Welcome back tributes! Did you know The Hunger Games is becoming a play this fall? In this month's episode Tribute Talk member @ronnielauth joins us as we discuss our hopes and reservations about the upcoming stage adaptation! Will you go see the play in London? Do you hope it travels to a location near you? Let us know in the comments or join us on social media @intothearenapodcast

Welcome back tributes! In this month's episode we're diving into another fandom favorite character--Tigris Snow! What do you love about Panem's first Games stylist? What did you think about Hunter's performance in Ballad? Why in the world does Tigris eat raw meat?? Let us know in the comments or join us on social media @intothearenapodcast

Welcome back tributes! In this month's episode and to celebrate the release The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes out on DVD/Blu-Ray this week--we're discussing our top 5 favorite scenes! Which scenes do you watch over an over from the film? Let us know in the comments or join us on social media @intothearenapodcast

Welcome back tributes! In this week's episode we have the extreme honor of interviewing Mackenzie Lansing, who plays our newest District 4 tribute "Coral" in The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes! District 4 super-fan AJ [ @thehungergamescollector] joins us as we discuss Mackenzie's favorite scenes, moments that were cut from the film, parallels to the rest of the franchise, and the way she approached the character of Coral! What was your favorite moment of Mackenzie's from the film? Let us...

Welcome back tributes--we've finally made it! In this episode we break down our reactions and thoughts on The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes movie! We also share our memories from visiting set locations in Germany, attending the premieres, and our experiences seeing the film with some of our Tribute Talk friends. What did you think of Ballad? How many times have you seen the movie? What episodes should we do next? Welcome to the post-Ballad era!!

Welcome back tributes! In this update mini episode we wanted to share with you our thoughts on the recent SAG-AFTRA interim agreement and what Into The Arena looks like for the next month as Ballad releases in theaters and what the two of us will be up to! Can't wait to hear everyone's thoughts on the film! It's our final conversation before seeing Ballad--see you on the other side!

Welcome back, tributes! This week, to prepare Academy students for the new TBOSAS movie, Emily and Holly discuss part 3 of "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" by Suzanne Collins. If you have yet to read the book, or just need a refresher, we hope this episode helps get you ready for the film! Share your favorite parts of the book with us on our socials @intothearenapodcast and join us for Tribute Talk every Thursday at 6:30 PST/ 9:30 EST!

Welcome back, tributes! This week, to prepare Academy students for the new TBOSAS movie, Emily and Holly discuss part 2 of "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" by Suzanne Collins. If you have yet to read the book, or just need a refresher, we hope this episode helps get you ready for the film! Stay tuned for part 3 next week and share your favorite parts of the book with us on our socials @intothearenapodcast and join us for Tribute Talk every Thursday at 6:30 PST/ 9:30 EST!

Welcome back, tributes! This week, to prepare Academy students for the new TBOSAS movie, Emily and Holly discuss part 1 of "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" by Suzanne Collins. If you have yet to read the book, we cannot recommend this enough, but in the meantime, we hope this refresher helps get you ready for the film! Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3 and share your favorite parts of the book with us on our socials @Intothearenapodcast ! Join us for Tribute Talk every Thursday at 6:30 PST/...

Welcome back, tributes! It's our first extra episode for the month of October and Holly and Emily are discussing whether Lucy Gray is really the "anti-Katniss" as director Francis Lawrence dubbed her in a recent interview with Empire Magazine. What do you think? Read the Empire article here: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/hunger-games-ballad-of-songbirds-snakes-lucy-gray-baird-opposite-katniss-everdeen/ Share your thoughts with us on our social media at @Intothearenapodcast and...

Welcome back, tributes! This week Emily and Holly kick off their weekly postings for October by celebrating the release of the latest "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" trailer! What did you think of the second trailer? Share your thoughts with us on our social media at @Intothearenapodcast and stay tuned for new episodes every week in October!

Welcome back, tributes! This week, Emily and Holly are joined by THG king of the fandom, Jerry (@hg_fanboy)! Jerry (the only guest to ever to take part in our intro) is such an amazing friend and is so knowledgeable about media and reality tv. Dive in to Suzanne's inspiration for the books, and explore how the past and current existence of reality tv reflects the story of the most gruesome reality tv show, The Hunger Games. Join us for Tribute Talk every Thursday evening at 6:30 PST/9:30...

Welcome back, tributes! Emily and Holly are back with another highly requested character episode all about the Gamemaker and Rebel himself: Plutarch Heavensbee! This episode explores the ancient archivist, Plutarch, and theorizes the connections between the real life historian and the political leader in The Hunger Games! Does Plutarch get enough credit? Are his intentions good, bad, or both? How does TBOSAS tell us more about his character? Share your thoughts with us on our socials...

