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Fall Media Recommendations:

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With students coming into schedules full of history, math, and science, we’re coming into the fall months with so much to do. Making plans once you’re an upperclassman can be hard, with college applications right around the corner, and some of us just want some good shows, books, movies, or podcasts to relax to. This is a list of my personal favorites, with a quick overview of what each of them are about!

The Good Place:

The Good Place is a comedic coming of age show on Netflix that follows the stories of four people who have just died and gone to the afterlife. The main character, Eleanor Shellstrop, is put into “The Good Place”, signifiying that she lived a good life as a good person, but she panics. Eleanor doesn’t belong in the Good Place, and she needs to find out why she’s there. With the friends she makes there, they go through trial after trial in an attempt to figure out the secret to the placement of humans in the afterlife.

The Magnus Archives:

The Magnus Archives is an fictional horror podcast/audio drama following the main character, Jonathan Sims, as he navigates being thrown into a new supernatural, terrifying reality. Appointed Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute, he begins to digitize years worth of statements concerning the esoteric and weird, falling down a rabbit hole of the ones that seems to be too real, the ones that won’t record on his laptop. I would recommend this podcast to anyone who does not have the time to sit down and watch a show, as it can be consumed during a workout, while cleaning, etc. and still manages to immerse you in the universe.

Suits:

Suits is a drama on Netflix following main characters Mike Ross and Harvey Specter, the former of whom is a talented speaker with a photographic memory and the latter a bigshot lawyer in one of the most successful firms in the world. After Mike convinces Harvey to hire him despite his lack of formal training as a lawyer, the show follows their journey as they attempt to hide Mike’s secret from the rest of the firm, introducting funny, heartfelt characters and relationships along the way. I love this show, and it’s easy to binge a season or two at a time, as it serves as good background noise to any activity.

Inside Job:

Inside Job is an animated adult comedy show on Netflix, taking place in a world where almost every conspiracy theory we’ve ever thought of is true and is fabricated by something called the shadow government. We follow main characters Reagan Ridley, an antisocial scientist, and Brett Hand, an anxious, popular people pleaser, as they deal with the issues that arise when the safety and fate of the shadow government is at risk, forming a friendship along the way and getting us, the audience to feel for these 2D characters on our screen. I would recommend this show to anyone who wants a bit of a laugh while also not looking for pure comedy, as there are serious aspects of the show that balance the comedic timing of statements and jokes perfectly.

Even though we’ve started school, everyone deserves a few days of lounging, engaging in some new interests, and taking a break. Hopefully this list had some recommendations that you liked and will help you relax in the new semester of school amidst all of the chaos!

Tanvi G.

The Good Place and Suits are available to check out from the Mission Viejo Library. 

Interesting Sports Podcasts to Try

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If you get bored while running, resting, or doing whatever it is that you like to do, you might want to try a podcast. I enjoy listening to sports podcasts to discover the opinions of experts on certain topics, and I’m here to share some of my favorite ones with you. 

There are 3 podcasts that I feel separate themselves from the rest of them and for different reasons. Some of them offer incredible insight on basketball, while others are fun because they have people debating passionately about players and headlines. 

The Draymond Green Show: 

The host of this show is the man himself, Draymond Green. He breaks down NBA games and talks about how his team, the Golden State Warriors, played and how the other games went down. His podcasts are especially fun to listen to after he has a big game or an important moment in a game, such as an ejection. Sometimes, he’ll have a guest on the show, who might be a fellow NBA player or someone associated with the NBA. His attention to detail really shows in his podcasts, and I recommend his podcast to anyone who wants to learn a bit more about basketball. This is definitely my favorite podcast at the moment. 

First Take:

What’s better in a sports podcast than Stephen A. Smith yelling at Kendrick Perkins or someone else on the show for their “blasphemous” takes? With various guests on the show as well as the usual crew (Molly Qerim, Stephen A. Smith, and sometimes Kendrick Perkins), the podcast can be really entertaining to listen to or also watch on ESPN. On this show, they primarily debate about basketball, but also have some sections that include football or baseball. Although it’s not my favorite podcast, it’s definitely in the top 2 and I love occasionally listening to small segments at a time. 

Skip and Shannon: Undisputed:

If you want a lot of deep analysis about the game of basketball, don’t go to this show. If you want to see Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe bickering back and forth for two and a half hours, then this is for you. On Undisputed, the 2 hosts don’t really talk about what teams need to do or what they should have done, but they debate on controversial topics concerning ejections, who’s better than who, and certain plays. However, before listening to this podcast, be aware that a lot of the things Skip and Shannon say are heavily biased, especially the ones from Skip. That being said, this show is still a lot of fun and I definitely recommend you check it out. 

If you’re a basketball (or sports) enthusiast, in summer, you might find yourself bored with nothing to do, and if so, give these podcasts/shows a listen. You probably won’t regret it!

-Mert A.