⁠. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial by Content’ topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over! For a list of all the movies discussed on this week’s episode and a preview of what is to come on ‘Trial by Content,’ head on over to ⁠Letterboxd.com/TrialByContent⁠ and follow us there! Hosts: Dave Gonzales and Neil Miller Guest: Diana Helmuth Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 32m

  4. OCT 24

    Trial Royale: The Witch Trials, Round 2—Magic

    Dave, Neil, and Joanna are back for the second round of The Witch Trials! In this multi-week series, they debate the best witch movie. They start by talking about their favorite witches on TV (4:49) and going through some witch trivia (14:28). Later, they go through some pretrial awards and dismissals (29:08) before revealing the movies that will be represented in the second-round poll and debating which one should move on to the final round (42:01). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best witch movie? You can vote for the winner at ⁠TheRinger.com⁠, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode! You can send your picks for the next topic and a few sentences to support your pick to ⁠TrialByContent@gmail.com⁠. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial by Content’ topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over! For a list of all the movies discussed on this week’s episode and a preview of what is to come on ‘Trial by Content,’ head on over to ⁠Letterboxd.com/TrialByContent⁠ and follow us there! Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 28m

  5. OCT 17

    Trial Royale: The Witch Trials, Round 1—Magick

    This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna are back for another Trial Royale! In this multi-week series, they’ll be debating the best witch movie. They begin with the European witches in the magick division. They start by discussing the popularity of witch movies (7:10). Then, they go through some pretrial awards and dismissals (26:28) before revealing the movies that will be represented in the first-round poll and debating which one should move on to the final round (45:59). They also discuss the witch movie that was given a first-round bye (1:25:18). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best witch movie? You can vote for the winner at ⁠TheRinger.com⁠, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode! You can send your picks for the next topic and a few sentences to support your pick to ⁠TrialByContent@gmail.com⁠. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial by Content’ topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over! For a list of all the movies discussed on this week’s episode and a preview of what is to come on ‘Trial by Content,’ head on over to ⁠Letterboxd.com/TrialByContent⁠ and follow us there! Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 39m

  6. OCT 10

    Best ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Member

    This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member ever! But first, they check in on the Big Movie Bet (7:39). Then, they get into their personal relationships and history with ‘Saturday Night Live’ (14:15) and go through some pretrial awards and dismissals (26:49). Later, they each draft their perfect seven-member cast of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ as well as which four should make it to the final poll (50:25). Now it’s up to you to decide! Who is the best ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member ever? You can vote for the winner at ⁠TheRinger.com⁠, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode! You can send your picks for the next topic and a few sentences to support your pick to ⁠TrialByContent@gmail.com⁠. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial by Content’ topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over! For a list of all the movies discussed on this week’s episode and a preview of what is to come on ‘Trial by Content,’ head on over to ⁠Letterboxd.com/TrialByContent⁠ and follow us there! Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 44m

  7. OCT 3

    Best Jukebox Musical Movie

    This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best jukebox musical movie! They start by talking about the movie that inspired this debate, ‘Joker: Folie à Deux,’ as well as why the studio is afraid to show it to the press (7:20). Then, they get into the history of jukebox musicals (19:20) and go through some pretrial awards and dismissals (37:57). Later, they reveal each of their top three choices and listen to some of your picks to figure out which four should make it to the final poll (49:18). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best jukebox musical movie? You can vote for the winner at ⁠TheRinger.com⁠, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode! You can send your picks for the next topic and a few sentences to support your pick to ⁠TrialByContent@gmail.com⁠. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial by Content’ topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over! For a list of all the movies discussed on this week’s episode and a preview of what is to come on ‘Trial by Content,’ head on over to ⁠Letterboxd.com/TrialByContent⁠ and follow us there! Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 43m

  8. SEPT 26

    Biggest Movie Vanity Project

    This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the biggest movie vanity project! They start by talking about the movie that inspired this debate, ‘Megalopolis’ (8:38). Then, they attempt to define “vanity project” (29:29) before going through some pretrial awards and dismissals (47:05). Later, they reveal each of their top three choices and listen to some of your picks to figure out which four should make it to the final poll (54:25). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the biggest movie vanity project? You can vote for the winner at ⁠TheRinger.com⁠, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode! You can send your picks for the next topic and a few sentences to support your pick to ⁠TrialByContent@gmail.com⁠. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial by Content’ topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over! For a list of all the movies discussed on this week’s episode and a preview of what is to come on ‘Trial by Content,’ head on over to ⁠Letterboxd.com/TrialByContent⁠ and follow us there! Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Every week, Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Neil Miller enter the pop-culture discourse with a lively (and occasionally heated) debate pegged to the biggest new releases in film and television. In addition to bringing their own answer, they also consider submissions from listeners and the occasional special guest. Together via rigorous debate and a listener poll, the hosts and audience venture on a quest to find the perfect answer for each of the greatest pop culture questions of our time.

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    The Ringer
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
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