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The Prestige TV Podcast

‘Pluribus’ Episode 6: The Tricky Balance of Koumba

The Prestige TV Podcast

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Tv & Film

4.21.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Jo and Rob know you need some space, but the latest episode of Apple TV’s ‘Pluribus’ deserves a recap, so here it is! (0:00) Intro (3:17) Thoughts on episode 6 (9:40) The tricky balance of Koumba (13:30) Listener emails (20:04) Let’s talk about consent (32:46) Human-Derived Protein (40:26) Carol’s isolation (46:46) Giliigan-verse shots Email us! prestigetv@spotify.com or lickingthedonut@gmail.com Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of The Prestige TV Podcast and so much more! Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Rob Mahoney Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Additional Production Support: Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, welcome back to the Prestige TV podcast feed.

0:21.5

I'm Joanna Robinson.

0:23.1

And we are Rob Mahoney.

0:24.3

Oh, we are.

0:25.1

We are.

0:28.4

We also are, I don't know, the world's number one pigeon hater.

0:34.5

Listen, I don't know if you guys heard the origin story of Rob's fight with pigeons, but I want to say that recently our listeners have started sending in

0:39.1

pigeon merch.

0:41.0

They have.

0:41.8

For Rob to consider purchasing.

0:44.1

So this has become a full-fledged bit now and I'm really into it.

0:47.1

So Rob, where can folks send their suggestions for pigeon merch for you?

0:51.2

Always to Prestige TV at Spotify.com, but especially to Licking the Donut,

0:55.6

D-O-N-U-T at gmail.com. And Joe, it's gotten so bad that now I am getting Instagram ads for

1:01.8

pigeon merch. So, are you? Thanks, everybody slash I hate you. But at some point, me and the

1:08.0

pigeons are going to have to get together and hash this out, because this is just not sustainable.

1:12.1

Listen, I think everyone in the world except for you is team pigeon, so I wish you luck in this fight.

1:17.0

It's just simply not true. I'm sorry, that's absolutely nothing.

1:20.7

I've yet to hear from a fellow pigeon hater. Everyone else is, everyone seems indignant over your pigeon slander.

1:27.3

Sarah Paulson included, apparently.

1:28.6

Sarah Paulson, number one, Rob Mahoney, enemy.

1:31.6

Okay, so listen, we're here to talk about Pluribus, episode six, HDP, written by Vera Blassi, and directed by Ganja Montero, and HDP, HP, Human Dribute, no mystery about what this episode title means. No. Ontario and HTTP human derived protein.

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