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Kaylia and, special guest host, Leah talk about this YA novel turned movie. We discuss crappy parenting choices, crappy writing choices, and how charming Mille Bobby Brown is. Was Enola a Mary Sue, a perfect iteration of a young naive girl, a heroine worth rooting for, or maybe a bit of everything? We also discuss the gross misogyny of Sherlock, the villainess of Mycroft, and how the movie really, really, changed the tone, characters, scope, point, and overall EVERYTHING-ness of the book. Plus Kaylia can’t decide if the French words in this English world written by the American author should get the French, English, or American/Kaylia pronunciation.

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Kaylia and her special guest (8 year old Ella) discuss the classic Charlotte’s Web, the classic 1973 Charlotte’s Web and then the 2006 Charlotte’s Web… is it also destined to be a classic? What changes from book to movie to movie worked? Which changes didn’t? Is it cool to talk about death so much in a kid’s book or is it ok because of the songs and cuteness? All this and more in our episode!

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Jennifer and Kaylia revisit a book neither of them liked the first time around because they both love George Clooney and in his infinite wisdom, he has made a movie based on that book. Will they join the masses of people who love this book? Did the movie do it justice or make it better? Was there a transformational moment or just a lot of flashbacks? In the end… is this a beak bummer book and movie or is there something profound hidden in all the exposition and special effects? Listen to our discussion of Good Morning, Midnight / The Midnight Sky to find out.

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Jennifer and Kaylia discuss A Christmas Story. Does this classic movie transcend generational expectations of morality? Are there classic holiday movie moments about love and hope or is it just children in pain and the virtues of consumerism? Does it matter that Ralphie is kinda an a-hole to his friends? Who is the hero and why is it “the old man”? Do you need the book to put the movie in context or should it just be skipped? All these questions plus a lot of laughter as we look at this “boomer” movie through our Gen X eyes.

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Kaylia and Jennifer solve the problems of the working poor not through religion or education but through stricter domestic violence laws and exposure to other cultures. No, not really. But wouldn’t that be nice? What we actually do is try to find the kernels of good stuff in the book and movie, bemoan the lack of Mamaw and Lindsey’s stories, and trumpet the awesomeness of Planned Parenthood. Hillbilly Elegy: Book and movie… are they worth your time?

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Kaylia and special guest Jess talk about the Danish Girl. Or, to be more honest, Kaylia and Jess rant about what should have been called "Gerda's Very Sad Decade" We talk fan fiction of real people, the low bar for transgender stories, the historical inaccuracies, and all the missed opportunities, so many missed opportunities.

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Kaylia and Leah discuss Jurassic Park in this super-sized episode. We talk dinosaurs, life lessons, chaos theory, and the travesty of the Genaro character assassination. Plus a Schitt's Creek shoutout and some gleeful celebration of bad guy death. Enjoy!

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** Special Crossover Halloween Episode**

It's the story about abusive relationships, fighting against changing cultural norms, the victory of the self-sufficient American hero, the rejection of authority, and eschewing of the very institutions that should be able to make sense of the supernatural world... And a giant pig.

In other words, a horror story about real estate in the 70s..

That's right, it's our very special crossover Halloween episode: The Amityville Horror!

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Sex, murder, mental health, incest, .... maybe masturbation?

Yep, must be Psycho! Is Norman sympathetic? How much trivia is trivial? A dramatic reading, an apology to a friend from college, and a potentially unpopular opinion about if the movie is worth the hype. PLUS, a rousing discussion of phallic objects. Enjoy!

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Join Jennifer and Kaylia for a discussion of the classic Fahrenheit 451, 1953 novel and 1966 movie. We discuss censorship, the difference between knowledge and expertise, the hypocrisy of Bradbury, and whether the two trouble makers in the movie were gay or just bros. Also a supplemental interview with an English teacher AND a bit of trivia about Playboy magazine! Enjoy!