I'm Listening : A Frasier Podcast with Anita Flores

Grab the tissues, Roz is back and it’s the season finale of the Frasier revival! TV writer and friend of the pod Rekha Shankar joins Anita to pinpoint every moment in the finale that made them cry. They also go through their favorite callbacks to the original series including Martin’s dancing Santa and the return of Roz Doyle’s perfect zingers. Later on, Rekha and Anita discuss what a season 2 could look like and theorize how Bebe Glazer could return for a one episode arc.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why hasn’t Frasier returned to the Cheers bar in the revival? Friend of the pod John Hodgman makes a case for bringing Frasier back to his original drinking hole and demands more references to Boston other than Moose’s accent. John and Anita discuss their favorite moments from episode 9 including Frasier’s beautiful monologue about Martin and Andy Daly’s hilarious cameo. They also pitch who John should play in season 2: a rival Harvard professor who went to Yale. Later on, Judge John Hodgman enters the courtroom to settle a dispute between a husband who’s sick of hearing about David Hyde Pierce’s talent for physical comedy and his wife, who will never stop mentioning David Hyde Pierce’s talent for physical comedy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When are we going to see Frasier shirtless again?! The Bechdel Cast host Jamie Loftus has some sexy thoughts to share about her first TV crush Kelsey Grammar, and his chest hair.  They reminisce about watching the show on old fashioned TVs (the kind with dials!) as kids and unpack their Frasier dreams. They also discuss “Daphne erasure” in episode 8, the problem with new Freddy, and how they’d like to see Roz return.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lilith is back, but this time with no slicked back bun! Connor Ratliff joins Anita to discuss his love of ‘Cheers,’ the return of Bebe Newirth, her connection to his podcast ‘Dead Eyes,’ and Alan’s white linen suit. Could Alan be a figment of Frasier’s imagination? Connor’s got a theory. They also pitch a retired police dog that’s actually the reincarnation of Martin Crane as Frasier’s new pet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a Frasier/Freddy love triangle! Comedy writer Ben Rosen joins Anita to discuss the revival’s best episode so far, sharing their favorite moments including Frasier using the word, “saboteur!” Ben also talks about the inspiration behind his Frasier tweets and the hilarious spec script he wrote about the brothers Crane dabbling in cannibalism.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices