Fill a dish with hard candies for Dave Chen, who's back after a long absence to talk about the somewhat mysterious appeal of FX's aging-spy-vs.-spy drama, The Old Man. Does Sarah think it needs more process-y bits? Does the excellent acting by Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, and their younger versions make up for long nobody-talks-like-that passages of abstraction? And are Dave and Carol the real heroes? Later, we went Around The Dial with Rutherford Falls, RHONJ, and Players before Tara tried to convert us to her team with a sixth-season Seinfeld. DB Cooper won, Canada lost, and then we all wedged ourselves into a snowglobe for a Game Time from Dan Cassino. When you're done paying for your groceries with a check, hold your ear trumpet up to an all-new Extra Hot Great.

GUESTS

👤 Dave Chen

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 👴🏻 The Old Man

Around The Dial: 🎰 Rutherford Falls

Around The Dial: 🎮 Players

Around The Dial: 🤷‍♀️ The Real Housewives Of New Jersey

The Canon: 🏆 Seinfeld S06.E15: The Beard

Winner & Loser: 👍 D.B. Cooper

Winner & Loser: 👎 Canada

Game Time: 🧠 Tommy Westphall's Home For Imaginary Friends

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 412 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

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