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The Digging Six Feet Under podcast, where every week we review each episode from the HBO Original television series 'Six Feet Under' with host and licensed funeral director, Victor Rubio.

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  1. S05E12 Everyone's Waiting

    Series Finale, Victor Rubio & Marissa McHale discuss the closure of the finale, character's evolving, Claire's blank page, David taking back the family business, Margaret's bullying, Ruth finally being free, the finale's montage resemblance to 2001: A Space Odyssey, the beautiful new Fisher home...

  2. S05E11 Static

    Penultimate episode of the series, Static, Victor Rubio & Marissa McHale discuss everyone grieving, being taken out of school early, Claire as a good drunk, if Ted should take her to heart, the hearse final drive, Nate as new Nathaniel, Maggie's scene and incest. Music - Red Hot Chili Peppers -...

  3. S05E10 All Alone

    Episode 10 of Season 5, Victor Rubio & Marissa McHale discuss various character's/stages of grief, David being the glue of the Fisher family, who's unluckier (Maggie or Brenda), donating your organs, funerals in relations to weddings, Ruth being a mother, Brenda as a strong woman and just how...

  4. S05E09 Ecotone

    Episode 9 of Season 5, Victor Rubio, Marissa McHale and special guest Jeannette Diddens of the 'Humanology' podcast discuss Six Feet Under as a soap opera, Maggie's bottom lip, Claire's growth, Brenda + Nate's non-growth, Rico + Vanessa's realistic marriage, Maggie's awkward situation, Ruth's...

  5. S05E08 Singing For Our Lives

    Episode 8 of Season 5, Victor Rubio, Marissa McHale and Colton Duffy discuss the endgame finally being kicked off, dating purgatory in regards to Claire & Ted, the browning of America, Hispanic cultures, the Rico/Vanessa solution, Maggie's nude vulnerbility and the timing of Nate's...

  6. S05E07 The Silence

    Episode 7 of Season 5, Victor Rubio, Natalie Willis and Colton Duffy discuss their Apple watches, corporate chain resaurants, annoying co-workers, Keith & David's massive porn collection, Ruth's potato salad, Brenda giving Nate his peace and the most awkward sex scene ever (Rico & Vanessa) Music…

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  7. S05E06 The Rainbow Of Her Reasons

    Episode 6 of Season 5, Victor Rubio, Natalie Willis and Marissa McHale discuss David & Keith's parenting, Nate never being able to get away from Billy, how mean Vanessa is, George snuffing out Ruth's plan, pantyhose and the cringeworthy song scene. Music - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rivers Of…

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  8. S05E05 Eat A Peach

    Episode 5 of Season 5, Victor Rubio and Marissa McHale discuss Ruth doing George dirty, parenting, adoption fair picnics, Margaret's ambush on Claire, Nathaniel showing up in other forms, being a bad kid, and Vanessa's sacrilegious line. Instagram - @diggingpodcast Twitter - @diggingpodcast…

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  9. S05E04 Time Flies

    Episode 4 of Season 5, Victor Rubio and Natalie Willis discuss Kevin Smith, removing a deceased from a toilet, Roger's children maturity, surprise parties, turning 40, Billy being physically intimidating (good looking?), bird symbolism, the wierd turn Nate & Brenda's relationship took, and Rico &...

  10. S05E03 Hold My Hand

    Episode 3 of Season 5, Victor Rubio and Natalie Willis discuss waterless embalming, George's manic roots, Claire & Billy in crazy town, mothering as a theme, twin actors, callbacks to season 1 and why Victor wouldn't have sex with a pastatute. Music - La Tropa F - Jump In The Line Follow us on...

  11. S05E02 Dancing For Me

    Episode 2 of Season 5, Victor Rubio and Natalie Willis discuss who's at fault (George/Ruth), Claire being typecast as an artist, formaldehyde free embalming fluid, surrogate mothers (again), being played by Pam Beesly, the Bronx, and who invented rap. Music - Blondie - Atomic, Blondie - Rapture...

  12. S05E01 A Coat Of White Primer

    Episode 1 of Season 5, Victor Rubio and Natalie Willis discuss Brenda's pregnancy issues, surrogate mothers, Rico's new dating life, George's depression, Poltergeist and Brenda and Nate's wedding day. Music - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California Facebook - Digging Six Feet Under IG -...

