Closeted Bullies are all over our screens. How real is this trope?
The Take4 Juni 2022

Closeted Bullies are all over our screens. How real is this trope?

The "closeted homophobe" trope dominates pop culture today, from Power of the Dog to Sex Education. So why is this tired cliche still so easy to spot? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Bennifer - The One Who Didn't Get Away

Bennifer - The One Who Didn't Get Away

Why are we even more enthralled by Bennifer’s second go-round than their first one? In part, it’s because we’re fascinated by the concept of “the one that got away.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Feb 202222min

Pam & Tommy - Our Obsession with the Barbie-Bad Boy Romance

Pam & Tommy - Our Obsession with the Barbie-Bad Boy Romance

The upcoming release of the Pam & Tommy miniseries coincides perfectly with the resurgence of interest in Barbie-&-the-Bad-Boy pairings to reexamine the couple’s cultural significance, as well as the most infamous part of their story - the leaked sex tape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Feb 202218min

How I Met Your Father - Why We Crave Comfort TV

How I Met Your Father - Why We Crave Comfort TV

How I Met Your Father understands that today, the totally uncynical rom-com sitcom is a rare, if not extinct, relic – but that struggle to keep believing in love is still real if not far more dire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Feb 202221min

The Matrix Ending Explained: A Guide to Freeing Your Mind

The Matrix Ending Explained: A Guide to Freeing Your Mind

The Matrix is far more than a sci-fi action classic - it's a practical guide to freeing your mind and fulfilling your potential, to becoming "The One" yourself. The Wachowskis ground-breaker - now celebrating its 20th anniversary - shows us how to follow the 7 steps of Neo's journey to Enlightenment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Feb 202226min

And Just Like That - What It Got Wrong (And What It Did Right)

And Just Like That - What It Got Wrong (And What It Did Right)

While And Just Like That faltered early on, it ultimately got its groove back, and left us with the classic Sex And The City takeaway that it’s the ever-evolving relationship you have with yourself that matters most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Feb 202222min

Pam Beesly - The Perils of Being Normal

Pam Beesly - The Perils of Being Normal

Pam Beesly is the "normal" one in The Office. Is that actually a good thing? Here's our take and find out how being normal is both the strength and the downfall of our favorite "Girl Next Desk." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Feb 202222min

How I Met Your Mother - The Mother Deserved Better

How I Met Your Mother - The Mother Deserved Better

How I Met Your Mother's Tracy was the perfect love interest viewers spent 9 seasons waiting for... and then the finale undercut the romantic ideals at the show's core and underestimated it's audience by treating the Mother as disposable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Feb 202222min

The Little Mermaid as a Queer Allegory, Explained

The Little Mermaid as a Queer Allegory, Explained

Is The Little Mermaid actually a story about realizing you’re queer and the world you’ve grown up in can’t accept you as you really are? If it is - it suggests that there's a lot of pain, sacrifice, and compromise ahead of anyone who wishes to come out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Feb 202217min

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