A Safe Place For Boys

Join Kelcee and first-time guest host Jenna for a blow-by-blow breakdown of 2025's Heated Rivalry Episode 1. Discussion topics include: the current Tumblr renaissance, The Cost of Contemplating The Timeline, and the scientific method at work. 

To skip the intro, go to timestamp 2:40. 

Looking for more Heated Rivalry conversation? Check out Character Crossover #2: Heated Rivalry. 

Content Warnings for discussions of homophobia, child abuse, xenophobia, difficult family dynamics, and sexual harassment, as well as mentions of suicide. And, this probably goes without saying, but: sex. 

New to the Show? Start at the beginning with Jurassic Park, or Monstrous Moms vs. Dangerous Dads

Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

Slapshot sound effect: https://www.underwater.ca/blog/free-hockey-sound-effects/

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Welcome back to the cottage (treehouse) for the second Character Crossover! Join Kelcee and Spencer as they dive DEEP into the psyches of Shane Hollander, Scott Hunter, and Ilya Rosanov of 2025’s runaway hit Heated Rivalry. Discussion topics include The Body of Shane Hollander, Ilya the Rake, and why straight men love Scott Hunter. Thank you, Kyle…

Content warnings for discussions of homophobia (including references to homophobic physical violence), xenophobia, suicide, parental death, child abuse, mental illness, and mentions of sexual assault. And this probably goes without saying, but: sex. 

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

New to the Show? Start at the beginning with Jurassic Park, or Monstrous Moms vs. Dangerous Dads

Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

Slapshot sound effect: https://www.underwater.ca/blog/free-hockey-sound-effects/

Connect with us!

Suggestions for episode topics? Email us at: [email protected]

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/safeplaceforboys.bsky.social

Instagram: www.instagram.com/safeplaceforboys/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/WbGP4gg9CXxLvYU5/ 

Join Kelcee and Spencer for this post-holiday bonus episode ostensibly about the 1988 Charles Dickens adaptation Scrooged. Discussion topics include the unfortunate plot of mid-1990’s television sitcom Unhappily Ever After, the struggles of adapting a classic story, and where the toaster came from.

Content warnings for discussions of mental illness, sexual assault (10:52 - 14:37), parental death, and death by both freezing and burning. 

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

New to the Show? Start at the beginning with Jurassic Park, or Monstrous Moms vs. Dangerous Dads

Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

Connect with us!

Suggestions for episode topics? Email us at: [email protected]

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/safeplaceforboys.bsky.social

Instagram: www.instagram.com/safeplaceforboys/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/WbGP4gg9CXxLvYU5/ 

Join Kelcee and Spencer for their most ambitious project yet: discussing Charles Dicken’s classic 1843 novella A Christmas Carol (along with its many, many adaptations.) Discussion topics include the invention of the holiday special, hot nephews and wife guys, and what it really takes to change an old man’s mind.

Content warnings for discussions of poverty, death via childbirth, and child death, as well as mentions of child abuse. 

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

New to the Show? Start at the beginning with Jurassic Park, or Monstrous Moms vs. Dangerous Dads

Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

Connect with us!

Suggestions for episode topics? Email us at: [email protected]

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/safeplaceforboys.bsky.social

Instagram: www.instagram.com/safeplaceforboys/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/WbGP4gg9CXxLvYU5/ 

Join Kelcee and Spencer for Part TWO of a two-part conversation about Channing Tatum’s epic saga: Magic Mike (2012) and Magic Mike XXL (2015). Discussion topics include Big Dick Richie’s Billion Dollar Idea, how to become a real boy to the beat of a Backstreet Boys song, and Kelcee’s Kevin Nash book report. 

Sorry Magic Mike’s Last Dance lovers. We aren’t talking about that one, and I think you know why.   

Content warnings for discussions of sex and sex work (mostly stripping/exotic dancing), sexism, imbalanced relationship dynamics, brief mentions of homophobia, and drug use.

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

New to the Show? Start at the beginning with Jurassic Park, or Monstrous Moms vs. Dangerous Dads

Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

Connect with us!

