80 episodes
The Sopranos Podcast Chris D'Amato
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- TV & Film
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4.6 • 83 Ratings
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Three Italian-American storytellers take an episodic deep-dive into the philosophy, psychology, and modern-day relevance of "The Sopranos" 20 years after its groundbreaking television debut.
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S6 Part 1: Episode 1 - The Wheel of Fortune
Chris, Paul, Jordan, & Lily are BACK with more than one "bang" in our coverage of the Season Six opener "Members Only". This off-putting and "icky" hour ends up being one of the strongest and most shocking premieres in show history. Tony has never been better, New York has never been worse, and inheriting 2 million dollars ends up being the worst thing to ever happen to Eugene Pontecorvo. We cover it all from sushi, to Porsche's to empty nest syndrome, to Robert Funaro's stellar stand-out performance, and finally the final jaw-dropping 10 minutes. All this and so much more, right after we state for the record that the taxi thing was a hit and run...
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S6 Part 1: Episode 2 - The Waiting Room
Chris, Paul & Jordan dig deep into "Join the Club" as all of our characters are held in various forms of Limbo. Tony has a crisis of identity in Costa Mesa, while the family and Family both struggle with the aftermath of Uncle Junior's actions at the end of "Members Only". There are tremendous performances all around, some entrancing (and bizarre) writing, and a cold but beautiful color palate, but the star of the show here is the performance of Edie Falco. Monumental work from the Soprano queen, mirrored by an understated and bewitching performance by our series lead James Gandolfini, as he presents us with a Tony Soprano who is beyond recognition. Is he beyond saving? All this and so much more, right after we take some Pepto Bismol!
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S6 Part1: Episode 3 - Lethe
Chris, Paul, and Jordan wax philosophical this week as we break down "Mayham", a hilarious and deeply rich episode with some of the series' finest moments of writing. The Kevin Finnerty sequence continues, as the world of the North Jersey mob spins out of control without Tony. No one is able to step up to the plate, and Vito and Paulie are playing a dangerous game with the boss' money. Meanwhile, things disintegrate for Carmela on the homefront as her stress and anguish cause her to lash out at AJ. Plus we break down the breathtaking final ten minutes of the episode in detail and Jordan gives a tremendous academic analysis of what it all means! All this and so much more, right after we have a cookie! We're delirious!
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S5: Episode 1 - Wilderness
We're back and we couldn't be more excited! What a great opening! Chris, Paul, Jordan, & Lily discuss the season 5 premiere "Two Tonys" and all the duality within! It's a wild, funny, playful, and dark hour of tv with bears, rejections, and fascinating character moments. Melfi has to reject Tony's advances, several new characters dubbed "The class of '04" are out of prison, a major character goes down, and Christopher & Paulie almost kill each other over the dinner tab. Plus - A BEAR! All this and more, right after we figure out what happened with the Easter baskets....
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S5: Episode 2 - Crack the Whip
Season five is off to a great start! This week the boys cover "Rat Pack" in which we meet Tony B, the New York situation escalates, and we check in with all of our "rats" on the show. There's plenty of good discussion to be had about Steve Buscemi's performance early on, what it means to have "friends" in the mob life, and of course more conversation about the FBI and how they interact with Tony's world. Plus, some movie talk, as the Soprano women start a film club! It's a quiet, but juicy hour of good television. All this and so much more, coming up after we knock off the massage shit...
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S5: Episode 3 - Self-Help
It’s a wide range of emotions this week as we cover “Where’s Johnny?”, an episode that provides some deeply sad moments, some thrills, and plenty of laughs altogether. It’s a rich episode about selfishness, old wounds, and lonliness. Junior’s mental state is starting to slip further away from reality as he wanders through Newark looking for his deceased brother. Tony struggles to stay out of the escalating violence in New York, and Paulie goes head to head with Feech over landscaping. Plus! Jordan looks up “half and half” for us on Urban Dictionary. All this and so much more, right after we shit in our hats…
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Customer Reviews
Great podcast & they see the dark humor
Some of their commentary makes me laugh out loud. It’s wonderful how they tap into the fact that this show is a dark comedy in many ways and I appreciate their commentary. I love how they bring a fresh take to it and I say this as someone who has watched sopranos at least 15 times.
Top 5 Sopranos Pods
I’ve listened to many Sopranos pods including Talking Sopranos. If you are new to the show and really want to understand why The Sopranos is probably the most brilliantly written series ever, this the Pod you should start with. There are no spoilers so you can watch the episode and then tune in to the pod to dive deeply into the many facets of the show that took me a few re-watches to fully comprehend . I found this pod because I wanted to find like minded fans to dissect a pivotal scene in my favorite episode (Amour Fou). Although the 3 hosts didn’t dissect it as much as I would have loved, their breakdown of the episode had me hooked. This is a must listen if you appreciate writing, directing or all things AV.
A hit is (almost) a hit
I’m watching The Sopranos for the first time at the ripe old age of 40 and enjoying it way more than I expected to. Partway into the first season, I went looking for a companion podcast to enhance the experience and allow me to go deeper into the show. I was elated to find your podcast! Throughout the first season, it avoided what I saw as a pitfall of almost all podcasts based on TV shows, which is to give a play-by-play plot recap. Instead, the three of you had what was obviously (and refreshingly) an engaged, engaging, enthusiastic, and insightful exchange of ideas, with some inevitable plot references and touch points as scaffolding. I loved it so, so much, and it opened my eyes to fascinating aspects of the show. Then, somewhere in season 2, this changed and I don’t know why. The vast majority of the show is now Chris offering that play-by-play plot summary, with Paul and Jordan just barely jumping in to offer a quick opinion or insight. It’s no longer a critical discussion among the three of you about the things that your listeners can’t get simply by watching the show, and it makes me sad! If someone is electing to listen to a 1+hour podcast about an episode of a TV show, you can be fairly certain that they’ve watched the episode of that show, maybe even very recently, and the plot is the least interesting or important thing about the discussion. I realize this is a long post. Please just know how much your insightful conversations meant to me, and how very much I hope they return as I make my way through your podcast. Thanks for sharing your love of this show!
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