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The Best MTV Movie Jan 18, 2024

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This week, in honor of the 25th anniversary of ‘Varsity Blues,’ Dave, Neil, and Joanna are debating the best MTV movie of all time! But first, they reveal some changes being made to the podcast’s format (3:05). After that, they discuss some pretrial dismissals (12:47) before revealing each of their top three picks for the best MTV movie, hearing some of your favorites, and figuring out which four should make it to the final poll (28:04).

Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best MTV movie? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode!

You can send your picks for the next topic and a few sentences to support your pick to TrialByContent@gmail.com. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial by Content’ topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over!

For a list of all the movies discussed on this week’s episode and a preview of what is to come on ‘Trial by Content,’ head on over to Letterboxd.com/TrialByContent and follow us there!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme Song and Other Music Credits: Devon Renaldo

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The Worst January Movie Release of the 21st Century Jan 11, 2024

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the worst January movie release of the 21st century! They start by talking about why January is a “dump month” for bad movies (6:01). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (28:38) before revealing their picks for the worst January movie release of the 21st century (59:58). Finally, they read listener submissions and choose one to add to the final poll (1:37:08).

Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the worst January movie release of the 21st century? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme Song and Other Music Credits: Devon Renaldo

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The Big Movie Bet of 2024 Jan 04, 2024

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna place their bets for what will be the biggest movie of 2024! First, they update the formula they’ll be using to determine a winner (13:17). Then, they discuss some potential wild cards (20:55) before revealing each of their top three picks (41:43). Later, they read some listener submissions and pick one to add to the final poll (1:18:08).

Now it’s up to you to decide! What will be the biggest movie of 2024? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode!

You can send your picks for the next topic and a few sentences to support your pick to TrialByContent@gmail.com. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial By Content’ topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme Song and Other Music Credits: Devon Renaldo

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The Worst Thing We Watched in 2023 Dec 28, 2023

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna discuss the worst things they watched in 2023! They start by going over the results of the big movie bet and receive their collective punishment for being wrong—"Tubthumping" (3:31)! Then they go through honorable mentions and toughest cuts (20:44) before revealing their list of the 10 worst things they watched in 2023 (39:27).

Don’t forget to vote on the final poll of the Holiday Trial Royale! What is the best holiday movie? You can vote for the winner at ⁠TheRinger.com⁠, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode!

You can send your picks for the next topic and a few sentences to support your pick to ⁠TrialByContent@gmail.com⁠. You can also submit suggestions for future ‘Trial By Content’ topics. Is there a great pop culture debate that you’d like us to settle? Send it on over!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme Song and Other Music Credits: Devon Renaldo

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Holiday Trial Royale: Week 3 Dec 21, 2023

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna continue the Holiday Trial Royale! In this multi-week series, they are debating the best holiday movies of all time! They start by playing one more round of holiday trivia games (8:07). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (31:18). After that, they talk about the movies going up against one another in this week's poll (52:44).

Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best holiday movie? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme Song and Other Music Credits: Devon Renaldo

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Holiday Trial Royale: Week 2 Dec 14, 2023

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna continue the Holiday Trial Royale! In this multi-week series, they are debating the best holiday movies of all time! They start by playing another round of holiday trivia games (5:59). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (33:17). After that, they talk about the movies going up against each other in the second week's poll, and debate whether some of them even qualify as holiday movies (48:31).

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme Song and Other Music Credits: Devon Renaldo

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Holiday Trial Royale: Week 1 Dec 07, 2023

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna kick off the Holiday Trial Royale! In this multi-week series, they’ll be debating the best holiday movies of all time!They start by playing some holiday trivia games (4:36). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (28:09). After that, they talk about the movies going up against each other in the first week and discuss which ones they’re voting for (45:30).

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme Song and Other Music Credits: Devon Renaldo

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Best Method of Time Travel Nov 30, 2023

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best method of time travel in a movie or TV show! They start by talking about what they love about time-travel stories (4:40). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (25:04) before revealing their picks for the best method of time travel (45:21). Later, they read listener submissions and choose one to add to the final poll (1:01:54). After all that, they start preparing for the upcoming Holiday Trial Royale by drafting which movies will be in each bracket (1:13:41).

Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best method of time travel? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme Song and Other Music Credits: Devon Renaldo

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Most Unnecessary Prequel Nov 16, 2023

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the most unnecessary prequel! They start by talking about the where the term “prequel” came from, and the different kinds of prequels there are (10:12). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (28:45) before revealing their picks for the most unnecessary prequel (46:11). Later, they read listener submissions and choose one to add to the final poll (1:13:27).

Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the most unnecessary prequel? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme Song and Other Music Credits: Devon Renaldo

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Best Body-Swap Movie Nov 09, 2023

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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best body-swap movie! They start by talking about the inspiration for this debate, ‘The Marvels’ (14:32). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (25:22) before revealing their picks for the best body-swap movie (42:22). Later, they read listener submissions and choose one to add to the final poll (1:09:36).

Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best body-swap movie? You can vote for the winner at TheRinger.com, on The Ringer’s X feed, and in the Spotify app, where you’ll find ‘Trial by Content.’ The winner will be announced on the next episode!

Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal

Theme Song and Other Music Credits: Devon Renaldo

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