{"podcast":{"title":"The Third Reel: A Movie Podcast","slug":"the-third-reel-a-movie-podcast-7039510","podcast_index_feed_id":7039510,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6633b23319f78300126c652e","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-third-reel-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6633b23319f78300126c652e/1767538348842-4ee27000-47e2-4029-9489-7660520added.jpeg","author":"Daniel Ashfield, Rachael Davis and Dale Stewart","episode_count":101,"summary":"🎬 A movie podcast for film lovers who love to laugh. Join Daniel, Rachael and Dale as they dive into everything from blockbusters to hidden gems, cult classics to modern favourites — all with unfiltered opinions, spicy debates, and a healthy dose of nonsense. Each week, we bring you fresh episodes packed with film reviews, movie drafts, tier lists, versus battles, and deep dives into iconic actors, directors and genres. Whether you're into Christopher Nolan, rom-coms, horror, the MCU or A24 indies, there's something here for every type of movie nerd. 🎧 New episodes every Monday. patreon.com/thirdreelpod linktr.ee/thirdreelpod thirdreelpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T10:21:30.176580+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-third-reel-a-movie-podcast-7039510"},"episode":{"title":"#88 - The Letter D Broke Us (A–Z of Films Returns, Part 1)","slug":"88-the-letter-d-broke-us-a-z-of-films-returns-part-1","published_at":"2026-06-15T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-third-reel-a-movie-podcast-7039510/88-the-letter-d-broke-us-a-z-of-films-returns-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-third-reel-a-movie-podcast-7039510","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-third-reel/episodes/88","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6633b23319f78300126c652e/e/6a2bcad6c9913170b7133a6a/media.mp3","summary":"The A–Z of Films is BACK… and the letter D has kicked the door off its hinges and made itself very comfortable 🎬 After A, B and C served up a surprisingly chaotic mix of predictable winners, shocking exits, and moments that made us question whether we’ve ever actually seen a film before… we’ve arrived at D. And honestly? This might be the most stacked, most stressful, most “how on earth do you choose between THESE?” letter yet. We’re talking wall-to-wall heavy hitters. Iconic classics. Cult favourites. Certified bangers. The kind of films that don’t just sit on your watchlist… they glare at you from across the room, demanding respect. Narrowing this down to 32 films felt less like a fun podcast segment and more like a brutal, no-holds-barred elimination chamber. Cuts were made. Feelings were hurt. Some choices will absolutely come back to haunt us. Of course, every tournament has its “obvious” contenders… the films you assume will cruise through without breaking a sweat. But if the first three letters have taught us anything, it’s this: NOTHING is safe. Not reputations, not fan favourites, not even our own picks. One rogue argument, one chaotic vote, and suddenly a titan is on the ropes. Welcome to Part 1 of our Letter D showdown — 16 films enter the bracket this week, battling it out in head-to-head clashes fuelled by passion, nostalgia, and increasingly questionable reasoning. Only ONE will emerge victorious and earn the right to face next week’s winner in the ultimate D finale. Are there any films you think we missed in our list of D films? Any ones you want to see included in future letters? We want to know! Email us at thirdreelpod@gmail.com or through the socials @third_reel_pod https://linktr.ee/thirdreelpod Support our Patreon for more TTR! https://patreon.com/…","meta_description":"The A–Z of Films is BACK… and the letter D has kicked the door off its hinges and made itself very comfortable 🎬 After A, B and C served up a surprisingly…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4687,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-third-reel-a-movie-podcast-7039510/episodes/88-the-letter-d-broke-us-a-z-of-films-returns-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-third-reel-a-movie-podcast-7039510/88-the-letter-d-broke-us-a-z-of-films-returns-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}