IN REVERSE
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
40 episodes of IN REVERSE since the first episode, which aired on June 20th, 2023.
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S3E8. The Fast and the Furious - A Kiss on the Top of His Bald Head
March 25th, 2026 | Season 3 | 3 hrs 11 mins
fast and furious, movie
At long last, hosts Joseph and Zach have watched the first film in the Fast Franchise, 2001's The Fast and the Furious. As the film series nears its 25th anniversary, and the long-promised finale Fast Forever seems further away than ever, your hosts finally make good on their earliest promise to watch the whole franchise back-to-front. So how does the original Vin Diesel and Paul Walker enemies-to-lovers crime drama stand up against everything that came afterwards?
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S3E7. Racer X and Beyond - Return to Banana Pirate Island
March 11th, 2026 | Season 3 | 2 hrs 6 mins
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In preparing to finally watch The Fast and the Furious, Joseph and Zach dive into the true story that inspired the film, the 1998 Vibe Magazine article Racer X. They also discuss some of the additional media produced around the first film, and Zach at last presents his finalized unified timeline theory of the Fast franchise.
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S3E6. Better Luck Tomorrow - The Drifter in the Rye
February 25th, 2026 | Season 3 | 1 hr 44 mins
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Joseph and Zach finally watch and discuss the 2002 film Better Luck Tomorrow, by Justin Lin, which serves as the origin point for Sung Kang's character of Han. Somewhat unexpectedly, this crime drama/coming-of-age story was thought-provoking and multifaceted, leaving the hosts to reconcile this surprising film with the rest of the larger Fast and Furious franchise.
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S3E5. Point(s) Break - Of Street and Screen
February 11th, 2026 | Season 3 | 2 hrs 18 mins
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Joseph and Zach return from the mid-season break with some long-awaited news about the franchise! They also discuss both Point Break (1991)-- often compared to The Fast and the Furious (2001)-- and its reboot, Point Break (2015).
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S3E4. Last xXxMas - The End of the Xander Zone
December 24th, 2025 | Season 3 | 2 hrs 38 mins
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Joseph and Zach have finally reversed all the way to the very beginning of the xXx franchise, and discuss the film that gave rise to the Xander Zone, 2002's xXx. It turns out to be an eye-opening experience, in more ways than one...
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S3E3. Days of Thunder & Donnie Brasco - We Used to Make Movies
December 10th, 2025 | Season 3 | 1 hr 23 mins
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Joseph and Zach discuss the two films that were part of the original pitch for The Fast and the Furious-- Days of Thunder (1990) and Donnie Brasco (1997). Unlike many of the other movies they've watched so far, these movies have no direct connection to the Fast franchise, and are also... good?
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S3E2. Just “Italian Job” - It’s Cleaner
November 26th, 2025 | Season 3 | 1 hr 42 mins
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Joseph and Zach discuss the 2003 film The Italian Job, a film of dubious connection to the Fast & Furious franchise but with plenty of F&F DNA to decode nonetheless. And make sure you stick around after the credits roll for some discussion about a recently released movie as well!
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S3E1. The Fast and the Furious - The Drift Racer and Grogu
November 12th, 2025 | Season 3 | 1 hr 34 mins
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On this episode, the season 3 premiere, your hosts Joseph and Zach finally tackle the movie everyone's been waiting for-- the very first movie to be titled The Fast and the Furious! That's right-- the one from 1954. They'll also dip into the latest news about the future of the franchise, covering some pretty big recent reveals about what's happening with the next movie. Welcome to Season 3-- In Reverse: Start Line!
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Special 2 - The Brazillian Job
October 1st, 2025 | Season 2 | 2 hrs 37 mins
audio drama, fast and furious, special, table read
On this special episode, your hosts Joseph and Zach return from their hiatus to present to you a piece of lost media, the never-completed sequel to the 2003 film The Italian Job. Featuring new original music by brother of the show and previous guest David, and with an ensemble voice cast of whichever of Zach's friends were available, In Reverse proudly presents... The Brazilian Job!
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S2E12. Turbo Charged - 2 Los 2 Bandoleros
April 9th, 2025 | Season 2 | 2 hrs 8 mins
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In the season finale of In Reverse’s “2 Second 2 Season”, Joey and Zach go through a bit of a grab bag. Topics discussed include the “Turbo Charged” short-film prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious, the music and cars of the franchise, and some unexpected breaking news about the next and final film!
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S2E11. 2 Fast 2 Florida
March 26th, 2025 | Season 2 | 1 hr 56 mins
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In this episode, Joey and Zach discuss the 2003 film "2 Fast 2 Furious," the first-ever sequel to the original film! And as a special bonus, this episode was recorded on location in South Florida by your two partly-Floridian hosts! Listen and enjoy!
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S2E10. Los Bandoleros - Aw Lugnuts, My Orb!
March 12th, 2025 | Season 2 | 2 hrs 20 secs
fast and furious, short film
In this episode, Joey and Zach discuss the 2009 short film "Los Bandoleros," which serves as a prelude to the film "Fast & Furious" discussed last episode, as well as a certain Super Bowl LIX commercial. Listen and enjoy!