Poda Bing: a Sopranos retrospective

Poda Bing's farewell to The Sopranos. It's been an incredible ride. Thank you. Much love, Vik Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

All aboard Poda Bing's examination of Blue Comet, the penultimate episode of The Sopranos. Selected topics discussed/References made: Macrumors.com, Highlander, Marlo Stanfield, McKann, Jay Z, John Creese, Mariah Carey, Jamiroquai, Kobe Bryant, Collateral, Albie's gestures, Ethereum, blockchain, DHL, Con Air, Nicholas Cage, Tim Grover, The Hart Foundation, Burt Reynolds in Deliverance, Biff Tannen, Bunk Moreland, William Wallace, and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Slouch toward the end of the series with Poda Bing as we rigorously examine the final three episodes, beginning with "The Second Coming". Selected topics discussed/References made: Joan Didion, Joni Mitchell, Mark Suster, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bone Thugs, Syrio Forel, Sunglass Hut, Chris Cuomo, Milli Vanilli, UB40, Fine Young Cannibals, Extreme, Don Henley, Tranceport, Liam Neeson, Dead Poet's Society, Tony Parker chasing loose balls, Judge Dredd (wtf?), Whiplash, sir Was and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Pack your bags for Vegas and get "comfortably numb" (buttons optional) with Poda Bing's ode to Kennedy and Heidi. Don't forget your glasses! Selected topics discussed/References made: George Michael, Bob Seger, An Inconvenient Truth, Drazen Petrovic, Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Keith Van Horn, Randall Pearson, Mare of Easttown, Hannibal Lecter, Phantogram, Doug Ross, Triple Double record, Ludicrous Mode, Pablo Neruda, "From Beirut to Jerusalem", Ian Bremmer, Charlie Rose, Arab-Israeli geopolitics, Caravaggio, Tom Misch, She & Him, David Lynch, The Rider, Coldplay and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

"Walk" through this gem of an episode one more time with us. Don't forget your Poda Bing glasses! Selected topics discussed/References made: Duncan Sheik, DJ Shadow, Pink Floyd, Rick Rubin on IG, Anthony Edwards, Harry Potter vs. Crash cloaks, Doug Stamper, Cary Matheson and Saul Berenson, High and Dry by Radiohead, Aaron Neville, Ottolenghi vs Tanis vs Tony, Gregor Mendel, Darth Vader, John Q., Robert Duvall, the Biggie doc, Sleepers, Jeff Buckley, "Straight cash homie", What Dreams May Come, Joan Didion, Snoop Dogg, NBA on TNT, Kobe and Pau, Rob Schneider, Chamath Palihapitiya, Michael Douglas in Falling Down, The Way Back, Bob Ross, Guy Ritchie, Jesse Pinkman, "Chris"tiano Ronaldo Moltisanti, Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker's Dracula, Cast Away, and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Through 80 episodes, the Sopranos has been a bit like a Roulette wheel: we never quite know where things are gonna land. "Chasing It" is no different. From "Whitecaps lite" to oases in one's week, grab your Poda Bing glasses and let's go for a spin. Selected topics discussed/References made: Daniel Plainview, Run Lola Run, Wesley Snipes, Stuart Scott, Drago's wife, Hesh's holdings, B-Rabbit, Papa Doc, Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Bob Ley, Dostoevsky, Donna Summer, Bonobo, and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Remember when Tony said "remember when" and your jaw hit the floor? Let's remember that and more together. Don't forget your Poda Bing glasses. Selected topics discussed/References made: Chatter (the book), Mac Demarco, Daft Punk (RIP), Pomodoro Technique, Limitless, Bradley Cooper, Chevy Chase, Charles Barkley, Tito Jackson, Charlie Sheen, Peter Cat Recording Co., Pete Souza, Billy Joel, Southern Oracle from Neverending Story, John McEnroe, Hoobastank, Hootie & the Blowfish, Seal, Don Draper and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

A conversation with the incredible Kathrine Narducci followed up with another chat with her talented best friend, Gino Cafarelli. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Parse all the bloody stages of Stage 5 with bloody Poda Bing. Evidently there's a lot there. Selected topics discussed/References made: Talib Kweli, Eckhart Tolle, 1983 Mercedes Turbo Diesels, Richie back from the dead?, John Woo, Face Off, Broken Social Scene, Robin Williams, RBG, Michael Clayton, Chris Voss, Jay Z, Oscar Wilde, Happy Gilmore, Susan Jeffers, 47 Ronin, Robert Caro and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Come Samba with Poda Bing from Ipanema to Lake Oscawana as we pay respect to this perfectly tuned grand entrance to a final season. Selected topics discussed/References made: Lake Oscawana, Beretta's logo, Tesla stock, Donald Glover, Morrissey, Rudy Giuliani, Allen Iverson, Groucho Marx, Peloton, Stan Getz, Dead Poet's Society, Clubhouse, Reddit, Jimmer Fredette, Charlton Heston, The Revenant, Fredo Corleone, Aristotle vs. Plato, Napoleon, Milton Bradley, Quavo, McNulty & Bunk, The Gladiator, Vik's favorite shot in the series, Texas Instruments, Weekend at Bernie's, Chris Cornell and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Come marinate in the "regularness" of Kaisha one more time with Poda Bing as we look at the greatest episode where "nothing happens". Selected topics discussed/References made: Criterion Collection, T1000, Ready Player One, Donovan McNabb & TO beef, Amitabh Bachchan, There's Something About Mary, Ron Burgundy, Florence and the Machine, Billy Idol, Stringer Bell, Socrates, Neil Young, Chris Brown, The Matrix, Carl Jung, The Siege, Siskel & Ebert, Pearl Jam, Khruangbin, Lestat, 8 Mile, Marie Curie, It Follows, Stuart Scott, What Dreams May Come, Ryu & Ken and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

