
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.

This week, Da7e tells the other hosts about The AI Doc or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, a movie that is mostly vibes. Which is good because the other hosts are here for a vibe-heavy episode talking about last Sunday’s 98th Annual Academy Awards! What were the thoughts outside of the Sinners vs One Battle After Another big takeaways? Well the sound was bad and David didn’t like the stage.
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00:00 – Lightning Round: …In Space
01:39 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 539! Reviews! E-mail?
14:11 – Tidbit – The AI Doc or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
32:39 – Mini-Segment – 98th Annual Academy Awards in Review
1:14:03 – Outro
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This week, Da7e saw some movies, I guess. First, Da7e tries to sell David, Patches, and Katey on The Bride! which is the kind of big swings that should be happening in early March, says he. Then, Da7e saw undertone an A24 horror movie about a podcast gone wrong and thinks people might like it if they see it with good sound. Then, the boys and some of the boys’ children saw Hoppers and it seems to have worked magic on audiences…except for Da7e.
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One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time
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00:00 – Lightning Round: One House
01:41 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 538! Reviews!
10:43 – Tidbit – The Bride!
29:06 – Mini-Segment – undertone
39:04 – Segment Three – Hoppers
1:05:38 – Outro
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This week, everyone manages to make it back into the War Room, but also manage to not mention the very real war that started since last episode. Don’t worry, though, a Canadian listener writes in prompting David to give hockey opinions and all of us to give dour patriotism opinions. Then, into the show, as your hosts seem to heartily recommend A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms‘ first season on HBO, Katey informs the guys about the changes to the awards landscape after SAG’s Actor Awards were given out, then everyone turns their speculation on the recent announcement that Paramount/Skydance, not Netflix, is buying Warner Bros. IT’S ALL SPECULATION, DON’T PUT THIS ON REDDIT.
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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00:00 – Lightning Round: James Cameron’s Avatar Pixar’s Hoppers
02:30 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 537! Review! E-mail!
20:27 – Tidbit – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season One
36:01 – Mini-Segment – 2026 Actor’s Awards
46:26 – Segment Three – Paramount Buys Warner Bros
1:11:35 – Outro
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This week, a huge snow storm on the east coast shut down David’s access to the internet, breaking his Fighting In The War Room streak. Your other three hosts – Patches, Katey, and Da7e – all assemble in the war room and forsake both David’s streak and the format of the podcast.
This not-an-episode chat includes Katey talking about her Wuthering Heights viewing, Da7e talking about his in-theater Twin Peaks: The Return experience, Patches talking about in-theater wuxia flick Blades of the Guardians. Outside of the theater, Daniel Radcliffe is in several new projects (The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins) but might not be better than Harry Melling, who killed it in Pillion.
Also, they like the Olympics and dislike the FBI Director partying with a hockey team.
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One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time
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