Fear the Walking Dead ‘Cast

Officially into the back half of the series, our coverage of Dead City continues! Join Ben, Kelly, and Mark as we break down the mayhem of this episode along with what is turning into a season-long debate whether Negan is working towards redemption, or if he will forever remain the evil villain we were first introduced to. Where do you fall in the debate?As always, thanks to those of you who wrote in! For everyone else, you can find all our contact info at podcastica.com. Next episode: The Walking Dead: Dead City with S1E5 "Stories We Tell Ourselves" Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you started watching Silo, the dystopian sci-fi mystery on Apple TV+ yet? It’s pretty great! We thought it started off as a strong, interesting slow burn and then just got more thrilling and gripping as it went along. Join Jason, Veronica, and Amelie as we cover episodes 7-10 of the first season (and be sure to go back to ep 525 if you didn’t catch our coverage of the first 6 episodes). Help decide which show Jason starts a podcast about next, Squid Games or White Lotus! There’s a poll at facebook.com/podcastica. As always, thanks to those of you who wrote in! For everyone else, you can find all our contact info at podcastica.com. Next episode Ben resumes coverage of The Walking Dead: Dead City with S1E4 "Everybody Wins a Prize" Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we approach the halfway point of Dead City, join Ben with guest co-hosts Gemma and Cassie of the UK as they discuss and breakdown all the new happenings on Manhattan Island. Will Maggie and Negan's plans to breach the Croat's base work, or will the mistrust of the New York natives hinder the plans? Find out this week... same walker time, same walker channel! :-)As always, thanks to those of you who wrote or called in. Love you guys. And if you didn't get a chance, you can find all our contact info at podcastica.com for next time. Also, please tell your zed-loving friends about the podcast and our coverage of the series. No better time to jump on than at the beginning of a new story! Send them to thecastofus.com where they can find all the coverage of the TWD as well as all the other great podcasts Podcastica has to offer. Next week: The Walking Dead: Dead City S1E4 "Everybody Wins a Prize" Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donat

Knock knock... (who's there?).... It's Ben and guest co-hosts for this week, Lucy and Karen, to break down this week's episode of Dead City! Where did you fall on Negan and has your opinion changed in these first two episodes? Also, who are these new locals and can they be trusted? Give a listen to this week's episode to see what we think and let us know if you agree. You can find all our contact info at podcastica.com. Also, please tell your zed-loving friends about the podcast and our coverage of the series. No better time to jump on than at the beginning of a new story! Send them to thecastofus.com where they can find all the coverage of the TWD as well as all the other great podcasts Podcastica has to offer. Next week: The Walking Dead: Dead City S1E3 "People Are a Resource" Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The time has come! The Walking Dead: Dead City, the first of the highly anticipated Walking Dead spin-offs, featuring Maggie and Negan, set primarily on Manhattan Island of New York City, is finally out! So is it any good? Join Ben and guest-host Randy as we break down the episode and let you know all our thoughts. As always, thanks to those of you who wrote or called in. Love you guys. And if you didn't get a chance, you can find all our contact info at podcastica.com for next time. Also, please tell your zed-loving friends about the podcast and our coverage of the series. No better time to jump on than at the beginning of a new story! Send them to thecastofus.com where they can find all the coverage of the TWD as well as all the other great podcasts Podcastica has to offer. Next week: The Walking Dead: Dead City S1E2 "Who's There?" Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc

Silo is a slow-burn, hard-boiled, dystopian sci-fi noir full of mystery and intrigue, beautifully filmed, and with captivating characters. We recommend checking it out on Apple TV+ if you haven’t seen it yet, then join Jason, Amelie, and Veronica as we cover the first 6 episodes. We’ll definitely be back later for a season wrap-up.Next up on the podcast: The Walking Dead: Dead City. The Negan / Maggie spinoff is coming up! Please follow The ‘Cast of Us on your podcast platform of choice. That’s what helps the most for our rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. Find us by going to thecastofus.com and clicking “Where to Listen”.Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lucy, Wendy, and Sydney are here to wrap up coverage of season one of the electrifying (bzzzt) Amazon Prime series, The Power. The Power is a thrilling sci-fi drama series based on the bestselling novel by Naomi Alderman. It explores what happens when women around the world suddenly gain the ability to electrocute people with their fingers, creating a radical shift in the balance of power.Next up on the podcast: I think we’ll be covering the first half of the Apple TV+ dystopian show, Silo. “In a toxic dystopian future where a community exists in a giant silo hundreds of stories deep underground, ten thousand people live in a society full of regulations they believe are meant to protect them.”Please follow The ‘Cast of Us on your podcast platform of choice. That’s what helps the most for our rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. Find us by going to thecastofus.com and clicking “Where to Listen”.Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymea

