<p><strong>NOTE: </strong>Next week’s episode will come out later than usual, although we will try to have some bonus episodes fill the void. Stay tuned!</p><p>In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss what’s going on in the world of TV, then dive into the latest episodes of <em>Cape Fear </em>on Apple TV.</p><p>Are we excited for another season of <em>Widow’s Bay</em>? What was it like to watch a UFC fight in front of the White House? And is society too woke for <em>The Office? </em>Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more.</p><p><strong>Homework for next week:</strong></p><ul><li>Show of the Week: <em>House of the Dragon </em>(Prime Video)</li><li>Dark Matter Rewatch: <em>Dark Matter </em>Season 1 Episode 1 (Apple TV)</li><li>Bonus Eps (hopefully!):</li><li><em>Maternal Instinct</em> (Netflix)</li><li><em>Spider-Noir </em>(Prime Video)</li></ul><p><strong>Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate):</strong></p><ul><li>05:13 - TV News</li><li><a href="https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2026/06/apples-global-hit-and-broadly-acclaimed-genre-bending-series-widows-bay-lands-season-two-renewal/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Widow’s Bay renewed for season 2</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/fox-acquiring-roku-1236781308/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/12/paramount-acquisition-warner-bros-approved-00960300" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Justice Department approves Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/live-blog/ufc-freedom-250-white-house-fight-trump-live-updates-rcna349986" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UFC fight</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/magazine/scott-pelley-interview.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scott Pelley goes scorched earth</a></li><li><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/09/media/cbs-news-boss-bari-weiss-poised-to-oversee-cnn-editorial-operations-report/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/rainn-wilson-the-office-too-inappropriate-to-be-made-today-1236781066/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Society is too woke for the Office</a></li><li>54:00 - Show of the Week</li><li>Apple TV’s <em>Cape Fear</em></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li>Thanks to <a href="https://michaeljjohnsonmusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael J Johnson</a> for our Show of the Week and Patrick Finishes the Damn Show audio bumpers</li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/7153c01b-261d-4e90-bf70-ab5889cb5e56?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen to Patrick’s videogame podcast, Remap Radio</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/2c4dcfc3-8c56-449f-802e-565f56c448b9?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to Patrick’s newsletter, Crossplay</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/a442c4f4-067a-41aa-9055-51658e12e7df?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to this podcast on YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/91d49b5d-0b11-4b99-8a9a-0335c8b215dc?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow this podcast on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/9925489a-796e-4057-a7fb-246762f2c696?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow this podcast on Tiktok</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/41454930-dfd9-420c-8ffa-1211e21f91ab?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding Everything</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/b8af3387-fbec-41e6-a382-0908e888696a?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow David on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://substack.com/redirect/8e7b1524-f618-444d-b5a6-5231a91477b5?j=eyJ1IjoiMXN0NzdoIn0.Fx8F-tZKxHmr9tAssbK99Cp5MX52ZfM35D8PLIJdE8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow David on Tiktok</a></li></ul><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>