Stranger Things 4, The Challenge, Top Gun: Maverick, The Bear, and The Old Man

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>In this week's episode of <em>Taking It Down</em>, we discuss the entirety of <em>Stranger Things 4</em> and how it's better than the previous season (4:01). Then after a break, we talk about the <em>The Challenge: All Stars</em> most recent season now that it's wrapped and why it was fine (30:05). Donovan catches up on some movies and discusses the summer flavor of <em>Top Gun: Maverick</em> (37:12). Adam believes in <em>The Bear</em> on FX/Hulu (42:22) and Blaine briefly tries to sell the gang on another FX/Hulu show, <em>The Old Man</em> (49:38).</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>As with every episode, listeners can find it in any podcast app, including Spotify, or listen with the embedded player above.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>The podcast <em>Taking It Down</em> releases weekly on Tuesday mornings. Check out the site TheAlabamaTake.com for a lot more, including the online shop where you can find all kinds of shirts, mugs, and bags with many different shows logos!</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><em>The Alabama Take</em> brings a variety of podcasts -- with even more to come -- and website writings 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 and podcasts going.</p>