Best Alex Alvarez Podcasts (2025)

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Home Sour Home and Remontadas Part 2 27:03

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This week we saw multiple changes and multiple cup disasters for Segunda sides, another Segunda coach lost his job, it was home sour home as at the time of recording we have seen NO Home wins in any of the 11 Segunda games of the MD Racing Santander went outright top with a stunning remontada and CD Castellon showed us they are here to stay with a …

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Home Sour Home and Remontadas Part 1 26:23

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This week we saw multiple changes and multiple cup disasters for Segunda sides, another Segunda coach lost his job, it was home sour home as at the time of recording we have seen NO Home wins in any of the 11 Segunda games of the MD Racing Santander went outright top with a stunning remontada and CD Castellon showed us they are here to stay with a …

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Momentum is Everything Part 2 29:07

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This weekend in Segunda the automatic promotion chasers at the top separated out a little, for now at least, as two won and two dropped points. CD Castellon and Ceuta have catapulted themselves into top 6 contention with a string of results, whilst down the bottom, 9 points adrift just a few weeks ago, Real Zaragoza are now just 3 from safety follo…

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294 // Alien: Earth Season Two Announcement Roundtable 1:19:40

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Alien: Earth has been renewed for a second season, and that's making a lot of people feel a lot of big feelings! On tonight's roundtable, the PO Team comes together to discuss this news and how they're personally processing it. What lies ahead? How do we feel about the series now that we've had a couple months to live with it? Come hang, and let's …

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Momentum is Everything Part 1 28:11

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This weekend in Segunda the automatic promotion chasers at the top separated out a little, for now at least, as two won and two dropped points. CD Castellon and Ceuta have catapulted themselves into top 6 contention with a string of results, whilst down the bottom, 9 points adrift just a few weeks ago, Real Zaragoza are now just 3 from safety follo…

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Iker Álvarez Córdoba CF Interview 21:51

12d ago21:51

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We are honoured to have been given the opportunity to interview Córdoba CF goalkeeper Iker Álvarez. The full Andorran international has fought to make the number 1 shirt his own this season at Cordoba and we hear about his journey through football taking in both the club and international scene. Huge thanks to the club and to Iker for affording us …

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Changing of the Guard 29:14

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This weekend in Segunda the teams at the top continued to set a blistering pace as 4 of the top 5 won. We also saw Segunda become the European leader in managerial sacking as Pellicer left at Malaga and Ibai Gomez of Andorra was also given his marching orders, with a few more on the brink. We even saw a second victory in two weeks for Real Zaragoza…

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Gen X, Gen Z, and the Infamous Red Lion’s Head Heist 1:00:16

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Episode 74 is the one where Nice Pull! accidentally becomes a three-generation support group for nostalgia, back pain, and bad life choices involving comic books. Jeff and Chris start in the smoldering ruins of Halloween, ranting about neutered “trunk-or-treat” events that feel like tailgates with training wheels, and reminiscing about when kids ha…

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The Race is On Part 2 27:59

17d ago27:59

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This weekend in Segunda the Race for the top spots really heated up as we ended the weekend with just one point covering the top five teams. It was also a weekend of Derbis with an Andaluce derbi, an Aragonese Derbi and the Derbi of Burgos all taking place. We also have two coaches making their dugout debuts with their new sides and a third taking …

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293 // Interviewing Shaun Hamill, Author of Alien: Perfect Organisms 43:15

23d ago43:15

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You'll know Shaun Hamill is a lifelong Alien nerd within the first few pages of his new novel Alien: Perfect Organisms (out today, November 18, wherever books are sold!). With believable characters, a healthy dose of body horror, and extensive meditations on creativity and capitalism, Alien: Perfect Organisms is a wonderful new entry in the Expande…

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The Race is On Part 1 25:32

20d ago25:32

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This weekend in Segunda the Race for the top spots really heated up as we ended the weekend with just one point covering the top five teams. It was also a weekend of Derbis with an Andaluce derbi, an Aragonese Derbi and the Derbi of Burgos all taking place. We also have two coaches making their dugout debuts with their new sides and a third taking …

