Lindsay has got the traveling bug so Natacia is taking on hosting abilities alone one more time - but they're joined by two brank new guests this time, Rhonda and Olivia, content creators that they met in the wonderful (and sometime fraught) world of Star Wars TikTok! 

They unpack the 6 episode run of the Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi show and give love to just about everyone - director Deborah Chow, Reva, little Leia, the Lars, the Organas and of course the man of the hour, Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan himself (and also his eyes... and also the lines around his eyes). 

Tears are almost shed, joy is abundant and Natacia managed to love it endlessly despite the show's lack of a certain lekku-adorned former Jedi. 

Follow Rhonda:

TikTok: @rhondatoksaboutbooks
Instagram: @rhondawithabook
Blog: RhondaWithABook.com

And check out her podcast Pop DNA!

Follow Olivia: 

TikTok: @olivialupemarie_

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We are here with a fresh new ep when you need it the most! Natacia brought on a special guest, good friend, and community organizer, Darakshan, who is bringing their perspective on the show as someone from the Pakistani-American and Muslim community. Natacia and Darakshan get into the many positives about this show including showing the immigrant family experience in America, as well as what it means to teach young women about being a good “troublemaker”. For everyone who counts themselves as part of a fandom, this show is for you. There are definitely some aspects of the show to be critical of, but overall, a lot of joy has been found in this show so far.

TIMELINE:

01m 24s Guest Intro

04m 31s Show General Reactions

11m 23s Ms. Marvel Explainer

13m 00s Roses: “We love our community enough to want it to be better”, “You can’t be something you can’t see”

46m 10s Thorns: mash up of many different South Asian Identities, another perspective on what it means when big companies like Disney start commodifying diversity.

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PLUGS:

Artists to check out featured on the Ms. Marvel show (the first two episodes): 

• Eva B 
• Riz Ahmed 
• Ahmed Rushdi
• Raja Kumari
• Ritviz
• Hassan Raheem, Justin Bibis & Talal Qureshi
• Tesher
• Aslam Afzal, Farhad B, Vimal K & Atif Afzal
• Husan & Bhangra Knights

HAPPY PRIDE! 

After a two week hiatus, Pop Chatter is back! Natacia is captaining this ship without Lindsay but has brought on returning guest and friend of the pod Alana for a super gay conversation about Our Flag Means Death aka The Gay Pirate Show! 

They dive into: the hotness of Jim & great nonbinary representation, late in life coming out stories, queer found family, the devastating hotness of Blackbeard and how maybe real pirates were, y'know, not so awesome. And so much more! 

So batten down those hatches and get ready for a really juicy, silly, heartfelt conversation about this joyful show and fandom! 

We've reached the conclusion of our mutant rewatch and there was much to critique about this one. We are not sorry to finish this series, that’s for sure. But tune in for lots more exciting things in our lives, Boys Love show plans, Star Wars Celebration anticipation, and some great food and bakery recommendations. Also, Lindsay continues to divulge facts about herself that maybe she shouldn’t, like a real Ben Foster trauma. 

TIMELINE: 

01m 21s Corrections: We Definitely Didn’t Look This Up Ahead of Time

02m 39s Natacia updates: Star Wars Celebration, Obi-Wan Kenobi show, the film “Men”, and thoughts on the Thor Love & Thunder extended trailer. Lindsay updates: BL drama stuff, Heartstopper news, other shows she’s watching and an old British show she wants to but can’t find, and the book “How to Date Men When You Hate Men”.

32m 57s Temp Check

35m 15s Rewatch Tower

38m 15s Roses and Thorns

01h 00m 10s Fun Fact Factory

01h 11m 54s Head Canon or Fan Fiction: an attempt

01h 13m 37s Pop Corner

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Natacia recommends in DC a dope local Black owned fish sandwich shop! https://www.wearefishscale.com/ 

Lindsay recommends in Rochester a local, women owned bakery called Scratch Bakeshop. Check out their instagram feed @scratchbakeshoproc for drool worthy treats.

Hello there! Natacia is on the pod solo to give a download on all the things you probably need to know about legendary Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, before the new Disney+ show drops TWO WHOLE EPISODES on Friday! You don't have time to watch the Prequels or the Clone Wars? They've got you! Instead of watching many hours of content, listen to this 40 minute breakdown on major moments in Obi-Wan's life: 

• What went wrong between him and Anakin? 
• What's the deal with Satine, the love of his life? 
• Why was Maul so mad at him? 
• Where does Ahsoka fit it? 
• Why didn't Obi-Wan ever nag Anakin about his not-so-secret forbidden marriage? 
• IS THE KORKIE CONSPIRACY ABOUT TO BE CANON? 
• And really... what were the Clone Wars even about? 

And MUCH MUCH MUCH MORE! 

Shout out to the Dark Side Divas podcast for resharing this watchlist from Disney+ UK on Twitter - it was the inspiration for this episode! (And go give them a follow!) 

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Episode 50 and we’re on to the second movie in our mutant journey with X2: X-Men United…or are they? We had some highs and some lows with this film…a lot on the lows to be fair. And as always, plenty of chatter at the top of the pod about other shows we’re excited about, Star Wars updates, and general nerdy things that delight us. Join the Chatter!

TIMELINE: 

01m 20s Corrections

02m 15s Lindsay topics including: that sweaty sauna lifestyle, new GL show, League of Their Own show adaptation, academic nerdery talk on history of BL, please watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFPIMjr-w8g 

19m 18s Natacia topics including: She Hulk, Thor Love and Thunder, Dr Who news AGAIN excitement, Star Wars on the cover of Vanity Fair, SW show thoughts, "This Is Now A Moses Ingram Fan Podcast", and Bridgerton ssn 3 announcement.

