Indoorswomen

You guessed it. We're talking about parallel universes in pop culture—alternate dimensions, bizarro worlds, multiverses, you name it. If there's an evil goateed counterpart of a beloved character, we've got it covered. Fringe, Buffy, Futurama, and more!

Plus we fan cast adaptations for a couple of our favorite books (both Polish fantasy novels, coincidentally), and we share our random recommendations (Back and Movies with Mikey).

Stay tuned to the end for our off-the-cuff Fringe AU coffee shop fanfic (it's awesome, trust us).

Our awesome intro/outro music is "We Are Highscore" by Krackatoa.

We are talking pop culture BFF's today (or BROTPs if you are so inclined). Tell us your favorite platonic pairings on twitter! Ours run the gamut, from Scrubs to Buffy to Anne of Green Gables!

Plus a return of your favorite game (and ours), Marry/Sex/Kill!

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Dinosaurs have been leaving their footprints across pop culture for over a century! In this episode, we talk about some of our favorite dino depictions, franchises, characters, and tropes.

Topics include: Is Godzilla a dinosaur? How is Dr. Ellie Sattler so badass? And, should Dwayne Johnson be in every movie? (Yes.)

Minor spoiler warning: We rag on Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom more than we planned to. Sorry not sorry. (No major plot details revealed.)

We also play a game of Would You Rather? Fandom Edition. And we wrap with our Random Recommendations: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell and Felicitations!, a Felicia Day podcast.

Stay tuned to the very end for bloopers.

Our awesome intro/outro music is "We Are Highscore" by Krackatoa.

New Intro!

Meg introduces an encore presentation of our episode all about summertime pop culture. Plus some quick takes on 2018 summer movies she's looking forward to.

Original Episode 42 Show Notes

Correction: When Jen refers to the E.T. "DVD", she of course means "VHS tape" because DVDs weren't invented yet. #oldHey guys, it's summer and we are discussing our favorite summer movies and books! What gives us that front porch sitting, toes in the water, sun and sand and fun and friendship feeling? Answers include Judy Blume novels, sci-fi romps, and summer blockbusters like Jaws and Independence Day. A discussion of summer movies wouldn't be complete without our (gushing) review of the adorable Spider-man: Homecoming! Plus, our random recs: MST3K: The Return and Rick and Morty!Wubba Lubba Dub Dub!<3 Jen & MegP.S. As always, our amazing intro/outro music is "We are Highscore" by Krackatoa

Two amazing Netflix series have new seasons out! Both The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Arrested Development are amazing and hilarious and we wanted to chat about them! Don't worry, no spoilers for the new seasons so feel free to listen on! Don't forget to play Fictional 5 with us and check out our random recs!

As always, our lovely intro/outro music is "We are Highscore" by Krackatoa.

We invited the hosts of our sister podcast, One Person's Trash Is Our Treasure (@optiot), to chat about the classic "beauty and the beast" trope.

What makes fictional interspecies romance so interesting? Who are some of our favorite couples? Was there ickiness lurking below the surface of The Shape of Water? Let's just say, things get hairy in this episode (and scaly, and alien, and... )

We also played a wild game of Marry, Sex, Kill and wrapped with random recommendations. This episode's recs are Hush, I'll Be Gone in the Dark, Tully, and Netflix's Lost in Space.

Our intro/outro music is "We Are Highscore" by Krackatoa.

Listen to Rachel and Jen on OPTIOT!

After a rousing game of TV tropes roulette, we dive back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a review of the latest installment. Spoilers abound! You've been warned! Or, if you haven't seen it, skip forward to our random recs: Fargo and Unreal! (both now on hulu)

As always, our lovely intro/outro music is "We are Highscore" by Krackatoa

OTP = One True Pairing

Our shipper hearts have a lot of feels about fandom OTPs! Join us as we talk about some of our favorite fictional pairs: what sends us in search of fanfic, why we love two (or more) characters together, and who we'd start a ship war over.

We also play a game of "Gender Swap" as we recast Star Wars and James Bond.

Stay tuned to the end for our random recommendations: The Invitation and Switched at Birth.

Special shout-outs: So I Married a Movie Geek (@MovieGeekCast), Cutaways Podcast (@CutawaysPodcast), Bad Feminist Film Club (@BadFemFilmClub)

Our intro/outro music is "We Are Highscore" by Krackatoa.

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Who are those characters we admire, that we aspire to be like? They are varied, and wonderful, and flawed (just like us!), and we are happy to share them with you. Please share yours as well! We need more fictitious role models in our loves. Stay tuned at the end for our random recommendations of A Quiet Place and Ready Player One. Plus, outtakes at the very tail end of the episode!

Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine, Chris Pratt... Who is the #1 Chris?

Join us for The Great Chris-Off! It's the least objective examination of which semi-interchangeable white actor named Chris is Best Chris. We pit the Chrises against one another in a head-to-head, bicep-to-bicep competition.

Listen to find out who we crowned the King of Chrises.

We also chat about a few Chris-free recommendations: Santa Clarita Diet, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, and Love, Simon.

Our intro/outro music is "We are Highscore" by Krackatoa.