Trial by Content

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna discuss the worst things they watched in 2024! They start by going over the results of the great movie bet (4:44). Then they go through their list of the 10 worst things they watched in 2024, all while Dave and Neil receive their punishment for losing the bet—"Tubthumping" (19:59)! Later, they talk about some of the things they liked from the year (1:45:26). 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 Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best ’90s technology movie (11:22)! Then, they give out some awards (53:46) and play a trivia game (1:05:05). Later, they go through some listener suggestions that just missed the cut (1:19:29). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best ’90s technology movie? You can vote for the winner 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 Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna continue with the latest Trial Royale by discussing ‘Training Day,’ ‘Glory,’ ‘Malcolm X,’ and ‘Inside Man’ and debating which movie should move on to the finals (07:13). Later, they go through some awards and share their thoughts on 'Gladiator' (45:23). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best Denzel Washington 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: Olivia Crerie Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna continue with the latest Trial Royale! They discuss ‘Crimson Tide,’ ‘Fallen,’ ‘Inside Man,’ and ‘The Equalizer’ and debate which movie should move on to the finals (4:08). Later, they go through some awards and talk about their toughest cuts (50:52). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best Denzel Washington 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 Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna begin another Trial Royale! They start this multi-week series by discussing ‘Mississippi Masala,’ ‘Malcolm X,’ ‘Philadelphia,’ and ‘The Pelican Brief,’ and debate which movie should move on to the finals (4:33). Later, they go through some awards and talk about their toughest cuts (42:09). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best Denzel Washington 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 Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Neil are joined by the author of ‘The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft,’ Diana Helmuth for the final round of The Witch Trials! In this multi-week series, they’re debating the best witch movie. They start by talking about Diana’s book, the portrayal of witches in movies, and what she thinks about some of the movies they’ve talked about so far (10:08). Then they discuss some movies that missed out on the bracket (44:00), and, finally, debate which movie should win the final poll (1:11:19). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best witch 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 and Neil Miller Guest: Diana Helmuth Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave, Neil, and Joanna are back for the second round of The Witch Trials! In this multi-week series, they debate the best witch movie. They start by talking about their favorite witches on TV (4:49) and going through some witch trivia (14:28). Later, they go through some pretrial awards and dismissals (29:08) before revealing the movies that will be represented in the second-round poll and debating which one should move on to the final round (42:01). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best witch 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 Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna are back for another Trial Royale! In this multi-week series, they’ll be debating the best witch movie. They begin with the European witches in the magick division. They start by discussing the popularity of witch movies (7:10). Then, they go through some pretrial awards and dismissals (26:28) before revealing the movies that will be represented in the first-round poll and debating which one should move on to the final round (45:59). They also discuss the witch movie that was given a first-round bye (1:25:18). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best witch 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 Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member ever! But first, they check in on the Big Movie Bet (7:39). Then, they get into their personal relationships and history with ‘Saturday Night Live’ (14:15) and go through some pretrial awards and dismissals (26:49). Later, they each draft their perfect seven-member cast of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ as well as which four should make it to the final poll (50:25). Now it’s up to you to decide! Who is the best ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member ever? 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 Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best jukebox musical movie! They start by talking about the movie that inspired this debate, ‘Joker: Folie à Deux,’ as well as why the studio is afraid to show it to the press (7:20). Then, they get into the history of jukebox musicals (19:20) and go through some pretrial awards and dismissals (37:57). Later, they reveal each of their top three choices and listen to some of your picks to figure out which four should make it to the final poll (49:18). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best jukebox musical 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 Music Credits: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the biggest movie vanity project! They start by talking about the movie that inspired this debate, ‘Megalopolis’ (8:38). Then, they attempt to define “vanity project” (29:29) before going through some pretrial awards and dismissals (47:05). Later, they reveal each of their top three choices and listen to some of your picks to figure out which four should make it to the final poll (54:25). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the biggest movie vanity project? 