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The Tastemakers | One Piece Season 2 Is Even Better Than Season 1

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

Today, Taran Armstrong and Grace Leeder discuss what they’ve been watching.

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Rob Reacts to Paradise Season 2 Eps 5+6

Discover the wild ride that is Paradise season 2, episode 6, as hosts Rob Cesternino and Chappell sift through the complex backstories and shifting allegiances that rock the bunker. This episode zooms in on the long-awaited Jane flashback, giving fans a closer look at the most polarizing figure left standing, while stirring the debate on whether fate or nurture shaped Jane’s deadly path.

Rob and Chappell walk listeners through the chain-reaction of events stemming from Jane’s mystifying origins and training as a weapon, and debate the controversial possibility of time...

The Tastemakers | Did Timothee Blow His Oscar Chances?

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

Today, Taran Armstrong and Grace Leeder discuss what they’ve been watching.

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Rob Reacts to Paradise Season 2 Ep 4

Paradise Season 2, Episode 4 sends Xavier on a dramatic journey that leaves both the characters and listeners with plenty to unpack. Host Rob Cesternino teams up with Chappell to break down the latest events, including family turmoil, life-and-death decisions, and haunting glimpses of what lies ahead. The emotional stakes are raised as Xavier navigates a world where trust is scarce, and every choice could mean survival or heartbreak.

Rob and Chappell dive in as Xavier searches for his missing wife, Terry, only to find himself caring for a newborn and...

The Tastemakers | The Winters Olympics Was a Mess

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

Today, Grace Leeder welcomes Kirsten MacInnis on to talk about the winter Olympics.

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The Tastemakers | Scream 7 is Not Bad

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

Today, Grace Leeder welcomes Ariel and Chappell on to discuss Scream 7.

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Rob Reacts to Paradise Season 2 Premiere Week

Paradise returns for season 2, and Rob Cesternino and Chappell take on the massive triple episode drop, covering the first week of episodes. The show launches viewers into Graceland, Mayday, and Another Day in Paradise, weaving together new character backstories, tense flashbacks, and the unfolding bunker drama. From Annie’s survival challenge in Graceland to Xavier’s journey with the Lost Boys and the power plays inside the bunker, this week’s discussion uncovers the tangled motivations and evolving alliances driving the series forward.

Rob and Chappell dive deep:

The Tastemakers | The Game of Thrones Sequels We Want to See

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran and Grace are joined by Rich (DM Philly), Mari, and Chappell to break down the finale, and the future, of A Night of the Seven Kingdoms

The Tastemakers | Wuthering Heights and Nirvana: The Band The Show The Movie Reviews with Haley Strong and Brian Scally

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Grace Leeder welcomes Haley St

The Tastemakers | Baldur’s Gate 3 and Brandon Sanderson

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran and Grace discuss the news on a possible Baldur’s Gate 3 television series before diving into what they’ve been watching.

Chapters:
00:00 Intros
03:00 Brandon Sanderson series
21:15 Baldur’s Gate 3 series
30:00 What we’ve been watching

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The Tastemakers | ‘Heated Rivalry’ Is So Hot Right Now with Mary Kwiatkowski

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Grace Leeder welcomes Mary Kwiatkowski onto the podcast to discuss Heated Rivalry.

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The Tastemakers | Catching Up on The Pitt, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and Skyscraper Live

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran Armstrong and Grace Leeder discuss the latest that HBO has to offer in The Pitt, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and Industry.

Chapters:
00:00 Intros
02:30 The Oscars
14:00 The Pitt (HBO)
19:20 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO)

The Tastemakers | Golden Globes Reactions & Pluribus Review

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Grace Leeder welcomes Dr. Amanda Rabinowitz onto the podcast

Stranger Things Vol 2 & Vol 3 Recap

Today, Grace Leeder and DM Filly discuss volumes 2 and 3 of Stranger Things Season 5.

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The Tastemakers | Top 10 TV Shows & Movies of 2025

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran Armstrong and Grace Leeder talk through the top 10 TV shows and movies of 2025.

The Tastemakers | Breaking Down the Netflix Purchase of Warner Brothers Discovery

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

The Tastemakers | Hallmark Movie State of the Union

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Grace Leeder is joined by special guests, Nora Leeder, and Jennifer from the Do You Watch What I Watch podcast to talk through Hallmark Christmas movies!

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Stranger Things Season 5, Vol. 1 Recap

Today, Grace Leeder and Mike Bloom discuss Season 5 Volume 1 of Stranger Things.

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The Tastemakers | Stranger Things Took Too Long

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

The Tastemakers | Wicked: For Good… Is it Good?

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Grace Leeder and special guest, Shannon Guss, discuss what they’ve been watching before diving into Wicked: For Good.

The Tastemakers | What Has Been Worth Watching

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran and Grace discuss Pluribus and Stranger Things before diving into what’s coming up.

The Tastemakers | Catching Up and What’s To Come

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran and Grace discuss tv news before diving into what else they’ve been watching

The Tastemakers: Black Phone 2 Review

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran and Grace discuss Black Phone 2.

The Tastemakers |Talking Alien: Earth with Stephen Fishbach

Each week, The Tastemakers reviews television and movies, advising listeners on “what you should and shouldn’t watch”.

This week, with Taran on “Big Brother duty”, Grace is joined by “off-brand Taran”, Stephen Fishbach.

Watch on this episode on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/-e-akyIX4jI

Key Topics and Discussion Points:

The main topic of the episode is the recently concluded show Alien: Earth, which Grace and Stephen discuss in “full spoiler detail”.

Alien Earth Analysis:

Stephen, a fan of...

