436 - The Americans: Season 1 (feat. Wesley Mead)

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Deception is as American as apple pie. Elizabeth and Philip Jennings are well aware of this--they’re Russian spies under deep cover as a suburban couple in the U.S., after all. Their new next door neighbor, FBI Agent Stan Beeman, threatens to throw a wrench into their long con. Over the course of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Americans</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">season 1, there are plenty of twists, turns, betrayals, and confessions. Wesley “Wezzo” Mead has infiltrated the podcast to join Paul and Arlo as they begin a retrospective on Joe Weisberg’s critically acclaimed but criminally underseen FX series. The gang discusses the tremendous work by leads Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys; how the show is a little pulpier and fast-moving than they remembered; the characters’ vacillating beliefs in each other and the systems they move within; and, of course, all those wigs.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">NEXT: Hollywood post-production supervisor Michael Holland flies in for a look at</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Falcon and the Winter Soldier</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Take note, Jennings--Soviet agents</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">can</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">be reformed!</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><strong>BREAKDOWN</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">00:00:51  -  Intro / Guest</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">00:03:45  -  Main Topic</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">01:50:05  -  Outro / Next</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>MUSIC</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Tusk” by Fleetwood Mac,</span> <em><span style= "fon