I think the last scene from the season one's ending episode The Carousel is one of the finest pieces of TV ever filmed. Completely reeled me into the series with no turning back.

P.S. Do not watch the clip out if you have not seen the episodes leading up to it.

That was terrific, Conor. Not to get too far off topic here, but the post that Deadspin's Will Leitch wrote about his encounters with Ebert over the course of several years (including Ebert's incredibly classy response) is not to be missed.

A Jewish guy with a larger-than-life mother? Makes sense to me.

"Bartender! Lox on the rocks, dirty. And make it snappy!"

"Dawg, your chant of 'Death to America!' was just a little too pitchy for me."

One would think that Mark Zuckerberg (ahem) might want to get a handle on this.

The last time a working man confronted a high ranking member of the Obama administration, the media instantly created an icon for the Republican party. So, get ready for the political stylings of Joe The Frozen Custard Man. Either that or we 're going to bear witness to a Frozen Custard Summit™ very shortly.

"What would I have done? In Russia, we have place for people who lose secret devices. We call it Gulag."

Thanks for the suggestion, PJS. We are recording a new tag this week that will be eerily similar to your idea. And thanks for listening to the podcast to the very end!

Scott

(Ricochet Podcast Producer, among other things)

Ironically, I just read her piece via the NYT iPhone app which provides a much better experience to access the paper's content on the smaller iPhone screen than the "open" web site. That's what is really driving the success of the app ecosystem: the best apps simply make it easier and more enjoyable to access content, including her own.