Kicking & Streaming
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
A Bug's Life or: How I Learned There is Strength in Numbers
This week we cover Pixar's A Bug's Life, a story of innovation and rebellion. It's not quite that serious, but Carie and Ross are definitely here for the bug humor. Ross discusses his exetensial lov…
Freedom Writers: Deconstructing White Savior Movies Pt.2
On this week's episode, the siblings break down the white savior movie, Freedom Writers. Ross goes through the roof over Patrick Dempsey's character, and Carie points the finger at the institutions w…
Bonus Features: The Help Outtakes
On this week's episode, the siblings rehash the romantic subplot that was cut for time.
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ALLY EDUCATION:
The Help: Deconstructing White Savior Movies Pt. 1
We know this is a long one, folx, but frankly, there are too many people watching The Help (2011) right now, and we did not hold back. This week, the siblings attempt to have a productive conversatio…
Bonus Features: The Birdcage Outtakes
On this week's Bonus Features, Ross reveals a strange way to get rid of the burps.
ALLY EDUCATION:
For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies
The Birdcage or: How I Learned Nathan Lane is an Onion
This week, Carie and Ross break down one of Ross's long-time favorites, The Birdcage (1996). We have Robin Williams in a mustache TWO WEEKS IN A ROW. Nathan Lane is incomporable as always, and CHRIST…
Bonus Features: To Wong Foo Outtakes & Adventures in Avatar
On this week's Bonus Features, Ross talks about how much he's loving Avatar: The Last Airbender (HE'S NEVER SEEN IT, FOLX!).
ALLY EDUCATION:
To Wong Foo: Thanks For Everything, Patrick Swayze
On this week's Kicking & Streaming, the siblings break down their favorite queer roadtrip movie, To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar! Ross can't get over how gorgeous Patrick Swayze is a…
Bonus Features: RENT Outtakes
ALLY EDUCATION:
For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies
Talking Race with Young Children
DON’T TWEET—ACT
RENT or: How I Learned to Live in the Moment
***PRE ROLL ANNOUNCEMENT: Hey all you little onions out there, Carie here from the editing bay. I know you’re normally here for laughs, but I need thirty seconds of your time before we get started. W…
Bonus Features: Freaky Friday Outtakes
On this week's Bonus Features, Ross recounts his first encounter with the Halloween franchise, Carie names an item on her Bucket List, and the siblings discuss what would have happened if Grandpa and…
Freaky Friday or How I Fell in Love with Body-Switching Stories
*The siblings break down one of their long-time favorites, Freaky Friday (2003). Carie laments for the Lindsay Lohan she knew as a teenager, Ross moves to the beat of Pink Slip, and the siblings talk…
Bonus Features: Juno Outtakes
On this week's Bonus Features, we learn how the "pork swords" effect was achieved.
Juno or: How I Learned Teen Pregnancy Isn't the End of the World
This week, the siblings say nice things about Diablo Cody as they break down one of their all-time favorites, Juno (2007). Carie revisits the anxiety behind unplanned teen pregnancy, Ross can't get o…
Bonus Features: The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio Outtakes
On this week's Bonus Features, Ross tells us about Woody Harrelson's father, Carie has a serious question for caretakers, and the siblings gag over Mike Pence calling his wife 'Mother.'
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The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio or: How I Learned About Contesting
On this week's Kicking & Streaming, the siblings take a deep dive into the incredible life of Evelyn Ryan, who supported a family of 12 in the 1950's by entering contests. The siblings get emotional …
Bonus Features: Mermaids Outtakes
On this week's Bonus Features, Carie and Ross talk about Mrs. America and Ross proffers what might have happened to Eddie Valiant after Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Mermaids or: How I Learned Cher Can Act
*This week, the siblings break down the strange slice of life dramedy Mermaids (1990) starring Wynona Ryder and Cher. The siblings gag over the blatant sex crimes committed in this movie, laugh about…
Bonus Features: Jumanji Outtakes
On this week's Bonus Features, Ross laments on how inferior Zathura is to Jumanji, and other ways Chris Van Allsburg has touched our lives, Carie pokes a hole in Van Pelt's magic bullet sequence, and…
Jumanji or: Why I Build Lore Around Board Games
In a surprisingly musical episode, the siblings break down the adventure classic Jumanji (1996). The siblings are forced to relive the scarier moments in the movie. Carie draws comparisons to common …