David and Jean cover the penultimate episode of HBO's Lanterns season one, praising the continued chemistry between Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as the...

David sits down with Tolkien scholar and Lorehounds co-host Marilyn R. Pukkila for a conversation about Rings & Rituals Season 2, currently running on the Rings...

David and Jean dedicate a full episode to listener feedback on "Bad Optics," covering emails, voicemails, and Discord comments on fan theories and...

David and Jean continue their episode-to-episode coverage of HBO's Lanterns with a tightly plotted sixth episode. The fresh takes cover the show's...

David, Lisa, and Bryan celebrate the life and career of Catherine O'Hara, who passed away in January 2026. The trio traces her path from waitressing at...

David is joined by Nichole from Nevermind the Music and Lisa (RedZippy) from Into the West for an impromptu reaction to the 78th Emmy Awards, sparked by Rhea...

David and Jean cover the season's midpoint climax with a fresh takes discussion praising Aaron Pierre and Poorna Jagannathan's performances this...

Jean walks Elysia through a recap of all the Apocalyptic plot arcs of season two of X-Men '97 on Disney+. Along the way they debate why the back half of the...

David and Jean hit the midseason mark of HBO's Lanterns with an episode that keeps flipping the buddy cop dynamic between Hal and John Stewart Jr. on its...

David, Lisa, and Bryan light a candle for two icons lost just 48 hours apart. The first half celebrates Dolly Parton, from her childhood in Appalachian poverty...

David and Jean continue their episode-to-episode coverage of HBO's Lanterns with the season's third installment, a deep dive into John Stewart Jr.'s...

David and Jean continue their episode-to-episode coverage of HBO's Lanterns with the season's second installment. The conversation opens with fresh...

Mundy, who's six weeks into outlining his potential season-two story, is about to go pitch it: "We'll talk to folks about it really soon."

David and Jean close out their season three coverage with a bumper community feedback episode, working through an enormous volume of messages from across email,...

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David and Jean kick off their episode-to-episode coverage of HBO's Lanterns with the series premiere. The conversation opens spoiler free, walking through...

Jean and Elysia dive into the characters, action, and moments that triggered tears in Spider-Man: Brand New Day , the start of a new MCU Spider-Man trilogy...

David and Jean cover the season three finale, an episode that delivers on its promises while leaving plenty of open threads heading into season four. The battle...

David, Lisa, and Bryan light a candle for Sam Neill, who passed away shortly after announcing he was cancer free following treatment for the blood cancer he was...

John and Elysia are joined by Mark from Nevermind the Music to revisit the music and characters of The Vampire Lestat (aka Interview with the Vampire S3) and...

David and Jean dig into listener feedback on "A Dragon in Winter," with a community that had plenty to say. The conversation opens with a lively debate...

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With DCU's Supergirl (2026) now available to watch at home, Jean and Elysia dive into the controversial film. After their spoiler-free (more positive than...

David and Jean cover the penultimate episode, packed with small scenes and big questions about power. The dragon fight gets its due, from the direction and CGI...

Apple surprise-dropped a new short story on us: a show-universe journal compiled by the character Robert Sims detailing his investigations into the mysterious...

David and Jean dig into community feedback on "Faceless Men," covering listener reactions to the episode's many moving pieces and open questions....

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David and Jean cover episode six, unpacking the episode's title across its multiple meanings and what they signal about where the season is heading. The...

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David and Jean dig into listener feedback on "Unbowed and Unbent," and the episode's most contested scene dominates the conversation. The community...

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As Daniel and Helen's investigation heats up in one timeline, and Juliette is back on the run in another, Silo season 3, episode 4 reminds its characters...

Take a seat at the table for the 7th course (the soul!) of this feast of a season. Elysia and John become talking heads about talking heads as they recap the...

David and Jean take a scene by scene approach to "Unbowed and Unbent," an episode that shifts gears from the psychological intensity of the earlier run...

Welcome to the Lorehounds! We're David, John, and Elysia — proud independent podcasters who dig deep into the shows and movies you love. We go beyond recaps...

Elysia selects 10 new horror, sci-fi, and fantasy features premiering at the 2026 Fantasia International Film Festival Lorehounds most likely to want to watch.

David and Jean return for a thematic breakdown of Tumbleton . The conversation moves through the strategic nightmare Ormond has created by garrisoning his...

Is anyone really ok after this episode? We're in shock after watching Claudia give her daddy vampires a piece of her mind. There are witches, betrayals, and...

HBO Max is bringing several of its biggest series to San Diego Comic-Con this year. Things kick off Thursday with Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, the upcoming Max Original comedy set in The Big Ban...

David and Jean return to dig into listener feedback on "Rhaenyra Triumphant," with voicemails and messages from community members and fellow podcasters....

Elysia and Luke celebrate the return of a long-awaited character and the introduction of one of Elysia's book favorites, and the many moral quandaries he...

Explore the Great Conversion timeline—from Akasha’s awakening to Lestat’s rise—fan theories, and the Talamasca’s role in this vampiric saga.