495 - HBO’s The Last of Us, Season One (feat. Dale & Ensley Guffey)

<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Love can spread like a fungus throughout the soul, eradicating any shred of self-control. For a thorough depiction of that sentiment, we turn to HBO’s The Last of Us, a TV adaptation of the blockbuster video game series. Joining Paul and Arlo to talk everything mushroom are authors and pop culture enthusiasts Dale and Ensley Guffey, stopping by the show for their first visit in years. The gang discusses the game’s transition to television, how the show breaks new ground for the zombie apocalypse genre, the incredible chemistry between Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsay, and much more.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">NEXT: a long-delayed Four-Color Flashback discussion of Gene Luen Yang’s Boxers & Saints.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">BREAKDOWN</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">00:00:48  -  Intro / Guests</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">00:03:00  -  HBO’s The Last of Us</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">01:59:42  -  Outro / Next</span></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">LINKS</span></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 10pt;" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;">Dale’s NON-pop culture blog: <a href= "https://www.splendorinthesticks.com/">Splendor in the Sticks</a></span></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">MUSIC</span></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 10pt;" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;">“Never Let Me Down Again” by Depeche Mode, Music for the Masses (1987)</span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 10pt;" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;">“Long Long Time” by Linda Ronstadt, Silk Purse (1970)</span></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir=