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Crossover Appeal is a bi-weekly podcast about media, fandom, and who you’d ship. Hosts Annie Cardi & Walt McGough take two popular pieces of culture, analyze their thematic relationships, and then... more
FAQs about Crossover Appeal:How many episodes does Crossover Appeal have?The podcast currently has 62 episodes available.
January 11, 2017Ep12 - Hamilton + Hamlet#YayHamlet! We're celebrating the palindromic birthday of A. Ham with a crossover inspired by the most positive "shouting from a car" incident in modern history. Join us as we experiment with new synopsis techniques, lament over insufficiently nuanced bustle discourse, and get to the bottom of the nefarious Banana Train.Theme Song: "Password" by Go Gadget...more1h 1minPlay
December 28, 2016Ep11 - Arrested Development + LostAnnie and Walt recover from the holidays with their first-ever listener suggested crossover! We mash up two beloved mid 2000s TV shows with surprising political trajectories, admit to the limits of our French knowledge, and create a hot new a capella band that'll be tearing up the charts. Don't make a huge mistake: join us!Theme Music: "Password" by Go Gadget...more57minPlay
December 14, 2016Ep10 - It's a Wonderful Life + A Christmas CarolIt's a Holiday Secular Christmas Spooktacular! Annie and Walt take a look at the two stories that have more or less defined American Christmas, and have a harder time finding places where they DON'T cross over with one another. Spooky ghost voices are employed, reverse ghostly-guidance is examined, and the most regrettably irresistible Battledome fight yet is surrendered to. Happy Holidays!...more54minPlay
November 30, 2016Ep9 - How to Train Your Dragon + SnowpiercerWe're coming at you from Walt's old bedroom in Pittsburgh, PA, complete with a spooky origin story. To stave off maid-ghosts, we mash up an uplifting animated tale of Viking Goodness with a Korean fever-dream of axe-fight meanness. Bewilderbeast taxonomy is debated, Walt goes questing for the perfect pun, and a call to action is issued for all you designers out there....more52minPlay
November 16, 2016Ep8 - Jane the Virgin + Jurassic ParkPaging Doctor Dinosaur! After a week like this last one, Walt and Annie are ready for any excuse to escape into a fantasy world, even if said world involves occasionally getting conned by three raptors in a trench coat. While they're there, they'll break down TV's greatest grandmas, and introduce Annie's personal JP theme song.Theme Song: "Password" by Go Gadget...more54minPlay
November 02, 2016Ep7 - Spirited Away + Doctor Who 9Walt and Annie get over a sick day and some residual Halloween spookiness, with the help of Yubaba's Spirit Bathhouse, our inaugural ride in the TARDIS, and a deep consideration of whether those three bouncing heads will ever find love....more56minPlay
October 19, 2016Ep6 - Harry Potter + HP LovecraftIt's HP meets HP on a spooktacular first Halloween edition of Crossover Appeal! Walt and Annie discuss why Halloween episodes are the best episodes, play some seasonally-appropriate crossover games, and determine that Luna Lovegood holds the true key to the Lovecraft mythos. Plus: a Hermione-related misstep leads to the creation of a beloved new character....more1h 3minPlay
October 05, 2016Ep5 - Persuasion + Star Wars IV-VIThese ARE the crossovers you're looking for: Annie and Walt bring their first novel into close proximity with a galaxy far, far away, with the first of (probably) many Star Wars installments. Bad father figures abound, as do baronets, Hutt intrigue, and Wookies on the streets of Bath. Insert pun on the word "persuasion" here!Theme Music: "Password" by Go Gadget...more50minPlay
September 21, 2016Ep4 - Friday Night Lights + Pacific RimClear eyes. Full hearts. STACKER PENTECOST. It's the battle of the testosterone toastmasters, as Walt and Annie cross over small-town Texas life with big-time kaiju battling. Eventually, a debate arises over just how much we'd be willing to do if Coach told us to....more49minPlay
September 07, 2016Ep3 - Miss Fisher + Orphan BlackIt's Maslanys and Babadooks all the way down, as Walt and Annie imagine a time-hopping and conspiracy-riddled universe of non-practicing circus folk and librarian doctors. Plus: an ice-cream truck story with a shocking twist!...more49minPlay
FAQs about Crossover Appeal:How many episodes does Crossover Appeal have?The podcast currently has 62 episodes available.