Strap in for a wild ride, Sisters. In this episode, we forget we're recording and just go on 20,000 tangents. Find out our most anticipated books, TV shows, and movies for 2022 (sort of). We are as predictable as ever, sequel queens. We forgot to include our most anticipated Ray Nicholson tiddy appearance of 2022, but we can talk about that another time IN DEPTH. A two-parter. One for each—

We come to you, Sisters, on a very bittersweet note in 2022. This junior publishing staffer from Italy  also know as the book bandit, spine collector, manuscript thief, etc., has finally been caught (allegedly). So we are starting the year off strong...let's discuss the case of Filippo Bernardini, the alleged wire fraud, identity thief and scam artist of hundreds of manuscripts. Welcome back.

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This special episode is dedicated to the wedding couple of the season: Dajora. We were inspired to run through our favourite weddings on film, and while 27 Dresses didn't make the cut, we still made sure to give our boy James Marsden a quick minute. Wedding bells are ringing and you can drown them out by listening to this episode!

Buckle in folx, because you've got the green light to join us for a wild ride. This week, Cristina, Nat and Steph work through the jumbled mess that is their feelings on the show sweeping pretty much every nation. We talk the semantics behind Squid Game, the perfect timing of it's release, the appropriation of capitalist messaging by corporations, and most importantly, just how hot the guy who slaps Seong Gi-Hun around is.

Throw on your spectacles, theydies. Join Cristina, Nat and Steph as they work through three of their favourite examples of The Female Gaze, while reminding everyone multiple times that none of us went to film school (and we're proud of it dammit). We dive deep into whose watching who in Fleabag, a 30 minutes retrospective on Candyman, and the fabulous and not-so-fabulous emancipation of Harley Quinn. 

What makes the enemies to lovers trope so enjoyable? Steph deep dives into her own psyche as we discuss our favourite enemies to lovers romances. Steph confesses not only her love for Sherry Thomas but her hard-on for heroes who do the bare minimum by fully loving their kids. Nat tells us about the sapphic epistolary romance we should have read already, This is How You Lose the Time War, and Cristina talks about the warm and cozy romance between Ben and Leslie from Parks & Rec (we love a wholesome enemies vibe).

Alright sisters, fair warning, we get spicy this episode. Turn your volume down and your love of Abba up. In the midst of our discussion about the surprise gems from books that just go "meh", we go from Breaking Dawn Part 2 to Vampire Academy, we start at Paddington 2 and take a sharp turn into the Mamma Mia Cinematic universe, and just when you think we've landed safely in the territory of The Room and The Disaster Artist, we take a giant U-Turn back into the land of Mamma Mia. 

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We are back in theatres and this week we tackle Shangi-chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings! Cristina fell in love with leading man Simu Liu, Steph lusted after daddy Tony Leung and Nat was so overcome at the sight of Ben Kinglsey, she had to make sure she wasn't hallucinating. This is the most glowing review of a Marvel product we have ever produced. 

We are back and hotter than ever, and you won't want to miss our spicy updates from our very-good-and-oh-so-relaxing summer. We chat about the straightest queer show ever (Loki), and the queerest straight movie (The Green Knight), but also in-depth analyses of The Chair (was it actually good?), the Wicked Villains series by Katee Robert, and Milking the Minotaur (I refuse to get this name correct). Better get your towels out to mop up after this listen, Sisters.

Join us for an official meeting of the Ray Nicholson Titty Fan Club with another round of Panic talk, this time featuring friend of the pod, and host of Put A Blurb On It, Ardo. This episode is chock full of Panic spoilers, guesses, hopes and dreams, and virtually no editing. For experienced listeners only.