The Tastemakers: One Battle After Another is the Best Movie of the Year

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Grace and special guest, Ariel, discuss One Battle After Another in full spoilery detail.

The Tastemakers: One of the Best Weeks of TV This Year

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Grace and special guests, Ariel and Dr. Amanda discuss what they’ve been watching this week.

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The Tastemakers: Gen V Starts Slow But Still Shocks

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Grace and special guest, Jess Sterling, talk through Gen V, Black Rabbit, and other new shows.

Chapters:
05:30 TV News
08:30 Paramount and Netflix buying Warner Bros. Discovery

The Tastemakers: Emmy Reactions

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran and Grace react to the 2025 Emmy winners.

Chapters:
00:00 2025 Emmys
30:00 Toronto International Film Festival
50:10 The Long Walk (a theater near you)
52:00 Task (HBO)
55:00 The Paper (Peacock)

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The Tastemakers: Dexter Cancelled?!

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran and Grace talk about the cancellation of Dexter: Original Sin before diving into what they’ve been watching.

Chapters:
00:00 Intros
01:25 Dexter: Original Sin Cancelled (Paramount+)
04:20 KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix/a theater near you)
06:45 Peacemaker Season 2 (Disney+)
09:08 Long Story Short (Netflix)
12:00 Hostage (Netflix)
12:55 Relay (a theater near you...

The Tastemakers: Debating Alien: Earth

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran and Grace discuss what they’ve been watching before diving into Alien: Earth spoilers.

Chapters:
00:00 Intros
02:00 Mitchell & Webb Are Not Helping
09:25 The Traitors News
14:50 Alien: Earth (Hulu)
20:30 Butterfly (Amazon Prime Video)
21:50 Highest 2 Lowest (a theater near you)
23:00 Nobody 2 (a theater near you)
24:40 What’s coming...

The Tastemakers: Weapons Review with Taylor Hale

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran and Grace are joined by Big Brother 24 winner (and host of Big Brother Unlocked) Taylor Hale to breakdown the mystery horror film, Weapons, written, co-produced and directed by Zach Cregger. The film stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan.

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The Tastemakers: They Should Make A Million Comedies A Year Like The Naked Gun

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran and Grace discuss what television and movies they watched this week before diving into what’s coming up.

Topics by Time Code:
00:00 Intros
05:45 The Naked Gun (a theater near you)
10:20 Together (a theater near you)
13:30 Chief of War (Apple TV+...

The Tastemakers | Fantastic Four: First Steps Doesn’t Save Marvel

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran and Grace discuss some newly released trailers before diving into what they’ve been watching

Topics by Time Code:
00:00 Intros
02:00 Avatar: Fire and Ash trailer
04:00 The Long Walk trailer
07:50 Pluribus teaser
09:35 Stick renewed (Apple TV+)
10:32 Resident Alien (SyFy)
12:00 The Gilded Age (H...

The Tastemakers: Severance vs. The Pitt – The Emmys Discussion

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran and Grace discuss The Emmy nominations before diving into what they’ve been watching

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The Tastemakers: Dexter Is Back and Better Than Ever?

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

In TV news, J.J. Abrams’ show Duster was cancelled by HBO Max, likely due to a lack of traction despite favorable critical and audience ratings. Critically acclaimed reality series Queer Eye will conclude with its next season after a significant nine-year run. On the renewal front, the popular anime Solo Leveling is set...

The Tastemakers: Our Top 5 Shows of the Year So Far

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran and Grace discuss their top 5 shows of the year so far before going into Squid Game Season 3 spoilers.

Topics by Time Code:
00:00 Intros
02:20 Squid Game Season 3 (Netflix)
05:45 The Bear Season 5 Renewal (Hulu)
07:20 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2
08:00 I’m Glad My Mom Died casting
09:30 The...

Squid Game Season 3 Finale Recap

Welcome back to We Know Scripted TV where We Know Squid Game! Squid Game is a Netflix Korean thriller where financially desperate contestants compete in deadly childhood games for a massive cash prize, exposing the dark extremes of human greed and morality. Beneath its gripping suspense and shocking twists lies a poignant critique of societal inequality and the cost of desperation. Hosts Mike Bloom (@amikebloomtype) and Chappell (@chappells_show) are here to walk you all through it, so grab your numbered track suit and prepare for the game of a lifetime.

Squid Game Season 3 Ep 5 Recap

Welcome back to We Know Scripted TV where We Know Squid Game! Squid Game is a Netflix Korean thriller where financially desperate contestants compete in deadly childhood games for a massive cash prize, exposing the dark extremes of human greed and morality. Beneath its gripping suspense and shocking twists lies a poignant critique of societal inequality and the cost of desperation. Hosts Mike Bloom (@amikebloomtype) and Chappell (@chappells_show) are here to walk you all through it, so grab your numbered track suit and prepare for the game of a lifetime.

The Tastemakers: The Bear is Actually Great and You’re Wrong

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran and Grace discuss what movies they’ve been watching before diving into Squid Game and The Bear.

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Topics by Time Code:
00:00 Intros
01:20 Denis Villeneuve to direct next James B...

Squid Game Season 3 Ep 4 Recap

Welcome back to We Know Scripted TV where We Know Squid Game! Squid Game is a Netflix Korean thriller where financially desperate contestants compete in deadly childhood games for a massive cash prize, exposing the dark extremes of human greed and morality. Beneath its gripping suspense and shocking twists lies a poignant critique of societal inequality and the cost of desperation. Hosts Mike Bloom (@amikebloomtype) and Chappell (@chappells_show) are here to walk you all through it, so grab your numbered track suit and prepare for the game of a lifetime.