The Handmaid's Tale: Above the Garage

Join us as we discuss the new FX limited series, The Veil, created by Steven Knight, and starring Elisabeth Moss and Yumna Marwan. This espionage thriller follows the two female leads as they travel together in the days leading up to a potential massive ISIS attack on Western soil. Watch as Imogen and Adilah test each other along the way, both attempting to sort the other’s truths from their lies while simultaneously trying to gain her trust and determine her true motives. Check back soon to find out what show we'll be podcasting next!

Join us as we discuss the new FX limited series, The Veil, created by Steven Knight, and starring Elisabeth Moss and Yumna Marwan. This espionage thriller follows the two female leads as they travel together in the days leading up to a potential massive ISIS attack on Western soil. Watch as Imogen and Adilah test each other along the way, both attempting to sort the other’s truths from their lies while simultaneously trying to gain her trust and determine her true motives. Come back next Tuesday for our discussion of the season finale - the same day as the show drops on Hulu.

Join us as we discuss the new FX limited series, The Veil, created by Steven Knight, and starring Elisabeth Moss and Yumna Marwan. This espionage thriller follows the two female leads as they travel together in the days leading up to a potential massive ISIS attack on Western soil. Watch as Imogen and Adilah test each other along the way, both attempting to sort the other’s truths from their lies while simultaneously trying to gain her trust and determine her true motives. Come back next Tuesday for our Episode 5 discussion - and our subsequent episode discussions will drop every Tuesday, the same day as the show drops on Hulu. And don't forget to find our new social media pages for this show and all subsequent shows on Instagram @abovethegaragepod and Twitter @ATGTV_Podcast. And as always, we’re still creating weekly content for our original podcast and passion, The Handmaids Tale on Hulu, so come find us on Instagram @tht_abovethegarage, Facebook “Above the Garage - The Handmaid’s Tale Podcast” and Twitter @AboveGaragePod.

Join us as we discuss the new FX limited series, The Veil, created by Steven Knight, and starring Elisabeth Moss and Yumna Marwan. This espionage thriller follows the two female leads as they travel together in the days leading up to a potential massive ISIS attack on Western soil. Watch as Imogen and Adilah test each other along the way, both attempting to sort the other’s truths from their lies while simultaneously trying to gain her trust and determine her true motives. Come back next Tuesday for our Episode 4 discussion - and our subsequent episode discussions will drop every Tuesday, the same day as the show drops on Hulu. And don't forget to find our new social media pages for this show and all subsequent shows on Instagram @abovethegaragepod and Twitter @ATGTV_Podcast. And as always, we’re still creating weekly content for our original podcast and passion, The Handmaids Tale on Hulu, so come find us on Instagram @tht_abovethegarage, Facebook “Above the Garage - The Handmaid’s Tale Podcast” and Twitter @AboveGaragePod.

Join us as we discuss the new FX limited series, The Veil, created by Steven Knight, and starring Elisabeth Moss and Yumna Marwan. This espionage thriller follows the two female leads as they travel together in the days leading up to a potential massive ISIS attack on Western soil. Watch as Imogen and Adilah test each other along the way, both attempting to sort the other’s truths from their lies while simultaneously trying to gain her trust and determine her true motives. Come back next Tuesday for our Episode 3 discussion - and our subsequent episode discussions will drop every Tuesday, the same day as the show drops on Hulu. And don't forget to find our new social media pages for this show and all subsequent shows on Instagram @abovethegaragepod and Twitter @ATGTV_Podcast. And as always, we’re still creating weekly content for our original podcast and passion, The Handmaids Tale on Hulu, so come find us on Instagram @tht_abovethegarage, Facebook “Above the Garage - The Handmaid’s Tale Podcast” and Twitter @AboveGaragePod.

Join us as we discuss the new FX limited series, The Veil, created by Steven Knight and starring Elisabeth Moss and Yumna Marwan. This espionage thriller follows the two female leads as they travel together in the days leading up to a potential massive ISIS attack on Western soil. Watch as Imogen and Adilah test each other along the way, both attempting to sort the other’s truths from their lies while simultaneously trying to gain her trust and determine her true motives. Keep an eye out tomorrow for our Episode 2 discussion to drop, and beginning next week, our podcast will drop every Tuesday, the same day as the show drops on Hulu. Come find our new social media pages for non-Handmaids shows on Instagram @abovethegaragepod and Twitter @ATGTV_Podcast. And as always, we’re still creating weekly content for our original podcast and passion, The Handmaids Tale on Hulu, so come find us on Instagram @tht_abovethegarage, Facebook “Above the Garage - The Handmaid’s Tale Podcast” and Twitter @AboveGaragePod.

