Episode #6: Amen

Navigating The Newsroom: A Podcast on HBO's The Newsroom

English - August 01, 2012 10:52 - 1 hour - 33.9 MB - ★★★ - 12 ratings
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Next Episode: Episode #7: Bullies

Special guest William Bibbiani from Crave Online joins Andrew and Andrew to discuss the fifth episode of The Newsroom. Has the show recovered from last week's travesty? Is this Neal-centric episode what we had hoped for? And how does the economy work, anyway? Tune in to find out.

SHOW NOTES:

0:19 - Intro and episode recap
4:21 - General thoughts on the show and the episode
7:42 - Why does the show continue to humiliate Mackenzie?
13:22 - Bibbs gives more general thoughts on the show and character relationships
27:16 - Back to the show's treatment of women
31:55 - Andrew Robinson's general thoughts on the episode
38:51 - The show as tragedy?
46:23 - The show's ambitions
53:24 - Finally! Neal development!
58:05 - What do we like about The Newsroom?
1:10:14 - Show close

DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing [email protected]. Thanks for listening!