What better time to revisit Paris with Carmela and Ro than the holidays? Hope you enjoy Poda Bing's look back at one of the great penultimate episodes of the Sopranos series. Happy Holidays to all of you and thanks for spending some of your 2020 with me. Selected topics discussed/References made: James Braddock, Vanilla Sky, Luke vs. Dark Troopers, Greta Thunberg, Hamilton, Jorge Luis Borges, Interpol, Led Zeppelin's "Going to California", Gary Vee, Alan Greenspan, Henry Kissinger, "I've Got You Under My Skin", Weeds, Blow, Tom Berenger, Cypress Hill, Sun Tzu, Gus Fring, Robert Smith, The Cure, "Close to Me", Clubber Lang, Apollo Creed, John le Carré, Collateral, Paul Harvey, Anakin Skywalker, Hackensack, Billy Joel, "Movin' Out", Jorah Mormont, Todd Rundgren's "Cold Morning Light", Glenn Frey, The Manchurian Candidate, James Harden's whereabouts, Kevin Durant's MVP speech, Gene Hackman, The Queen's Gambit, and more! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Circle back through Moe n' Joe with Poda Bing on a Lionel of your choice. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Just in time for Thanksgiving -- go back and "feast" on "The Ride". Don't forget your Poda Bing glasses! Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Johnny Cakes with all the Poda Bing sides! Had a lot of fun making this one. Hope you enjoy. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Luxury Lounge gets the Poda Bing treatment. Let's see if we can get in and come away with some swag of our own but without knocking down a legend curbside. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Live Free or Die gets the Poda Bing treatment. Let's go back to Dartford and go antiquing for a couple few hours. Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Johnny Sack hosts a wedding; Muscles Marinara practices counting to ten; and LeBron's got some competition in the form of Bacala. Don't forget your Poda Bing glasses for this rigorous look back at a sleeper high caliber episode... Selected topics discussed/References made: -Wedding invitations -Phil Mickelson -Phil Spector -The Count of Monte Cristo -Ludacris -Preet Bharara -Palm Springs (the movie) -Tim Grover -Tony's Peloton username -How T would hold up in an NFL combine -Sufjan Stevens -LeBron James -Kid Cudi -Lit -Smithers -Why's coffee called joe? -Municipal swimming pools -Morgan Freeman in Seven -Vanilla Sky -Tic Tac truck heists? -Billy Joel -Phil vs. The Night King -Detroit Red Wings enforcers -The separation of church and state -Dante the iWatch power user -Fish toxins -Vito & Savile Row -Weehawken -Thelonious Monk -Wedding economics -Connie vs. Allegra -Boss user manuals -The Killers -Chris Cornell -Was Elon Musk at Allegra's wedding? -Did Carlo Gervasi watch Disney movies? -Did Johnny Sack sing "If I Ruled the World" in his cell? -Littlefinger vs. Cersei -Deep Dish -Bam Adebayo -Bruce Lee & Jeet Kune Do -Nine Inch Nails -& more Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Go back and re-visit one of Paulie's greatest episodes and one of the best episodes of the entire series, 'The Fleshy Part of the Thigh', with us. Don't forget your Poda Bing glasses! Selected topics discussed/References made: -Northern Exposure -Diving flags -The Jinx  -Tupac & Biggie -Would T listen to podcasts? -Otto von Bismarck vs. Biz Markie -Barone Sanitation’s HR Dept. -Flea’s memoir -Jan and Aaron’s Soundcloud page -Aaron Arkaway: Hype Man -Stigmata -Playoff Rondo -Does Cleaver get to Sundance? -Heidi Klum axioms -Smartphone Biopsy? -The Legend of 50 Cent -Robert Redford’s Indecent Proposal -David Carradine -Nas -Warren G - This DJ -Deion Sanders -Blockbuster Video -Canelo Alvarez -Kevin Love full court passes -Chipotle guacamole -The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding -Vlade Divac flops Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Poda Bing completes its journey with Tony in the "Bardo". Mayham answered many questions, raised others, gave us Tony back and elevated the series beyond its medium. Literally. Selected topics discussed/References made: -Cadillacs and the Mafia -Luka x LeBron -Does Vito play Sade's 'Smooth Operator' on his audiophile set up? -The messiest shootouts in Westerns (3:10 to Yuma, Tombstone & Once Upon a Time in the West) -The toughest rec center in Essex County -Don Henley -The best examples of getting served in cinema -Cast Away vs Gladiator -Monks working out to Rocky montages -Should Chris have been acting boss? -Janice's influence on Bobby -Blues Traveler -When Lillehammer was born -Vito's coalition building skills -Horror movie economics -Slasher films primer -A&E's moxie (tremendous for its size) -Soul Asylum -Complicity -Ojibwe sayings -& more Poda Bing is an Alternate Thursdays production created by Vik Singh (@helloimvik) Follow @podabing on IG, Twitter or wherever tf All archived episodes are available, for free, at https://podabing.show and anywhere you listen to podcasts.