In an episode best listened to in your car, the Kicking and Screaming format is broken for the first time when neither host challenges the other to find a double-feature pairing. Instead, both films were mutually agreed upon during a roadtrip: Drive (1997) and The Hitcher (1986). Vanessa and Elijah discuss why Drive is one of the most underrated buddy movies of all time, queer subtext in The Hitcher, and why we’ve become the official podcast of congratulating Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song on their newborn son.  

The official snack pairing for Drive and The Hitcher is a cheeseburger with finger fries and a milkshake in a rocket cup.  

This episode was brought to you by Mark Dacascos’s captivating musical number.