Taking It Down
Hosted by Blaine and Adam and Donovan · Blaine Duncan, TV Analyst
5.0from 39 ratings
- 298
- Episodes
- 22
- Transcribed
- 39
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 57K
- YouTube views
About Taking It Down
Edifying TV discussion from the working class South. Every episode of Taking It Down starts spoiler free and moves into specifics for analysis after a break. It's a look at both the show and what lies underneath. Join hosts Blaine, Adam, and Donovan each Sunday evening. A part of The Alabama Take podcast family since 2019: the only working class TV podcast.
- Publisher
- Blaine Duncan, TV Analyst
- Category
- tv & film · tv & film · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 8 Jul 2019
- Latest episode
- 27 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
22 of 298 episodes have a transcript.
27 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
'Lanterns' Flies Higher Than Comic Book Fare; 'Ted Lasso' Is Just Good Enough
20 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
'Lanterns' Was More Than Action, 'Ted Lasso' Disagreements, and 'Chad Powers' is King
13 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Depth of 'Lanterns' and a Bland 'Ted Lasso'
Inside a recent episode
'Lanterns' Flies Higher Than Comic Book Fare; 'Ted Lasso' Is Just Good Enough
Published 27 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] What does it mean to be on the inside? And what's your relationship to power and grasping that power? In many ways, John's parents are just setting him up to serve throughout the show. That might be a spoiler. I'm sorry. I forgot spoilers. But in many ways, he's set up to be a robot, always obeying orders, never afraid. And I think I think it does have something to say about that. I think, too, that it has, you know, it has things to say about at what point is it worth it? You know, I do think that there have been great detective stories. comic book, comic book, comic book heroes before. I'm not as familiar with Green Lantern, though, so I couldn't really tell you if it's doing good. […]
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- YouTube views
- 56,968
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 37 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 77
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Who hosts Taking It Down?
Blaine and Adam and Donovan host the show. Published by Blaine Duncan, TV Analyst.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does Taking It Down take guests?
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