Westworld The Podcast

Craig, Jake, and Brian further explore episode five of “Westworld,” “Contrapasso.” In part two, they discuss El Lazo’s compelling offer (0:34), Elsie’s suspicions (1:50), the orgy and the argument (7:51), Dolores visiting the fortune teller (14:22), nitro and Confederados (20:02), the time traveling train part I (25:21), smiling Logan (27:13), the time traveling train part II (29:29), The Man in Black and Dr. Ford (30:46), the holy crap ending (36:41), and Brian’s amazing skateboarding adventure (45:46). 

Craig, Jake, and Brian dive deep into episode five of “Westworld,” “Contrapasso.” In part one of a two-part series, they discuss Ford and Bill's little talk and the greyhound symbol (2:42), cemeteries and safety coffins (6:31), our first visit to Pariah (11:14), The Man in Black and Lawrence (14:58), the livestock department (19:41), The Man in Black and Teddy (25:57), Dolores’ vision and her visit with Ford (31:15), Felix, the bird, and the concept of blue-collar surgeons (41:51), El Lazo, timelines, and Host on guest violence (46:41), and the convoy (57:45).  

Craig and Jake share their favorite moments from the incredible mid-season episode “Contrapasso.” They discuss Dolores writing her own story (2:56) and the heart-to-heart between Dr. Ford and The Man in Black (9:49). 

Craig, Heather, and Jake get together to dive deep into episode four of “Westworld,” “Dissonance Theory.” They discuss another one of Bernard and Dolores’ little talks (3:05), Maeve’s vision (12:40), Theresa, Elsie, and office politics (19:47), William, Logan, and the family stakes (26:10), The Man in Black and his obsession with snakes (29:22), Dolores’ flashbacks (35:29), The Man in Black and the prison break (40:33), Armistice and her amazing tattoo (51:01), Maeve and the shades (54:52), Theresa, Bernard, and body language (58:40), Ford being 10 steps ahead of everyone (1:03:08), Logan and William (1:08:04), Teddy lives! (1:08:55), Logan and William and Pariah (1:09:55), the final act and the magic bullet (1:11:43), and the theory of the week (1:20:00).  

Craig, Heather, and Jonathan give their initial impressions on the fourth episode of “Westworld,” “Dissonance Theory.” They discuss the exciting jailbreak (4:00), Maeve's disturbing vision (7:49), and Ford’s power move (11:02). 

Sheriff Craig is back (briefly) to talk about “Red Dead Redemption 2.” The trailer was only one minute long, but that was more than enough to impress. 

We dive deep into episode three of Westworld: “The Stray.” Craig Carter, Heather Barefoot, and Jake Ratliff discuss Dolores and Bernard’s little talk (1:16), Elsie’s workplace struggles (3:23), William and Logan's relationship (5:43), a female guest with a gun (7:50), Teddy’s purpose and how it affects Dolores (8:58), loops and constellations (18:14), the Wyatt narrative (22:45), Arnold and the bicameral mind (24:32), Ford’s low blow (34:52), sending Dolores down the rabbit hole (38:24), Stubbs and strays (48:15) and the theory of the week [WARNING: potential spoilers!] (55:28).  

Time for a quick review of episode three of “Westworld”: “The Stray.” Craig Carter, Jonathan Yeomans, and Heather Barefoot discuss what it must be like getting shot in the park (1:36), Dr. Robert Ford’s swanky office (4:11), and Dolores’ ability to improvise (11:30).  