Today we drop the latest episode of our character analysis series. On this episode, we’ll be discussing Aunt Lydia, one of the most…unique characters in The Handmaid’s Tale television show on Hulu, played by the incredible Ann Dowd. We were first introduced to Lydia in the very first episode of Season 1 as the terrifying “Aunt” who had Janine’s eye removed at the first sign of an attitude from her. That made quite the first impression and she has continued to make many more memorable impressions as the show has continued through Season 5 so far. Eventually though, eccentric as it was, in some ways her repetitive behavior allowed both June and the audience to get a little bit of a handle on her motivations. In this episode we discuss those in depth. While we endeavored not to discuss The Testaments plot for the sake of those who haven’t read it, we have read it, and there are inevitable implications for her future in our discussion - so please don’t listen to this episode if you don’t want any of those! Whether you agree or disagree with our discussion, come find us on social media and share YOUR thoughts! We’d love to hear them and we post new content weekly while we wait for Season 6. So come find us on Instagram and Twitter….err X! And come back in another month or so for our next episode analysis - on one Luke Bankhole.

Today we drop the fourth episode of our character analysis series. On this episode, we’ll be discussing the complicated and painfully pragmatic Commander Joseph Lawrence on The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu, played by one of our absolute favorite actors, Bradley Whitford. Though they’re both hilarious, Bradley’s performance is all the more astonishing when you realize in what extreme opposite realms Whitford’s own politics and persona exist from Commander Lawrence’s, despite Bradley embodying him to absolute perfection on screen. Lawrence’s inclusion in the show came late in Season 2, but delivered a dose of eccentricity and levity that we hadn’t even realized we so desperately needed. And he’s continued to deliver that throughout the end of Season 5, keeping us laughing at his sarcastic quips despite the trauma of Gilead’s hellscape surrounding them. Join us as we discuss how Lawrence has kept us on our toes since the moment he bounded down those stairs, question his ultimate loyalties and examine his deepening relationships with all of the characters on The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu. Whether you agree or disagree with our discussion, come find us on social media and share YOUR thoughts! We’d love to hear them and we post new content daily while we wait the long wait for Season 6. So come find us on Instagram and Twitter….err X! And check back soon for our next episode analysis - on another extraordinarily complicated character - Aunt Lydia!

Today we drop the third episode of our character analysis series. On this episode, we’ll be discussing the beautiful and complicated (or is she?) Serena Joy Waterford on The Handmaid’s Tale television show on Hulu. The show has given us so much of Serena’s story over its 5 seasons, including flashbacks from before Gilead, and even how Serena might act if given the option of a free life in Canada. We really enjoyed discussing it all, as well as the many different favorable and unfavorable traits of her character. Whether you agree or disagree with our discussion, come find us on social media and share YOUR thoughts! We’d love to hear them and we post new content daily while we wait the long wait for Season 6. So come find us on Instagram and Twitter….err X! And come back in early January for our next episode analysis - on another fan favorite, Commander Joseph Lawrence! In the meantime, enjoy the holiday season, and if you find yourself bored, we’ll be discussing A Murder at the End of the World on our non-Handmaids podcast, “Above the Garage TV Podcast,” wherever you listen to podcasts! It’s the lil icon with us watching tv on a couch.

Today we drop the second episode of our character analysis series. On this episode, we’ll be discussing Nicholas Blaine, a controversial character to many but one of our favorites on The Handmaid’s Tale television show on Hulu. We got to know Nick as a driver for the Waterford’s long before he was promoted to Commander in Season 3 - and to us he’s primarily June’s friend, lover, and father to their baby Holly/Nichole. There are a lot of complications the show has thrown at him, attempting to prevent him from focusing on those roles that are most important to him, but his heart at least never seems to falter from its ride or die love for June. Listen to our thoughts on these complications, his motivations by season, and all the aspects of this broody romantic in this episode. Whether you agree or disagree with our discussion, come find us on social media and share YOUR thoughts! We’d love to hear them and we post new content daily while we wait the long wait for Season 6. So come find us on Instagram and Twitter….err X! And come back in THREE weeks for our next episode analysis - on one Serena Joy Waterford.

