Nathan and Eppy join Jim for one of his most unique challenges in S1E8 Find Me If You Can. His client has hired Jim to find... her. While the money is good, the mystery surrounding why Barbara (Joan Van Arc) is trying to stay un-discoverable concerns Jim, and his search for answers takes him to the mob boss of Denver, played by Paul Michael Glaser. Jim needs to navigate some complicated emotions and truly dangerous people in this noir-flavored early season episode. It's a lot of fun!
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\n\nWelcome to Twenty Dollars a Day, the podcast where we explore our favorite holodeck adventures in the Star Trek universe! Nathan and Eppy are bidding a fond farewell to this podcast with our final episode: the second Next Generation movie, First Contact. Look, it has a Dixon Hill holodeck appearance, so it counts enough for us to talk about it - and it's a great movie! Thanks for trekking through all the holodecks, holosuites and photonic landscapes over the years. End program.
\n\nHappy April, everyone! This is our seventh and final look at the slice of the Star Trek universe that intersects with our first love, The Rockford Files. Hope you enjoy it!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy hit the gym in S3E10 Piece Work. Jim's insurance investigation gig happens to intersect with flashy dresser Murray Rosner (Michael Lerner), a freelancer for the feds who's getting a gun buy together. After a series of paranoid assumptions, Jim takes a beating from the gun-running goons, uncovers the scheme and brings in Dennis for a bust that doesn't happen. Between Chapman threatening to pull his license and Murray's conviction that Jim is trying to take over the operation, Jim has a lot to handle! This fun romp of an episode gives us a memorable character and a lot of great Rockfordishness, a great watch!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy make a trip to the dump in S3E8 Rattlers' Class of '63. Angel is getting married! Jim is surprised but supportive - until he learns that it's Angel's way of ducking the fallout from a "Red Barn" con gone wrong. His new brothers-in-law are trying to sell a landfill, but once one of them is found dead, Angel and Jim look good for the murder. They need to find the real killer before Chapman can build a case, which sends Jim on a search for the deadly secret buried under the trash. Our last episode written by David Chase, it's a good one even before getting to a top-five finale scene!
\n\nShow Notes: The book Nathan was trying to remember is Considering David Chase: Essays on The Rockford Files, Northern Exposure and The Sopranos
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\n\nNathan and Eppy hit the streets of LA for the penultimate 90s TV Movie, Murder and Misdemeanors. A fellow ex-con-turned-PI, Booker Hutch (John Amos), cons Jim into taking his remaining caseload - and before he can even look over the files, Jim's fielding police harassment. There's an investigation into potentially dirty cops, a reporter hungry for a story (Isabel Glasser), some great goons, and Angel hovering to take advantage of Jim's sudden notoriety - a perfect mess for our friend Jim to untangle! Thankfully, he makes a good friend along the way. A very 70s-era feeling movie, this one isn't as ambitious as some previous 90s stories, but it certainly satisfies with Rockfordishness.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy hit the runway in S5E12 With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind? After a discussion of the very interesting life of director Ivan Dixon, we join Jim as he investigates the death of a model friend who called him for help. This quickly brings him to fellow-(former)-model Alta (Erin Gray) and then avant-garde designer Masters (Rene Auberjonois). Jim seems to be the only one who sees a connection between the deaths both of his friend and a high-profile socialite who ran in similar circles, and things escalate as he continues to push for the truth. Though we found the villains motivation to be a little vaguer than usual, it's a tight episode that was fun to watch!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy join Jim as he faces off with a neurotic playboy, a real estate slimeball and Arabic culture clash in S5E7 Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow. Rousted out of bed by an angry Arabic patriarch to answer for a recent gig where Jim was looking for his daughter, Jim wants to get to the bottom of the situation. After tracking down his former client Sean, the two of them stumble over the body of the missing woman's husband, and things get weirder (and more dangerous) from there. We found this one chock full of Rockfordishness, but didn't love the trope-y inclusion of Middle Eastern culture as a source of othered menace.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy head back to school in S4E20 The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall. Jim has a friend whose son is going to Rosemont College, and who seemed to come to him for help... and then denies that anything is wrong. Jim wants to get to the bottom of it, placing him in a mysterious situation involving a fraternity, a hard-nosed campus security chief, an adjust professor of journalism and middle eastern goons. Content warning: there's some central narrative beats concerning framing Jim with false rape accusations, and we parse out how those hit us as modern viewers.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy don fireproof outfits for the explosive S4E3 The Battle of Canoga Park. Jim's stolen gun is used to murder a man he doesn't even know! While figuring out how to prove he didn't do it, he uncovers a paramilitary militia. From grenades to truckloads of dynamite, this romp of an episode manages to keep the stakes high without undercutting the fun of viewing, and gives us a strong dose of Every Character's a Character. A fun one!
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\n\nNathan's con game RPG Kickstarter is still running! Check out The Big Store
\n\nHere's the Rockford File Filming Locations blog post with the fun Chalco,s sign
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\n\nNathan and Eppy say goodbye to Jackie Cooper (as a director) in S1E14 Aura Lee, Farewell. Jim is asked by sometime-girlfriend-and-previous-client Sara to look into the so-called overdose death of her friend Aura Lee. Once his investigation turns up a State Senator and a slick bunko artist, things get really intense. This is a tight episode with lots of our favs (Robert Webber! Dennis getting mad! Soup!), and we enjoyed both the story and showcase of how it's actually pretty hard to date Jim, when you get right down to it.
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\n\nNathan is running a Kickstarter for a new con game RPG The Big Store. You play the cons running the game on a mark who deserves what's coming to 'em! He couldn't have done it without watching so much Rockford Files. Check it out here.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy join Jim as he travels to the morgue, the dentist and Seattle in S1E18 Say Goodbye to Jennifer. Hector Elizondo guest stars as Mitch, a Korean War buddy of Jim. It looks like the woman he's infatuated with, Jennifer, died in a car accident, and Jim has little patience for Mitch's insistence that she's alive. But once a mobster starts threatening him for sniffing around, he takes up Mitch's offer to look for Jennifer in Seattle - and then things get really intense. This noir-inspired episode is atypical in style, and also stands out as a tight story with great performances!
\n\nHere's Shannon McMaster's blog post: Who Pardoned Rockford?
\nHere's The Frasier Files Podcast
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\n\nNathan and Eppy end our Summer of Wiard by rewinding back through the entire Wiard Rockford Filesography. This excuse gives us a good way to chat about some of the show's most standout episodes, and we assemble a Recommended Viewing list of our 6 most recommended Wiard-directed episodes, one from each season. A fun conversation! We also go to our answering machine to field questions and comments from listeners on recent episodes.
\n\nOur final Recommended Viewing list:
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\n\nNathan and Eppy complete the Wiard World Tour with this two-parter, episodes 3 and 4 from season 6: Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die. Show favorite George Loros guest stars as Eddie, a prison buddy of Jim's now working for rock star Tim Ritchie. He reaches out to Rockford to find a missing member of Ritchie's entourage, but the mystery of what happened mostly backgrounds the (anti) romance of Eddie with reporter Whitney Cox. Jim navigates Eddie's neuroses, an on-going court case, the mob and the whims of a rockstar who has it all in this two-parter that we find almost too relaxed in its storytelling (even though the character stuff is Very Good).
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\n\nNathan and Eppy head back to the first season to meet another of Jim's old flames in S1E17 Claire. After a rough breakup and years of separation, Claire calls Jim for help. Of course he agrees to do what he can, but she isn't being straight with him and he needs to figure out who's life is in danger and why before it's too late. Co-starring Linda Evans and Jackie Cooper, this episode hits a lot of our "classic" themes, though maybe lacking a little something to make it stand out from similar plots.
\n\nShow Notes: Here's Linda Evan's bio on IMDb.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy continue to tour the William Wiard-verse with S5E1 Heartaches of a Fool. After a truck accident lands Rocky in the hospital, Jim is determined to find out who caused it and hold them accountable. His quest leads to a country music star, a sausage-smuggling operation and a brewing war between corrupt union officials and a Chinese gangster. This might be the perfect episode for our show, even without considering the two Willie Nelson songs on the soundtrack. Highly recommended!
\n\nShow Notes: Nathan mentions this interview with Gigi Garner, and this remembrance that mentions James Garner's friendship with Willie Nelson.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy go back to their old ways in S5E17 The Return of the Black Shadow. This was a hard one for us, folks! After a biker gang assaults Jim and abducts and sexually assaults his date, Coop's sister Gail, Coop relives his past as a biker to infiltrate the Rattlers and get revenge. Content Warning: this episode hinges on Gail's rape, and we talk about that as well as all the Rockfordishness that we do like in this episode.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy join Jim as he reluctantly takes on a missing persons case for an unemotional client in S4E13 A Deadly Maze. The money is good, but the case is just weird, and even after Jim finds the client's wife, he can't let go of the feeling that something else is going on. This is an episode with a meaningful reveal, which made the overall very fun story a little less scintillating than it might be going in cold. Certainly recommended, it's an off-beat script with a fantastic proportion of Rockfordishness. Piña Colada!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy take a flight into the start of the third season with S3E1 The Fourth Man. Jim's friend Lauri, an airline booking agent, can't figure out why she's being stalked by a seemingly up-and-up rare coin collector. The menace escalates as Jim calls on the expertise of everyone in the main cast to discover the secret he's willing to kill to conceal. This season opener features a fun blend of action, mystery and tradecraft as we re-enter Jim's world for a third year.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy enter the publishing world in S4E2 Trouble in Chapter 17. "Feminity not feminism" author Ann Louise Clement wants to hire Jim as a bodyguard, which isn't his beat. But after witnessing an apparent attempt on her life, he can't not look into it. Unfortunately for Jim, Ann Louise is more interested in publicity than preservation, and he begins to suspect it's all a farce - until her agent is killed in an apparent case of mistaken identity. This snappy Juanita Bartlett episode isn't an "issue" episode, but we appreciate the chance to talk about how she uses the show to contrast progressive and retrograde ideas about feminism, as well as enjoy all of the Rockfordishness we know and love.
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\n\nWelcome to Twenty Dollars a Day, the podcast where we explore our favorite holodeck adventures in the Star Trek universe! Nathan and Eppy join the crew of Deep Space 9 for some thrilling spy action in S4E9 Our Man Bashir. Doctor Bashir is enjoying his new holo-adventure as a Bond-esque superspy when Garak crashes the party. Unfortunately, a transporter accident puts the patterns of the bridge crew into the story, and suddenly Bashir and Garak have to contend with the possibility of their actions having real-life consequences. An homage to James Bond, of course, this episode features a refreshing twist on the "stuck on the holodeck" trope while also grounding the romp with nods to long-running DS9 storylines.
\n\nHappy April, everyone! This is our sixth look at a Star Trek holodeck episode that follows on the themes of our first love, The Rockford FIles. Hope you enjoy it!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy finish the Megan Dougherty cycle with S6E5 Love Is the Word. After a lengthy absence, Jim finally returns to Megan only to find that she's gotten engaged! Fair enough, but when her fiancé is accused of murder, of course Jim is going to help find out what's going on. This episode isn't really about the mystery, but it gives us an incredible look at the complicated relationship between Megan and Jim, and how they both process it coming to an end. We find this one a great, if bittersweet, way to say goodbye to Megan.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy go to the first appearance of Megan Dougherty (Kathryn Harrold) in S5E9 Black Mirror. This double-length episode, split into two for syndication, gives us plenty of time to learn about Megan and see exactly why she and Jim have such a unique connection. Despite the length, this one flys by as the story turns from discovering a mysterious stalker to handling a serious psychological case, all while showcasing one of the most memorable relationships we've seen on the show. The chemistry on screen, the tight script and the deft handling of complex characters gives us a lot to talk about!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy return to the 90s for the sixth Rockford Files TV Movie, 1996's Punishment and Crime. A chance encounter with a woman from Jim's past, blind psychologist Megan Dougherty, leads to a reunion! However, Megan's cousin Patrick is in some trouble with Russian heavies, and Jim is, against his better judgement, drawn in. There's violence, romance and humor woven throughout this David Chase produced, directed and written effort. It definitely feels like one of the high points of the movies so far! As chance would have it, it's also our introduction to Megan, and we're looking forwards to going backwards to her original appearances.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy learn a lot about family in S3E3 The Family Hour. Jim and Rocky find Marin, a young girl, seemingly abandoned on Jim's doorstep. They can't help but try to find her family, but are quickly drawn into some kind of scheme centering on Marin's father involving creeps, death threats, narcotics and a cattle prod. A patron suggestion, this episode also finishes our look at writer Gordon T. Dawson, who delivers another great script that is matched by compelling performances from both series regulars and guest stars. Not really a mystery, not really a whodunit, this episode really ramps up the tension while keeping a solid emotional backbeat. It's a good one!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy go to the courtroom in a "Bethisode", S3E21 Crack Back. Beth is defending a rising football star accused of murder during a violent robbery - but her defense is being compromised by someone stalking her. Jim wants to help her out with both, of course, but has to navigate what Beth wants (the best for her case) with what he wants (the best for her). It's our final wrap on prolific director Reza Badiyi, and with a great Juanita Bartlett script and wonderful performances from all of our favorites, it's a very strong episode!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy get in the ring with S5E10 A Fast Count. Jim is invested in a promising young boxer, but when his manager Morry is pulled in by the feds for a bribery charge, Jim reluctantly agrees to protect his investment by figuring out who is framing Morry and why. It seems that a rival manager and Used Car Queen "Right On Ruth" is behind it, but the more Jim digs the weirder the whole thing gets. This was a really fun episode to go into detail on, and we go to town on the math involved in the boxing industry, among other asides. Highly recommended!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy take a trip to the first appearance of Eugene and Mickey in S5E3 The Jersey Bounce. Our "coupla guys" rent a house next to Rocky, and after some serious threats are made, a dead body shows up. Jim is implicated and needs legal counsel, finally hooking up with disbarred attorney John Cooper to turn the tables on our two dim-witted wannabes. Don't look for continuity, but this is a very Rockford-y episode that we enjoyed quite a bit!
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\n\nAfter fielding the recordings on our answering machine, Nathan and Eppy take a trip to Jersey in S6E10 Just a Coupla Guys. This is a very Rockford-lite episode, centering instead on two hapless Jerseyites who want to make it in with the mob. A backdoor pilot for a never-produced show, this David Chase-written episode foreshadows a lot of what ended up in the Sopranos, but doesn't really give us what we come to the Rockford Files for. Interesting to talk about, though!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy go to Bay City in S1E4 Exit Prentiss Carr. An old flame hires Jim to find her husband, but he only finds the body. When the Bay City police rule it a suicide, Jim has to figure out who is lying to him and why, all while keeping one step ahead of the local cops who have it out for him personally. A very well-paced early season episode, we really enjoyed watching Jim do PI things while still settling into the character we would get to know so well!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy spend some time in the jury box with Jim in S5E15 The Deuce. It looks like a drink driver hit and killed a woman, but some trouble details give Jim reasonable doubts. The driver asks Jim to keep looking into it, and each thread he pulls on uncovers another lie. The strength of this episode is seeing so much of Jim's day-to-day, and an excellent performance from Mills Watson as the accused who takes an opportunity to turn his life around!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy get to hear some of Jim's Korean escapades in S3E9 Return to the 38th Parallel. An old commander of his, played by the always-delightful Ned Beatty, comes calling out of the blue. Down on his luck, he takes a case that Jim turns down - but it turns out to be only the first step in a more elaborate scheme to use Jim to get to a big insurance company finders fee. A fun episode that turns from a mystery to a chase, we really enjoyed talking about this one!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy take on a stand-out double-length episode in S2E6 Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs. Lauren Bacall guest stars as a Kendall, a woman mysteriously marked for death. After a chance encounter at a restaurant, her friend and patron Princess Irene Rachevsky hires Jim to find out who's trying to kill Kendall. The investigation leads from yacht parties to hotel rooftops to organized crime and back, all while we get to enjoy Garner and Bacall's on-screen chemistry. One of the more memorable late-season episodes, this one gave us a lot to enjoy and discuss!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy return to Paradise Cove in S4E1 Beamer's Last Case. Jim returns from a shortened vacation to find that someone has stolen his identity - and not only that, but wrecked his car and gotten him into trouble with some serious people! Once Jim tracks down the culprit, a mechanic named Freddie Beamer, the rest of the episode is a quick-thinking quest to keep both Beamer and Jim from getting shot as a result of Beamer's mistakes. Plus, it features Jim's sometimes-cat Valentino! We found this a delightful romp to kick off the fourth season of the show.
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\n\nWelcome to Twenty Dollars a Day, the podcast where we explore our favorite holodeck adventures in the Star Trek universe! Nathan and Eppy go back to the Ancient West in TNG S6E8: A Fistful of Datas. The Enterprise has some well-deserved downtime, and Worf can't invent enough work to keep him from joining his son Alexander in the Ancient West town of Deadwood. Elsewhere, a test of Data's interface with the ship crosses some wires, and suddenly the villains of the Western adventure... are all Data. Sure, it's a silly episode, but it's also charming in its enthusiastic homage to Western films, and we had a really fun time talking about it!
\n\nHappy April, everyone! This is our fifth look at a Star Trek holodeck episode that follows on the themes of our first love, The Rockford FIles. Hope you enjoy it!
