Episodes

We're not perverted! We get good grades! We go to church! We are cheerleaders! In which we dive into But I'm a Cheerleader with the wonderful Ely Kreimendahl.

"That house is not fit to live in. No one's been able to live in it. It doesn't want people." Sarah and Alex talk grief, ghosts, microfiche, Bravo's The 100 Scariest Movie Moments, and—of course—The Changeling.

We have to return some videotapes! In which we talk about yuppies, Patrick Bateman as proto-influencer and American Psycho with our friend Esmé Weijun Wang.

In our dreams we're beautiful. And bad! In which we go into the dream world to unpack Freddy feelings, lean into our strengths and confront our weaknesses with one of our all time favorite folks, Janet Varney.

"Because of the end of civilization, the Clamp Cable Network now leaves the air. We hope you've enjoyed our programming, but more importantly, we hope you've enjoyed... life." We talk sequels, post-modernity and Gremlins 2 with Alyssa Onofreo.

It's awful believing we know better, always thinking we're the smartest people in the room! We talk ambition, vapidity and Broadcast News with the great Paul Sabourin!

Never say never! In which we discuss Feivel, family, antisemitism and An American Tail with the fabulous Dana Schwartz.

"Wrinkled, wrinkled little star... hope they never see the scars." We talk Meryl, Goldie, special effects extravaganzas and Death Becomes Her with our great friend BJ Colangelo.

These violent delights have violent ends, friends, so join us and the delightful Melanie Zanetti in conversation about young love, the 1990s and Romeo + Juliet.

We know something's starting right now. Watch and you'll see; someday we'll be part of your world! In which we continue our conversations about mermaids and what they represent, along with dad feels and the importance of reading contracts, with …

"The Statue is a gift from French citizens and has come to symbolize hope for naked women everywhere.” We talk Spash and ask what mermaids represent with the fabulous J.V. Hampton-VanSant.

"So we just gonna ignore the bear then?" We take some shrooms, go on Summer vacation, and talk Midsommar with the delightful Emma Buntrock-Muller.

So you stopped talking because of Friedrich Nietzsche? Far out. We talk family dynamics, Alan Arkin and Friedrich Nietzsche—among many other things—with the spectacular Carolyn Kendrick.

"Every man has to go through hell to reach paradise." We talk menace, force majeure and Martin Scorcese's Cape Fear with the incomparable Julie Klausner!

"It's not the plane, it's the pilot!" We and the wonderful River Butcher marvel at how Top Gun: Maverick, a three and a half decade late sequel to a blockbuster Navy commercial, can get SO MANY THINGS RIGHT about aging, …

You can't beat us on the grade! In which we and Candace Jane Opper pack into a Plymouth Valiant sedan and talk Stephen Spielberg's Duel while we try to outrun a tanker truck from Hell.

Did you see my cows out front? We talk Twister—the most artful action movie ever made that features both Philip Seymour Hoffman and Roach from the People Under the Stairs—with Niko Stratis!

Dog will hunt! Sarah, Alex, Leatherface and a motley crew of Lone Star cannibals go saw wild at the Texas/Oklahoma Chili Cookoff and talk The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 along the way.

Y'all mind hanging back? You're jamming our frequency. We talk mothers, real life curses, and Poltergeist with the magnificent Carmen Maria Machado!

You know what the difference is between you and us? We make this look good. We get down and dirty with the gooiest aliens in the galaxy, and make some friends along the way, with Stef Rubino.

Do we have soul? That all depends. We time travel back to the Year Two Thousand, crush on John Cusack, and talk High Fidelity with the splendiferous Kate Sloan.

Lord, we give you Curly. Try not to piss him off. We head on out to the country in search of ourselves and talk about City Slickers with our pal Morgan Gold along the way.

Our colors are blush and bashful. We bathe in tears—joyful and sad—and talk Steel Magnolias with friend of the show Ali Soukovich.

“You don't know the power you have over me. One word from you, one look, and I'm four years old again.” We discuss the The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan, Wayne Wang and a mountain of mom feels with the …