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Politics Invades, Netflix Plans a Correct Release, 'Stick' Continues, and 'It's Always Sunny...' Has Its Best In Years

Politics Invades, Netflix Plans a Correct Release, 'Stick' Continues, and 'It's Always Sunny...' Has Its Best In Years

Update: 2025-07-22
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This week in the TV and streaming podcast, Blaine gives an overview (0:02 ) before he and Donovan discuss how politics has invaded television (1:04 ) with the funding for PBS (1:06 ). The question is: does that matter (1:08 )?

The other big political and TV news came from Colbert this week who had a shocking announcement (6:37 ).

The hosts dissect how Netflix got one release date perfect (12:09 ) before transitioning into what could be FX's big franchise hit (13:24 ).

In non-spoilers, they discuss why 'Stick' continues its improvement (16:26 ) and how 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' produced one of its best episodes in years (18:56 ).

For spoilers, the guys talk about the tactics of solid TV from 'Stick' (20:46 ) and the cultural touchstones in 'It's Always Sunny...' this week (30:30 ).

The two end the show with an idea for next week (39:15 ).

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Politics Invades, Netflix Plans a Correct Release, 'Stick' Continues, and 'It's Always Sunny...' Has Its Best In Years

Politics Invades, Netflix Plans a Correct Release, 'Stick' Continues, and 'It's Always Sunny...' Has Its Best In Years