The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 12, "The Debate," finds Alicia Florrick on the state's attorney debate stage just as a jury reaches a verdict in the Cole Willis case, a police killing the show ties directly to Ferguson. Jason and Marissa set the 2014 timeline, then dig into whether The Good Wife earned the right to tell this story. Along the way: Eli and Nora's standout car conversation, a kitchen staffer who calls out Alicia and Frank Prady, and Peter's reunion with Pastor Isaiah, who asks whether he wants to be a good man. Plus Chris Matthews wandering the set, David Lee raising Neil Gross's divorce settlement to $100 million, and an awkward Johnny Elfman talk that Jason and Marissa have a lot to say about.

04:11 – Setting the timeline: Ferguson, Michael Brown, and when this episode was written versus when it aired

16:41 – The Cole Willis footage and Alicia's chaotic debate prep

25:52 – Eli and Nora in the car: "Am I your Black shield for the night?"

51:27 – A kitchen staffer calls out two white candidates debating race

57:37 – Peter and Pastor Isaiah: good man or effective man?

1:19:11 – David Lee is back, and Alicia's "if I were a man" moment

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Cupertino Season 1 Episode 2, Vik and Bo, puts Price, Siffre and Associates to work before the office even has walls. Coder Vik Malhotra climbs out a bathroom window mid-deposition and lands in Michael Price and Olivia Siffre’s lap, blamed for a drone accident that killed a man at a light show. Moonchaser wants to pin it on him, but fake cops, a convenient drug find, and a cheaper battery tell a different story. Meanwhile, Christy fields calls from Bo, a mystery client with deep pockets and a secret the team is not ready for. Plus Joe Morton’s Bayard makes Michael an offer, and Olivia tracks down Busy Philipps’ Natalia Boutella at a very strange party.

00:00 – Intro and why Cupertino is getting its own feed

04:37 – Vik’s deposition escape and the Moonchaser drone case

21:29 – Olivia turns the CEO’s ego against him

25:16 – Christy takes a call from a mystery client named Bo

36:27 – A contract on the wall, a money hunt, and Michael’s dad

45:15 – Olivia crashes Natalia’s party

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Elsbeth Season 4 Episode 2, Death of a Playwright, takes the show to the New York theater scene, and Jason and Marissa are here for it. When celebrated playwright Richard Perrick dies, the rights to his work become a fight, and then the young winner of the Perrick playwriting award ends up dead at the bottom of a staircase. For once, Elsbeth Tascioni doesn’t show us the killer up front. This is a true whodunit, with a stacked guest cast including Nicholas Braun, Richard Thomas, John Doman, and Betsy Aidem, plus a cameo from Knicks star OG Anunoby. Back at the precinct, Captain Wagner is under pressure over a rising murder rate, and Detective Donnelly’s overtime habit catches up with her. Plus: Elsbeth’s mom is on the way.

00:00 – Intro, listener mail from Erica, and housekeeping

07:36 – Corrections: who’s playing Elsbeth’s mom, and the Smellsbeth ship

11:39 – A famous playwright dies and the guest cast arrives

24:24 – Elsbeth rolls up on a rickshaw and the investigation begins

30:48 – Wagner’s pep talk, the murder rate, and Donnelly’s overtime trouble

1:04:12 – A family secret blows the case wide open

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The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 11, "Hail Mary," picks up with Cary Agos preparing for prison, and Alicia Florrick is paying a no-nonsense consultant $5,000 to teach him how to survive it. Cary needs a friend on the inside, which means Kalinda needs one more favor from Lemond Bishop, and those favors are getting expensive. When Kalinda uncovers a new lead, Diane and the whole firm get six hours to pull off a legal miracle before Judge Cuesta's deadline. Meanwhile, Alicia's debate prep goes sideways with Chris Elliott as a very relaxed stand-in for Frank Prady, sparks with Finn, and an uninvited Peter. And that parking garage ending? We have thoughts.

