Katie Thorpe joins Julie Peters on today's episode on Nightbitch, starring Amy Adams, and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, starring Rose Byrne. We talk about how we relate to these films as recently postpartum second-time moms in today's society. We talk about postpartum rage, motherhood instincts, gender divides in parenting, and more. Book counseling, Tarot , or find Julie's books at juliepeters.ca Follow at @juliepeterswellness on Tiktok, Instagram, Substack, and Facebook

Mel Zee of @sorryibroughtitup joins Julie for this episode on the 1998 dark romance Buffalo '66. This was Vincent Gallo's first film, starring Christina Ricci, and it has had a cult following since then. As disturbing as this movie is, especially for 2026, Mel and Julie talked about how accurate it was from a trauma perspective and how its fantasy still resonates even today.

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In this first episode of Season 3, Julie discusses the phenomenon that is Heated Rivalry with Marcelle Kosman, the co-host of Material Girls. We discuss the romance dynamic between Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, the romantic tropes and how they are designed (or not) for heterosexual consumption, the expression of safe and consensual sexuality, and more.

This episode is very explicit and has heavy spoilers.

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Welcome to my podcast, Popcorn Therapy with Julie Peters, where the stories we love tell us something about who we are! I’ve been doing the show for over a year now, but this is the first episode I am sharing here on Substack—a little before everyone else gets to see it.

In this episode, my good friend Marcelle Kosman, who is also the co-host of the excellent pop culture podcast Material Girls, joins me. We had to talk about Heated Rivalry, the queer hockey romance that has become a global sensation, for Valentine’s day. Of course!

For me, one of the most impactful aspects of this show was the realistic (at least, to me) expression of a loving, consensual sexuality that invited everyone involved to be the human beings that they are. As someone who has experienced sexual violence, watching this show felt, as therapist Esther Perel has put it, like a “corrective experience.” It’s an expression of queer joy, sexual joy, and romantic joy in a world where we are so used to things feeling tragic and dire.

It has also been fascinating to learn how many straight (or straight-ish) women (or women-ish) love this show. Marcelle and I talk about whether or not it’s a heterosexual romance trope deployed in a queer narrative and what it feels like to watch men try (and often fail) to communicate their feelings with each other.

Be warned that this episode is quite explicit and very heavy on spoilers. If you haven’t watched Heated Rivalry yet, please get to it, and then come back and listen to this episode! You can also listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you prefer to listen to your podcasts.

This recording is from my Storytime series in which I read from my books Maiden, Warrior, Mother, Crone, or Witch, Healer, Priestess, Outcast. This story is about the Morrigan and her sisters Macha and Badb and we explore the theme of sovereignty, especially when we are not in control.

With great thanks to Dawn and Mindy whose contributions you can hear here.

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The book is mention is called The Morrigan by Courtney Weber.

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Content warning--big themes of loss, violence, addiction etc.

The Haunting of Hill House is Mike Flanagan's beloved horror series on Netflix from 2018. It brings up big themes of family dysfunction, depression, violence, suicide, the dark side of parenthood, addiction, and more. Emilee and Julie discuss how they personally related to the show, especially Nell's Bent Neck Lady and Luke's addiction following his haunting by the Man in the Bowler Hat. We especially talk about ghosts and haunting as a metaphor for trauma and grief.

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On this episode of Popcorn Therapy, Julie Peters is joined by David Hatfield, who has spent the last 30 years working in the fields of masculinity, conflict facilitation, and initiation work. We discuss Brad Pitt's Sonny Hayes and Damson Idris' JP and their relationships with the other characters in the film.

There are spoilers in this episode, but many will find it interesting even if they have not watched the F1 movie. Its plot is very similar to other movies that are marketed to a similar demographic, and the discussion on masculinity and initiation is fascinating.

We reference:

Michael Mead

Robert Bly and Iron John

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In this episode, Emilee Nimetz joins Julie Peters to discuss Love Is Blind UK (Season 2). We talk about the shocking reunion, the relationship patterns we relate to, food within love relationships, and more. Kal and Sarover, Billy and Ashleigh, and Ketisha and Javen/Demola are especially explored.

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Ithis episode of Popcorn Therapy, Julie is joined by fellow witch and mythologist Natalie Rousseau to discuss the seven seasons of True Blood. This show is full of mythological inspiration including maenads, faeries, witches, and, of course, vampires, which stand in for many oppressed groups, including from the perspective of race, sexuality, and gender.

In this episode we mention Resmaa Menakem's book My Grandmother's Hands on race and police bodies

We also talk about Ruth Whippman's book Boymom.

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In Part 2 of this conversation about True Blood, Julie Peters and Natalie Rousseau continue to explore the concept of vampires as a metaphor for race, trans sexuality, queerness, and many other things. We also discuss the relationships between Sookie and the men in the show and ask the important question: Team Eric, Bill, or Alcide?

Listen to Part 1 for the first part of this conversation.

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