She-Ra: Progressive of Power

In the first of our two-part look at this episode, we talk with Emily Mozartmaid (author of the OTHER political She-Ra project, the She-Ra Generation Blog) about an episode rich with connections to t…

Lauren and Eric respond to some tweets and emails from fans of the show, including a mea culpa re: our treatment of the topic of veganism last season. Thanks to everyone who continues to write in and…

This week, it's Eric's turn to throw some shade as we cover Princess Entrapta's introduction to the squad, "System Failure." Good thing we're joined by the awesome Duo Yang, who goes hard for his fav…

Illinois Science Council Associate Board president Michael Sherrillo joins Lauren and Eric in the greenest, most political episode yet of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power! From the failures of Good…

Vintage toy reseller and longtime She-Ra fan Matt Leuck joins us to chat about the Princesses episode with the strongest connection to the past. Plus, we dive into how political this reboot really is…

She-Ra's back on Netflix, and our show's back for season 3! In the first part of our two-part premiere, we talk with a couple adults -- one television critic, and one longtime Noelle Stevenson fan --…

Lauren and Eric check in with a pre-election message and some initial responses to the Netflix series' promotion! In case you haven't for some reason, you can catch the Dreamworks She-Ra trailer here…

Lauren and Eric pop back for a summer check-in on the unveiled Netflix designs, the forthcoming Power of Grayskull documentary, and any reasonably good political news they can scrounge up.  DISCLAIME…

Well, friends, here we are at the end of our second season. Just like last year, we wanted to close out the season with a live finale celebrating our show, our past guests, and our favorite franchise…

Turns out we released last week's prediction episode a little too early. This week, Lauren and Eric jump back into the studio for a better-informed look ahead at the Netflix reboot based on last week…

This week, Lauren and Eric share their thoughts and hopes on the forthcoming Netflix She-Ra reboot. From politics to cast size to serialization to fan culture, let's all look forward together, huh?  …

This week, Lauren dives into her expertise in costuming as we analyze the function & fashion of the clothing of Etheria. If you ever wanted a shortcut to understanding effective costume design, Laure…

As we round the corner on season 2, Lauren and Eric wanted to take some time to dive into topics that are especially important to them. This week, Eric's up first with a look at some iconic '80s soun…

Even in the far-off fantasy land of Etheria, society's stratified in a way that values status and possession. This week, we look at three episodes that show how nobility is falsely valued, how an ine…

This week, we look at three episodes that can teach us a little something about giving people the space to change with special guest Jeffrey Johnson. Whether it's your parents, your romantic interest…

This week, strength training podcaster Bryan Duff joins Lauren and Eric to talk about self-confidence and strength in a world of Charles Atlases. Bryan's one of the hosts of the podcast Average Stren…

Every once in a while, She-Ra reminds us how '80s it is. This week, as we look at how the show (and its brother program Masters of the Universe​) treats physical beauty, we get a pretty messed up les…

Since the beginning of this show, Shadow Weaver has been Lauren and Eric's favorite character. This week, it's all about her and a bevy of issues she touches -- the intersection of science and religi…

After a season of making fun of Loo-Kee, Lauren and Eric thought it was time to give him the attention he and his end-of-show moralizing deserves. Appropriately, we brought along an ethics professor …