Podcast Episode
Episode 47 | March 11, 2022
Host
Spencer
About
Spencer drags the Boob Tube Boys into the 2020s with Squid Game, the newest and most thought-provoking show the podcast has covered yet.
Squid Game takes place in a world where the poor are forced to sacrifice their hearts, minds, and even bodies just for a shot at survival. In other words, the show is a delightfully blunt send-up of late stage capitalism, giving the Tubers plenty to chew on.
Brian shares his love of the show’s visual elements, Van attempts to lighten the mood when things get heavy, and everyone ponders the prestige of Seoul National University.
Highlights
-the BTBs introduce According to Jim as a topic for the first time
-what’s up with squids?
-Spencer passionately defends a scene’s sadness
Podcast Episode
Episode 48 | March 25, 2022
Host
Spencer
About
The Squid Game characters can’t decide if they want to actually play the deadly game or not, but the Boob Tube Boys have no trouble deciding they want to talk about the Netflix show’s second episode.
All of Squid Game’s main cast pair off in the outside world, pondering their next moves and giving the audience a chance to get to know them. Spencer, Brian, and Van discuss the plights of all involved while diving into the many ways the show mirrors the economic reality so many face.
The BTBs share their overall feelings on Squid’s entire first season, the intensity of the games themselves, and whether or not they’ll be watching the show’s inevitable second season. Van picks the podcast’s next topic, a rousing change of pace.
Highlights
-squid jokes
-the Boob Tube Boys share personal secrets
-more analysis of character motivation than on the Bones episodes
