PEL Presents PMP#220: Peaky Blinders: Gangs of Birmingham
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
Mark Linsenmayer
4.6 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
We discuss Steven Knight's six-seasons-and-a-movie historical crime show Peaky Blinders, featuring Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al. Does the show live up to its initial excellence? It's got a great emotional premise (post-WWI PTSD), and there's a ridiculous amount of gravitas among the cast, but do the heists undermine this heft?
It's OK if you haven't seen the show; we hold off on spoilers for quite a while and warn you when we reach that point.
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| 0:47.8 | You're listening to Pretty Much pop a culture podcast, and as repeatedly instructed, we are taking a little walk to the edge of town across the tracks, but I'm not seeing any viaduct. |
| 0:49.4 | There's like a 7-Eleven. |
| 0:51.5 | There's a video store. |
| 0:56.4 | Anyway, today we're talking about the British historical crime drama TV series, |
| 0:57.3 | Peaky Blinders, |
| 0:58.8 | which started in 2014, |
| 1:01.2 | ran for six seasons through 2022, |
| 1:03.3 | and just issued a concluding film, |
| 1:05.4 | Peaky Blinders, the Immortal Man. |
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| 1:08.5 | and I don't understand how, |
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