Suggestions for episode topics? Email us at: [email protected]

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/safeplaceforboys.bsky.social

Join Kelcee and Spencer for Part One of a two-part conversation about Channing Tatum’s epic saga: Magic Mike (2012) and Magic Mike XXL (2015). Discussion topics include an unhelpful breakdown of adult entertainment statutes, the liberatory potential of hip thrusting, and the importance of follow-up questions. 

Sorry Magic Mike’s Last Dance lovers. We aren’t talking about that one, and I think you know why.   

Content warnings for discussions of sex and sex work (mostly stripping/exotic dancing), drug use/abuse, drug overdoses, sexism (including mentions of sexual assault), poor labor practices, financial exploitation, and mentions of homophobia and biphobia.

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

New to the Show? Start at the beginning with Jurassic Park, or Monstrous Moms vs. Dangerous Dads

Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

Connect with us!

Suggestions for episode topics? Email us at: [email protected]

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/safeplaceforboys.bsky.social

Instagram: www.instagram.com/safeplaceforboys/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/WbGP4gg9CXxLvYU5/ 

Join Kelcee and Spencer for a conversation about the best gosh-darn book-to-movie adaptation in the West: 2003’s Holes, based on the novel by Louis Sachar. Discussion topics include foot stuff (like…so much foot stuff), the perils of broken promises, and a how-to guide for morally-upright vigilantism. 

Content warnings for EXTENSIVE discussions of both physical and emotional child abuse, particularly within the criminal justice and “troubled teen” systems, racism and racist violence (including lynching), sexism and sexist violence, and mentions of homelessness, child abandonment, suicide, and conversion therapy. 

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

New to the Show? Start at the beginning with Jurassic Park, or Monstrous Moms vs. Dangerous Dads

Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

Connect with us!

Suggestions for episode topics? Email us at: [email protected]

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/safeplaceforboys.bsky.social

Instagram: www.instagram.com/safeplaceforboys/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/WbGP4gg9CXxLvYU5/ 

Join Kelcee and Spencer as they break out the F-bombs for a conversation about the third best legal movie of all time: 1992’s My Cousin Vinny. Discussion topics include a PSA about the best way to talk to cops, a robust defense of the defense attorney, and what Mona Lisa can teach us about love.  

Also sorry we have the world’s loudest chairs and paper in this one. It’s still a low-budget production around here. 

Content warnings for discussions of police misconduct, wrongful imprisonment, and capital punishment; and mentions of sexual assault, racism, and sexism. 

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

New to the Show? Start at the beginning with Jurassic Park, or Monstrous Moms vs. Dangerous Dads

Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

Connect with us!

Suggestions for episode topics? Email us at: [email protected]

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/safeplaceforboys.bsky.social

Instagram: www.instagram.com/safeplaceforboys/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/WbGP4gg9CXxLvYU5/ 

Join Kelcee and Spencer for a conversation about the most famous entry into the “Boys With Feelings” genre: 1997’s Good Will Hunting. Discussion topics include What Men Want (in a therapist), war stories from the trenches of academia, and what makes a happy ending. 

Content warnings for extensive discussions of physical violence, child abuse, sexual abuse and misconduct, and mental health treatments. 

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

New to the Show? Start at the beginning with Jurassic Park, or Monstrous Moms vs. Dangerous Dads

Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

Connect with us!

Suggestions for episode topics? Email us at: [email protected]

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/safeplaceforboys.bsky.social

Instagram: www.instagram.com/safeplaceforboys/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/WbGP4gg9CXxLvYU5/ 

Join Kelcee and Spencer AND special guest Ed McClain for a conversation about the 1985 martial arts classic The Last Dragon. Discussion topics include the complicated legacy of Bruce Lee, what to do if the power was inside you all along, and why it’s so important to see the Good Guys win.  

Content warnings for discussions of racism, sexism, physical violence, and gun violence. 

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

New to the Show? Start at the beginning with Jurassic Park, or Monstrous Moms vs. Dangerous Dads

Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

Connect with us!

Suggestions for episode topics? Email us at: [email protected]

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/safeplaceforboys.bsky.social

Instagram: www.instagram.com/safeplaceforboys/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/WbGP4gg9CXxLvYU5/