Last episode, we assigned each other pop culture homework. Now it’s time for our pop culture report cards!
We discuss what we thought about Battlestar Galactica and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Especially the important bits of both shows. You know, Avatar’s adorable hybrid animals, the Cylons’ limited-edition models, and how this all relates to zombie movies somehow.
Bonus: Geek Out! makes another appearance, and we leave you with our random recommendations. Something we don’t recommend: naming a drink “Pocari Sweat.” Mmmm.
As always, our wonderful intro/outro music is “We are Highscore” by Krackatoa.
Today’s topic is: What pop culture makes us cry? Whether it is joy, sadness, or excitement, what makes us a little misty? Spoiler: we have never cried. Ever. Ok, that’s a lie.
We list sad themes, specific moments, crying triggers, and Meg does extensive psychological research to justify being a giant crybaby. From the emotional manipulation of sad music and tense storylines, it basically all makes us blubber. Especially Tom Hanks. Damn that Tom Hanks. It’s the least sad podcast about crying ever! Plus, memes of the past!
Bonus: a discussion of that really long episode of Jimmy Kimmel: the Oscars! We chat about our excitement about Moonlight’s win, our horror over the mix-up, and our ambivalence about Jimmy Kimmel’s hosting.
Tune in next week for a discussion of the pop culture homework we gleefully assign each other at the end of this episode. It’s fun to make people do things.
As always, our wonderful intro/outro music is “We are Highscore” by Krackatoa
Hi all! We were so excited to be back in the recording studio (aka
our respective homes) after a month away! We kick off our return with a
new Strength of Character segment, inducting The Office’s Michael Scott
and The Mary Tyler Moore Show’s Mary Richards into our little Hall of
Fame.
Our main event today is Pop Culture Completism. What is it
about someone that makes us want to pursue all of their work? Do we do
this? Do you?
We talk about directors and writers (Joss Whedon,
Jane Espenson, Charlie Kaufman, Wes Anderson), authors (Donna Tartt,
Neal Stephenson, Rainbow Rowell, JK Rowling), and actors (Ewan McGregor,
Dan Stevens), plus many more!
Tweet at us (@indoorswomen) with your thoughts on completism!
Bonus
ending feature: our Oscar predictions! We fearlessly predict some of
the bigger awards, even though we aren’t caught up on our movie
watching. Tune in next time for Oscar commentary.
As always, our fabulous intro/outro music is “We are Highscore” by Krackatoa.
Hi all! We have a re-run for you today: one of our favorite episodes
about superheroes! It is also the first episode in which we play
“fictional five”.
Our main segment is about superhero fatigue, in which we discuss both comic book movie/tv universes but mostly Marvel! Superheroes
- passe or here to stay? Superheroes have made the jump from comic book
pages to screens big and small. Is the culture saturated? Who are our
favorites? Who are we tired of? Also: if we had superpowers, what would
they be?
Plus, tangents!
Spoiler: Meg and Jen are not particularly “Superhero Fatigued”.
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For more details, find us on twitter @indoorswomen and read about the #indoorswomencivilwar
It’s the long-awaited sequel to our last podcast on Sherlock! We
address comparisons between Sherlock and Doctor Who, favorite episodes,
and we tackle the age-old question of “Benedict Cumberbatch: handsome or
lizardy?”
As always, our amazing intro/outro music is “We are Highscore” by Krackatoa.
It’s no question that the Indoorswomen are big Sherlock Holmes fans and we are particularly fond of the modern-day adaptation “Sherlock” (BBC/PBS). We are, in fact, such big fans, that we had to split this episode into two parts due to excessive yammering. See you in two weeks for the (not so) stunning conclusion.
Today we are discussing “Elementary, My dear Watson”, and other things Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes never said. We are talking modern Sherlock adaptations, primarily the BBC show, the fourth series of which premiered this week. What do we like and dislike about these modern imaginings? What are our theories? What are our favorite episodes? And, the most important question of them all: is Benedict Cumberbatch handsome?
