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Welcome to Episode 59 of Why Watch That Radio! This episode includes:

1. Why Watch That Insider: Who We Are: The Heartbeat of Why Watch That

The Critic and the Referee take a stroll down memory lane to discuss the origins of our show and the driving force behind it.

2. Did You Know?

Which actress refused to return to an iconic ‘80s show without a pay raise and missed the first episode of its fifth season as a result? She did this knowing that the fourth season of the show ended with a cliffhanger that easily could have resulted in her character’s death.

FEUD: BETTE & JOAN — Pictured: Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford. Credit: Kurt Iswarienko/FX

3. The Why Watch That Talk: Some of Our Favorite TV Performances This Season

Jessica Lange (Feud: Bette and Joan)

Tracee Ellis Ross (Blackish)

The cast of The Americans

F. Murray Abraham and Mandy Patinkin (Homeland)

Thandie Newton (Westworld)

Honorable Mention: Stanley Tucci (Feud: Bette and Joan)

Nicholas Hoult, Logan Marshall-Green, and Henry Cavill in “Sand Castle.” Credit: Nick Wall/Netflix

4. Pick of the Week: Sand Castle (Netflix)