Bring Backup: A Veronica Mars Podcast

Episodes

1. 76

   3.20 The Bitch is Back

   Season Three finale! When this aired, we had no idea we'd be getting a movie AND a fourth season years down the road. This episode has tons of season one flair and we can't wait to dig into it. Follow us on Twitter and IG. Check out our website.

   May 1, 2022

   1h 27m
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   3.19 Weevils Wobble But They Don't Fall Down

   Today we're breaking down Season 3, Episode 19 - Weevils Wobble But They Don't Fall Down. As the title foretells, Weevil is back, finally! And once again he's facing a very accusatory tone from Veronica. She just loves to never believe him! It's their thing! This episode is a fun one, I love the...

   Mar 17, 2022

   1h 19m
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   3.18 I Know What You're Going to do Next Summer

   We're nearing the end and Meg and Sam both have senioritis! We said fudge it, and decided to say spoilers!

   Dec 29, 2021

   1h 31m
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   3.17 Debasement Tapes

   This is the one where Piz finally wins Sam over! Meg rejoices!

   Nov 25, 2021

   1h 27m
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   3.16 Un-American Graffiti

   Hey hey, we're back with Season 3, Episode 16, Un-American Graffiti! Spoiler alert, we haaaaaated it. Well, Sam hated it, and managed to peer pressure Meg into some negative feelings as well!

   Sep 23, 2021

   1h 46m
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   3.15 Papa's Cabin

   This week we're talking Season 3, Episode 15 Papa's Cabin. This is the one where the dean's murder mystery is solved and yet we still have 5 episodes left! Let's hope they're all just friends shows with Wallace and Mac and all the buds just hanging out. No murder! No drama! Just good clean fun!…

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   Aug 9, 2021

   1h 27m
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   3.14 Mars, Bars

   This week we're talking Season 3, Episode 14 Mars, Bars, in which Veronica goes to jail, and honestly we're just surprised it didn't happen sooner.

   Jul 29, 2021

   1h 47m
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   3.13 Postgame Mortem

   This week we're talking Season 3, Episode 13 Postgame Mortem, and for an episode that's about Wallace's basketball coach getting murdered, we see surprisingly little of Wallace himself.

   Jun 24, 2021

   1h 27m
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   3.12 There's Gotta Be a Morning After Pill

   This week we're talking Season 3, Episode 12, There's Gotta Be a Morning After Pill. We see the return of #1 Feminist Bonnie Capistrano, and we're asked to believe that Tim Foyle is a good person!

   Jun 3, 2021

   1h 24m
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    3.11 Poughkeepsie, Tramps, and Thieves

    This week we've got Season 3, Episode 11, Poughkeepsie, Tramps, and Thieves, in which a mystery involving a prostitute makes Veronica lose her entire mind, and makes Sam consider her own feminist journey!

    May 6, 2021

    1h 55m
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    3.10 Show Me the Monkey

    We're back with Season 3, Episode 10, where the mystery is about a monkey and is very boring, and all we really care about is that Mac is back!

    Apr 22, 2021

    1h 45m
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    3.09 Spit and Eggs

    FINALLY the end of this first mystery of season 3. We can move onto just some good old-fashioned murder. This episode has Sam perhaps coming around to Piz? And some great Mac lines. Oh, and Sam was right ab the Mercer and Moe thing! The prisoner/guard relationship... We'll cover that next week in...

    Mar 25, 2021

    1h 45m
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    3.08 Lord of the Pi's

    We're back with Season 3, Episode 8, Lord of the Pi's! In which Sam hates everything and convinces Meg to hate it all too!

    Feb 25, 2021

    1h 55m
14. 63

    3.07 Of Vice and Men

    Today, we are discussing Season 3, Episode 7, Of Vice and Men. And despite the mystery of the week being a little flat - the case of the missing sully - this episode features one of the more unforgettable scenes of the entire series. I can summon the feeling of watching drugged Veronica stumble...

    Feb 11, 2021

    1h 37m
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    3.06 Hi, Infidelity

    Oh no this one has Keith Mars making BAD DECISIONS!

    Jan 28, 2021

    1h 46m
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    3.05 President Evil

    Today, we are discussing Season 3, Episode 5, President Evil and it's a late Christmas gift for Sam because Weevil's back! Sadly, Veronica treats him like trash this episode. And Wallace struggles with Mechanical Engineering. It's Halloween on the episode and Christmas at the time of recording –...

    Jan 14, 2021

    1h 46m
17. 60

    3.04 Charlie Don't Surf

    This week on the pod, Veronica gets way too cozy with her frat brothers, Logan gets very, very sad, and Sam and Meg love Diane Ruggiero!

    Dec 22, 2020

    1h 30m
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    3.03 Wichita Linebacker

    No Wallace this week - what?! Not cool. But we do get Armie Hammer and some questionable clues and investigations. Twitter, IG, Website

    Nov 17, 2020

    1h 30m
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    3.02 My Big Fat Greek Rush Week

    This week, we've got the third episode of Season Three, Wichita Lineman, or as Sam likes to call it, "Weevil's back! Weevil's back! Weevil's back!" Orrrrr, as Meg likes to call it, "where the hell is my best friend Wallace???"

