The Great Pottery Throw Down: British, Boring, & Bang-On Perfect with Jeremy Klavens
Mandy and Jeremy dig into The Great Pottery Throw Down (Season 4): the charm, the tears, the weird challenges, and why this gentle little show is sneakily addictive.
“I Might Knock”: Heated Rivalry… the Show We Can’t Stop Watching
Jon Cassie returns to discuss HBO’s Heated Rivalry, the Canadian hockey romance that’s become an inescapable phenomenon. He hasn’t been “swept away obsessively by a show in decades,” but he’s watched this one multiple times—and Mandy discovers how it balances graphic first episodes with Hepburn-Tracy wit while launching four legendary careers.
The Big Lebowski with David Isser
Is The Big Lebowski a brilliant anti-plot masterpiece or just two hours of vibes, bowling, and unchecked aggression? Mandy Kaplan and David Isser go toe-to-toe over cult devotion, cinematic discomfort, and why sometimes the rug really does tie the room together—even if you still hate the room.
Xanadu with Jonas Vail
Jonas Vail has loved Xanadu since he was five—and Mandy Kaplan is determined to understand why.
Veronica Mars with Sloan Just
Mandy finally watches Veronica Mars and discovers a teen drama that looks cute, sounds funny, and then quietly wrecks you. With Sloan Just as her guide, she unpacks why this cult favorite still hits—and why it never played by the rules.
Hangman Adam Page with Kevin Ryan
Mandy enters the world of AEW wrestling with Irish podcaster Kevin Ryan as her guide, and immediately learns she’s unprepared for the amount of lore, hair, blood, and burning houses involved. It’s the perfect crossover of soap opera, stunt show, and fever dream — and somehow, Mandy survives.
Return to Oz with Jessica Jimenez
Mandy and returning guest Jessica Jimenez dive into Return to Oz — the 1985 children’s movie that feels like a psychological thriller wrapped in claymation and wheel-armed acrobats. Come for the nostalgia, stay for the hall of severed heads.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind with Steve Sarmento
Mandy brings in TruStory FM’s own Steve Sarmento to guide her through Close Encounters of the Third Kind, a Spielberg classic he has loved since childhood and she is only just discovering. Together they dive into aliens, government gaslighting, bad dads, and the pure wonder that keeps this film glowing nearly 50 years later.
Game Changer with Kyle Olson
What happens when an improv game show changes the rules every episode? Kyle Olson returns to indoctrinate Mandy into the glorious madness of Game Changer on Dropout TV—complete with butt jokes, buzzers, and a whole lot of musical genius.
Yuri on Ice with Zehra Fazal
Actor Zehra Fazal joins Mandy Kaplan to nerd out over Yuri!!! on Ice, the anime that somehow turned figure skating into a meditation on love, anxiety, and gluteal perfection. It’s part sports drama, part queer awakening, and all the proof you need that nerds can be both passionate and impeccably choreographed.