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Season 1: Promo
Join Melinda and Michael as they explore the many TV & film adaptations of Hannibal Lecter, the famed “fake true crime” cannibal created by Thomas Harris. Check out our Listeners’ Group at...
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1 – Au Gratin to Meet You
In this introductory episode, host Melinda (@profoundlygross) and her friend / potential dinner Michael (@michaelnixon) talk the various Hannibals, adaptations, and begin their meal. Check out our...
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2 – Mann’s Hunter
Our first course: MANHUNTER, the 1986 adaptation of Thomas Harris’ “Red Dragon” by writer/director Michael Mann. How does MANHUNTER play into the rest of the Hannibal legacy? Check out our Listeners’...
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3 – Bon Aperitif
HANNIBAL’s pilot, “Aperitif,” begins our main course: season 1. Thoughts on real true crime, fake true crime, and Dylan McDermott are among topics this week. Check out our Listeners’ Group at...
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4 – Amuse-Bougie
“Amuse-Bouche,” HANNIBAL 1×02, proves a meaty follow-up to the pilot. Michael risks his life with bad pronunciation, and Melinda has some thoughts about Dr. Katz. Check out our Listeners’ Group at...
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5 – Potage Barrage
Michael and Melinda find that “Potage,” HANNIBAL 1×03, proves a hearty stew of Garrett Jacob Hobbs stuff, skin furniture, and Zachary Quinto. Check out our Listeners’ Group at...
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6 –Œuf, There It Is
HANNIBAL 1×04 – “Œuf,” an episode held from airing in the US due to a shooting, starts a discussion of ratings and financing, people suits, and coffee flavor preferences. Coalition to Stop Gun...
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7 – Coquilles With Gas
Did we just smell HANNIBAL 1×05, “Coquilles?” No, but we watched it, and now we talk murder angels, the proper first appearance of Bella, and casual conversational French. Also, a special guest sneezy...
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8 – Entrée du Bae
Melinda and Michael are thankful for the arrival of Drs. Chilton and Gideon in “Entrée,” HANNIBAL 1×06, but find this week’s episode an uneasy feast. Check out our Listeners’ Group at...
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9 – Sorbet It
HANNIBAL 1×07, “Sorbet,” finally sees the series settle into a familiar shape: a magnificent banquet of madness where – as always – “nothing is vegetarian.” Check out our Listeners’ Group at...
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10 – A World of Pure Fromagination
It’s a battle of the madmen – Chesapeake Ripper vs. Cat-Gut-Guy – in HANNIBAL 1×08, “Fromage.” But what does a “world of monsters” take mean for Hannibal Lecter? Check out our Listeners’ Group at...
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11 – Trou Normand? Totes Gourmand!
Things get totemic in “Trou Normand,” HANNIBAL 1×09, as Melinda and Michael relish the series’ great late-season groove. Check out our Listeners’ Group at http://facebook.com/groups/friend4dinner/
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12 – Buffet Freud
Melinda and Michael try to talk HANNIBAL 1×10, “Buffet Froid,” but end up on a riff about horror history, encephalitis, and Bryan’s Fuller’s other works. Who would win: Batman or Hannibal? Tell us at...
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13 – Getting Rôti With It
All aboard the reference wine train as Melinda and Michael look a “gift basket” in the mouth with HANNIBAL 1×11 – “Rôti” Check out our Listeners’ Group at http://facebook.com/groups/friend4dinner/
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14 – Is That Really Relevés?
Melinda and Michael push through post-workout malaise to talk about all of the rad women featured in HANNIBAL 1×12, “Relevés” Check out our Listeners’ Group at http://facebook.com/groups/friend4dinner/
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15 – Savoureux Liaisons
Melinda and Michael wrap up the first season of HANNIBAL with episode 1×13: “Savoureux!” Next week: Michael watches Silence of the Lambs for the first time! Check out our Listeners’ Group at...
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16 – A Starling is Born
Melinda (@profoundlygross) gleefully hosts the fun, free-ranging, and final meal of Season 1 as Michael (@michaelnixon) finally rounds out the “Top Three Hannibals.” That’s right: it’s time to meet...
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17 – A Bit Moore Starling
Your dinner hosts return for a second non-vegetarian course, beginning with Ridley Scott’s HANNIBAL, as Julianne Moore takes over as Clarice Starling opposite a returning Anthony Hopkins’ Dr. Lecter....
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18 – Kaiseki-nd Season
Melinda (@profoundlygross) and Michael (@michaelnixon) dig into Season 2 with “Kaiseki,” but find things disappointingly undercooked. Check out our Listeners’ Group at...
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19 – As I Was Sakizuke-ing
Things turn around for the better in Hannibal 2×02 – “Sakizuke” – and Melinda and Michael find themselves cautiously optimistic for the meal ahead. Check out our Listeners’ Group at...
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