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Tim Goodman's TV Talk Machine

Writer Tim Goodman (former SF Chronicle and Hollywood Reporter TV critic) talks irregularly with Jason Snell about television and other stuff. Released simultaneously worldwide to all international ma... Read more

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255: The Two-Episode Test

255: The Two-Episode Test

This reunion is crossposted from Downstream episode 43. Tim Goodman drops by to discuss his decision to be a TV writer a... Read more

2 May 2023

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254: The Spoon and the Tunnel

254: The Spoon and the Tunnel

“Counterpart” revisited, CNN+ as seen through the lens of an escaping prisoner, Apple TV+’s surprise success, the mess t... Read more

1 Apr 2022

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253: If Tim Falls in the Forest...

253: If Tim Falls in the Forest...

“Station Eleven,” “The Afterparty,” Stephen Colbert, TV marriages, “The A Word,” and the moment when Tim’s partner said,... Read more

18 Feb 2022

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252: The PBS Ping-Pong

252: The PBS Ping-Pong

Tim finds “Utopia”—twice. Jason gets confused by “NCIS: Hawaii.” We ponder series hiding away on services like STARZ and... Read more

3 Feb 2022

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251: Tim's Back! On Substack!

251: Tim's Back! On Substack!

It’s been 612 pandemic-fueled days. But we’ve taken the tarp off the TV Talk Machine, replaced a few parts, and are read... Read more

24 Jan 2022

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250: Nature is Healing

250: Nature is Healing

Tim and Jason return to close the book on Volume 4 of the TV Talk Machine chronicles. (You can find the previous three v... Read more

23 May 2020

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249: We Don't Rehearse This

249: We Don't Rehearse This

This week Tim has a new refrigerator and is watching comfort food like “Peaky Blinders.” Comcast stealth-launches Peacoc... Read more

18 Apr 2020

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248: Skunks Are Terrible Beings

248: Skunks Are Terrible Beings

Tim just got home after several weeks away for complicated reasons. We’re back to fill your ears with talk about TV, mus... Read more

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247: I Love Being Confused

247: I Love Being Confused

This week your teacher has given you a break—we’re giving you another week to watch “What We Do In The Shadows.” Instead... Read more

6 Mar 2020

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246: Genius Grant

246: Genius Grant

This podcast is like your friend who left a longtime job, got some new tattoos, and is showing a renewed interest in yog... Read more

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