Two Hundred A Day

Nathan Paoletta
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Two Hundred A Day

Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better stories.

  1. 11/24/2024

    Deadlock in Parma

    Well friends, here we are. Nathan and Eppy take a day trip with Jim to Parma, CA in the series finale episode. The sixth season of The Rockford Files was cut short by James Garner's medical needs, so this last episode was not intended to be a goodbye to the series. Thankfully, we found that it did feel like an appropriate way to bid adieu to Jim, the Firebird, and all of the Rockfordishness we love so much. This is the last regular episode of this podcast! We will have a couple new episodes a year covering other shows in the wider Rockford/Garner/PI-i-verse, but we have now talked about every episode, of The Rockford Files. Thanks for listening! We have another podcast: Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support. Thanks Patrons! Want more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files! We appreciate all of our listeners, but offer a special thanks to our patrons. In particular, this episode is supported by the following Gumshoe and Detective-level patrons: Richard Hatem Bill Anderson Brian Perrera Eric Antener Jordan Bockelman Michael Zalisco Joe Greathead Mitch Hampton's Journey of an Aesthete Podcast Dael Norwood wrote a book! Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America Chuck Suffel's comic Sherlock Holmes & the Wonderland Conundrum Paul Townend recommends the Fruit Loops podcast Shane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app Jay Adan's Miniature Painting Brian Bernsen's Facebook page of Rockford Files filming locations Brian Cummins, Robert Lindsey, Nathan Black, Jay Thompson, David Nixon, Colleen Kelly, Tom Clancy, Andre Appignani, Pumpkin Jabba Peach Pug, Dave P, Dave Otterson, Kip Holley and Dale Church! Thanks to: Fireside.fm for hosting us Audio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show Support Two Hundred A Day

    1h 60m

  2. 11/19/2024

    Plus Expenses #81

    In this Plus Expenses we talk about: **It’s the official “crossover” Plus Expenses, James Garner handing off a baton to a wizard, feelings about ending Two Hundred a Day (but Two Hundred a Day will remain!), actually ending a thing, starting a new podcast: Unwritten Earths Symposium, how Plus Expenses will fit into the new show, the early days of Dread, building our new Discord so it’s a place where people play each others games, the experience of playing THAT game, learning new podcast skills, learning from The Rockford Files, goals for Unwritten Earths, future Two Hundred a Day eps, **THANK YOU Two Hundred a Day listeners, hello new Unwritten Earths listeners, the Unwritten Earths Patreon, and pitching the Adventure & Hobbyist Annual. If this sounds good to you, come into the Symposium and let’s teach and learn from each other! This is a public episode of Plus Expenses, which is usually patreon-only. Thanks patrons! Want more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files! We appreciate all of our listeners, but offer a special thanks to our patrons. In particular, this episode is supported by the following Gumshoe and Detective-level patrons: Richard Hatem Bill Anderson Brian Perrera Eric Antener Jordan Bockelman Michael Zalisco Joe Greathead Mitch Hampton's Journey of an Aesthete Podcast Dael Norwood wrote a book! Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America Chuck Suffel's comic Sherlock Holmes & the Wonderland Conundrum Paul Townend recommends the Fruit Loops podcast Shane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app Jay Adan's Miniature Painting Brian Bernsen's Facebook page of Rockford Files filming locations Brian Cummins, Robert Lindsey, Nathan Black, Jay Thompson, David Nixon, Colleen Kelly, Tom Clancy, Andre Appignani, Pumpkin Jabba Peach Pug, Dave P, Dave Otterson, Kip Holley and Dale Church! Thanks to: Fireside.fm for hosting us Audio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show Support Two Hundred A Day

