Strong Female Lead

This week on the pod, Tessa and guest host Andrew O'Connor talk all things Terminator 2. Feminist action heroes, killer robots, and time-traveling shiny butts! Terminator 2 is loved for a reason and T...

15 Aug 201939min

This week Tricia and Tessa talk Ingrid Goes West. This 2017 indie darling starring Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen takes the MPDG (Manic Pixie Dream Girl) trope to its absolute bonkers extreme. So ge...

7 Aug 201952min

This week on SFL, Tessa and Tricia finish out their MPDG series with everyone's favorite band-aid, Penny Lane, played by Kate Hudson. Tessa shares her fear of the dark web and hatred of the Beatles wh...

31 Jul 201933min

On this week's episode, Tessa and Tricia continue their deep dive into the trope of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl with an in-depth look into Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind and the complicated cha...

24 Jul 201951min

This week on the podcast, Tessa & Tricia discuss the Manic Pixie Dream Girl in 500 Days of Summer. If only we all had a wise younger sister to tell us, "Just because she likes the same bizzaro crap yo...

17 Jul 20191h 7min

This week, Tessa and Tricia fan girl over Ali Wong's movie debut, Always be My Maybe; written by Randall Park and the Hard Knock Wife herself. They chat Ali's brand of humor, Tessa's crush on Randall,...

10 Jul 201938min

This week, Tessa and Tricia get REAL in this therapy session of an episode when discussing Welcome to Me, starring Kristen Wiig.  They chat about the depiction of mental illness in media, the ethical ...

3 Jul 201954min

Join Tessa and Tricia as they discuss the SFLs of Suspiria, starring Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Tilda Swinton and ... Tilda Swinton.  No one can figure out what Susie knew, Hilary wonders why the ...

26 Jun 201955min