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\n\nIt's our 100th episode of Two Hundred a Day! To celebrate this milestone, we draft our picks for recommended episodes of our own show. If you've joined us recently, these are some of our most fun, interesting and memorable episodes. Thanks so much for listening!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy meet an old friend of Jims in S4E15 The Gang at Don's Drive-In. Jack Skowron, former best-selling writer and current alcoholic, is in LA chasing down stories for a new book with Jim's help. When he gets beat up, Jim starts to suspect there's more to his agenda, and has to uncover the sordid story behind a decades-old high school party gone wrong. A fun watch overall, with a sometimes-muddled story elevated by screen chemistry and some truly all-timer Rocky and Dennis appearances!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy take a look at the final episode guest starring Jesse Welles, S5E20 A Different Drummer. Jim witnesses a bizarre surgical procedure while in the hospital, and obsessively tracks down the surgeon to find out what's going on. Starting out a mystery, and transitioning to a character study of a horror-movie-inflected villain, this was an interesting episode to end the fifth season on. Unfortunately, it has the least Jesse Welles of her three appearances, but her airheaded "anti-Rockford" is a memorable character to round out her time on the show.
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\n\n**In Plus Expenses #40 we talk about: **Goodbye 2021, Eppy recommends The Spine of Night, Nathan just isn’t watching movies, the Rockford Files is still good!, the triple-edged (?) sword of making your hobby your job, Nathan recommends The Prisoner, TV theme songs, Crossbow, McGoohan Season continues, Be Seeing You (RPG), the Columbo episode Identity Crisis, the newest Bond film (No Time to Die), media study musings on horror movies, horror and wonder, things that are Written, acting in things that are and aren’t Written, coming up on 100 eps of Two Hundred a Day, the wood anniversary of the show, the remaining episodes, last thoughts on our last year of the show, and a Happy (belated) Epimas!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy return to Las Vegas in S1E22 Roundabout. Jim is hired for a straightforward gig to find an insurance beneficiary - Nancy, the beneficiary, isn't making much money as a Vegas lounge singer, but it seems simple enough to give her a check. But when she runs, then is grabbed by goons, Jim has to act fast to save his paycheck. The final episode of Season One takes us to the Vegas lounge, a clown selling hot dogs and the Hoover Dam. It's a fun one!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy go to Vegas in S1E10 The Dexter Crisis. Jim is hired by the titular Dexter to find Susan, his mistress who suddenly took off, and quickly ends up partnered with her roommate Louise as they head to the only lead they have: Las Vegas. They find Susan quickly enough, but then a sudden attack, a rival PI and a mysterious suitcase complicate the story. Jim needs to find out what's going on to get paid, and the chase takes us down a number of scenic Nevada byways. A fun episode that features some foundational Rockfordishness, we enjoyed it despite a few little dangling plot threads.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy get to see Jim helping out a friend in S3E16: The Becker Connection. Becker's been moonlighting with the Narco squad, and suddenly some stolen heroin shows up in his car tire! Suspended while under investigation by internal affairs, Dennis turns to Jim for any help he can provide - which involves Angel, a washed-up Vegas comedian, and turning the tables on a crooked cop. We get to see a lot of good character beats woven into a fun plot, and found this one a great episode that really delivers what we tune into the show for!
\n\nIn our Answering Machine segment we mention:
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\n\nNathan and Eppy dive into one of the most oddball episodes, S4E8 Irving the Explainer. It's an intentionally obtuse episode that really benefits from seeing it cold - if you haven't, be warned that we might spoil the fun with our discussion! Written by David Chase, this episode seems to be a pretty polarizing one, and we talk about the various lenses through which you can view it to find the fun. Content warning: the episode isn't really about Naziism, but it contains references to Nazis and Nazi sympathizers, and includes newsroom footage of Hitler in the opening credits.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy join Jim in an unexpected trip across the border in S4E18 South by Southeast. Due to a mistaken postal address, Jim is taken for a CIA operative and whisked away for a high-stakes meeting with a rich socialite, who he quickly discovers is in trouble herself. Despite a serious class divide, we watch romance blossom while Jim does his best to keep her from danger. This fun character study of an episode uses the North by Northwest homage framing to get things going, so if seeing Jim get out of his element is something you enjoy, this is one to check out for sure!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy return to 1996 to talk about the fifth TV movie, Friends and Foul Play. Jim's friend Babs ends up dead after asking him to help her find out more about the murder of her son. Before he can even start to investigate, Captain Chapman turns up with a class of criminology majors, messing both with the crime scene and with Jim's efforts - so, of course, he has to join the class himself in order to skirt Chapman's ire and bring Babs killer to justice! It's always a blast seeing all the characters we know so well effortlessly re-inhabited, and this Stephen Cannell script is full of classic Rockfordishness. Though there's a few plot elements that seem to sprawl out of nowhere, we really enjoyed this visit to the movies!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy answer some listener questions! We talk about the origination of Angel, the relationship between James Garner and his writers, the place of the show in the continuity of detective TV, music from the show, and more. Thanks again for all the great questions, listeners!
\n\nThere's a clip in the show from this TelevisonAcademy.com interview with James Garner: Interview part 4 (of 6). Here's the full interview.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy spend some time in the Firebird in S1E11 Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune! Jim is hired by a woman who's imprisoned husband buried a treasure trove, and she wants to find it in order to help get him the medical help he needs. However, he only gave her part of the puzzle. After her old flame appears with the other half, Jim has to both deal himself in and somehow keep them working together to find the fortune. Directed by Stuart Margolin, this is a fun, concentrated romp chock-full of Rockfordishness!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy go to the comedy club in S4E6 Requiem for a Funny Box. Washed-up comedian Kenny Bell asks Jim for some help after his "funny box" is stolen, but the exchange draws Jim into a mob murder! Untangling the murder requires Jim to suffer through getting the real story from the self-interested Kenny. Content Warning: This episode has quite a reveal (which we talk about in our intro) having to do with virulent homophobia and related off-screen violence. This is a good episode with some serious tonal shifts that make it interesting, but not necessarily one we'd recommend over other episodes.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy have talked about every episode of Season Two, and celebrate with a draft of our favorites! Both a retrospective of the season and a walk down memory lane for our own show, we really had a great time assembling this list of ten great episodes of The Rockford Files. We borrowed this format from The Incomparable (a recommended listen for geeky pop culture fans!)
\n\nSpoiler Alert: Here's our final "teams" from our draft:
\n\nNathan picked:
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\n\nNathan and Eppy finish out Season 2 of The Rockford Files with s2e7 The Real Easy Red Dog. Jim is hired to look into an apparent suicide, and indeed discovers some evidence of murder - but he was hired under false pretenses in the first place! Tina, also a PI, just needed Jim to throw the cops off from her own case, but now they have to work together to solve a murder before the killer comes after them. It's a tight episode with great plotting and some wonderful visual flairs, we really liked this one!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy cover the penultimate episode (for us) of Season 2, Ep17 Joey Blue Eyes. Beth has an ex-con friend who's running into trouble with their straight restaurant business, and despite initial friction, Jim finally agrees to help out. Between loan sharks, Beth, Angel, quick cons and sparkling dialogue, this episode just exudes Rockfordishness. It's also the first appearance of James Luisi on the show, as villain Burt Stryker, and he's just as entertaining as his later recurring role as Lt. Chapman. This is a good one, folks!
\n\nNathan mentions this obituary of the writer of this episode, Walter Dallenbach.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy continue the second season tour with S2E20 Where's Houston? One of Rocky's old buddies comes to Jim for help after receiving a ransom demand for his granddaughter Houston - but it shortly becomes clear that, not only did he not have any money, she wasn't even kidnapped! Unfortunately, he turns up dead, sending Jim on the hunt not only for who killed him, but what the whole fake kidnapping was about, all while handling Houston's building emotions. A great character episode!
\n\nWe mention Lane Bradbury's documentary From the Midst of Pain in this episode.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy explore the origin episode of one of our favorite guest characters in S2E21 Foul on the First Play. Louis Gossett Jr. plays Marcus Hayes, a fast talking PI who needs Jim's help to untangle a sticky situation concerning the purchase of a new basketball franchise. Marcus was at one time Jim's parole officer and they didn't part on good terms... but once Hayes tricks Jim into taking a beating on his behalf, they need to work together to come out the other side in one piece. A satisfying meal of an episode!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy start wrapping up Season 2 with S2E5 The Deep Blue Sleep. Beth needs Jim's help to find out what happened to a model friend, and the search leads to a fashion designer, a shady business deal and, of course, the mob. One of the few creative contributions from producer Chas. Floyd Johnson, we enjoyed the twists and character business in this one a whole lot!
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\n\nWelcome to Twenty Dollars a Day, the podcast where we explore our favorite fictional characters in the Star Trek universe! Nathan and Eppy discuss the adventures of Captain Proton in Voyager S5E12 Bride of Chaotica! Tom Paris and Harry Kim just want to have a nice time playing out the latest chapter of the Captain Proton holonovel, but the ship runs afoul of photonic beings that think the black-and-white pulp is real. Of course, the only way to solve this mess is for Captain Janeway to take on the role of Arachnia in order to bring the vile Dr. Chaotica down before the program causes real destruction to the photonic visitors. Everyone in this one is clearly having a blast, and we really enjoyed talking about it!
\n\nHappy April, everyone! This is our fourth look at a Star Trek holodeck episode that follows on the themes of our first love, The Rockford FIles. Hope you enjoy it!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy join Jim in S5E6 A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights, as he's hired to babysit the celebrity cop Frank Falcone (Hector Elizondo) in advance of a big toy line opening. Falcone isn't exactly the role model he's being advertised as, and after he beats up his ex-partner, Jim gets fired - but now they're both being followed by goons from Calumet City, IL. Jim and Frank need to work together to figure out who's in danger and stop a hit before it's too late! We found the plot of this episode to be pretty unremarkable, but the Jim-Frank dynamic makes for a good vibe, and we had fun talking about it. Freeze, Turkey! Plus, we debut our new Answering Machine segment to address listener feedback!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy complete the Richie Brockelman duology with S5E19-20, Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job. Richie's dad has been muscled out of the family printing business by an unscrupulous villain. The only way he can see to get it back is to run a con game on the mark... and that's where Jim comes in. Split into two episodes for syndication, this is another 2-hour-timeslot episode which gives us plenty of breathing room to appreciate all of the work that goes into a "big store" con game. This is really a wonderful episode, and we break it down in terms of the con game strategy Jim and Richie use before going into the scenes. Highly recommended!
\n\nWe mention the book The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man by David Maurer. Check it out at Indiebound or wherever you get your books!
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\n\nNathan and Eppy finally tackle a long-anticipated long episode, S4E21 The House on Willis Avenue. Split into two episodes for syndication, this episode is both a pilot for a spinoff show about young investigator Richie Brockelman, and an issue episode tackling the growing use of private data by unscrupulous private entities (in this instance, a technophile villain played to great effect by Jackie Cooper). Still relevant today, we found this episode to be a well-told story that blended all of its agendas into an entertaining and memorable whole. Highly recommended!
\n\nWe mention the Privacy Act of 1974 in our ending summary. Here's the Department of Justice page on the act itself, and here's the text of the report of the Privacy Protection Study Commission (the text on which we think the final screen is based): Personal Privacy in an Information Society.
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\n\nNathan and Eppy spend some quality family time with Jim, Beth and her annoying cousin in S3E11 The Trouble with Warren. When Warren is framed for murder, Beth turns to Jim for help. Despite his best efforts Jim ends up investigating the case, and then once another body surfaces he needs to solve it in order to save both their hides. We found this one to be a "meaty middle" episode, with a lot of things to like but nothing in particular to recommend it. That's the problem with this show, the episodes are all too good!
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\n\nWe appreciate all of our listeners, but offer a special thanks to our patrons. In particular, this episode is supported by the following Gumshoe and Detective-level patrons:
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\n\nNathan and Eppy go under cover to talk about S5E19 A Material Difference. Angel has the perfect scam - pretend to be a hit man, take the half up front and move on. Unfortunately his first gig involves international espionage, and a chance meeting with Jim draws Rockford in against his will. This is a wild romp of an episode! We found it to not be totally solid around the edges but a joy to watch, especially for the focus on the Jim-Angel dynamic, one of our favorites!
\n\nWe have another podcast: Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nWe appreciate all of our listeners, but offer a special thanks to our patrons. In particular, this episode is supported by the following Gumshoe and Detective-level patrons:
\n\nThanks to:
\n\nNathan and Eppy join Jim and Angel in group therapy for S4E5 The Dog and Pony Show. In lieu of a jail sentence for something Angel stole and hid in Jim's car, this therapy group is a pretty good deal, until fellow participant Mary Jo has someone actually break into her house. Jim agrees to help, and a couple of goons and one Firebird chase later realizes that something Mary Jo knows is putting them all in danger. A listener suggestion, we really enjoyed this David Chase-written episode - it has all the elements we love about the show, as well as a familiar face that delighted us upon his surprise appearance!
\n\nWe have another podcast: Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nWe appreciate all of our listeners, but offer a special thanks to our patrons. In particular, this episode is supported by the following Gumshoe and Detective-level patrons:
\n\nThanks to:
\n\nNathan and Eppy take a road trip to S2E6: The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company. After Jim is ripped off in a small town, he needs to get his 10 grand back - but nobody is talking. He brings in Rocky and a fast-talking con buddy, but everything changes before they can run the con! While it felt to us like it didn't have the full Rockfordishness that we see in later seasons, this is a fun episode with a lot of individual points to like!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy take a road trip to S2E6: The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company. After Jim is ripped off in a small town, he needs to get his 10 grand back - but nobody is talking. He brings in Rocky and a fast-talking con buddy, but everything changes before they can run the con! While it felt to us like it didn't have the full Rockfordishness that we see in later seasons, this is a fun episode with a lot of individual points to like! ","date_published":"2020-08-30T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/c2cec181-bdb9-4d62-80f8-b80e3c928d83.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39096282,"duration_in_seconds":4823}]},{"id":"57276d92-e039-49b7-9ae2-ed142cf170f2","title":"Episode 73: Resurrection in Black & White","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/73","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S2E8 Resurrection in Black & White. Jim is hired by a magazine reporter named Susan to help clear the name of a man who's been in jail for 6 years for a murder he says he didn't commit. The case is pretty cold, but with Jim and Susan's powers combined they manage to figure out what happened and track down the culprits - in a motorboat, no less! We really enjoyed this episode, especially the chemistry between Jim and Susan and the nuanced character work woven into their story. Plus, we get to talk about director Russ Mayberry, as this is his last appearance on our show!\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S2E8 Resurrection in Black & White. Jim is hired by a magazine reporter named Susan to help clear the name of a man who's been in jail for 6 years for a murder he says he didn't commit. The case is pretty cold, but with Jim and Susan's powers combined they manage to figure out what happened and track down the culprits - in a motorboat, no less! We really enjoyed this episode, especially the chemistry between Jim and Susan and the nuanced character work woven into their story. Plus, we get to talk about director Russ Mayberry, as this is his last appearance on our show!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S2E8 Resurrection in Black & White. Jim is hired by a magazine reporter named Susan to help clear the name of a man who's been in jail for 6 years for a murder he says he didn't commit. The case is pretty cold, but with Jim and Susan's powers combined they manage to figure out what happened and track down the culprits - in a motorboat, no less! We really enjoyed this episode, especially the chemistry between Jim and Susan and the nuanced character work woven into their story. Plus, we get to talk about director Russ Mayberry, as this is his last appearance on our show!","date_published":"2020-07-26T13:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/57276d92-e039-49b7-9ae2-ed142cf170f2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65362853,"duration_in_seconds":5404}]},{"id":"e51fd81d-7ab0-41be-9392-97baa22126b0","title":"Episode 72: Dwarf in a Helium Hat","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/72","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy get a look at the wild party scene of 70s LA in S4E17 Dwarf in a Helium Hat. Jim gets a threatening phone call, but to the wrong number! His conscience can't let this sit, and in trying to track down Jay Rockfelt to warn him of the impending danger, he gets dragged in to a life-and-death situation with a jersey mobster who just wants to be taken seriously. Though this one has a bit of a thing plot, it's a fun episode with some particularly amazing dialogue!\n\nWe mention Gigi Garner's James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, check it out at jgarf.org!\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy get a look at the wild party scene of 70s LA in S4E17 Dwarf in a Helium Hat. Jim gets a threatening phone call, but to the wrong number! His conscience can't let this sit, and in trying to track down Jay Rockfelt to warn him of the impending danger, he gets dragged in to a life-and-death situation with a jersey mobster who just wants to be taken seriously. Though this one has a bit of a thing plot, it's a fun episode with some particularly amazing dialogue!
\n\nWe mention Gigi Garner's James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, check it out at jgarf.org<\\a>!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy get a look at the wild party scene of 70s LA in S4E17 Dwarf in a Helium Hat. Jim gets a threatening phone call, but to the wrong number! His conscience can't let this sit, and in trying to track down Jay Rockfelt to warn him of the impending danger, he gets dragged in to a life-and-death situation with a jersey mobster who just wants to be taken seriously. Though this one has a bit of a thing plot, it's a fun episode with some particularly amazing dialogue!","date_published":"2020-06-28T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/e51fd81d-7ab0-41be-9392-97baa22126b0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65703200,"duration_in_seconds":5003}]},{"id":"a09ca99e-d547-4375-907b-6e1d6c1384fc","title":"Episode 71: Black Lives Matter (A Plus Expenses Special)","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/71","content_text":"Black Lives Matter. We support the ongoing uprisings against police brutality in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, and we wanted to both reflect on what this means for us and talk to our audience directly about how you can help. We start the conversation with our standard Plus Expenses-style check-in, and transition about half an hour in to talking about the protests and what we're currently grappling with as next steps towards a future without police. \n\nWays to help:\nWe are donating funds from our Patreon to < ahref = \"https://secure.actblue.com/donate/wp4bl\">the Los Angeles Action Bail Fund\nEducate yourself and find more places to donate at Blacklivesmatter.carrd.co\nFind a bail fund in your state\nVerso Books is hosting free ebooks on the topic of police abolition, check out their page on Abolition and Black Struggle for links and more information\n\n\nThanks to Nathan Ward for mentioning us in his article Falling in Love with The Rockford Files All Over Again!\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Black Lives Matter. We support the ongoing uprisings against police brutality in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, and we wanted to both reflect on what this means for us and talk to our audience directly about how you can help. We start the conversation with our standard Plus Expenses-style check-in, and transition about half an hour in to talking about the protests and what we're currently grappling with as next steps towards a future without police.