    44 min

  3. 11/10/2024

    The Kirkoff Case

    Nathan and Eppy start from the beginning with S1E1 The Kirkoff Case. Jim's client is a real slimeball who's been arraigned, but not prosecuted, for murdering his own parents. The money is too good for Jim to drop the case, and then it gets personal when he takes a beating from not a "goon", but a "labor organizer". This series premiere episode shows us that this PI gets beat up a lot, but he doesn't quit - and he's going to be a hell of a lot of fun to watch. Add in a noir-inflected plot and great casting, we're confident in saying that if you wanted to start watching The Rockford Files, this would be a good place to start! We have another podcast: Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support. Show Notes: We mention this podcast from TV Confidentional with director Lou Antonio, Lou Antonio's memoir Cool Hand Lou, and here's the website for the historic Tail o' the Pup in LA. Want more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files! We appreciate all of our listeners, but offer a special thanks to our patrons. In particular, this episode is supported by the following Gumshoe and Detective-level patrons: Richard Hatem Bill Anderson Brian Perrera Eric Antener Jordan Bockelman Michael Zalisco Joe Greathead Mitch Hampton's Journey of an Aesthete Podcast Dael Norwood wrote a book! Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America Chuck Suffel's comic Sherlock Holmes & the Wonderland Conundrum Paul Townend recommends the Fruit Loops podcast Shane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app Jay Adan's Miniature Painting Brian Bernsen's Facebook page of Rockford Files filming locations Brian Cummins, Robert Lindsey, Nathan Black, Jay Thompson, David Nixon, Colleen Kelly, Tom Clancy, Andre Appignani, Pumpkin Jabba Peach Pug, Dave P, Dave Otterson, Kip Holley and Dale Church! Thanks to: Fireside.fm for hosting us Audio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show Support Two Hundred A Day

    1h 27m

  4. 10/27/2024

    Backlash of the Hunter

    Nathan and Eppy go to where it all began with the TV movie pilot for The Rockford Files: 1974's Backlash of the Hunter. It's a good excuse to talk about the roots of Rockfordishness, the greatness of the casting, and the changes to come for the main show. While we obviously can't watch it with fresh eyes, it is a solid Huggins story elevated with first looks at all of our favorite elements as well as trips to Vegas, explosions, and a blood-chilling villain. I dunno, I think they might be onto something with this Rockford Files thing! We have another podcast: Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support. Want more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files! We appreciate all of our listeners, but offer a special thanks to our patrons. In particular, this episode is supported by the following Gumshoe and Detective-level patrons: Richard Hatem Bill Anderson Brian Perrera Eric Antener Jordan Bockelman Michael Zalisco Joe Greathead Mitch Hampton's Journey of an Aesthete Podcast Dael Norwood wrote a book! Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America Chuck Suffel's comic Sherlock Holmes & the Wonderland Conundrum Paul Townend recommends the Fruit Loops podcast Shane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app Jay Adan's Miniature Painting Brian Bernsen's Facebook page of Rockford Files filming locations Brian Cummins, Robert Lindsey, Nathan Black, Jay Thompson, David Nixon, Colleen Kelly, Tom Clancy, Andre Appignani, Pumpkin Jabba Peach Pug, Dave P, Dave Otterson, Kip Holley and Dale Church! Thanks to: Fireside.fm for hosting us Audio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show Support Two Hundred A Day

    2h 3m

  5. 09/29/2024

    If It Bleeds... It Leads

    Nathan and Eppy bid a bittersweet farewell to Rita with the final Rockford Files TV Move: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999). This was a hard one! Rita's husband, schoolteacher Ernie (Hal Linden) is falsely accused of a series of child sexual assaults, and while Jim helps to clear his name, it's not enough to prevent a series of tragedies. While this one has wonderful performances and some great spots of the Rockfordishness we always love, the content and tone made it tough to say we "enjoyed" it. It did give us great closure on "Rita and Jim, their whole thing" but, unfortunately, was not the warm victory lap to bid farewell to our friends that we kinda wanted. Content Warnings: the plot is about a child rapist, scenes include child endangerment and there is a (relatively) graphic suicide. We have another podcast: Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support. Want more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files! We appreciate all of our listeners, but offer a special thanks to our patrons. In particular, this episode is supported by the following Gumshoe and Detective-level patrons: Richard Hatem Bill Anderson Brian Perrera Eric Antener Jordan Bockelman Michael Zalisco Joe Greathead Mitch Hampton's Journey of an Aesthete Podcast Dael Norwood wrote a book! Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America Chuck Suffel's comic Sherlock Holmes & the Wonderland Conundrum Paul Townend recommends the Fruit Loops podcast Shane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app Jay Adan's Miniature Painting Brian Bernsen's Facebook page of Rockford Files filming locations Brian Cummins, Robert Lindsey, Nathan Black, Jay Thompson, David Nixon, Colleen Kelly, Tom Clancy, Andre Appignani, Pumpkin Jabba Peach Pug, Dave P, Dave Otterson, Kip Holley and Dale Church! Thanks to: Fireside.fm for hosting us Audio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show Support Two Hundred A Day

    1h 59m

  6. 09/15/2024

    Speculative Episode Draft Special!

