This week we're joined by the Demi-god of Marvel (Adam Niemann) to talk about everyone's favorite 75 million dollar circus tragedy, "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark". We will give $75 million to anyone who can tell us what that title is supposed to mean. 

CW: brief mentions of child abuse and very soft pistol sound effects

Elizabeth never went to her high school reunion, so we're making up for it here by analyzing her sophomore year musical "Crazy for You" (during which she tore the ligaments in her left hand and somehow never thought to bring that up while recording this episode). 

CW: sexual assault

In this special bonus episode, Wes and Elizabeth giggle and groan their way through what could possibly be Broadway's most sexist musical (not to be confused with Broadway's sexiest musical—that honor goes to Candide). 

This week, Wes and Elizabeth pop some bootleg gin and get down with not one, but TWO Wild Party musicals. That's right—two musicals with the same name based on the same source material that inexplicably came out the same year. 

Content warning: sexual assault, homicide, domestic violence, blackface, drug use 

Elizabeth and Wes think of all the possible metaphors for a Tunnel of Love as they talk about "Side Show": the circus musical (very loosely) based on the lives of conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton. 

CW: this musical uses child abuse and abuse toward people with disabilities as plot points, which is discussed in this podcast. 

Wes and Elizabeth ask for the definition and language of origin for one of their all-time favorite musicals, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee—the show all about magic feet, unfortunate protuberances, and the words you spelled along the way. 

Elizabeth and Wes lace up their Doc Martens and take a look at RENT: the mega-hit Gen X rock opera about love, loss, and killing your neighbor's dog for money.

This week, Wes and Elizabeth profess their unshakeable love for Mamma Mia!: the fun-loving ABBA musical that reminds us of the good times—like the immediate aftermath of 9/11. 

This week, Elizabeth and Wes take a look at the sexy American Revolution musical that's NOT Hamilton! That's right, 1776—a musical so raunchy and radical that Nixon himself demanded edits to the film adaptation (spoiler alert: it was neither raunchy nor radical). 

Elizabeth and Musical Theatre Demigod Wes travel back in time to 1997 to tackle two "Titanic"s: the Broadway musical and the little-known James Cameron movie. 

Apologies for the mysterious ticking in the audio—perhaps it's the S.S. Californian trying to warn us of impending disaster.