Talking Sopranos - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I am thoroughly enjoying all the details shared by Mr Imperioli and Mr Schirripa (and guests)…I just finished watching the Sopranos for the third time, and every rewatching brings a new level of understanding and enjoyment. I just discovered this podcast and yet ANOTHER level of appreciation of this amazing show…. Mr Imperioli and Mr Shirripa offer delightful, complementary viewpoints that continue to captivate me as much as the show does. I am especially intrigued by the honesty and generosity of the two actors’ openness of their experiences on and off screen. Thank you, gents!

When I finish viewing The Sopranos for the second time and listening to this podcast after each episode? The analysis of each scene is fun, informative and deep! Michael and Steve complement each other very nicely, presenting different types of participant observers of both the show and life itself! Thanks!

I love this podcast so much. Michael is so insightful and patient. Steve likes to tell his stories about back in the day and Michaels subtle jokes about his repeat stories crack me up. I love how every guest they have holds the entire cast in such high regard. Just all around the perfect listen.

This is a dream come true and it’s really well done. Steve and Michael are superb. Intelligent and insightful, hilarious at times, analytical. It’s perfect. The guests add delicious details to the Sopranos universe. By the way, Steve is now one of my favorites - he’s just so good and does a terrific job. Both a warm and funny. Add to the allure of it all!

Steve almost ruins the entire series with his constant sexism. He believes a woman place in the world is to cater to men and humble themselves to only the roles men see them fulfilling. If a wife or girlfriend isn’t 100% supportive, understanding and forgiving of their male “owner” in every scene - no matter how the man treats the woman - she is not good enough. Steve is not just talking Sopranos - this is how he really feels. Couldn’t the producers have figured out how this would turn off the female fans of the show after the first season & replaced Steve with another cast member who could prevent the constant drone of misogynistic commentary? Michael seems genuinely uncomfortable with some of Steve’s disses, but, there are so many “a gumba’s job is make every night Saturday Night for her man” that he cannot be fact-checking every 5 minutes. Yes - Steve judges the male characters for their criminality, but rarely for how they fail to be good partners to the female characters they use.