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The Watch

‘Perry Mason’ Is Dark, but to What End? Plus: the Top Chef, Melissa King.

The Watch

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.55.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

‘Perry Mason,’ the HBO reboot starring Matthew Rhys, is very expensive and very dark. Will either of those aspects make for a popular TV show (1:50)? Plus, we welcome the winner of ‘Top Chef,’ Melissa King, to the show to talk about her strategy for the finale (24:55) and what she learned about her cooking this season (37:59). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Guest: Melissa King Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I need support staff to clear the room.

0:04.0

Stand up and walk now!

0:06.5

Hello and welcome to the watch.

0:07.7

My name is Chris Ryan.

0:08.7

I am an editor at therider.com and joining me on the other line keeps the note keep

0:13.7

crispy.

0:14.7

It's Andy Grillewals!

0:15.7

Woo!

0:16.7

I thought you were going to do a Perry Mason bit, but you did top chef.

0:20.2

Andy, is Perry Mason going to be popular?

0:24.0

Let's set up the show before you start asking the big questions.

0:27.8

So on today's show called the watch podcast, a pop culture podcast, we were...

0:32.5

It's an ungainly title we're working on it.

0:34.9

We were so honored to be joined by Melissa King who...

0:38.7

Sorry, spoilers.

0:40.1

Spoiler alert is the winner of top chef.

0:42.2

She is top chef.

0:43.2

So Melissa was so nice to give us some of her time and we talked to her about the finale,

0:48.6

her season, top chef in general and what she's been doing since.

0:52.8

We are on a real run and the only people left for us to talk to you after Padma and

0:57.8

Melissa are Gregory because I think we both wanted to talk to him no matter what and whoever

1:02.3

has been doing Tom's hats this season.

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