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335 Chapter Eight: "The Rightside Up” (Stranger Things S5E8) Jan 09, 2026

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This week's episode we say goodbye to one of our favorite shows and the one that inspired this podcast. Yep, it's the series finale of Stranger Things. It's been a long journey to get here but it was super satisfying and all we could ask for. We hope you join us this week as we welcome back an old friend for a trip down memory lane (spoiler alert, it's Shawn!!!). Join us as we give a sendoff to Stranger Things with our coverage of S5E8 Chapter Eight: "The Rightside Up". Tune in and listen to the Letters from the Upside Down as we share listener feedback.

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334 Chapter Six: "Escape from Camazotz” and Chapter Seven: "The Bridge” (Stranger Things S5E6 & E7) Dec 31, 2025

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Tune in to another super sized episode this week while we cover S5E6 and S5E7 of Stranger Things. Some really good nuggets of information and heartfelt moments in these two episodes as we get ready for the series finale. Join us this week while we break down our top points from the episode as well as share notes. Tune in and listen to the Letters from the Upside Down as we share listener feedback.

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333 “Chapter Five: "Shock Jock” (Stranger Things S5E5) Dec 28, 2025

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We are kicking off Volume 2 with S5E5 Chapter Five: "Shock Jock” this week! This week we pick up where we left off with. Vol. 1 and get straight back top the action. Join us this week while we break down our top points from the episode as well as share notes. Tune in and listen to the Letters from the Upside Down as we share listener feedback.

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332 “Chapter Four: "Sorcerer” (Stranger Things S5E4) Dec 16, 2025

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Mind blowing episode this week as we wrap up Volume 1 of Stranger Things season 5. This week is another super sized episode as we cover S5E4 of Stranger Things! Join us this week while we break down our top points from the episode as well as share notes. Tune in and listen to the Letters from the Upside Down as we share listener feedback.

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331 “Chapter Two: The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler" & "Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap” (Stranger Things S5E2 & S5E3) Dec 04, 2025

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This week we have a super sized episode as we cover S5E2 and S5E3 of Stranger Things! Join us this week while we break down our top points from the episode as well as share notes. Tune in and listen to the Letters from the Upside Down as we share listener feedback.

Follow us to Hawkins, Indiana in Episode 331 “Chapter Two: The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler" and "Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap” (Stranger Things S5E2 & S5E3)

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330 “Chapter One: The Crawl” (Stranger Things S5E1) Nov 30, 2025

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We are back for the 5th and final season of Stranger Things! We are so excited to be back in Hawkins and happy you are along with us. Join us this week while we break down our top points from the episode as well as share notes. Tune in and listen to the Letters from the Upside Down as we share listener feedback.

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BONUS: IT: Welcome to Derry S3E3 "Now You See It" Nov 10, 2025

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Hey y’all, here’s a special bonus episode of Strange Indeed as we get ready for the final season of Stranger Things coming up in just a couple weeks. (!!)

In the meantime, Shawn has been over on Wax Episodic podcasting about HBO’s IT: Welcome to Derry with Jason, and we’d thought we share their ep on this week’s installment, S1E3 “Now You See It”. Enjoy!

If you’d like to hear Shawn and Jason podcasting on the rest of Welcome to Derry (including the first two episodes, available now), please go ahead and subscribe to Wax Episodic, which you can find everywhere you get podcasts, or at http://waxepisodic.com.

And Pake and I will see you soon for Stranger Things 5!

329 "Finale" (YOU S5E10) Jun 29, 2025

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Goodbye, You! After five amazing seasons, we finally get the end to Joe's story. Join us as we break down the series finale and say goodbye to the show and to Joe, in this week's episode of YOU S5E10, simply titled "Finale". Come with us in the murder basement and listen in as we discuss our top points as well as share notes about the show. Listen to Letters from Joes' journal as we share your listener feedback.

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328 "Trial of the Furies" (YOU S5E9) Jun 19, 2025

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The penultimate episode of the final season was wild but also forced Joe to face some truths to set us for the series finale! Join us as we break down this week's episode of YOU S5E9 "Trial of the Furies", come with us in the murder basement and listen in as we discuss our top points as well as share notes about the show. Listen to Letters from Joes' journal as we share your listener feedback.

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327 "Folie a Deux" (YOU S5E8) Jun 13, 2025

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The pieces are starting to align in the third act of the final season! Join us as we break down this week's episode of YOU S5E8 "Folie a Deux", come with us in the murder basement and listen in as we discuss our top points as well as share notes about the show. Listen to Letters from Joes' journal as we share your listener feedback.

You can find our contact info at Podcastica.com

Check out Pake's podcast Run For Your Lives!

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