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PODCAST

The Potential Podcast!

Chris Duir + Taylor Sokol

Join world travelers, nerds and best friends Chris and Taylor as they discuss all things pop culture, entertainment and nerdom. In each episode, they dive into movies, TV shows, video games, and more, sharing their thoughts and insights with a fun and engaging vibe.

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All Episodes

14:22

Potential Pick - Saltburn

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2024/01/11

Chris and Taylor review the black comedy psychological thriller film Saltburn written, directed, and co-produced by Emerald Fennell. Set in the year 2006, it focuses on Oxford University student Oliver Quick who becomes fixated with a popular, aristocratic fellow student as his university, who later invites him to spend the summer at his eccentric family's estate. The film stars Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, Carey Mulligan,

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57:43

Best and Worst of 2023

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2024/01/09

2023 was a huge year for new and exciting entertainment! Not only did streaming platforms continue dishing out original movies and shows, but movie theaters were continuing to release new cinematic experiences on the big screen. Chris and Taylor dish out and discuss their Top 10 favorite and worst/disappointing films and TV series of 2023.Follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepotentialpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepotentialpodcastTwitter:

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13:01

Potential Pick - Poor Things

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2024/01/05

Chris and Taylor review the science fantasy black comedy film Poor Things written by Tony McNamara and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Based on the novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray, the plot focuses on Bella Baxter, a young Victorian woman who, after being crudely resurrected by a scientist following her suicide, runs off with a debauched lawyer to embark on an odyssey of self-discovery and sexual liberation. The film stars Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef,

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18:23

Potential Pick - Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of...

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2024/01/04

Spoiler Warning! Chris and Taylor review the Netflix space opera film Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire written by Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad and Shay Hatten with direction by Snyder. Set in a fictional galaxy ruled by the imperialistic Motherworld, a former Imperium soldier ventures on a quest to recruit warriors from across the galaxy to make a stand against the Imperium before they destroy her new home farming colony. The film stars Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein,

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Potential Pick - The Holdovers

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2024/01/03

Chris and Taylor review the christmas comedy-drama film, The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne, written by David Hemingson. Set in 1970, it follows a bad-tempered history teacher at a New England boarding school who is forced to chaperone a handful of students with nowhere to go on Christmas break. The film stars Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston, Gillian Vigman and Tate Donovan. Follow us on:Instagram:

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17:26

Potential Pick - Wonka

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2023/12/22

Chris and Taylor review the musical fantasy film, Wonka, directed by Paul King, who co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby, based on a story by King. It tells the origin story of Willy Wonka, a character in the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, featuring his early days as a chocolatier. The film stars Timothée Chalamet in the title role and an ensemble cast including Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins,

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14:10

Potential Pick - Dashing Through The Snow

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2023/12/21

Chris and Taylor review the christmas fantasy comedy film, Dashing Through the Snow, directed by Tim Story, written by Scott Rosenberg. In the film, after a traumatic experience, Eddie Garrick, a social worker, no longer believes in the magic of Christmas. At the request of his estranged wife, he brings his daughter Charlotte to work where a magical adventure begins for them. The film stars Lil Rel Howery, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Teyonah Parris, Gina Brillon, Oscar Nunez, Madison Skye

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14:40

Potential Pick - The Santa Clauses (Season 2)

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2023/12/20

Chris and Taylor review season 2 of the christmas comedy television series, The Santa Clauses, created by Jack Burditt for Disney+ and based on The Santa Clause film series. In this season, the Calvin family is back at the North Pole, as Scott Calvin continues his role as Santa Claus after his retirement plans were thwarted when he failed to find a successor; now that Christmas has been saved, Scott focuses on training his son Cal. The series features Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Austin

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25:00

Potential Pick - Loki Season 2 Spoiler Review

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2023/12/15

Spoiler Warning! Chris and Taylor review the second season of the Marvel/Disney+ series Loki created by Michael Waldron. After dealing with He Who Remains, Loki and his closest allies must work together to stop the TVA from being destroyed. The series stars Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbratha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku, Tara Strong, Eugene Cordero, Sophia Di Martino, Jonathan Majors, Rafael Casal, and Ke Huy Quan.Follow us on:Instagram:

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15:24

Potential Pick - Godzilla Minus One

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2023/12/14

Chris and Taylor review the japanese kaiju Godzilla Minus One (Japanese: ゴジラ-1.0マイナスワン, Hepburn: Gojira Mainasu Wan) directed, written, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. Produced by Toho Studios and Robot Communications and distributed by Toho, it is the 37th film in the Godzilla franchise, Toho's 33rd Godzilla film, and the fifth film in the franchise's Reiwa era. In the film, postwar Japan deals with the emergence of Godzilla. The film stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe,

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14:29

Past Potential Pick - Lethal Weapon (1987)

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2023/12/13

The holidays are upon us! Chris and Taylor go back to a holidays 80s classic (yes this is a Christmas movie) and review the 1987 buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon directed and co-produced by Richard Donner, written by Shane Black, and co-produced by Joel Silver. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, and Mitchell Ryan.In Lethal Weapon, a pair of mismatched LAPD detectives—Martin Riggs (Gibson), a former Green Beret who has become suicidal

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18:08

Potential Picks - Marvels Spider-Man 2 (PS5) Spoiler...

