The 'Cast of Us: A Last of Us & Walking Dead 'Cast Podcastica

It’s our final feedback ep for season one of The Last of Us, and the gangs all here. Big thanks from Lucy, Rima, Erik, Ben, and Jason for a fantastic season you guys. Cheers!!!
As always, we’ll be continuing to podcast at least twice a month, so keep us in your feed if you want to hear more.
Coming up: 
• Beef, the Steven Yeun Netflix series.
• Evil Dead Rise, the upcoming newest movie in the classic Evil Dead series.
• Beau is Afraid, the Ari Aster surrealist comedy horror starring Joaquin Phoenix.
• Walking Dead: Dead City, the Maggie / Negan TWD spinoff.
• Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
• All Patreon subscribers get access to our upcoming Fear the Walking Dead Round-Table Rants! Subscribe at patreon.com/jasoncabassi 
And please check out Podcastica.com for our other shows, especially if up until now you’ve only listened to The ‘Cast of Us / The Walking Dead ‘Cast. We got a bunch of good stuff over there :)
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Here we are at the (bittersweet?) end of this incredible series! It’s been such a fulfilling experience for all of us, with the show being so fantastic and you guys being so engaged and supportive and terrific. Thanks everybody. Join Lucy, Ben, and Jason for our thoughts on the finale, and then all five of us should be back in a few days with the listener feedback ep. 
News articles
• The Last of Us Show Set's Zombie Word Ban Addressed By Creator: https://screenrant.com/last-of-us-show-zombie-ban-mazin-response/?fbclid=IwAR0RVXxZyNd9nDLvG59MSZ9VCxX6gOiTMVWpZkdYKyZWVoFkE54vbM1_BA0 
• The Last of Us' Neil Druckmann Says They'd Only Consider Recasting Bella Ramsey if She Wanted to Leave: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-of-us-neil-druckmann-says-theyd-only-consider-recasting-bella-ramsey-if-she-wanted-to-leave 
• ‘The Last of Us’ Used Real, Trained Giraffes and an Abandoned Hospital in Season Finale: https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/the-last-of-us-finale-giraffes-real-hospital-1235552452/ 
• Why Everyone Will Be Talking About Steven Yeun’s New Netflix Series: https://www.wsj.com/articles/steven-yeun-interview-netflix-series-beef-df66b874 
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Next up: Listener Feedback for The Last of Us S1E9 “Look for the Light” with Lucy, Rima, Erik, Jason, and Ben
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Despite (or because of?) the disturbing subject matter, Lucy and I (Jason) had a lot of fun with this one, and also as always we’re honored that you guys share so much with us. Many emotions were felt. Cheers!
Check out our live instant reactions each Sunday night just after The Last of Us airs: http://youtube.com/@podcastica
Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com.
Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com. 
• If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. 
Next up: Last of Us S1E9 “Look for the Light” with Lucy, Jason, and Ben
• Note: We’ll be a couple days late with this one.


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Brutal f#@ing episode this week! Rima, Erik, and Ben are here to talk it out, including an enthusiastic Game Talk segment.
Check out our live instant reactions each Sunday night just after The Last of Us airs: http://youtube.com/@podcastica
Contest
• You can win two Last of Us tribute posters illustrated by Kirk Manley, plus an original sketch of an infected.
• We’ll also give out two runner-up prizes of one tribute poster each.
• How to enter:
• Send in your best impersonation of any of the characters in the show. You can do that by re-enacting a scene, or just giving them your own dialog.
• Try to keep it to around a minute or so, two at most I’d say.
• Send to talk@podcastica.com with subject line Last of Us Contest.
• We’ll vote on the winners. Our judgment is final!
• Enter by Sunday, March 12, the day of the finale, and we’ll announce a winner in the finale listener feedback episode. 
Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com.
Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com. 
• If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. 
Next up: Listener feedback for the Last of Us S1E8 “When We Are in Need” with Jason and Lucy
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Some pretty varied opinions about this week’s ep. Most of you were moved by it, and some just ready to get back to Joel and Ellie’s story. As always, tons of great feedback, and you really got me (Jason) and Rima laughing through some of it :) 
Check out our live instant reactions each Sunday night just after The Last of Us airs: http://youtube.com/@podcastica
Contest
• You can win two Last of Us tribute posters illustrated by Kirk Manley, plus an original sketch of an infected.
• We’ll also give out two runner-up prizes of one tribute poster each.
• How to enter:
• Send in your best impersonation of any of the characters in the show. You can do that by re-enacting a scene, or just giving them your own dialog.
• Try to keep it to around a minute or so, two at most I’d say.
• Send to talk@podcastica.com with subject line Last of Us Contest.
• We’ll vote on the winners. Our judgment is final!
• Enter by Sunday, March 12, the day of the finale, and we’ll announce a winner in the finale listener feedback episode. 
Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com.
Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com. 
• If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. 
Next up: The Last of Us S1E8 “When We Are in Need”
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Another beautiful yet tragic episode this week, that deepens Ellie’s character and pushes our nostalgia buttons. Join Karen, Lucy, and Jason to talk it out. 
Contest
• You can win two Last of Us tribute posters illustrated by Kirk Manley, plus an original sketch of an infected.
• We’ll also give out two runner-up prizes of one tribute poster each.
• How to enter:
• Send in your best impersonation of any of the characters in the show. You can do that by re-enacting a scene, or just giving them your own dialog.
• Try to keep it to around a minute or so, two at most I’d say.
• Send to talk@podcastica.com with subject line Last of Us Contest.
• We’ll vote on the winners. Our judgment is final!
• Enter by Sunday, March 12, the day of the finale, and we’ll announce a winner in the finale listener feedback episode. 
Clare’s Walking Dead fan fiction: https://m.fanfiction.net/u/8005634/?fbclid=IwAR1ohbyEvkW19daMFOuBLmLwY0BznP0M205r_PZdFk18gxOKcUkyewJi-u4
Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com.
Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com. 
• If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. 
Next up: Listener feedback for the Last of Us S1E7 “Left Behind”
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