Not Again!

Content Warning: mental health/disorder, neurodivergence, alcoholism

Hi, friends! Today we are doing something a little different. Instead of over-analyzing preschool-level content, we are kicking off a two-part exploration of how Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is treated in various entertainment media. Today we explore books and webcomics. Next week will be movies and TV shows. Check out some of the books/comics we recommend below!

Steve Asbell: https://www.steveasbell.com/comics

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

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It's our Secret Life of Pets 2 Part 2 episode! Not confusing at all, right? We both try out our Harrison Ford voices, and honestly it doesn't go that well. Talking points for this episode: The outdated "be a man" narrative. How is Paul Newman passing his time in Heaven? Normalizing therapy and seeking help for mental health issues. Sheeps are made of wool? And now all the links!

Dog Howl from https://audiosoundclips.com/dog-sound-effects-sfx/

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Happy Chanukah! It's time to talk extensively about The Secret Life of Pets 2, currently streaming on Netflix. Spoiler Warning for this movie. Also spoiler: We hate this movie. Questions to consider for this episode: Is Old MacDonald's farm sustainable? Will we ever be able to reinvent education in America? How is it possible for someone to animate un-cute puppies? Part 2 comes next week! Follow us on Twitter @NotAgainPod. Tweet Rebecca @BexGoos if you'd like her to review your podcast. Find us on Facebook at Not Again with Alan and Rebecca. Finally, we have a tip jar! Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/notagain

Welcome to our first ever installment of Alan Guesses the Plot! To start with, Alan guesses the plot of Disney/Pixar's Cars. It's a blast from our past, as we recorded this episode back when Rebecca was nine months pregnant. Questions to consider this time: Should Rebecca stop doing celebrity impressions? Is Pixar accidentally and/or purposefully racist? What did the movie makers have against Southerners? And why would cars need tongues? Hope you enjoy this nascent segment. Follow us on Twitter @NotAgainPod and find us on Facebook by searching for Not Again with Alan and Rebecca

This week we finish up our discussion of Super Wings, streaming on Netflix. Questions to consider: When does learning about other cultures veer into stereotyping people? Is Jimbo trying to take over the world? And how many times can we say the word "sentient" in one episode? (Spoiler Alert: It's a lot) Speaking of, we suppose we should put a spoiler warning here for Super Wings even though we've been spotty at best with spoiler warnings. And also trigger warning for brief discussion of drinking games. Twitter is @NotAgainPod  Facebook is Not Again with Alan and Rebecca

It's time for our analysis of the show Super Wings on Netflix! The premise of this show is so loopy that we had to dedicate an entire episode just to dissecting it. Questions to consider for this episode: Can it be called a transformation if an airplane robot merely grows arms and legs? At what point can something legitimately be called "educational"? Why did this show include a mail delivery element at all when they could have stopped at superhero airplanes? Baby Ari offers his thoughts in the form of several burps and sneezes. Trigger Warning: Brief discussion/joking about war/bombs. Tweet us @NotAgainPod and Facebook us by searching for Not Again with Alan and Rebecca.

Trigger Warnings: Mental Health, Mental Delays, Physical disabilities. It's time to wrap up our discussion of Finding Nemo! Questions to consider for this episode: Does Pixar ever portray children correctly? How can an anxious parent know when they are being cautious enough and when they are being overprotective? And how many children flushed their pet fish down the toilet after seeing this movie in order to "free" them? Probably a lot, right? Next time we'll discuss Super Wings. Catch us on Twitter @NotAgainPod and throw us a line on Facebook by searching for Not Again with Alan and Rebecca.

It's time for us to talk about Finding Nemo! We discuss parenting techniques, the low bar for humor in kids' entertainment, and mental health in fish. Rebecca accidentally calls Darla the dentist's daughter, but she knows Darla is his niece. Are you a marine biologist? We'd love to hear from you! Tweet @NotAgainPod and find us on Facebook by searching Not Again with Alan and Rebecca.

This is it! We're saying farewell to Cory Carson. We're discussing the last episode of season 1, "Speed Limits." This one gets pretty real, so be prepared for that. We take a look at what happens when preschoolers try to police other preschoolers. Spoiler alert: It does not go well. Next week we'll cleanse our palates by diving into (sorry) Finding Nemo. Find us on Facebook by searching Not Again with Alan and Rebecca. Tweet @NotAgainPod