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This week we come to you from isolation, on Zoom. We’ve been hit by the virus, we’ve been taken down by illness. And what better way to get through Covid than by watching Elise’s favourite childhood movie, Stuart Little. The story of one mouse boy who joins the Little family, and is quickly facing off with his enemy, Snow Bell, dressing in clothes from a doll named Ben, and driving around Central Park in a sick whip. We had a great time, we think you will too.

This week we're catching up and keeping it loose. Elise and Elliot went to New York and got into a random man's car at the airport and then just hoped for the best. Maggie is getting published in indy magazines. Kate went to a fancy gathering. The life of the emerging artist is extremely glamorous and we're here to deliver.

This week four food lovers sit down to discuss the restaurant scene in Toronto. From the "Best of the Best", to "Kind of Shit, But We Don't Care", we list the restaurants we love and love to hate. With two of us growing up with families in the industry, this is the insider perspective you've all been waiting for. Move over Jen Agg, PKL is here now.

Enjoy! 

Broken glass, riptides, ghosts, poverty, death. We cover it all, big and small, the fears that keep us up at night. For many, they fear the death of a loved one. For us, we fear planning the funeral. Some people have a fear of oversleeping, not us... we're scared of getting up early. It's another classic PKL episode, listen in, you're sure to find some common ground with us. 

This week we sit down with the incredible Sadie Hunter to talk about how she got her start as a documentary film director, her time learning the ropes at Humber, her multiple film projects, and her company Anomaly Films. She’s a hustler, with a natural talent for organization and communication. Did Kate start taking notes so that she could be better at her job? Perhaps. Listen in, Sadie’s got the answers.

Here’s the update: Elise went to paint a man in a towel, Elliot is training to become a pool shark, Maggie booked a trip, Kate sat on a roof. This week we also dive into our main topic, which for all you Rooney lovers, is the new adaption of the novel Conversations with Friends. Our conversation — much like the show — is fast paced, filled with drama, and is extremely high stakes. 

As we say goodbye to our studio at 401 Richmond, we say hello to the wizarding world's craziest villain: Dolores Umbridge. Elise had a lot of questions after watching this movie, so if you also have trouble keeping up with a children's movie, listen in, we're sure to answer all your questions.

Enjoy! 

What a week: Elise organizes a New York dinner for Kids in the Hall, Kate is abandoned in Newark, Maggie dislocates her arm in the middle of the night, Elliot places 54th in the Toronto Marathon 5k. Also around the 40 minute mark, we do start our discussion of our favourite foreign films, so hang in there! We promise, we do like subtitles, sometimes we even turn them on when we’re watching movies in English.

This week we sit down with the wonderful Emily Clarke, a Toronto based actress (maybe soon to be LA based?) who chats with us about the joys and challenges of Second City Acting Classes, studying under Judith Butler, asking people on the street for 2 dollars, and her upcoming and exciting projects. She is honest, intelligent, and talks us through her struggles to find a balance between her anxiety around acting versus the joy it brings her. Enjoy!

Here’s the situation: mean producer steals story idea from inventive kid and turns it into a soon-to-be Hollywood blockbuster. Inventive kid spends his babysitting money on a flight to Los Angeles to get Hollywood producer to call his dad and tell him that he did indeed write his school paper. Hollywood producer refuses, and so begins a series of pranks that drive Hollywood producer to the edge of his sanity. Is it just an expensive advertisement for Universal Studios? Maybe. But did we have dreams about that prop closet when we were children? Yes. We present to you this week: Big Fat Liar.