Downstream

About Downstream

Jason Snell and a rotating group of experts break down the present and future of television. Hosted by Jason Snell.

Publisher

Relay

Category

news · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

29 Sept 2021

Latest episode

1 May 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 118 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   117: Love to Your Mothers

   It's time to say goodbye. But before we go, we read some final letters, Steven hides in Sports Corner, and Jason answers a bit of podcast lore. Thank you all for listening to Downstream.

2. 

   17 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   116: Ceramic Dalmatian

   Jeopardy experiments more with streaming (and Jason lost), we reminisce about Netflix history, Paramount+ hugs Pluto, "The Pitt" should brace for franchising, and the sad fate of "Star Trek." And a big announcement!

3. 

   19 Mar 2026

   115: Everything's British

   Sports Corner! Jason and Will discuss Apple and F1, the FCC and "free" TV sports, World Cup issues, and then we make some TV picks. [Downstream+ subscribers also got to hear us talk a lot about baseball!]

Inside a recent episode

117: Love to Your Mothers

Published 1 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I look forward to at least a little of this stuff seeping into other outlets, but regardless of how much of that happens or doesn't, downstream has been an awesome fortnightly listen. Thank you, Dan. And finally, Chris says, thanks, Jason. As a person who has turned away from being online... Interesting. Wow. This letter came in via online. I learned so much from this show. Looking forward to your future endeavors. Thank you again. Thanks, Chris. A person who is not online and yet posts a letter to a podcast via the web. So I don't want to know, Chris. I don't actually want to know. I love turning away from being online as a concept left to all of us to ponder. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

86 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

58 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

93

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.