Welcome to Greendale: A Community Podcast: Recent Episodes
Welcome to Greendale
Michael and Jillian are big fans of the acclaimed cult comedy series Community, which first aired on NBC ten years ago. Sadia has never seen even one episode! Join these three friends (and occasional guests) as they discover and dissect Community episode-by-episode. New episodes every Friday! Cool cool cool!
We want it on the record that we are pro-marriage and we are also, independently, pro-cousins.
A really cool episode with maybe the most confusing Community plot ever? Can we get some help unpacking this one?
Sadia gives us the rundown on the Dean's details and we study Chang's incredible acting revelation.
Episode 100! We've done so many! And at Greendale, things get sticky when a dog's history could be detrimental to the school.
Virtual reality technology and the ethics of parental involvement are the focus of this episode.
Michael, Jillian, and Sadia enter the final season of Community. So many things have changed. New characters are introduced. Some things are still the same. Is that noose haunted?
The treasure we found was the feelings we made along the way, and we dig up all those feelings in the final episode of Season Five of Welcome to Greendale!
Alex from Six Seasons and a Podcast joins us to discuss what does and doesn't count as kidnapping.
Michael and Jillian reintroduce Sadia to the quirky world of Greendale Community College through the aptly titled "Repilot", the Season Five premiere of NBC's cult classic television show.
It's a gradu-wedding! Season Four comes to an end, and we can finally fill Sadia in on some secrets.
Shocking reveals about our history and also those of the Greendale Seven in this penultimate season four episode!
It's Christmas again at Greendale and we're visited by a creepy professor and bad rope work.
A divisive episode gets a fair shake from the trio, but you know what doesn't get a fair shake from Sadia? Puppets! I know, right?
Kevin Lannigan from Advanced Community Studies joins us to discuss Britta's triumphant Sophie B. Hawkins Dance.
We discuss the Dean's crimes against Magnitude and the show's crimes against its own continuity.
Do you or someone you love suffer from Changnesia? The Welcome to Greendale team are here to help.
Errin returns to help us break down Thanksgiving traditions and Britta's psychology wins.
Jillian and Michael suffer slight changnesia going into this episode, so everyone is on the same page for this one!
We gain a second Gillian (with a G, so it's not confusing) to dive into fandom culture as we go to InspectorCon!
It's Halloween again! And this time, we're going full Scooby Doo Mystery on Pierce's mansion!
It's the heist of the century! Chang and his empire vs The Greendale Seven for the fate of the Dean (and the school) in the penultimate episode of Season Three!!
Filmmaker and gamer Michelle Iannantuono joins the trio as Community takes a break from the main plot to complete some side quests.
Who hasn't had the odd banana in their pants? Let's jump into a group therapy session and discuss it.
In the Welcome to Greendale system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: Michael & Jillian, who obsess over the show, and Sadia, who is experiencing it for the first time. These are their stories. Dun Dun.
You never know what kind of episode you're gonna have, and this one is a doozy as we break down Jillian's reigning favorite episode ever.
Three people who look a lot like Michael, Sadia, and Jillian discuss Jeff's dangerous ego.
Michael, Jillian, and Sadia are joined by Community and Glee fan Melanie Clemenz to get ready for REGIONALS!!
Finally, another Jeff and Shirley episode! Plus Abed is Batman Now and we learn what movies we'd be willing to spend way too much money on!
It's Michael's favorite episode of Community! And we're joined by the specialest of guests: writer Megan Ganz! This episode is super packed with amazing!
We've got our headphones, got our mics, got a pocket full of opinions about this problematic episode of Community!
Season Three's Halloween episode has landed in our laps and we are gonna break it down!
The biggest, the best, perhaps the single greatest episode of Community: Remedial Chaos Theory. We're joined by Matt from Communies to discuss this landmark television achievement and break down the six different timelines. Cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool.
In perhaps the single most terrifying episode of Community ever, Chang goes full Arkham insane and we solve The Todd Problem.
We may have stepped into an alternate Earth, because there are two Annies, two Model UNs, two potential Jillian cosplays, and lots more to talk about!
It all comes down to this! The Season Two finale! We finish the paintball epic, we discuss Pierce's character arc, we remember our Greendale highlights, and crown a favorite episode of the season.
We kick off the two-part season finale with awesome character intros, a little film history, and a lot of love for this epic paintball showdown.
Did you take Anthropology? What exactly did you study? Did you also have a baby during class? Let's discuss all this at length in this week's episode.
Jeff is an asshole, Pierce has a special "gym", and Troy and Britta take the worst kind of acting class. We discuss these things and more on this week's episode.
We have our first real conversation in this week's episode as we get into My Dinner with Andre, Pulp Fiction, Cougar Town, and why pop culture isn't the basis for real conversations.
It's election time at Greendale and we've got all the coverage on the candidates, the topics, the debates, the winners and losers, and the Vicki that you need.
It's Valentine's Day again at Greendale and you know what that means: British Premier League Soccer!!