  13. Bonus Episode (American Beauty)

    Season 5 Bonus Episode, Victor Rubio & Natalie Willis discuss American Beauty (1999), in relation to Alan Ball + Six Feet Under, similar themes/characters, mid life crises, late 90's theories and *67. Music - Jimi Hendrix - American Woman, Bob Dylan - All Along The Watchtower & Paul Lavendar - On...

  14. S04E12 Untitled

    Season 4 finale, Victor Rubio and Natalie Willis discuss George's spiral into craziness, meeting Maggie, police line ups, David confronting Jake in jail, AIM screenames, Claire's drug use during her art exhibit, embalming a dismembered body, how messy/sloppy the Lisa murderer reveal is executed,...

  15. S04E11 Bomb Shelter

    Episode 11 of Season 4, Victor Rubio and Natalie Willis discuss an 18 year old having to handle funeral arrangements for his entire family, who deserves credit for Claire's & Russell's art work, George's excitement with his new bomb shelter, Roger being a creep and why Nate tells the truth about...

  16. S04E10 The Black Forest

    Episode 10 of Season 4, Victor Rubio and Natalie Willis discuss two funeral directors handling arrangements, Brenda's accompaniment for Nate heading to Idaho for Lisa's inurnment, kegs, Ruth being a bad fit for George, Vanessa's perfectly executed plan, patient-client confidentiality within the...

  17. S04E09 Grinding The Corn

    Episode 9 of Season 4, Victor Rubio and Natalie Willis discuss switching sexual orientation, Natalie's lies, Natalie's directions, Natalie's phobias, sexual addiction, Nathaniel's meaning to his children, the future of funeral services and blunders we've committed in the work place. Music - Red…

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  18. S04E08 Coming And Going

    Episode 8 of Season 4, Victor Rubio and voice of the podcast Marissa McHale, filling in for Natalie again after a blimp accident, discuss the return of Sarge, Keith sleeping with Celeste, what a cotillion is, George flirting with Anita + his perviness (?), hoochie mama's, Sophia vs. Vanessa and…

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  19. S04E07 The Dare

    Episode 7 of Season 4, Victor Rubio and Natalie Willis discuss old Dodge embalming bottles, Natalie's impression of Victor, Natalie's unreturned library books, underwhelming vs overwhelming, Brenda and Joe's inevitable break up, Javier's pass at Keith, Rico getting caught by Vanessa, and what our...

  20. S04E06 Terror Starts At Home

    Episode 6 of Season 4, voice of the podcast Marissa McHale fills in for a sick Natalie, to discuss the aftermath of David's kidnapping last week, Atheism, hating but loving George Sibley, whether or not George is attractive, an autopsied skull, Rico's lie to Vanessa, David's birthday dinner, neti...

  21. S04E05 That's My Dog

    Episode 5 of Season 4, Victor & Natalie discuss the highly controversial episode 'That's My Dog' - including never picking up a hitchiker, despite having a deceased in the car, Jake being a sociopath, Jake's irrationale behavior, David's rational behavior, as well as his loneliness + vulnerbility...

  22. S04E04 Can I Come Up Now?

    Episode 4 of Season 4, Victor and Rat-a-tat-Nat discuss answering the funeral home phone at night, Maya's share of the hotel room, Claire's sexual inexperience, answering the phone with your name, Natalie's psychic endeavors and pacemakers. Music - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Soul To Squeeze Twitter…

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  23. S04E03 Parallel Play

    Episode 3 of Season 4, in the worst episode we've ever recorded, Victor Rubio and Natalie Willis discuss unknown symbolism, practicing arrangements, Britney Spears, Skylar's culpability, Fisher's garage sale, muscles in the face, we attempt to get Natalie on some podcasts and we say goodbye to...

  24. S04E02 In Case Of Rapture

    Episode 2 of Season 4, Victor Rubio and Natalie Robert Willis discuss the many ironies of this episode, funeral director interns, Nate's unchecked grief, Ruth's regression, Keith's shyness, Rico getting played, Rico getting played by Sofia, Nate quitting the funeral home and we meet two new…

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  25. S04E01 Falling Into Place

    Episode 1 of Season 4, Victor Rubio and Natalie Robert Willis discuss Nate dealing with grief by having sex, podcast beef with Gillian Neff, smelling like embalming fluid, Ruth & George in the bone zone, Rico's confession, Russel reaction to Claire's news, Nate having full control over Lisa's…

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  26. Season 4 Primer

    Season 4 & 5 primer - short episode on the future of Digging Six Feet Under, along with some shout outs to the best guests & fans a podcast host can ask for.

