The Viewer Digression Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jake Steinberg & Wil Turner III
Every Tuesday Jake Steinberg and Wil Turner visit or revisit a a piece of media to decide once and for all if the critics got it right.
This week, Wil and Jake review Sally Rooney's acclaimed novel, Normal People--which is crazy because Jake had no idea how horny it was.
The Viewer Digression Podcast will appear wherever you get your podcasts on Tuesdays. The show is hosted by writer Wilbert Turner III and screenwriter Jake Steinberg. Jake also produces and publishes the show.
Jake Steinberg: @JakeNoseIt
Wil Turner: @Wil_to_Win
Recording issues plagued the podcast this week. We'll be back on Tuesday for a discussion on Sally Rooney's Normal People
The Viewer Digression Podcast will appear wherever you get your podcasts on Tuesdays. The show is hosted by writer Wilbert Turner III and screenwriter Jake Steinberg. Jake also produces and publishes the show.
Jake Steinberg: @JakeNoseIt
Wil Turner: @Wil_to_Win
Jake and Wil talk about the scale of reality for teen dramas, how the social media landscape has shifted the perspective of our viewing eyeballs, and wonder what ever happened to the snappy premise?
0:00 - Intro
3:02 - Euphoria Season 2
17:30 - Gossip Girl
43:13 - My Mom, Your Dad
54:58 - What happened to the PREMISE
01:01:18 - Wil's Lost L of the week
The Viewer Digression Podcast will appear wherever you get your podcasts on Tuesdays. The show is hosted by writer Wilbert Turner III and screenwriter Jake Steinberg. Jake also produces and publishes the show.
Jake Steinberg: @JakeNoseIt
Wil Turner: @Wil_to_Win
FULL SPOILERS FOR SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME
Does Spider-Man: No Way Home work? Jake and Wil tackle the film, the MCU and where it all goes from here. Later, the boys reveal which recommended book they have selected for the first ever Viewer Digression Book Club!
00:00 - Start
59:00 - Book Club Update
The Viewer Digression Podcast will appear wherever you get your podcasts on Tuesdays. The show is hosted by writer Wilbert Turner III and screenwriter Jake Steinberg. Jake also produces and publishes the show.
Jake Steinberg: @JakeNoseIt
Wil Turner: @Wil_to_Win
The Viewer Digression Podcast celebrates the end of the year by awarding THE VIEWIES. Wil & Jake talk their favorite, most vexing, and most impactful pieces of art they experienced in the past year. Stay tuned to the end to hear what they award THE GREATEST WORK OF ART OF ALL TIME (2021).
02:49 - Biggest Flop
08:24 - Fattest L
14:08 - Superhero Content of the Year
15:37 - Biggest RIP
18:10 - The Jakey
20:11 - Album of the Year
22:26 - Prettiest Premise
26:48 - Best Reboot
28:18 - Best Fans
29:27 - Best Spinoff
35:55 - Best Opening Scene
38:32 - The “I’m The Problem” Award
45:25 - Most Impactful Celebrity Death
47:38 - Rapid Fire Awards
57:09 - The Greatest Work of Art of All Time
1:10:37 - We Need a Book!
The Viewer Digression Podcast (season 2) will appear wherever you get your podcasts on Tuesdays. The show is hosted by writer Wilbert Turner III and screenwriter Jake Steinberg. Jake also produces and publishes the show.
Jake Steinberg: @JakeNoseIt
Wil Turner: @Wil_to_Win
Jake Steinberg & Wil Turner of The Viewer Digression Podcast are joined by KT Heins to discuss Taylor Swift's latest re-release.
Where does it rank in Taylor's discography? What does the gang think of the new tunes? And what's the deal with that 10 minute version? Listen to the podcast here on YouTube or the podcast service of your choice.
Jake Steinberg - @JakeNoseIt
Wil Turner - @Wil_to_Win
KT Heins - @KtotheHeins
TaylorSwift #RED #TaylorsVersion #AllTooWell
It's Jake vs Wil in this full tilt smackdown reviewing Olivia Rodrigo's Sourwith plenty of digressions!
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Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: TBA
Jake & Wil talk Jetty Bones' Push Back, but first start the showwith plenty of digressions!
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Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: Olivia Rodrigo's Sour
Jake & Wil talk Billie Eilish's When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? with plenty of digressions!
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Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: Jetty Bones' Push Back
Jake & Wil dive deep into SEASON 1 of Amazon's Invincible series!
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Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: Billie Eilish's When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Jake & Wil dive deep into episode 1 of Amazon Prime's new Invincibleseries!
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Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: Invincible Season 1 Review
Time for the fight of our lives as The Viewer Digression Podcast reviews MORTAL KOMBAT!
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Jake Steinberg: @JakeNoseIt
Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: Invincible episode 1
It's Drake & Josh vs iCarly this week on The Viewer Digression Podcast!
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Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: Mortal Kombat
Jake & Wil check out the Netflix movie musical A Week Away! Tears stream down their face as they celebrate the glory of early 2000's Christian rock songs.