P.S. CPR was invented in 1956 and became a prominent life saving device in the early 1960s
Note: if you haven’t seen the BBC/PBS Sherlock adaptation, this episode contains some spoilers. Also, GO WATCH IT!
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What’s this? What’s this? It’s our ode to some of our favorite Tim Burton movies, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands, and the unusual blending of creepiness, humor, and Christmastime. Plus, our new adventures this year and a few good recommendations for you guys!
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Ok, we won’t have rap battles, but we do appreciate them. This week’s podcast is about musicals! Musicals,
if you don’t know, are plays in which, to quote Mack from the movie
Sabrina,“the actors periodically dance about and burst into song”. We
discuss our favorites, live shows we have attended, movie and television
musicals, and we devote some serious time to the musical phenomenon,
Hamilton. We tried not to sing too much. But there is a little singing.
We
ask the big questions: Listen to the soundtrack beforehand or wait?
Live performances or Movie adaptations? Just what makes musicals so
enjoyable anyway?
Big
mentions include Hamilton, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Disney
Musicals, Once More With Feeling (the Buffy Musical), Crazy Ex
Girlfriend, Smash, and Book of Mormon. Special feature: reminiscences
about our high school’s performances of The Music Man, Oklahoma!, and
Grease.
If you are a musical theater lover or novice, you might find something in here for you!
Extras:
Geek news about amazing new trailers and collaborations plus our random
recs: Yuri!!! on ICE and Crash Course on Youtube.
As always, our amazing intro/outro music is “We are Highscore” by Krackatoa.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We decided to release this early so you can listen in airports or while making pies.
We start off by inducting Lucille Bluth and CJ Cregg into our little Hall of Fame in the segment “Strength of Character”.
The
Main Event: We have experienced (or will experience) so much amazing
culture this November! We take a deep dive into Doctor Strange,
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Arrival, as well as chat
about Gilmore Girls, The Grand Tour, and The Crown.
Plus,
we continue our Pop Culture Traditions from last year and mention more
seasonal entertainment including episodes of The West Wing and New Girl,
and the seasonal podcast Til Death Do Us Blart.
As always, our intro/outro music is “We are Highscore” by Krackatoa.
Today we ask ourselves the age old question: which to consume first,
the book or the movie? The answer may surprise you! In our discussion,
we relate our experiences with various forms of adapted media including
Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Superhero movies and comics, Game of
Thrones, Gone Girl, Harry Potter, and more!
We also play the hit card game “Geek Out” and try to stump each other with trivia!
Stay tuned for our random recs: The “My Dad Wrote a Porno” podcast and Westworld. Spoiler: they are awesome
As always, our amazing intro/outro music is “We are Highscore” by Krackatoa
Halloween: we love it! Explore Halloween pop culture with us. First up, Spooky Scenarios, in which we take each other on Halloween pop culture themed “choose your own adventures” that may or may not end in doom. Spoiler: some do
Next up, our favorite Halloween movies, TV episodes, tropes, and adventures! Plus, candy! Our tribute to horror movies, psychological thrillers, Tim Burton classics, zombies, horror comedies, childhood favorites, and more! Plus our ode to Halloween episodes of The Office, Brooklyn 99, Community, Parks and Recreation, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Share your favorite Halloween pop culture traditions with us on twitter @indoorswomen and make sure to mention your favorite candy!
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In a perfect world, the tenure of a television show would solely depend on how much we love it and its potential for greatness. Unfortunately network bigwigs, scheduling gaffes, actors’ whims, and crappy pilots often get in the way. In honor of shows underappreciated in their time, our topic today is TV shows that ended too soon (that aren’t Firefly). Since we talk about firefly a lot, we thought we would exclude it from this discussion.
Today, we lament the cancellation of Better Off Ted, Almost Human, Selfie, and Freaks and Geeks, and explain why they had so much potential and their cancellation was a travesty.
Plus, the return of Marry, Sex, Kill!
