Welcome to the Party Pal is the mind-bending film and television podcast you didn’t know you needed. Hosted by Mitch Lucas (filmmaker) and Michael Shields (writer/editor), WTTPP is a celebration of the art of cinema and filmmaking, where movies and television shows are meticulously dissected and analyzed to evaluate their grandeur (or, conversely when necessary, lament their shortcomings). Guests will include the filmmakers and industry insiders that craft the works of art that inhabit the current zeitgeist. All spoilers, all the time...listeners be warned!<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Welcome to the Party Pal is the mind-bending film and television podcast you didn’t know you needed. Hosted by Mitch Lucas (filmmaker) and Michael Shields (writer/editor), WTTPP is a celebration of the art of cinema and filmmaking, where movies and television shows are meticulously dissected and analyzed to evaluate their grandeur (or, conversely when necessary, lament their shortcomings). Guests will include the filmmakers and industry insiders that craft the works of art that inhabit the current zeitgeist. All spoilers, all the time...listeners be warned!<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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May 13, 2026
Episode 166: The Bear - "Gary"
This episode of Welcome To The Party Pal dissects the most recent episode of The Bear, a surprise drop, entitled "Gary." The episode was written by and starring cast members Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jon Bernthal and directed by series creator Christopher Storer. The episode is a flashback to early 2019, when Richie's pregnant wife Tiff is close to her due date and Richie and Mikey get a job from Jimmy and thus embark on an emotionally charged road trip from Chicago to Gary, Indiana.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 24, 2026
Episode 165: The Pitt, Season 2
This episode of Welcome To The Party Pal celebrates the second season of The Pitt, the procedural medical drama television series created by R. Scott Gemmill, and executive produced by John Wells and Noah Wyle. Each season of the series follows emergency department staff as they attempt to overcome the hardships of a single 15-hour work shift at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, all while having to navigate staff shortages, underfunding, and their own personal crises. Each episode, set in real time, covers approximately one hour of the work shift. In this episode hosts <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mikeshza.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Shields</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ryanoconnell79.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ryan O'Connell</a> discuss the second season's most affecting moments, it's most grueling predicaments, how The Pitt holds a mirror up to the current problems in America, and much more.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 6, 2026
Episode 164: Paradise, Season Two
This episode of Welcome To The party Pal celebrates the second season of Hulu's Paradise, the post-apocalyptic political thriller television series created by Dan Fogelman and starring Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson, and James Marsden. The second season expands beyond the bunker that was the focal point of season one as Xavier Collins searches for his wife Terri, and we meet a new survivor named Annie in the ruins of Graceland. In this episode hosts Michael Shields and River Jordan discuss how Paradise has evolved in its second season while pondering the endless possibilities in the show moving forward with the arrival of a new game-changing technology.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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