The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 10, "The Trial," finally puts Cary Agos in front of a jury, and Judge Cuesta has Neil Diamond tickets to pick up by 5:30, so nobody's getting a slow, careful trial. Diane fights the wiretap evidence, Geneva Pine is distracted by a secret of her own, and a Hamilton reunion walks right into the courtroom. Kalinda takes the stand, a juror with auditory processing disorder changes the case, and Kalinda's desperate gamble with Lemond Bishop has consequences no one sees coming. Meanwhile, Alicia Florrick's state's attorney campaign hits a very strange speed bump: a "joke" note to Grace's teacher that is not landing as a joke. Plus, big news: The Good Pod is covering Cupertino! 00:00 – Welcome, plus our big Cupertino announcement 08:45 – Cary's trial begins and Judge Cuesta has a concert to catch 19:45 – Geneva's secret and a surprise Hamilton reunion 28:30 – Kalinda takes the stand and one juror can't quite hear 36:30 – Kalinda threatens Bishop, and Bishop answers 49:00 – Alicia's knife note turns into a campaign crisis Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening!

The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 9, "Sticky Content," turns up the heat on two fronts. Cary Agos gets summoned to the FBI, where a grainy wiretap of Lemond Bishop suggests his days might be numbered, and the agent who plays it for him is Lana, of all people. Kalinda hires Cary a bodyguard (hi, Deke from King of Queens!), which leads to the most awkward elevator run-in of the season. Meanwhile, Alicia Florrick's state's attorney campaign goes full Hollywood with David Krumholtz as a viral-hungry ad director, Frank Prady hands her a box of opposition dirt, and a joint interview with Peter sets up a limo confrontation you will not want to miss. Plus: the show finally addresses the "phone" thing. 00:00 – Welcome 02:00 – The FBI plays Cary a chilling Bishop wiretap, and Lana is in the room 16:30 – Cary's new bodyguard meets Bishop in the worst elevator moment ever 23:00 – The show finally talks about the "phone" thing 30:00 – Alicia's ad team, Bernard the Elf, and Frank Prady's box of dirt 53:00 – The limo showdown: Alicia vs. Peter Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening!

The Gilded Age Season 4 trailer is here, and the Gilded Pod is back to break it down. Jason Reed and Marissa Garza go through the trailer scene by scene and catch up on where everyone landed at the end of Season 3. Are Bertha and George Russell a united front again, or is this a marriage for appearances? Agnes is betting the family's future on a presidents' dinner, and Ada controls the purse now. Peggy stands her ground against Mrs. Kirkland. Mrs. Winterton and Oscar are cooking up a society of their own. Jack says he'll never be one of them. Larry and Marian share a twirl on the dance floor. And Agnes has vengeance on her mind. HBO warns that one false move can cost you everything, so who falls from grace this season? 00:00 – Welcome back to The Gilded Pod: Season 4 trailer breakdown 03:32 – Bertha and George: back together, or just keeping up appearances? 07:03 – Agnes, Ada, and the high stakes of the presidents' dinner 09:08 – Peggy refuses Mrs. Kirkland's cover story 11:05 – Mrs. Winterton and Oscar's new society, and Jack's crisis 14:08 – Larry and Marian, Agnes wants vengeance, and who falls from grace Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe to The Gilded Pod feed so you never miss our Season 4 coverage. If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review. It really helps the show grow, especially at the start of a season. Want to support the show directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod. Every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening!

The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 8, "Red Zone" — Cary Agos finally hears the CI tape that's been hanging over his head, and what he hears is a version of himself he can't explain away. Diane and Alicia run him through a mock trial with Viola Walsh playing prosecutor, and it goes about as well as you'd expect when a man is this angry at being wrongly accused. Meanwhile, Kalinda is caught between Lana's pillow talk and Lamond Bishop's demands, Cary makes a choice that lands him squarely on the multiple-stupid-things list, and Owen turns up with a campus case that pulls Alicia into a judiciary hearing with no rules she recognizes. Plus: a focus group that has thoughts about Alicia Florrick, and a photo op that goes very wrong. 00:00 – Welcome to The Good Pod, plus a focus group of our own 03:30 – The CI tape, four voices on the wire, and one of them is Kalinda 07:50 – Mock trial begins and Viola Walsh takes the cross 16:30 – Diane's talking-to and Cary's worst decision of the episode 22:45 – Bishop hands Kalinda a tracker and a deadline 25:10 – Owen's favor, Jodie's hearing, and a rule book Alicia doesn't have 32:50 – Louis Canning arrives with oxygen and an expedited timeline 41:00 – The focus group on Alicia, the soup kitchen, and a photo op gone wrong Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening!

The Good Wife Season 6 Episode 7, "Message Discipline," splits clean down the middle: Cary's case and Alicia's campaign, with barely room for anything else. Finn goes hunting for what really happened during Cary Agos's time at the state's attorney's office and turns up two missing kilos, a case board, and a very pointed conversation with Geneva Pine. Diane fights a proof-of-other-crimes charge while Kalinda works a 30-foot leash and a lab tech with a suspicious bank balance. Meanwhile Alicia meets a Chicago broadcasting institution played by David Hyde Pierce, gets a brutal media-prep session from Elfman, and walks into an interview nobody prepared her for. Somebody quits. Somebody else announces. Jason and Marissa also settle the cheese curd question. 00:00 – Cold open: the missing Milwaukee cheese curds, and what a cheese curd actually is 03:45 – Finn asks for 60 more days, gets a yelly judge instead 07:32 – The case board, Geneva Pine, and the real story behind Cary's administrative leave 17:01 – Proof of other crimes: Diane goes after Geneva on the stand 24:57 – Kalinda, the lab tech, and a riverboat casino story that doesn't hold up 39:11 – Alicia asks Frank for an endorsement and reaches for the elder crime angle Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. You can also find us on Instagram and Threads @thegoodpodpod, or send us a message at thegoodpodfeedback@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!