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Teetering on the Brink Part 2 27:42

24d ago27:42

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In part 2 we talk about the sacking at Huesca, a thrilling finish in the Andaluz Derbi in La Rosaleda and a resounding win for Las Palmas over Racing in a top of the table clash. Why wait until Thursday? Listen early and ad free for as little as 3 Euros a month on Patreon or sign up for our extra content tier to hear the second 45 of the show, FREE…

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Teetering on the Brink Part 1 28:39

26d ago28:39

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Liam and Alex start the show on a sombre note to mark the sad scenes that took place with the death of a supporter in Ceuta. In terms of the rest of the match day, there was an interim manager bounce in Mendizorroza and a number of coaches very much now clinging on by the skin of their teeth following results this weekend. In part 2 we will be talk…

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Boom and Bust Part 2 26:49

1M ago26:49

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Match day 12 saw us lose our 6th coach of the season as Fran Justo at Mirandes got his marching orders with the club seemingly going from boom to bust, Ramis’s Burgos just keep delivering as they won in Butarque to move up to third, late late drama in Castellon as the host scored twice in stoppage time to come from behind and beat Malaga, Cultural …

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292 // What ALIEN Means to You | A Roundtable 1:17:01

1M ago1:17:01

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In this episode, the Perfect Organism team unites to explore what the Alien series truly means to each of them. From Patrick’s fascination with the creature itself to Andie’s devotion to character, no corner of the franchise, or the human heart behind it, is left unexplored. Joining the crew is patron and returning guest Mario Benvenuto, who inspir…

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Boom and Bust Part 1 22:51

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Match day 12 saw us lose our 6th coach of the season as Fran Justo at Mirandes got his marching orders with the club seemingly going from boom to bust, Ramis’s Burgos just keep delivering as they won in Butarque to move up to third, late late drama in Castellon as the host scored twice in stoppage time to come from behind and beat Malaga, Cultural …

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Tongue Slits , Midlife Terrors, and Larry Lupree in a Cabinet 46:52

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Chris and Jeff sprint headlong into spooky season: sweaty plastic masks with tongue-slicer mouth slits, and the eternal question—why do fewer kids trick-or-treat now and why did our childhoods involve more eggs, fists, and questionable judgment? The lads veer gloriously off-road into “adult fear”: a 13-year-old’s drive-to-school pop quiz on mortali…

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Clean Sheets, Mendizorroza and Creeping up on the rest Part 2 28:19

1M ago28:19

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Match day 11 sees the debut of another new coach in the division, a side in Segunda become the WORLD leaders in one particular stat, some of the top sides are starting to stutter whilst others are creeping up slowly on the rest. Alex and Liam bring you all of the round up from this week’s match day, and for a change we are able to do so on all 11 g…

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Clean Sheets, Mendizorroza and Creeping up on the Rest Part 1 28:40

1M ago28:40

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Match day 11 sees the debut of another new coach in the division, a side in Segunda become the WORLD leaders in one particular stat, some of the top sides are starting to stutter whilst others are creeping up slowly on the rest. Alex and Liam bring you all of the round up from this week’s match day, and for a change we are able to do so on all 11 g…

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291 // The Inside Story of Alien: Earth, From the People Who Made It 5:11:00

2M ago5:11:00

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One of the great thrills of covering Alien: Earth's release was getting to speak with so many people involved with the show. We aired many of these interviews throughout the season as part of our aftershow, but we had to leave almost two hours' worth on the cutting room floor for the sake of brevity. Presented here, for the first time as a single, …

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Madrid Madness Part 2 31:30

2M ago31:30

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Alex and Liam meet up with some listeners in Madrid to take in Leganes against Malaga. Along the way they discuss all the goings on of the weekend including Alex pinning Liam down to try to find out where his real priorities lie, El Pozo or the Spanish Segunda Show. In part 2 we bring you all the audio from the ground in that Leganes v Malaga game.…

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290 // Directing the Dark: The Future of ALIEN 1:24:07

