‘Space Force’ Isn’t Sure What It Wants to Be. Plus, ‘Top Chef’ and Elwood Reid on ‘Barkskins’

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🗓️ 9 June 2020

⏱️ 88 minutes

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We recap last week’s episode of ‘Top Chef’ in which the contestants head to Italy to hunt some truffles (4:32). Netflix’s new splashy comedy ‘Space Force' isn’t sure if it wants to be mean like ‘Veep’ (23:26) or comforting like ‘The Office’ (32:15). Plus, author Elwood Reid joins the show to talk about his new TV series, ‘Barkskins’ (47:36). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Guest: Elwood Reid 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!
0:06.4	Hello and welcome to the watch!
0:07.8	My name is Chris Ryan.
0:09.0	I am an editor at theRanger.com and joining me on the other line as always is my friend Andy Greenwald.
0:14.2	Andy, what is up, man?
0:15.4	Hey, my friend.
0:16.4	How are you?
0:17.4	I'm alright. How are you doing?
0:19.2	I'm okay, man.
0:20.2	Last week we did not do a show as everybody who's a subscriber or anxiously awaits.
0:26.2	Two middle aged men's updates on Top Chef.
0:29.2	We'll know down and felt that absence in their life.
0:32.0	Andy and I wanted to take last week and just kind of take a step back.
0:35.6	Obviously, I think we were honestly odd and also just really wanted to process and participate
0:44.2	in what was happening last week in our own ways.
0:46.2	And we didn't really feel like the show really had a purpose while all that stuff is going on,
0:52.2	which is not to say that it is stopped.
0:53.8	I think it will be with us for a long time.
0:56.4	And I think that I am hopeful that we will live in a better and more just world because of it.
1:02.8	But we still have a show to do.
1:05.2	It's still a show that's largely about our relationship to pop culture and our relationship
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