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**The Prestige TV Podcast**

The Prestige TV Podcast is your home for instant reactions, deep dives, creator interviews, and Hall of Fame retrospectives on the best television around. Join a rotating cast of Ringer personalities including Bill Simmons, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney, Mallory Rubin, Van Lathan, and more as they break down the shows you’re binging and the ones you’re waiting to drop every week. Subscribe to The Prestige TV Podcast, check back weekly for our breakdowns, and most importantly, keep watching.

Latest Episodes:

‘Slow Horses’ Season 6, Episode 5: A River Runs Through It Oct 14, 2026

Show notes

Jo and Rob burn down the haystack to recap ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6, Episode 5.

(0:00) Intro

(2:49) Mailbag check-in

(8:21) Instant reactions

(16:17) Our favorite romantic declarations

(24:06) Diana Taverner’s competency

(28:23) Damien Cantor and Peter Judd

(35:05) Frank Harkness

(40:02) Why we love Catherine Standish

(41:55) Best spycraft

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney

Producers: Kai Grady and Devon Renaldo

Studio Production: Jacob Cornett

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‘Slow Horses’ Season 6, Episode 4: Ready, Set, Coe Oct 07, 2026

Show notes

Jo and Rob crank up the bisexual lighting as they dive into ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6, Episode 4.

(0:00) Intro

(5:46) Mailbag check-in

(16:11) Putting the plot together

(23:57) River and Sid

(25:19) Best spycraft

(26:39) Worst spycraft

(31:49) Jim and Jane

(34:38) Coe’s fate

(46:17) Showdown at the Shake Shack

(1:00:19) Lamb shank of the week

(1:07:04) The Ann memorial fray bentos taste test

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney
Producers: Devon Renaldo and Kai Grady
Studio Production: Jacob Cornett

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‘Slow Horses’ Season 6, Episode 3: A Petri Dish of Intrigue Sep 30, 2026

Show notes

Jo and Rob meet at Blake’s grave to recap ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6, Episode 3.

(0:00) Intro

(5:57) Revisiting our top-10 lists

(13:03) Instant reactions

(21:15) Sid’s return

(26:41) Louisa’s back!

(29:13) What happened to Moira

(34:59) Lamb shank of the week

(42:29) Best spycraft

(44:00) Worst spycraft

(45:59) Jim and Jane

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney

Producers: Kai Grady and Devon Renaldo

Studio Production: Jacob Cornett

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‘Slow Horses’ Season 6, Episode 2: Recap. Plus, Our Top 10 Shows of the Century! Sep 23, 2026

Show notes

Jo and Rob go dark to recap ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6, Episode 2. Later, they share their personal top 10 shows of the 21st century, inspired by The New York Times' "100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century" list.

(0:00) Intro
(3:41) Instant reactions
(6:20) Mailbag check-in
(25:38) Roddy Ho’s greatest hits (this episode)
(28:16) Judd vs. Diana
(42:07) Moira’s fate
(47:51) The plot so far
(56:00) Our favorite TV shows of the 21st century
(1:17:31) The most memorable TV character returns

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney
Producers: Devon Renaldo and Kai Grady
Studio Production: Jacob Cornett

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‘Slow Horses’ Season 6 Premiere: The Saddest Horse Sep 16, 2026

Show notes

Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney head back to Slough House to recap the ‘Slow Horses’ Season 6 premiere.

(0:00) Intro
(4:13) Anglophile corner
(6:23) James Bond casting news
(13:04) Instant reactions
(20:38) The best assassin duos
(23:20) Best (and worst?) spycraft of the week
(24:44) River and his grandfather
(28:04) Oliver Nash’s role
(31:22) Damien Cantor’s role
(43:28) Is Lamb looking out for River?
(54:31) Peter Judd is back
(59:46) The return of Frank Harkness

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney
Producers: Devon Renaldo and Kai Grady
Studio Production: Jacob Cornett

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‘Chad Powers’ Season 2 Breakdown With Creator Michael Waldron Sep 09, 2026

Show notes

In our first (!) Showrunner Special episode, Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin are joined by ‘Chad Powers’ cocreator Michael Waldron to talk about why he’s so interested in centering flawed characters, how writing Season 2 was different from the first, the NIL era of college football, advice for first-time TV writers, and more!

(0:00) Intro

(3:13) How ‘Chad Powers’ was inspired by ‘Heat’

(5:56) Why Michael Waldron is so interested in the idea of the do-over

(8:51) Writing flawed characters on an arc

(11:59) Balancing the mystery aspect of the story

(15:26) Differences between writing Season 1 and Season 2

(17:27) The NIL era

(21:08) Taking notes from TV executives

(24:53) Waldron’s career leading up to this point

(26:02) Leaning into yearning and romance

(41:34) What project of his was most instructive and his advice for up and coming writers

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin

Guest: Michael Waldron

Producers: Kai Grady and Devon Renaldo

Studio Production: Jacob Cornett

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‘Furious’ Season 1 Finale: Unearthed Aug 31, 2026

Show notes

Jo and Rob go to the beach to recap the Season 1 finale of ‘Furious.’

(0:00) Intro
(0:26) Instant reactions
(1:08) Mailbag check-in
(15:54) Alice confronts Jay Easton
(21:02) Emma Easton
(26:48) Catherine and Alice
(33:50) Catherine’s trauma
(44:16) Greek mythology corner
(53:29) Will there be a Season 2?

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney
Producer: Devon Renaldo and Kai Grady
Studio Production: Jacob Cornett

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‘Furious’ Episode 7: Revenge, Rihanna, Repeat Aug 25, 2026

Show notes

Jo and Rob sound off on karaoke, last meals, and finale fears as they recap the penultimate episode of ‘Furious.’

(00:00) Intro
(2:30) Finale fears
(5:01) Mailbag check-in
(18:59) Nora and Alice
(24:58) Marshall’s mom
(29:54) Frank Choi vs. Ed vs. the NYPD
(33:30) Danny and Alice’s moment
(43:18) Nora and Frank
(45:07) Alice and Amy
(46:20) Karaoke night
(48:56) The motel takedown
(50:19) Alice and Catherine
(51:13) Danny, Ed, and the body examiner
(54:13) Father-daughter bonding
(1:01:58) The DNA
(1:03:44) A ‘Slow Horses’ palate cleanser
(1:07:06) Outro

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney
Producer: Devon Renaldo and Kai Grady
Studio Production: Jacob Cornett

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The Best TV of the Year (So Far): Shows, Episodes, Performances, and More! Aug 19, 2026

Show notes

Live from Televerse, Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney look back at the year in TV (so far) by drafting their favorite dramas, comedies, scene stealers, and more.

(0:00) Intro

(1:00) The rules

(3:16) Has this been a good year for TV?

(4:50) The draft

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney

Producer: Kai Grady

Live Production: Donald LoBianco and Sarah Reddy

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‘Furious’ Episode 6: Food, Showers, and the Holy Ghost Aug 17, 2026

Show notes

Jo and Rob break a pen in half to recap the sixth episode of ‘Furious.’

(0:00) Intro

(1:04) Instant reactions

(9:19) Catherine and Alice meet

(16:02) The big reveal

(23:25) Systems at play

(36:11) Nora and Ed’s confrontation

(38:49) “Waiting for Godot”

(47:00) The shower showdown

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Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of ‘The Prestige TV Podcast’ and so much more!

Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney

Producer: Kai Grady

Studio Production: Jacob Cornett

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