Episodes
Published 10/11/24
Published 10/11/24
Rachel Leishman (Assistant Editor, The Mary Sue) and Giovana Gelhoren join host Reshma Gopaldas to review Netflix's Nobody Wants This starring Adam Brody and Kristen Bell. The new rom com series follows a podcaster (Bell) who falls for a Rabbi, and turns each of their lives around.Adam Brody starred as Seth Cohen on The OC and Kristen Bell got her early start as Veronica Mars.Nobody Wants This is streaming on Netflix and just got renewed for a second season. Son of a Binge production credits:...
Published 10/11/24
Guest co-host Giovana Gelhoren joins host Reshma Gopaldas to breakdown Season 4 of Emily in Paris, which finds Emily and Gabriel finally getting together. But Camille's false pregnancy, a new love interest for Emily, and Gabriel's long-haired depression upends the couple's newfound happiness. All four seasons of Emily in Paris are streaming on Netflix. The show stars Lily Collins as Emily, Lucas Bravo as Gabriel, Ashley Park as Mindy Chen, Lucien Laviscount as Alfie, Camille Razat as Cam...
Published 09/29/24
Send us a textMickey Sumner joins host Reshma Gopaldas for an episode to celebrate 4 years and the series finale of Snowpiercer, based on Parasite director Bong Joon Ho's 2013 film, starring Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris, Kang-ho Song, and Octavia Spencer. Sumner plays Bess Till, alongside co-stars Jennifer Connolly who plays Melanie Cavill, Daveed Diggs (Hamilton, Blindspotting), Alison Wright (The Americans), Lena Hall, Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Rowan Blanchard, Sam O...
Published 09/22/24
Send us a Text Message.Special guest co-host and comedian Vick Krishna joins host Reshma Gopaldas to break down the first half of season 3 of The Bear on Hulu. Starring Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Oliver Platt, Jamie Lee Curtis, Olivia Colman, and more.Vick and Reshma rate how this season of The Bear stacks up against the award winning seasons 1 and 2. From cameos like Olivia Colman, Joel McHale, and Jamie Lee Curtis, Carmy and Claire's broken relationship, to Sydney ...
Published 07/23/24
Actress Jess Hong joins Son of a Binge host Reshma Gopaldas and guest co-host Robert Licuria (Gold Derby) to break down her hit Netflix show 3 Body Problem co-starring Rosalind Chao, John Bradley (Game of Thrones), Alex Sharp, Eiza González, Marlo Kelly, Benedict Wong, Liam Cunningham, Jovan Adepo, Saamer Usmani and more.Jess stars as Jin Cheng, a theoretical physicist, in 3 Body Problem, which is about a group of young scientists at Oxford University, who uncover an existential c...
Published 06/19/24
Actress and poet Caitlin O'Ryan (Outlander), and comedian and actor, Vick Krishna (Fallout) joined host Reshma Gopaldas to talk about Netflix's recent hit, Baby Reindeer, starring and created by Richard Gadd. Gadd plays "Donny" and Jessica Gunning co-stars as "Martha." Baby Reindeer is based on Gadd's true life story, of the time in his life when he was a comedian/bartender, and Gunning plays the woman who develops an unhealthy obsession with him and stalks him. She sends him over 41k emails,...
Published 05/18/24
Jake Johnson (Minx, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse) joins  for an episode of Son of a Binge to chat all about New Girl, his new podcast, "We're Here to Help," with Garrett Reynolds, his friendship with co-stars Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris, and Hannah Simone, and what it was like working with Tom Cruise. Jake opens up about what Max taught him about acting on television, why he and Gareth decided to start their advice podcast, and the story behind his doppleganger, fake...
Published 12/31/23
Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, Sex Education) joins Son of a Binge to chat all about his stint playing Archie Leach, known to most as Cary Grant, on Britbox's Archie. Based on the book, "Archie",  by Grant's ex-wife Dyan Cannon, and BAFTA-winner Jeff Pope, Archie tells the story of a young boy who turned himself into one of Hollywood's biggest stars. Isaacs breaks down the man behind the myth, from the death of Archie's mother, to his relationship with his father, his wives and the light of his...
Published 12/22/23
Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) joins to chat all about her new Audible series, "Slayers: A Buffyverse Story," starring Charisma Carpenter, James Marsters, Juliet Landau, Danny Strong, Emma Caulfield, Anthony Head, and more. Ever wonder what happened to Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) Spike (James Martsters), Angel (David Boreanaz), Willow (Alyson Hannigan), Tara, Anya, Giles, Drucilla, Cordelia and more? Amber Benson and Christopher Golden co-created and wrote the new Buffy  audio...