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After a month-long break that felt more like a deep breath after a storm, Jaime and Patrick return to the mic following a relentless stretch of Alien: Earth coverage. In this episode, they take a long, unflinching look at where the Alien universe stands today. From the legacy of the original trilogy to the uneven terrain of everything that followed…

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Madrid Madness Part 1 30:27

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Alex and Liam meet up with some listeners in Madrid to take in Leganes against Malaga. Along the way they discuss all the goings on of the weekend including Alex pinning Liam down to try to find out where his real priorities lie, El Pozo or the Spanish Segunda Show. In part 2 we bring you all the audio from the ground in that Leganes v Malaga game.…

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Reggae, Buffets, and other Betrayals 55:43

2M ago55:43

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Jeff and Chris take a hard look at how their tastes have aged—like fine wine left open in a hot car. What starts as a celebration of survival (“nobody famous died this week!”) spirals into a brutally honest confessional about everything they used to love and now can’t stand, and vice versa. Revel as they roast reggae, air travel, buffets, and human…

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Goodbye Gabi and the Borja Bounce Part 2 24:27

2M ago24:27

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9 weeks down and now 4 coaches gone as Gabi got his marching orders following Real Zaragoza’s 4-2 defeat to Almeria. Borja Jimenez debuted in a win in controversial circumstances for Sporting against Racing Santander and Depor lost their first game this season, away to Malaga who were 5 without a win before MD9. There was a Derbi in Burgos and Cadi…

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Goodbye Gabi and the Borja Bounce Part 1 28:47

2M ago28:47

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9 weeks down and now 4 coaches gone as Gabi got his marching orders following Real Zaragoza’s 4-2 defeat to Almeria. Borja Jimenez debuted in a win in controversial circumstances for Sporting against Racing Santander and Depor lost their first game this season, away to Malaga who were 5 without a win before MD9. There was a Derbi in Burgos and Cadi…

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Garitano, Goals of the Season and Granada Part 2 27:09

2M ago27:09

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Yet another coach has been sacked following this weekend’s Segunda football with Garitano of Real Sporting de Gijon getting his marching orders following 5 defeats in a row. 8 Weeks in and 3 coaches gone with another couple teetering on the brink. This week we also saw not one but TWO contenders for goal of the season, and after no wins in the open…

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Garitano, Goals of the Season and Granada Part 1 28:15

2M ago28:15

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By Alex Fitzpatrick

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Remontadas and the new coach bounce: Part 2 27:47

2M ago27:47

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Part 2 of this week's show, remember, you can hear all of the show when it is released on a Monday on Patreon for just 3 euros a month. www. patreon.com/spanishsegundashow For anyone still wondering why we love Segunda, look no further than reason 246, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, and this match day reminded us all as Albacete came back from 3-0 down away …

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Remontadas and the new coach bounce: Part 1 29:22

2M ago29:22

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For anyone still wondering why we love Segunda, look no further than reason 246, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, and this match day reminded us all as Albacete came back from 3-0 down away to Sporting Gijon to win 4-3, FC Andorra won in El Sardinero, Cuco Ziganda picked up all three points in the Derbi (vs Real Valladolid) in his first game in charge at Cultu…

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Saluting Robert Redford, Shredding Rob Schneider, and What the Hell is a Pee-qual? 44:49

2M ago44:49

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This time around the guys wander into the pop-culture saloon to pour one out for Robert Redford, 89 years young and still cooler than anyone on your timeline. In a rambling tribute that starts with Redford’s Twilight Zone cameo and ends somewhere between Sundance and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the guys dissect why he was basically the Paul Newm…

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Sackings and Ridiculous Reds: Part 2 26:49

2M ago26:49

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Managerial sackings, ridiculous red cards, coaches on the brink and now all but two teams (at the time of recording), yet to win a game. LaLiga Hypermotion Jornada 6 was as crazy as ever and Alex and Liam review all of the action. In Part 2, they discuss three ridiculous red cards and whether Eibar could make a push for the play offs. Why wait unti…

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UnEarthed | S1 E8 "The Real Monsters" ft. Noah Hawley, Sydney Chandler, Jonathan Ajayi, Lily Newmark, Erana James, and Babou Ceesay 2:31:29

