Don't Podcast Dead Inside
A podcast re-watching The Walking Dead, from the beginning, with two queer feminist playwrights who have a lot to say about horror, masculinity, and the women of the apocalypse. But mostly we're discussing who can get it and who should get it.
Episodes
32 episodes
3.11 I Ain't a Judas
Margot and Meaks discuss season three, episode 11 “I Ain’t a Judas” in which Andrea returns to the prison and Meaks drools all over the dyke drama. Big celebrations for the return of Angela Kang as a writer, Michonne and Andrea being their most...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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1:35:52
3.10 Home
Meaks and Margot return after our first hiatus (yes we had a few in 2023) to talk season 3, episode 10 “Home” in which we get very excited to unpack the manipulative and abusive relationship that is Daryl and Merle. We also spend a good deal of...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:32:51
S3.09 The Suicide King
Margot and Meaks discuss season three episode nine, “The Suicide King” and the dynamics between the Dixon brothers (Margot took so many notes)! We spend quite a bit of time unpacking this complex, abusive relationship and how it’s built, especi...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:32:05
S3.08 Made to Suffer
Margot and Meaks discuss season three episode eight, “Made to Suffer,” rescue missions, reuniting with ex-girlfriends and brothers, and seeing ghosts! We spend a good chunk of time talking about how Glenn takes over Maggie’s sexual assault stor...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:38:03
S3.07 When the Dead Come Knocking
Margot and Meaks discuss season three, episode seven “When the Dead Come Knocking” and take a long hard look at no one’s favorite topic: sexual assault! We unpack Merle’s true face because we’re kind of relieved we don’t have to pretend he’s so...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:35:27
S3.06 Hounded
Meaks and Margot discuss episode six of season three, “Hounded” and spend a lot of time talking about how tedious this episode is while having some truly stand-out moments. Those moments help us get through the repetitive phone calls and Andrea...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:49:07
S3.05 Say the Word
Margot and Meaks discuss season three episode five, “Say the Word” and that means we’re talking a lot about fatherhood. Rick is losing it and we draw many comparisons to his grief and the Govnah's. Woodbury is just not as interesting to us on t...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:19:52
S3.04 Killer Within
Meaks and Margot discuss season three episode four, “Killer Within” with particular attention to how the deaths and disappearances of major characters make us feel (or not). We’re stoked, for instance, that T-Dog got some lines and backstory mo...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:36:55
S3.03 Walk with Me
Margot and Meaks discuss season three, episode three “Walk with Me” and linger oh so lovingly on all the dyke drama while Margot is dying from a coughy-cold and is very jealous at how fast Andrea seems to bounce back from hers (and also encount...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:30:44
S3.02 Sick
Meaks and Margot talk about season three, episode two “Sick” and we spend a lot of the episode trying to figure out why it’s called Sick, and we finally figure it out (but like, way late)! We love “team family” and seeing how close they’ve grow...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:37:14
S3.01 Seed
Margot and Meaks discuss season three, episode one “Seed,” and we are here for how hard this winter was for our heroes because it turned them all into competent survivalists who would not waste a whole canned ham down a well, or as Margot calls...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:30:31
002 Rotter Episode: Fanfiction Spectacular!
Margot and Meaks break between seasons to discuss fanfiction! (There are light spoilers for this episode past season 7 that are mostly Carol and Daryl related, but we try to stay away from big deaths or moments past season 7.) We dig into what ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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51:14
S2.13 Beside the Dying Fire
Margot and Meaks discuss the season finale of season two, “Beside the Dying Fire” and the death of one of our favorite locations: the farm. We talk a good deal about the death of location and the beginnings of the Ricktatorship but we also can’...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:27:40
S2.12 Better Angels
We’re back after a scheduling nightmare! Meaks and Margot talk about episode twelve of season two “Better Angels” and how this group continues to deal (or not) with death and losing its moral compass (?) if you had such feelings ab...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:36:10
S2.11 Judge Jury Executioner
Meaks and Margot discuss episode eleven of season two “Judge Jury Executioner” and it takes them the whole recording to figure out that they are on opposite sides of this debate about killing Randall or not killing Randall. We do agree that Dal...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:45:45
S2.10 18 Miles Out
Meaks and Margot discuss season two, episode ten, “18 Miles Out” as contrasting sister and brother storylines while we figure out what to do with Randall (and our souls) and how to convince someone this world is worth living in (you can’t!). In...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:42:18
S2.09 Triggerfinger
Margot and Meaks discuss season two, episode nine, “Triggerfinger” where we digest this bonkers timeline, cause this is still the same day as “Pretty Much Dead Already” and whoa, does that mean it’s a crazy-ass day (and like Carol’s worst day, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:34:01
S2.08 Nebraska
Margot and Meaks discuss episode eight season two, “Nebraska,” and what it means to lose all hope in a single moment for the Greene’s as opposed to the gradual incline of apocalypse loss that the group has experienced. Margot is still scared of...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:31:14
S2.07 Pretty Much Dead Already
Margot and Meaks discuss season two, episode seven, “Pretty Much Dead Already,” in which we find Sophia, but it’s sad! We unpack how the writers made her death inevitable as soon as they made her a sign of hope and our complicated feelings arou...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:33:58
S2.06 Secrets
Margot and Meaks discuss season two, episode six, “Secrets,” our first Angela Kang episode, which makes Meaks very happy. Glenn’s hat is full of secrets and everyone is really blase about Carl having stolen a gun and then they reward him, becau...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:44:24
S2.05 Chupacabra
Meaks and Margot discuss season two, episode five of The Walking Dead, “Chupacabra.” We love this episode. In particular, we (of course) love Daryl’s fever dream of Merle in which Daryl must put faith in himself and decide who he will ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:37:32
S2.04 Cherokee Rose
Meaks and Margot unpack season two, episode four, “Cherokee Rose,” and particularly dig into how lies haunt every inch of it, but mostly how wonderful this episode is for developing Glenn, Maggie, Carol, Daryl, and Herschel. We get an epic GO. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:31:04
S2.03 Save the Last One
Margot and Meaks talk about “Save the Last One” and how Lori is painted as a bad mother, but her totally normal reaction to her son being shot should not be one of the reasons we use to make that case. We get some lovely hints at Daryl’s past a...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:26:42