Empty Theater Club

so there’s this ping pong player…..

WE ARE DREAMING BIG! the gals chat about seeing marty supreme together in nyc with none other than timothee himself, jacob elordi gagging the girls in frankenstein, and discuss the complexities of being a modern woman + the injustices that haunt us all while kam does a perfect winged eyeliner  (okayyy GRWM by lorde). 

digressions include val watching a movie with sofia coppola and the clock twink from the gilded age, mentally preparing for the change of seasons (awards) and more! 

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welcome to the club season two!

it’s our long awaited chat with the It Girl of film twitter, Zoë Rose Bryant! we dive into Zoë‘s lore and chat about her experiencing the epic highs and lows of being an F1 fan and watching charles leclerc’s filmography. digressions include bonding over being midwestern girls who were on tumblr far too young, getting excited to Odyssey-out, the death of monoculture, discussing how she balances being a Letterboxd princess online and a teacher offline, and how she ended up contributing to the New York Times.

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welcome to the club season two!

best actor award winner timothee chalamet 2026…watch this space! etc is back with a quick reaction & thoughts to our most anticipated movie of the year #MartySupreme starring #TimotheeChalamet & #GwynethPaltrow directed by #JoshSafdie for #A24 !! this is how WE win.

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welcome to the club season two!

ETC kicks off season deux with a major victory for Val - Kam is finally an F1 fan! thank you hollywood! 

the girls chat how they continue to be UK-pilled with the Oasis reunion, Lena Dunham’s new show, and more with ramblings on being very gay publicist for formula 1 and tv nowadays, feeling meh about movies, and unlocking new horrors in your mid 20s. 

digressions include passing judgement on the 50 Hottest Men of All Time, and chatting their upcoming Q4 nepo baby investments. welcome back to the club!

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welcome to the club season two!

Our season one finale! The girls recap all the best of pop culture from the last year-- including BRAT Summer, Timothee Chalamet's continued star power, F1 being the IT girl sport, and everything in between. Kam and Val reminiscent on past episodes & guests who joined the club, plus make predictions for what the next year will bring.

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Welcome to the club <3

your body horror is tea, mama!

etc returns with special guest, TV critic and writer, Kaiya Shunyata! we talk all things tv (finally get to pitt-out!!) and very early emmy predicitions. Kaiya educates Val & Kam on Canadian core, shares their love for old gays in media, and provides a guide to freelance pitching. plus, val & kam shout out their current hyperfixations, include benito skinner’s new show, Overcompensating, and Lewis Pullman.

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Check out some of Kaiya's work:

• Kurt Cobain’s Music Is One of the Most Important Parts of ‘Queer’
• The Integral Blackness of AMC’s Interview with the Vampire
• Understanding Grief in Rural Canada Through Hulu’s Under the Bridge

ETC is joined by costume designer Becky Gore to talk her latest project, Timestalker!

Becky has worked on Emmy nominated Barbarians Rising, BAFTA winning comedy Adult Life Skills, and one our favorite Emmy winning shows, The Great.

She shares her favorite looks from the film, how she navigated designing costumes for multiple eras, the art of sourcing materials, and her inspirations behind those iconic looks! Digressions include the media and fashion that led her costume design, dream projects, and the 150+ page moodboard she made for Timestalker (which we NEED to see)!

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Timestalker is now available to rent or own digitally in the UK, US, and IRE. Catch it in theaters in the US now!

our favorite season? awards.

this week, we're joined by the wickedly talented Kelli Boyle, writer/producer for TVInsider, to talk all things Oscars - including our personal picks, who we think is committing category fraud, and so much more (6:22). Kelli's origin story as a Disney Channel truther and movie musical pundit is revealed and she spills on respecting the balance between fan and journalist (39:18). the bit to get val to watch interview with the vampire continues and kelli sheds some light on her past work with the vamps, much to kam's delight (1:07:38).

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welcome to 2025!

ETC kicks off the new year with the one and only, Lin Codega! we chat about their upcoming debut novel MOTHEATER and the stories and places that shaped this rising star (2:50-40:33). Lin spills all on their unexpected journey from the newsroom to the writers room for AMC’s Interview with the Vampire (40:33-58:34), shares their favorite on-screen yearning moments, the inspiration behind their writing, and so much more (58:34-1:19:31). 

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Our most insane video yet. Story-time: ETC met Timothee Chalamet. This week, we provide our much-anticipated review of A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (43:25). Kam shares how she met Timothee Chalamet at the Minneapolis screening of the film and the chaos that ensued and Val spills some of her Bob Dylan lore (1:00:55). The girlies talk Oscar potential and dive into our love for Timmy T (54:35). Don’t forget to like & subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening!

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