Breaking Bad Insider Podcast - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Words that come to mind: interesting, funny, behind the scenes, professional, informative, extraordinary. If I was teaching a film class, this podcast would be a required to listen to. Every episode. It is the quintessential companion to one of, if not, the best television show ever produced. It gets into the minutiae, it gets into the motivation of the characters, it has the main principles responsible for the shows success on every week. I’ve re-watched BB 6-7 times, and always tune in to the podcast after. I learn new things everytime.

Kelley Dixon thank you for making this podcast happen. I am amazed at the openness that you, Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Gould, and particularly Mr. Gilligan show in each of these episodes. What a wonderful window into the making of one of the best long form cinematic stories ever told. I know it is a TV show, but no show has ever centered so closely on a central dramatic question from beginning to end like this. It is just as much a long film divided into chapters as it is a television program. What a bright and lovely group of people. I hope someday to be lucky enough to work for and with this group. Fantastic. Thanks again Kelley and Vince for making the time and for documenting your process.

This podcast features the actual people (directors, actors, writers, editors, etc) who created and shot Breaking Bad. It is a fascinating insight into what is involved in making the episodes and film making in general. I just finished the 5 seasons and can’t wait to rewatch them with all the insight I’ve gleaned from this podcast.
Kelly Dixon does a great job of moving the topics along and not letting everyone go off topic. There is lots of humor as well.

This podcast is an entertaining and thoughtful analysis of how the ‘Breaking Bad' sausage got made. It is an insightful behind the scenes for fans and a masterclass in storytelling and TV producing for those who are into film/TV shows. I love Kelly as a host. 5 stars!

This is my favorite TV show of all time, hands down, and I was excited to get good insider info. Instead, I got mumbling, self-congratulatory blather with poor sound quality and no organization or structure. Example: in episode 2 (“Grilled”), they spend 25 minutes talking about their shooting schedule and the guns and the rigs and how hard everyone worked and how much footage from the fight scene the editor had to cut down, and wait, OMG, oops, we almost forgot to talk about Mark Margolis as Hector Salamanca. What?!?!?! One of the most important characters on the show, and one of the best acting contributions to the show, is literally an afterthought? Pass.

Now. I’m currently listening to the Office Ladies podcast. I liked The Office fine, but I didn’t love it like I loved Breaking Bad. But the podcast actually makes me like the show more because the hosts (both actors on the show) have a good plan for every episode and bring tidbits that I truly value knowing. Production value is high. That is what I was desperate to find in this podcast. Disappointment.