\n\nWays to help:\n
\n\n
Thanks to Nathan Ward for mentioning us in his article Falling in Love with The Rockford Files All Over Again!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Black Lives Matter. We support the ongoing uprisings against police brutality in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, and we wanted to both reflect on what this means for us and talk to our audience directly about how you can help. We start the conversation with our standard Plus Expenses-style check-in, and transition about half an hour in to talking about the protests and what we're currently grappling with as next steps towards a future without police. ","date_published":"2020-06-14T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/a09ca99e-d547-4375-907b-6e1d6c1384fc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31821020,"duration_in_seconds":3916}]},{"id":"ec97cece-07e4-41b4-aab4-e694660576d7","title":"Episode 70: Coulter City Wildcat","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/70","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy go wildcatting with Jim and Rocky in S3E6 Coulter City Wildcat. Rocky is forced to sign over the mineral rights to a oil lease he won in a lottery he's been playing, and Jim is determined to find out why his dad was roughed up and what scam is at the heart of the matter. They take a road trip to Coulter City to unravel a stubborn mystery, and we have a great time riding along with them in their efforts. While we found the mechanics of the plot to be little obscure, this is a hell of a fun episode overall!\n\nHere's the link to the economics paper about oil leasing we talk about - To Trade or Not To Trade: Oil Leases, Information Asymmetry, and Coase (2019)\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy go wildcatting with Jim and Rocky in S3E6 Coulter City Wildcat. Rocky is forced to sign over the mineral rights to a oil lease he won in a lottery he's been playing, and Jim is determined to find out why his dad was roughed up and what scam is at the heart of the matter. They take a road trip to Coulter City to unravel a stubborn mystery, and we have a great time riding along with them in their efforts. While we found the mechanics of the plot to be little obscure, this is a hell of a fun episode overall!
\n\nHere's the link to the economics paper about oil leasing we talk about - To Trade or Not To Trade: Oil Leases, Information Asymmetry, and Coase (2019)
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy go wildcatting with Jim and Rocky in S3E6 Coulter City Wildcat. Rocky is forced to sign over the mineral rights to a oil lease he won in a lottery he's been playing, and Jim is determined to find out why his dad was roughed up and what scam is at the heart of the matter. They take a road trip to Coulter City to unravel a stubborn mystery, and we have a great time riding along with them in their efforts. While we found the mechanics of the plot to be little obscure, this is a hell of a fun episode overall!","date_published":"2020-05-31T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/ec97cece-07e4-41b4-aab4-e694660576d7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45484622,"duration_in_seconds":5620}]},{"id":"5e56c880-8560-49f3-99e1-cfa2fad81a3e","title":"Episode 69: The Hawaiian Headache","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/69","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy take a sun-soaked trip to S6E8 The Hawaiian Headache. Jim and Rocky won a trip to Hawaii! Jim doesn't get to enjoy a minute of it before being brought into an issue of national security by an old Korean War sergeant. Things go from bad to worse as he juggles a missing agent, a briefcase with $10K, gangsters and a murder charge. A silly episode, without much mystery to speak of but a lot of good gags!\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy take a sun-soaked trip to S6E8 The Hawaiian Headache. Jim and Rocky won a trip to Hawaii! Jim doesn't get to enjoy a minute of it before being brought into an issue of national security by an old Korean War sergeant. Things go from bad to worse as he juggles a missing agent, a briefcase with $10K, gangsters and a murder charge. A silly episode, without much mystery to speak of but a lot of good gags!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy take a sun-soaked trip to S6E8 The Hawaiian Headache. Jim and Rocky won a trip to Hawaii! Jim doesn't get to enjoy a minute of it before being brought into an issue of national security by an old Korean War sergeant. Things go from bad to worse as he juggles a missing agent, a briefcase with $10K, gangsters and a murder charge. A silly episode, without much mystery to speak of but a lot of good gags!","date_published":"2020-04-26T06:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/5e56c880-8560-49f3-99e1-cfa2fad81a3e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41814586,"duration_in_seconds":5165}]},{"id":"8ac5644b-2e45-49ff-a0e6-5350a1d8c68f","title":"Episode 68: Star Trek DS9 - Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/68","content_text":"Welcome to Twenty Dollars a Day, the podcast where we explore our favorite fictional characters in the Star Trek universe! Nathan and Eppy discuss the holodeck-hosted heist in S7E15 Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang. Vic Fontaine's lounge is suddenly taken over by a hidden variable in his always-on program, the bridge crew has to pull together to help out their holographic buddy. A loving homage to films like Ocean's Eleven, we really enjoyed both watching our friends make and execute on a plan, and the opportunity to talk about a holodeck episode that doesn't stem from technological disaster.\n\nHappy April, everyone! We're happy to take our third annual look at Star Trek holodeck episodes that follow on the themes of our first love, The Rockford FIles. Hope you enjoy it!\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Welcome to Twenty Dollars a Day, the podcast where we explore our favorite fictional characters in the Star Trek universe! Nathan and Eppy discuss the holodeck-hosted heist in S7E15 Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang. Vic Fontaine's lounge is suddenly taken over by a hidden variable in his always-on program, the bridge crew has to pull together to help out their holographic buddy. A loving homage to films like Ocean's Eleven, we really enjoyed both watching our friends make and execute on a plan, and the opportunity to talk about a holodeck episode that doesn't stem from technological disaster.
\n\nHappy April, everyone! We're happy to take our third annual look at Star Trek holodeck episodes that follow on the themes of our first love, The Rockford FIles. Hope you enjoy it!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"","date_published":"2020-04-01T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/8ac5644b-2e45-49ff-a0e6-5350a1d8c68f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32930507,"duration_in_seconds":4051}]},{"id":"640d382c-29fc-427f-96e2-47a7f0545899","title":"Episode 67: Malibu Madness - Round 2!","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/67","content_text":"It's the second half of the Malibu Madness Tournament! We crown category winners, regional champions and then get to the big cheese, the inaugural Malibu Madness Champion! We had a lot of fun doing this, and hope you enjoy it too. Check out patreon.com/twohundredaday to see the brackets and follow along!\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"It's the second half of the Malibu Madness Tournament! We crown category winners, regional champions and then get to the big cheese, the inaugural Malibu Madness Champion! We had a lot of fun doing this, and hope you enjoy it too. Check out patreon.com/twohundredaday to see the brackets and follow along!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"It's the second half of the Malibu Madness Tournament! We crown category winners, regional champions and then get to the big cheese, the inaugural Malibu Madness Champion! We had a lot of fun doing this, and hope you enjoy it too. Check out patreon.com/twohundredaday to see the brackets and follow along!","date_published":"2020-03-29T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/640d382c-29fc-427f-96e2-47a7f0545899.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63691289,"duration_in_seconds":7903}]},{"id":"5b201c99-9045-4d0d-920e-0703eb64a301","title":"Episode 66: Malibu Madness - Round 1!","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/66","content_text":"We're taking the occasion of being about half-way through the series to talk about what makes this show so great - through the lens of a March-Madness-style bracketed tournament! There's a lot to talk about, as we go through 64 of our favorite villains, car chases, pieces of dialogue, episodes, and more. Our next episode will feature the crowning of our inaugural Malibu Madness Champion! Enjoy!\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"We're taking the occasion of being about half-way through the series to talk about what makes this show so great - through the lens of a March-Madness-style bracketed tournament! There's a lot to talk about, as we go through 64 of our favorite villains, car chases, pieces of dialogue, episodes, and more. Our next episode will feature the crowning of our inaugural Malibu Madness Champion! Enjoy!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"We're taking the occasion of being about half-way through the series to talk about what makes this show so great - through the lens of a March-Madness-style bracketed tournament! There's a lot to talk about, as we go through 64 of our favorite villains, car chases, pieces of dialogue, episodes, and more. Our next episode will feature the crowning of our inaugural Malibu Madness Champion! Enjoy!","date_published":"2020-03-19T08:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/5b201c99-9045-4d0d-920e-0703eb64a301.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76391531,"duration_in_seconds":9491}]},{"id":"57222471-4665-4547-9234-a5e8f488683c","title":"Episode 65: The Man Who Saw the Alligators","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/65","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy talk about the second \"Anthony Boy\" Gagglio episode, S05E17 The Man Who Saw the Alligators. Last seen with a police bullet in his gut at the end of Season 3's To Protect and Serve, Anthony Boy is out of jail and seeking revenge on the man he blames for his problems: Jim Rockford. Jim, dealing with oral surgery and an IRS audit, doesn't know what's coming. This 90-minute episode is another compelling David Chase portrait of obsession, and we really have a lot to say both about the technique and all of the amazing details as we follow Tony's journey into darkness.\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy talk about the second \"Anthony Boy\" Gagglio episode, S05E17 The Man Who Saw the Alligators. Last seen with a police bullet in his gut at the end of Season 3's To Protect and Serve, Anthony Boy is out of jail and seeking revenge on the man he blames for his problems: Jim Rockford. Jim, dealing with oral surgery and an IRS audit, doesn't know what's coming. This 90-minute episode is another compelling David Chase portrait of obsession, and we really have a lot to say both about the technique and all of the amazing details as we follow Tony's journey into darkness.
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy talk about the second \"Anthony Boy\" Gagglio episode, S05E17 The Man Who Saw the Alligators. Last seen with a police bullet in his gut at the end of Season 3's To Protect and Serve, Anthony Boy is out of jail and seeking revenge on the man he blames for his problems: Jim Rockford. Jim, dealing with oral surgery and an IRS audit, doesn't know what's coming. This 90-minute episode is another compelling David Chase portrait of obsession, and we really have a lot to say both about the technique and all of the amazing details as we follow Tony's journey into darkness.","date_published":"2020-02-23T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/57222471-4665-4547-9234-a5e8f488683c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47171894,"duration_in_seconds":5834}]},{"id":"9309d640-3c42-4185-b3e3-c24da5a901c7","title":"Episode 64: A Plus Expenses Special","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/64","content_text":"Time for a state of the podcast episode! We're using the first half of the episode to update our listeners on some of our life events before going back in time to talk about those events before they happened on the Plus Expenses episode that goes out to all of our Patreon backers. This includes Eppy's visit to Chicago, Nathan's post-mortem on a recent Kickstarter project, and our thoughts on the show Banacek. Plus, we introduce an upcoming March event: MALIBU MADNESS! \n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Time for a state of the podcast episode! We're using the first half of the episode to update our listeners on some of our life events before going back in time to talk about those events before they happened on the Plus Expenses episode that goes out to all of our Patreon backers. This includes Eppy's visit to Chicago, Nathan's post-mortem on a recent Kickstarter project, and our thoughts on the show Banacek. Plus, we introduce an upcoming March event: MALIBU MADNESS!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Time for a state of the podcast episode! We're using the first half of the episode to update our listeners on some of our life events before going back in time to talk about those events before they happened on the Plus Expenses episode that goes out to all of our Patreon backers. This includes Eppy's visit to Chicago, Nathan's post-mortem on a recent Kickstarter project, and our thoughts on the show Banacek. Plus, we introduce an upcoming March event: MALIBU MADNESS! ","date_published":"2020-02-09T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/9309d640-3c42-4185-b3e3-c24da5a901c7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32507575,"duration_in_seconds":4002}]},{"id":"01f64162-cef9-48f8-8eaf-eee70e96f370","title":"Episode 63: To Protect and Serve (Two-Part Episode)","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/63","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy talk about a remarkable two-parter from Season 3, To Protect and Serve. Jim is hired to find a run-away bride from New York, but that quickly becomes the background to the drama stemming from the interference of a police \"buff\" named Lianne who's fallen for Dennis. Ultimately a character study of the obsessive Lianne, this David Chase-written story balances all of our familiar characters with the her narrative focus, as well as introducing a new foe for Jim in the character of hit man \"Anthony Boy\" Gagglio - more about him in our next episode. Highly recommended!\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy talk about a remarkable two-parter from Season 3, To Protect and Serve. Jim is hired to find a run-away bride from New York, but that quickly becomes the background to the drama stemming from the interference of a police \"buff\" named Lianne who's fallen for Dennis. Ultimately a character study of the obsessive Lianne, this David Chase-written story balances all of our familiar characters with the her narrative focus, as well as introducing a new foe for Jim in the character of hit man \"Anthony Boy\" Gagglio - more about him in our next episode. Highly recommended!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy talk about a remarkable two-parter from Season 3, To Protect and Serve. Jim is hired to find a run-away bride from New York, but that quickly becomes the background to the drama stemming from the interference of a police \"buff\" named Lianne who's fallen for Dennis. Ultimately a character study of the obsessive Lianne, this David Chase-written story balances all of our familiar characters with the her narrative focus, as well as introducing a new foe for Jim in the character of hit man \"Anthony Boy\" Gagglio - more about him in our next episode. Highly recommended!","date_published":"2020-01-26T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/01f64162-cef9-48f8-8eaf-eee70e96f370.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49336156,"duration_in_seconds":6104}]},{"id":"e5b4eb43-d2e8-4444-bd39-c0f776912438","title":"Episode 62: Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/62","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy talk about the long-titled S3E13 Sticks and Stones Will Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You. Jim comes back from vacation to learn that fellow PIs are losing their licenses through a series of set-ups. He teams up with a crack squad of motormouths to figure out what's going on, who's behind it, and why the private security firm Waterbury wants to do this in the first place. It's a fun David Chase-penned romp with that lovely Rockford Files stiffening of fantastic character play from guests Cleavon Little, Simon Oakland and Val Bisoglio. \n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy talk about the long-titled S3E13 Sticks and Stones Will Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You. Jim comes back from vacation to learn that fellow PIs are losing their licenses through a series of set-ups. He teams up with a crack squad of motormouths to figure out what's going on, who's behind it, and why the private security firm Waterbury wants to do this in the first place. It's a fun David Chase-penned romp with that lovely Rockford Files stiffening of fantastic character play from guests Cleavon Little, Simon Oakland and Val Bisoglio.
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy talk about the long-titled S3E13 Sticks and Stones Will Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You. Jim comes back from vacation to learn that fellow PIs are losing their licenses through a series of set-ups. He teams up with a crack squad of motormouths to figure out what's going on, who's behind it, and why the private security firm Waterbury wants to do this in the first place. It's a fun David Chase-penned romp with that lovely Rockford Files stiffening of fantastic character play from guests Cleavon Little, Simon Oakland and Val Bisoglio. ","date_published":"2019-12-29T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/e5b4eb43-d2e8-4444-bd39-c0f776912438.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42324203,"duration_in_seconds":5225}]},{"id":"2588a90f-da0a-4374-80a1-6ecee31b4e97","title":"Episode 61: The Italian Bird Fiasco","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/61","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S2E19 The Italian Bird Fiasco. Jim takes a seemingly easy job bidding for a Cormorant statue at an art auction, but once it's broken in an assault by goons it quickly becomes clear that there's more to this job than it seems! A very funny episode with a great supporting cast, we enjoyed the ride even though the story itself was a little under (or over?) explained for our taste.\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S2E19 The Italian Bird Fiasco. Jim takes a seemingly easy job bidding for a Cormorant statue at an art auction, but once it's broken in an assault by goons it quickly becomes clear that there's more to this job than it seems! A very funny episode with a great supporting cast, we enjoyed the ride even though the story itself was a little under (or over?) explained for our taste.
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S2E19 The Italian Bird Fiasco. Jim takes a seemingly easy job bidding for a Cormorant statue at an art auction, but once it's broken in an assault by goons it quickly becomes clear that there's more to this job than it seems! A very funny episode with a great supporting cast, we enjoyed the ride even though the story itself was a little under (or over?) explained for our taste.","date_published":"2019-11-24T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/2588a90f-da0a-4374-80a1-6ecee31b4e97.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41984397,"duration_in_seconds":5188}]},{"id":"5a3f08ff-a6c3-4f31-bb1d-b1f1457b5a07","title":"Episode 60: Godfather Knows Best (Live!)","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/60","content_text":"To celebrate our 60th episode, Nathan and Eppy are joined again by Emily Care Boss to talk about the fourth 90s Rockford Files Movie - Godfather Knows Best. But that's not all! We recorded this episode live as we watched the movie, all together in the same place! You can hear us hypothesize the twists and turns of this David Chase-penned script as Jim tries to help his godson, Becker's son Scott, out of trouble. We really had a great time, and came away feeling that this was the strongest of the movies so far. We hope you enjoy this change of pace for our show!\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.Special Guest: Emily Care Boss.","content_html":"To celebrate our 60th episode, Nathan and Eppy are joined again by Emily Care Boss to talk about the fourth 90s Rockford Files Movie - Godfather Knows Best. But that's not all! We recorded this episode live as we watched the movie, all together in the same place! You can hear us hypothesize the twists and turns of this David Chase-penned script as Jim tries to help his godson, Becker's son Scott, out of trouble. We really had a great time, and came away feeling that this was the strongest of the movies so far. We hope you enjoy this change of pace for our show!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Special Guest: Emily Care Boss.
