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The Watch

‘Task’ Is Everything We Want It to Be. Plus, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

The Watch

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.55.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Chris and Andy talk about some of the winners from the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday and what they predict for the main awards show coming up on Sunday (8:56). Then they go deep on the premiere of the new HBO crime show ‘Task.’ They talk about the similarities to and differences from Brad Ingelsby’s first Philly-set crime show, ‘Mare of Easttown’ (16:44), and the outstanding performances from Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, and Emilia Jones (41:43). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Producers: Kaya McMullen and Kai Grady Video Producer: Jon Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Claire worked in the marketing department for an up-and-coming artisan bakery. Unfortunately, the artisan

0:07.5

bakery in question was so up-and-coming. Nobody actually knew it existed. But then she had the

0:14.3

really good idea to use Canva to create a business plan. It looked good, really, really good.

0:23.0

Their investors thought so too.

0:31.0

And now their hotcakes are selling like, well, exactly. Thanks, Canber. There are some things you should always check, like the hygiene rating on your local takeaway, the setting on your

0:37.0

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0:39.3

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1:00.7

I need sports to have to clear the room.

1:03.7

Stand up and walk now. Now.

1:06.5

Hello and welcome to The Watch. My name is Chris Ryan. I am an editor at the ringer.com and joining me in the studio. He's a re-drumming recipe. It's Andy Greenwald.

1:19.8

I love marshmallows. It's cheese. Oh. Andy, we are going to be talking about the new HBO show. Task today.

1:27.1

The show we were born to talk about. The show where if you cut my arm open, task would spill out. She has future episodes. It's set in Delco, outside of Philadelphia. It stars Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelfrey. It is a crime show. It's what we do the podcast for, days like this. But first, 15 minutes of just

1:46.1

uninterrupted banter. First, we have to welcome back our number one, Kyya.

1:52.5

Hello, I'm back. We missed you. You had a beautiful vacation. Yeah, did you guys know that

1:57.3

Italy is like incredible? Yeah, but first of all, we know it.

2:01.0

Chris and I don't, what's the word, take vacations. I do. But we, okay, I don't take vacations, but I like to watch other people's vacations. And I just want to commend you, Kaya, for doing it right. Everyone, anyone apparently can just go to southern Italy and get on a boat. You went northern Italy. beautiful

2:17.3

vistas

2:18.0

hiking

2:18.6

crisp

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