The Lonely Girls been talking about doing a Miyazaki episode since the inception of the podcast. Madelaine already knew too much about the filmmaker and Rebecca (being Rebecca) never thought that they would have enough time to properly research and give y'all an episode worthy of the topic. But then we became Season 2 Rebecca and Madelaine and thus transformed into much more ambitious ladies.

This episode we are discussing the Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli. Their cannon of films mean so much to lonely girls and have some of the best representation of the archetype on screen. We discuss each of the films (a handful of them we do say, "I didn't watch that one", but not many), look at them through the The Lonely Girls Lens and and *cough* film maker's lens.

We also discuss Miyazaki, why his name is so synonymous with the studio, and how his childhood went on to impact his most famous work. One word hint. Planes.

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We're back babyyyyyyyy! Did you see that coming? Absolutely no you did not. Because we didn't tell anyone.

We're kicking off Season 2 by returning to our our childhood book shelves and pulling out the first three books by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This week we're going to (trigger warning) Canada and more specifically to Prince Edward Island. Anne has been one of the most suggested topics and we refused to do it until we wanted to. Which is now.

We discuss our connection to the books, the life of the author, and (famously) the loneliest characters in the lonely girl cannon.

Mini Doc on the author that Rebecca references:

https://youtu.be/QARosNBYfaA

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We missed y'all! We know that December can be a weird time and we ourselves have been reaching for comfort media for help and thought you may be as well. A Christmas Surprise if you will (a phrase Rebecca coined during the 2022 December TN trip) and chose Love, Actually not just because we love it but also because it's absolutely covered in lonely girls. This 2003 holiday rom-com is one of the best loved and most Popular Media Think Piece as late November comes around. We've read the lists on why we love it, why we shouldn't love it, and why we do love it even though we shouldn't. The writer and director Richard Curtis does the interview circuits every holiday season to agree with the interviewers that his film is problematic and admit that he still doesn't know, actually, why we love it so much. There is so much to discuss so please slip on your coziest jumper and pour yourself the biggest cup of milky tea and join in.

Thank you always and forever for listening and happiest holidays to you all.

You are perfect,

Madelaine & Rebecca

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Hey there lovers,

So this episode we've got a little bit of everything. We've got Fall. We've got a rom-com. And we have some important news. This is our Season One finale. We've absolutely been thrilled with how it's gone and are so excited to return soon with more episodes. But it's a big job. So we wanted to come in strong with what is arguably the greatest rom-com of all time. Rob Reiner and Norah Ephron's masterpiece. When Harry Met Sally. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan dazzle us while answering the question that haunts all of us, "Can men and women just be friends?" We dive into who the lonely girls of this film are, enneagrams (because why not?), Norah Ephron's life, and *mutters* thefilmmakerslense. It's a real banger of an episode and be sure to send it to all of the love's of your lives.

Erin Carlson's I'll Have What She's Having

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Reader, we read it.

This week we're taking on one of the most adapted, beloved, and read by AP English highs school students works ever. We're talking about Jane Eyre. You know her and you may love her. We decided to take on this sulky teen initially to use her as the pinnacle example of a new term we're going to call The Shy Girl. We thought Charlotte Brontë's most famous heroine would be the PERFECT example of The Shy Girl and because of Madelaine Turner's expertise on the adaptations of this classic we would be golden. However. As Madelaine and Rebecca began to re-examine the text they started to form a new theory *gasp* We also give a lot of thought on Bertha Mason because she represents so many women at that time and they deserve to be discussed. So listen along as this literary classic takes them (for better or worse) down memory lane.

Some of the sources we discussed:

Dr Octavia Cox's Channel

The History Chick's Charlotte Brontë Episode

Nick Viall's The Viall Files

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Hello listeners,

This week we're slipping on our favorite pair of Manolos and sitting down to dish out the hottest gossip with our favorite lonely gals over a cosmos. That's right, We're joining Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte for Season One of Sex and the City. This show has been adored by different generations of women since its initial release and we actually haven't ever watched it all the way through. Madelaine got to Season Three and after Rebecca called her crying last week they decided they should watch it together. In this episode we're going to discuss the loneliest moments of each of the characters and how we would apply to them the lonely girl lens. We also inescapably discuss the Big and Carrie relationship. We tried to avoid it but it's apparently inescapable. Grab your baguette and let's hit the town Lonely Girls.

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*clinks champagne flute*

We just want to thank you all for joining us today. Today we are talking about the celebration we all know and love. And love to know. And love to love. Weddings are one of the universal celebrations that are fascinating in both their similarities and differences and we are going to discuss all of it. Both Madelaine Turner and Rebecca Botter have recently been in attendance so we thought it would be the perfect time to discuss. We talk about the loneliest girls at weddings, what we say 'I Do' and 'I Object To', and everything else under the white chiffon curtains.

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Hey there Keekeekins,

Welcome to an episode that we have truly been teasing for a while. This week we're discussing The Lost Boy, As this podcast series continues we will steadily be adding to our vocabulary and this is officially the second entry. And what could be more perfect than the 2001 rom-com sleeper that truly no one remembers besides us? But trust us on this one. In America's Sweethearts we truly have a stacked cast (Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Catherine Zeta-Jones (so hot) and Billy Crystal) that are truly acting their faces off in this lighthearted screwball comedy. Also, this episode comes from the vaults of recordings from Madelaine Turner's stay with Rebecca in Atlanta. So if they seem particularly happy and buzzy please do not take notice. Love y'all

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Dearest Listeners, we are (sadly) bringing our Jane Austen coverage to a close this week but we PROMISE we are making the most of it. This week Madelaine recounts an almost lg moment at the Hollywood Bowl, Rebecca outs a Mr. Elton from a certain app, and we go through the Jane Austen cannon and rank each of her heroines from least to most lonely. We then accidentally are able to go through the books and quite speedily are able to sort them all in to lonely girl categories and we are done with our beloved Jane (for now...)

Don't forget to follow us at @lonelygirlspodcast on the socials and be sure to leave us only five stars.

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