","summary":"To celebrate our 60th episode, Nathan and Eppy are joined again by Emily Care Boss to talk about the fourth 90s Rockford Files Movie - Godfather Knows Best. But that's not all! We recorded this episode live as we watched the movie, all together in the same place! You can hear us hypothesize the twists and turns of this David Chase-penned script as Jim tries to help his godson, Becker's son Scott, out of trouble. We really had a great time, and came away feeling that this was the strongest of the movies so far. We hope you enjoy this change of pace for our show!","date_published":"2019-11-10T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/5a3f08ff-a6c3-4f31-bb1d-b1f1457b5a07.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58052452,"duration_in_seconds":7195}]},{"id":"6707b486-20ef-482d-8810-cda7dbca31f6","title":"Episode 59: Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/59","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss the second appearance of Rita Moreno on the show, in S5E2 Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead. Jim's friend Rita is witness to a murder, and quickly blamed for it just because she's a prostitute! Jim, of course, wants to help clear her name - but things turn more serious as they uncover evidence of a string of murders, all connected to a mobster played by Abe Vigota. It's a great character study in a villain who thinks he's a victim, and as always the Rita-Jim chemistry is so fun to watch, that's worth the price of admission all on its own!\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss the second appearance of Rita Moreno on the show, in S5E2 Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead. Jim's friend Rita is witness to a murder, and quickly blamed for it just because she's a prostitute! Jim, of course, wants to help clear her name - but things turn more serious as they uncover evidence of a string of murders, all connected to a mobster played by Abe Vigota. It's a great character study in a villain who thinks he's a victim, and as always the Rita-Jim chemistry is so fun to watch, that's worth the price of admission all on its own!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss the second appearance of Rita Moreno on the show, in S5E2 Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead. Jim's friend Rita is witness to a murder, and quickly blamed for it just because she's a prostitute! Jim, of course, wants to help clear her name - but things turn more serious as they uncover evidence of a string of murders, all connected to a mobster played by Abe Vigota. It's a great character study in a villain who thinks he's a victim, and as always the Rita-Jim chemistry is so fun to watch, that's worth the price of admission all on its own!","date_published":"2019-10-27T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/6707b486-20ef-482d-8810-cda7dbca31f6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43789603,"duration_in_seconds":5411}]},{"id":"e76d323c-02c4-4cbf-a99e-0d8ce42acdaa","title":"Episode 58: The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar ","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/58","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S5E14 The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar. In some ways a parody of spy thrillers, Jim gets accidentally drawn into a plot by a national security operative that involves illegal gun-running - and in short order the FBI and ATF are also involved. Jim teams up with the no-nonsense Mrs. Bateman, head of the Federal Building steno pool, to figure out what happened to one of her secretaries, and in the process unravel this covert operation. It's a fun romp!\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S5E14 The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar. In some ways a parody of spy thrillers, Jim gets accidentally drawn into a plot by a national security operative that involves illegal gun-running - and in short order the FBI and ATF are also involved. Jim teams up with the no-nonsense Mrs. Bateman, head of the Federal Building steno pool, to figure out what happened to one of her secretaries, and in the process unravel this covert operation. It's a fun romp!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S5E14 The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar. In some ways a parody of spy thrillers, Jim gets accidentally drawn into a plot by a national security operative that involves illegal gun-running - and in short order the FBI and ATF are also involved. Jim teams up with the no-nonsense Mrs. Bateman, head of the Federal Building steno pool, to figure out what happened to one of her secretaries, and in the process unravel this covert operation. It's a fun romp!","date_published":"2019-10-13T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/e76d323c-02c4-4cbf-a99e-0d8ce42acdaa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45870967,"duration_in_seconds":5671}]},{"id":"38dd5229-9152-4c07-a86c-6bca3627dc20","title":"Episode 57: Guilt","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/57","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S5E15: Guilt. The woman that Jim almost married calls him out of the blue - someone is trying to kill her! Jim has to handle not only the puzzle of her mysterious assailant, but also how Valerie uses their past relationship to get what she wants out of him. The title of the episode is indeed the main emotional theme, and we find it to be a well-told but, in some ways, difficult story. It does have perhaps the most spectacular vehicle chase we've seen so far, though! \n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nJay Adan's Miniature Painting\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S5E15: Guilt. The woman that Jim almost married calls him out of the blue - someone is trying to kill her! Jim has to handle not only the puzzle of her mysterious assailant, but also how Valerie uses their past relationship to get what she wants out of him. The title of the episode is indeed the main emotional theme, and we find it to be a well-told but, in some ways, difficult story. It does have perhaps the most spectacular vehicle chase we've seen so far, though!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S5E15: Guilt. The woman that Jim almost married calls him out of the blue - someone is trying to kill her! Jim has to handle not only the puzzle of her mysterious assailant, but also how Valerie uses their past relationship to get what she wants out of him. The title of the episode is indeed the main emotional theme, and we find it to be a well-told but, in some ways, difficult story. It does have perhaps the most spectacular vehicle chase we've seen so far, though! ","date_published":"2019-09-29T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/38dd5229-9152-4c07-a86c-6bca3627dc20.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45080871,"duration_in_seconds":5578}]},{"id":"360bf55f-0a24-4d6d-afa4-6c1b1ae1cdfe","title":"Episode 56: A Plus Expenses Special","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/56","content_text":"This is our latest Plus Expenses episode, the show we release to our patrons over at our Patreon. Plus Expenses is our pre-show chatter, where we catch up with each other and talk about other media we've been into and what's going on in our lives as self-employed game designers. In this episode, we talk about: Amazon and capitalism, pricing games, Youtube radicalization, the Star Wars Minute podcast, Godzilla, meat shields vs jobbers, pro wrestling in Japan, a book of essays on David Chase, the cultural influence of television, location as character, place in RPGs, psychogeography, the World of Darkness \"By Night\" books, \"I lived in New York for 5 years\" stories, Mill Creek DVD collections, and of course the value of public libraries.\n\nPlus Expenses is a free podcast available to all of our patrons. If you like what you hear, please consider joining them in supporting the show for only $1 an episode!\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nBill Anderson\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"This is our latest Plus Expenses episode, the show we release to our patrons over at our Patreon. Plus Expenses is our pre-show chatter, where we catch up with each other and talk about other media we've been into and what's going on in our lives as self-employed game designers. In this episode, we talk about: Amazon and capitalism, pricing games, Youtube radicalization, the Star Wars Minute podcast, Godzilla, meat shields vs jobbers, pro wrestling in Japan, a book of essays on David Chase, the cultural influence of television, location as character, place in RPGs, psychogeography, the World of Darkness \"By Night\" books, \"I lived in New York for 5 years\" stories, Mill Creek DVD collections, and of course the value of public libraries.\n\nPlus Expenses is a free podcast available to all of our patrons. If you like what you hear, please consider joining them in supporting the show for only $1 an episode!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"This is our latest Plus Expenses episode, the show we release to our patrons over at our Patreon. Plus Expenses is our pre-show chatter, where we catch up with each other and talk about other media we've been into and what's going on in our lives as self-employed game designers. In this episode, we talk about: Amazon and capitalism, pricing games, Youtube radicalization, the Star Wars Minute podcast, Godzilla, meat shields vs jobbers, pro wrestling in Japan, a book of essays on David Chase, the cultural influence of television, location as character, place in RPGs, psychogeography, the World of Darkness \"By Night\" books, \"I lived in New York for 5 years\" stories, Mill Creek DVD collections, and of course the value of public libraries.\r\n\r\nPlus Expenses is a free podcast available to all of our patrons. If you like what you hear, please consider joining them in supporting the show for only $1 an episode!","date_published":"2019-09-15T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/360bf55f-0a24-4d6d-afa4-6c1b1ae1cdfe.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22011113,"duration_in_seconds":2694}]},{"id":"bd76d788-fda9-41b9-9c27-1c4a03b0f280","title":"Episode 55: Profit and Loss (Two-Part Episode)","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/55","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy take a look at the first two-part episode from the first season, Profit and Loss (E12 and 13). Starring Ned Beatty as the villainous CEO of a fraudulent investment firm, this two-parter is very much one linear story through both episodes. Though it features a number of wonderful Jim Rockford moments, and gives us a lot of good Rocky material, we can't help but feel like the big climax is a bit of a let-down given the extensive buildup. On the other hand, it does have perhaps the greatest 3-minute hot-dog related scene in all of the Rockford Files!\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy take a look at the first two-part episode from the first season, Profit and Loss (E12 and 13). Starring Ned Beatty as the villainous CEO of a fraudulent investment firm, this two-parter is very much one linear story through both episodes. Though it features a number of wonderful Jim Rockford moments, and gives us a lot of good Rocky material, we can't help but feel like the big climax is a bit of a let-down given the extensive buildup. On the other hand, it does have perhaps the greatest 3-minute hot-dog related scene in all of the Rockford Files!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy take a look at the first two-part episode from the first season, Profit and Loss (E12 and 13). Starring Ned Beatty as the villainous CEO of a fraudulent investment firm, this two-parter is very much one linear story through both episodes. Though it features a number of wonderful Jim Rockford moments, and gives us a lot of good Rocky material, we can't help but feel like the big climax is a bit of a let-down given the extensive buildup. On the other hand, it does have perhaps the greatest 3-minute hot-dog related scene in all of the Rockford Files!","date_published":"2019-08-25T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/bd76d788-fda9-41b9-9c27-1c4a03b0f280.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55317862,"duration_in_seconds":6853}]},{"id":"4729188b-4703-4076-9cf6-0a3496eb0fbd","title":"Episode 54: Gigi Garner Interview + Q&A Special","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/54","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy are super excited to welcome Gigi Garner, daughter of James Garner and animal rescuer, to the show! We talk to Gigi about the James Garner Animal Rescue Fund she recently launched, get some of her reflections on the Rockford Files and her father's legacy, and hear some great stories! We then answer questions from our patrons and listeners, including the monumental task of picking a favorite episode! \n\nMake a donation to JGARF.org\nPick up a \"What Would Jimbo Do?\" shirt\nFollow Gigi on twitter\nThe Problem Solving of Filmaking youtube clip\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.Special Guest: Gigi Garner.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy are super excited to welcome Gigi Garner, daughter of James Garner and animal rescuer, to the show! We talk to Gigi about the James Garner Animal Rescue Fund she recently launched, get some of her reflections on the Rockford Files and her father's legacy, and hear some great stories! We then answer questions from our patrons and listeners, including the monumental task of picking a favorite episode!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Special Guest: Gigi Garner.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy are super excited to welcome Gigi Garner, daughter of James Garner and animal rescuer, to the show! We talk to Gigi about the James Garner Animal Rescue Fund she recently launched, get some of her reflections on the Rockford Files and her father's legacy, and hear some great stories! We then answer questions from our patrons and listeners, including the monumental task of picking a favorite episode! ","date_published":"2019-08-04T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/4729188b-4703-4076-9cf6-0a3496eb0fbd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53364031,"duration_in_seconds":6608}]},{"id":"263bcff9-9f52-4355-aebd-39b4b3abb8ee","title":"Episode 53: The Reincarnation of Angie","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/53","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S2E12 The Reincarnation of Angie. Jim gets a call from the panicked Angie, concerned about a mysterious call from her now-missing brother Tom. Things escalate after they find half a million in cash in Tom's wall safe, and Jim calls in a friend from the FBI to help track down what happened to Tom, and why someone is now after Angie. A curious episode that showcases Jim's tradecraft, we found that it has a bit of a mismatch between the emotional beats and the narrative, both of which are very strong on their own. \n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nBrian Perrera\nEric Antener \nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S2E12 The Reincarnation of Angie. Jim gets a call from the panicked Angie, concerned about a mysterious call from her now-missing brother Tom. Things escalate after they find half a million in cash in Tom's wall safe, and Jim calls in a friend from the FBI to help track down what happened to Tom, and why someone is now after Angie. A curious episode that showcases Jim's tradecraft, we found that it has a bit of a mismatch between the emotional beats and the narrative, both of which are very strong on their own.
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S2E12 The Reincarnation of Angie. Jim gets a call from the panicked Angie, concerned about a mysterious call from her now-missing brother Tom. Things escalate after they find half a million in cash in Tom's wall safe, and Jim calls in a friend from the FBI to help track down what happened to Tom, and why someone is now after Angie. A curious episode that showcases Jim's tradecraft, we found that it has a bit of a mismatch between the emotional beats and the narrative, both of which are very strong on their own. ","date_published":"2019-07-28T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/263bcff9-9f52-4355-aebd-39b4b3abb8ee.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45580656,"duration_in_seconds":5636}]},{"id":"4b0b37b3-23dd-44c0-8359-c7c8e7ab3435","title":"Episode 52: The Paper Palace","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/52","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy talk about the first appearance of Rita Moreno on The Rockford Files in S4E16 The Paper Palace. When a pair of French-speaking tough guys assault Moreno's character, Rita Capkovic, the police don't seem very interested in helping out a known prostitute. While Dennis is a friend, she ends up hiring Jim to find out why anyone would want to hurt her - and when one of her only other friends, an elderly woman, is killed, it ups the stakes of the mystery. This episode shines as a nuanced portrait of a woman who lives her life unapologetically in the face of judgement, and the character work throughout is fantastic - overall, one of the great episodes of the show!\n\nIn this episode, we mention Rita Moreno's Emmy acceptance speech, and a Variety piece where she talks about it in more detail.\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nBrian Perrera\nErik Antener\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy talk about the first appearance of Rita Moreno on The Rockford Files in S4E16 The Paper Palace. When a pair of French-speaking tough guys assault Moreno's character, Rita Capkovic, the police don't seem very interested in helping out a known prostitute. While Dennis is a friend, she ends up hiring Jim to find out why anyone would want to hurt her - and when one of her only other friends, an elderly woman, is killed, it ups the stakes of the mystery. This episode shines as a nuanced portrait of a woman who lives her life unapologetically in the face of judgement, and the character work throughout is fantastic - overall, one of the great episodes of the show!
\n\nIn this episode, we mention Rita Moreno's Emmy acceptance speech, and a Variety piece where she talks about it in more detail.\n\n
We now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy talk about the first appearance of Rita Moreno on The Rockford Files in S4E16 The Paper Palace. When a pair of French-speaking tough guys assault Moreno's character, Rita Capkovic, the police don't seem very interested in helping out a known prostitute. While Dennis is a friend, she ends up hiring Jim to find out why anyone would want to hurt her - and when one of her only other friends, an elderly woman, is killed, it ups the stakes of the mystery. This episode shines as a nuanced portrait of a woman who lives her life unapologetically in the face of judgement, and the character work throughout is fantastic - overall, one of the great episodes of the show!","date_published":"2019-07-14T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/4b0b37b3-23dd-44c0-8359-c7c8e7ab3435.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44319313,"duration_in_seconds":5480}]},{"id":"8f4618a9-bef5-4ed2-819d-d08953b436a4","title":"Episode 51: Drought at Indianhead River","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/51","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E5 Drought at Indianhead River. Jim gets a tip that Angel's life is in danger, but \"Angelo\" is too high on his newfound success in real estate to take the threat seriously. Determined to save Angel despite himself, Jim drags him along as he fends off both the mob and the cops to try and figure out why his friend is on a hit list. A wonderful showcase of the Angel-Rockford relationship, focusing on just how much Jim can take, we really like this one! It has some unexamined plot devices and uses institutionalization for comedic effect, which aren't our favorite elements, but in terms of watching Jim and Angel at their best, it's hard to top!\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nBrian Perrera\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Dave P, and Dale Church!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nAudio Hijack for helping us record and capture clips from the show\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E5 Drought at Indianhead River. Jim gets a tip that Angel's life is in danger, but \"Angelo\" is too high on his newfound success in real estate to take the threat seriously. Determined to save Angel despite himself, Jim drags him along as he fends off both the mob and the cops to try and figure out why his friend is on a hit list. A wonderful showcase of the Angel-Rockford relationship, focusing on just how much Jim can take, we really like this one! It has some unexamined plot devices and uses institutionalization for comedic effect, which aren't our favorite elements, but in terms of watching Jim and Angel at their best, it's hard to top!
\n\nWe now have a second, patron-exclusive, podcast - Plus Expenses. Covering our non-Rockford media, games and life chatter, Plus Expenses is available via our Patreon at ALL levels of support.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by game and narrative designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. In each episode we pick an episode of The Rockford Files, recap and review it as fans of the show, and tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E5 Drought at Indianhead River. Jim gets a tip that Angel's life is in danger, but \"Angelo\" is too high on his newfound success in real estate to take the threat seriously. Determined to save Angel despite himself, Jim drags him along as he fends off both the mob and the cops to try and figure out why his friend is on a hit list. A wonderful showcase of the Angel-Rockford relationship, focusing on just how much Jim can take, we really like this one! It has some unexamined plot devices and uses institutionalization for comedic effect, which aren't our favorite elements, but in terms of watching Jim and Angel at their best, it's hard to top!","date_published":"2019-06-30T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/8f4618a9-bef5-4ed2-819d-d08953b436a4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44886254,"duration_in_seconds":5549}]},{"id":"8df94702-cc71-477a-8274-a005cd915f12","title":"Episode 50: If The Frame Fits...","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/50","content_text":"To celebrate our 50th episode, Nathan and Eppy discuss the third 90s Rockford Files TV movie: If The Frame Fits... This feels like the first true reunion movie, as it features not only Angel and Dennis, but Chapman, Diehl and, triumphantly, a returning Beth Davenport! Jim has been framed for the murder of another PI, and this movie hums right along just like the best of the 70s shows as he figures out what's going on while on the run from the law. Our favorite so far!\n\nWhile the story and script are snappy and have all the hallmarks we love from the 70s era, the real joy of this movie is that the character work and chemistry on screen is as strong as ever. It even winds in an in-character tribute to the passing of Noah Beery, deftly serving the story as well as us as audience members by integrating the fact that Rocky is gone into Jim's emotional journey. \n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Dave P and Bryan Perera!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"To celebrate our 50th episode, Nathan and Eppy discuss the third 90s Rockford Files TV movie: If The Frame Fits... This feels like the first true reunion movie, as it features not only Angel and Dennis, but Chapman, Diehl and, triumphantly, a returning Beth Davenport! Jim has been framed for the murder of another PI, and this movie hums right along just like the best of the 70s shows as he figures out what's going on while on the run from the law. Our favorite so far!
