250: Melting Down Over Chernobyl

Published: May 8, 2019, midnight

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HBO has gone back to the 1980s for a miniseries take on the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster; to discuss whether the show is as big a catastrophe as the event, we\'ve invited Adam Sternbergh to join us! Around The Dial clicks through Tuca & Bertie, Dead To Me, Money Heist, Atlanta, and Hulu\'s upcoming Catch-22. Sean and Tim use their Extra Credit to challenge us to rank the caregivers of Call The Midwife before Adam presents the first Barry episode to the Canon. After naming the week\'s Winner and Loser, we each try not to be the last holding the Hot Potato during Game Time. Put on your hazmat suit and listen in!

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GUESTS

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\\U0001f464 Adam Sternbergh

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TOPICS

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Lead Topic: \\u2622\\ufe0f Chernobyl

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Around The Dial: \\U0001f46f\\u200d\\u2640\\ufe0f Tuca & Bertie

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Around The Dial: \\U0001f635 Dead To Me

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Around The Dial: \\U0001f4b6 Money Heist

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Around The Dial: \\U0001f4fc Atlanta

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Around The Dial: \\U0001faf4 Catch-22

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Extra Credit: \\U0001f911 Rank A Midwife

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The Canon: \\U0001f3c6 Barry S01.E07: Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, And Keep Going

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Winner & Loser: \\U0001f44d Elizabeth Banks

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Winner & Loser: \\U0001f44e The Game Of Thrones set dec who left a takeout coffee cup in a shot, and the HBO PR team that tried to be cute about it

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Game Time: \\U0001f9e0 Hot Potato

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NOTES

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\\U0001f5d2 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 250 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

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\\U0001f426 Adam Sternbergh on Twitter

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\\U0001f3e6 Tara on Good Girls for Primetimer

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\\U0001f637 Sarah on The Act for Primetimer

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