Criminal:UK creator Jim Field Smith and lead actress Katherine Kelly both appear in the show's 'Mailbag' segment in podcast 32, responding to the podcast's positive review of the Netflix show. Field Smith describes the podcast as "a thoughtful discussion."
In podcast 31, the hosts review The Zookeepers Wife. Writer Angela Workman, who wrote the screenplay for the movie, listened to the podcast review, stating on her social media that it was a "fair critique" and responded to questions the podcast raised.
Voice actor Frank Todaro, who voices several Transformers characters, provides the introduction for each podcast in the voice of Starscream (first appearance in podcast 29).
Co-creators Daniel Whiting and Paul Knauer are both fans of the TV series Breaking Bad (2008). The podcast name is inspired by a line of dialogue spoken by Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) to Walter White (Bryan Cranston) in Season 3 of the series.
The first six recordings were completed in an empty room using just an iPhone. Since operating out of a studio, the podcast co-hosts often joke about the sound quality of these early recordings.