‘Fallout’ Season 2, Episode 7 Reactions | Button Mash

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🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 83 minutes

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You always end up back where you started … and this week Van Lathan ends up back on Button Mash as he and Ben Lindbergh break down the penultimate episode of ‘Fallout’ Season 2, “The Handoff.” After sharing their overall review, they consider Steph’s backstory, catch up with the core characters, and assess how several storylines could come together in the finale. Along the way, they contemplate Canadian heritage, the Ghoul’s accent, and whom they would want with them on a Wasteland journey. Intro (0:00)Reactions to “The Handoff” (6:00)The Ghoul’s Accent (14:47)Steph’s Backstory (18:06)Betty and Other Wild Cards (26:48)Lucy and Hank (37:46)Coop, Maximus and Thaddeus (52:43)Outro (1:20:02) Host: Ben LindberghGuest: Van LathanProducer: Devon RenaldoAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.2	I am Ben Lindberg, senior editor for the Rer and button mash host, never underestimate the power of brand recognition. And our brand
1:17.7	is button mash, where we're serving button mash potatoes, always your favorite. It's been a while
1:22.9	since we last mashed with Van Lathen. Where's he been? We didn't have a falling out, so to speak.
1:29.2	He was sent on a leadership exchange program in Vault 31.
1:32.8	But as Maximus says, you always end up back where you started.
1:35.9	And Van has found his way back to Buttonmash as this fallout season winds down.
1:41.5	Wonder Van Lathen.
1:43.1	Well, hello, old chum.
1:44.8	Ben, that was masterful.
1:47.2	How many references to this episode could I cram into one intro?
1:51.0	How can you get into one goddamn?
1:53.4	That was masterful.
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