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2023/12/08

Spoiler Review! Chris and Taylor review the action-adventure game Marvel's Spider-Man 2 which developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It is the third entry in the Marvel's Spider-Man series, acting as a sequel to Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) and a follow-up to Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020). In this installment, Peter Parker and Miles Morales struggle to navigate the next steps in their

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20:00

Potential Pick - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of...

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2023/12/07

Chris and Taylor review the dystopian action film, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Michael Lesslie and Michael Arndt. Based on the 2020 novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, it serves as a prequel to The Hunger Games (2012), and is the fifth installment in The Hunger Games film series. Set 64 years before the events of the first film, its plot follows the events that lead a young Coriolanus Snow

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17:55

Potential Pick - Napoleon

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2023/12/06

Chris and Taylor review the historical drama film Napoleon written by David Scarpa and directed by Ridley Scott. The film primarily depicts the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power, his military conquests, as well as his relationship with Empress Joséphine. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett, Ben Miles, Ludivine Sagnier, Matthew Needham, John Hollingworth, Youssef Kerkour, and Sinéad Cusack.Follow us on:Instagram:

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Potential Pick - Goosebumps (2023) Spoiler Review

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2023/12/01

Spoiler Warning! Chris and Taylor review the supernatural comedy horror series Goosebumps developed by Rob Letterman and Nicolas Stoller. Based on the book series by R.L. Stine, a group of five high schoolers embark on a shadowy and twisted journey to investigate the tragic passing three decades earlier of a teen named Harold Biddle - while also unearthing dark secrets from their parents' past. The series stars Zach Morris, Isa Briones, Miles McKenna, Ana Yi Puig, Will Price, Rob Huebel,

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11:49

Potential Pick - Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure...

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2023/11/30

Chris and Taylor review the comedy film, Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, directed by Paul Briganti, produced by Judd Apatow and Jimmy Miller, and written by and starring the comedy troupe Please Don't Destroy. In the film, a fictionalized version of the group searches for a lost treasure that they had initially been searching for as kids. The film stars Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Ben Marshall, Bowen Yang, Meg Stalter, X Mayo, Nichole Sakura, Cedric Yarbrough, Sunita

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13:37

Potential Pick - Thanksgiving (2023)

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2023/11/29

Chris and Taylor are back from a nice thanksgiving break with a second helping! Here they review the slasher film, Thanksgiving, directed by Eli Roth, from a screenplay written by Jeff Rendell and a story by Roth and Rendell, who produced with Roger Birnbaum. In the film, an axe-wielding maniac terrorizes residents of Plymouth, Mass., after a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy. Picking off victims one by one, the seemingly random revenge killings soon become part of a larger, sinister plan

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24:51

Potential Pick - Gen V Spoiler Review

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2023/11/17

Spoiler Warning! Chris and Taylor review the superhero television series Gen V developed by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke. Serving as a spin-off of The Boys, the show follows a group of young adult superheroes at Godolkin University who put their moral boundaries to the test by competing for the university's top ranking and a chance to join The Seven. When the school's dark secrets come to light, they must decide what kind of heroes they want to become. The series

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14:05

Potential Pick - The Killer

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2023/11/16

Chris and Taylor review the action thriller film The Killer written by Andrew Kevin Walker and directed by David Fincher. Based on the French graphic novel of the same name by Alexis "Matz" Nolent, the film follows an assassin who gets embroiled in an international manhunt after a hit goes wrong. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O'Malley, Sophie Charlotte, Emiliano Pernia, Gabriel Polanco and Sala Baker.Follow us on:Instagram:

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20:55

Potential Pick - Killers of the Flower Moon

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2023/11/15

Chris and Taylor review the western crime drama film, Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay he co-wrote with Eric Roth, based on the 2017 non-fiction book of the same name by David Grann. Set in 1920s Oklahoma, it focuses on a series of murders of Osage members and relations in the Osage Nation after oil was discovered on tribal land. Tribal members had retained mineral rights on their reservation, and whites sought to gain their wealth. The film stars

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