Alright, it’s the beginning of the end for Fear the Walking Dead! And we decided to publish our first FTWD round-table rant (covering the S8 premiere) on the podcast to give you an idea what these will be like before we move then over to be Patreon-exclusive. And fair warning, this IS the rantiest of rants. • I’m joined this time by Lucy and fellow Zedhead Cassie, and I’ll have a new round-table of Zedheads on each week. • If you decide you’d like to hear more of this, pledge any amount at patreon.com/jasoncabassi, and thank you! Next up on the podcast: We’ll be wrapping up coverage of Amazon’s The Power season one, and we may also podcast on the first half of the new dystopian Apple TV+ show, Silo, based on the book series by Hugh Howey. Please follow The ‘Cast of Us on your podcast platform of choice. That’s what helps the most for our rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. Find us by going to thecastofus.com and clicking “Where to Listen”.Show support and get ad-free epi

We’re so glad to be continuing our seasonal wrap-up crossover tradition with Chris and Jason from The Talking Dead podcast, this time of course for The Last of Us season one! As always, we had a great talk and it was really fun to get the perspective of our good pals from Canada :) If you haven’t already, be sure to check out part 1 over on talkingdeadpodcast.com.  Next up: We’ll be wrapping up coverage of Amazon’s The Power season one, and we may also podcast on the first half of the new dystopian Apple TV+ show, Silo, based on the book series by Hugh Howey. Please follow The ‘Cast of Us on your podcast platform of choice. That’s what helps the most for our rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. Find us by going to thecastofus.com and clicking “Where to Listen”. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evil Dead is back! So Rich, Chris, and Jason are resurrecting our old podcast, Evil Dead ‘Cast, from the depths of the underworld to talk it out. Spoilers: We thought it was pretty righteous.  Next up: Our Last of Us season one wrap-up crossover with The Talking Dead podcast.  Please follow The ‘Cast of Us on your podcast platform of choice. That’s what helps the most for our rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. Find us by going to thecastofus.com and clicking “Where to Listen”. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the buzz lately is about Beef, Steven Yeun and Ali Won’s Netflix series, and so of course we had to cover it. It’s a tale of road rage and revenge, written and directed by by Korean director Lee Sung Jin, and Steven and Ali acted the hell out of it! Join Jason, Karen, David, and Karen S. for an in-depth look! Next up: Evil Dead Rise! Please follow The ‘Cast of Us on your podcast platform of choice. That’s what helps the most for our rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. Find us by going to thecastofus.com and clicking “Where to Listen”. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Lucy, Karen, and Wendy for an impassioned talk about the new Amazon series, The Power. “The world of The Power is our world, but for one twist of nature. Suddenly, and without warning, all teenage girls in the world develop the power to electrocute people at will. It's hereditary, it's inbuilt, and it can't be taken away from them. Coming alive to the thrill of pure power: the ability to hurt or even kill by releasing electrical jolts from their fingertips, they rapidly learn they can awaken the Power in older women. Soon enough nearly every woman in the world can do it. And then everything is different.” Bzzzt! Next up: The new Steven Yeun / Ali Wong Netflix series, Beef! Also, please follow The ‘Cast of Us on your podcast platform of choice. That’s what helps the most for our rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com and clicking “Where to Listen”. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or

It’s our final feedback ep for season one of The Last of Us, and the gangs all here. Big thanks from Lucy, Rima, Erik, Ben, and Jason for a fantastic season you guys. Cheers!!! As always, we’ll be continuing to podcast at least twice a month, so keep us in your feed if you want to hear more. Coming up:  • Beef, the Steven Yeun Netflix series. • Evil Dead Rise, the upcoming newest movie in the classic Evil Dead series. • Beau is Afraid, the Ari Aster surrealist comedy horror starring Joaquin Phoenix. • Walking Dead: Dead City, the Maggie / Negan TWD spinoff. • Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon • All Patreon subscribers get access to our upcoming Fear the Walking Dead Round-Table Rants! Subscribe at patreon.com/jasoncabassi  And please check out Podcastica.com for our other shows, especially if up until now you’ve only listened to The ‘Cast of Us / The Walking Dead ‘Cast. We got a bunch of good stuff over there :) Ben’s Wilhelm Podcast: https://wilhelmpodcast.com  Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jaso

Here we are at the (bittersweet?) end of this incredible series! It’s been such a fulfilling experience for all of us, with the show being so fantastic and you guys being so engaged and supportive and terrific. Thanks everybody. Join Lucy, Ben, and Jason for our thoughts on the finale, and then all five of us should be back in a few days with the listener feedback ep.  News articles • The Last of Us Show Set's Zombie Word Ban Addressed By Creator: https://screenrant.com/last-of-us-show-zombie-ban-mazin-response/?fbclid=IwAR0RVXxZyNd9nDLvG59MSZ9VCxX6gOiTMVWpZkdYKyZWVoFkE54vbM1_BA0  • The Last of Us' Neil Druckmann Says They'd Only Consider Recasting Bella Ramsey if She Wanted to Leave: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-of-us-neil-druckmann-says-theyd-only-consider-recasting-bella-ramsey-if-she-wanted-to-leave  • ‘The Last of Us’ Used Real, Trained Giraffes and an Abandoned Hospital in Season Finale: https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/the-last-of-us-finale-giraffes-real-hospital-1235552452/  • Why Every