Welcome back, tributes! This week Emily and Holly discuss TBOSAS's own District 12 victor, Lucy Gray Baird. We discuss our favorite moments, who is the songbird and who is the snake, and share what we are most looking forward to from Rachel Zegler's performance! Congratulations to @mar1100 for winning the magenta copy of TBOSAS. DM us on Instagram to receive your book. Be sure to check out our live podcast Tribute Talk on Thursdays at 6:30 PST/9:30 EST. Follow us on our socials...

Welcome back, tributes! This week Emily and Holly are joined by their fabulous friend and Tribute Talk panelist, Gabby! We discuss the Barnes & Noble Q&A with Suzanne Collins and David Levithan. Visit the video version of Episode 66 for a chance to win the NEW Barnes & Noble magenta paperback copy of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPjcun-Amlw Be sure to check out our live podcast Tribute Talk on Thursdays at 6:30 PST/9:30 EST and join us...

Welcome back, tributes! This week Emily and Holly are joined by their dear friend and Tribute Talk co-host, Ronnie to complete the task of finding the best Hunger Games movie scene of all time! Today, a victor is crowned! To make it more fun and interactive, check out our social media @Intothearenapodcast (yes we have a Threads account now too) to work through the bracket yourself and share your thoughts with us! What do you think about our top choice? What is your favorite scene from all...

Welcome back, tributes! This week Emily and Holly are joined by their dear friend and Tribute Talk co-host, Ronnie. This is one of the HARDEST episodes we have ever made because the three tributes have to decide from a pool of thirty favorite scenes across all four films, which scene is the BEST of all. To make it more fun and interactive, check out our social media @Intothearenapodcast (yes we have a Threads account now too) to work through the bracket yourself and share your thoughts with...

Welcome back, tributes! This week Emily and Holly discuss our most requested character episode! Who is he? He is the man, the myth, the victor, Finnick Odair!!! What are your favorite aspects of his character? Share with us on our social media @Intothearenapodcast ! Join us for Tribute Talk every Thursday live @ 6:30PM PST/9:30PM EST and follow us this summer for our Scholastic read along!n

Welcome back, tributes! This week Emily and Holly discuss the first TBOSAS trailer! What are your thoughts on the trailer? Share them with us on our social media @Intothearenapodcast!

Welcome back, tributes! This week Emily and Holly are joined by AJ (@thehungergamescollector) and Ronnie (@jabberjaysnet)! Lionsgate invited different Hunger Games creators to Las Vegas for a surprise release of TBOSAS trailer! We recap our time in Vegas and share the experience we had. If you want to hear our trailer reactions, listen to our four hour episode of Tribute Talk! Thank you to Lionsgate for this amazing experience! Share your thoughts on the trailer with us on our social media...

Welcome back, tributes! This week Emily and Holly discuss the upcoming Ballad teaser trailer, making predictions on time, what will be in it, and what won't make the cut. What scenes do you hope to see in the trailer? Share your thoughts with us on our social media @Intothearenapodcast! Join us for Tribute Talk every Thursday night at 6:30 PST/9:30 EST.

Welcome back, tributes! This week Emily and Holly tier rank all of the Hunger Games book covers. Which are our favorites? Anniversary special editions? Minimalist covers? There are SO MANY unique covers from around the world! Let us know which covers are your favorites and if we missed any! Share your thoughts with us on our socials @Intothearenapodcast and join us LIVE for Tribute Talk Thursday nights at 6:30 PST/9:30 EST! Complete your own Hunger Games book cover tier list:...

Welcome back, tributes! This week Emily and Holly discuss the Hunger Games Theme Park in Motiongate Dubai and the different games that have been created following the franchise's success. Is it ethical to have a theme park and games? What are your thoughts on potential games and roleplays? Share your thoughts with us on our socials @Intothearenapodcast ! Join us for Tribute Talk Thursday nights at 6:30 PST/9:30 EST and a Hunger Games watch-along Saturday March 25 at 3PM EST!

Welcome back, tributes! This week Emily and Holly discuss Johanna Mason, our favorite tribute from District 7! We discuss Jena as Johanna, our favorite quotes from the books and movies, and even discuss what happens to her post epilogue. What are your thoughts on Johanna? Who do you want to hear us talk about next? Share your thoughts with us @Intothearenapodcast on our socials! Join us for Tribute Talk every Thursday at 6:30 PST/9:30 EST!