Niche & Potatoes

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Our longest awaited (sorry) and potentially longest (not even the slightest bit apologetic) episode ever, in which we discuss the merits and detriments of BookTok, opine the terms of creative license in historical fiction, and reveal our own portrait-related traumas, all while discussing Maggie O’Farrell’s The Marriage Portrait.

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In which Alex sees Emmy’s communication style better than she sees it herself, we discuss the nature of ice breakers, and SEVERAL OF OUR THEORIES ARE PROVED RIGHT covering Yellowjackets Season 2, Episode 5, “Two Truths and a Lie".”

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In which we discuss the mechanics of moose freezing, judge almost everyone’s choices, and pitch some of our best theories yet, covering Yellowjackets Season 2 Episode 4, “Old Wounds”

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In which we translate French, wax poetic about Elijah Wood, and get the absolute heebie jeebs covering Yellowjackets Season 2 Episode 3: “Digestif".”

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Today we discuss Season 2 Episode 2 of Yellowjackets, talk about Amy Carlson and the Love is Won cult, and pitch a bunch of theories we’re certain we’re right about.

Please forgive us: there are some audio issues at the beginning, but they resolve around minute 10.

DON’T EAT YOUR FRIENDS!

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Our first ever pod for all in which we discuss the season premiere of our favorite teen cannibalism drama, Yellowjackets. Don’t eat your friends!

Links:

Yellowjackets Official Playlist

Vulture Recap

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Notes From The Episode

My Favorite Murder Episode 145: Live At The Microsoft Theater

Niche Reads Devil House Playlist

The Devil House playlist is inspired by music outcast teens of the 80s would’ve been listening to and what music they might have listened to now. Put on your rock n roll pants.

Our *Abridged* Halloween Watch List

The Slashers

Halloween Franchise (Various Platforms)

Scream Franchise (Various Platforms)

Nightmare on Elm Street (HBO Max)

Friday The 13th (Various Platforms)

The Indie Horror Darlings

X (Amazon Prime)

The Babadoook (Amazon Prime)

Goodnight Mommy (2014) (Amazon Prime)

Creep (Netflix)

The Witch (HBO Max)

We Are What We Are (Rent on Youtube or Amazon Prime)

The Invitation (2015) (Amazon Prime)

The Classics

The Exorcist (HBO Max)

The Omen (HBO Max)

The Shining (HBO Max)

Rosemary’s Baby (Showtime)

Poltergeist (HBO Max)

The Class Clowns

Us (Hulu)

Nope (Amazon Prime)

Ready or Not (Hulu)

Freaky (Rent on Youtube or Amazon Prime)

Jennifer’s Body (Amazon Prime)

Made for TV

The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix)

Stranger Things Season 4 (Netflix)

Mindhunter (Netflix)

AHS Season 1 (Hulu)

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix)

The Baby (HBO Max)

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