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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

30:19

Potential Pick - Succession Final Season Spoiler Review

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2023/06/01

Chris and Taylor review the final season of the American satirical dark comedy-drama television series, Succession, created by Jesse Armstrong and composed by Nicholas Britell. In the final season, the sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson moves ever closer. The prospect of this seismic sale provokes existential angst and familial division among the Roys as they anticipate what their lives will look like once the deal is completed. The season stars Brian

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Potential Pick - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

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2023/05/31

Chris and Taylor review the new action-adventure game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. The game takes place five years after Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and continues the adventure of the young Jedi Knight, Cal Kestis, as he and his friends continue in their struggle to survive the tyranny of the Galactic Empire. Our Star Wars superfan Tim Fitzsimons also gives his thoughts on the game!Follow us on:Instagram:

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Potential Pick - Fast X Spoiler Review

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2023/05/26

Spoiler Warning! Chris and Taylor review the action sequel film Fast X written by Dan Mazeau and Justin Lin with direction by Louis Leterrier. Dominic Toretto must protect his family from Dante Reyes who seeks revenge for his father's death and the loss of his family's fortune. The film stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges, John Cena, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Scott Eastwood, Daniela Melchior, Alan Ritchson, Helen

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Potential Pick - Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

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2023/05/25

Chris and Taylor review the AppleTV+ documentary film, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, directed by Davis Guggenheim starting Michael J. Fox and his struggle with Parkinson's disease. The film follows the life of beloved actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, exploring his personal and professional triumphs and travails, and what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.Follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepotentialpodcast/Facebook:

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49:54

Wise Cracking With Max Casella

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2023/05/23

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Over 30 years since the release of Disney's "Newsies", we had one of the original cast, Race Track Higgins himself, Max Casella. After the highly lauded release of the tv series, Tulsa King, Chris and Taylor were so very fortunate to have a fun and and surprisingly nerdy chat with actor Max Casella. Join us as we discuss his first start on Newsies, his various roles in film and TV, working with the acting greats like Stallone and Gandolfini, and voice

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Potential Pick - Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3...

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2023/05/19

Spoiler Warning! Chris and Taylor review the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, written and directed by James Gunn. The Guardians embark on a dire mission to protect and save Rocket from the High Evolutionary. The film stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Will Poulter, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Linda Cardellini, Nathan Fillion and Sylvester Stallone.Follow us on:Instagram:

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Potential Pick - Air

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2023/05/18

Chris and Taylor review the biographical sports drama film, Air, directed by Ben Affleck and written by Alex Convery. The film is based on true events about the origin of Air Jordan, a basketball shoeline, of which Sonny Vaccaro and Nike pursue basketball rookie Michael Jordan, creating a partnership that revolutionizes the world of sports and contemporary culture. The film stars Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker and Viola Davis. Follow us

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13:57

Past Potential Pick - Good Will Hunting

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2023/05/17

Chris and Taylor go back to Boston to review the 1997 American psychological drama film, Good Will Hunting, directed by Gus Van Sant, and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. In the film, Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. The film stars Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård, Casey Affleck, Minnie Driver and Cole Hauser.Follow us on:Instagram:

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Potential Pick - Schmigadoon! Season 2

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2023/05/12

Chris and Taylor review the second season of the Apple TV+ musical comedy series Schmigadoon! created by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Josh and Melissa find themselves in a new town called "Schmicago," a world which plays to the darker and sexier musicals of the 60's and 70's, and attempt to find a happy ending. The series stars Keegan-Michael Key, Cecily Strong, Aaron Tveit, Dove Cameron, Alan Cumming, Kristen Chenoweth, Jane Krakowski, Jaime Camil, Ariana DeBose, Ann Harada, Patrick Page

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Potential Pick - Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

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2023/05/11

Chris and Taylor review the action thriller Guy Ritchie's The Covenant co-written, produced and directed by Guy Ritchie. Former U.S. Army special operations sergeant and Afghanistan War veteran, John Kinley, returns to the country to rescue the interpreter who once saved his life from the Taliban. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Alexander Ludwig, Antony Starr, Bobby Schofield, Emily Beecham, Johnny Lee Miller and Jason Wong.Follow us on:Instagram:

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Potential Pick - Beau is Afraid

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2023/05/05

Chris and Taylor review the new surrealist black tragicomedy horror film Beau is Afraid written and directed by Ari Aster. Beau Wassermann is a mild-mannered but paranoid-ridden man who embarks on a surreal odyssey to get home to his mother, confronting his greatest fears along the way. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Parker Posey, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Richard Kind.Follow us on:Instagram:

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Potential Pick - The Mandalorian Season 3 Spoiler...