    Oct 22, 2020

    1h 45m
20. 57

    3.01 Welcome Wagon

    Hey everyone! Welcome back to Bring Backup, the podcast where we're watching and discussing every episode of Veronica Mars. We are back with a brand new season, Season 3! Veronica is off to college and we are both so excited to watch her show a whole new cast of characters how much smarter she is...

    Oct 15, 2020

    1h 56m
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    2.22 Not Pictured

    This week we're discussing the season two finale, "Not Pictured." This episode is a lot, to say the absolute least. But you know we never say the absolute least, so let's just get on with it. Visit our website. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    Sep 17, 2020

    1h 44m
22. 55

    2.21 Happy Go Lucky

    It's taking us a little longer than usual, butwe are bearing down on the conclusion of Season 2! This week we're covering the penultimate episode of season 2, Happy Go Lucky, but unfortunately, Lucky did not seem happy.

    Sep 3, 2020

    1h 32m
23. 54

    2.20 Look Who's Stalking

    This week, we've got Look Who's Stalking, which is a reference to Look Who's Talking, the 80s movie about the inner monologue of babies, which I thought starred Steve Guttenberg. I was really excited about that until I realized I was thinking of Three Men and a Baby, another 80s movie about…

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    Aug 20, 2020

    1h 38m
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    2.19 Never Mind the Buttocks

    This week we're talking Season 2, Episode 19, Never Mind the Buttocks, in which a mooning against a car window is referred to as a Pressed Ham, and we clutch our pearls in horror! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And check out our website.

    Aug 6, 2020

    1h 37m
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    2.18 I Am God

    I. Am. God. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And check out our website.

    Jul 23, 2020

    1h 47m
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    2.17 Plan B

    This week, we've got Season 2, Episode 17 Plan B, and I tell you what, it is a classic Veronica Mars doozy! So much happens, and so many of our faves show up. We get Weevil, Mac and Cassidy, Woody and Gia Goodman, and even the real witness to Logan's fight with the PCHers on the Coronado bridge!...

    Jul 11, 2020

    1h 50m
27. 50

    2.16 The Rapes of Graff

    This week we've got a visit from the Arrested Development kids, the return of Troy Vandergraff, and the departure of preteen Hannah. And Sam and Meg missed each other so much, they talk about it all for a very long time! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And check out our website.

    Jul 2, 2020

    1h 46m
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    2.15 The Quick and the Wed

    This week we're discussing Season 2, Episode 15, The Quick and the Wed. Spoiler alert, Sam and Meg hate it. Join us! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And check out our website.

    Jun 11, 2020

    1h 22m
29. 48

    BONUS! 2.XX Quarantine Checkin

    Meg and Sam have been on maternity leave, but Meg's been handling the hard part of that leave! The world is in quarantine! Meg and Sam can't be in the same room with each other! Join us for this bonus ep, as we catch up on life and try to remember how to podcast. Weirdly, there's not much talk...

    May 26, 2020

    57m
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    2.14 Versatile Toppings

    This week, we're talking about Season 2, Episode 14 "Versatile Toppings," aka, The Return of Corny! Our favorite stoner is back to help Veronica solve the mystery of the pizza boy muggings. But as much as we love Corny, the main mysteries of the episode are "who is blackmailing all the gay kids…

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    Feb 20, 2020

    1h 09m
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    2.13 Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough

    This week, we're talking about Season 2, Episode 13 "Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough." We've got a super fun mystery-of-the-week, a little side bus crash development happening, and tons of appearances from some of our favorite series regulars. Meg's opinion of Ms. Hauser takes a huge turn for...

    Feb 12, 2020

    58m
32. 45

    2.12 Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle

    This episode has something for everyone! And by everyone, I mean us! We've got an investigation that focuses on my personal best friend Wallace Fennel, and we've got the Weevil/Logan best friendship front and center for Sam. And as a bonus, we get a Java the Hut karaoke performance by mid-2000s...

    Feb 6, 2020

    1h 16m
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    2.11 Donut Run

    This week we've got Season 2, Episode 11, Donut Run, in which we bid fond farewells to Duncan and his love child who gestated in the comatose body of his ex-girlfriend. Donut let the door hit ya on the way out! Check out our website. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    Jan 23, 2020

    1h 24m
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    2.10 One Angry Veronica

    Today we're discussing Season 2, Episode 10, "One Angry Veronica," which Sam was dreading watching because she thought she hated it, even though Meg assured her it is a very good episode. How could anyone hate an episode that includes both Leo D'Amato and Wallace Fennel??? Check out our website....

    Jan 16, 2020

    59m
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    2.09 My Mother, The Fiend

    This week's episode is My Mother, The Fiend, and Veronica is absolutely overwhelmed with babies of both the robot and human variety. And you know what? So are we! Visit our website. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    Jan 9, 2020

    1h 25m
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    2.08 Ahoy, Mateys!

