The Prestige TV Podcast
The Prestige TV Podcast is your home for instant reactions, deep dives, creator interviews, and Hall of Fame retrospectives on the best television around. Join a rotating cast of Ringer personalities including Bill Simmons, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney, Mallory Rubin, Van Lathan, and more as they break down the shows you're binging and the ones you're waiting to drop every week. Subscribe to The Prestige TV Podcast, check back weekly for our breakdowns, and most importantly, keep watching.
Episodes
September 9, 2026 • 47 mins
In our first (!) Showrunner Special episode, Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin are joined by ‘Chad Powers’ cocreator Michael Waldron to talk about why he’s so interested in centering flawed characters, how writing Season 2 was different from the first, the NIL era of college football, advice for first-time TV writers, and more!
(0:00) Intro
(3:13) How ‘Chad Powers’ was inspired by ‘Heat’
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August 31, 2026 • 68 mins
Jo and Rob go to the beach to recap the Season 1 finale of ‘Furious.’
(0:00) Intro(0:26) Instant reactions(1:08) Mailbag check-in(15:54) Alice confronts Jay Easton(21:02) Emma Easton(26:48) Catherine and Alice(33:50) Catherine’s trauma(44:16) Greek mythology corner(53:29) Will there be a Season 2?
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August 24, 2026 • 70 mins
Jo and Rob sound off on karaoke, last meals, and finale fears as they recap the penultimate episode of ‘Furious.’
(00:00) Intro(2:30) Finale fears(5:01) Mailbag check-in(18:59) Nora and Alice(24:58) Marshall’s mom(29:54) Frank Choi vs. Ed vs. the NYPD(33:30) Danny and Alice’s moment(43:18) Nora and Frank(45:07) Alice and Amy(46:20) Karaoke night(48:56) The motel takedown(50:19) Alice and Catherine(51:13) Da...
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August 19, 2026 • 59 mins
Live from Televerse, Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney look back at the year in TV (so far) by drafting their favorite dramas, comedies, scene stealers, and more.
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) The rules
(3:16) Has this been a good year for TV?
(4:50) The draft
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August 17, 2026 • 57 mins
Jo and Rob break a pen in half to recap the sixth episode of ‘Furious.’
(0:00) Intro
(1:04) Instant reactions
(9:19) Catherine and Alice meet
(16:02) The big reveal
(23:25) Systems at play
(36:11) Nora and Ed’s confrontation
(38:49) “Waiting for Godot”
(47:00) The shower showdown
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August 11, 2026 • 62 mins
Jo and Rob run a targeted search to recap the fifth episode of ‘Furious.’
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(0:00) Intro
(2:10) Instant reactions
(11:00) Mailbag check-in
(23:19) Character parallels
(32:28) Alice and Marshall
(38:21) Campbell Scott!
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August 4, 2026 • 57 mins
Joanna Robinson is joined by Yasi Salek to recap the first four episodes of ‘Furious,’ a Hulu crime thriller starring Emmy Rossum.
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(0:00) Intro
(3:23) The score and needle drops
(11:28) How the characters are portrayed
(14:55) The story so far
(17:49) Lola Petticrew’s performance
(23:58) Casting the men
(38:52) The complicated nature of the show
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July 31, 2026 • 53 mins
Jo and Rob break free to recap the finale of ‘Cape Fear.’
Intro (0:00)Instant reactions (3:27)The Cady family cookout (7:04)The Bowdens (24:51)Max’s mock trial (30:04)The ending (37:14)The ‘Cape Fear’ corkboard! (43:17)
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July 24, 2026 • 50 mins
Jo and Rob get down in the swamp for the penultimate episode of ‘Cape Fear.’
Intro (0:00)Mailbag check-in (2:08)What is going on with Anna? (5:47)Tom’s burner phone (9:17)Timeline (11:07)Cady family showdown (12:29)Max’s hospital stay (14:42)The biscuit incident (17:31)Crystal and Anna (23:31)Max’s play on Tom (32:00)Max and Noa (34:07)The boat (35:48)What’s left for Zack? (39:19)Finale hopes (4...
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July 17, 2026 • 60 mins
Jo and Rob dive into the deep end as they break down Episode 8 of 'Cape Fear.'
Intro (0:00)Anna’s free? (2:12)Mailbag check-in (4:08)Therapy hour with Zack (12:37)Natalie and the pool (15:30)The shooting (19:15)Natalie and Nevaeh (21:03)Noa and Anna (23:05)Detective Grayson (23:48)Anna’s shitty dad (26:56)Anna and Max’s kiss (29:40)Tom and Anna’s prison scene (32:44)What is this show about? (35:33)Max&rsquo...
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July 10, 2026 • 61 mins
Jo and Rob unlock the safe to recap the seventh episode of ‘Cape Fear.’
Intro (0:00)
"Mongrel" (1:52)RIP Ray (3:31)Scopolamine Watch (6:03)Zack’s Possession (9:15)Color Call Out (12:40)Max Cady Never Misses (13:57)Unhinged Line Reads (15:40)Paul (17:05)The Car Ride (20:30)Max Cady Goes Home (27:00)Creepy Luke (30:05)The Boat (32:01)Natalie’s Baptism (39:06)Planting the Drugs (41:41)Episode MVP (46:43)Tom&r...
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July 3, 2026 • 66 mins
Jo and Rob take a trip to recap the sixth episode of ‘Cape Fear.’
(0:00) Intro
(2:56) Mailbag check-in
(7:54) The black-and-white flashback
(14:14) What’s happening with Zack?
(17:30) New characters
(21:43) Max Cady
(34:20) Macrodosin’
(52:30) There’s something in the walls
(58:25) The ‘Cape Fear’ corkboard!
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June 29, 2026 • 39 mins
Van and Charles keep the volume down to recap the final four episodes of ‘The Bear’ Season 5.
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) Instant reactions
(7:25) Carmy’s ending
(9:40) Marcus and Syd
(16:15) Did the series run for one season too long?
(22:29) The lasting legacy of ‘The Bear’
(26:45) The Claire of it all
(30:41) Did the show get it right in the series finale?
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June 27, 2026 • 66 mins
Jo and Rob recap Episode 5 of 'Cape Fear,' where "weirder than last week" seems to be the guiding principle.
Intro (0:00)Mailbag check-in (1:42)‘Faith’ (9:37)Anna and Naveah (15:03)Color coding (20:31)Juliette Lewis (22:12)Paul Schneider (26:37)Lexi and Tom (30:34) Natalie’s drinking problem (33:38)The Zack of it all (36:50)Ollie (48:17)Too dumb to live (49:53)The footage (52:22)Ray and Anna (56:10)The &lsqu...
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June 25, 2026 • 44 mins
Van Lathan and Charles Holmes plug the drain to recap the first four episodes of ‘The Bear’ Season 5.
(0:00) Intro
(1:03) Previously on …
(7:57) Instant reactions
(15:33) Is Carmy better off without The Bear?
(20:54) Syd as a leader
(22:14) Why Richie is such a fascinating character this season
(24:31) Has ‘The Bear’ become more prickly?
(31:57) The restaurant’s existential crisis
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June 19, 2026 • 67 mins
Jo and Rob stop by the pop-up to recap the fourth episode of ‘Cape Fear.’
(0:00) Intro
(3:49) Mailbag check-in
(16:26) Santería Watch
(23:31) Max and Tom
(27:21) Anna and the mystery woman
(35:58) The Bowden kids
(48:55) Our Natalie theory
(54:49) Awards
(01:01:34) The ‘Cape Fear’ corkboard!
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June 17, 2026 • 53 mins
Jo and Rob accept their fate to recap the Season 1 finale of ‘Widow’s Bay.’
(0:00) Intro
(3:49) How the message got lost
(6:40) The rules
(11:26) The trolley problem: Ruth and Tom
(24:10) Bechir’s role
(26:19) ‘Lost’ references
(28:47) The teens
(31:39) What’s next?
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June 12, 2026 • 68 mins
Jo and Rob wait out the storm to recap the third episode of ‘Cape Fear.’
(0:00) Intro
(3:35) The big reveal
(14:14) Witch stuff
(18:44) What is the show trying to say?
(21:54) Max and Anna’s connection
(29:06) Lexi and Tom
(38:02) (Bad) Parent Corner
(40:09) Cape Fear River
(44:12) AngelX
(01:02:24) Our very own conspiracy board!
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June 9, 2026 • 57 mins
Jo and Rob shelter in place to recap the ninth episode of ‘Widow’s Bay.’
(0:00) Intro
(4:15) Mailbag check-in
(26:20) Let Rosemary cook
(32:25) Parallels to Stephen King’s ‘Storm of the Century’
(44:46) Finale predictions
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June 4, 2026 • 64 mins
Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney use a complex string of emoji to recap the two-episode premiere of 'Cape Fear,' an Apple TV crime thriller starring Amy Adams and Javier Bardem.
(0:00) Intro
(4:24) Source Material
(11:40) Should This Be a TV Show?
(25:44) Max Cady
(29:26) Anna Bowden
(33:56) Tom Bowden
(36:18) Zack Bowden
(43:14) Natalie Bowden
(47:50) Loose Ends
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