Writer, Emma Stefansky (Thrillist), joins Griffin and David to talk about 2016's fantasy flop: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Together they examine the peculiarities of the children, the novel by Ransom Riggs, crossbows and famous people who are EVEN hotter in person.
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Mar 1
The Eleventh Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid
Live from our windowless studio in Downtown Brooklyn, it's the 11th Annual Blankies! Joe Reid joins us once again to give out golden Wattos to our favorite films, performances, and craftspeople of the year. Some of our picks are certainly part of the greater award season conversa ... Show More
3h 3m
Feb 26
Critical Darlings: Sentimental Value and Belated Oscar Breakthroughs with Joe Reid
This week we’re in hygge mode, uncovering traumas in our generational home with the host of This Had Oscar Buzz, Joe Reid! One of the breakout Oscar films of the year is Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, a warm, realist Norwegian film about a difficult but brilliant director (St ... Show More
1h 19m
Feb 22
Die My Love with Alison Willmore
Our Lynne Ramsay series comes to a close with last year's Die My Love, which brings us to the realization - damn, have we really never talked about Jennifer Lawrence before? Join us and Vulture's Alison Willmore as we do a full career deep-dive on J.Law, and grapple with this fil ... Show More
2h 59m
Feb 2021
Ep. 162 - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Movie (Part 1) w/ Lizzie Sudlow
Lizzie Sudlow of SpeakBeasty joins Schubes to kick off our coverage of the Fantastic Beast films, providing insight, behind the scenes info, and fan perception at the time of release. Topics include: That Lady, Mina Lima, Mads Mikkelsen, Alohomora rules, representation, Knives Ou ... Show More
1h 12m
Jul 2024
#82 | We're in love with MY LADY JANE (romantasy girlies rise)
Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re discussing the new show My Lady Jane and other books/tv that give the same vibes ! Plus they chat Taylor Swift, Baby R ... Show More
1h 31m
Feb 2017
Ep. 9 - Prisoner of Azkaban Ch. 9-12 w/ Ashley Strongarm
Ashley Strongarm joins the podcast to discuss a very troubling section of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Topics include A GLORIOUS QUIDDITCH RANT, the carelessness of wizards, the convenience of Sirius' backstory, SASSY MCGONAGALL, the name disparity in brooms, and mor ... Show More
56m 38s
Apr 2018
Ep. 40 - Half-Blood Prince Ch. 5-6 w/ Gabriel Urbina & Sarah Shachat
Gabriel Urbina and Sarah Shachat, writers of Wolf 359, join to discuss Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! Topics include 90s Rad Teen Tonks, Bill "Indiana Jones" Weasley, Fleur's accent, the utter dominance of Ginny Weasley, gaming the Hogwarts system, the return of the trop ... Show More
1h 4m
Jul 2024
#81 | Ask us Anything : life in your 30s, regrets, dating, career, and more!
Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re answering the questions you sent in via email and instagram ! Plus they chat Taylor Swift, Travis, Fourth Wing, Kesha, ... Show More
1h 40m
Mar 2021
Ep. 166 - Crimes of Grindelwald (Part 1) w/ Bayana Davis & Robyn Jordan
Robyn and Bayana from Black Girls Create make their Potterless return to discuss the second Fantastic Beasts movie: The Crimes fo Grindelwald. OH BOY, IT'S TIME. Topics include: Jay Z, Rick Riordan, AMOM, Con-Air, Peter PettigNEW, Food Network, Dr. Seuss vacuums, the Star Wars Ca ... Show More
47m 53s
Sep 2020
Ep. 144 - Quidditch Through the Ages (Part 2) w/ J'Neia Stewart
J'Neia is back for more QTTA, and we actually get to cover the interesting part of the book! Sadly, that's only one chapter! Topics include: dunking, Bill Belichick, Air Bud: Snitch Edition, Usain Bolt, Werewolf Krum, Avengers Endgame, Gritty, the Beyoncé of Wales, Mykonos, the B ... Show More
46m 41s
Sep 2019
Ep. 95 - Movie 1 (Part 2) w/ Paul Bae & Julia Schifini
Paul Bae (@MrPaulBae) and Julia Schifini continue their discussion of the film version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone! Topics include yelling at buildings, Maggie Smith’s extra lines, teacher power plays, disability representation, neck tutus, Fang: lazy m ... Show More
55m 22s