Ringer-Verse Recommends: March 2026 (Featuring ‘Paradise')

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🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Spring has arrived, and with it, a bounty of nerd-culture content! First, Ben Lindbergh and Van Lathan explain the compulsive appeal of 'Paradise,' first in a general, high-level, non-spoilery sense, and then in a (clearly indicated) spoiler section on the series' just-concluded second season. After that, other Ringer-Verse hosts, friends, and listeners salute unsung releases to top off another monthly roundup of fandom favorites from TV, anime, movies, video games, books, comics, and beyond that were released recently but not yet covered in depth on a full-length episode. Intro (0:00)‘Paradise’ (2:50)‘Paradise’ Season 2 finale and spoiler section (21:10)Steve's recommendation (1:01:07)Arjuna's recommendation (1:03:18)Matt's recommendation (1:04:50)Ben’s recommendation (01:07:18)Aleya’s recommendation (1:14:31)Daniel’s recommendation (1:17:40)Listener nomination (1:20:52Recap of picks (1:22:49) Host: Ben LindberghGuests: Van Lathan, Steve Ahlman, Arjuna Ramgopowell, Matt James, Aleya Zenieris, and Daniel ChinProducer: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	McDonald's cards are here.
0:02.0	24 cards to find and free food in every pack.
0:05.0	Choose from a range of cards meals, including the legendary double big man.
0:10.0	Order a cards mill and get a pack today.
0:12.0	18 plus UK only, with selected meals subject to availability.
0:17.0	Ends 27th of April app may be required.
0:19.0	See mukD rules.com.ukukukuk, U.K. Hello and welcome into the Ringerverse, your nexus feed for all things fandom.
0:39.2	I am Ben Lindberg, senior editor for The Ringer, your host at Buttonmash, also your master of
0:44.3	ceremonies here at Ringerverse recommends, along with my loyal companion, Grumkin, the Doxand,
0:49.9	who accompanies me for this intro today. As usual, it's the monthly tradition here at the Ring
0:55.8	Reverse at the end of each month. We round up some of the many nerd culture releases that we liked,
1:01.9	but weren't able to cover in-depth on a full-length episode, at least as of yet, and we tell you
1:07.7	why we liked them and why you might like them. Obviously, this has been a busy, crowded month, but as always, some stuff has slipped
1:15.3	through the cracks and we'll be covering some of it today.
1:18.8	Our spotlight feature conversation will involve me and Mr. Van Lathen, and we will be talking
1:25.9	about Paradise Season 2 on Hulu, which just
1:29.7	wrapped up this week, Van and I are big fans of the show.
1:33.0	We're going to talk about it first in a general introductory, non-spoilery sense.
1:38.1	And then for those who are current on the show, we will have a spoiler section where we talk
1:42.3	about the wild end of season two.
1:45.2	That will be clearly noted on the show notes for this episode.
1:49.2	Also on the show notes, the other recommendations that will follow my conversation with
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