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Best TV of 2022 w/ Jacqueline Coley & Xorje Olivares Dec 14, 2022

Show notes

Ashley sounds off on this year’s Golden Globe nominations and the highly anticipated White Lotus season finale. She's then joined by Rotten Tomatoes editor Jacqueline Coley & podcaster/cultural commentator Xorje Olivares to recap the Best TV of 2022. They’ll break down Bill Hader’s soft top energy, the sexual and generational politics of White Lotus, the over-wokeness of And Just Like That, and look ahead to what shows they’re psyched for in 2023.

What We Watched:

Barry

White Lotus

Atlanta

Andor

Abbott Elementary

Ramy

Welcome to Flatch

Welcome to Chippendales

What We’re Looking Forward To In 2023:

Clone High Reboot

Kindred

RuPaul’s Drag Race (season 15)

And Just Like That… (season 2)

Homework:

Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?

I Love That For You

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Revisiting the TV Greats w/ Kareem Rahma Dec 07, 2022

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What solidifies a TV show as one of the greats? To investigate, Ashley recruits comedian Kareem Rahma to help judge the great shows of the peak TV era. They ask, “Can a TV show be great in spite of a terrible last season?” *cough* Game of Thrones *cough*. Plus, they dive into some juicy White Lotus theories, Kareem gives a controversial Black Mirror opinion, and they debate if E.R. or Grey’s Anatomy has the hottest hospital show cast.

What We Watched:

Fleishman is in Trouble

Ramy

The Bear

Mythic Quest

That 70s Show

Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown

Girls

Mad Men

LOST

The Leftovers

The Sopranos

Breaking Bad

Game of Thrones

White Lotus

American Horror Story

Black Mirror

The Wire

Grey’s Anatomy

E.R.

Homework:

Star Trek: Prodigy

Big Mouth

Pam & Tommy

Paper Girls

The League

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It’s a Dream Job w/ Rachel Lindsay Nov 30, 2022

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What did you watch over the holidays!? This episode Ashley is whipping through some great TV highlights like White Lotus, Rick & Morty and your girls on Sex Lives of College Girls. She’s then joined by Rachel Lindsay, who you know as the first African American lead on the Bachelor franchise but who is now in her dream job at Extra interviewing all your fave TV people and covering entertainment news. Ashley & Rachel catch up about their mutual hometown in Texas, what questions to ask celebrities and which reality TV they love the most.

What We Watched:

Drag Race UK

White Lotus

Rick & Morty

Sex Lives of College Girls

90 Day Finales

Below Deck Mediterranean

Dead to Me

Welcome to Chippendales

The Great North

Real Housewives

Married to Madison

Joe Millionaire

Selling Sunset OC

House of Dragon

Rap Sh!t

Homework:

Gossip Girl Reboot

Sort Of

Firefly Lane

My Unorthodox Life

Housebroken

His Dark Materials

Too Hot To Handle

Southside

Doom Patrol

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A Friendsgiving TV Binge w/ Carl Tart & Lamar Woods Nov 23, 2022

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It’s the start of holiday season and Ashley calls in her XOXO Gossip King friends Carl Tart and Lamar Woods to get into the plumpest holiday watchlist EVER. We’ll fill you up with lots of new TV recommendations, plus all the Thanksgiving memories from the shows you loved growing up.

What we’re watching:

Big Brother

Inside Job

Money Heist

Attack on Titan

The Crown

Ramy

White Lotus

Killer Sally

A Friend of the Family

Angelyne

My 600-lb Life

Love is Blind

Blockbuster

Sex Lives of College Girls

Never Have I Ever

The Dropout

Grand Crew

Fave Thanksgiving Episodes:

New Girl

Martin

WKRP in Cincinnati

The Simpsons

Family Guy

Bob’s Burgers

Gossip Girl

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Interview with a Vampire w/ Jacob Anderson Nov 16, 2022

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Have you ever heard of a little TV show called Game of Thrones? Maybe you have noticed the Interview with a Vampire reboot is essentially a queer live-action fanfic of Anne Rice’s classic? BUT the link between these TV shows is British actor Jacob Anderson and Ashley’s guest for this no spoiler episode. And guess what? He’s a huge comedy sitcom fan! Ashley also dips into some Vow Season 2 dirt plus spotlights some key moments from recent finales like Atlanta & A Friend of the Family and who is killing it on Saturday Night Live right now.

