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One of TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 Best Podcasts of All Time
Uncategorized | | 23. July, 2025

Honored to report that FIGHTING IN THE WAR ROOM along with 99 of our favorite shows has been named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Podcasts of All Time.

A Not Numbered Episode Where The Podcast Is Not Cancelled
Episodes | | 14. May, 2026

This week, David and Katey have gone to Cannes, leaving Da7e and Patches in the War Room. The two manage not to cancel the show, but bookend it with the sad news that Clarence Carter, artist who recorded the song “Patches” has passed away at age 90. The two also talk about how the Tales from the Crypt TV series is on Shudder, the 3D concert movie Da7e saw, followed by a real concert. Patches thought Da7e watched Punisher: One Last Kill so he did and the two talk about it. Then, in wondering what a new Westworld movie could be about, they become two old men yelling about A.I. It’s fun! They don’t cancel the podcast.

Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social).

One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time

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A Not-Numbered Episode About The Devil Wears Prada 2, Teeth, and Grogu
Episodes | | 6. May, 2026

This week, David is enjoying the new Kacey Musgraves album (Star-Crossed), which leads them into Jeff Bezos and the Met Gala. That is the push they need to get into talking about The Devil Wears Prada 2. David fills you in on the plot and they discuss why the movie looks different from its 2006 counterpart. This prompts the three Millennials to discuss what Millennial Nostalgia projects are in the works to capitalize on the movies of our past. Katey pitches The Audacity to the boys. That brings Patches, somehow, to a dentist story, which in turn brings David to Silent Friend, directed by Ildikó Enyedi that is in very limited release on the coasts. The boys in the hosts’ lives have been turning objects into blasters and violence, and Patches is wondering if it relates to media and Star Wars Day in public schools.

Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social).

One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time

Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!

A Not-Numbered Episode That Mentions Surf Dracula
Episodes | | 1. May, 2026

This week, David is mysteriously absent, and somehow we’ve entered a difficult scheduling season. Katey is fresh off a flight from Los Angeles, and graciously joins Da7e and Patches to talk about the television they’ve been watching. Katey has been watching a lot of Shrinking for her job, can finally admit she’ll be on Pop Culture Jeopardy in May, and has been enjoying The Testaments and Wonder Man. Patches got sucked into Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and Da7e is still trapped in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 for a little while. None of them really endorse watching TV on planes, but Katey watched One of Them Days and liked it.

Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social).

One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time

Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!

543 – Michaela Coel Week! – Mother Mary and The Christophers
Episodes | | 23. April, 2026

This week, David, Katey, and Da7e unite in the War Room to talk about the two movies about art, sorta, that Michaela Coel is currently starring in. First, David and Da7e try to explain director David Lowery’s Mother Mary, where Coel’s fashion designer faces off with Anne Hathaway’s pop star. Then, all three jump in on Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers with Coel’s art forger facing off with Ian McKellen’s washed up and cancelled genius painter. Good news – we like both!

Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social).

One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time

Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!

FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Best Real or Fictional Pop Star

01:30 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 543! Review! E-Mail!

13:57 – Mother Mary

33:00 – The Christophers

51:16 – Outro

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