The Good Pod

Marissa Garza
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Rewatching The Good Wife? Start anywhere. We've recapped every episode in order since the pilot — 5 seasons and counting! Jason Reed and Marissa Garza work through the entire Robert and Michelle King universe: The Good Wife, Elsbeth, and The Good Fight. One episode at a time, in order, no skipping. The cases, the firm implosions, the Alicia and Diane of it all — plus the details you missed the first time and the ones you only catch on a rewatch. Alicia Florrick, Diane Lockhart, Kalinda Sharma, Eli Gold, Will Gardner, Elsbeth Tascioni. If you have opinions about any of them, you're in the right place. New episodes every Monday. Elsbeth recaps every week the show is airing. Also from us: The Gilded Pod, covering HBO's The Gilded Age — separate feed, same hosts. Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/goodpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 2h ago ·  Video

    Cupertino: Season 1, Episode 4 - Celeste

    Cupertino Season 1 Episode 5 sends Olivia undercover as a night-shift AI trainer on WorkSource, a gig platform paying pennies per task, while the firm hunts for the perfect face of a class action against the company. Her friend Celeste becomes that face until one thoughtful bottle of NyQuil lands Olivia on the witness stand. Meanwhile, Beau gets philosophical about smiles, souls, and the two million trainers who built him, and Michael, Christie, and Natalia follow a guy on a Schwinn to a shipping container to find Koki, the woman who launched Beau. What she tells them about him changes everything. Plus, Natalia makes her move for partnership, and Renée Elise Goldsberry's Nicole returns with a cease and desist. 00:00 – Intro, plus Jason's "prove you're human" test 07:21 – Olivia goes undercover training AI on WorkSource 16:36 – Olivia and Beau talk smiles, souls, and who built him 23:53 – The NyQuil testimony 47:14 – Koki's warning about Beau 51:57 – A consent decree and goodbye to Beau (or is it?) Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Cupertino: Season 1, Episode 4 - Celeste

  2. 17h ago ·  Video

    Elsbeth: Season 4, Episode 4 - A Bad Lie

    Elsbeth Season 4 Episode 4, "A Bad Lie," takes Elsbeth Tascioni out of New York and into a New Jersey country club to meet Roy's parents, Glenn and Yvette Stratton. The problem: a rules-obsessed dentist named Perry (Nat Faxon) just sank a suspiciously perfect hole in one worth a $250,000 Aspen trip, and the club president turned up dead on the very same hole. With hole-in-one insurance investigator Rory (Kurt Fuller) as her unofficial partner, Elsbeth digs into clean golf balls, ball markers, and a koi pond, all while dodging dress-code citations and her mother Lydia's criticism. Plus, we finally learn where Elsbeth's investigative instincts come from. Back at the precinct, Captain Wagner clashes with Commissioner Tully at a community outreach day and leaves us wondering what comes next. 00:00 – Intro, plus Jason's brand-new "no glasses" policy 08:07 – Perry's too-good-to-be-true hole in one on hole 11 18:29 – Elsbeth meets Roy's parents, and Lydia wants less Elsbeth 27:59 – Rory, hole-in-one insurance, and Elsbeth's dad 55:57 – The arrest at the country club 1:05:05 – Wagner vs. Tully at community outreach day Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. 5d ago ·  Video

    The Gilded Pod: Season 4, Episode 1 - Ring the Bells (subscribe to The Gilded Pod)

