Next Door Villain

Disclaimer #1: This episode is Explicit like all of our other episodes. Disclaimer #2: Do NOT - DO NOT - do the actions we talk about in this episode without first consulting a medical and/or sexual health professional. Lmao. Happy Halloween! We talk about a forefather of villainy, Dracula. We pull from Bram Stoker's Dracula novel (1897), the movie Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), and Netflix/BBC Dracula (2020) to discuss! We talk: Dracula's despair, why he doesn't like garlic, why he fears entering homes and his insecurities, what it's like to be alive -err, undead- for so long, Dracula's grief, Dracula being pro-sex, and more! 

We also feature my poem at the end, "Dracula has her period" by moi, Tiana Hennings. 

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It's Harley Quinn time, puddins! The color, the spaz, the theatrics of Harley Quinn - we love it! We attempt to empathize with Harley Quinn from the Batman series. We talk relationships, random things we may or may not have done in our past, our own Harley Quinn-ness, our critique of the Joker, and more! 

PLUS featuring an excerpt from a literary piece written by Marie Bélanger and written from the perspective of Harley Quinn! Marie Bélanger is a UX designer, but also a multidisciplinary artist and a french canadian (Yes! That exists!). Find Marie on YouTube at Marie Be and Instagram at @marie.be.creature. 

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Bueller...Bueller...Bueller...Ferris Bueller, are you in class today? 'Cause we're gonna be talking about how you, Mr. Bueller, f%#! everything up. I didn't choose the student disciplinary life, the student disciplinary life chose me! We attempt to empathize with the villain of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Dean of Students Edward "Ed" Rooney. We also talk: manipulation, death by comparison, Charlie Sheen, and more. 

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This is a cool episode! See? Nobody cares! Join us as we get in touch with our Dennis Nedry-ness and get into computer programming and chaotic vibes. Unlike Dr. Hammond, we spared lots of expenses to bring you further discussion on workers' rights, salary, dinosaurs, and weird contemplative poems at the end written from the perspective of Dennis Nedry. 

We try to empathize with Maleficent, so we worship the green fire, think about FOMO, ponder dragons, and more. We also share a poem called, "actions have consequences," written from the perspective of Maleficent and written by writer Linda M. Crate. 

Linda M. Crate's poetry, short stories, articles, and reviews have been published in a myriad of magazines both online and in print. She has eight published chapbooks: A Mermaid Crashing Into Dawn (Fowlpox Press - June 2013), Less Than A Man (The Camel Saloon - January 2014), If Tomorrow Never Comes (Scars Publications, August 2016), My Wings Were Made to Fly (Flutter Press, September 2017),  splintered with terror (Scars Publications, January 2018), More Than Bone Music (Clare Songbirds Publishing House, March 2019), the samurai (Yellow Arrowing Publishing, October 2020), and Follow the Black Raven (Alien Buddha Publishing, July 2021) and two micro-chapbooks Heaven Instead (Origami Poems Project, May 2018) and moon mother (Origami Poems Project, March 2020). She is also the author of the novel Phoenix Tears (Czykmate Books, June 2018).

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Is Sasquatch real? Definitely probably yes. Joe and Tiana try to empathize with Bigfoot, the scientists studying the magnificent creature, and those who think Sasquatch might actually be in the trees you drive by in great ol' Washington State. Tiana travels to a fifth dimension in her brain and says weird, awkward things. Joe does great as always. At the end, Tiana recites her performance poem written from the perspective of Bigfoot.

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Look Away! Look Away! We bring you the low-down on Count Olaf - his dashing acting abilities, his reasoning for getting the Baudelaire fortune, his understanding of the world, his FIRE, and more. We also become "conspiracy" theorists for a bit as we also try to solve some remaining mysteries in A Series of Unfortunate Events. Be afraid! Be scared! Remember -- anyone in a disguise could be your friend or enemy.

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And we are taking this time to showcase some of our favorite kick-ass poems written from the perspective of fictional VILLAINS. We have a mix of our favorites from the podcast as well as some never-before-heard poems. Experience the poems written about Cruella De Vil, Freddy Krueger, the Witch from Hansel and Gretel, and Plankton.

A never-before-heard poem on the show is Ellen Huang's "Stomach, Sugarcoated," written from the perspective of the Witch from Hansel and Gretel. Ellen Huang is an ace writer of fairy tales and horror with a BA in Writing and Theatre from Point Loma Nazarene University. She recently celebrated her 100th publication, and her work is included in places such as From the Farther Trees, Wrongdoing Magazine, Lumiere Review, Not Deer Magazine, horse egg literary, Full House Lit, Sword & Kettle Press, and more. She reads for Whale Road Review and enjoys the sweeter things in life with a side of dark humor.

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GET IN LOSER, WE'RE GOING PODCASTING! Did we wear pink? Yes. Did we make fetch happen? We couldn't make anything happen without the Earth shattering Regina George - you know it, I know it, we all know it. We originally recorded this live and it's in audio for you all to hear. We discuss Regina's strategies, Janis Ian being on the offensive, and more. We also BURN ourselves in our own burn books. 

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This episode is what dreams are made of...and apparently dreams are made of poorly thought out plans and bad lip synching. We get really deep about teenage stars and uh...Justin Bieber?! Where are Paolo's parents? What did Paolo get himself into? Yes, there are some vaccine side effects contributing to the doozy-ness of the episode. We also share our own rendition of cheesy quotes such as the awe-inspiring one that the immaculate Paolo shared: "you shine like the light of the sun." So take a listen as we attempt to empathize with Paolo Valisari from The Lizzie McGuire Movie.

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