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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.

538 – The Bride!, undertone, Hoppers
Episodes | | 11. March, 2026

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.

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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FORMAT

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

537 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Actor’s Awards, Paramount Buys Warner Bros
Episodes | | 3. March, 2026

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

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

FORMAT

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

Subs, Doms, and Daniel Radcliffe
Episodes | | 25. February, 2026

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.

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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536 – Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie, Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer, Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model
Episodes | | 19. February, 2026

CEASE AND DECEASE!

This week, David continues his streak on what he insists is his fourth of seven consecutive weeks on the podcast, but Patches felt ill, so Katey and Da7e get the pleasure of pre-colonoscopy David. First, Da7e and David discuss Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie, a very-Canadian movie in theaters now that has either been slightly overhyped for you…or you have no idea what it is. Then, the new Mandalorian and Grogu trailer excites the children and isn’t that what Star Wars is for? Finally, Netflix has a new documentary about an old reality TV series, so Katey and Da7e dig into Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.

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: ELViS

02:04 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 536! Review! E-mail!

13:25 – Tidbit – Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie

30:24 – Mini-Segment – New Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer

38:53 – Segment Three – Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model

55:22 – Outro

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