What We Watched:

The Bear

Community

Atlanta finale

A Friend of the Family finale

Grey’s Anatomy

Big Mouth

Abbott Elementary

The Vow

Molly and Sarah on SNL

White Lotus

Homework:

Home Economics

The Goldbergs

Mythic Quest

Documentary Now

The Crown

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90 Day Fiancé Hooray! w/ Jerry O’Connell Nov 09, 2022

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The 90 Day Fiancé Universe is peaking right now and Ashley is here for you and the drama and magic of TV’s trashiest show. First up, Ashley is joined by her 90 Day BFF Rory Phillips - the Brit who knows as much about 90 Day as Ashley - and they discuss who has scammer energy, the hectic filming antics on set and of course Michael, Angela and Big Ed. THEN, Jerry O’Connell - the actor, director and TV host himself - drops in with his wildest hot takes on 90 Day Fiancé and what you can expect on Star Trek: Lower Decks because it’s the most inclusive and fun animated space show out there! Is there hope for a Wil Wheaton crossover in the future? Listen to find out!

Homework:

White Lotus S2

The Vow S2

Atlanta Finale

Abbott Elementary

Home Economics

Documentary Now S4

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Love is Blind

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It’s TV Babe w/ Brandon Kyle Goodman Nov 02, 2022

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You gotta be you! We have Brandon Kyle Goodman, one the world’s most modern day oracles talking TV with Ashley this week! You’ll get so much nostalgic TV, you’ll hear about their black queerness, their unique lens on writing for TV and what steps we can take to love ourselves?! So much insight into being literally THEE black queer voice in TV animation right now with Big Mouth and Human Resources. PLUS Brandon and Ashley ask the main question, 'Which Living Single character are you'?

Find Brandon Kyle Goodman on Big Mouth Season 5 and their book “You Gotta Be You: How to Embrace This Messy Life and Step Into Who You Really Are” at good booksellers.

What We Watched:

Abbott Elementary

Industry

Housewives

Little Demon

Reservation Dogs

90 Day Fiance

Couples Therapy

Attack on Titan

The Patient

Atlanta

Big Mouth

Human Resources

Family Matters

Fresh Prince of Bel Air

Living Single

Will & Grace

Sex & The City: And Just Like That

Homework:

90 Day Happily Ever After

90 Day Single Life

Below Deck: Mediterranean

The Patient

Rick & Morty

White Lotus

Love is Blind

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House of the Dragon w/ Mano Agapion Oct 25, 2022

Show notes

The finale of House of the Dragon is here and all the wigs are fired this season! Writer & Comedian Mano Agapion joins Ashley for an exclusive recap, full of the hottest hot takes of this Game of Thrones spin off. There will be spoilers this week, so catch up on your GoT & HoD viewing and join Ashley & Mano! Which characters did we love? Which characters do we want burnt by dragons? Did the show live up to Game of Thrones season 1?

Catch Mano in the new Earwolf Presents podcast 2 Spooky 2 Handle and listen to his podcasts Drag Her and We Love Trash. See Ashley in Chicago 10/27 at Color Club and in LA on 11/17 at The Elysian.

What We Watched:

House of the Dragon

Love is Blind

Survivor Season 42

Los Espookys

The Patient

Reboot

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

British Bake Off

Chucky

The Watcher

American Horror Story

Drag Race UK

Homework:

Big Mouth

90 Day Fiancé

That 70s Show

Star Trek: Lower Decks

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Weird Girlfriend w/ Ramy Youssef Oct 19, 2022

Show notes

Ashley is with Ramy Youssef - comedian, actor, writer and director - and you’ll definitely hear about his show Ramy and his new show Mo… but you’ll find out what reality TV he finds TOO addicting and how Bella Hadid ended up on his TV show. This episode we heard what YOU’RE watching this week plus which show has a Hot Silver Fox Johnny Knoxville and lots more TV.

What We Watched:

Ramy

George Carlin

Seinfeld

We Are Lady Parts

90 Day Fiance

Homeland

Reboot

The Mole / Survivor / Big Brother

Love off the Grid

Bling Empire

The Vow s2

A Friend of the Family

The Watcher

Atlanta

Homework:

The Outlaws

House of Dragons - FINALE

Los Espookys

The Patient - FINALE

Little Demon

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Our Below Deck Means Death w/ Nathan Foad Oct 12, 2022

Show notes

When Nathan Foad auditioned for Our Flag Means Death, he heard it was ‘The Office but on a pirate ship’ but as he tells Ashley Ray, he soon realized that it was a very different gig! Hear all about the behind the scenes and on set shenanigans with Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, Leslie Jones, Fred Armisen, the costumes, the gays and everything Nathan is legally allowed to say about shooting Season 2. Ashley and Nathan also prepared a TV Sitcom Starter Pack List for you if you want to write for TV and what US and UK shows they’re watching right now.

What We Watched:

House of the Dragon

Los Espookys

Good Omens

Kevin Can Go F*ck Himself

Extreme Sisters

TV Sitcom Starter Pack

Sally Forever

Girls

Community

Bust Down

Girls 5 Eva

Chewing Gum

Bottom

Homework:

Ramy

We Are Lady Parts

Atlanta

Bob’s Burgers

Los Espookys

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