TV Top 3 of 2025 w/Co-hosts, Affiliates and Friends - Bonus Second Breakfast
The Lorehounds26 Joulu 2025

TV Top 3 of 2025 w/Co-hosts, Affiliates and Friends - Bonus Second Breakfast

Join us for a massive Boxing Day celebration as David welcomes co-hosts, affiliates, and friends to share their Top 3 TV shows of 2025! This special episode features six segments with Jean & Marilyn, Mark & Nichole from Nevermind the Music, Aaron K & Richard from Radioactive Ramblers, Ian from Captains Pod, Anthony & Steve from Properly Howard, and Ron & JD from Dungeons and Durags.

With nearly four hours of conversation covering the year's best television, this episode is designed for dipping in and out at your convenience. For the complete rankings breakdown and community voting data, visit our blog: The Lorehounds Top Ten TV Shows of 2025

Stick around to the end for a very special announcement!

Segment Time Stamps:

  1. (00:07:47) - Jean & Marilyn
  2. (01:03:26) - Mark & Nichole from Nevermind the Music
  3. (01:32:11) - Aaron K & Richard from Radioactive Ramblers
  4. (02:06:15) - Ian from the Captains Pod
  5. (02:46:51) - Anthony & Steve from Properly Howard
  6. (03:13:33) - Ron & JD from Dungeons and Durags - Special announcement at the end!


Special Thanks:

This episode wouldn't be possible without our incredible community. Special thanks to Gregsaw for community survey data analysis, DaveyMac for survey assistance, SubZero for maintaining the 2025 Show Tracker all year, NancyM for communications and show notes throughout the year, Doove71 for writing our year-end blog post, Brian8063 our editor-in-chief and Discord mod, and AaronK for podcast artwork and Discord emojis. And a special musical thanks to Mark from Nevermind the Music for the original compositions used as segment breaks.

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