Episodes

A movie so great we broke our own rule to cover it again, this time with the wonderful Mariana Colín.

In which we discuss 1970s masculinity, the redneck nightmare genre, and Deliverance with Carolyn Kendrick and Tristan Scroggins.

In which we discuss siblings, the troubled legacy of Jeepers Creepers, and the dark comedy of survival with Alaina Bamfield. Content Warning: We talk somewhat extensively about sexual assault, in the context of our own lives and in the context of Jeepers Creepers director Victor Salva in this episode.

In which we discuss origin stories, vampires, and Blade with Kasai Richardson and Samuel James.

In which we talk a whole lot about mental health and Girl, Interrupted with our great friend Maya Williams!

We go to New Orleans and talk about girls, friendship and Girl's Trip (and we'll never look at a grapefruit the same way again) with Leslie Gray Streeter.

We talk about what makes Camp one-of-a-kind in every imaginable way with our friend Louis Peitzman.

In which we talk about dance, masculinity, capitalism and Billy Elliot with Ramsay Drover.

In which we talk John Waters' empathy, mid-life career shifts and Serial Mom with Gabrielle Moss.

"The Art of Shenanigans with Rebecca Garza-Bortman and a Legion of Weird Helpers" Rebecca Garza-Bortman is a designer, musician, writer, & mother living in Berkeley. This episode features WH listeners Julia, Lauren, Erica, Meredith, another Lauren, Katie and Mike.

In which Ryan Ken joins us to break the One Wish Willow, unpack all the feelings in Obsession, and discuss responsible cat ownership.

"No more Miss Nice Girl!" In which Mandi Bossard joins us to discuss Matilda ("Carrie for kids"), kindness, and children at breweries.

"You were real. That's what made you so good to watch." In which Holly Brown joins us to discuss the fame, the panopticon, and The Truman Show.

I am Jill’s nipple. In which Fifi Dosch joins us to unpack Fight Club (and ship Tyler Durden and Erin Brockovich).

"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!