Today we’re dropping our first episode of our new character analysis series! And we’re kicking it off with who else but our badass leading lady, June Osborne. June Osborne is about a million things - wife, lover, mother, murderer, victim, rebel… the list could go on forever - like our episode - but we’ve cut it down to an hour and a half of in depth conversation on the many facets of June’s personality and we really hope you enjoy our thoughts. Whether you agree or disagree with our discussion, come find us on social media and share YOUR thoughts! We’d love to hear them and we post new content daily while we wait the long wait for Season 6. So come find us on Instagram and Twitter….err X! And come back in two weeks for our next episode analysis - on one Nicholas Blaine. He’s from Michigan.

Today we’re discussing The Testaments, Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. Atwood published The Testaments in 2019 to immediate critical acclaim, winning the 2019 Booker Prize, and Best Fiction Novel in the Goodreads Choice Awards. The story uses three familiar female narrators to tell the tale of the future of Gilead, with the brunt of the events being set 15 years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale. In very exciting news for Handmaid's Tale fans, it was recently announced that Bruce Miller is currently adapting the novel for a new television series – well, he was, and he will continue to do so after the Writer’s Strike concludes. In the meantime, join us as we discuss the plot of the novel in great detail, as well as thoughts as to how it might weave into the current state of the events and characters in the television series. We had so many thoughts, in fact, that we decided to split the episode into two parts, so if you missed it, we suggest you listen to Part One first since we cover the plot synopsis in that segment! Next up, we will begin our series of podcast discussions on specific characters and their arcs over the 5 seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale to date. So come back in a couple weeks for our deep dive into the fascinating and badass character of June Osborne! As always, come find us on social media where we post daily content on Instagram and Twitter...errr X.

Today we’re discussing The Testaments, Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. Atwood published The Testaments in 2019 to immediate critical acclaim, winning the 2019 Booker Prize, and Best Fiction Novel in the Goodreads Choice Awards. The story uses three familiar female narrators to tell the tale of the future of Gilead, with the brunt of the events being set 15 years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale. In very exciting news for Handmaid's Tale fans, it was recently announced that Bruce Miller is currently adapting the novel for a new television series – well, he was, and he will continue to do so after the Writer’s Strike concludes. In the meantime, join us as we discuss the plot of the novel in great detail, as well as thoughts as to how it might weave into the current state of the events and characters in the television series. We had so many thoughts, in fact, that we decided to split the episode into two parts, so if you enjoy it, come back in two weeks for Part 2! After that we will begin our series of podcast discussions on specific characters and their arcs over the 5 seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale to date. As always, come find us on social media where we post daily content on Instagram and Twitter...errr X.

Today we kick off our new line up of topical episodes with The Handmaid’s Tale: Differences from Book to Screen. Margaret Atwood published The Handmaid’s Tale in 1985 to immediate critical acclaim. The instant literary classic, which Margaret had initially written in longhand on yellow legal pads, won the 1985 Governor General's Award and the first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987, among many others over the years. And it’s now received the latest honor of being banned in many states! Thirty two years later, Bruce Miller released Season One of The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu, also to immediate critical acclaim. In addition to its 8 Emmy wins for Season One (from 13 nominations), it became the first drama series on a streaming service to win an Emmy for Outstanding Series. It has continued to collect various award nominations over the next four seasons, and a massive fan base. Join us as we discuss some of the most notable creative decisions and changes made by Bruce Miller and his team to adapt Margaret Atwood’s literary masterpiece into the ground breaking television show it is. And come back in two weeks for a discussion on her sequel, The Testaments, which we are thrilled to announce is already in the process of being adapted to screen by Bruce Miller. After that we will begin our series of podcast discussions on specific characters and their arcs over the 5 seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale to date.

Today, we have the amazing opportunity to chat with Michael Derrah, who draws all the incredible storyboards for The Handmaid’s Tale. We talked to Derrah about his passion for all things artistic, his sudden and fascinating journey from a friend’s couch to drawing storyboards for Game of Thrones, and ultimately to finding a home in the art department of The Handmaid’s Tale. Join us as we imbibe lots of caffeine (some more shameful than others) and chat about a wide range of topics from Handmaids to Comic Cons to traveling. And find Derrah on Instagram @Derrah to check out his original artwork for The Handmaid’s Tale as well as Star Trek Origins, Saw Spiral, both It movies, Game of Thrones and more! And after you’ve fallen in love with his drawings there, go look for his graphic novel, Our War, which you can purchase on CredibleThreatPress.com. If you enjoy this interview, don’t forget to subscribe to our new podcast page “Above the Garage” wherever you listen to podcasts. We’re currently podcasting Succession Season 4 over there!