    First episode of the season dropped here and on The Gilded Pod, all other episodes will be on The Gilded Pod) ---- The Gilded Age is back! In Season 4, Episode 1, "Ring the Bells," Oscar van Rhijn marries Enid Turner in a pink gown and a flower crown, and the after-party takes Marian Brook somewhere she never expected to go: Webster Hall, followed by a stormy night with Larry Russell that Larian fans have waited three seasons for. The morning after brings its own consequences. Across the pond, Gladys faces a dangerous delivery while Bertha squares off with Hector's family. George Russell is spiraling. Peggy Scott's book finally arrives while her future mother-in-law plans everything else. Jack gets a crash course in high-society manners, and Agnes prepares to host President Cleveland until Armstrong drops a secret. Plus: did you spot David Letterman and Matt Damon? 00:00 – Intro: Season 4 is here 03:15 – New opening credits and the David Letterman / Matt Damon cameo 06:43 – Oscar and Enid's wedding 14:58 – Webster Hall and Marian's dance with Larry 22:58 – The carriage, the hotel, and the morning after 32:05 – Peggy's book and Elizabeth Kirkland's wedding takeover 42:43 – Jack's investor lunch and etiquette lessons 48:09 – Gladys gives birth 59:29 – George Russell, laudanum, and the Pinkertons 1:08:25 – Agnes, President Cleveland, and Armstrong's reveal 1:16:51 – Wrap-up and where to find us Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review. It really helps the show grow. Want to support The Gilded Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod. Every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. 6d ago ·  Video

    The Good Wife: Season 6, Episode 14 - Mind's Eye

    The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 14, "Mind's Eye," is one of the boldest creative swings of the whole series, and we are here for it. With her voice gone and a make-or-break editorial board interview hours away, Alicia Florrick rehearses every possible question inside her own head. Louis Canning wants a deathbed settlement, Lamond Bishop's money is suddenly a headline, Grace may be losing her faith, and Zach still isn't picking up the phone. Eli Gold, Johnny Elfman, Diane, Howard Lyman, and David Lee all crash Alicia's imagination, along with one very familiar voice. Jason makes the case for one of his favorite episodes of the season, and Marissa, who can't picture anything in her own mind's eye, reports back on just how overstimulating it all was. 00:00 – Intro: Jason's raspy voice and Marissa's aphantasia confession 04:31 – Alicia loses her voice before the big editorial board interview 13:06 – Canning's "I'm dying" settlement play and the imagined depositions 21:30 – The Lamond Bishop tape, a familiar voice, and Alicia's daydreams 34:27 – Grace's crisis of faith, "Richard Dawkins," and a prayer request 53:44 – Calling Zach, Prady on truth, and our final thoughts Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. Nov 1 ·  Video

    Cupertino: Season 1, Episode 4 - AJ & Buddy

    Cupertino Season 1, Episode 4, "AJ and Buddy," trades the Beau storyline for a wild side quest into prediction markets. A one-night stand lands Christie on a private jet bound for St. Kitts with AJ, founder of the betting site Wager Mode. Meanwhile, Michael and Olivia hunt for his retainer in a closet full of Nike boxes and a kitchen full of baking powder, right before the cops show up. Marissa and Jason dig into Olivia's first brush with criminal law, Michael's real talk on dealing with police, the legal screen that splits the firm's clients, and the DA's warning about betting markets and election interference. Plus, Natalia moves into the office, rewrites the partnership, and Nicole arrives with a cease and desist over Beau. 00:00 – Intro, the laugh bet, and a listener shoutout 03:29 – Christie's bar meet-cute turns into a surprise private jet ride 15:24 – The shoebox and baking powder cash hunt, and the cops arrive 28:38 – The fingerprint fight and Olivia's creative stalling tactics 33:56 – Michael and Olivia split the clients behind a legal screen 47:44 – Natalia takes over the office and Nicole delivers a cease and desist Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review. It really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod. Every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Cupertino: Season 1, Episode 4 - AJ & Buddy