3M ago2:31:29

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WE MADE IT! This is our final episode of UnEarthed (at least for now ...). Today we're covering the final episode of Alien: Earth's first season: "The Real Monsters." This massive aftershow features nearly the entire Perfect Organism team, along with guests Micah Greene and Dave Gogel (of Xenomorphing). After the live aftershow, you will hear our i…

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Sackings and Ridiculous Reds: Part 1 28:41

3M ago28:41

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Managerial sackings, ridiculous red cards, coaches on the brink and now all but two teams (at the time of recording), yet to win a game. LaLiga Hypermotion Jornada 6 was as crazy as ever and Alex and Liam review all of the action. In Part 1 they discuss the sacking of Johan Plat, the start Pablo Hernandez has made at his hometown club, Cultural Leo…

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Bottom beat Top and a Wonderful Return: Part 2 30:08

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Predictable, boring, no goals? Not Segunda! Match Day 5 saw the division back to its crazy best with bottom beating top, one of the best own goals you will see, late drama across a number of games, penalties everywhere you looked and an average of 3.8 goals per game in the weekend up until Monday's game. In Part 2, they discuss Depor's late demolit…

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UnEarthed | S1 E7 "Emergence" ft. Samuel Blenkin ("Boy Kavalier"), Alex Lawther ("Joe Hermit"), Lily Newmark ("Nibs"), Jonathan Ajayi ("Smee"), Adarsh Gourav ("Slightly"), and Dana Gonzalez (Director ... 2:08:03

3M ago2:08:03

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Join us for the audio version of our live Alien: Earth aftershow! Today’s installment covers the seventh episode of season one, titled “Emergence.” Stay tuned at the end for our interviews with Samuel Blenkin ("Boy Kavalier"), Alex Lawther ("Joe Hermit"), Lily Newmark ("Nibs"), Jonathan Ajayi ("Smee"), Adarsh Gourav ("Slightly"), and Dana Gonzalez …

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Bottom beat Top and a Wonderful Return: Part 1 24:17

3M ago24:17

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Predictable, boring, no goals? Not Segunda! Match Day 5 saw the division back to its crazy best with bottom beating top, one of the best own goals you will see, late drama across a number of games, penalties everywhere you looked and an average of 3.8 goals per game in the weekend up until Monday's game. In Part 1 of the Show Alex and Liam tackle K…

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Tom Hanks attacks Alex P. Keaton, the Scourge of Laugh Tracks, and who the hell is Larry Lupree? 42:46

3M ago42:46

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Jeff and Chris celebrate the arbitrary magic of the number70, accidentally turn their “things that didn’t age well” episode into a eulogy for Very Special Episodes, and wage holy war on laugh tracks. Family Ties’ Uncle Ned drinks vanilla extract, Different Strokes’ bike shop creeper ruins childhoods, MAS*H drops a helicopter, and Blossom is somehow…

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Super Subs: Part 2 24:43

3M ago24:43

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This week the match day was dominated by super subs; Jeremey Avevalo for Racing Santander, Iuri Tabatadze for Cadiz CF, Samuel Obeng for AD Ceuta and Kevin Medina for Cordoba CF. All came on and win the game for their respective teams. Alex and Liam talk about that, red cards, a player acting as a trainee VAR official and whether there are a few co…

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UnEarthed | S1 E6 "The Fly" ft. Sandra Yi Sencindiver ("Yutani"), Kit Young ("Tootles"), and Director Ugla Hauksdóttir 1:52:30

3M ago1:52:30

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Join us for the audio version of our live Alien: Earth aftershow! Today’s installment covers the sixth episode of season one, titled “The Fly.” Stay tuned at the end for our interviews with Sandra Yi Sencindiver ("Yutani"), Kit Young ("Tootles"), and Ugla Hauksdóttir (Director of Episodes 4 and 6)! // New Episodes of UnEarthed drop an hour and 15 m…

