There were two verdicts on Fight Club: the opening-weekend box office numbers (spoiler alert: yikes) and the judgment of history. We’ll look at how Fight Club channeled the anti-consumerist politics of its moment, and explore some of the more provocative arguments made in the ensuing years about this still-contentious cult classic and its take on modern men. ... Show More
Nov 2022
Pokémon | E4: Sparkly Cardboard
Thanks to nostalgic fans and influential new collectors, the value of vintage Pokémon trading cards is through the roof. But you don’t have to find and flip a million-dollar Charizard to have your life changed by Pokémon. An episode about collecting, connecting, and a podcast pro ... Show More
48m 32s
Apr 2025
YOU Roundtable: The Women of Season 5
[SPOILERS AHEAD] In this series finale actors roundtable (I’m not crying, you’re crying!), the incredible women of YOU come together for a conversation to discuss that epic finale, intuition and erasure, and how they worked together to seal Joe’s fate. Featuring Madeline Brewer, ... Show More
1h 23m
<p><i>Don't say xer name.</i></p><p> </p><p><strong>Content Warnings:</strong> Foul language, self-harm, gun-violence, and genocide. </p><p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/c4g8odlc4jffg5b57l7lv/2521.pdf?rlkey=tiia2o1yrv4odcovl8y82xlgb&st=mig8c6va&dl=0">Transcript</a></p> ... Show More
<p>Who's gonna lay the wedding table? Who's gonna make the wedding bed? And what about the rings? Funny you should ask.</p><p>On this episode, Kirk takes a deep dive into "Wedding Song," one of the signature numbers from Anaïs Mitchell's 2019 musical <i>Hadestown</i>. It's time f ... Show More
