My Friend's Secret Obsession

Snape, Snape, Severus Snape, Dumbledore! Who is unlikeable, and who's just plain problematic? Is retconning 'wokeness' ever acceptable? (No). Can we ever forgive J K Rowling? (No). Do we still love the magical world of Harry Potter? (Well, it's not that simple).  

Listen as we process what we call the hardest break up of our lives.

How much has Harry Potter shaped who we are as people? Would Momina and Mariyam even be friends if it wasn't for S.P.E.W? (IT'S SPEW, ACTUALLY!).   

Listen as we put all the problematic stuff aside for a moment to talk about why we fell in love with Harry Potter in the first place.  

First of a two-parter where we celebrate everything we love about the magical world (the deep dig into the trauma comes in Part Two).   

Accio, the feels!

It's OPRAH'S FAVORITE THINGS. So who gets a car and who just gets schooled on their privilege? Is Oprah Winfrey truly a trailblazer or is she just a talk show host? Does she deserve her hero status or are we just starved for someone to look up to?  

Listen as Momina talks about why she is so obsessed with the Oprah Winfrey Show (and especially the Christmas shows that celebrate materialism).  

Happy Holidays, everyone!

This week, we're diving into 911 Calls - from the absurd and infuriating, to the creepy and heartbreaking. Are 911 Calls the soul of humanity condensed into bite-sized audio clips? Does Jon Benet Ramsay's mother sound guilty? Will the little boy ever find out what 2 plus 5 is?  

Listen and find out!

Do actors not realize their coffee cups are obviously empty? Do people even answer calls with a 'hello' anymore? Dad, was it always my dream or yours? 

Listen as Mariyam unravels the tenuous thread that is Movie Tropes, and chooses some of her favorites. We're getting too old for this shit.

Was there more to American Idol than Simon's finest insults? Why did Taylor Hicks win? More importantly, why was a brown girl (Mariyam) obsessed with a foreign singing competition she couldn't even vote for? Listen as Momina navigates through the surprisingly political minefield of American Idol. Seacrest, out!

Were Draco and Harry basically canon? Are Sandor and Sansa the superior OTP? Are fanfiction writers actually writers? 

Listen as Mariyam discovers the world of fanfiction and ends up owning it more than Momena does, maybe?

Windmills and love songs on giant elephants! Is there more to Mariyam's secret obsession than this? 

Listen to Momina begrudgingly admit THAT version of Your Song is superior, and that Horace Slughorn is actually a really convincing virgin? Is Moulin Rouge an overwrought, overproduced piece of crap, or is it a sweet, boisterous epic? Find out which side of the fence Momina favors.

Here's our uncut conversation with our Alien Expert (AKA Brother). 

Follow us down the alien-theory rabbithole with Brother, who probably did more research on this than we did.

This week, Mariyam dives into the Dyatlov Pass Mystery, one of Momina's secret obsessions. 

Listen as we go knee-deep in frigid theories of Abominable Snowpeople, glow orbs, or possibly... aliens?? (Cue History Channel Guy Meme). With a special appearance by our Alien Expert (AKA Brother).