  27. S03E13 I'm Sorry, I'm Lost

    Season 3 Finale, with Gillian Neff, we discuss Rico stopping mid embalming, French horns, Nathaniel playing 4 different versions of himself, underlying feminism, Nate reeling from Lisa's death, and Ruth's untimely wedding. Music - Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Zephyr Song Listen to this, and all...

  28. Hurricane Irma

    Updates for friends, family and podcast listeners. As you may or may not know, I live in South Florida, directly where Hurricane Irma is about to hit - first and foremost, I'll be safe up north for a little, and secondly, the podcast will be taking a hiatus for a little bit, due to the nature of...

  29. S03E12 Twilight

    Episode 12 of Season 3, with Natalie Willis, we discuss the death penalty, telemarketers, serving a family with different norm beliefs, George and Ruth as an 'idea' towards eachother, re-embalming, Claire's abortion and Nate's twilight. Music - Red Hot Chili Peppers - I Could Have Lied Listen to...

  30. S03E11 Death Works Overtime

    Episode 11 of Season 3, with Natalie Willis, we discuss phones being vital to the funeral industry, how to handle busy times at the funeral home, celebrity cemeteries, Lisa's disappearance in relation to Nate, crushing dreams, Vanessa's pill addiction amd credit card use in a relationship. Music…

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  31. S03E10 Everyone Leaves

    Episode 10 of Season 3, with Sean Fallon, @FirstToLastPod, of the 'From First To Last' podcast, we discuss Sean's voyage to the West Coast of America, inevitability, Keith confronting his father, cheap cartoons, and Arthur's definition of sex. Listen to Sean's podcast 'From First To Last' on…

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  32. S03E09 The Opening

    Episode 9 of Season 3, with Dina Lee, @fandomcram, of the Fandom Cram podcast, we discuss clean suicides, enjoying a sedated Billy, characters clashing, cheese continuity, Brenda's blank canvas and reasoning for Lisa's behavior. Music - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Save This Lady Check out Dina &...

  33. S03E08 Tears, Bones & Desire

    Episode 8 of Season 3, with Natalie Willis, we discuss funeral director licenses, polygamy, Daddy, determining a next of kin, living in a funeral home, Natalie being Sarge, and how death will effect millenials. Music - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Monarchy Of Roses - Live in Paris Listen to this and…

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  34. S03E06 Making Love Work

    Episode 6 of Season 3, with Matthew Gonzalez of the Enthead podcast, we talk about a cold hard rock being symbolism for sex, as well as a snake, relationships being real, Lisa's sad sexual memories and the efficiency of a handkerchief. Listen to Matthew's podcast, Enthead, at enthead.com Music -...

  35. S03E05 The Trap

    Episode 5 of Season 3, with Megan Rooney, we solve a family mystery, disinterments, Megan's love for Arthur, returning adult videos to Blockbuster, Ikea furniture, embalming as an intern and Megan gives us 6 degrees of separation with Six Feet Under b-characters. Music - Red Hot Chili Peppers -...

  36. S03E04 Nobody Sleeps

    Episode 4 of Season 3, with David Green, we discuss ornate funerals, Rico's growth, David's awkward dancing, Russel's feet, being anti-birthday and what a Prince Albert is. Edited by David Green. Listen to this and all episodes at diggingpodcast.com Follow me on twitter @diggingpodcast, give us a...

  37. Bonus Episode (True Blood)

    Bonus episode! With Sean Fallon, of the 'From First To Last' podcast, I join him on his podcast to talk about the first & last episode of True Blood, Alan Ball's project after Six Feet Under ended. We end the episode with some speculative television talk. Listen to Sean's podcast 'From First To...

  38. S03E03 The Eye Inside

    Episode 3 of Season 3, with Neil McGarry, of the 'Nitpicking: The Next Generation' podcast, we discuss David & Ruth being pathologically unneedy, the happiest we've seen Keith & David, Ruth's wardrobe, what a 'cake towel' is, Neil's undying hatred for Phil, and the Phil-Nate connection. Check out...