    It's a special episode! Nathan and Eppy are drafting elements from The Rockford Files to construct two pitches for Rockford Files episodes that never were. It's a great excuse to talk a little bit about our favorite bits of the show, and we have some great Patron suggestions to help us along. Show Notes: Here's the Archive.org link to the 1981 BBC Radio Lord of the Rings recording. Nathan's Episode: from season 3, "The Montreal Connection" Eppy's Episode: from season 4, "Fool Me Thrice" We have another podcast: Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support. Want more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files! We appreciate all of our listeners, but offer a special thanks to our patrons. In particular, this episode is supported by the following Gumshoe and Detective-level patrons: Richard Hatem Bill Anderson Brian Perrera Eric Antener Jordan Bockelman Michael Zalisco Joe Greathead Mitch Hampton's Journey of an Aesthete Podcast Dael Norwood wrote a book! Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America Chuck Suffel's comic Sherlock Holmes & the Wonderland Conundrum Paul Townend recommends the Fruit Loops podcast Shane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app Jay Adan's Miniature Painting Brian Bernsen's Facebook page of Rockford Files filming locations Brian Cummins, Robert Lindsey, Nathan Black, Jay Thompson, David Nixon, Colleen Kelly, Tom Clancy, Andre Appignani, Pumpkin Jabba Peach Pug, Dave P, Dave Otterson, Kip Holley and Dale Church! Thanks to: Fireside.fm for hosting us Audio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show Support Two Hundred A Day

    1h 19m

  7. 08/25/2024

    No Fault Affair

    Nathan and Eppy get re-acquainted with national treasure Rita Moreno in S6S8 No Fault Affair. After Jim's friend Rita, a sex worker, gets beat up badly by her pimp, he nurses her back to health - and she falls for him in the process. He has to navigate her emotions while she's trying to get out of her current life, but of course it's not going to be quick or easy. This is the last "regular" episode of the show for us, and we're really glad it fell here. It gives us almost all of our favorite things in the Rockford Files, and we have a lot to talk about! We have another podcast: Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support. Want more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files! We appreciate all of our listeners, but offer a special thanks to our patrons. In particular, this episode is supported by the following Gumshoe and Detective-level patrons: Richard Hatem Bill Anderson Brian Perrera Eric Antener Jordan Bockelman Michael Zalisco Joe Greathead Mitch Hampton's Journey of an Aesthete Podcast Dael Norwood wrote a book! Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America Chuck Suffel's comic Sherlock Holmes & the Wonderland Conundrum Paul Townend recommends the Fruit Loops podcast Shane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app Jay Adan's Miniature Painting Brian Bernsen's Facebook page of Rockford Files filming locations Brian Cummins, Robert Lindsey, Nathan Black, Jay Thompson, David Nixon, Colleen Kelly, Tom Clancy, Andre Appignani, Pumpkin Jabba Peach Pug, Dave P, Dave Otterson, Kip Holley and Dale Church! Thanks to: Fireside.fm for hosting us Audio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show Support Two Hundred A Day

    1h 55m

  8. 08/18/2024

    Paradise Cove

    Nathan and Eppy take a little tour through Malibu in S6E1 Paradise Cove. Mariette Hartley joins James Garner in this final season premier episode as Althea, a court-appointed adjuster sent to audit Jim in the wake of a lawsuit he lost to fellow Cove resident C.C. Calloway. Calloway wants to get Jim, or at least his trailer, out of the way because of a 50-year search for literal buried treasure, and once Jim figures that out he's able to get Althea on his side of the treasure-hunt. A Stephen Cannell written, produced and directed episode, it's a Rockfordlishess romp - highly recommended! We have another podcast: Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support. Want more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files! We appreciate all of our listeners, but offer a special thanks to our patrons. In particular, this episode is supported by the following Gumshoe and Detective-level patrons: Richard Hatem Bill Anderson Brian Perrera Eric Antener Jordan Bockelman Michael Zalisco Joe Greathead Mitch Hampton's Journey of an Aesthete Podcast Dael Norwood wrote a book! Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America Chuck Suffel's comic Sherlock Holmes & the Wonderland Conundrum Paul Townend recommends the Fruit Loops podcast Shane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app Jay Adan's Miniature Painting Brian Bernsen's Facebook page of Rockford Files filming locations Brian Cummins, Robert Lindsey, Nathan Black, Jay Thompson, David Nixon, Colleen Kelly, Tom Clancy, Andre Appignani, Pumpkin Jabba Peach Pug, Dave P, Dave Otterson, Kip Holley and Dale Church! Thanks to: Fireside.fm for hosting us Audio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show Support Two Hundred A Day

    1h 19m
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Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better stories.

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  • Creator
    Nathan Paoletta
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2024
  • Episodes
    147
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Nathan Paoletta
  • Show Website
    Two Hundred A Day

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