Is it possible that sometimes folks get so carried away in representing their causes that they overlook the humanity of the peopl…

A series about a broken, sad man who expects way way more from everyone around him? Who lives by a convoluted code? The Sawnivers…

We are joined by Emma Copley Eisenberg for a discussion about intersections of fate, Aimee Mann, the enduring beauty of Philip Se…

We meant to take this week off but then a thing happened. Musician, podcaster and public personality John Roderick struck a colle…

We are joined by Claire Comstock-Gay (AKA Madame Clairevoyant) for a discussion about the cuckoo-bananas masterpiece that is Moon…

Attention-seeking, resentment, a healthy desire for retribution, and boundless parallels to the Trump debacle. Also, is Batman Re…

Join Sarah, Alex and guest Anne Thériault as they discuss abandonment issues and anxieties about the horror of the 'urban' being …

Join Sarah, Alex and guest Mara Wilson as they discuss "gleaming sex", deranged easter bunnies, and Jim Jones' connection to the …

It's a movie about a father who drives himself mad by holding himself to unrealistic holiday expectations, sure, but is it possib…

Clear and Present Danger is a movie about a CIA agent that stands up to corruption, sure, but is it possible that this movie abou…

This is the latest installment of our Patreon-only chats that we wanted to share with y'all because it's the Sunday before Covid …

Tim Burton's Big Fish is about a man who hopes to get a better sense of who is yarn-spinning father is. Are there larger truths i…

We usually tease the episode with some pithy switcheroo about how the movie is about one thing, but is it possible that there are…

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is about a dad who shrinks his kids, sure, but is it possible there are some issues to unpack in a movie…

Terminator 2 is about a boy, his mom, and a killer robot, sure, but is it possible that a movie about a surrogate cyborg father h…

Angels in America is about plague in the Reagan 80s but could it be possible that there are some daddy issues to dissect in a wor…

Frankenstein [1931] and Young Frankenstein are about mad scientists who have to come to terms with their creations, sure, but is …

It’s a cult classic about 1980s Brooklyn intellectuals falling apart at the seams, sure, but Sarah and Alex sort through The Squi…

It's a classic 90s stoner comedy, sure, but Sarah and Alex sort through Friday' s many dad themes and issues. What happens when, …

It's about a handful of guys competing against each other at a top tier Navy flight school, sure, but Sarah, Alex and special gue…

What if dads taught their kids to deescalate rather than to retaliate? To prioritize love over conflict? What if men learned from…

It’s about a lascivious dream demon, sure, but Sarah and Alex unpack Nightmare on Elm Street’s Dad themes and there is plenty to …

It’s about dancing, sure, but Sarah and Alex unpack Dirty Dancing’s dad themes and there is plenty to sort through. What happens …

It is about a shark, sure, but Sarah and Alex unpack Jaws' Big Dad Energy by looking at its larger themes in the context of their…