Poda Bing: a Sopranos retrospective

Poda Bing runs it back on "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti". Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube. 01:11 The connection between Christopher and espresso machines 02:07 The art of iconic opening shots 02:56 Merz b. Schwanen vs. Members Only 04:32 Espresso machine symbolism? 05:09 Opening shots across cinema 08:07 The art of iconic opening fits 08:45 What Christopher's dream said about Adriana 10:45 On going places we don't want to 14:31 Tony's "spring cleaning" 17:14 Christopher's writing travails 20:02 Christopher wants a NIL deal 21:11 Another installment of Vik's Legal Corner 21:55 Understanding derogations 26:29 Joan Didion's could have helped Christopher 26:54 Writer distractions 28:43 Establishing shots and *possibility* of conflict 29:31 (Some more) thoughts on the final Soprano sequence 30:04 How Vito got made 32:18 Some "sweeping" tactics 33:44 The lengths one must go to to get Livia to eat lunch 35:20 The art of working in tight spaces 36:57 Chris and Paulie have a moment 39:10 Shlomo would have had something to say about arcs, too 42:49 Noah's "arc" 43:42 On the matter of where the bodies are buried 45:26 Richard's "two tickets to paradise" 46:45 Tony understands, it just takes time 49:03 The elite-ness of Agent Harris 52:00 Comparing and contrasting a Melfi family dinner with a Soprano one 52:48 What Columbus and Meucci have in common 53:29 Melfi's payment policy laid bare 54:06 Livia's semi-annual meeting of "Mothers Betraying Sons" 55:10 On receiving *that* phone call that spurs us to action 56:10 The different prisms of therapy on the show 56:37 Therapists with a flair for storytelling 58:15 Outro -Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) -Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf -All archived episodes are available at https://podabing.show or anywhere you get podcasts.

Poda Bing runs it back on "Down Neck". Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube. 00:00 Intro 01:53 Sacramental wine 101 04:45 Hoopers portrayed in cinema 06:06 Call the Union! 09:54 The art and science of Gandolfini 11:58 Soprano math 12:49 Cross talk stagecraft 17:43 The hold of "The Holdovers" 19:36 Scene dimensions 21:18 (One of the reasons) why Tony keeps us coming back 22:16 Like father like son 24:22 The "wisdom" of crowds 26:03 Is it all just a big nothing? 26:45 What would Tony think of generative AI? 28:44 Feech shoulda hired Clarence Darrow 30:00 What if Tony got that electric organ? 32:06 Better halves 33:52 How to receive bad news from across a table 34:23 Carmela distinguishes herself 35:01 The best therapy -Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) -Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf -All archived episodes are available at https://podabing.show or anywhere you get podcasts.

Poda Bing runs it back on "Pax Soprana". Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube. 00:00 Intro 01:00 The importance of skin care in this thing of ours 02:25 The importance of proper Italian delis 03:27 Bridge awe (again) 04:16 Sinatra all over Tony's shirt 05:09 Melfi's flirt meter 06:28 Best part about coffee dates 08:38 The power of Melfi's non-answers 10:41 The Elia Kazan-ness of certain shots this episode 12:39 Junior and David Stern 14:00 The respect for everyday characters in the show 14:30 Choice cuts 18:59 Would Tony be a fast texter? 21:25 An idea for Dua Lipa 22:03 The surgical precision of Johnny Sack's introduction 23:56 People at tables waiting 24:52 General writing nerdery 25:56 The ritual of garage conflicts 28:36 How not to court someone 30:45 Chase and Kandinsky connection 31:47 I miss "Flight of the Conchords" 35:11 Tony's path to coming clean to Melfi 39:39 How to handle being a witness to a crime perpetrated by O.C. 43:32 The notion of intermediaries and how Livia is *not* a good one 48:04 "Hesh's Horses" and Vik's quotation book 50:05 The sweet & sour of this episode Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Poda Bing runs it back on "College". Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Poda Bing runs it back on "Meadowlands". Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Poda Bing runs it back on Anger, Denial, Acceptance. Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Poda Bing runs it back on 46 Long. Note: Poda Bing Redux is also on YouTube. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Poda Bing runs it back. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Poda Bing's farewell to The Sopranos. It's been an incredible ride. Thank you. Much love, Vik Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

All aboard Poda Bing's examination of Blue Comet, the penultimate episode of The Sopranos. Selected topics discussed/References made: Macrumors.com, Highlander, Marlo Stanfield, McKann, Jay Z, John Creese, Mariah Carey, Jamiroquai, Kobe Bryant, Collateral, Albie's gestures, Ethereum, blockchain, DHL, Con Air, Nicholas Cage, Tim Grover, The Hart Foundation, Burt Reynolds in Deliverance, Biff Tannen, Bunk Moreland, William Wallace, and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Slouch toward the end of the series with Poda Bing as we rigorously examine the final three episodes, beginning with "The Second Coming". Selected topics discussed/References made: Joan Didion, Joni Mitchell, Mark Suster, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bone Thugs, Syrio Forel, Sunglass Hut, Chris Cuomo, Milli Vanilli, UB40, Fine Young Cannibals, Extreme, Don Henley, Tranceport, Liam Neeson, Dead Poet's Society, Tony Parker chasing loose balls, Judge Dredd (wtf?), Whiplash, sir Was and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Pack your bags for Vegas and get "comfortably numb" (buttons optional) with Poda Bing's ode to Kennedy and Heidi. Don't forget your glasses! Selected topics discussed/References made: George Michael, Bob Seger, An Inconvenient Truth, Drazen Petrovic, Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Keith Van Horn, Randall Pearson, Mare of Easttown, Hannibal Lecter, Phantogram, Doug Ross, Triple Double record, Ludicrous Mode, Pablo Neruda, "From Beirut to Jerusalem", Ian Bremmer, Charlie Rose, Arab-Israeli geopolitics, Caravaggio, Tom Misch, She & Him, David Lynch, The Rider, Coldplay and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