00:00 – Welcome to Hail Mary

04:45 – Cary gets a crash course in surviving prison

15:00 – Six hours on the clock to save Cary

26:00 – Kalinda takes a very dangerous shortcut

39:30 – Debate prep with Chris Elliott, Finn, and an uninvited Peter

50:15 – Alicia's parking garage moment nobody saw coming

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Robert and Michelle King are back with a brand-new legal dramedy, and this time they're taking on AI. In the Cupertino series premiere, "Michael and Olivia," startup counsel Michael Price (Mike Colter) and junior lawyer Olivia Cypher (Rachel Keller) get fired from S Talk on the same day, then discover the company's hit AI assistant, Daisy, sounds an awful lot like Olivia. Marissa and Jason break down Mike Colter's very-not-Lamont-Bishop turn, a Good Wife reunion with Steven Pasquale, a scene-stealing Chrissy, Jackie Earle Haley's booster-seat judge, and the courtroom entrance from Joe Morton that rattles Michael. Plus: Godspell, Annie, an IHOP strategy session, and the most creative office staging in Silicon Valley. Want more Cupertino coverage? Tell us!

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00:00 – Cupertino is here: first impressions of the Kings' new AI legal drama

06:57 – Meet Michael and Olivia, fired from S Talk on the same day

22:45 – Daisy the AI sounds exactly like Olivia

29:41 – A judge recuses and Jackie Earle Haley takes the bench

33:57 – Joe Morton walks into the courtroom

46:44 – Rhubarb, rhubarb: the fake-it-till-you-make-it office

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Elsbeth is back! In the Season 4 premiere, "Crazy in Love," best-selling relationship guru Serena Collier (Nicole Scherzinger) preaches trust from the stage while carrying on a very secret affair. When her old flame Casey turns up dead, Elsbeth Tascioni can't stop thinking about the suspiciously clean apartment and the one fancy bottle of Riesling sitting among the cheap beer. Marissa and Jason break down Scherzinger's delightfully weird turn and its Esther Perel vibes, Captain Wagner's love of gossip (and Claudia!), Smullen's dating-app era, and the trail of circumstantial clues that leads to a bracelet-sized reveal. Plus: Teddy sets a wedding date, Grandma's unanswered calls, who should play Elsbeth's mom, and our very honest feelings about Smelbeth. Hint: there is only one man for Elsbeth.

00:00 – Elsbeth is back: Season 4 premiere intro

04:24 – Nicole Scherzinger guest stars as relationship guru Serena Collier

13:58 – A gunshot, a hacky sack, and Elsbeth on the scene

22:34 – Smullen's dating profile (yes, there's a fish)

46:34 – The big reveal and Serena's takedown

49:41 – Smelbeth? Our verdict, plus a plea for Josh Perotti

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The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 10, "The Trial," finally puts Cary Agos in front of a jury, and Judge Cuesta has Neil Diamond tickets to pick up by 5:30, so nobody's getting a slow, careful trial. Diane fights the wiretap evidence, Geneva Pine is distracted by a secret of her own, and a Hamilton reunion walks right into the courtroom. Kalinda takes the stand, a juror with auditory processing disorder changes the case, and Kalinda's desperate gamble with Lemond Bishop has consequences no one sees coming. Meanwhile, Alicia Florrick's state's attorney campaign hits a very strange speed bump: a "joke" note to Grace's teacher that is not landing as a joke. Plus, big news: The Good Pod is covering Cupertino!

00:00 – Welcome, plus our big Cupertino announcement
08:45 – Cary's trial begins and Judge Cuesta has a concert to catch
19:45 – Geneva's secret and a surprise Hamilton reunion
28:30 – Kalinda takes the stand and one juror can't quite hear
36:30 – Kalinda threatens Bishop, and Bishop answers
49:00 – Alicia's knife note turns into a campaign crisis

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The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 9, "Sticky Content," turns up the heat on two fronts. Cary Agos gets summoned to the FBI, where a grainy wiretap of Lemond Bishop suggests his days might be numbered, and the agent who plays it for him is Lana, of all people. Kalinda hires Cary a bodyguard (hi, Deke from King of Queens!), which leads to the most awkward elevator run-in of the season. Meanwhile, Alicia Florrick's state's attorney campaign goes full Hollywood with David Krumholtz as a viral-hungry ad director, Frank Prady hands her a box of opposition dirt, and a joint interview with Peter sets up a limo confrontation you will not want to miss. Plus: the show finally addresses the "phone" thing.

00:00 – Welcome
02:00 – The FBI plays Cary a chilling Bishop wiretap, and Lana is in the room
16:30 – Cary's new bodyguard meets Bishop in the worst elevator moment ever
23:00 – The show finally talks about the "phone" thing
30:00 – Alicia's ad team, Bernard the Elf, and Frank Prady's box of dirt
53:00 – The limo showdown: Alicia vs. Peter

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