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Do you and your friends speak in movie quotes? Do you trade Spongebob memes back and forth with your loved ones? Do you have to rely on the ”Are You Still Watching?” message to let you know it’s time to bathe and stop procrastinating? If you answered yes to any (or all) of these questions, come hang out with us every other week!
Media can play a huge role in shaping who we are. Sometimes it makes us idolize Jeff Goldblum as a sex symbol. Sometimes a lack of representation makes you feel invisible. As hosts, siblings Carie and Ross will analyze this phenomenon by breaking down a favorite movie or television show and how the sights, sounds, and messages of media have followed our generation throughout our lives. So pour your favorite beverage, relax, and explore how our shared experiences with movies and television messed us up as a generation. There will be laughter, there will be sadness, and THERE WILL BE discussions about homosexual subtext in children’s animation.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 69 minutes
- Episodes
- 327
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
The Polar Express or: How I Learned Seeing is Believing
This week, we revisit a childhood favorite, The Polar Express (2004). Carie gets deep on the big Discovery about Santa Claus, Ross learns what a hurdy gurdy is, and the siblings lament being jaded ad…
Christmas with the Kranks or: How I Learned You Can't Escape Christmas
This week, Carie & Ross break down a tone-deaf empty-nester fever dream in which a wealth suburban couple decides to opt out of Christmas in order to take a cruise instead. We've got scream queen Jam…
Bonus Features:Cats Don't Dance Outtakes
On this week's episode of Bonus Features, the siblings touch on why unicorns do not exist and discuss some lesser known voice actors from the movie.
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Cats Don't Dance or: How I Learned Scott Bakkula Can Sing
On this week's episode, the siblings take a dive into a lesser-known animated favorite, Cats Don't Dance. There's music, dancing, and all the movie meta humor you can handle. Not to mention stellar v…
Bonus Features: Matilda Outtakes
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On this week's episode of Bonus Features, Ross clues us into a famous fami…
Matilda or: How I Learned Children Can Punish Their Parents
This week, the siblings process an old favorite and the myriad of visceral attachments fans have to the movie Matilda about a smart little girl with Stephen King powers. We rehash the scenes that hav…
Bonus Features: The Producers Outtakes
On this week's Bonus Features, the siblings debate the trend of turning movies into musicals, talk about a classic Kimmel sketch, and Ross strongly objects to Mean Girls the Musical.
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The Producers or: Why I Miss Broadway
This week, the siblings dive into Mel Brooks' absurd musical comedy about a pair of Broadway producers who pull off the scam of all scams by staging an offensive piece of Nazi fanfiction. There's ugl…
Bonus Features: 13 Going on 30 Outtakes
On this week's Bonus Features, Ross going into more detail about how Thriller made him popular.
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13 Going on 30 or: How I Learned Not to Grow Up Too Fast
This week, we cover a formative favorite, the out-of-body comedy 13 Going on 30! Ross fawns over the nostalgia, and Carie drags early 2000s magazine culture.
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Bonus Features: West Wing Outtakes
On this week's Bonus Features, Ross gets spooked on a prescient Sorkinism and Carie is confounded with the concept of beepers.
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The West Wing Pilot or: How I Fell in Love with Political Dramas
This week we take a long-winded stab at covering television. Our resident West Wing scholar, Ross, is here to tell us how this show came to be, how it stands up to history, and the craft of Aaron Sor…
Insidious or: How I Learned About Astral Projection
This one is scary y'all! For the last spooky selection of Halloween, the siblings break down James Wan's thriller, Insidious. Ross has a lot of trouble with the demon that makes clicking noises, and …
Bonus Features: The Haunted Mansion
On a surprisingly musical Bonus Features, the siblings imagine what a live action version of Scooby Doo: Zombie Island would look like and Ross expresses his specific love for candelabras.
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The Haunted Mansion or: How I Learned Nothing Takes 20 Minutes
This week the siblings break down Disney's The Haunted Mansion and it's uncomfortable subtext. Ross drools over production while Carie pulls receipts on Eddie Murphy for doing a haunted house movie. …
Bonus Features: Fright Night Outtakes
On this week's Bonus Features, the siblings play a quick trivia game to decide who picks the next movie, Carie offers up the symbolism behind the apple in Fright Night, and the siblings decide once a…
Fright Night or: How I Learned to Kill Vampires
This week, the siblings break down a campy vampire classic, Fright Night (1985). Carie swoons over Chris Sarandon, Ross wonders if Peter Vincent was the inspiration for a Harry Potter character, and …
Bonus Features: Corpse Bride Outtakes
On this week's Bonus Featurse, the siblings talk about what they're going to be for Halloween. Ross brings up the latest episode of his favorite true crime comedy podcast, and Carie drinks a poor exc…
Corpse Bride or: How I Learned Purgatory is a State of Mind
On this week's episode, we talk about Corpse Bride, the unofficial spiritual successor to Nightmare Before Christmas. Join the siblings as they navigate gorgeous sets and colorful characters as the w…
Bonus Features: I Robot Outtakes
On this week’s Bonus Features, we’re on the cutting room floor with some I Robot outtakes, including the scene where Shia LaBeouf leads a citizen rebellion against the robots. Ross regales us with th…