The Halftime Show (Marking the Midpoint)
From Pull To Open: A Random Doctor Who Podcast by Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
March 28, 2026 · 1h 22m · Season 7 · Episode 7
About this episode
Pete and Chris reflect on the midpoint of their Doctor Who podcast, discussing its history and the Randomizer's quirks.
Five years, 160 stories, one increasingly suspicious Randomizer. Pull To Open has reached the exact midpoint of its mad dash through all of Doctor Who, so Pete and Chris are taking a break from the usual TL;DW chaos to ask the big questions: How did this thing start? When did the podcast actually get good? Which Doctors and eras has the Randomizer weirdly favored — or avoided — and why does Doctor Who somehow work better in random order than almost any franchise alive? Join us as we look back on listener Homojis, cursed pirate detours, guest-star highlights, production growing pains, and the dawning realization that this “five-year mission” is really a ten-year one. The back half starts now. Follow us on: TikTok: @pulltoopen Instagram: @pulltoopen63 Facebook: @pulltoopen63 X: @pulltoopen63 Threads: @pulltoopen63 Bluesky…
People in this episode
Hosts: Pete Pachal, Chris Taylor
Topics covered
- Doctor Who
- podcast history
- midpoint reflection
- Randomizer
- listener engagement
- production challenges
Keywords
- Doctor Who
- podcast
- midpoint
- Randomizer
- listener feedback
- production
- episodes
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Books & works: Doctor Who
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