Published 12/19/23
Stacy London, former host of "What Not to Wear," joins Reshma Gopaldas to chat all about Apple TV's "Silo," starring Rebecca Ferguson ("Mission Impossible"), Common, Tim Robbins, Rashida Jones ("The Office"), David Oyelowo, Chinaza Uche, Ferdinand Kingsley, Sonita Henry, Will Patton and more. Stacy also explains why she isn't watching "And Just Like That," and why she's never watched "Sex & the City."  Son of a Binge production credits: Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG...
Published 09/26/23
Kelli Berglund joins host Reshma Gopaldas  to chat all about episode to talk about her show, "Heels," on Starz and the show she's in the middle of bingeing, "The Bear," on Hulu. Berglund talks all about her co-stars, Stephen Amell, Mary McCormack, Executive Producer Mike O'Malley, Alexander Ludwig, and more.  Berglund plays Crystal Turner in the wrestling drama and season 1 ended with her character winning it all. Berglund also reveals she is still recognized the most for her role as Bree...
Published 08/04/23
Simone Kessell (Lottie, "Yellowjackets") joins host Reshma Gopaldas and special guest Jazz Tangcay (Variety, Senior Artisans Editor) for a double Son of a Binge episode to talk about "Yellowjackets" season 2 finale & the "Succession" series finale. Kessell chats all about the jaw dropping "Yellowjackets" season 2 finale, shares some fun stories about her co-stars, Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress, and Lauren Ambrose. "Yellowjackets" is streaming now on...
Published 05/30/23
Sara Bareilles (Grammy-Award winner, Netflix's "Girls5Eva") and Jennifer Bareilles join host Reshma Gopaldas for a special Son of a Binge episode where the sisters break down "Bad Sisters," airing on Apple TV+.  "Bad Sisters" was created by Sharon Horgan ("Catastrophe," "Shining Vale") and is set in Ireland. "Bad Sisters" follows the story of 5 sisters, played by Eve Hewson, Sarah Greene, Eva Birthistle, and Anne-Marie Duff. The Bareilles sisters revealed they recently binged the show, when...
Published 03/07/23
Hamilton star Renée Elise Goldsberry (She-Hulk, Girls 5Eva) chats all about the Game of Thrones prequel, House of Dragon (HBO) on the latest episode of Son of a Binge.  Renée reveals why she prefers the prequel to the original. Plus, she confesses what made her stop watching Game of Thrones in the early seasons. She also talks about what she learned from being on One Life to Live, and how soap operas set the stage for dramas like House of Dragon. Renée gets candid about diversity on...
Published 12/17/22
Schitt’s Creek’s Rizwan Manji stops by Son of a Binge to chat all about Bridgerton. Rizwan admits he was never a period piece fan until Bridgerton. From the South Asian cast in season 2, to Regé-Jean Page’s Duke, to Nicola Coughlan’s Penelope, Rizwan breaks down why he binged Bridgerton so quickly. He also shares some Schitt’s Creek set stories, including his very first scene with Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara. Rizwan has starred in Outsourced, Mr. Robot and currently can be seen in...
Published 10/03/22
In this episode, we break down "Stranger Things" Season 4 with special guests Jazz Tangcay (Variety, Senior Artisans Editor) and Producer Emily Collins. Netflix's "Stranger Things" just aired their season 4 finale episode and we get into it all, from Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), to Steve (Joe Keery), to Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), to Eddie (Joseph Quinn), to Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Hopper (David Barbour). We discuss all the things the finale left us with: Is that really Steve's chest hair?...
Published 07/24/22
Amanda Seales (HBO's "Insecure,"  HBO's "I Be Knowin," Author, "Small Doses," & Host, "Smart Funny & Black,") joins Son of a Binge to talk about one of her favorite shows ever, "Friday Night Lights." Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose, Amanda tells us why the football show is "Texas Forever" to her.  From Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler) to Tami Taylor (Connie Britton) and Tim Riggins (Taylor Kitsch) She also talks about what shows she grew up watching and the one she will never stop...
Published 05/13/22
Kate Walsh (Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, 13 Reasons Why, Emily in Paris) joins host Reshma Gopaldas to talk about one of her favorite television show binges, "Outlander." Walsh reveals that she started watching "Outlander"  in 2014 when she was recovering from brain surgery. She brings us through everything she loves about the show and her most recent binge of Season 5. "Outlander " stars Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan as Claire and Jamie Fraser and airs on Starz. Son of a Binge...
Published 03/12/22