Alex Burdine from Six Seasons and a Podcast joins us to discuss the episode too controversial for Netflix.
It's the day of the show y'all! Curtain up on Annie's play, Pierce's suuuper sad backstory, and Jeff's unfortunate creepiness on this week's Welcome to Greendale.
Relationships are tested and pregnancy secrets are revealed on a new episode of Maury, I mean, Welcome to Greendale!
It's Christmas in July!! And Jenn from the Community Rewatch Podcast stops by to help us celebrate in glorious stop-motion!
Everything in this episode is true. And maybe none of it is. How can you be sure? Who knows? Conspiracy!!!!
We talk basketball, trampolines, Mean Girls, and racism in this super fun episode! (that's not sarcasm, it's really a super fun episode!!)
Filmmaker and Community fan Michael Whaley joins the study group to discuss the best ABBA-scored zombie thriller in history!
The girls argue with Michael over Shirley's church. The girls argue with Michael over Charlie Kaufman movies. Everyone agrees that Abed is great.
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The Team Britta vs Team Annie debate gets heated as Sadia and Jillian draw lines in the sand. We cool off by discussing religion and the rituals of death. Super casual episode!
Guten tag homies! Is Annie guilty of attempted murder? Is Troy ultimately responsible for breaking Chang? And do it really be your own people? Court is in session!!
And we're back!!! After a gas leak week, we kick off Season Two of Community. Sadia has a major change of heart concerning a character, ships set sail, and more!
Michael, Jillian, and Sadia answer your burning questions as we reflect on Season 1 of Community and Welcome to Greendale.
Team Britta? Team Slater? We get into it. We also reflect on the end of Sadia's first season of Community! There's a finale vibe in the air. Cool cool cool!
Major revelations come to light in the penultimate episode of Season One. Like how much
HBO Troy really understands, and whether the study group actually does know Spanish.
It's the episode we've all been waiting for!! One of the most popular episodes of Community and a typical starting point for many fans, and now Sadia (and special guest Taylor Meadows) get to join in on the first paintball campaign. It's Modern Warfare on Welcome to Greendale!
Things get a little childish this episode as Jeff and Britta get pwned, and Abed checks off his quintessential college list on this week's Welcome to Greendale!!
The gang conquers social distancing by enjoying Community together in three separate rooms across two separate locations! And it's a great episode about Abed's rise to new Mafia movie heigthts!
The gang disagrees on everything this episode, especially about what constitutes a prank. And whether Pierce deserves pity.
Is it okay to take a beginner class if you're not an amateur? According to Jeff Winger (and Jillian): Absolutely Not! We break down the Rich problem and learn to sail on this week's Welcome to Greendale.
It's Family Day at Greendale! And that means relatives, emotions, and intense traumatic events! And more Human Beings!
Jeff bares all to win at pool and we try to figure out why, while trying not to offend anyone about their pronunciations.
Love is in the air at Greendale on the Valentine's episode of Community, and don't you forget about our special guest Taylor Meadows watching his first ever episode!!
Mountainflower!Annie’s look is banging. Britta’s look is on point. And Chang is sitting in a bean bag chair wearing a white tuxedo. All this and more on this week's episode!
Who's on the Hot List? What's in the Mac and Cheese? When is too early to declare a boyfriend? We answer these questions and more.
In this second holiday episode, our hosts are joined by guest Andre Hinds (Chefs Who Give A S**t) to spread non-denominational winter cheer! Bring a trinket or doodad from your philosophies and pass the winterdoodles, because it's always December 10 in our hearts.
Catch knowledge! This week Greendale hosts an STD fair and our trio spread awareness and presidential sex puns! (Michael...Michael spreads presidential sex puns...Jillian and Sadia want that made very clear upfront)
Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the Chang? We find out in this episode. Also the Dean might be a furry.
Is Man good or evil? This episode answers that question. Kind of. Not really, but this episode is a ton of fun and you should listen to it. If you don’t, then Man is Evil!
What came first: the actor or the tiny nipples? The trio discuss this and the practicality of bidets in this episode about Jeff Winger’s rock bottom.
The trio are joined by their friends Paul and Katie Fischer to discuss the first Community Halloween episode. Sadia gives Abed her position as Best Batman, Michael worries about waking up as a donut, and the gang debate the true definition of a Mexican Halloween.
Sadia starts to grasp the character gimmicks and the group discusses the finer points of inadvertent racism.
Michael, Sadia, and Jillian end up on different sides of the table as we argue over Jeff's intentions, Britta's trial, and Troy and Abed's wonderful friendship.
Carpe diem! The trio discuss Professor Whitman's philosophy, Robin Williams homages, and Abed's emotional scope. And Jeff finally wears a pair of jeans!
How elaborate is too elaborate for a Spanish presentation? This week we get to the bottom of this question and episode 2, Spanish 101. We also learn a ton about Pierce.
Michael and Jillian introduce Sadia to the quirky world of Greendale Community College through the aptly titled "Pilot," the first episode of NBC's cult classic television show.