542 – Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Pragmata, and The Pitt Season 2

542 – Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Pragmata, and The Pitt Season 2

Author: Katey, Matt, Da7e and David April 16, 2026 Duration: 1:07:53





This week, we had to wait for the embargo to be lifted on Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, and once everyone knows the podcast is actually going up on Thursday, we can’t stop referencing it. First, David tells you about Lee Cronin’s The Mummy – out this weekend if you need some goop. Then, Patches talks up a new game called Pragmata which is out (checks watch) – tomorrow! For Segment Three, all the hosts talk about watching Season 2 of The Pitt, which ends (checks watch) – tonight! on HBO Max.



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FORMAT



00:00 – Lightning Round: Mummy Movie



01:37 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 542! E-Mail!



10:35 – Tidbit – Lee Cronin’s The Mummy



24:21 – Mini-Segment – Pragmata



34:24 – Segment 3 – The Pitt Season 2 (No finale talk)



1:04:07 – Outro

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