Episodes

"Tina, eat. Food. Eat the FOOD!" In which Mary Houlihan joins us to unpack feelings, kindness and whiteness in Napoleon Dynamite.

"C'mon Roger, let's go home. I'll bake you a carrot cake." In which we talk Jessica, Roger, Doom and shiny, shiny rubber with Salem Nox.

Leapin' Lizards! In which we unpack all of the aspirational feelings of Annie with Dani Janae and attempt to wrap our heads around the one-hundred year history of America's favorite "little orphan" with Kristen Martin!

"Will you welcome to the stage, the one, the only... Magic Mike!" In which we talk about all of the things Magic Mike gets right with the fabulous Luna Luck.

"The life of a repo man is always intense." In which we unpack our wayward youths, chow down on plates o' shrimp, and try to get to the soul of Repo Man.

"If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough." In which we celebrate the arrival of a new Jackass movie by going deep on Jackass Forever (2022) with Niko Stratis!

"Yuck, what happened to you? You're all older, you're even uglier!" In which we go unbelievably deep on Drop Dead Fred with Lauren Adams.

"A hundred years from now there won't be one sad f*** to look at any of this. What keeps you going?" In which we discuss hope, despair and Children of Men with Josephine Riesman.

"Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate." In which Sela Shiloni joins us to discuss Being John Malkovich and the Spike Jonze of it all.

"Today we are going to learn how to make plutonium from common household items." In which we dive into the Weird Al universe and UHF with Josaleigh Pollett. We also have a bonus episode about Weird: The Al Yankovic story up on Patreon and Apple podcast subscriptions!

"Men are rats, listen to me, they're fleas on rats, worse than that. They're amoebas on fleas on rats. I mean, they're too low for even the dogs to bite. The only man a girl can depend on is her daddy." In which Courtney Kocak introduces Alex to Grease.

"The itsy-bitsy spider dropped acid at the park..." In which Bree Essrig joins Alex to discuss coming of age, menace, and Thirteen (2003).

"You'd think they'd never seen a girl and a cat on a broom before." In which we talk burnout, inspiration and Kiki's Delivery Service with the great Livia Tsang!

"Admiral, there be whales here!" In which we discuss the Star Trek with the whales in it with Sandy Ernest Allen. This movie is SO GOOD!

"She looks better than a ten-inch d*** and you know it!" In which Crystal, Ariel Demure and Alex visit Nomi and the gang in 1990s Las Vegas.

"They're so posh and snobby, it's snoshy!" In which we Amanda Wong brings Alex back to 2018 to discuss the comedy and impact of Crazy Rich Asians.

When all you've got is nothing, there's a lot to go around. In which we talk family, religion, and The Prince of Egypt with Maya Williams and Max Wolpert.

Let's talk about death, baby. Let's talk about you and me. In which we visit the Land of the Dead, and talk all things Coco, with the wonderful Héctor González. Check out Héctor on Instagram: https://linktr.ee/abuelitehector And TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@schizophrenicreads This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club! https://linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub Al...

"You can't reason your way out of this! Your mind is where the problem is in the first place!" In which Nathan Shuherk (aka schizophrenicreads) shows Alex A Beautiful Mind for the very first time. Check out Nathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schizophrenicreads And TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@schizophrenicreads This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood We LOVE Magpie Cine...

Multipass! The future is French! In which Sam Cole, Siri Dahl and Alex get tickets to the space opera that is The Fifth Element. Sam Cole / 404 Media: https://www.404media.co/author/samantha-cole/ Siri Dahl: https://www.instagram.com/thesiridahlagain/ Alex’s zine! https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture The OC Again online: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2411525 We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club! https://linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub You can buy a You Are Good logo shirt DESIGNED BY THE GREAT LIZ CLI...

"Hacking is more than just a crime. It's a survival trait." In which we Hack the Planet! and talk electronic music, 90s fashion, and Hackers with the wonderful Ryan Keely.

Oh gosh, Her is pretty wild to watch In These Times, don't you think? We do exactly that with Noelle Perdue and Nathan Shuherk.

"The only thing exciting about 2002 is that it's a palindrome." In which Mara and Alex talk all things Lady Bird. This is ONE OF TWO episodes about Lady Bird we're releasing this week. The other features a chat with Carolyn Kendrick. Mara Wilson online: https://linkin.bio/marawilson/ Alex’s zine! https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture The OC Again online: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2411525 We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club! https://linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub You can buy a You Are Good logo shi...

"People call each other the names their parents made up for them, but they won't believe in God." In which Carolyn and Alex make an announcement and talk Lady Bird. This is ONE OF TWO episodes about Lady Bird we're releasing this week. The other features a chat with Mara Wilson. Carolyn Kendrick online: https://www.carolynkendrick.com/ Carolyn's Don't Call Me Darlin' project online. Alex’s zine! https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture The OC Again online: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2411525...