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Super Subs: Part 1 26:51

3M ago26:51

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This week the match day was dominated by super subs; Jeremey Avevalo for Racing Santander, Iuri Tabatadze for Cadiz CF, Samuel Obeng for AD Ceuta and Kevin Medina for Cordoba CF. All came on and win the game for their respective teams. Alex and Liam talk about that, red cards, a player acting as a trainee VAR official and whether there are a few co…

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BREAKING NEWS!! Fede Alvarez Will NOT Be Directing the Sequel to Alien: Romulus 10:01

3M ago10:01

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In a news item that NONE of us saw coming, Fede Alvarez just announced he will step down from directing the sequel to Alien: Romulus. Instead, he and Ridley Scott will jointly produce the film. In this brief news update (recorded live on YouTube), Jaime and Patrick discuss this wild development. // Join the new Perfect Organism subreddit, while you…

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Three out of Three Part 2 30:00

3M ago30:00

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Alex and Liam are back to review the match day three action. In part one of the show they look at the teams who have lost three out of three, majoring on Granada CF but also discussing AD Ceuta and Cultural Leonesa. In the second part of the show, out Thursday on the main feed but available now to Patreon member, they discuss the teams up the top, …

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UnEarthed | S1 E5 "In Space, No One ..." ft. Babou Ceesay ("Morrow") and Richa Moorjani ("Zaveri") 1:08:54

3M ago1:08:54

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Join us for the audio version of our live Alien: Earth aftershow! Today's installment covers the fifth episode of season one, titled "In Space, No One ..." Stay tuned at the end for our interviews with Babou Ceesay ("Morrow") and Richa Moorjani ("Zaveri")! // New Episodes of UnEarthed drop an hour and 15 minutes after new episodes of Alien: Earth r…

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Three out of Three Part 1 24:38

3M ago24:38

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Alex and Liam are back to review the match day three action. In part one of the show they look at the teams who have lost three out of three, majoring on Granada CF but also discussing AD Ceuta and Cultural Leonesa. In the second part of the show, out Thursday on the main feed but available now to Patreon member, they discuss the teams up the top, …

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Celebrities We’ve Lost, the Mystery of Cleo Huxtable, and Jeff Jumps Off a Cliff Again! 54:09

3M ago54:09

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Episode 69 of Nice Pull! was supposed to be the “sexy” one, but instead Jeff and Chris turned it into a cross between an obituary column and a dad-joke competition. Along the way, wrestling gets exposed as soap opera cosplay, forgotten sitcom stars get canonized, and the Oscars’ In Memoriam is reimagined as a dance party scored to “Walking on Sunsh…

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289 // Through the Looking Glass | An Alien: Earth Roundtable 1:05:36

3M ago1:05:36

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Andie, special guest Micah Greene, Patrick, and Jaime dig into episodes three and four of Alien: Earth. From our shared fascination with the Eye Midge to our uncertainty about where the story is headed, we explore the intricacies and brilliance of Noah Hawley’s series. // Join the new Perfect Organism subreddit, while you're at it! It's a great pla…

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Africa Away: Part 2 38:42

4M ago38:42

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This week Alex is making an epic journey around Southern Spain, the first leg of which sees him travel to the African peninsula to visit AD Ceuta who see Segunda division football return to the Alfonso Marube 44 years after they were last with us as they take on Sporting Gijon. In this show Alex chronicles his journey by air land and sea. In part 2…

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UnEarthed: An Alien: Earth Aftershow | S1 E4 "Observation" ft. David Rysdahl ("Arthur") 1:00:31

4M ago1:00:31

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Join us for the audio version of our live Alien: Earth aftershow! Today's installment covers the fourth episode of season one, titled "Observation." Stay tuned at the end for an excerpt of our interview with David Rysdahl, who plays Arthur Sylvia! You'll be hearing more from him later in the season, but we wanted to share a little preview of that c…

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Africa Away: Part 1 31:02

4M ago31:02

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This week Alex is making an epic journey around Southern Spain, the first leg of which sees him travel to the African peninsula to visit AD Ceuta who see Segunda division football return to the Alfonso Marube 44 years after they were last with us as they take on Sporting Gijon. In this show Alex chronicles his journey by air land and sea. In part 2…