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Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: Drake & Josh vs iCarly
Jake & Wil check out the YA romantic comedy series Dash & Lily this week and no one can tell if they like or don't like it!
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Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: A Week Away
Jake and Wil check out the animated Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox! Still suffering from post-Snyder-cut-syndrome, can the guys talk about the movie without drifting off to the future of the Snyderverse? If only they could go back and do this pod again!
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Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Jake's Jolly Update Essay by PE Moskowitz:
https://mentalhellth.xyz/p/the-buzzfeed-ification-of-mental
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: Dash & Lily
Sarah drops by The Viewer Digression Podcast to ask Jake and Wil some questions. This week we're just hanging out. Join us for laughs and jolly vibes on this week's episode!
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Jake Steinberg: @JakeNoseIt
Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: TBA
Zack Snyder's Justice League is FINALLY HERE! What did Jake and Wil think of Snyder's 4 hour epic?
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Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: TBA
Coming in HOT after our Batman V Superman review... What's gone wrong? Jake and Wil try to make sense of Justice League's cobbled together story, all the while wondering what is in store next week for the SNYDER CUT.
1:50 -- Jake's Jolly Update (Hot Dogs)
3:42 -- Wil's Jolly Update (Attack on Titan)
7:49 -- Batman V Superman Review
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Jake Steinberg: @JakeNoseIt
Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: ZAC SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE
Jake goes full psychopath in defense of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. How will Wil react to one of Jake's favorite movies of all time and does he maybe even... have a point?
1:43 -- Wil's Jolly Update (Red Rising by Pierce Brown)
3:18 -- Jake's Jolly Update (Ready Player One)
7:42 -- Batman V Superman Review
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Jake Steinberg: @JakeNoseIt
Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: Justice League
You know Jake and Wil are reviewing Man of Steel because their viewer digressions are more powerful than a locomotive! What's going on with this movie and why is the consensus so split?
2:50 -- Wil's Jolly Update (How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays By Alexander Chee)
6:38 -- Jake's Jolly Update (The Mortal Kombat Trailer)
10:28 -- Man of Steel Review
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Jake Steinberg: @JakeNoseIt
Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
Jake and Wil review the Fate: The Winx Saga -- Who is it for? What's the story about? And what the heck is a WINX?? Hopefully Wil has some answers because Jake is STUMPED!
2:50 -- Wil's Jolly Update (The Leftovers)
6:57-- Jake's Jolly Update (The Snyder Cut Trailer)
11:00 -- Winx Review
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Jake Steinberg: @JakeNoseIt
Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Next Week: Man of Steel
This week Jake & Wil tackle the entire Gossip Girl series. Which character was the best? Why was every episode centered around a random party? Who is Gossip Girl? WHY is Gossip Girl? Tune in to find out!
3:00 - Wil's Jolly Update (You)
5:00 - Jake's Jolly Update (Riverdale)9:05 - Gossip Girl Pop Tarts and Toaster Strudels
Next Week: Fate: The Winx Saga
Intro & Outro Music by Abram Blau
Jake and Wil review the Hamilton Broadway recording available on Disney+. Is the podcast wide enough for a full discussion of the show??
2:14 -- Jake's Jolly Update (Gravity by Sara Bareilles)
4:41-- Wil's Jolly Update (Game of Thrones)
9:10 -- Hamilton Review
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Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Jake and Wil review the 80's John Cusack classic Say Anything , but does it hold up in 2021?
2:57 -- Wil's Jolly Update (Jane Austen Books)
5:28-- Jake's Jolly Update (The DC Universe App)
9:01 -- Say Anything Review
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Wil Turner: @Wil_To_Win
Intro and Outro music by Abram Blau.
Jake and Wil review Charlie Kaufman's I'm Thinking of Ending Things and now they're both thinking of doing just that!
1:40 -- Wil's Jolly Update (The Vampire Diaries)
3:40-- Jake's Jolly Update (Old Pokemon Games)
6:10 -- Listener Responses to the Bridgerton episode
9:15 -- I'm Thinking of Ending Things Review
We have a slight audio issue for 90 seconds starting at the 18 minute mark that causes our sound to be quiet. Apologies for the glitch!
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Intro and Outro music by Abram Thomas Blau.
Jake and Wil check out Bridgerton's Netflix! They both love old-timey stuff and Gossip Girl, so what's the problem??
1:37 -- Wil's Jolly Update (Tenet)
3:15 -- Jake's Jolly Update (Final Fantasy VII Remake)
5:12 -- Bridgerton discussion begins.
Intro and Outro music by Abram Thomas Blau.
In the inaugural episode of the Viewer Digression Podcast Jake and Wil check out the special Christmas day release of Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max! How will Jake--a known DC Universe stan--react to the poor critical reception? Which plot thread did Wil find most befuddling? Find out here.
1:32 -- Wil's Jolly Update (Netflix's The King (2019))
5:40 -- Jake's Jolly Update (Persona 5 Royal (PlayStation 4))
11:20 -- Wonder Woman 1984 discussion begins.
Intro and Outro music by Abram Thomas Blau.