Wax Episodic | Pluribus • IT: Welcome to Derry • Fallout
Fun, in-depth, episode-by-episode talk about great TV. Current shows: Pluribus, It: Welcome to Derry, and Fallout. On hiatus: Alien: Earth Great TV is art. It surprises, thrills, delights, and moves us. It can clarify what we already know to be true—or expand our world. Wax Episodic is for you if you don’t just watch great TV—you want to immerse yourself in it and connect with other fans. Hosted by longtime TV podcaster Jason Cabassi (The ’Cast of Us, Welcome to the White Lotus) and friends, Wax Episodic covers some of the best current scripted TV series. With sharp insight, genuine reactions, and a mix of analysis and fun, we break it all down episode by episode—including a listener feedback segment where you guys join in the conversation.
Episodes
November 6, 2025 • 96 mins
We love how this show gives us something new each week. This week, a swanky cocktail party for a bunch of corporate sellouts, a mysterious vault full of possibly cultist mutants, and a makeshift new “govermint”. Join Kasi and Jason to talk it out.
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October 31, 2025 • 106 mins
Wow, how messed up can this show get? Apparently way more, and it’s only episode two. We’re loving the story (with one possible questionable exception) and the characters and the twisted creativity behind these nightmare scenarios, and we thought this episode deepened things as the show gets more into the racial tensions of the 1960s.
Next up on IT: Welcome to Derry: S1E3 “Now You See It”. Let us know your thoughts!
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October 30, 2025 • 104 mins
Lots of people hiding things in this episode, and things not being what they seemed. You can trust us though. We’d never steer you wrong.
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Simlish translator: https://anythingtranslate.com/translators/simlishtranslator/
Next up on Fallout: S1E6 “The Trap”. Let us know your thoughts!
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October 26, 2025 • 77 mins
It’s time for IT. To us this first episode felt more like a classic ‘80s-style horror movie as a TV series than anything we’ve seen before, which is really fun! Join Shawn and Jason to talk it out.
Next up on IT: Welcome to Derry: S1E2 “The Thing in the Dark”. Let us know your thoughts!
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October 24, 2025 • 95 mins
Between Steph’s seduction of Chet after dressing him in her dead husband’s clothes, and feral ghouls that are basically rage virus zombies, and JELL-O pie, we were smiling ear-to-ear at this week’s episode. Join Kasi, Kara, and Jason as we talk it out, with some bonus Greek myth comparisons from Kara to boot.
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Nuka-Cola locater: https://www.jonessoda.com/pages/costco-ne-fallout
Next up: Fallout S1E5 “The Past...
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October 17, 2025 • 110 mins
Another fantastic episode in this show of extremes, and this time Kara’s here along with Kasi and Jason to talk it out!
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A super cute Axolotl: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ani...
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October 10, 2025 • 96 mins
This episode was stuffed to the gills with cool s#%t — gory action, irradiated mutant animals, the most adorable dog ever, and freakin' Michael “Ben Linus” Emerson — as Lucy explored the surface world and Maximus realized his dream of playing knight. Join Jason and Kasi as we talk it out!
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Bethesda Softworks Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/BethesdaSoftworks
Is Fallout 76 Worth Playing In 2025? https:...
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October 2, 2025 • 81 mins
Here we go: Fallout! This retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic extravaganza is a collision of humor and terror, charm and gore, propriety and depravity, mystery and adventure, and so much more. It’s smartly written, extravagantly produced, and we think the casting is perfect, with Ella Purnell as our uber-plucky hero, and Walton Goggins as our sassy, ghoulish foil.
I’m joined by Kasi and Wendy to talk out this first episode, which...
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September 26, 2025 • 163 mins
It wasn’t as conclusive a season finale as we maybe wanted, but it was chock full of Alien: Earth greatness, and Jason, Randy, and Kara had a blast getting into all the details.
Thank you to all you guys who watched and listened along with us. It was a great time!
Next up for Wax Episodic: The post-apocalyptic, retro-futuristic, mutant-infested extravaganza, Fallout! Come join us for another great ride! All eight episodes of...
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September 18, 2025 • 111 mins
Such a mix of tones in this action-packed episode, at times simultaneously sad, sweet, disturbing, funny, and horrific. We were down with it and we’re very much looking forward to the finale next week. Listen in as we talk it out.
ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re looking at covering either Severance or Fallout next while we wait for the Pluribus premiere. Want to help us choose which one? Join our Podcastica FB group at facebook.com/groups/p...
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September 12, 2025 • 137 mins
Deepening questions of loyalty, identity, and morality this week, and also toxic fly barf.
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• The Pandominion parallel earths books Jason mentioned: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/series/m-r-carey/the-pandominion/
Next up: Alien: Earth S1E7 “Emergence”. Let us know your thoughts!
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September 4, 2025 • 144 mins
Blech!!!! Ewwwwwwwww!!!
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August 28, 2025 • 119 mins
A quieter episode, but filled with fascinating angles to think about and explore, entertaining character dynamics, and most of all, rising tension on all fronts. This thing is clearly headed towards a major clusterf&@ck... Kara and Jason are happy to be joined this ep by Alien aficionado Archmaester Renny!
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August 21, 2025 • 129 mins
Bro! Did you see this episode?! Dude, it was creepy as f#$k! But seriously, we’re loving the dynamism of this show. It’s at times funny, disturbing, thrilling, thought-provoking, beautiful, and massively grody. And this episode delivered on all fronts, bro! Join Randy and Jason to talk it out.
Next up: Alien: Earth S1E4 “Observation”. Let us know your thoughts!
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August 14, 2025 • 142 mins
The wait is over — Alien: Earth has landed, and Noah Hawley’s first two episodes deliver everything we hoped for: suspense, grotesque alien terrors, strange new lifeforms, and a sharp look at how unchecked corporate ambition could shape our future — in a series that (at least so far) feels both classic and brand new. Join Jason, Randy, and Kara as we dig into “Neverland” and “Mr. October.”
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Brain interface used to edi...
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August 11, 2025 • 18 mins
We can’t lie, we’re excited for Pluribus, the upcoming series created by Breaking Bad showrunner Vince Gilligan. I (Jason) am equally thrilled to be covering that on this podcast after Alien: Earth, with my former Walking Dead ‘Cast co-host of 10 years, Karen! Happiness is contagious.
Join us in this quick episode for a rundown on everything we know so far about this series, plus some speculation on what it’s going to be about. ...
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August 7, 2025 • 130 mins
So much fun to revisit one of the most classic sci-fi action movies ever. We’re starting to think these creatures might be dangerous, btw. Join Randy and Jason for some in-depth appreciation before we move on to the new stuff!
Links:
Alien: Earth trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbsiKjVAV28
Abstract for Archmaester Rennie’s article "Negotiating the Vietnam War Through Permeable Genre Borders: Aliens as Vietnam ...
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July 7, 2025 • 113 mins
Are you more excited for a show that takes place in the Alien universe, or a new Noah Hawley show? For us it’s both. To get ready for Alien: Earth (premiering August 12), we’re going back to the beginning, to the iconic 1979 sci-fi horror classic, Alien! Transmission incoming.
Alien: Earth trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbsiKjVAV28
Next up: The blockbuster 1986 Alien follow-up, James Cameron’s Aliens. Let us know ...
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July 3, 2025 • 23 mins
Who are we? What is this? What’s going on here?! Short answer: We’re gonna be podcasting on some great TV shows, the ones you’re still thinking about when they’re over, and want someone to talk to about. Long answer: See podcast.
Next up: The iconic 1979 sci-fi thriller that started it all, Alien! Let us know your thoughts.
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