COURTNEY STORER Dishes About THE BEAR Season 4 Food & Storytelling, Diane & Andy Discuss COLBERT, EMMY NOMS, BALLARD, DEXTER: RESURRECTION, AND JUST LIKE THAT, and more!

Andy & Diane talk about the hottest show happening right now: HEATED RIVALRY, the gay hockey romance series that instantly became a hit for HBOMax. The holiday season is heating up and we're not pucking around!

Diane & Andy talk WICKED FOR GOOD, ETERNITY, JAY KELLY on the movie side and PLURIBUS, BravoCon, ALL HER FAULT, THE MORNING SHOW, and more on the TV side. Plus: info about early December TV.!

Diane chats with comedy MVP ENRICO COLANTONI about working on the Hulu comedy ENGLISH TEACHER and ensemble comedy. Diane and Andy catch up on the glut of great new shows including PLURIBUS, ALL'S FAIR, DEATH BY LIGHTNING, the upcoming THE BEAST IN ME and more recommendations.

This episode's main event: we chat with BOOTS creator and co-showrunner ANDY PARKER about the hit Netflix drama that has made MAGA mad and viewers watching in admiration of one of the hottest casts in TV. Andy and Diane dish about Taylor Sheridan's big new deal & what it means for Paramount, we catch up on a ton of shows including Season 2 of NOBODY WANTS THIS, the Jim Downey documentary, THE DIPLOMAT, and why mid murder dramas ripped from the headlines are still being made by the dozen.

Andy and Diane talk about the riveting drama of TASK, why HOUSE OF GUINNESS is addictive & Must Watch, the new Netflix drama BOOTS & it's roots in the real-life Marines. We also catch up on ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING and the beautiful storytelling of THE LOWDOWN. Also, SNL is back for it's 51st season and Diane couldn't be happier!

Andy & Diane talk about the Jimmy Kimmel suspension and return and how Disney's Bob Iger handled it. We catch up on shows we're watching: Andy binged WAYWARD, we're both loving PLATONIC, Diane talks about BLACK RABBIT, we're both intrigued by THE LOWDOWN, and Diane is getting into HOUSE OF GUINESS. Some current events talk and lots of current TV talk.

Andy and Diane catch up on TASK, LOVE THY NADER, THE NEWSREADER, THE GIRLFRIEND, PLATONIC, UNKNOWN NUMBER docu & THE PAPER. Diane chats with GREG DANIELS & MICHAEL KOMAN, EP/Showrunners on Peacock's new hit comedy THE PAPER - it's roots in THE OFFICE, how Daniels looks at revisiting his past works like THE OFFICE and KING OF THE HILL, and showrunner skills.

Buckle up! Andy and Diane break down the AJLT finale in a no-holds bar discussion where we vent all our critiques and feelings. Diane chats with director ANU VALIA about her new indie film WE STRANGERS and her comedy directing work on shows such as AJLT, SHRINKING, A MAN ON THE INSIDE, and THE OTHER TWO.

Diane chats wtih two of THE FOUR SEASONS Exec Producers TRACEY WIGFIELD and LANG FISHER about making the wonderful Netflix series and writing a different kind of comedy. Then Andy & Diane go deep on the soon-to-end series AND JUST LIKE THAT and our various reactions to the news. We also talk about LEANNE, THE HUNTING WIVES, and preview early August premieres.

Diane chats with Courtney Storer, the Culinary Producer/Co-EP of THE BEAR about creating dishes that contribute to the show's stories. Diane and Andy discuss Emmy nominations, Colbert's cancellation, how to support PBS and NPR. We also catch up on DEXTER's resurrection, why AND JUST LIKE THAT remains a Must Hate Watch, we debate SMOKE, Andy talks about the Spanish series FURIA (RAGE) and Diane previews upcoming premieres.