The Connect

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Introducing 'NO SKIPS with Jinx and Shea' May 20, 2021

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Hello, Connect listeners! Check out 'NO SKIPS with Jinx and Shea', a new Spotify and Ringer show dedicated to hip-hop's most iconic and unskippable albums, hosted by Brandon 'Jinx' Jenkins and best-selling author, Shea Serrano. Each episode focuses on a single album and discusses its cultural significance, best songs, hardest lyrics, unknown facts, and lasting legacy in hip-hop. New episodes drop Thursdays. In this special preview, Jinx and Shea discuss Jinx and Shea 50 Cent's 'Get Rich or Die Tryin.'

Listen and follow 'NO SKIPS with Jinx and Shea' only on Spotify.

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Leaving Your Job: 'Coming to America' and 'Michael Clayton' Nov 18, 2020

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Sometimes you need to forge a new path and have some damn fine bread. The prince of Zamunda travels to Queens, New York, to find a bride and himself, and a law firm fixer suffers a crisis of conscience. Jason and Shea connect 'Coming to America' and 'Michael Clayton'.

Hosts: Shea Serrano and Jason Concepcion

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Nice Sweater: 'Knives Out' and 'The Big Lebowski' Nov 11, 2020

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Sweater weather is upon us, so put on your cable-knits! A burnout bowling aficionado gets ensnared in a kidnapping scheme, and a mystery author's death throws an extended household into disarray. Jason and Shea sew together the themes of 'Knives Out' and 'The Big Lebowski.'

Hosts: Shea Serrano and Jason Concepcion

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A**hole Boyfriends: ‘Wedding Crashers’ and ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ Nov 04, 2020

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That’s what we call a sack lunch! A high school dirtbag dates a mean girl for cash, and two divorce mediators troll weddings in pursuit of casual sex. Jason and Shea step into the world of a**hole boyfriends to connect ‘Wedding Crashers’ and ‘10 Things I Hate About You.’

Hosts: Shea Serrano and Jason Concepcion

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Relationship With a Ghost: 'It Follows' and 'Hereditary' Oct 28, 2020

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We expel you! On a special Halloween edition of 'The Connect,' a college student flees from a shape-shifting, sexually transmitted poltergeist, and a suburban mom suffers heartbreak while also summoning a king of Hell. Jason and Shea connect 'It Follows' and 'Hereditary.'

Hosts: Shea Serrano and Jason Concepcion

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Deadly Latinos: 'Sicario' and 'Terminator: Dark Fate' Oct 21, 2020

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It's time to meet God and step into the world of deadly Latinos in film. An FBI agent gets caught in an assassination plot against a cartel leader, and a bionic woman goes back in time to protect the new savior of the future. Jason and Shea connect 'Sicario' and 'Terminator: Dark Fate.'

Hosts: Shea Serrano and Jason Concepcion

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Denzel Is a Bully: 'Training Day' and 'Inside Man' Oct 14, 2020

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King Kong ain't got s*** on this podcast! A crooked cop in debt to the Russian mob shows his young partner the ropes, and an NYPD detective works "the perfect bank robbery." Jason and Shea connect 'Training Day' and 'Inside Man.'

Hosts: Shea Serrano and Jason Concepcion

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It’s Dangerous Outside : ‘The Purge’ and ‘The Martian’ Oct 07, 2020

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Please just let them connect! A wealthy family fights off their murderous neighbors during 12 hours of legalized mayhem and a botanist survives 18 months stranded on the planet Mars. Jason and Shea connect ‘The Purge’ and ‘The Martian.’

Hosts: Shea Serrano and Jason Concepcion

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Bad Idea, but Who Cares: 'Fight Club' and 'Jurassic World' Sep 30, 2020

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They really did not think this through. But then, if they had we wouldn't have a movie. A mentally ill man creates a domestic terrorist startup, and a dinosaur theme park with multiple workplace deaths reopens to the public. Jason and Shea return to connect 'Fight Club' and 'Jurassic World.'

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Shea Serrano

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THE CONNECT: Bad TV Appearances Sep 09, 2020

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We'll do it live! San Diego's top news anchor sort of learns the meaning of diversity, and a mentally ill man goes on a murder spree. Jason and Shea find the connections between ‘Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy’ and ‘Joker.’

Hosts: Shea Serrano and Jason Concepcion

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