Craig Carter is joined by his friends Jake Ratliff and Heather Barefoot. They dive deep into episode two “Chestnut.” They discuss Dolores’ midnight stroll (3:20), William and Logan’s arrival at Westworld (5:17), trouble in Delos (17:43), “these violent delights...” (20:39), hats and trains (23:16), The Man in Black and Lawrence (28:20), Maeve and her “faults” (32:11), getting acquainted with the Devil (37:50), William and Logan in the park (41:45), war and historical inaccuracies (42:49), Dolores and Bernard (49:13), 20% more aggression (53:36), Theresa and Bernard and corporate (55:56), Logan stabbing things and making William uncomfortable (58:47), is sleeping with a robot cheating? (1:04:44), the workshop (1:08:25), The Man in Black and Lawrence Part II (1:12:14), Ford and mini-Ford (1:20:06), Bernard and Theresa and coitus (1:23:25), Maeve's nightmare (1:25:42), Dolores' second midnight stroll (1:36:32), Odyssey on Red River (1:37:03), and a new segment: Theory of the Week! (1:42:15).

HBO released the second episode of “Westworld” early on HBO GO. That means we have an episode for you early as well! Craig and Jake give their initial thoughts on “Chestnut” (1:40), The Man in Black showing us the intricacies of the park (2:44), and Odyssey on Red River (8:22).  

Craig and Jake dive deeper into the first episode of “Westworld.” They discuss Jake’s love of westerns and their impact on American culture (1:30), our introduction to Dolores, Teddy, and the park (4:15), the purpose of the hosts (13:40), the inner workings of the park (15:00), meeting Dr. Robert Ford and how they made the robots seem like robots (22:45), the small changes that have huge ripples (28:24), what it's like being a guest and empathy (33:04), park bureaucracy and Core Code (35:50), being affected by the outside world and families (41:24), the politics of Delos (45:30), programmed racism (48:28), robot errors and technological advancements (50:00), the Ford namesake (54:26), the third day (57:36), the shootout (59:42), Peter Abernathy and Shakespeare (1:01:05), what the Man in Black is up to (1:13:45), and the Delores theory (1:14:55). 

It's finally here! Craig and Jonathan talk about the series premiere of “Westworld.” They discuss their general impressions and their favorite moments.  

It's time to get hype again! (Jamaican airhorn) In part two of our hype series, Craig, Jonathan, and Brian discuss: what exactly is Delos? (1:40), are we going to see other parks? (4:40), the cinematography (8:25), the set design (12:08), the visual effects (13:20), the music (14:13), Ed Harris as a villain (16:20), how will we know who is a robot? (20:20), and JJ Abrams Easter eggs (24:00). Also, Brian is going on a special trip so tune in after the outro to hear about it.

It's time to get hype about “Westworld!” (Jamaican airhorn) In part one of a two part series, Craig, Jonathan, and Brian discuss what they're most anticipating with the upcoming season. Listen to hear them talk about the most absurd HBO connected universe theory (1:40), how can HBO turn the concept into multiple seasons? (4:15), one of the most mysterious scenes from the teaser trailer (7:10), robot romance (8:20) [WARNING: there are spoilers about the movie Her from 9:10-9:25], what exactly is West World? (10:10), the potential memes and cultural impact (13:00), the breakout star we’ve never heard of (15:57), Evan Rachel Wood (19:05), Anthony Hopkins finally back in a great project (19:42), and the weird Delos Terms and Conditions (22:22). 

When we first saw the trailer for “Westworld,” we had no idea what we were watching. Now that we've seen the original 1973 movie, we have a somewhat better idea of what the show is going to be about. So we decided to go back and watch the original trailer and see if we could make sense of it. Listen to our initial impressions when we first saw the trailer (2:30), our scene-by-scene breakdown (6:10) [Warning: Craig has theories, lots of them!], and our podcasting schedule leading up to and through the first season of the show (45:00).  

Craig Carter, Jonathan Yeomans, and Brian Sutorious review the 1973 film “Westworld.” We discuss the history of the film (0:52), our general thoughts (2:52), recap the movie (4:08), talk about the ground-breaking special effects (39:34), the film’s success (42:08), the deleted scenes (43:20), and the crazy ending (44:38). 

Exciting times, everyone! Our very first episode of Westworld The Podcast! Meet hosts Craig Carter and Jonathan Yeomans and learn what we'll be talking about in our first full-length episode.