\n\nWhile the story and script are snappy and have all the hallmarks we love from the 70s era, the real joy of this movie is that the character work and chemistry on screen is as strong as ever. It even winds in an in-character tribute to the passing of Noah Beery, deftly serving the story as well as us as audience members by integrating the fact that Rocky is gone into Jim's emotional journey.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"To celebrate our 50th episode, Nathan and Eppy discuss the third 90s Rockford Files TV movie: If The Frame Fits... This feels like the first true reunion movie, as it features not only Angel and Dennis, but Chapman, Diehl and, triumphantly, a returning Beth Davenport! Jim has been framed for the murder of another PI, and this movie hums right along just like the best of the 70s shows as he figures out what's going on while on the run from the law. Our favorite so far!","date_published":"2019-06-16T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/8df94702-cc71-477a-8274-a005cd915f12.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75076285,"duration_in_seconds":6212}]},{"id":"c4169ba0-dfd1-4bf9-9bc1-7ea5e6287b7c","title":"Episode 49: Second Chance","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/49","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S4E4 Second Chance. Following up on our last episode (The Hammer of C Block), we visit the final Gandalf Fitch episode to see how the character has been handled since that debut. Gandy seems to have found a niche for himself bouncing at nightclubs, but when he decides to manage the career of a promising lounge singer (played by Dionne Warwick), he ends up hit on the head and chasing down ghosts from the past - and, of course, turns to Jim for help. Also featuring a complicating Angel appearance, this episode is both action-packed and very funny, paying little attention to Gandy's tragic origin story and leading us to the conclusion that the show essentially treats Gandy as a different character in the subsequent episodes, not a continuous one. This one gave us a lot to talk about, and we really enjoyed watching it!\n\nThe joy of this one is in the endlessly watchable chemisty between not only Jim and Gandy, but Gandy and Theta (the Dionne Warwick character), Jim and Theta, and the explosive combination of Jim, Gandy and Angel. With memorable goons and a couple of strong character moments, we use our discussion to dive into the complications that arise from how gender and race are used as character and plot traits, along with our meta-discussion about how to square the \"different Gandys\" that we see across Isaac Haye's three appearances on the show.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, and Dave P!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\nAudio HIjack for all of our recording needs \n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S4E4 Second Chance. Following up on our last episode (The Hammer of C Block), we visit the final Gandalf Fitch episode to see how the character has been handled since that debut. Gandy seems to have found a niche for himself bouncing at nightclubs, but when he decides to manage the career of a promising lounge singer (played by Dionne Warwick), he ends up hit on the head and chasing down ghosts from the past - and, of course, turns to Jim for help. Also featuring a complicating Angel appearance, this episode is both action-packed and very funny, paying little attention to Gandy's tragic origin story and leading us to the conclusion that the show essentially treats Gandy as a different character in the subsequent episodes, not a continuous one. This one gave us a lot to talk about, and we really enjoyed watching it!
\n\nThe joy of this one is in the endlessly watchable chemisty between not only Jim and Gandy, but Gandy and Theta (the Dionne Warwick character), Jim and Theta, and the explosive combination of Jim, Gandy and Angel. With memorable goons and a couple of strong character moments, we use our discussion to dive into the complications that arise from how gender and race are used as character and plot traits, along with our meta-discussion about how to square the \"different Gandys\" that we see across Isaac Haye's three appearances on the show.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S4E4 Second Chance. Following up on our last episode (The Hammer of C Block), we visit the final Gandalf Fitch episode to see how the character has been handled since that debut. Gandy seems to have found a niche for himself bouncing at nightclubs, but when he decides to manage the career of a promising lounge singer (played by Dionne Warwick), he ends up hit on the head and chasing down ghosts from the past - and, of course, turns to Jim for help. Also featuring a complicating Angel appearance, this episode is both action-packed and very funny, paying little attention to Gandy's tragic origin story and leading us to the conclusion that the show essentially treats Gandy as a different character in the subsequent episodes, not a continuous one. This one gave us a lot to talk about, and we really enjoyed watching it!","date_published":"2019-05-26T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/c4169ba0-dfd1-4bf9-9bc1-7ea5e6287b7c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56087425,"duration_in_seconds":5561}]},{"id":"a02a488b-70a1-4458-b745-1bfed1762268","title":"Episode 48: The Hammer of C Block","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/48","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss the first appearance of Isaac Hayes as Gandolf Fitch in Season Two's The Hammer of C Block. Gandy has been in prison for 20 years for a murder he swears he didn't commit, and since Jim owes him money from their time together in the slammer, his first stop is Rockfish's trailer. The plot of this one revolves around discovering the truth behind the murder of Lila, Gandy's ex-girlfriend; but what we struggled with as we watched is how Gandy is, at root, the actual villain of the piece. Content warning! This episode (and thus our discussion) include direct focus on emotional and physical abuse, and suicide. It's an engaging, effective episode that isn't reducible down to a clear \"yes, watch it\" or \"no, don't.\" \n\nAs you'll hear in our discussion, the picture in our heads of Gandy from our first encounter (our Episode 6, Just Another Polish Wedding) was of a character who seems to be seperated from this dark backstory. What is the responsibility of a show to maintain character continuity, especially for characters who are problematic but presented as sympathetic? We tackle this, and end up deciding that we'll have to watch the final Gandy episode next to see what happens in that one to really get a handle on the topic.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, and Dave P!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss the first appearance of Isaac Hayes as Gandolf Fitch in Season Two's The Hammer of C Block. Gandy has been in prison for 20 years for a murder he swears he didn't commit, and since Jim owes him money from their time together in the slammer, his first stop is Rockfish's trailer. The plot of this one revolves around discovering the truth behind the murder of Lila, Gandy's ex-girlfriend; but what we struggled with as we watched is how Gandy is, at root, the actual villain of the piece. Content warning! This episode (and thus our discussion) include direct focus on emotional and physical abuse, and suicide. It's an engaging, effective episode that isn't reducible down to a clear \"yes, watch it\" or \"no, don't.\"
\n\nAs you'll hear in our discussion, the picture in our heads of Gandy from our first encounter (our Episode 6, Just Another Polish Wedding) was of a character who seems to be seperated from this dark backstory. What is the responsibility of a show to maintain character continuity, especially for characters who are problematic but presented as sympathetic? We tackle this, and end up deciding that we'll have to watch the final Gandy episode next to see what happens in that one to really get a handle on the topic.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss the first appearance of Isaac Hayes as Gandolf Fitch in Season Two's The Hammer of C Block. Gandy has been in prison for 20 years for a murder he swears he didn't commit, and since Jim owes him money from their time together in the slammer, his first stop is Rockfish's trailer. The plot of this one revolves around discovering the truth behind the murder of Lila, Gandy's ex-girlfriend; but what we struggled with as we watched is how Gandy is, at root, the actual villain of the piece. Content warning! This episode (and thus our discussion) include direct focus on emotional and physical abuse, and suicide. It's an engaging, effective episode that isn't reducible down to a clear \"yes, watch it\" or \"no, don't.\" ","date_published":"2019-04-28T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/a02a488b-70a1-4458-b745-1bfed1762268.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66178543,"duration_in_seconds":5514}]},{"id":"363b6d4b-ee69-4150-a324-b9367389100b","title":"Episode 47: Star Trek TNG - Ship in a Bottle","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/47","content_text":"Welcome to Twenty Dollars a Day, the podcast where we explore our favorite fictional characters in the Star Trek: TNG universe! Nathan and Eppy discuss the second appearance of holographic Prof. Moriarty in S6E12 Ship in a Bottle. Data and Geordie are just trying to enjoy some simple Sherlock Holmes programs on the holodeck, but there's some kind of fluctuation - and when Reg Barkley takes a look, it allows Moriarty to escape the hell of being trapped in system memory. He quickly launches a plan to con the access codes to the Enterprise out of Captain Picard, bringing us into a fun con-counter-con story. \n\nHappy April, everyone! We're happy to take our second annual look at Star Trek holodeck episodes that follow on the themes of our first love, The Rockford FIles. Hope you enjoy it!\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, and Dave P!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Welcome to Twenty Dollars a Day, the podcast where we explore our favorite fictional characters in the Star Trek: TNG universe! Nathan and Eppy discuss the second appearance of holographic Prof. Moriarty in S6E12 Ship in a Bottle. Data and Geordie are just trying to enjoy some simple Sherlock Holmes programs on the holodeck, but there's some kind of fluctuation - and when Reg Barkley takes a look, it allows Moriarty to escape the hell of being trapped in system memory. He quickly launches a plan to con the access codes to the Enterprise out of Captain Picard, bringing us into a fun con-counter-con story.
\n\nHappy April, everyone! We're happy to take our second annual look at Star Trek holodeck episodes that follow on the themes of our first love, The Rockford FIles. Hope you enjoy it!
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Welcome to Twenty Dollars a Day, the podcast where we explore our favorite fictional characters in the Star Trek: TNG universe! Nathan and Eppy discuss the second appearance of holographic Prof. Moriarty in S6E12 Ship in a Bottle. Data and Geordie are just trying to enjoy some simple Sherlock Holmes programs on the holodeck, but there's some kind of fluctuation - and when Reg Barkley takes a look, it allows Moriarty to escape the hell of being trapped in system memory. He quickly launches a plan to con the access codes to the Enterprise out of Captain Picard, bringing us into a fun con-counter-con story. (Happy April, everyone!)","date_published":"2019-04-01T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/363b6d4b-ee69-4150-a324-b9367389100b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35078175,"duration_in_seconds":4327}]},{"id":"a8c0e4b6-3b97-476c-87e5-b7db4505a53f","title":"Episode 46: Counter Gambit","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/46","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E16 Counter Gambit. Jim is hired by an unsavory acquaintance to find a woman, which he quickly realizes is a cover for some kind of valuable that this woman may or may not have with her. Once Jim does find her, however, the situation quickly becomes more complicated. This is a con game episode, and we really enjoyed the twists and turns of the con, and (as titled) the counter-con. Of particular delight is the first regular-season appearance of Angel Martin! If you can see this one cold, you should - there's a lot to appreciate once you know the story, but the layers of misdirection are deftly handled and worth experiencing at full effect, if possible!\n\nIn addition to appreciating the script and performances, we talk about the phenomena of characters acting in certain ways in order to misdirect the audience (and not anyone else in the world of the narrative) as to their nature or intentions, versus misdirecting other characters while the audience watches.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, and Dave P!\n\n\nUnderscore Music in this episode from https://filmmusic.io: \"Supernatural\" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)\nLicence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E16 Counter Gambit. Jim is hired by an unsavory acquaintance to find a woman, which he quickly realizes is a cover for some kind of valuable that this woman may or may not have with her. Once Jim does find her, however, the situation quickly becomes more complicated. This is a con game episode, and we really enjoyed the twists and turns of the con, and (as titled) the counter-con. Of particular delight is the first regular-season appearance of Angel Martin! If you can see this one cold, you should - there's a lot to appreciate once you know the story, but the layers of misdirection are deftly handled and worth experiencing at full effect, if possible!
\n\nIn addition to appreciating the script and performances, we talk about the phenomena of characters acting in certain ways in order to misdirect the audience (and not anyone else in the world of the narrative) as to their nature or intentions, versus misdirecting other characters while the audience watches.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
\nUnderscore Music in this episode from https://filmmusic.io: \"Supernatural\" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)\nLicence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)\n
\n\nThanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E16 Counter Gambit. Jim is hired by an unsavory acquaintance to find a woman, which he quickly realizes is a cover for some kind of valuable that this woman may or may not have with her. Once Jim does find her, however, the situation quickly becomes more complicated. This is a con game episode, and we really enjoyed the twists and turns of the con, and (as titled) the counter-con. Of particular delight is the first regular-season appearance of Angel Martin! If you can see this one cold, you should - there's a lot to appreciate once you know the story, but the layers of misdirection are deftly handled and worth experiencing at full effect, if possible!","date_published":"2019-03-24T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/a8c0e4b6-3b97-476c-87e5-b7db4505a53f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38871012,"duration_in_seconds":4799}]},{"id":"e8175d61-881c-4140-86a5-de7876d01609","title":"Episode 45: The Trees, The Bees and T.T. Flowers (Two-Part Episode)","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/45","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy cover our second two-parter episode, a Season Three gem featuring notable character actor Strother Martin as the titular T.T. Flowers, an elderly farmer who refuses to sell his land to a predatory real estate developer. Through a scheme involving his shady son-in-law and an ethically bankrupt psychiatrist, T.T. is hauled off against his will to a mental institution; but Rocky knows that something isn't right. Once he get Jim on the case, it's just a matter of time until he starts to uncover the scheme, but he faces numerous attempts on his life as he tries to find some hard evidence to prove the wild conspiracy. With a genius framing device that unites both episodes as one story, great performances all around and some great action sequences, we really enjoyed this one. Recommended!\n\nWe mention this Legends of Film Podcast: Gordon T. Dawson during the show.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi, and follow him on twitter @jimlikesgames\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Chris and Dave P!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nfireside.fm for hosting us\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy cover our second two-parter episode, a Season Three gem featuring notable character actor Strother Martin as the titular T.T. Flowers, an elderly farmer who refuses to sell his land to a predatory real estate developer. Through a scheme involving his shady son-in-law and an ethically bankrupt psychiatrist, T.T. is hauled off against his will to a mental institution; but Rocky knows that something isn't right. Once he get Jim on the case, it's just a matter of time until he starts to uncover the scheme, but he faces numerous attempts on his life as he tries to find some hard evidence to prove the wild conspiracy. With a genius framing device that unites both episodes as one story, great performances all around and some great action sequences, we really enjoyed this one. Recommended!
\n\nWe mention this Legends of Film Podcast: Gordon T. Dawson during the show.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy cover our second two-parter episode, a Season Three gem featuring notable character actor Strother Martin as the titular T.T. Flowers, an elderly farmer who refuses to sell his land to a predatory real estate developer. Through a scheme involving his shady son-in-law and an ethically bankrupt psychiatrist, T.T. is hauled off against his will to a mental institution; but Rocky knows that something isn't right. Once he get Jim on the case, it's just a matter of time until he starts to uncover the scheme, but he faces numerous attempts on his life as he tries to find some hard evidence to prove the wild conspiracy. With a genius framing device that unites both episodes as one story, great performances all around and some great action sequences, we really enjoyed this one. Recommended!","date_published":"2019-02-25T12:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/e8175d61-881c-4140-86a5-de7876d01609.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":62534950,"duration_in_seconds":7756}]},{"id":"18a80213-1959-43a9-b537-b6583d85760b","title":"Episode 44: Kill the Messenger","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/44","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S5E5 Kill the Messenger. Our good friend Dennis Becker is under a lot of pressure - not only does he have his Lieutenants exam coming up, the wife of the deputy chief police commissioner is murdered, and he gets assigned the case. Jim tries to help, but everything he uncovers about this murder just makes it harder for Dennis in one way or another. A spotlight episode for Becker, it really showcases Joe Santos's hold on the character, and we get to see some big changes in Dennis Beckers life. We really loved it!\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi!\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Adam Alexander, Chris, and Dave P!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S5E5 Kill the Messenger. Our good friend Dennis Becker is under a lot of pressure - not only does he have his Lieutenants exam coming up, the wife of the deputy chief police commissioner is murdered, and he gets assigned the case. Jim tries to help, but everything he uncovers about this murder just makes it harder for Dennis in one way or another. A spotlight episode for Becker, it really showcases Joe Santos's hold on the character, and we get to see some big changes in Dennis Beckers life. We really loved it!
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S5E5 Kill the Messenger. Our good friend Dennis Becker is under a lot of pressure - not only does he have his Lieutenants exam coming up, the wife of the deputy chief police commissioner is murdered, and he gets assigned the case. Jim tries to help, but everything he uncovers about this murder just makes it harder for Dennis in one way or another. A spotlight episode for Becker, it really showcases Joe Santos's hold on the character, and we get to see some big changes in Dennis Beckers life. We really loved it!","date_published":"2019-01-27T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/18a80213-1959-43a9-b537-b6583d85760b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40610981,"duration_in_seconds":5015}]},{"id":"9969b0bf-152c-48b7-b10b-c3a647f35c45","title":"Episode 43: A Bad Deal in the Valley","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/43","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S2E22 A Bad Deal in the Valley. After an old girlfriend saddles Jim with a briefcase full of counterfeit cash, he has to figure out what her con is before the Feds get to him... or her. A solid, but unremarkable episode overall that shares many threads with other others we've talked about so far. We feel like it's a great introduction to the Rockford Files vibe, and fun to watch by itself, but it doesn't do anything in particular better than any other episode of the show.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi!\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Adam Alexander, Chris, Dave Y and Dave P!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S2E22 A Bad Deal in the Valley. After an old girlfriend saddles Jim with a briefcase full of counterfeit cash, he has to figure out what her con is before the Feds get to him... or her. A solid, but unremarkable episode overall that shares many threads with other others we've talked about so far. We feel like it's a great introduction to the Rockford Files vibe, and fun to watch by itself, but it doesn't do anything in particular better than any other episode of the show.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy talk about S2E22 A Bad Deal in the Valley. After an old girlfriend saddles Jim with a briefcase full of counterfeit cash, he has to figure out what her con is before the Feds get to him... or her. A solid, but unremarkable episode overall that shares many threads with other others we've talked about so far. We feel like it's a great introduction to the Rockford Files vibe, but it doesn't do anything in particular better than any other episode. ","date_published":"2018-12-23T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/9969b0bf-152c-48b7-b10b-c3a647f35c45.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35384436,"duration_in_seconds":4361}]},{"id":"ef0e2756-af75-4398-8f6a-910fa859b789","title":"Episode 42: The Big Cheese","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/42","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S6E10 The Big Cheese. Jim gets a phone call from a reporter friend telling him to expect something in the mail... just as he's murdered! He doesn't know what it is, but it's something that a crooked union boss wants to get ahold of. And when the package is finally delivered... well, it really \"sharpens\" the mystery (it's a wheel of cheese!). This is a remarkable episode in how it handles considerable back-and-forth tone shift between grittiness and humor - and it also reveals another emotional layer of the Jim Rockford character, as he reacts to the death of his friend Eddie. Quite recommended!\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi!\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Adam Alexander, Chris and Dave P!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S6E10 The Big Cheese. Jim gets a phone call from a reporter friend telling him to expect something in the mail... just as he's murdered! He doesn't know what it is, but it's something that a crooked union boss wants to get ahold of. And when the package is finally delivered... well, it really \"sharpens\" the mystery (it's a wheel of cheese!). This is a remarkable episode in how it handles considerable back-and-forth tone shift between grittiness and humor - and it also reveals another emotional layer of the Jim Rockford character, as he reacts to the death of his friend Eddie. Quite recommended!