47m 49s Temperature Check

50m 35s Rewatch Tower

56m 29s Roses and Thorns, Head Canon, and Fun Facts Factory

01h 50m 50s Popcorner

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PLUGS:

Lindsay recommends supporting Buffalo’s recovery efforts after last weekends white supermacist terror attack, and one of the companies helping there is a local coffee roaster, a Black woman owned operation you should check ou. Find them at: https://unapologeticcoffee.us/ 

Natacia wants to uplift a member of their community, Eliezer, who recently passed away. Read more about his journey in DC here: https://dcist.com/story/21/02/25/puerto-rican-chef-columbia-heights-gofundme/

“Make Mystique a villain again”. The only show notes you need for this episode on our X-Men rewatch: “Spoiler: if you haven’t read the comics, there’s some spicy shit that’s gonna change your viewing” See timeline notes for the moment Lindsay finds out. This was excellent timing for this classic superhero/anti-hero, mutant movie rewatch. If you haven’t seen it in awhile, this 1 hour 45min movie is a great one to check out. Then come join us as we pull it all apart and talk about all the spicy bits.

TIMELINE: 

01m 24s Corrections: We Definitely Did Not Look This Up Ahead of Time

04m 18s Topics with Natacia featuring: New Dr Who news, all the Star Wars updates, Multiverse of Madness opinions online, coming out as a Scarlet Witch apologist podcast, and Westworld Season 4.

33m 42s Topics with Lindsay featuring: webtoon reading and more manga, Heartstopper interview which you can read here: https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a39858251/yasmin-finney-heartstopper/ , sexuality of actors, future BL recommendations for Natacia, and new music to rock out to.

59m 23s Temperature Check

01h 01m 45s Rewatch Tower

01h 07m 21s Roses & Thorns, as well as Fun Facts Factory, and Head Canon/Fan Fiction. (tune in at 1hr 24m 50s for the moment that Lindsay learns about the poly relationship in the X-Men comics)

02h 05m 15s PopCorner

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PLUGS: Natacia recommends: Fund Sanctuary DMV, who is supporting migrants being bused in from Texas and now Arizona from the border - a stunt meant to dehumanize these people. DC is showing up to support the migrant community to make sure they’re fed, that they have clothes and roofs over their heads, and tickets to get to whatever their final destinations may be. https://t.co/qrecGOkzBE

Lindsay recommends: a cookbook/story “Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes From Across the African Diaspora” by Bryant Terry. https://bookshop.org/books/black-food-stories-art-and-recipes-from-across-the-african-diaspora-a-cookbook/9781984859723

SHE'S A MUVAH (and this podcast is gonna stick beside her)! Natacia & Lindsay, along with returning guest & friend of the pod Sapphire, bring you an in depth analysis of this very special Mother's Day episode of WandaVision Season 2. And  - SPOILER ALERT - they cover it all: the appeal of Zombie Strange, the badassery of America Chavez, the perfect (and terrifying) horror vibes, the way so many actors managed to shine despite a truly terrible script and of course... how nothing in this movie changed their minds about being #TeamWanda. 

As one TikTok commenter said, "They should’ve all minded their business." 

Make sure to follow Sapphire on all the things! 

https://twitter.com/sapphireghost88
https://www.instagram.com/sapphireghost914
https://www.tiktok.com/@sapphireghost88
https://www.twitch.tv/sapphireghost88

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PLUGS: (from Sapphire) Check out the Prince of Southland Webtoon! 

WE ARE FINALLY AT THE END of our Marvel rewatch. And while our review of Spider Man: Far From Home may be one of our most lackluster, this has to be one of the funniest episodes we’ve ever recorded. We needed that whole hour at the beginning of the pod to talk about all the things we love right now, while the world is tearing us up. Just wait for it…Natacia gives us the review you didn’t know you needed for 365 Days: This Day. We don’t stop working hard to deliver the content you need in your life. 

TIMELINE: 

1m 26s CORRECTIONS: We Definitely Did Not Look This Up Ahead Of Time

2m 54s Check in with Lindsay: lots of wine drinking happening, Gay romance recommendations, more about KinnPorsche and queer sex and the BL fandom.

26m 53s Check in with Natacia: Hello Darling trailer (and Lindsay distracts with some Hollywood Gossip), Moon Knight season(?) finale,

35m 37s START OF MOON KNIGHT SPOILERS

36m 46m end spoiler segment,

39m 58s ANOTHER SPOILER

50m 29s end of spoiler, Natacia’s full review of the show Heartstopper on Netflix, 365 Days: This Day review you didn’t know you needed, Star Wars and the updated Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer

1h 17m 42s Announcement for Upcoming on the Pod

1h 20m 15s Temp Check

1h 21m 53s Rewatch Tower

1h 25m 27s Rose & Thorns & One Singular Fun Fact

1h 57m 39s PopCorner

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PLUGS: Natacia and Lindsay both HIGHLY encourage you to donate and give support to your local abortion funds. You can find out more information here: https://abortionfunds.org/ 

Natacia & Lindsay chat for a little under an hour this time about their hopes and dreams for Season 2 of WandaVision... ahem... um, that is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. They are #TeamWanda AS EVERYONE SHOULD BE and basically they just want her to get her kids back and to have some peace. Natacia also talks briefly on things like House of M, the Illuminati and OF COURSE their desire to see the Young Avengers finally come to fruition. BUT THEY DO NOT GET INTO THE TOPIC OF *THAT* RECENT MARVEL TV SPOT. So if you're trying to avoid spoilers or leaks, this is the conversation for you to prep for the next big Marvel event! 

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