Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast

536 – Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie, Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer, Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model

CEASE AND DECEASE! This week, David continues his streak on what he insists is his fourth of seven consecutive weeks on the podcast, but Patches felt ill, so Katey and Da7e get the pleasure of pre-colonoscopy David. First, Da7e and David discuss Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie, a very-Canadian movie in theaters now that has either been slightly overhyped for you…or you have no idea what it is. Then, the new Mandalorian and Grogu trailer excites the children and isn’t that what Star Wars is for? Finally, Netflix has a new documentary about an old reality TV series, so Katey and Da7e dig into Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social), Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: ELViS 02:04 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 536! Review! E-mail! 13:25 – Tidbit – Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie 30:24 – Mini-Segment – New Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer 38:53 – Segment Three – Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model 56:24 – Outro

535 – “Wuthering Heights” and the Heights of Cairn

This week, David continues his streak on what he insists is his third of seven consecutive weeks on the podcast, but Katey Rich had to be in Los Angeles for awards stuff. David and Patches listen to Da7e talk about Emerald Fennell’s very goopy “Wuthering Heights,” then Patches and David talk about the zen of an independent game named Cairn where you climb a mountain. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social), Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Animal Sport 02:22 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 535! E-mail! 07:15 – Tidbit – “Wuthering Heights” 27:34 – Segment Three(?) – Cairn 44:54 – Outro

534 – Disneyland Handcrafted, The Moment, The Perfect Neighbor

This week, David continues what he insists is his second of seven consecutive weeks on the podcast, and it turns out it’s because he’s on book leave. After talking about Heater Rivalry again because you wrote in about it, three of the hosts discuss Disneyland Handcrafted a new collection of documentary footage available on Disney Plus and YouTube. Then, Da7e saw the Charli XCX movie The Moment and since it’s a mockumentary it kind of fits with the topic (enough for a mini segment) before they all jump into Oscar doc frontrunner The Perfect Neighbor, which is on Netflix right now. Because of the nature of documentaries and this podcast, we assume you know Walt Dinsney succeeded in making Disneyland, Charli XCX released an album called brat in 2024, and The Perfect Neighbor includes a shooting and arrest as viewed through police body cam footage. We don’t think these are spoilers. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social), Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Cursed Object 02:22 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 534! Review 1,000! E-mail! 22:08 – Tidbit – Disneyland Handcrafted 39:28 – “Mini Segment” – The Moment 51:00 – Segment Three – The Perfect Neighbor 01:15:45 – Outro

533 – Sundance Report 2026, Heated Rivalry Conclusion, The Secret Agent

This week, David begins what he claimed was seven consecutive weeks on the podcast by giving an overview of what he saw at the final Park City Sundance. He mentions Closure, I Want Your Sex, The Invite, The Shitheads, Rachel Lambert’s Carousel, Zi, Josephine and The History of Concrete (and didn’t seem to like too much). Then, Da7e did his gay hockey homework and is going to treat Katey’s recommendations on the show much more seriously in the future. Finally, the group dives into THE SECRET AGENT after debating if people can actually still see it in theater. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social), Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: McAdams 02:55 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 533! Reviews! E-mail! 15:14 – Tidbit – David’s Sundance 2026 Report 32:54 – “Mini Segment” – Heated Rivalry Trap Conclusion 38:17 – Segment Three – The Secret Agent 56:05 – Outro

A Chat with Katey and Da7e

This week, Katey and Da7e were the only hosts who could make it to the war room, so instead of doing a traditional episode, the two talk about how there’s some good television out there! Da7e finally started Heated Rivalry (Katey has seen it all), and Katey tries to explain why this gay hockey show hooks people. Then, Da7e talks about a horror book he read, and by the by the two start talking about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on HBO and The Pitt season 2 on…oh shit, are we just watching HBO?. Finally, Katey asks what’s up with this 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and Da7e explains the first half of the movie currently in theaters trying to bait everyone into watching the second half. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social), Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social). One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!