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best stranded-on-an-island movie in honor of the 20th anniversary of ‘Lost’! They start by talking about what pieces of media they’d bring to an island (7:57) and discussing some of their favorite tropes from these movies (18:05). Then, they get into pretrial awards and dismissals (33:06). Later, they reveal each of their top three choices and listen to some of your picks to figure out which four should make it to the final poll (1:01:30). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the best stranded-on-an-island 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best on-screen mobster! They start by talking about the history of mobster movies and what they love about them (10:04). Then, they get into pretrial awards and dismissals (28:29). Later, they reveal each of their top three choices and listen to some of your picks to figure out which four should make it to the final poll (40:18). Now it’s up to you to decide! Who is the best on-screen mobster? 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the worst digital resurrection! They start by discussing the character from ‘Alien: Romulus’ that inspired the debate, as well as the history and ethics of digital resurrection technology (7:16). Later, they get into pretrial awards and dismissals (49:26) before revealing each of their top three choices and listening to some of your picks to figure out which four should make it to the final poll (1:03:02). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the worst digital resurrection? 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the most iconic moment of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies! But first, they check in on the Big Movie Bet to see where things stand as the summer comes to a close (4:04). Then, they get into ‘Lord of the Rings’ by talking about what the franchise means to each of them (12:21) before getting into pretrial awards and dismissals (27:31). Later, they reveal each of their top three choices and listen to some of your picks to figure out which four should make it to the final poll (42:55). Now it’s up to you to decide! What is the most iconic moment of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies? 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna look back at Season 2 of ‘House of the Dragon.’ They start by talking through their overall thoughts on the season (7:14). Then, they give out some “Georgie” Awards as they discuss what worked and what didn’t work in the season (18:06). Later, they answer some listener questions (56:36) before talking about this week’s poll: What was the best episode of Season 2 of ‘House of the Dragon’ (1:17:05)? Be sure to vote in this week’s poll! What was the best episode of Season 2 of ‘House of the Dragon’? 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 in two weeks! We'll be back to our usual format next episode, so 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna discuss the Season 2 finale of ‘House of the Dragon,’ “The Queen Who Ever Was.” They start with their overall thoughts on the finale (06:10), then answer some listener questions (29:19) and get into this week’s poll: Which is the most f*ckable dragon on ‘House of the Dragon’ (52:45)? Later, they head into the Storm, where they discuss—in book-spoiling detail—the major events that we’ve yet to see that may or may not appear in the next two seasons (61:48). Be sure to vote in this week’s poll! Which is the most f*ckable dragon on ‘House of the Dragon’? 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 next week! Also, send your ‘House of the Dragon’ questions to TrialByContent@gmail.com Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna discuss the seventh episode of Season 2 of ‘House of the Dragon,’ "The Red Sowing." They start by talking through their overall thoughts on the episode (5:42). Then, they answer some listener questions (19:21) before talking about this week’s poll: Who is the best young lord in Westeros (45:38)? Later, they head into the Storm, where they discuss—in book-spoiling detail—what to look forward to in the season finale (52:31) and break down the Episode 8 trailer (1:03:35). Be sure to vote in this week’s poll! Who is the best young lord in Westeros? 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 next week! Also, send your ‘House of the Dragon’ questions to TrialByContent@gmail.com. Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna discuss the sixth episode of Season 2 of ‘House of the Dragon,’ "Smallfolk." They start by talking through their overall thoughts on the episode (04:32). Then, they answer some listener questions (11:11) before talking about this week’s poll: Who else needs to be kissing on ‘House of the Dragon’ (47:53)? Later, they head into the Storm, where they discuss—in book-spoiling detail—what the events of this episode mean for the rest of the season (57:05) and break down the trailer for next week’s episode (82:58). Be sure to vote in this week’s poll! Who else needs to be kissing on ‘House of the Dragon’? 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 next week! Also, send your ‘House of the Dragon’ questions to TrialByContent@gmail.com Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna discuss the fifth episode of Season 2 of ‘House of the Dragon,’ "Regent." They start by talking through their overall thoughts on the episode (5:16). Then, they answer some listener questions (18:02) before talking about this week’s poll: What character from ‘Game of Thrones’ should have had a dragon (45:49)? Later, they head into the Storm, where they discuss—in book-spoiling detail—what the events of this episode mean for the rest of the season (52:27) and break down the trailer for next week’s episode (1:10:09). Be sure to vote in this week’s poll! What character from ‘Game of Thrones’ should have had a dragon? 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 next week! Also, send your ‘House of the Dragon’ questions to TrialByContent@gmail.com. Hosts: Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices