It's time to play ball as Mal and Joe step up to the plate with Ben Lindbergh to discuss the latest trailer for 'The Acolyte' (10:11). Then, they bring to you their hotly anticipated fandom and baseball mash-up called "Something Something Baseball" (37:04). From drafting teams, to making superheroes out of real-life legends, this episode is about to be a home run!Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonGuest: Ben LindberghSenior Producer: Steve AhlmanAdditional Production: Arjuna RamgopalSocial: Jomi Adeniran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time to play ball as Mal and Joe step up to the plate with Ben Lindbergh to discuss the latest trailer for 'The Acolyte' (10:11). Then, they bring to you their hotly anticipated fandom and baseball mash-up called "Something Something Baseball" (37:04). From drafting teams, to making superheroes out of real-life legends, this episode is about to be a home run!Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonGuest: Ben LindberghSenior Producer: Steve AhlmanAdditional Production: Arjuna RamgopalSocial: Jomi Adeniran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

It's time to play ball as Mal and Joe step up to the plate with Ben Lindbergh to discuss the latest trailer for 'The Acolyte'

Then, they bring to you their hotly anticipated fandom and baseball mash-up called "Something Something Baseball"

Tropes Course: Vampires

Welcome to ‘House of R,’ where Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson explore your favorite fictional universes with their signature Deep Dives into everything from ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Star Wars,’ ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to Marvel, and beyond. Whether they’re parsing mythology, story themes, and character arcs or tracing influences across decades of fantasy and sci-fi stories, Jo and Mal will be here weekly with Deep Dives into new nerd culture releases, nostalgic revisitations of their favorite tales in fandom, Tropes Course examinations, Hall of Fame inductions, Hype Meters, drafts, mailbags, watch lists, top moments countdowns, recommendations, and more.