Why are people watching this?

About Why are people watching this?

Dave, Justin, and Ashley watch the #1 show on Netflix for the week and try to answer the question: why are people watching this? Comedy and consternation ensue as two agreeable middle-aged chaps and a punchy millennial from rural Canada are subjected to bizarre Korean sci-fi, graphic true crime documentaries, unnecessary medical dramas, baffling 90s sitcoms, and insufferable Hallmark Christmas films. Their honest reactions are filled with wit, insight, and that oh-so Canadian brand of wholesome irreverence and humble exasperation.

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Why are people watching this?

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Feb 2021

Latest episode

23 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

4 of 220 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Ted Lasso

   Justin and Ashley discuss the TV show Ted Lasso after Justin watches all three seasons to determine if they agree with Dave's high praise in this interview episode.

2. 

   12 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

   In honor of Eurovision 2025 (which is happening this week) we watched Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga! Justin shares his enthusiasm for this film and all things Eurovision. Ashley is on board and has been on board with Eurovision for a few years now. Dave, who is brand new to Eurovision, seems to have been charmed both by this film AND Justin's Eurovision evangelism and maybe, just maybe, will watch this year's contest. Dave also picked the next thing we're going to be watching: Ted Lasso. Which Dave describes as "the best television show ever made."

3. 

   1 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Severance?

   This week Ashley chose Severance as the show we should be watching. But in this episode we barely even mention Severance! So don't worry - no spoilers. Instead, we take a super deep dive into the problem of escapism! To counteract all this deepness, Justin has chosen Eurovision as the film we're watching next week. Just in time for the 2025 Eurovision finals!

Inside a recent episode

Ted Lasso

Published 23 Jun 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I'll just hit you with a quick list of things and we'll get into stuff deeper. But why is this great? So the optimism, right? Like everything about this is optimistic. Like even the things that are kind of going sideways, there's still optimism. And Ted is the center of the optimism, right? There's, and there's so much symbolism. Like the more times I watch this, the more things I get. The opening, the opening scene where he comes and sits, the opening, the intro to the show, on the he sits in this kind of grungy old arena and everything around him starts to change, right? And it's like, how does one person's optimism and small interactions with people affect other people in huge ways, right? […]

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.8 / 5

158 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

30 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

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

Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

92

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