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2023/05/04

May the 4th be with you! Chris and Taylor are joined once again by superfan Tim Fitzsimons to take a deep dive into the third season of "The Mandalorian," the phenomenal live action Star Wars series on Disney+,produced by Lucasfilm, Fairview Entertainment, and Golem Creations, with Jon Favreau serving as showrunner. The third season of the American television series follows Din Djarin traveling to Mandalore to redeem his past transgressions with his adopted son Grogu and being aided on

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63:26

The High Evolution of Chukwudi Iwuji

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2023/05/02

Talk about a highly evolved performer! In anticipation of the release of Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 in theaters, Chris and Taylor were so lucky to have a fun and humbling discussion with actor Chukwudi Iwuji. Join us as we discuss the evolution of his acting career on both the stage and screen, from the Royal Shakespeare company, his role as Murn in Peacemaker, working with director James Gunn, his latest role as the new MCU big bad, the High Evolutionary, and much more! Follow

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Potential Pick - Evil Dead Rise

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2023/04/28

Chris and Taylor review the supernatural horror, Evil Dead Rise, written and directed by Lee Cronin and produced by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell. It is the fifth installment of the Evil Dead film series. A reunion between two estranged sisters gets cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable. The film stars Alyssa Sutherland, Lilly Sullivan, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols,

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Past Potential Pick - The Evil Dead Trilogy

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2023/04/27

Chris and Taylor go back to a cabin in the woods to review The Evil Dead Trilogy, later also referred to as Army of Darkness, is an American horror film franchise created by Sam Raimi. The original trilogy includes The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987), and Army of Darkness (1992), all written and directed by Raimi, produced by Robert G. Tapert, and starring Bruce Campbell. The series revolves around the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis, an ancient Sumerian text that wreaks havoc upon a group of

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Potential Pick - Renfield

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2023/04/21

Chris and Taylor review the 2023 comedy horror film, Renfield, directed and produced by Chris McKay, and written by Ryan Ridley from a story by Robert Kirkman, who also served as producer. Inspired by characters from the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, it serves as a direct sequel to the 1931 film of the same name. In the film, Renfield, the tortured aide to his narcissistic boss, Dracula, is forced to procure his master's prey and do his every bidding. However, after centuries of

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Potential Pick - The Super Mario Bros. Movie

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2023/04/20

Chris and Taylor review the 2023 American computer-animated adventure film, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, based on Nintendo's Mario video game franchise. Produced by Illumination, Universal Pictures, and Nintendo, and distributed by Universal, it was directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel. The film features an origin story for the brothers Mario and Luigi, Italian-American plumbers who are transported to an alternate world and become entangled in a battle

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Potential Pick - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

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2023/04/14

Chris and Taylor review the new fantasy action film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves written by Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley and Micheal Gillo with co-direction by Goldstein and Daley. A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. The film stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant, Regé-Jean Page, Daisy

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Potential Pick - Tetris

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2023/04/13

Chris and Taylor review the biographical thriller film, Tetris directed by Jon S. Baird, written by Noah Pink. It is based on true events around the race to license and patent the video game Tetris in the late 1980s during the Cold War. In the film, Henk Rogers discovers Tetris in 1988, and then risks everything by travelling to the Soviet Union, where he joins forces with inventor Alexey Pajitnov to bring the game to the masses. It stars Taron Egerton, Ben Miles, Nikita Efremov, Sofia

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56:51

Behind the Camera with Stimson Snead

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2023/04/11

Independent or "indie" films have become a calling card for up-and-coming filmmakers and can be an outlet of creativity without access to major production studios. It's a term frequently used within the film industry, but what exactly does it mean? Chris and Taylor welcome Stimson Snead, an award-winning director, writer, producer, illustrator and ten-year veteran of the indie scene! We discuss working in the industry, his love of film, his career and the upcoming full-length adaptation

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