521: Whiling Away Dark Times With The Decameron

The Decameron has come to Netflix in the form of a limited series from Teenage Bounty Hunters creator Kathleen Jordan. How has the centuries-old material change in the adaptation? Kathryn VanArendonk returns to talk about it. Around The Dial takes us to Futurama's latest season, My Lady Jane, and Shōgun. Kathryn makes the case for inducting the Bluey episode "Camping" into the Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that's "sticks of TNT"! Put down the onion you're using to dissipate pestilence miasma and listen!GUESTS👤 Kathryn VanArendonkTOPICSLead Topic: 🐀 The DecameronAround The Dial: 🤖 FuturamaAround The Dial: 🏰 My Lady JaneAround The Dial: 🏯 ShōgunThe Canon: 🐶 Bluey S01.E43: CampingWinner & Loser: 👍 General HospitalWinner & Loser: 👎 Billy Ray CyrusGame Time: 🧠 CatchphraseGPTSUPPORT THE SHOW🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more!🛍️ Shop our merch store!NOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site🦤 Kathryn at Vulture🐁 Kathryn's review of The Decameron at Vulture🚀 Tara's review of Futurama S12 at Cracked⏳ Tara's review of AppleTV+'s Time Bandits at Cracked🤬 "SHOGUN - Swearing Compilation" on YouTube🚔 The Docket🏥 "Emma Samms Returns to 'General Hospital' as Holly" on Variety📷 Photo: Giulia Parmigiani / Netflix