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S6E10 The Big Cheese. Jim gets a phone call from a reporter friend telling him to expect something in the mail... just as he's murdered! He doesn't know what it is, but it's something that a crooked union boss wants to get ahold of. And when the package is finally delivered... well, it really \"sharpens\" the mystery (it's a wheel of cheese!). This is a remarkable episode in how it handles considerable back-and-forth tone shift between grittiness and humor - and it also reveals another emotional layer of the Jim Rockford character, as he reacts to the death of his friend Eddie. Quite recommended!","date_published":"2018-11-25T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/ef0e2756-af75-4398-8f6a-910fa859b789.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45495460,"duration_in_seconds":5626}]},{"id":"2e0c9c1c-f8f9-49b4-b84d-6ad2ba4ae51b","title":"Episode 41: Our Third Discussion Special","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/41","content_text":"Your hosts Nathan and Eppy have a short conversation about what's changed over the course of the podcast so far, what has surprised us about the show, and what we're thinking about for the future. It happens to be Thanksgiving, so we also take a moment to say thank you for listening. Thanks so much! \n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi!\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Adam Alexander, Chris, and Dave P!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Your hosts Nathan and Eppy have a short conversation about what's changed over the course of the podcast so far, what has surprised us about the show, and what we're thinking about for the future. It happens to be Thanksgiving, so we also take a moment to say thank you for listening. Thanks so much!
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Your hosts Nathan and Eppy have a short conversation about what's changed over the course of the podcast so far, what has surprised us about the show, and what we're thinking about for the future. It happens to be Thanksgiving, so we also take a moment to say thank you for listening. Thanks so much! ","date_published":"2018-11-22T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/2e0c9c1c-f8f9-49b4-b84d-6ad2ba4ae51b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16551345,"duration_in_seconds":2006}]},{"id":"ecc89986-736c-446d-b742-c386762a33a3","title":"Episode 40: A Blessing In Disguise","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/40","content_text":"To celebrate our 40th episode, Nathan and Eppy take a look at the second Rockford Files TV movie, 1995's A Blessing In Disguise. The premise is that Angel has become a televangelist preacher, so it's worth watching for that alone! Though padded out in some odd ways to our eyes, this movie really showcases how rock-solid Garner and Margolin are in their roles as Jim and Angel, no matter how much time has passed since the original show.\n\nAs a 2-hour TV movie, we use our entire episode to go through it, with overall impressions and digresses about the highs and lows of the storytelling. We certainly enjoy the performances and the character arc of the actual center of the story, an aspiring actress played by Renée O'Connor (Gabrielle from Xena: Warrior Princess). However, it does feel more like a victory lap than a really sharply rendered story, with too many scenes that don't seem to do anything past provide a gag, and a story that simply drops threads as the movie goes on without any impact to the story. It's always a pleasure contrasting these movies with the original show, but we are still left a little wanting compared to the best 70s episodes.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi!\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Adam Alexander, Chris, and Dave P!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"To celebrate our 40th episode, Nathan and Eppy take a look at the second Rockford Files TV movie, 1995's A Blessing In Disguise. The premise is that Angel has become a televangelist preacher, so it's worth watching for that alone! Though padded out in some odd ways to our eyes, this movie really showcases how rock-solid Garner and Margolin are in their roles as Jim and Angel, no matter how much time has passed since the original show.
\n\nAs a 2-hour TV movie, we use our entire episode to go through it, with overall impressions and digresses about the highs and lows of the storytelling. We certainly enjoy the performances and the character arc of the actual center of the story, an aspiring actress played by Renée O'Connor (Gabrielle from Xena: Warrior Princess). However, it does feel more like a victory lap than a really sharply rendered story, with too many scenes that don't seem to do anything past provide a gag, and a story that simply drops threads as the movie goes on without any impact to the story. It's always a pleasure contrasting these movies with the original show, but we are still left a little wanting compared to the best 70s episodes.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"To celebrate our 40th episode, Nathan and Eppy take a look at the second Rockford Files TV movie, 1995's A Blessing In Disguise. The premise is that Angel has become a televangelist preacher, so it's worth watching for that alone! Though padded out in some odd ways to our eyes, this movie really showcases how rock-solid Garner and Margolin are in their roles as Jim and Angel, no matter how much time has passed since the original show.","date_published":"2018-10-28T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/ecc89986-736c-446d-b742-c386762a33a3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49290160,"duration_in_seconds":6103}]},{"id":"55823bcf-df05-4c1e-908e-2f39faa1cef8","title":"Episode 39: Dirty Money, Black Light","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/39","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E22 Dirty Money, Black Light. Rocky finally gets a break and wins a vacation in Hawaii - but once he's gone, starts receiving thousands of dollars in cash in the mail. Jim, worried that he's been tricked into a scam, has to hustle to figure out what's going on and why in this episode full to the brim with crooks, loan sharks, feds, Angel, Dennis AND Beth! One of the Stuart Margolin-directed episodes, there's so much packed into this episode that some of the threads are hard to follow, but many of the specific bits are really well done.\n\nIn our second half, we talk about the elements that contribute to the \"overstuffed\" feeling of this episode, including techniques for juggling a bunch of moving parts in a piece of fiction and our thoughts on ways to figure out when you have too much going on.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi!\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Adam Alexander, Chris, and Dave P!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E22 Dirty Money, Black Light. Rocky finally gets a break and wins a vacation in Hawaii - but once he's gone, starts receiving thousands of dollars in cash in the mail. Jim, worried that he's been tricked into a scam, has to hustle to figure out what's going on and why in this episode full to the brim with crooks, loan sharks, feds, Angel, Dennis AND Beth! One of the Stuart Margolin-directed episodes, there's so much packed into this episode that some of the threads are hard to follow, but many of the specific bits are really well done.
\n\nIn our second half, we talk about the elements that contribute to the \"overstuffed\" feeling of this episode, including techniques for juggling a bunch of moving parts in a piece of fiction and our thoughts on ways to figure out when you have too much going on.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E22 Dirty Money, Black Light. Rocky finally gets a break and wins a vacation in Hawaii - but once he's gone, starts receiving thousands of dollars in cash in the mail. Jim, worried that he's been tricked into a scam, has to hustle to figure out what's going on and why in this episode full to the brim with crooks, loan sharks, feds, Angel, Dennis AND Beth! One of the Stuart Margolin-directed episodes, there's so much packed into this episode that some of the threads are hard to follow, but many of the specific bits are really well done.","date_published":"2018-09-30T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/55823bcf-df05-4c1e-908e-2f39faa1cef8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43975569,"duration_in_seconds":5435}]},{"id":"28567daf-dec4-4f12-a340-586359896ac4","title":"Episode 38: The Big Ripoff","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/38","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E7 The Big Ripoff. Jim goes on a European jaunt to track down the truth about a widow who received a big insurance payout, but his client doesn't buy his conclusion that the husband is still alive. Trying to figure out a way to get paid for his work, Jim goes to the insurance company, leading him to yet another town in California to prove that Steve Nelson is still alive. We felt a very strong \"back to basics\" vibe with this episode, which features a fantastically tight script by series creator Roy Huggins, good humor, Jim pulling quick-thinking cons, and a fun mystery that keeps the energy moving with each reveal of the NEXT thing that's going on. \n\nIn our second half, we talk about our a new approach to the show, where we don't get so into the nitty gritty of each episode in favor of talking about how the overall story is structured. We break down this episode and how it transitions from one \"act\" to another, how to use plot holes as part of storytelling, and the ways in which the writing in this one always is serving more than one purpose, even the stuff that seemed like a throwaway gag when you first view it.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi!\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Adam Alexander, Chris, Dave Y and Dave P!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E7 The Big Ripoff. Jim goes on a European jaunt to track down the truth about a widow who received a big insurance payout, but his client doesn't buy his conclusion that the husband is still alive. Trying to figure out a way to get paid for his work, Jim goes to the insurance company, leading him to yet another town in California to prove that Steve Nelson is still alive. We felt a very strong \"back to basics\" vibe with this episode, which features a fantastically tight script by series creator Roy Huggins, good humor, Jim pulling quick-thinking cons, and a fun mystery that keeps the energy moving with each reveal of the NEXT thing that's going on.
\n\nIn our second half, we talk about our a new approach to the show, where we don't get so into the nitty gritty of each episode in favor of talking about how the overall story is structured. We break down this episode and how it transitions from one \"act\" to another, how to use plot holes as part of storytelling, and the ways in which the writing in this one always is serving more than one purpose, even the stuff that seemed like a throwaway gag when you first view it.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E7 The Big Ripoff. Jim goes on a European jaunt to track down the truth about a widow who received a big insurance payout, but his client doesn't buy his conclusion that the husband is still alive. Trying to figure out a way to get paid for his work, Jim goes to the insurance company, leading him to yet another town in California to prove that Steve Nelson is still alive. We felt a very strong \"back to basics\" vibe with this episode, which features a fantastically tight script by series creator Roy Huggins, good humor, and a fun mystery that keeps the energy moving with each reveal of the NEXT thing that's going on. ","date_published":"2018-08-26T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/28567daf-dec4-4f12-a340-586359896ac4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":40644450,"duration_in_seconds":5022}]},{"id":"b42bb33b-ff33-4064-b277-f4a48830fdae","title":"Episode 37: The Attractive Nuisance","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/37","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S4E14 The Attractive Nuisance. Rocky has started a road-side restaurant, but a mysterious figure keeps prowling around the place. Simultaneously, Jim is being threatened by a lawsuit from a guy who climbed onto his trailer to look at the interesting telescope that was up there. In trying to keep Rocky out of trouble and also track down why his roof was REALLY so interesting, both Rockfords are caught up in a knotty situation with roots in the Prohibition era mob/FBI conflict. Thankfully, a smooth Cannell script keeps watching this mess unfold entertaining and rewarding. Maybe an episode that actually is better the second time you watch it, but it has a lot of fun, noir-inspired characters, witty dialogue, and a strong set of motifs throughout that keep this messy mystery engaging.\n\nIn our second half, we discuss how expertly this episode uses motifs in order to keep everything coherant and feeling like it's part of a single piece, even while the storylines don't all end up with neat endings. We also talk about the use of characters that feel like they're from a different story, and how integrating them into a narrative works to create and then resolve tension.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi!\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Chris, Dave Y and Dave P!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S4E14 The Attractive Nuisance. Rocky has started a road-side restaurant, but a mysterious figure keeps prowling around the place. Simultaneously, Jim is being threatened by a lawsuit from a guy who climbed onto his trailer to look at the interesting telescope that was up there. In trying to keep Rocky out of trouble and also track down why his roof was REALLY so interesting, both Rockfords are caught up in a knotty situation with roots in the Prohibition era mob/FBI conflict. Thankfully, a smooth Cannell script keeps watching this mess unfold entertaining and rewarding. Maybe an episode that actually is better the second time you watch it, but it has a lot of fun, noir-inspired characters, witty dialogue, and a strong set of motifs throughout that keep this messy mystery engaging.
\n\nIn our second half, we discuss how expertly this episode uses motifs in order to keep everything coherant and feeling like it's part of a single piece, even while the storylines don't all end up with neat endings. We also talk about the use of characters that feel like they're from a different story, and how integrating them into a narrative works to create and then resolve tension.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S4E14 The Attractive Nuisance. Rocky has started a road-side restaurant, but a mysterious figure keeps prowling around the place. Simultaneously, Jim is being threatened by a lawsuit from a guy who climbed onto his trailer to look at the interesting telescope that was up there. In trying to keep Rocky out of trouble and also track down why his roof was REALLY so interesting, both Rockfords are caught up in a knotty situation with roots in the Prohibition era mob/FBI conflict. Thankfully, a smooth Cannell script keeps watching this mess unfold entertaining and rewarding. Maybe an episode that actually is better the second time you watch it, but it has a lot of fun, noir-inspired characters, witty dialogue, and a strong set of motifs throughout that keep this messy mystery engaging.","date_published":"2018-07-29T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/b42bb33b-ff33-4064-b277-f4a48830fdae.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":45509241,"duration_in_seconds":5523}]},{"id":"ceac4487-0023-42fb-a419-b6e8897951a2","title":"Episode 36: The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/36","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S4E9 The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls. A group of stand-up citizens from Deer Lick Falls, Michigan employ Jim to find them a firetruck, but of course that's just a cover for their real intent: hiring a hit man! Once Jim rejects their offer, he needs to find the niece who's the target and try to convince the various bureaucracies involved that these \"black-belts in respectability\" have murder on their mind. A memorable episode that approaches the Rockford Files formula from a skewed direction, we really liked this one, and not just for all of the connections to Eppy's childhood haunts!\n\nIn our second half, we talk about how this episode gives us a set of non-standard villains who manage to be simultaneously awful and endearing, and how it uses seperate mini-character-arcs within the group of them to achieve that. We also break open the idea of each step of the story raising the stakes for our hapless committee, and how to include that in your stories and games.\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi!\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Adam Alexander, Chris, Dave Y and Dave P!\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S4E9 The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls. A group of stand-up citizens from Deer Lick Falls, Michigan employ Jim to find them a firetruck, but of course that's just a cover for their real intent: hiring a hit man! Once Jim rejects their offer, he needs to find the niece who's the target and try to convince the various bureaucracies involved that these \"black-belts in respectability\" have murder on their mind. A memorable episode that approaches the Rockford Files formula from a skewed direction, we really liked this one, and not just for all of the connections to Eppy's childhood haunts!
\n\nIn our second half, we talk about how this episode gives us a set of non-standard villains who manage to be simultaneously awful and endearing, and how it uses seperate mini-character-arcs within the group of them to achieve that. We also break open the idea of each step of the story raising the stakes for our hapless committee, and how to include that in your stories and games.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
Thanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S4E9 The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls. A group of stand-up citizens from Deer Lick Falls, Michigan employ Jim to find them a firetruck, but of course that's just a cover for their real intent: hiring a hit man! Once Jim rejects their offer, he needs to find the niece who's the target and try to convince the various bureaucracies involved that these \"black-belts in respectability\" have murder on their mind. A memorable episode that approaches the Rockford Files formula from a skewed direction, we really liked this one, and not just for all of the connections to Eppy's childhood haunts!","date_published":"2018-06-30T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/ceac4487-0023-42fb-a419-b6e8897951a2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":45442480,"duration_in_seconds":5509}]},{"id":"bda6b70f-08e3-43bd-abff-d57bd18e156b","title":"Episode 35: The Empty Frame","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/35","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S5E8. We finally meet Angel's brother-in-law Aaron as he's being feted as the new Police Commissioner - but a cadre of socialist revolutionaries breaks up the party and steals the art of the hosts, John & Jeff, right off the walls! Jim is hired to track down the paintings while the police conduct their own investigation, but each thing Jim discovers leads to new questions. He has to untangle a dense web of motivations to solve this one, an effort hindered by Angel's newly-found position of influence, but aided by Lt. Chapman's fall from grace... it's a great episode! Funny and emotionally impactful, well-structured and full of great characters. Recommended!\n\nIn our second half, we go deep into the idea of \"status\" among and between characters. This is a feature of the show that we touch on often, but this episode has a host of fluctuating status plays from beginning to end, and we break down what that means for a piece of fiction, common patterns, and how to \"activate\" the energy of a story by using changes in status. \n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJim Crocker - keep an eye out for Jim selling our games east of the Mississippi!\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Adam Alexander, Chris, Dave Y and Dave P!\n\n\n\n\nThanks to: \n\nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S5E8. We finally meet Angel's brother-in-law Aaron as he's being feted as the new Police Commissioner - but a cadre of socialist revolutionaries breaks up the party and steals the art of the hosts, John & Jeff, right off the walls! Jim is hired to track down the paintings while the police conduct their own investigation, but each thing Jim discovers leads to new questions. He has to untangle a dense web of motivations to solve this one, an effort hindered by Angel's newly-found position of influence, but aided by Lt. Chapman's fall from grace... it's a great episode! Funny and emotionally impactful, well-structured and full of great characters. Recommended!
