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
The Man in the Iron Mask or: How I Learned About The Three Musketeers
ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL! Welcome, lil onions, to the final week of our theme on Knights and Kings! This week, the siblings cover The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), a fictionalization of 17th centur…
Elizabeth or: How I Learned About the Reformation (Rebroadcast)
While Carie and Ross take a week off to recover from their personal lives, stay on the theme of Knights and Kings (and One Queen) with our rereun of Elizabeth (1998). Carie can't get over the caucaci…
The King’s Speech or: How I Learned About Elocution
In continuing our theme of fealty of knights in service of kings, we have a different sort of "knight" this week, Carie and Ross cover Tom Hooper's Academy Award Winning film, The King's Speech (2010…
A Knight’s Tale or: How I Learned to Joust
What has blonde hair, a stunning set of teeth, and cannot joust to save his life? THE ANSWER IS HEATH LEDGER! This week the siblings break down an old millenial favorite, the anachronistic tale of a …
The Color Purple (Pt.2) or: How I Fell in Love with Whoopi Goldberg
This week's episode concludes our two-part series on the Steven Spielberg adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple. Will Shug come back for Ceilie? Will Albert fina…
The Color Purple (Pt.1) or: How I Fell in Love with Whoopi Goldberg
In a very special two-part episode, Carie and Ross discuss the powerful Academy Award nominated adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple (1985). Ross lauds the incr…
Little Shop of Horrors or: How I Learned Not to Let Romance Consume Me
Happy Valentine's Day, lil onions! This week, Carie and Ross break down an all-time favorite, Little Shop of Horrors (1986) starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, and Steve Martin. Carie fills us in on…
Shrek 2: or How I Fell in Love with Jennifer Saunders
This week the siblings break down one of the best sequels of all time, Shrek 2. Carie drools over human Shrek, Ross moons over Jennifer Saunders, and the siblings wonder what the yassification of Dra…
Hi From Hiatus: A Betty White Support Group and What We’ve Been Watching
This week, the siblings say Hi from Hiatus! Carie and Ross take a retrospective of the life and work of Betty White (1932-2021). From her early work on game shows to her iconic role on The Golden Gir…
Annie or: How I Learned Kathy Bates Could Sing
To send y'all off this year, the siblings are breaking down one of their favorite movie musicals of all time, Annie (1999). The siblings talk about the differences between the original 1982 film and …
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York or: How I Learned to Make the Same Movie Twice
This week the siblings unpack the nearly-identical christmas classic sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Ross tells us about his ongoing efforts to keep DJT off the Starring section on the Wikipe…
Jingle All the Way or: How Turbo All the Jamie Was Born
On this week's episode, Carie and Ross unpack a cult classic holiday favorite, Jingle All the Way (1996). Carie shares an anecdote about the day Ross was born, Ross can't believe the absurdity of the…
Christmas Nicktoons: Arnold‘s Christmas & Christmas Who?
This week the siblings kick off the holiday season by revisiting two of their favorite Christmas Nickolodean episodes: Carie chooses Hey Arnold's Christmas Special "Arnold's Christmas," and Ross choo…
REBROADCAST: A Bug‘s Life or: How I Learned There is Strength in Numbers
Happy Monday, lil onions! Reminder that we're taking this week off to recoup from the holiday, but we hope you'll enjoy revisiting our original coverage of A Bug's Life (1996)! Tune in next week as t…
The Incredibles or: How I Learned Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Pick up your masks and leave the capes at home kids, because it's time to talk about Pixar's The Incredibles (2004). This week the siblings break down one of Pixar's most beloved projects about a fam…
Finding Nemo or: How I Learned to Just Keep Swimming
Carie & Ross unpack their favorite movie undadahsea with Pixar's Finding Nemo (2003). The siblings get into the anxieties around being a parent , Ross reminds us all that fish are friends, not food, …
Monsters Inc., or How I Learned There Are Monsters In My Closet
This week Ross and Carie go inside the infamous closet to find the secrets hidden inside--an entire monster universe that harvest scream for power: Ross gets into the monopoly that is Monsters Inc., …
Toy Story or: Why I Suspected My Toys May be Sentient
The siblings are kicking off Pixar month with none other than the flagship feature film, Toy Story (1995). The siblings howl through their rehash of a god-tier childhood classic; remeniscing over chi…
Sleepy Hollow or: How I Learned About Bloodplay
This week the siblings crack open a wild old favorite, Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow (1999). Carie postulates that Tim Burton may be into bloodplay, Ross can't get over how poorly written the narrative …
Saw or: How I Came to Fear Tobin Bell
This week's episode is rated PU for PROFOUNDLY UPSETTING as the siblings revisit some truly disturbing mid-oughts horror, James Wan's Saw (2004). Ross can't get over how dirty everything is, Carie ro…