As always, our wonderful intro/outro music is “We are Highscore” by Krackatoa
Hi everyone! Thanks for listening! In honor of our first anniversary, below are links to each episode of our show plus some easy subscription links. See our early attempts! The topics are always super fun and mega-geeky, and we try to keep them as evergreen as possible, so you can start listening at any time.
Hi everyone! Today we have some new excitingness for you! We introduce a segment called “Strength of Character” where we discuss our favorite characters from any medium or genre and explain why we love them. Our definition of “strength” is not “most kickass” nor even “most likeable”. Instead, we want to identify those characters that keep us coming back to the same shows, films, and books over and over and what makes them so intriguing. First nominees: Capt. John Yossarian and Lorelai Gilmore. How’s that for variety?
Next up, we discuss retrofuturism! Flying cars, floating homes, robot butlers, and nuclear powered everything. Why were these tropes so popular? What are our favorite pop culture representations? We wrestle with the complicated concepts of viewing the future from the past, viewing the past from the future, and viewing both simultaneously from the present. We also discover we both experience nostalgia for a future that never came to pass with our discussion of Tomorrowland. Plus, discussions of classic and modern science fiction and visits to the World’s Fair and colonies on Mars.
Last, we have our random recommendations, wherein Meg chats about her long-term love of Project Runway and Jen discusses her newly minted passion for Bob’s Burgers.
As always, our intro/outro music is “We are Highscore” by Krackatoa.
Thanks for listening!
Audio note: Jen is going to try and find a less clicky mouse!
Today we report on our pop culture homework! How did Meg respond to
Veronica Mars? What did Jen think of Dark Matter? Then, we move on to
Fall television of the current year: The Good Place, The Exorcist,
Frequency, and Riverdale: what are our predictions? What will we be
watching this year?
And, as always, our lovely intro/outro music is “We are Highscore” by Krackatoa.
Today we explore sorting and choosing factions in pop culture. When
does it work? When is it problematic? Primarily, we talk about the
sorting processes in Harry Potter and the Divergent series. Note: if you
have not read the 3rd Divergent book, Allegiant, there are some
spoilers, but we warn you ahead of time.
After that, we assign
each other pop culture homework! Meg and Jen each choose a TV show for
the other to watch for the first time. Watch along with us, if you like!
We will be discussing these in the next episode.
As always, our intro/outro music is “We are Highscore” by Krackatoa.
Today we are talking about nostalgia. Reboots, remakes, and callbacks to other eras dominate our movies and prestige television. We are here to talk about the phenomenon, our favorites, and what makes us feel nostalgic.
As usual, our intro/outro music is “We are Highscore” by Krackatoa
We are back from Comic Con and other adventures, here to give our
thoughts on our favorite SDCC moments, panels, moderators, exclusive
content, and swag! Additionally, Meg highlights her European adventures
and Jen gushes about the new greatest thing ever, the netflix original
series “Stranger Things”.
As always, our wonderful intro/outro music is “We are Highscore” by Krackatoa.
Hello, we are back with original content! In this
episode, Meg and Jen discuss tropes in a new game we like to call “TV
tropes roulette”! For our main module, we talk about our favorite pop
culture sidekicks, from Samwise Gamgee to John Watson to Harry Potter’s
pals Hermione and Ron, plus a quick shout-out to Star Wars sidekicks the
audience can’t understand (Chewie, R2D2, BB8, etc). We wrap everything
up with a discussion of the Pokemon Go phenomenon!
Next week we
head off to San Diego Comic Con and hope to be dropping you a line from
the convention! Until then, thanks for listening
As usual, our excellent intro/outro music is “We Are Highscore” by Krackatoa.
In this episode we explore modernized adaptations of great literature - both Shakespeare and Jane Austen - and alternative forms of communication and narrative. It’s way goofier than it sounds. Also, we paraphrase our segment title “Great Adaptations” from Dickens and then never mention him. Sorry, Dickens!
There is also a little bit of singing. Very little. Don’t worry about it.
As usual, our lovely intro/outro music is “We Are Highscore” by Krackatoa.
Indoorswomen will be back with all-new episodes in July, so stay tuned!