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Poda Bing: a Sopranos retrospective

Poda Bing: a Sopranos retrospective

Alternate Thursdays

13/06/2023

Redux 1.03

Poda Bing runs it back on Anger, Denial, Acceptance. Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

1h2min
31/08/2023

Redux 1.05

Poda Bing runs it back on "College". Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

47min
28/05/2023

Redux 1.02

Poda Bing runs it back on 46 Long. Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

1h3min
26/09/2023

Redux 1.06

Poda Bing runs it back on "Pax Soprana". Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube. 00:00 Intro 01:00 The importance of skin care in this thing of ours 02:25 The importance of proper Italian delis 03:27 Bridge awe (again) 04:16 Sinatra all over Tony's shirt 05:09 Melfi's flirt meter 06:28 Best part about coffee dates 08:38 The power of Melfi's non-answers 10:41 The Elia Kazan-ness of certain shots this episode 12:39 Junior and David Stern 14:00 The respect for everyday characters in the show 14:30 Choice cuts 18:59 Would Tony be a fast texter? 21:25 An idea for Dua Lipa 22:03 The surgical precision of Johnny Sack's introduction 23:56 People at tables waiting 24:52 General writing nerdery 25:56 The ritual of garage conflicts 28:36 How not to court someone 30:45 Chase and Kandinsky connection 31:47 I miss "Flight of the Conchords" 35:11 Tony's path to coming clean to Melfi 39:39 How to handle being a witness to a crime perpetrated by O.C. 43:32 The notion of intermediaries and how Livia is *not* a good one 48:04 "Hesh's Horses" and Vik's quotation book 50:05 The sweet & sour of this episode Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

51min
17/07/2023

Redux 1.04

Poda Bing runs it back on "Meadowlands". Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

1h8min
13/05/2021

6.18: Kennedy and Heidi

Pack your bags for Vegas and get "comfortably numb" (buttons optional) with Poda Bing's ode to Kennedy and Heidi. Don't forget your glasses! Selected topics discussed/References made: George Michael, Bob Seger, An Inconvenient Truth, Drazen Petrovic, Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Keith Van Horn, Randall Pearson, Mare of Easttown, Hannibal Lecter, Phantogram, Doug Ross, Triple Double record, Ludicrous Mode, Pablo Neruda, "From Beirut to Jerusalem", Ian Bremmer, Charlie Rose, Arab-Israeli geopolitics, Caravaggio, Tom Misch, She & Him, David Lynch, The Rider, Coldplay and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

1h31min
18/06/2021

6.21: Made in America

Poda Bing's farewell to The Sopranos. It's been an incredible ride. Thank you. Much love, Vik Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

2h53min
05/11/2018

2.05: Big Girls Don't Cry

Vik, Niia and John discuss episode 5 of season 2, Big Girls Don't Cry. Topics discussed include Furio's approach versus Christopher's, Tony building a firewall, Christopher's acting as a way out, Melfi employing therapy to build a yellow brick road back to Tony, plus our thoughts on the most re-watchable scenes, favorite quotes and Netflix series spinoffs that might be successful. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

55min
12/05/2023

Redux 1.01

Poda Bing runs it back. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

1h13min
13/03/2021

6.15: Remember When

Remember when Tony said "remember when" and your jaw hit the floor? Let's remember that and more together. Don't forget your Poda Bing glasses. Selected topics discussed/References made: Chatter (the book), Mac Demarco, Daft Punk (RIP), Pomodoro Technique, Limitless, Bradley Cooper, Chevy Chase, Charles Barkley, Tito Jackson, Charlie Sheen, Peter Cat Recording Co., Pete Souza, Billy Joel, Southern Oracle from Neverending Story, John McEnroe, Hoobastank, Hootie & the Blowfish, Seal, Don Draper and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

1h35min
06/03/2025

Redux 1.11

Poda Bing runs it back on "Nobody Knows Anything". Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube. -Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) -Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf -All archived episodes are available at https://podabing.show or anywhere you get podcasts.