"Walk" through this gem of an episode one more time with us. Don't forget your Poda Bing glasses! Selected topics discussed/References made: Duncan Sheik, DJ Shadow, Pink Floyd, Rick Rubin on IG, Anthony Edwards, Harry Potter vs. Crash cloaks, Doug Stamper, Cary Matheson and Saul Berenson, High and Dry by Radiohead, Aaron Neville, Ottolenghi vs Tanis vs Tony, Gregor Mendel, Darth Vader, John Q., Robert Duvall, the Biggie doc, Sleepers, Jeff Buckley, "Straight cash homie", What Dreams May Come, Joan Didion, Snoop Dogg, NBA on TNT, Kobe and Pau, Rob Schneider, Chamath Palihapitiya, Michael Douglas in Falling Down, The Way Back, Bob Ross, Guy Ritchie, Jesse Pinkman, "Chris"tiano Ronaldo Moltisanti, Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker's Dracula, Cast Away, and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Through 80 episodes, the Sopranos has been a bit like a Roulette wheel: we never quite know where things are gonna land. "Chasing It" is no different. From "Whitecaps lite" to oases in one's week, grab your Poda Bing glasses and let's go for a spin. Selected topics discussed/References made: Daniel Plainview, Run Lola Run, Wesley Snipes, Stuart Scott, Drago's wife, Hesh's holdings, B-Rabbit, Papa Doc, Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Bob Ley, Dostoevsky, Donna Summer, Bonobo, and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Remember when Tony said "remember when" and your jaw hit the floor? Let's remember that and more together. Don't forget your Poda Bing glasses. Selected topics discussed/References made: Chatter (the book), Mac Demarco, Daft Punk (RIP), Pomodoro Technique, Limitless, Bradley Cooper, Chevy Chase, Charles Barkley, Tito Jackson, Charlie Sheen, Peter Cat Recording Co., Pete Souza, Billy Joel, Southern Oracle from Neverending Story, John McEnroe, Hoobastank, Hootie & the Blowfish, Seal, Don Draper and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

A conversation with the incredible Kathrine Narducci followed up with another chat with her talented best friend, Gino Cafarelli. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Parse all the bloody stages of Stage 5 with bloody Poda Bing. Evidently there's a lot there. Selected topics discussed/References made: Talib Kweli, Eckhart Tolle, 1983 Mercedes Turbo Diesels, Richie back from the dead?, John Woo, Face Off, Broken Social Scene, Robin Williams, RBG, Michael Clayton, Chris Voss, Jay Z, Oscar Wilde, Happy Gilmore, Susan Jeffers, 47 Ronin, Robert Caro and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Come Samba with Poda Bing from Ipanema to Lake Oscawana as we pay respect to this perfectly tuned grand entrance to a final season. Selected topics discussed/References made: Lake Oscawana, Beretta's logo, Tesla stock, Donald Glover, Morrissey, Rudy Giuliani, Allen Iverson, Groucho Marx, Peloton, Stan Getz, Dead Poet's Society, Clubhouse, Reddit, Jimmer Fredette, Charlton Heston, The Revenant, Fredo Corleone, Aristotle vs. Plato, Napoleon, Milton Bradley, Quavo, McNulty & Bunk, The Gladiator, Vik's favorite shot in the series, Texas Instruments, Weekend at Bernie's, Chris Cornell and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Come marinate in the "regularness" of Kaisha one more time with Poda Bing as we look at the greatest episode where "nothing happens". Selected topics discussed/References made: Criterion Collection, T1000, Ready Player One, Donovan McNabb & TO beef, Amitabh Bachchan, There's Something About Mary, Ron Burgundy, Florence and the Machine, Billy Idol, Stringer Bell, Socrates, Neil Young, Chris Brown, The Matrix, Carl Jung, The Siege, Siskel & Ebert, Pearl Jam, Khruangbin, Lestat, 8 Mile, Marie Curie, It Follows, Stuart Scott, What Dreams May Come, Ryu & Ken and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

What better time to revisit Paris with Carmela and Ro than the holidays? Hope you enjoy Poda Bing's look back at one of the great penultimate episodes of the Sopranos series. Happy Holidays to all of you and thanks for spending some of your 2020 with me. Selected topics discussed/References made: James Braddock, Vanilla Sky, Luke vs. Dark Troopers, Greta Thunberg, Hamilton, Jorge Luis Borges, Interpol, Led Zeppelin's "Going to California", Gary Vee, Alan Greenspan, Henry Kissinger, "I've Got You Under My Skin", Weeds, Blow, Tom Berenger, Cypress Hill, Sun Tzu, Gus Fring, Robert Smith, The Cure, "Close to Me", Clubber Lang, Apollo Creed, John le Carré, Collateral, Paul Harvey, Anakin Skywalker, Hackensack, Billy Joel, "Movin' Out", Jorah Mormont, Todd Rundgren's "Cold Morning Light", Glenn Frey, The Manchurian Candidate, James Harden's whereabouts, Kevin Durant's MVP speech, Gene Hackman, The Queen's Gambit, and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.