Welcome to Dystopia: 'Blade Runner 2049,' 'Handmaid’s Tale,' and 'American Gods' (Ep. 148)

The Watch

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.5 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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The Ringer’s Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald discuss the new trailer for 'Blade Runner 2049' (1:30), as well as 'Billions' (11:20) and 'Handmaid’s Tale' (15:50), before deep-diving into the new Starz series 'American Gods' (34:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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