Despite (or because of?) the disturbing subject matter, Lucy and I (Jason) had a lot of fun with this one, and also as always we’re honored that you guys share so much with us. Many emotions were felt. Cheers! Check out our live instant reactions each Sunday night just after The Last of Us airs: http://youtube.com/@podcastica Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com. Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com.  • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy.  Next up: Last of Us S1E9 “Look for the Light” with Lucy, Jason, and Ben • Note: We’ll be a couple days late with this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brutal f#@ing episode this week! Rima, Erik, and Ben are here to talk it out, including an enthusiastic Game Talk segment. Check out our live instant reactions each Sunday night just after The Last of Us airs: http://youtube.com/@podcastica Contest • You can win two Last of Us tribute posters illustrated by Kirk Manley, plus an original sketch of an infected. • We’ll also give out two runner-up prizes of one tribute poster each. • How to enter: • Send in your best impersonation of any of the characters in the show. You can do that by re-enacting a scene, or just giving them your own dialog. • Try to keep it to around a minute or so, two at most I’d say. • Send to [email protected] with subject line Last of Us Contest. • We’ll vote on the winners. Our judgment is final! • Enter by Sunday, March 12, the day of the finale, and we’ll announce a winner in the finale listener feedback episode.  Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com. Also, pl

Some pretty varied opinions about this week’s ep. Most of you were moved by it, and some just ready to get back to Joel and Ellie’s story. As always, tons of great feedback, and you really got me (Jason) and Rima laughing through some of it :)  Check out our live instant reactions each Sunday night just after The Last of Us airs: http://youtube.com/@podcastica Contest • You can win two Last of Us tribute posters illustrated by Kirk Manley, plus an original sketch of an infected. • We’ll also give out two runner-up prizes of one tribute poster each. • How to enter: • Send in your best impersonation of any of the characters in the show. You can do that by re-enacting a scene, or just giving them your own dialog. • Try to keep it to around a minute or so, two at most I’d say. • Send to [email protected] with subject line Last of Us Contest. • We’ll vote on the winners. Our judgment is final! • Enter by Sunday, March 12, the day of the finale, and we’ll announce a winner in the finale listener feedback episode.

Another beautiful yet tragic episode this week, that deepens Ellie’s character and pushes our nostalgia buttons. Join Karen, Lucy, and Jason to talk it out.  Contest • You can win two Last of Us tribute posters illustrated by Kirk Manley, plus an original sketch of an infected. • We’ll also give out two runner-up prizes of one tribute poster each. • How to enter: • Send in your best impersonation of any of the characters in the show. You can do that by re-enacting a scene, or just giving them your own dialog. • Try to keep it to around a minute or so, two at most I’d say. • Send to [email protected] with subject line Last of Us Contest. • We’ll vote on the winners. Our judgment is final! • Enter by Sunday, March 12, the day of the finale, and we’ll announce a winner in the finale listener feedback episode.  Clare’s Walking Dead fan fiction: https://m.fanfiction.net/u/8005634/?fbclid=IwAR1ohbyEvkW19daMFOuBLmLwY0BznP0M205r_PZdFk18gxOKcUkyewJi-u4 Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re

Your feedback continues to be fun, deep, insightful, enthusiastic, and thought-provoking, leading us to talk about new and different aspect of each episode. Thanks guys! This week Jason and Ben are joined by special guest Pake of Strange Indeed and the Run for Your Lives podcast.  Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com. Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com.  • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy.  Next up: The Last of Us S1E7 “Left Behind”, with Lucy, Karen, and Jason (and we’ll be out a day later than usual) Ben’s Wilhelm Podcast: https://wilhelmpodcast.com  Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your a

Another change of pace this week, as Joel reaches Tommy in Jackson, WY, and comes to terms with what he’s gotta do. Such a great episode: at times funny, tense, heartbreaking, awkward and uncomfortable, moving, inspiring, and ultimately, incredibly worrying.  Links: • Pedro Pascal SNL Skit “Waking Up”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GEWSNylwS8 • Rutina Wesley wanted to play Maria in The Last of Us her way: 'I was up for the challenge’: https://ew.com/tv/the-last-of-us-rutina-wesley-maria-interview/ • ‘Walking Dead’ Daryl Spinoff Adds Five to Cast: https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/walking-dead-daryl-spinoff-cast-1235519220/ Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com. Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com.  • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica show