Episode 383 - The Worst Adaptations: "They Did That to Be Prepared"
This week we are discussing the worst adaptations of...anything. Musicals, movies, books, it's all fair game. This episode exists because Emily K. couldn't sit through the Netflix Persuasion.
11 Aug 20221h 3min
Episode 382 - Loot: "I Enjoyed Not-Sting"
This week we're discussing the new Appke TV+ show, Loot. Created by Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard and starring Maya Rudolph. Molly is a newly divorced billionaire trying to reengage with her charitable f...
4 Aug 20221h
Episode 381 - Our Ideal Homes: "This City is Grand Theft Auto"
This week we are talking about the thing we'd liked in a home. Such as having them, but also baseboards and soft close cabinets. If you could have any home you wanted, what would you pick?
28 Jul 20221h 2min
Episode 380 - Fire Island: "THERE'S A RAIN SCENE"
This week we are discussing the only 2022 Austen adaptation Emily K. is acknowledging, Fire Island. Written by and starring Joel Kim Booster and co-starring Bowen Yang, Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, ...
21 Jul 20221h 8min
Episode 379 - Romance with a Special Guest: "Oh That's Healthier...That's for Sure Healthier"
This week we're talking with an actual romance SCHOLAR, Kim Coates. Kim is a graduate student at the London School of Economics and conducting research about representation in romance novels. We discu...
14 Jul 20221h 16min
Episode 378 - Taking Vacation: "A Herculean Effort"
This week we're talking about vacation...and how hard it is to take it. Even with jobs that offer PTO, the issues of solo travel, expense...bosses still trying to reach you...
7 Jul 20221h
Episode 377 - God's Favorite Idiot: " I Refuse to Remember the White Man's Name"
This week we're talking about the new Netflix series from Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy, God's Favorite Idiot. Also we no longer have bodily autonomy, so we have some resources: Apiary for Practi...
30 Jun 202251min
Episode 376 - Gilmore Girls References: "My iPod Circa 2005"
This week, we're discussing all the pop culture references in Gilmore Girls. did they introduce us to new movies and music? Do they date the show? Why is Lorelai so snotty about The Offspring? And in...
23 Jun 20221h 8min
