Chatz: A Television Podcast

The ChatzKidz are BACK with the final miniseries of our Spring of Small Shows! It's the first two episodes of the 1994 adaptation of Stephen King's "The Stand", and we have a lot of takes! The story's poor handling of race, the "good versus evil" at the heart of it, and our newfound love of Trash Can Man?PatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

This season of Chatz contains discussions of the following potentially sensitive or triggering subjects: Homophobia, racism, religion, and death.This week on Chatz, characters go to Heaven, we reach deep for a discussion about the morality of Prior Walter's final message to the angels, and the final conversation between Roy Cohn and Belize bring us to tears. It's an incredible finale, and we're happy to have watched it and shared these discussions with you. If you haven't checked out Angels in America yet, it gets our fullest recommendation. Come back next week for...something completely different!Links From The Email SegmentHow 'Angels in America' Got Its WingsPatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

This season of Chatz contains discussions of the following potentially sensitive or triggering subjects: Homophobia, racism, religion, and death.Angels in America tells the story of the AIDS crisis and people from all walks of life, depicts them with an aching sense of humanity, challenges their world views, and...there's also physical, real angels in it? The Chatzkidz discuss the third and fourth episodes of the miniseries, where things start to get a bit strange in a good way...PatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

This season of Chatz contains discussions of the following potentially sensitive or triggering subjects: Homophobia, racism, religion, and death.We're discussing Angels in America for Part 2 of our Spring of Miniseries here at Chatz, and boy do we have a lot of thoughts! We discuss the white perspective on the AIDS epidemic, the role of magical realism in this series, and the ways in which its characters experience deeply relatable and powerful moments of intimate tragedy.PatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

Just when you thought Vanity Fair was done being silly and extra, the 2004 adaptation said "What if...dance sequences, teen romance, and...Gabriel Byrne!" That's right, we're here to watch it with you and discuss, so sit back and enjoy the film with us!PatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

A finale so nice, we had to discuss it twice! In our second go at discussing the 2018 Vanity Fair finale, Allen ponders the choices made in adapting the novel, Magellan loves Lord Osborne, and Omens experiences costume fatigue! Come back next week for a commentary track episode where we will be watching Vanity Fair (2004)!Please recommend the podcast to your friends if you are enjoying it, and let us know if you have any questions or comments about the episode.PatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

We don't let technical difficulties stop the Chatz train! In lieu of a new VanityChatz this week, we're rebroadcasting a CLASSIC episode of our Patreon-exclusive show ChatzNightz for everyone today! We'll be back next week with our finale of VanityChatz, but for now, please enjoy this little bonus. And if you're not already a patron, pretty please check out https://patreon.com/chatzpod, where you can get episodes like this regularly!Music from Free To Use Music Track: Japan by Milky Wayvers https://youtu.be/c3HmVaeT6BsPatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

The epic Napoleonic War fight scene we were all waiting for is here, and it's...oddly sedate. Alas, we have more pressing matters on this week's VanityChatz. At least one child is born, Spike from Buffy grows up to be Giles (also from Buffy), and the Omens Costume Corner returns with a vengeance!Please recommend the podcast to your friends if you are enjoying it, and let us know if you have any questions or comments about the episode.PatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

We referenced this article early in the episode: https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/vanity-fair-itv-racism-sam-servant-miss-swartz/Fortunes are found, pianos are bought, and Joss has a new moustache as we continue our discussion of Vanity Fair 2018.Please recommend the podcast to your friends if you are enjoying it, and let us know if you have any questions or comments about the episode.PatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

Welcome to VanityChatz, the first of three miniseries we'll be covering for Season 11 of Chatz! In our discussion of the first two episodes of the 2018 adaptation, we (the ChatzKidz) and Honorary ChatzKid Oldasyouromens discuss such topics as: the piercing gaze of Olivia Cooke, Becky's multi-level chess game, and an incredible scene involving curry!Please recommend the podcast to your friends if you are enjoying it, and let us know if you have any questions or comments about the episode.PatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

Before selecting a show to cover on the main feed, your hosts Allen and Magellan will pilot shows over on the Patreon by watching and discussing the first episode. Since Season 11 will consist of a slate of three miniseries, we thought you might want all of those shows' pilot episodes cut together in one package! Enjoy these pilots for Vanity Fair, Angels in America, and The Stand. We'll be back next week with the first episode of VanityChatz!Vanity Fair discussion (taken from PilotChatz 031) starts at 0:02:25.Angels in America discussion (taken from PilotChatz 033) starts at 0:38:35.The Stand discussion (taken from PilotChatz 036) starts at 1:21:00.Music used in this episode includes "Strapped Beat" by Shaolin Dub, "Lavender" by Sergey Cherimisinov, "on becoming digital" by the Young Philosophers' Club, & "Clark Kent" by Crowander.PatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

This is what happens when a one-off joke turns into a wonderful project. After 11 weeks of Aaron Sorkin's Hollywood adventures, the ChatzKidz decided to go back to the cinema and watch a film (remotely, of course). That's right, it's a live commentary of 1950's Sunset Blvd.! Are you ready for your close-up?Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media!Music used in this episode includes "everyday routine" by Dee Yan-Key  and "goodbye machineryhead" by TRG Banks.PatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

The ChatzKidz set out on their voyage to watch all of Star Trek: The Next Generation one episode at a time, albeit in a somewhat unusual order...Editor's Note: We recorded this as a live commentary of the episode but had a couple syncing problems, so please bear with us and try your best to sync up your episode at home!

All of your questions are answered (and then all of those answers are questioned) as we conclude our long day with Studio 60.Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media!Music used in this episode includes "I Used To Love Hip-Hop" by AudiobingerPatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

Studio 60 continues to boggle the mind as a 2001 plotline handles 9/11 about as well as you'd expect a Sorkin show to, Jordan and Danny slowly evolve to be too good for this show, and the Kidz foolishly thought quarantine would be over by the time this episode came out...oops!Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media!Music used in this episode includes "Blue Boi" by Lakey Inspired and "Goodbye Machineryhead" by TRG Banks.PatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

Studio 60 (the show) has a great episode about a bad episode of Studio 60 (the show), and then has a tough time dealing with tough times.Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media!Music used in this episode includes "Letter to Summer" by AudiobingerPatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

Were you ever curious how America's favorite couple met? Oh, Matt and Harriet? Well, we have that at least. Meanwhile, writer's block can only be stopped by a shockingly good Jordan/Danny plot!Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media!Music used in this episode includes "Goodbye Machineryhead" by TRG Banks.PatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

On this week's episode of SunsetChatz, Jordan, Harriet, Matt, Danny, and you know what pretty much every single character (plus a few animals) chase their problems with more problems and cause problems!Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media!Music used in this episode includes "Blessed Time" by KetsaPatreonTwitterRedditTwitchEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

In the spirit of Christmas in February, the ChatzKidz discussed the weird rules of the FCC, Danny Tripp flushes himself down the toilet, and you can drink every time we say MACAO.Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media!Music used in this episode includes PatreonTwitterRedditEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/ 

We bid a fond farewell to Ricky & Ron and a fond hello to a bespectacled stranger. Also, there's this whole comedic flu plot going on and we would rather not talk about that part too much.Six Dettmar joins us this season from Scanline Media!Music used in this episode includes "Bye Bye" by Crowander &  "Bashful" by KetsaPatreonTwitterRedditEmail: chatzpod@gmail.comOur main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https://camillafranklin.myportfolio.com/