    This week we're on Season 2, Episode 8 - Ahoy, Mateys! This is the one where Veronica helps her dad solve a case involving her classmate no one has ever heard of - Marcos Oliveros. We also get to hang out with Mac again! And Meg returns to us too in Duncan's creepy dreams which we are *not* fans...

    Jan 2, 2020

    1h 00m
37. 40

    2.07 Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner

    Join us this week as we discuss Season 2, Episode 7, Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner. This one actually has nothing to do with Dirty Dancing, and a lot to do with Veronica taking on an investigation involving child abuse. So, if that's a sensitive topic for you, take care while listening. Check out...

    Dec 26, 2019

    1h 22m
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    2.06 Rat Saw God

    This week we're discussing "Rat Saw God," which marks the return of SO. MANY. PEOPLE. - Abel Koontz, Aaron Echolls, and even Clarence Wiedman - but the only person I really want to see is my best friend Wallace, and he wasn't in this episode! But we was comforted by two things - getting to see...

    Dec 12, 2019

    1h 25m
39. 38

    2.05 Blast from the Past

    This week we're talking Season 2, Episode 5, Blast From the Past. There's a lot happening, but you should mostly listen to hear Sam and Meg repeatedly say the phrase "gravy train with biscuit wheels." It's a great time! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Check out our website.

    Dec 5, 2019

    1h 31m
40. 37

    2.04 Green-Eyed Monster

    This week's episode is Season 2, Episode 4, "Green-Eyed Monster." We see Veronica dealing with her jealousy issues, and Sam and Meg dealing with being an adult watching a teen show, and disapproving of several of Veronica's choices. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Check out our website.

    Nov 28, 2019

    1h 22m
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    2.03 Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang

    This week's episode is Cheatty Cheatty Bang Band, and it's mostly about how everyone in the Casablancas household is running some kind of scam. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Check out our website.

    Nov 21, 2019

    1h 08m
42. 35

    2.02 Driver Ed

    This week we've got Season 2, Episode 2, Driver Ed. Veronica digs into the bus crash investigation, and hangs out in a convenience store with Kevin Smith, while Walllace gets to hang out with Tessa Thompson! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Check our website for schedule.

    Nov 14, 2019

    1h 18m
43. 34

    2.01 Normal is the Watchword

    We're back with Season Two! This season premiere starts off with the beginning of Veronica's senior year of high school. We get to talk about new cast members: Steve Guttenberg, Tessa Thompson, Krysten Ritter - We discuss Dick and Beaver's addition to the credits - We rag on teenage PDA - And we...

    Nov 7, 2019

    1h 10m
44. 33

    4.08 Years, Continents, Bloodshed

    Now that we've reached the final episode of Season 4, there are no spoilers left to keep! That is, until we go back to recap Seasons 2 and 3, but for now it's open season on every shocking thing that ever happened in Neptune, CA, and y'all, it's all VERY shocking. There's more severed heads, the...

    Sep 26, 2019

    1h 39m
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    4.07 Gods of War

    We are nearing the end of Season 4 y'all, and things are coming together! All the various metaphorical threads V and Keith have been chasing around the mad bomber come together in the very literal threads of Matty's string art, and now they've got a theory there are actually two bombers! A whole...

    Sep 19, 2019

    1h 21m
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    4.06 Entering a World of Pain

    In this episode, Logan finds Maloof's hacker and teaches him what happens when you fight a stranger in the alps, the bombing investigation takes a million turns, and we see the triumphant return of both the Bring Backup Buffy Watch, AND Clarence Freaking Weidman. And Claudia refers to Veronica as...

    Sep 12, 2019

    1h 18m
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    4.05 Losing Streak

    In this week's episode, Veronica fights with Weevil, Leo only shows up via text message, the Mayor is a tripod, and V and Keith both make new friends, but there's a chance that either or both friends are mass murderers. God, Neptune really is the worst! Check our our website! Follow us on Twitter...

    Sep 5, 2019

    1h 24m
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    4.04 Heads You Lose

    This week we discuss more Dick Casablancas, selfie murder videos, we get - or excuse me, we HAVE - to see Mercer and Tim again, ew. But all of this is boring because the real reason to watch his episode is to see Leo D'Amato, fully grown up suit wearin FBI hottie. And also Vinny Van Lowe! Check…

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    Aug 23, 2019

    1h 26m
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    4.03 Keep Calm and Party On

    This episode gives us Veronica dancing to No Scrubs, the return of the Logan Echolls Inspirational Quote, and we even get to see Weevil! But it's not all fun and games because people also get blown up. Perhaps we should talk about that. Visit our website! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

    Aug 15, 2019

    1h 27m
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    4.02 Chino and the Man

    Today we're talking Chino and the Man, the second episode of Season 4! In this ep, V and Keith start to investigate the bombing of the Sea Sprite, which means we get to meet tons of new characters, all of who may potentially be murderous bombers. But you know what they say, make new friends, but...

    Aug 8, 2019

    1h 11m