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
Thumbelina or: How I Fell in Love with a Fairy Prince
This week the siblings break down one of Carie's emotional faves, Don Bluth's Thumbelina (1994). Ross gets irrationally upset about the unhelpful cast of animal characters in the journey. Carie swoon…
The Rosa Parks Story or: How I Fell in Love with Angela Bassett
For our first episode of the new year, Carie and Ross break down one of Ross' favorite made-for-tv movies, The Rosa Parks Story. Ross provides a great deal of historical context regarding Jim Crow an…
Les Miserables or: How I Fell in Love with Tom Hooper (Pt.2)
For the final episode of 2022, the siblings break down part two of their coverage of Tom Hoopers's movie musical, Les Miserables. In this emotional conclusion, Carie thirsts over student revolutionar…
Les Miserables or: How I Fell in Love with Tom Hooper (Pt.1)
This week, Ross is confronted with his boyfriend, Tom Hooper's greatest achievement, the film adaptation of the famous stage musical, Les Miserables (2012). Ross provides context for the political cl…
Home Alone 3 or: How I Learned to Thwart Holiday Espionage
This week, another kid who's too smart for his own good once again takes down a team of adult criminals in the John Hughes threequel, Home Alone 3 (1997). Ross defends his love of the threequel over …
The Family Stone or: How I Learned to Let My Freak Flag Fly
This week, Carie gives Ross a new experience by putting him through The Family Stone (2005) in which his boyfriend Durmot Mulroney brings Sarah Jessica Parker home to meet his family for Christmas be…
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: or How I Learned to Embrace My Inner Child
This week, the siblings get down to the nitty gritty with the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004). Carie and Ross follow SpongeBob and Patrick on their journey to retrieve the crown of Neptune so they…
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events or: How I Learned Not to Adapt a Book Series
This week, the siblings butt heads over one of Ross' childhood favorites, Nickelodeon's attempt at adatping the vastly popular book series, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Carie gets…
Rugrats in Paris or: How I Learned Not to Marry Someone in 3 Days
[BAD FRENCH TRANSLATION] WHO'S READY FOR A TALE ABOUT SOME FILTHY CARPET MICE? This week the siblings are unpacking a banger of a sequel (RIP AARON CARTER). Ross can't believe the babies survive thei…
Harriet the Spy or: How I Fell in Love with Rosie O’Donnell
Who's ready to commit misdemeanors? This week the siblings break down one of Carie's cherished childhood favorites, Harriet the Spy (1996). Ross blows inches of dust off his brain revisiting the film…
The Babadook or: How I Learned Not to Keep Grief in the Basement
Are you ready to confront GRIEF?? This week the siblings break down The Babadook and its themes of grief and black haunting. Carie is over Amelia, Ross is annoyed with Samuel, but at the end, both si…
Insidious: Chapter 2: or How I Learned Horror Sequels Can Be Good
This week the siblings return to the Further to discuss Insidious Chapter 2. Carie is over the jump-scares involving the baby walker, Ross gets confused by the wibbly wobbly timey wimey, and the sibl…
Insidious or: How I Learned About Astral Projection
Don't worry y'all! You're still getting a new episode today. Just wanted to repost this episode so people could re-listen, because posting the Ghostbusters episode literally caused the previous episo…
Ghostbusters or: How I Learned Never to Cross the Streams
This week the siblings break down one of the greatest classic supernatural films of all time, Ghostbusters (1984). Ross giggles incessantly over some of the more rushed special effects in the film, C…
The Haunting or: How I Learned About Owen Wilson’s Wow
WOOF, who's ready for some antiquated CGI? This week the siblings are talking about The Haunting (1999), the most recent film adaptation of Shirley Jackson's novel, The Haunting of Hill House. Ross q…
Mean Girls or: How I Learned to Navigate Girl World
This week the siblings cover one of the most quotable movies of all time, the teen classic, Mean Girls. Carie has some words for Tina Fey, Ross is projecting queerness again, and the siblings slog t…
The Perks of Being a Wallflower or: How I Learned to Participate
HEAVY TRIGGER WARNING this week as the siblings unpack one of Ross's most beloved movies, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)). Carie remarks on her connection to Charlie as a writer, Ross cries o…
The Goonies or: How I Learned the Adventure is Good Enough
This week, Kicking & Streaming unpacks a classic fave--the Goonies (1985). Carie expresses how Mikey Walsh is one of her favorite film characters of all time, Ross remarks on how this movie is in his…
Stuart Little or: How I Learned All Families Look Different
Ross' birthday month opens with Stuart Little (1999), a film to soothe his inner child. Carie gets far too weepy over a CGI mouse voiced by Michael J. Fox, Ross comments on the absurdity of setting u…
10 Things I Hate About You or: How I Fell in Love with Heath Ledger
This week's episode covers one of Carie's guiltiest pleasure movies, 10 Things I Hate About You, based on one of William Shakespeare's objectively worst plays, The Taming of the Shrew. Ross flies off…