14min
18/04/2021

6.17: Walk Like a Man

"Walk" through this gem of an episode one more time with us. Don't forget your Poda Bing glasses! Selected topics discussed/References made: Duncan Sheik, DJ Shadow, Pink Floyd, Rick Rubin on IG, Anthony Edwards, Harry Potter vs. Crash cloaks, Doug Stamper, Cary Matheson and Saul Berenson, High and Dry by Radiohead, Aaron Neville, Ottolenghi vs Tanis vs Tony, Gregor Mendel, Darth Vader, John Q., Robert Duvall, the Biggie doc, Sleepers, Jeff Buckley, "Straight cash homie", What Dreams May Come, Joan Didion, Snoop Dogg, NBA on TNT, Kobe and Pau, Rob Schneider, Chamath Palihapitiya, Michael Douglas in Falling Down, The Way Back, Bob Ross, Guy Ritchie, Jesse Pinkman, "Chris"tiano Ronaldo Moltisanti, Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker's Dracula, Cast Away, and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

1h33min
17/08/2019

4.05: Pie-O-My

Pie-O-My gets the Poda Bing treatment. Topics discussed: the crews drink ordering preferences; Adriana's off-kilter existence; Janice's waltz-like use of binoculars; the origin of Teflon Don; banana boats (Jaws and LeBron's); estate planning 101; Somerset Maugham; Escolar; Juan Martin del Potro; symbolism; and more. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

54min
04/02/2020

063: Terence Winter

Executive Producer, writer, and director Terence Winter joins Poda Bing for a studio conversation about his work on The Sopranos and his legendary career. Topics discussed include: pivoting away from straight-and-narrow career paths; key moments in virtually every single one of the episodes he wrote or co-wrote; fatherhood and parenting strategies; Sydney Pollack's commute; the origin of Muscles Marinara; his relationship with Martin Scorsese; what happened to Vinyl; his new LeBron James project; and so much more. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

2h28min
28/11/2019

4.13: Whitecaps (with Oren Aviv)

Vik is joined by very special guest Oren Aviv to dissect and discuss Whitecaps, the season 4 finale, frame by frame. Naturally, the longest episode of the series should be the longest podcast episode (to date). This one clocked in at over 2.5 hours! Oren is a seasoned film executive and producer. He's the former President of Production, President of Marketing and the Chief Creative Officer of Disney Studios, the President of Marketing and CMO for 20th Century Fox and, most recently, the President and Chief Content Officer of STX Entertainment. Listen. Share. Enjoy! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

2h26min
11/07/2018

1.02: 46 Long

John, Justin and Vik examine and discuss episode 2 of The Sopranos, "46 Long." Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

55min
24/11/2020

6.09: The Ride

Just in time for Thanksgiving -- go back and "feast" on "The Ride". Don't forget your Poda Bing glasses! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

1h29min
10/09/2020

6.04: The Fleshy Part of the Thigh

Go back and re-visit one of Paulie's greatest episodes and one of the best episodes of the entire series, 'The Fleshy Part of the Thigh', with us. Don't forget your Poda Bing glasses! Selected topics discussed/References made: -Northern Exposure -Diving flags -The Jinx -Tupac & Biggie -Would T listen to podcasts? -Otto von Bismarck vs. Biz Markie -Barone Sanitation’s HR Dept. -Flea’s memoir -Jan and Aaron’s Soundcloud page -Aaron Arkaway: Hype Man -Stigmata -Playoff Rondo -Does Cleaver get to Sundance? -Heidi Klum axioms -Smartphone Biopsy? -The Legend of 50 Cent -Robert Redford’s Indecent Proposal -David Carradine -Nas -Warren G - This DJ -Deion Sanders -Blockbuster Video -Canelo Alvarez -Kevin Love full court passes -Chipotle guacamole -The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding -Vlade Divac flops Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

2h6min
26/08/2020

6.03: Mayham

Poda Bing completes its journey with Tony in the "Bardo". Mayham answered many questions, raised others, gave us Tony back and elevated the series beyond its medium. Literally. Selected topics discussed/References made: -Cadillacs and the Mafia -Luka x LeBron -Does Vito play Sade's 'Smooth Operator' on his audiophile set up? -The messiest shootouts in Westerns (3:10 to Yuma, Tombstone & Once Upon a Time in the West) -The toughest rec center in Essex County -Don Henley -The best examples of getting served in cinema -Cast Away vs Gladiator -Monks working out to Rocky montages -Should Chris have been acting boss? -Janice's influence on Bobby -Blues Traveler -When Lillehammer was born -Vito's coalition building skills -Horror movie economics -Slasher films primer -A&E's moxie (tremendous for its size) -Soul Asylum -Complicity -Ojibwe sayings -& more Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

1h59min
03/05/2020

5.09: Unidentified Black Males (with Ron Bernard)

Vik and Ron (aka Sopranos Autopsy) identify as many unidentified aspects of this wonderful episode as possible over two hours. Topics discussed: -Mission Viejo -Masculinity -Tropes -Shakespeare & Chase -Sisco & Beyonce -Aerosmith -Abundant intentionality -Earned sentimentality -Ways we actively think out loud Featuring: Ron Bernard (@sopranos.autopsy on IG), creator and writer of Sopranos Autopsy, a beautifully written reflection and meditation on the entire Sopranos series. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

2h2min