Cormac McCarthy's Work, How 'Black Mirror' Failed With Its First Episode Back, and Why Max's 'Smartless: On The Road' Works

<p>This week, the hosts of <em>Taking It Down</em> begin with thoughts on the death of Cormac McCarthy, his work as both a Southerner and a Southwesterner, and an adaptation request on one of his novels (2:07). The hosts then give brief expectations on the upcoming Marvel and Disney+ series <em>Secret Invasion</em> (9:18). After the break, everyone explains how the new season of <em>Black Mirror</em>, with its first episode, "Joan Is Awful," does not live up to the show's standard (13:41). To end the weekly analysis, they explain how <em>Smartless: On The Road</em> works as well as if not better than the podcast itself (28:05).</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Find any of the podcasts in <em>The Alabama Take </em>family of podcasts by visiting the site or searching them out in your favorite app!</p> <p><em>The Alabama Take</em> brings you an entire family of podcasts and writings -- all with no ads! But we still have some bills to pay. If there's nothing in the shop to interest you, feel free to make a donation: venture to <a href= "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thealabamatake">Buy Me A Coffee</a> or visit our <a href="https://venmo.com/BlaineDuncan" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Venmo</a> and <a href= "http://paypal.me/MrBlaineDuncan" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">PayPal</a> to help to keep the site, the writings, and podcasts going.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p> </p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>