‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 2 Rewatch (Part 1)
Mal and Jo are back in the Hellmouth! They continue their ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ rewatch with the first half of Season 2 (through Episode 14 “Innocence”)! They talk about their favorite episodes, most dated moments, the best fits, how hot Giles is, and more!
(00:00) Intro(12:49) Opening Snapshot(38:48) Our Favorites(01:19:40) Superlatives
Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonProducer: Carlos ChiribogaSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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Our 10 Favorite Villains of the Century (So Far)
It feels good to be bad! Mal and Jo share their top 10 villains of the century (so far) and round it out with some honorable mentions.
(0:00) Intro
(6:19) Rules
(24:31) Jo’s no. 10
(29:50) Mal’s no. 10
(37:56) Mal’s no. 9
(42:31) Jo's no. 8
(49:12) Mal’s no. 8
(54:21) Jo's no. 7
(1:04:15) Jo's no. 9 and Mal's no. 7
(1:08:28) Jo's no. 6
(1:16:39) Mal's no. 6
(1:22:14) Jo's no. 5
(1:28:30) Jo's no. 4
(1:34:55) Mal's no. 4
(1:40:22) Mal's no. 3
(1:47:29) Jo's no. 3 and Mal's no. 2
(1:57:31) Mal's no. 5 and Jo's no. 2
(2:07:27) Jo's no. 1
(2:14:53) Mal's no. 1
(2:22:52) Honorable Mentions
Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson
Producers: Mike Wargon, Kevin Lam, and John Richter
Social: Jomi Adeniran
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Trailer Deep Dive
Mal and Jo are back in Westeros to dive deep into the first trailer for the new ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff, ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.’ First, they discuss their overall impressions of the trailer and expectations for the show, then they break down the trailer moment by moment in a spoiler-free fashion. Later, they head over to book corner for a spoiler-filled trailer chat!
(00:00) Intro(22:48) Opening snapshot(01:10:49) Deep dive(02:18:17) Book corner: SPOILERS!
Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducer: Carlos ChiribogaSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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2025 Halloween Costume Recommendations
Jo is joined by some of your favorite Ringer hosts to talk about Halloween, rules for picking a costume, and what pop culture–related costumes will be the most popular this year. From ‘Weapons’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ to ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Andor,’ this pod has a little bit of everything!
(00:00) Intro
(02:25) Van Lathan and Charles Holmes
(24:28) Chris Ryan
(34:40) Jodi Walker and Nora Princiotti
Host: Joanna Robinson
Guests: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Chris Ryan, Jodi Walker, and Nora Princiotti
Producers: Carlos Chiriboga and Jon Jones
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
Social: Jomi Adeniran
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‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Revisited
Mal and Jo are back in Hawkins to continue their rewatch of ‘Stranger Things’ in the run-up to the fifth and final season. Next up: revisiting Season 3! They talk about their original experience with this season and hand out some superlatives!
(00:00) Intro(03:57) Mailbag(08:36) Opening Snapshot(45:19) Best New Addition(51:00) Best Use of the Summer Setting(53:09) Most Important Relationship(01:00:23) Most Emotional Moment(01:13:49) Funniest Moment(01:23:11) Scariest Moment(01:31:01) Goopiest Moment(01:33:42) Best Coming-of-Age Moment(01:38:33) Award for Honoring the Nerds(01:43:51) Ship Wars(01:51:18) Best Quote(01:56:57) Most Memorable Visual(02:00:25) Favorite Pop Culture Influence(02:04:08) Most Potent Use of ‘80s Nostalgia(02:06:43) '80s Parenting: We Have Some Notes(02:10:47) Fit (or Hair) Lord(02:12:40) Shortest Shorts Lord(02:16:00) Best Needle Drop(02:18:43) Best Netflix Subtitles(02:21:28) Season 3 MVP(02:23:00) Season 5 Lookahead
Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and John RichterSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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Welcome to ‘House of R,’ where Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson explore your favorite fictional universes with their signature Deep Dives into everything from ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Star Wars,’ ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to Marvel, and beyond. Whether they’re parsing mythology, story themes, and character arcs or tracing influences across decades of fantasy and sci-fi stories, Jo and Mal will be here weekly with Deep Dives into new nerd culture releases, nostalgic revisitations of their favorite tales in fandom, Tropes Course examinations, Hall of Fame inductions, Hype Meters, drafts, mailbags, watch lists, top moments countdowns, recommendations, and more.
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