{"id":503,"date":"2023-01-11T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornflowerblue-alligator-895125.hostingersite.com\/?p=503"},"modified":"2023-01-11T08:31:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T08:31:42","slug":"m-i-a-episode-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/11\/m-i-a-episode-31\/","title":{"rendered":"M.I.A. &#8211; Episode 31"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cornflowerblue-alligator-895125.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/episode-31-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/episode-31-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/episode-31-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/episode-31-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/episode-31-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/episode-31.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>M.I.A. was the twenty second episode of Quantum Leap\u2019s second season to air, with Sam sidetracked by Al&#8217;s personal circumstances. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss slimeballs and their habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"M.I.A. &amp;#8211; Episode 31\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-11T07:30:00+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The twenty second episode of season 2. Sam leaps into an undercover cop, but is Al diverting him from his true mission to serve a personal agenda?\n\n\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep31-MIA.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"37.6\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4472\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-503-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep31-MIA.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep31-MIA.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep31-MIA.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep31-MIA.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/?powerpress_pinw=503-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep31-MIA.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"theleaphome-ep31-MIA.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-leap-home\/id1616859100?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1qEaL7VtFOn5wONQdYi8kq\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.co.uk\/podcasts\/c5dd4131-a2ea-46cb-ba8a-426a2c86cd27\/the-leap-home\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribeonandroid.com\/www.theleaphome.com\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Android\" rel=\"nofollow\">Android<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam leaps into Jake, an undercover cop with a track record for bravery. Along with his partner Skaggs (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jason_beghe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jason Beghe<\/a>) he helps (to an extent) capture two armed criminals named Tequila (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pat_Skipper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pat Skipper<\/a>) and Boner (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/williamshockley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">William Shockley<\/a>) before Al tells him his mission is to prevent the wife of an M.I.A. serviceman moving on with a new partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>When Sam meets the woman, Beth Calavicci (<a href=\"https:\/\/memory-alpha.fandom.com\/wiki\/Susan_Diol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Susan Diol<\/a>), she is already chatting with sleazy lawyer Dirk Simon (<a href=\"https:\/\/memory-alpha.fandom.com\/wiki\/Norman_Large\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Norman Large<\/a>) and, when she bumps into Dirk&#8217;s mother Carol (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierrapecheur.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sierra Pecheur<\/a>) the next day, both she and Sam wonder whether this serendipity may be meaningful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><em>M.I.A.<\/em> was directed by Michael Zinberg, the fourth of his nine directorial credits on the show. The script was by Donald P. Bellisario himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode Gerry and Iain considered whether absence makes the heart grow fonder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion continues in the comments below and please keep in touch with us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/leaphomepodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theleaphome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leaphomepodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>You can listen to the show here on the website, on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-leap-home\/id1616859100?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1qEaL7VtFOn5wONQdYi8kq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7YSRg1N8zZk&amp;list=PLCILaj2ibVvN0_1yJfLKbD5DbUmIIMYs1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/ak1maqxq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/plfNy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/listen.stitcher.com\/yvap\/?af_dp=stitcher:\/\/show\/695426&amp;af_web_dp=https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/695426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVsZWFwaG9tZS5jb20vaW5kZXgucGhwL2ZlZWQvcG9kY2FzdC8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google<\/a> or wherever you find your podcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><em>M.I.A.<\/em> was released in 1990. It is 48 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peacock<\/a> streaming service in the UK and on Roku in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The twenty second episode of season 2. 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