  6. Oct 26 ·  Video

    The Good Wife: Season 6, Episode 13 - Dark Money

    The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 13, "Dark Money," brings back Colin Sweeney. This time he's suing a TV crime show for dramatizing his wife's murder, and the actor they cast looks exactly like him because he's also played by Dylan Baker. Diane Lockhart and Cary Agos try to keep their client from incriminating himself, while Renata takes the stand and the defense tries to prove Sweeney really did it. On the campaign trail, Alicia Florrick and Frank Prady deal with a fake robocall and a meeting with Ed Asner's mega-donor Guy Redmayne that gets very uncomfortable. And Kalinda Sharma finally learns what favor Lemond Bishop wants from her. Jason and Marissa call it a throwback to early Good Wife, with a lot of 2014 moments that don't hold up. 00:00 – Intro: back to court after last week's special episode 02:12 – Colin Sweeney sues a TV show, and Dylan Baker plays his own doppelganger 15:39 – Renata takes the stand, and Colin makes a "joke" about the gloves 23:47 – Alicia, Frank Prady, and a fake Rainbow Brigade robocall 26:51 – Alicia's meeting with mega-donor Guy Redmayne (Ed Asner) 36:09 – Lemond Bishop calls in his favor from Kalinda Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Oct 25 ·  Video

    Cupertino: Season 1, Episode 3 - Juno

    Cupertino Season 1 Episode 3, "Juno," brings the AI fight into the courtroom. Natalia (Busy Philipps) hands Mike and Olivia a case against ChatLike, the chatbot company run by her ex Kurt (Fisher Stevens), after a teenager's AI companion, Lady Marguerite, helps him plan his father's murder. Opposing counsel? Nicole, played by Renée Elise Goldsberry, making an entrance worthy of Geneva Pine and bringing some history with Mike along with her. Meanwhile, Beau the AGI incorporates himself, Christie works her blue-collar network to track down fired ethics staff, and a very unsettling visitor from Colt AI shows up with an off switch. Jason and Marissa dig into the vibes, the Silicon Valley shell game, and how the Kings are using real-world AI headlines to build this world one room at a time. 00:00 – Intro and Jason's board of directors 03:45 – Juno, Natalia, and the case against ChatLike 09:55 – Renée Elise Goldsberry makes her entrance as Nicole 22:37 – Fisher Stevens takes the stand as Kurt 33:45 – Beau incorporates and the firm gets a board 43:58 – Rosetta Lane, Colt AI, and the Noriega kill switch Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Cupertino: Season 1, Episode 3 - Juno

  8. Oct 24 ·  Video

    Elsbeth: Season 4, Episode 3 - Consciously Unsistered

    Elsbeth Season 4 Episode 3, "Consciously Unsistered," goes full Goop. Winter Redgrave (Jemima Kirke) runs Kreem, a wellness empire selling $550 candles and nose stones, and she is not about to let her pop-star sister Summer sell it out from under her, drag-along clause or not. When a knockoff smoothing envelope turns deadly, Elsbeth Tascioni pokes around a sensory deprivation tank, a very convenient red herring named Paul, and one very specific shade of nail polish. Meanwhile, Elsbeth's mother Lydia (Christine Ebersole) finally arrives from Peoria, skips Orphan Girl, and quietly takes over the precinct with Captain Wagner. Jason and Marissa get into the pacing, the too-cute clues, the wasted tank sequence, and why the long-hyped mother-daughter tension landed so softly. 00:00 – Intro and the great candle-naming debate 03:24 – USA Sings, The Seasons, and the rise of Kreem 15:11 – The smoothing envelope does its worst 30:58 – Elsbeth goes in the tank (and we wanted more) 38:17 – Summer's Breath candles and the nail polish takedown 41:59 – Lydia arrives and the mother-daughter storyline Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Rewatching The Good Wife? Start anywhere. We've recapped every episode in order since the pilot — 5 seasons and counting! Jason Reed and Marissa Garza work through the entire Robert and Michelle King universe: The Good Wife, Elsbeth, and The Good Fight. One episode at a time, in order, no skipping. The cases, the firm implosions, the Alicia and Diane of it all — plus the details you missed the first time and the ones you only catch on a rewatch. Alicia Florrick, Diane Lockhart, Kalinda Sharma, Eli Gold, Will Gardner, Elsbeth Tascioni. If you have opinions about any of them, you're in the right place. New episodes every Monday. Elsbeth recaps every week the show is airing. Also from us: The Gilded Pod, covering HBO's The Gilded Age — separate feed, same hosts. Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/goodpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    Marissa Garza
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    185
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Marissa Garza
  • Show Website
    The Good Pod

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