Today, we begin our analysis of Succession. Join us as we discuss the final season of this hilarious show about the highly dysfunctional but never boring Roy Family and their epic family business. Who, if anyone, will ultimately succeed the patriarch Logan? Come find our new social media pages for non-Handmaids shows on Instagram @abovethegaragepod and Twitter ATGTV_Podcast. And as always, we’re still creating daily content for our original podcast and passion, The Handmaids Tale on Hulu, so come find us on Instagram @tht_abovethegarage, Facebook “Above the Garage - The Handmaid’s Tale Podcast” and Twitter AboveGaragePod.

Today, we have the amazing opportunity to chat with Amy Landecker, our first interviewee who acts on BOTH The Handmaid’s Tale and Your Honor. A very exciting day for us tying our two podcasts together with such an incredibly talented and entertaining actor! We chatted with Amy about a wide range of subjects including pets, Broadway, voice work, and hiding in the back seats of cars with Elisabeth Moss. Obviously, we rarely stopped laughing! What an absolutely brilliant, talented, and lovely human being. This episode will include spoilers for Handmaids fans through Season 5, Episode 10 and for Your Honor viewers through Season 2, Episode 10. And since you enjoy Amy’s work so much, be sure to check her out not only in both Handmaids and Your Honor, but also as Sarah Pfefferman in Transparent as well as in many other projects such as The Croods: Family Tree, Missing and much more! And whatever you do, don’t miss her brilliantly directed Funny or Die short, “Bradley Whitford - Emotional Stuntman.” Hilarious. If you enjoy this interview, don’t forget to subscribe to our new podcast page “Above the Garage” wherever you listen to podcasts. We’ll be podcasting Succession Season 4 next week!

Today, we have the incredible opportunity to chat with Nina Kiri, who plays one of our very favorite handmaids, Alma, in all 5 seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale. Nina talked us through her Serbian roots, her early start in acting, the hundreds of shorts she’s been in along the way, all the way through to developing the character of Alma with Reed Morano in the early days of Handmaids. And we imagine you’ll enjoy hearing about Nina’s enduring relationships with her Handmaids co-stars outside of work as much as we did! Plus karaoke, creepy farms, and so much more from this truly delightful human being. This episode will include spoilers for new viewers as we discuss the show to date, which is through Season 5, Episode 10. And since you enjoy Nina’s work so much, be sure to check her out in other shows such as her web series, Blood, See on Apple +, and keep an eye out for Zoe’s Having a Baby later this year! Please come find us on Facebook at Above the Garage - The Handmaid’s Tale Podcast and Twitter at @AboveGaragePod

Today, we have the incredible opportunity to chat with Mckenna Grace, who plays wife turned handmaid Esther Keyes in Seasons 4 and 5 of The Handmaid’s Tale. Mckenna shared lots of fun and fascinating stories from her experience BTS playing the feisty Esther Keyes as well as so many other unforgettable characters in her incredible career. Be enthralled along with us as she relives meeting the original Ghostbusters, driving the Ecto One(!), and doing normal teenager things like driving tests, buying artwork at Ross and much more! This episode will include spoilers for new viewers as we discuss the show to date, which is through Season 5, Episode 10. And since you enjoy Mckenna’s work so much, be sure to check her out in movies such as Ghostbusters Afterlife, Captain Marvel, and her most recent show, Friend of the Family which you can (and should!) stream on Peacock! And then check out her latest music on Spotify - Mckenna really does it all and she does it all SO well! Please come find us on Facebook at Above the Garage - The Handmaid’s Tale Podcast and Twitter at @AboveGaragePod

Today, we have the pleasure of speaking with Sound Supervisor, David McCallum, whose incredible work you hear on every season of The Handmaid’s Tale. His specialty is voice-overs which you know well and ADR (dialogue replacement) which you will not have noticed because it’s absolutely seamless in this show. But he was kind enough to educate us on not only his integral part but much of the entire sound process on the show. We hope you enjoy learning how it all works as much as we did, as well as hearing David’s personal journey to the top of such an interesting career! This episode will include spoilers for new viewers as we discuss the show to date, which is through Season 5, Episode 10. And since you enjoy David’s work so much, be sure to check out his latest incredible project, Women Talking, Oscar nominated for Best Picture this week! Please come find us on Instagram at @tht_abovethegageage and Twitter at @AboveGaragePod