"Spore-ing" is Back and Has a New Home!

"Thank You for Spore-ing" is BACK! Just in time for Season 2 of HBO's "The Last of Us" show, join Eric and Chelsea who will actually be part of the panel on weekly episodes from "What the Hype?!" Here are some NEW LINKS and instructions for those who'd love to continue the journey that started here on this feed. Follow the "What the Hype?!" Youtube channel for LiveStreams immediately following every Sunday's episode.  Videos will be released on YouTube, and full audio episodes will be available on the web site, and everywhere podcasts are found. TWO brand new episodes have been recorded with Eric and Chelsea and they were joined enthusiastically by Laura Tee.  Season 1 Recap Episode, going back through Season 1 of HBO's "The Last of Us," and also making some non-spoiler predictions about Season 1. Season 2 SPOILER HEAVY PREDICTIONS, an episode where 3 hosts that have all played TLOU Part II try and figure out how the season will be split, and what it will mean for the show this year! What the Hype Podcast dot com is the web site. We are so excited to keep spore-ing and now with an even larger group of friends!

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 9 is upon us! It's titled "Look For the Light" and is the Season One finale! I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Now that we've reached the end of Season One, all talk about the plot for The Last of Us - Part II is reserved for the spoiler section which begins at 1:10:00. On this episode, we reach the destination with our heroes and hard choices are made. Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends.  Thank you to everyone who has been listening along on the journey. "Thank You for Spore-ing" will return! E-mail us at [email protected].

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 8 is upon us! It's titled "When We Are in Need." I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game's future plot are saved for the end of the episode behind a warning! This week's spoilers begin at 1:05:00. Up until that point we will just be discussing events that you'll have seen if you have watched the corresponding television episode, and what was different about them in the game. On this episode, we meet a man called David, and Ellie and Joel both have terrifying things happen to them.  Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends.  We'll be back next week for the finale! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at [email protected]. Thanks for Spore-ing!

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 7 is upon us! It's titled "Left Behind." I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game's future plot are saved for the end of the episode behind a warning! This week's spoilers begin at 1:02:00. Up until that point we will just be discussing events that you'll have seen if you have watched the corresponding television episode, and what was different about them in the game. Chad and Eric also share what they learned since Episode 6 aired (briefly at the beginning.) This was a GREAT and very intimate episode between Bella Ramsey as Ellie and Storm Reid as Riley Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends. ESPECIALLY, this week, the episode from 2017 where Eric and Chad discussed "Innerspace," Eric's favorite Joe Dante film. We'll be back next week! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at [email protected]. Thanks for Spore-ing!

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 6 is upon us! It's titled "Kin." I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game and future plot are now placed at the end of the episode behind a warning! This week's spoilers begin at 1:10:00. Up until that point we will just be discussing events that you'll have seen if you have watched the corresponding television episode, and what was different about them in the game. Chad and Eric also share what they learned since Episode 5 aired (briefly at the beginning.) This was a GREAT episode which had TONS of character moments! And some lifted directly from the amazing video game. Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends. We'll be back next week! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at [email protected]. Thanks for Spore-ing!

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 5 is upon us! It's titled "Endure and Survive." I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game and future plot are now placed at the end of the episode behind a warning! This week's spoilers begin at 59:30. Up until that point we will just be discussing events that you'll have seen if you have watched the corresponding television episode, and what was different about them in the game. Chad and Eric also share what they learned since Episode 4 aired (briefly at the beginning.) This was a GREAT episode which had TONS of action! And devastating consequences. Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends. We'll be back next week! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at [email protected]. Thanks for Spore-ing!

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 4 is upon us! It's titled "Please Hold To My Hand" I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game and future plot are now placed at the end of the episode behind a warning! This week's spoilers begin at 51:30. Up until that point we will just be discussing events that you'll have seen if you have watched the corresponding television episode, and what was different about them in the game. Chad and Eric also share what they learned since Episode 3 aired (briefly at the beginning.) This was a GREAT episode which sets up a thrilling conclusion to a mini-arc next episode. Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends. We'll be back next week! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at [email protected]. Thanks for Spore-ing!

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 3 is upon us! It's titled "Long, Long Time." I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game and future plot are now placed at the end of the episode behind a warning! This week's spoilers begin at 48:00. Up until that point we will just be discussing events that you'll have seen if you have watched the corresponding television episode, and what was different about them in the game. Chad and Eric also share what they learned since Episode 2 aired (briefly at the beginning.) This was a GREAT episode which deviated from the video game but left both of us stunned and appreciative of the adaptation. Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends. We'll be back next week! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at [email protected]. Thanks for Spore-ing!

HBO's "The Last of Us" episode 2 is upon us! It's titled "Infected." I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for our weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game and future plot are now placed at the end of the episode behind a warning! This week's spoilers begin at 1:09:00. Up until that point we will just be discussing events that you'll have seen if you have watched the corresponding television episode, and what was different about them in the game. Chad and Eric also share what they learned since Episode 1 aired (briefly at the beginning.) This was a GREAT episode both of the HBO show and of our podcast. Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends. We'll be back next week! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at [email protected]. Thanks for Spore-ing!

HBO's "The Last of Us" has finally debuted! I bring my friend and longtime fellow TLOU stan Chad Hopkins on for what will be a weekly reaction podcast to the exciting event series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Spoilers for the video game will be kept to a minimum for those who haven't played, but have watched the show. Spoilers for the show abound as we go along! Chad and Eric briefly recap their expectations going in to the season and then break down HBO's premiere episode by discussing their favorite things. Find Eric on Twitter at @spielerman, and find the show at @TYFSpiels. Find Chad on Twitter at @chadadada, and find his Avatar: The Last Airbender podcast "Crossroads of Destiny" wherever podcasts are found. Also check out The Cinescope Podcast where Chad talks about favorite movies with his friends. We'll be back next week! And this episode will be streamed on YouTube soon. Tell a friend if you enjoy it! E-mail us at [email protected]. Thanks for Sporeing!