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Grab your contractually obligated Lycra and energy drink sponsorship - it’s time for another turbo-charged episode of Podcast Assemble! This week, the boys are joined by. Regs! Tommy’s been brushing up on L.A. Confidential (because noir never dies), DL’s still swimming with The Sopranos (he’s all in on gabagool culture). Then it’s on to the big reboot of the dystopian deathmatch classic: The Running Man (2025).

Timecodes:

• Intro (00:00 )
• What Have You Been Up To? (19:18 )
• MAIN TOPIC: The Running Man (2025) (32:24 )
• Stupid Plot Summary (35:43 )
• Cast & Crew (39:28 )
• Goofy IMDB Picture (40:56 )
• About Running Man (46:31 )
• Plot (54:07 )
• Performances (1:14:23 )
• Tones & Themes (1:15:51 )
• 3 Best & 3 Worst (1:22:04 )
• Critical Reception (1:27:34 )
• Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)? (1:29:07 )
• !! SPOILERS START !! (1:31:27 )
• !! SPOILERS END !! (1:37:08 )
• Trivia True or False (1:37:18 )
• Wrapping Up (1:39:55 )

Main Topic:

The Running Man (2025) reboots the Reagan-era bloodsport satire for a streaming-obsessed world—and somehow makes it feel even more plausible. Contestants now fight for their lives in a gladiator arena that looks suspiciously like a YouTube thumbnail. The new host is as bombastic, the deaths more algorithmic, but will the 1987 classic be getting a revival after this? DL thinks it has its moments. Tommy’s mostly impressed they managed to make it more depressing and more expensive.

Is The Running Man (2025) a smart, savage update—or just Black Mirror with gym memberships? Let us know at thepodcastassemble@gmail.com or hit us up on socials. Bonus points if you can explain what Ghost actually does.

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