  39. S03E02 You Never Know

    Episode 2 of Season 3, with @thegravitybeard, we discuss Chris's love/hate with the show, the insane amount of food references with no tie in into the episode, Keith & David's rote relationship, Lisa & Nate never thinking they fight and the introduction of Bettina! Check out Chris's podcast, The...

  40. S03E01 Perfect Circles

    Episode 1 of Season 3, with Moira Brown, we discuss Keith & David in therapy, the lack of workers in the funeral home, who our favorite Fisher is and Moira tells us what Nate's AVM situation actually is. Listen to this, and all episodes at diggingpodcast.com Follow me on twitter @diggingpodcast,...

  41. Bonus Episode (SFU in 2017)

    Bonus episode! With David Green, we pick up where we left off with the Season 2 finale - how would Six Feet Under fare in the 2017 television climate? We re-write, change plots, change character arcs, change genders, change settings & more. On our behalf, please post/promote the show for us! We...

  42. S02E13 The Last Time

    Season Finale of Season 2, with David Green, we discuss embalming, cremation, cremated remains, the idea of this being the series finale, salesmanship, bald caps, Ruth's happiness and how Six Feet Under would have fared in the 2017 television climate. Listen to this and all episodes at...

  43. S02E12 I'll Take You

    Episode 12 of Season 2, with David Green, we discuss Keith fighting for Taylor, pre need sales, Claire's passion, Ruth's movie theater break up and THE break up between Nate & Brenda. Listen to this and all episodes at diggingpodcast.com If you want to guest on an episode for Season 3, please...

  44. S02E11 The Liar And The Whore

    Episode 11 of Season 2, with David Green, we discuss Rabbi Ari's intentionality, who Taylor is better off with, pronouncing the name Diaz, Ruth's stages of life crisis, her pants, and dentures. Listen to this and all episodes at diggingpodcast.com If you want to guest on an episode for Season 3,...

  45. S02E10 The Secret

    Episode 10 of Season 2, I provide a commentary track for the episode. I discuss Michael C. Hall's appearence, impressive dreams, A Nightmare On Elm Street, first impressions of being in a prep room, and the time I found a dead body. Listen to this and all episodes/guest spots at…

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  46. S02E09 Someone Else's Eyes

    Episode 9 of Season 2, with Mohammed Taher, of Brave Wave Productions, we discuss Karla's addiction, Claire's (as well as Mohammed's) introduction into photography, jump cuts, and the randomness of life. Also some video game music talk! Check out Mohammed's video game music label at bravewave.net...

  47. S02E08 It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

    Episode 8 of Season 2, with Sean Fallon, of the 'From First To Last' podcast, we discuss The Wire, Billy's dated diagnosis, each of The Fisher's flashbacks, trying to keep Rico relevant, and questioning what are we supposed to take from Brenda & Nate's relationship. Listen to Sean's podcast 'From...

  48. S02E07 Back To The Garden

    Episode 7 of Season 2, with Sean Fallon, of the 'From First To Last' podcast, we discuss the height of Keith & David's relationship, sad unsexy sex scenes, Nate's relationship with Rabbi Ari and waffles. Listen to Sean's podcast 'From First To Last' on iTunes and podbean! Listen to this, and all...

  49. S02E06 In Place Of Anger

    Episode 6 of Season 2, with Neil McGarry, of the 'Nitpicking: The Next Generation' podcast, we discuss Ruth's uncanny ability to date hetero men, Sarah's art speak, GOT 'Red Wedding' tie-in, Brenda's new journey compared to a gay man and Mitzy's weird recruitment party. Listen to Neil's podcast...

  50. S02E04 Driving Mr. Mossback

    Episode 4 of Season 2, with Robin, @ElRobinero, formerly of Fishercast, we discuss the Chenowith's infidelity rules, the longevity of an embalming, embalming fluid distribution, shipping a corpse, David's parenting with Taylor, and Ruth dealing with her breakthrough after 'The Plan' Listen to...

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The Digging Six Feet Under podcast, where every week we review each episode from the HBO Original television series 'Six Feet Under' with host and licensed funeral director, Victor Rubio.

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Digging Six Feet Under Podcast has 68 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on April 30, 2018.

What is Digging Six Feet Under Podcast about?

The Digging Six Feet Under podcast, where every week we review each episode from the HBO Original television series 'Six Feet Under' with host and licensed funeral director, Victor Rubio.

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Digging Six Feet Under Podcast publishes weekly, based on its 68 episodes since October 2016.

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