\n\nIn our second half, we go deep into the idea of \"status\" among and between characters. This is a feature of the show that we touch on often, but this episode has a host of fluctuating status plays from beginning to end, and we break down what that means for a piece of fiction, common patterns, and how to \"activate\" the energy of a story by using changes in status.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n
\nThanks to: \n
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S5E8: The Empty Frame. We finally meet Angel's brother-in-law Aaron as he's being feted as the new Police Commissioner - but a cadre of socialist revolutionaries breaks up the party and steals the art of the hosts, John & Jeff, right off the walls! Jim is hired to track down the paintings while the police conduct their own investigation, but each thing Jim discovers leads to new questions. He has to untangle a dense web of motivations to solve this one, an effort hindered by Angel's newly-found position of influence, but aided by Lt. Chapman's fall from grace... it's a great episode! Funny and emotionally impactful, well-structured and full of great characters. Recommended!","date_published":"2018-06-17T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/bda6b70f-08e3-43bd-abff-d57bd18e156b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":44458530,"duration_in_seconds":5456}]},{"id":"5cd9a074-d361-4237-aa15-168b4a49887c","title":"Episode 34: Nice Guys Finish Dead","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/34","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy finally venture into Season 6 to discuss E7 Nice Guys Finish Dead. Featuring a returning Tom Selleck as Lance White alongside the also-returning James Whitmore Jr as Freddie Beamer, this comedic episode is all about watching these strong, counterpointed characters collide. Jim and Lance are trying to clear Beamer from being blamed for a murder that occurred right in the middle of a PI association conference! While this episode does have a lot of good gags and character work, it feels to us more like an excuse for the series to have a little fun with its own tropes than a fully realized mystery story.\n\nIn our second half, Eppy unboxes a surprise, and then we dive into a discussion of out-of-continuity or out-of-tone departures in ongoing narratives, as well as a closer look at the layers (or lack thereof) in this story that kept it from being one of our favorites.\n\n\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\n\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nShane Liebling's Roll For Your Party dieroller app\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Adam Alexander, Chris, Dave Y and Dave P!\n\n\n\nThanks to: \n\n\nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy finally venture into Season 6 to discuss E7 Nice Guys Finish Dead. Featuring a returning Tom Selleck as Lance White alongside the also-returning James Whitmore Jr as Freddie Beamer, this comedic episode is all about watching these strong, counterpointed characters collide. Jim and Lance are trying to clear Beamer from being blamed for a murder that occurred right in the middle of a PI association conference! While this episode does have a lot of good gags and character work, it feels to us more like an excuse for the series to have a little fun with its own tropes than a fully realized mystery story.
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In our second half, Eppy unboxes a surprise, and then we dive into a discussion of out-of-continuity or out-of-tone departures in ongoing narratives, as well as a closer look at the layers (or lack thereof) in this story that kept it from being one of our favorites.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
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\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Nathan and Eppy discuss S4E19 The Competitive Edge. Hired to track down the disappearance of a bank executive by his wife, Jim stumbles upon the secret of an exclusive "health club" The Alphian Way, leading to his own abduction to a rural mental health institution! While leaning a little too hard on the comedic portrayal of the mentally ill, this episode is a tightly-plotted piece with a wonderfully broad cast of character actors, and we find a lot to like inside the fantastical story.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
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\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Nathan and Eppy are joined by special guest Jess Banks to discuss one of the most memorable, and perhaps influential, episodes of The Rockford Files: S3E7 So Help Me God. Jim is called before a grand jury to testify about a case he knows nothing about, and when he invokes his Fifth Amendment rights he is jailed on contempt of court! This \"issue episode\" dramatizes the use of grand juries to compel witness testimony and exploit the mechanisms of justice to deprive innocent people of their rights, in a way that is compelling and educational, not preachy. Jess brings in the perspective of an activist for criminal justice reform (among other things!) and really brings a lot to our discussion. Enjoy!
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Find Jess Banks at her blog (profbanks.com) and on Twitter @ProfBanks.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
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\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Special Guest: Jess Banks.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy are joined by special guest Jess Banks to discuss one of the most memorable, and perhaps influential, episodes of The Rockford Files: S3E7 So Help Me God. Jim is called before a grand jury to testify about a case he knows nothing about, and when he invokes his Fifth Amendment rights he is jailed on contempt of court! This \"issue episode\" dramatizes the use of grand juries to compel witness testimony and exploit the mechanisms of justice to deprive innocent people of their rights, in a way that is compelling and educational, not preachy. Jess brings in the perspective of an activist for criminal justice reform (among other things!) and really brings a lot to our discussion. Enjoy!","date_published":"2018-04-29T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/bdbf1524-8232-4733-81a7-ebef0d9b3242.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":45801141,"duration_in_seconds":5608}]},{"id":"6acc4efc-8001-4905-9ed9-e37464141e4d","title":"Episode 31: In Hazard","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/31","content_text":"\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\n\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJohn Adamus, The Writer Next Door\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Shane Liebling, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Adam Alexander, Chris and Dave!\n\n\n\nThanks to: \n\n\nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Want more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
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\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Welcome to Twenty Dollars a Day, the podcast where we explore our favorite fictional characters in the Star Trek: TNG universe! Nathan and Eppy discuss the character of Dixon Hill as introduced in S1E11 The Big Goodbye. When Captain Picard decides to destress by bringing up his favorite noir detective program on the newly upgraded holodeck, it all seems like fun and games - until a remote probe sends things haywire and the fictional and real dangers facing the Enterprise start to converge. This is a well-constructed episode with some poignant moments among all the scenery chewing. (Happy April, everyone!)
\n\nApologies for the audio issues in this recording - but, while this episode started as a "prank" we really did enjoy discussing this episode, and pulled some real lessons out of in our second half as well. We will be back to our normal Rockford discussion in our next episode.
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
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\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Nathan and Eppy discuss S4E12 The Queen of Peru. Rockford is trying to handle an insurance company client recover a stolen diamond, but things go pear-shaped as the crooks try to pull a fast one and the diamond ends up in... the RV of a family from Indiana? The Wronkos steal Jims grill, where the diamond happens to be, and well things just spiral from there. This comedic episode combines a sparking David Chase script with some great characters, and is rightly considered a Rockford Files classic. We really enjoyed it!
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
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\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Nathan and Eppy discuss S5E12 Local Man Eaten by Newspaper. Jim goes undercover at a scandal rag to figure out why his client, a doctor to the famous, has been burgled; meanwhile, a local mob boss is facing pressure from inside the family due to rumors spread by that very newspaper. This episode features two separate storylines that intertwine as the pressure mounts on each side, focusing on the increasing dissolution of Natalie, the woman driving her husband Augie to take over the mob family. This episode doesn't give us as much Rockford as usual but it paints a compelling portrait of the villains of the piece, making it a compelling episode of television and giving us a lot to talk about in our second half!
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
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\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E4 Feeding Frenzy. Jim's ex-girlfriend's father has been sitting on a literal pile of money that he accidentally stole, and now he wants Jim's help giving it back without repercussions. However, he's not alone in knowing about the score, and now all the sharks are circling in order to get that half million dollars for themselves! A suggestion from one of our Patreon backers, this episode has a great pace, snappy dialogue and features one of the greatest set-piece hostage exchanges in Rockford Files history - but there are some unclear thematic elements that, while they don't take away from the story, do make it a bit of an incoherent viewing experience. That said, this one is an atypical and well-worth-seeing episode!
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This episode also includes: "Super Circus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Nathan and Eppy are joined by special guest Emily Care Boss to talk about S1E2 The Dark and Bloody Ground. Featuring the debut of Beth Davenport and excellent action sequences from director Michael Schultz, we have a lot to gush about beyond the slightly-too-convoluted mystery plot that centers on dual identities, obscure copyright law, and love lost in the pursuit of big Hollywood money. In our second half, Emily leads our deep dive conversation into building dynamic relationships AND dynamic action sequences in fiction. Thanks to our Patreon supporters for enabling our first guest appearance!
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\nFind out more about our guest Emily Care Boss at blackgreengames.com, and check out the Living Games Conference at livinggamesconference.com
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Want more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
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\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Special Guest: Emily Care Boss.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy are joined by special guest Emily Care Boss to talk about S1E2 The Dark and Bloody Ground. Featuring the debut of Beth Davenport and excellent action sequences from director Michael Schultz, we have a lot to gush about beyond the slightly-too-convoluted mystery plot that centers on dual identities, obscure copyright law, and love lost in the pursuit of big Hollywood money. In our second half, Emily leads our deep dive conversation into building dynamic relationships AND dynamic action sequences in fiction. Thanks to our Patreon supporters for enabling our first guest appearance!","date_published":"2018-01-28T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/13a260e1-20a6-4922-a801-ab2fda793b65.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":73651482,"duration_in_seconds":6074}]},{"id":"5531ef98-62c0-41ed-85d1-7a1b38dce206","title":"Episode 25: I Still Love L.A.","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/25","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy celebrate a year of the podcast by discussing the first 90s Rockford Files TV movie, I Still Love L.A. Fifteen years after the end of the original show, we catch back up with our friend Jim Rockford as he tries to (gasp) sell his trailer and leave L.A.! Amidst race riots, fires and earthquakes, Jim takes a case from his attorney ex-wife to discover the truth of the murder of a wealthy socialite. But when one of Jim's childhood baseball heroes turns out to be a possible satanist (!), he has to sort through a sordid web of lies to figure out what's going on and who's to blame. It's an interesting change of pace for us to take on this generation of the show, and we loved how the essential Rockford-ness was maintained. Unfortunately, the actual mystery seemed underbaked, and some of the plot points resonate very differently with us in 2017 than they were probably intended in 1994. That said, this was a fun change of pace for us and we look forward to watching more of these movies!\n\n\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!\n\n\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\n\n\nRichard Hatem\nVictor DiSanto\nJohn Adamus, The Writer Next Door\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Shane Liebling, Dylan Winslow, Bill Anderson, Adam Alexander and Chris!\n\n\n\nThanks to: \n\n\nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\n\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy celebrate a year of the podcast by discussing the first 90s Rockford Files TV movie, I Still Love L.A. Fifteen years after the end of the original show, we catch back up with our friend Jim Rockford as he tries to (gasp) sell his trailer and leave L.A.! Amidst race riots, fires and earthquakes, Jim takes a case from his attorney ex-wife to discover the truth of the murder of a wealthy socialite. But when one of Jim's childhood baseball heroes turns out to be a possible satanist (!), he has to sort through a sordid web of lies to figure out what's going on and who's to blame. It's an interesting change of pace for us to take on this generation of the show, and we loved how the essential Rockford-ness was maintained. Unfortunately, the actual mystery seemed underbaked, and some of the plot points resonate very differently with us in 2017 than they were probably intended in 1994. That said, this was a fun change of pace for us and we look forward to watching more of these movies!
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
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\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Nathan and Eppy discuss S5E4, White on White and Nearly Perfect. Tom Selleck guest stars as Lance White, a squeaky clean alternative vision of what a P.I. can be. Working together to investigate the kidnapping of a wealthy industrial magnates daughter, Lance White's charmed storybook life gives Rockford a lot to criticize - but figuring out the case hinges not on Lance's idealism but Rockford's pragmatism. Equal parts character study, deconstruction of the fictional P.I. tropes and truly hilarious writing, this is a real stand-out episode not just of The Rockford Files but of purely entertaining television. Do yourself a favor and track it down!
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
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\nThanks to:
\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E1, The Aaron Ironwood School of Success. When Jim's former foster brother turns up in L.A., it's not just to promote his business empire; he has a problem and he needs help. It turns out that Jim may trust Aaron just a little too much as he's brought into a swindle, and has to figure out the angle before it's too late! The chemistry on screen elevates this episode over a slightly illogical script, and the psychology of the action sequences give us a lot to talk about in our second half!
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
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\nThanks to:
\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E20 The Four Pound Brick. An old friend of Rocky's is convinced that her cop son's death was no accident, and Rocky hires Jim to look into it! A straight-forward detective mystery written by pulp author and screenwriter Leigh Brackett, we find the combination of genre conventions and iconic Rockford Files characterization to be well worth the watch, and it gives us a lot to talk about in our second half as well!
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nFind out more about Leigh Brackett, the "Queen of Space Opera" Wikipedia | IMDB | ebooks on Project Gutenburg
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
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\nThanks to:
\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Nathan and Eppy discuss S4E10 Hotel of Fear. Angel gets into serious trouble when he witnesses a murder, and Jim needs to look sharp to keep him out of the literal line of fire! This episode deftly handles multiple mysteries while showcasing all of the things we love about both Jim and Angel, giving us a lot to talk about in our second half about crafting characters in fiction. A solid recommendation from us!
\n\nWant more Rockford Files trivia, notes and ephemera? Check out the Two Hundred a Day Rockford Files Files!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\n\n
\nThanks to:
\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Nathan and Eppy discuss S4E7 Quickie Nirvana. Rockford's hippie acquaintance Sky Aquarian draws him into a serious problem with a former employer, a blackmail scheme and a bunch of money. A wonderful David Chase script gives us all of juicy characters, good gags and fun mystery-solving action we love so much in the show, and much fodder for talking about how to demonstrate character through actions in our second half. We really like this one!
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\nHere's a link to the Meta Rosenberg interview we mention in the show, at the Archive of American Television. Check out the interview with James Garner as well!
Support the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\n\n
\nThanks to:
\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E15 The No-Cut Contact. Rob Reiner guest-stars as a "second rate quarterback on a third-rate team" who nevertheless drags Jim into trouble, caught between the Mob and the Feds. Can Jim figure out what's going on before "King" Sturdevan pins the whole deal on him? We break down how the chemistry of the leads and our beloved tight writing make this a great episode to watch, and go over protagonism and MacGuffin's in the second half. Highly recommended!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\n\n
\nThanks to:
\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E21 Just By Accident. This episode keeps the action moving along as Rockford investigates the death of a friends son, a Demolition Derby driver, in a mysterious accident - unfortunately, the writing overall and the treatment of Rockford in particular doesn't meet our generally high expectations! We break down the missed opportunities in the second half, as this episode left us wanting better choices made on behalf of our friend Jim.
\n\nDuring this episode we mention the phenomenon of Native Americans being hired as high-rise iron workers - we didn't have our facts 100% straight, what Nathan was trying to reference is actually specific to the Mohawks in New York City. Here's an article about "The Mohawks Who Build Manhattan" and a short Straight Dope article that seems to draw on the same sources.
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nRichard Hatem
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
\nMike Gillis and the Radio vs. The Martians Podcast
\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!
Thanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E21 Just By Accident. This episode keeps the action moving along as Rockford investigates the death of a friends son, a Demolition Derby driver, in a mysterious accident - unfortunately, the writing overall and the treatment of Rockford in particular doesn't meet our generally high expectations! We break down the missed opportunities in the second half, as this episode left us wanting better choices made on behalf of our friend Jim.","date_published":"2017-09-24T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/f10d3c6f-feb7-4d08-bc13-bec49de641f0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":64633526,"duration_in_seconds":5324}]},{"id":"8b13c5e1-1ee4-49b9-9913-dffaf7073df5","title":"Episode 17: There's One in Every Port","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/17","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E12 There's One in Every Port. Rockford thought he was helping out a friend, but it turns out he was conned! Now he has to assemble a crew, turn the mark and con his \"old friend\" Eddy in order to pay back the mob - before time runs out. This is a wonderful con game romp of an episode!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\nRichard Hatem\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E12 There's One in Every Port. Rockford thought he was helping out a friend, but it turns out he was conned! Now he has to assemble a crew, turn the mark and con his "old friend" Eddy in order to pay back the mob - before time runs out. This is a wonderful con game romp of an episode!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nRichard Hatem
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
\nAnd thank you to Dael Norwood, Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!
Thanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E12 There's One in Every Port. Rockford thought he was helping out a friend, but it turns out he was conned! Now he has to assemble a crew, turn the mark and con his \"old friend\" Eddy in order to pay back the mob - before time runs out. This is a wonderful con game romp of an episode!","date_published":"2017-09-10T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/8b13c5e1-1ee4-49b9-9913-dffaf7073df5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":61244463,"duration_in_seconds":5041}]},{"id":"7c57ba7f-fd13-4a6f-847e-e0b45cb9392a","title":"Episode 16: The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/16","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E2 The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit. A self-proclaimed psychic is assisting the police with a missing persons case, and takes a keen interest in what Jim has to do with it. A wonderful performance from Robert Webber as \"psychic\" Roman Clementi adds to a fast-paced story of mystery, mixed motives and murder. It's a great episode!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\nRichard Hatem\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E2 The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit. A self-proclaimed psychic is assisting the police with a missing persons case, and takes a keen interest in what Jim has to do with it. A wonderful performance from Robert Webber as "psychic" Roman Clementi adds to a fast-paced story of mystery, mixed motives and murder. It's a great episode!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nRichard Hatem
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!
Thanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E2 The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit. A self-proclaimed psychic is assisting the police with a missing persons case, and takes a keen interest in what Jim has to do with it. A wonderful performance from Robert Webber as \"psychic\" Roman Clementi adds to a fast-paced story of mystery, mixed motives and murder. It's a great episode!","date_published":"2017-08-27T08:15:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/7c57ba7f-fd13-4a6f-847e-e0b45cb9392a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65426512,"duration_in_seconds":5388}]},{"id":"3e7f6de9-4676-42e1-b8a6-5448a04d8d52","title":"Episode 15: 2 Into 5.56 Won't Go","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/15","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E10 2 Into 5.56 Won't Go. Jim's old commander from the Korean war has been killed - but not before leaving a mysterious message on Jim's answering machine that leads the Colonel's daughter to Jim's door. This episode leans a little harder on some generic tropes than we generally expect, but does feature great dialogue and a lot of fodder for our second-half discussion about handling villains, dramatic irony and metaphors in your stories and games!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\nRichard Hatem\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E10 2 Into 5.56 Won't Go. Jim's old commander from the Korean war has been killed - but not before leaving a mysterious message on Jim's answering machine that leads the Colonel's daughter to Jim's door. This episode leans a little harder on some generic tropes than we generally expect, but does feature great dialogue and a lot of fodder for our second-half discussion about handling villains, dramatic irony and metaphors in your stories and games!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nRichard Hatem
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!
Thanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips
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","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E10 2 Into 5.56 Won't Go. Jim's old commander from the Korean war has been killed - but not before leaving a mysterious message on Jim's answering machine that leads the Colonel's daughter to Jim's door. This episode leans a little harder on some generic tropes than we generally expect, but does feature great dialogue and a lot of fodder for our second-half discussion about handling villains, dramatic irony and metaphors in your stories and games!","date_published":"2017-08-13T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/3e7f6de9-4676-42e1-b8a6-5448a04d8d52.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":62267258,"duration_in_seconds":5111}]},{"id":"c634aba2-4cd2-43a9-998e-601646ca6b59","title":"Episode 14: Pastoria Prime Pick","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/14","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E11 Pastoria Prime Pick. Jim's car break down in New Pastoria, and a series of coincidences quickly turn into a plot to charge him with a serious array of crimes - and the whole town is in on it! This episode features great pacing and Rockford character moments as the plot unfolds, revealing an all-too-relevant tale of government corruption.\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\nRichard Hatem\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E11 Pastoria Prime Pick. Jim's car break down in New Pastoria, and a series of coincidences quickly turn into a plot to charge him with a serious array of crimes - and the whole town is in on it! This episode features great pacing and Rockford character moments as the plot unfolds, revealing an all-too-relevant tale of government corruption.
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nRichard Hatem
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!
Thanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E11 Pastoria Prime Pick. Jim's car break down in New Pastoria, and a series of coincidences quickly turn into a plot to charge him with a serious array of crimes - and the whole town is in on it! This episode features great pacing and Rockford character moments as the plot unfolds, revealing an all-too-relevant tale of government corruption.","date_published":"2017-07-23T07:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/c634aba2-4cd2-43a9-998e-601646ca6b59.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":64423149,"duration_in_seconds":5307}]},{"id":"bb03186c-6286-4509-a890-4dd05922a5c7","title":"Episode 13: Our Second Discussion Special","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/13","content_text":"To celebrate going to a two-episode-a-month format, Nathan and Eppy take on some listener questions and comments about the show so far! We consider questions about some of our favorite episodes, including The Farnsworth Strategem and Chicken Little Is A Little Chicken, and then tackle an existential question: what is a \"typical\" episode of The Rockford Files?\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\nRichard Hatem\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"To celebrate going to a two-episode-a-month format, Nathan and Eppy take on some listener questions and comments about the show so far! We consider questions about some of our favorite episodes, including The Farnsworth Strategem and Chicken Little Is A Little Chicken, and then tackle an existential question: what is a "typical" episode of The Rockford Files?
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nRichard Hatem
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!
Thanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"To celebrate going to a two-episode-a-month format, Nathan and Eppy take on some listener questions and comments about the show so far! We consider questions about some of our favorite episodes, including The Farnsworth Strategem and Chicken Little is a Little Chicken, and then tackle an existential question: what is a \"typical\" episode of The Rockford Files?","date_published":"2017-07-16T08:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/bb03186c-6286-4509-a890-4dd05922a5c7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":42226615,"duration_in_seconds":3440}]},{"id":"ba9b8933-5d39-44cb-9900-8fc8dcdb4dfd","title":"Episode 12: The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/12","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E13 The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club. Jim goes to Bay City to investigate a crooked poker game, but quickly gets caught up with a rogue DA, his idealistic assistant Kate, and the mob. The only episode directed by James Garner, this one surprised us with subtleties as it delighted us with dynamic chases!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\nRichard Hatem\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E13 The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club. Jim goes to Bay City to investigate a crooked poker game, but quickly gets caught up with a rogue DA, his idealistic assistant Kate, and the mob. The only episode directed by James Garner, this one surprised us with subtleties as it delighted us with dynamic chases!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nRichard Hatem
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays
\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!
Thanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E13 The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club. Jim goes to Bay City to investigate a crooked poker game, but quickly gets caught up with a rogue DA, his idealistic assistant Kate, and the mob. The only episode directed by James Garner, this one surprised us with subtleties as it delighted us with dynamic chases!","date_published":"2017-07-09T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/ba9b8933-5d39-44cb-9900-8fc8dcdb4dfd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":63623085,"duration_in_seconds":5221}]},{"id":"c0799792-9818-4fb8-92c2-b5dc254b1939","title":"Episode 11: A Portrait of Elizabeth","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/11","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E16 A Portrait of Elizabeth. Beth brings a new client (and her new boyfriend) to Jim to get some help, but it turns out that Dave has a nefarious scheme of his own. This episode effortlessly weaves together the emotional connection of Beth and Jim, Jim's efforts to discover Dave's plot, and Beth's professional skills - it's truly a gem of an episode that's shot right to top of our \"must-see\" list!\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\nRichard Hatem\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E16 A Portrait of Elizabeth. Beth brings a new client (and her new boyfriend) to Jim to get some help, but it turns out that Dave has a nefarious scheme of his own. This episode effortlessly weaves together the emotional connection of Beth and Jim, Jim's efforts to discover Dave's plot, and Beth's professional skills - it's truly a gem of an episode that's shot right to top of our "must-see" list!
\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nRichard Hatem
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays
\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!
Thanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E16 A Portrait of Elizabeth. Beth brings a new client (and her new boyfriend) to Jim to get some help, but it turns out that Dave has a nefarious scheme of his own. This episode effortlessly weaves together the emotional connection of Beth and Jim, Jim's efforts to discover Dave's plot, and Beth's professional skills - it's truly a gem of an episode that's shot right to top of our \"must-see\" list!","date_published":"2017-06-11T07:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/c0799792-9818-4fb8-92c2-b5dc254b1939.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":69775526,"duration_in_seconds":5716}]},{"id":"bad6962f-1692-42a2-a108-73a81f0f940b","title":"Episode 10: Chicken Little Is A Little Chicken","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/10","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E9 Chicken Little Is A Little Chicken. Angel asks Jim Rockford for a little help collecting some money - but before he knows it, Jim is orchestrating a way-too-complicated shell game to keep two rival mob bosses from planting both him and Angel at the bottom of the LA river. This episode has it all and we really highly recommend it!\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\nRichard Hatem\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E9 Chicken Little Is A Little Chicken. Angel asks Jim Rockford for a little help collecting some money - but before he knows it, Jim is orchestrating a way-too-complicated shell game to keep two rival mob bosses from planting both him and Angel at the bottom of the LA river. This episode has it all and we really highly recommend it!
\n\nThanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the other audio clips
Support the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nRichard Hatem
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays
\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling and Dylan Winslow!
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E9 Chicken Little Is A Little Chicken. Angel asks Jim Rockford for a little help collecting some money - but before he knows it, Jim is orchestrating a way-too-complicated shell game to keep two rival mob bosses from planting both him and Angel at the bottom of the LA river. This episode has it all and we really highly recommend it!","date_published":"2017-05-14T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/bad6962f-1692-42a2-a108-73a81f0f940b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66474034,"duration_in_seconds":5475}]},{"id":"90ae7a41-589d-4896-bec3-ffaf37e6806d","title":"Episode 9: Gearjammers (Part 2)","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/9","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E4 Gearjammers, Part 2. Jim's car has exploded, Rocky is still being targeted for death and just why were those trucks hijacked anyway? It's a race against time for Jim and Dennis to figure out the mystery that started last episode and save Rocky's hide. This is the second in a two-parter, see our last episode (#8) for our discussion and analysis of Gearjammers, Part 1.\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the dining audio and more you know audio clips\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling!\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E4 Gearjammers, Part 2. Jim's car has exploded, Rocky is still being targeted for death and just why were those trucks hijacked anyway? It's a race against time for Jim and Dennis to figure out the mystery that started last episode and save Rocky's hide. This is the second in a two-parter, see our last episode (#8) for our discussion and analysis of Gearjammers, Part 1.
\n\nThanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the dining audio and more you know audio clips
Support the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays
\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling!
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E4 Gearjammers, Part 2. Jim's car has exploded, Rocky is still being targeted for death and just why were those trucks hijacked anyway? It's a race against time for Jim and Dennis to figure out the mystery that started last episode and save Rocky's hide. This is the second in a two-parter, see our last episode (#8) for our discussion and analysis of Gearjammers, Part 1.","date_published":"2017-04-16T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/90ae7a41-589d-4896-bec3-ffaf37e6806d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66654459,"duration_in_seconds":5368}]},{"id":"27b5da8f-6e7d-46ff-9272-b53e43bd2ba9","title":"Episode 8: Gearjammers (Part 1)","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/8","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E3 Gearjammers, Part 1. Jim's dad Rocky sees something he shouldn't and makes himself a target of assassination - can Rockford track him down before the killers do? In addition to the mystery, the joy of this episode is the reveal of Joseph Rockford's personal life. Plus a great car chase! This is our first two-parter, our next episode will cover Gearjammers, Part 2.\n\nWe reference this Rolling Stone article about the truckers strike of 1974: The Truckers Go to Washington: Democracy in Action on the Interstate.\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the dining audio clip\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling!\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E3 Gearjammers, Part 1. Jim's dad Rocky sees something he shouldn't and makes himself a target of assassination - can Rockford track him down before the killers do? In addition to the mystery, the joy of this episode is the reveal of Joseph Rockford's personal life. Plus a great car chase! This is our first two-parter, our next episode will cover Gearjammers, Part 2.
\n\nWe reference this Rolling Stone article about the truckers strike of 1974: The Truckers Go to Washington: Democracy in Action on the Interstate.
\n\nThanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the dining audio clip
Support the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays
\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling!
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E3 Gearjammers, Part 1. Jim's dad Rocky sees something he shouldn't and makes himself a target of assassination - can Rockford track him down before the killers do? In addition to the mystery, the joy of this episode is the reveal of Joseph Rockford's personal life. Plus a great car chase! This is our first two-parter, our next episode will cover Gearjammers, Part 2.","date_published":"2017-04-09T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/27b5da8f-6e7d-46ff-9272-b53e43bd2ba9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":71088709,"duration_in_seconds":5737}]},{"id":"1199263c-d080-4b82-a923-8abeea05f9dc","title":"Episode 7: Our First Discussion Special","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/7","content_text":"We hit our first goal on Patreon! Thank you backers! To celebrate, Nathan and Eppy discuss their experience doing the podcast so far, and how training our critical Rockford eye just keeps revealing more to enjoy. Plus, Eppy shares the benefits of what we've discussed in our narrative elements sections to his ongoing tabletop game of Urban Jungle!\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling!\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"We hit our first goal on Patreon! Thank you backers! To celebrate, Nathan and Eppy discuss their experience doing the podcast so far, and how training our critical Rockford eye just keeps revealing more to enjoy. Plus, Eppy shares the benefits of what we've discussed in our narrative elements sections to his ongoing tabletop game of Urban Jungle!
\n\nThanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
Support the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays
\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling!
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"We hit our first goal on Patreon! Thank you backers! To celebrate, Nathan and Eppy discuss their experience doing the podcast so far, and how training our critical Rockford eye just keeps revealing more to enjoy. Plus, Eppy shares the benefits of what we've discussed in our narrative elements sections to his ongoing tabletop game of Urban Jungle!","date_published":"2017-03-17T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/1199263c-d080-4b82-a923-8abeea05f9dc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":38603388,"duration_in_seconds":3029}]},{"id":"66513533-5413-4bf0-9b97-b83ab1b406e1","title":"Episode 6: Just Another Polish Wedding ","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/6","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E17, Just Another Polish Wedding. Gandalf Finch (Isaac Hayes) and Marcus Hayes (Louis Gossett Jr.) team up to race against Jim in an effort to be the first to find the heir to a buried fortune - but of course nothing is quite as it seems! This is a real gem of an episode on a number of levels, and we have a lot to say about the character dynamics in particular.\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the dining audio clip\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling!\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E17, Just Another Polish Wedding. Gandalf Finch (Isaac Hayes) and Marcus Hayes (Louis Gossett Jr.) team up to race against Jim in an effort to be the first to find the heir to a buried fortune - but of course nothing is quite as it seems! This is a real gem of an episode on a number of levels, and we have a lot to say about the character dynamics in particular.
\n\nThanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the dining audio clip
Support the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays
\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling!
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S3E17, Just Another Polish Wedding. Gandalf Finch (Isaac Hayes) and Marcus Hayes (Louis Gossett Jr.) team up to race against Jim in an effort to be the first to find the heir to a buried fortune - but of course nothing is quite as it seems! This is a real gem of an episode on a number of levels, and we have a lot to say about the character dynamics in particular.","date_published":"2017-03-12T05:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/66513533-5413-4bf0-9b97-b83ab1b406e1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72754035,"duration_in_seconds":5625}]},{"id":"1f463ed6-4de4-4a55-9cf8-a9238c90540b","title":"Episode 5: Charlie Harris at Large","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/5","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E19, Charlie Harris at Large. Rockford's old prison buddy \"Charming\" Charlie Harris is in some deep trouble, and comes to Jim to help him find the mystery woman that can save his bacon. This episode features some great character writing as well as a classic Rockford-style nested mystery, both of which we really enjoyed!\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the dining audio clip\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling!\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E19, Charlie Harris at Large. Rockford's old prison buddy "Charming" Charlie Harris is in some deep trouble, and comes to Jim to help him find the mystery woman that can save his bacon. This episode features some great character writing as well as a classic Rockford-style nested mystery, both of which we really enjoyed!
\n\nThanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the dining audio clip
Support the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays
\nKevin Lovecraft and the Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars
\nAnd thank you to Shane Liebling!
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E19, Charlie Harris at Large. Rockford's old prison buddy \"Charming\" Charlie Harris is in some deep trouble, and comes to Jim to help him find the mystery woman that can save his bacon. This episode features some great character writing as well as a classic Rockford-style nested mystery, both of which we really enjoyed!","date_published":"2017-02-12T04:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/1f463ed6-4de4-4a55-9cf8-a9238c90540b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":66551691,"duration_in_seconds":5151}]},{"id":"5a4fe073-4369-46f3-94f1-612bcea6aa5b","title":"Episode 4: The Farnsworth Strategem","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/4","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E2, The Farnsworth Strategem. This episode features Rockford running a confidence game on behalf of his friend Becker, and contains a number of recurring characters as well as an in-depth look at how he uses his okie oilman character Farnsworth to swindle the mob!\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the dining audio clip\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E2, The Farnsworth Strategem. This episode features Rockford running a confidence game on behalf of his friend Becker, and contains a number of recurring characters as well as an in-depth look at how he uses his okie oilman character Farnsworth to swindle the mob!
\n\nThanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the dining audio clip
Support the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday. Big thanks to our Gumshoe patrons! Check them out:
\nLowell Francis's Age of Ravens gaming blog
\nPluto Moved On Podcasts and Video Lets Plays
Two Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S2E2, The Farnsworth Strategem. This episode features Rockford running a confidence game on behalf of his friend Becker, and contains a number of recurring characters as well as an in-depth look at how he uses his okie oilman character Farnsworth to swindle the mob!","date_published":"2017-01-15T10:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/5a4fe073-4369-46f3-94f1-612bcea6aa5b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":73594141,"duration_in_seconds":5548}]},{"id":"1ac6fe9f-ae0d-42c9-96d3-a4aebe10c87d","title":"Episode 3: Sleight Of Hand","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/3","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E15, Sleight of Hand. This episode stands out for being more personal to Jim Rockford and less of an \"investigation of the week,\" and we talk about how this kind of departure-from-formula makes for a memorable episode. \n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the dining audio clip\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E15, Sleight of Hand. This episode stands out for being more personal to Jim Rockford and less of an "investigation of the week," and we talk about how this kind of departure-from-formula makes for a memorable episode.
\n\nThanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the dining audio clip
Support the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday
\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E15, Sleight of Hand. This episode stands out for being more personal to Jim Rockford and less of an \"investigation of the week,\" and we talk about how this kind of departure-from-formula makes for a memorable episode. ","date_published":"2016-12-23T12:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/1ac6fe9f-ae0d-42c9-96d3-a4aebe10c87d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70144472,"duration_in_seconds":5204}]},{"id":"2e79b23f-6115-4085-892c-bc30baa0b7d1","title":"Episode 2: The Countess","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/2","content_text":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E3: The Countess. Recommended for a first-time Rockford watcher!\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the dining audio clip\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E3: The Countess. Recommended for a first-time Rockford watcher!
\n\nThanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the dining audio clip
Support the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday
\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Eppy discuss S1E3: The Countess. Recommended for a first-time Rockford watcher!","date_published":"2016-12-23T11:30:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/2e79b23f-6115-4085-892c-bc30baa0b7d1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":69686209,"duration_in_seconds":5168}]},{"id":"46ef9ed9-6936-460f-88f4-fdc4351522d4","title":"Episode 1: Tall Woman In Red Wagon","url":"https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm/1","content_text":"Nathan and Epidiah introduce the podcast, talk about why they love The Rockford Files so much, and discuss S1E5 \"Tall Woman In Red Wagon.\"\n\nThanks to: \nzencastr.com for helping us record\nfireside.fm for hosting us\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip\nFreesound.org for the dining audio clip\n\nSupport the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.","content_html":"Nathan and Epidiah introduce the podcast, talk about why they love The Rockford Files so much, and discuss S1E5 "Tall Woman In Red Wagon."
\n\nThanks to:
\nzencastr.com for helping us record
\nfireside.fm for hosting us
\n thatericalper.com for the answering machine audio clips
\nspoileralerts.org for the adding machine audio clip
\nFreesound.org for the dining audio clip
Support the podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/twohundredaday
\n\nTwo Hundred a Day is a podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol. We are exploring the intensely weird and interesting world of the 70s TV detective show The Rockford Files. Half celebration and half analysis, we break down episodes of the show and then analyze how and why they work as great pieces of narrative and character-building. In each episode of Two Hundred a Day, we watch an episode, recap and review it as fans of the show, and then tease out specific elements from that episode that hold lessons for writers, gamers and anyone else interested in making better narratives.
","summary":"Nathan and Epidiah introduce the podcast, talk about why they love The Rockford Files so much, and discuss S1E5 \"Tall Woman In Red Wagon.\"","date_published":"2016-12-23T11:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/460dbedc-28b1-434a-bd44-a465945e8955/46ef9ed9-6936-460f-88f4-fdc4351522d4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":69144287,"duration_in_seconds":5367}]}]}