Really Important Fictional Things

Our watch along continues! This week we're discussing episodes 3 and 4  of The Afterparty - "Yasper" and "Chelsea". We really don't know what's going to happen, but of course, we've got a lot of theories. 

We'll cover the next two episodes of The Afterparty, "High School" and "Zoe" in two weeks, it'll drop on Wednesday, October 12. 

And next week, we're looking at 1995's Casper.

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This week we're diving into the Apple TV+ original Mythic Quest! From the minds of the Always Sunny crew, this workplace comedy is one of our faves. We get into all the hijinks, narcissism, unlikeable female characters, and more! On what we watched, Avery's not loving The Rings of Power and Rosey has a love-hate relationship with Kevin Can Go F Himself.

Next up next week is our second installment of The Afterparty watchalong, covering Chelsea and Yasper.

Things we talked about
Name a Woman
Don’t Worry Darling
Stardew Valley

Where to Watch
Rings of Power - Amazon Prime
Kevin can go f himself - Amazon Prime
Mythic Quest - Apple TV+ 
Horrible Bosses - HBO Max
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Hulu
Casper - Peacock
Hocus Pocus - Disney+

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This week we're discussing Genre. Fantasy, True Crime, Rom Com, War...what's your favorite and why? We share listener opinions and our own. On the What We Watched section we discuss fave reality streams, and go tread into some spoilers for The Summer I Turned Pretty (proceed with caution).

Next week we're watching along with The Afterparty's episode 1 and 2! Tune in to hear our unspoiled (for the entire season we mean) thoughts!

Some Topics Covered:

• Jinkx Monsoon

Where to stream:

• Locke and Keye - Netflix
• Rue Paul’s Drag Race - Hulu
• Fuckboy Island - HBO Max
• Glow up - Netflix
• School of chocolate - Netflix
• (Spoilers) The Summer I Turned Pretty - Amazon Prime
• Dawson’s Creek - Hulu
• Downton Abbey - Amazon Prime
• Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance - ESPN+ and Netflix
• Midsommar - Netflix
• A League of their Own - Amazon Prime

As always, please hit us up with questions, suggestions, just to say hi, or god forbid any concerns (jkkk if you’re concerned we’re concerned, def let us know). Follow us on socials @theriftpod, and you can email us at [email protected].

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This week we’re diving into Hacks… again. Season 2 is out and it was so good, we had to revisit the show. This time we also talk about the phenomenal and groundbreaking creators Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs. Before that, we talk about what we’ve been watching. Rosey was sick so her list is embarrassingly long, but you’ll get some good recs out of it and Avery is readying a non-fictional book that’s changing her life.

Next episode we’re diving into genre — why we like what we like, why we keep revisiting the same genre, what keeps us going, what turns us off and more. We’ll get into it.

Topics Covered: 

• The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
• Jean Smart Is Finally Getting What She Deserves — and Hacks’ Co-Creators Are Thrilled
• Rough Night
• How Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello Kept the Momentum Going With Season 2 of Hacks

Where to Stream: 

• Cha Cha Real Smooth — Apple+ TV
• Persuasion — Netflix
• Dickenson — Apple+ TV
• Ben & Kate — Amazon Prime
• Maggie — Hulu
• Trying — Peacock
• The Summer I Turned Pretty — Amazon Prime
• Grown-ish — Hulu

As always, please hit us up with questions, suggestions, just to say hi, or god forbid any concerns (jkkk if you’re concerned we’re concerned, def let us know). Follow us on socials @theriftpod, and you can email us at [email protected].

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This week we’re taking a long look at the delightful Stick It. Want to find out why gymnasts always have wedgies? We’ve got answers. We also fill you in on what we’ve been watching, and look at a new kind of list: AV club’s top 25 movies of 2022 so far.

Next week we’re returning to Hacks for a season 2 breakdown because we can’t get enough, and also taking an in-depth look at the creators behind the show (they also made the iconic Broad City) and how they’ve personally had a big impact on American pop culture.

Some Topics Covered:

• Smartless Tom Hanks episode
• AV club’s top 25 movies of 2022 so far

Where to Stream:

• Stranger Things — Netflix
• Italian Studies — Hulu
• Catch The Fair One — for purchase on platforms
• After Yang — Hulu
• Turning Red — Disney+
• X — for purchase on platforms
• Everything Everywhere All At Once — for purchase on platforms
• A Space Age Childhood — Netflix
• Cow — for purchase on platforms
• Vortex — for purchase on platforms
• Operation Mincemeat — Netflix
• Happening — for purchase on platforms
• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent — for purchase on platforms
• Montana Story — for purchase on platforms
• Pleasure — for purchase on platforms
• Hold Your Fire — for purchase on platforms
• Men — Amazon
• Top Gun: Maverick — theaters, Amazon Prime
• We Feed People — Hulu
• Benediction — Not available
• Neptune Frost — for purchase on platforms
• Fire Island — Hulu
• RRR — Netflix
• Good Luck to You, Leo Grande — Hulu
• Cha Cha Real Smooth — Apple TV+
• Marcel The Shell With Shoes On — Theaters

As always, please hit us up with questions, suggestions, just to say hi, or god forbid any concerns (jkkk if you’re concerned we’re concerned, def let us know). Follow us on socials @theriftpod, and you can email us at [email protected].

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This week we’re diving into Pixar’s 1998 A Bug’s Life. It’s still fun and cute and imaginative but as adults we’re also seeing through the cracks. Down the rabbit hole we go as we talk about colonialism, gender, Roe v Wade, capitalism, and what actually happens when caterpillars become butterflies. Before that Avery updates us on her experience with Hacks season 2 and Rosey reviews Love, Victor season 3. Then we look into a fun new kind of summer-focused list with trailers of what’s to come in 2022.

Next week we’re looking at the very fun and (hopefully still) very good Stick It!

Some Topics Covered:

• The National Women’s Soccer League & The Premier League
• Find a list of all the Pixar movies here
• John Lasseter left Pixar after a sexual harassment scandal. He’s now heading another animation studio.
• Kyle Prue’s TikTok with Facts about Abortion (definitely not advice)
• A Bug’s Life: Colonial Allegory
• What A Bug’s Life Teaches Us About Capitalism
• Someone Noticed That Brad Pitt Keeps Morphing Into His Girlfriends

Lists we did/Things we trailed:

• The 10 Highest-Grossing Summer Blockbusters, According To Box Office Mojo
• Summer Movie Calendar 2022 (Rotten Tomatoes)
• Three Thousand Years of Longing
• Fear
• Emergency
• Men

Where to Stream:

• Hacks — HBO Max
• Love, Victor — Hulu
• Sex Education — Netflix
• Conversations with Friends — Hulu
• Teen Wolf — Hulu

As always, please hit us up with questions, suggestions, just to say hi, or god forbid any concerns (jkkk if you’re concerned we’re concerned, def let us know). Follow us on socials @theriftpod, and you can email us at [email protected].

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This week we’re diving into the 1996 critical hit Scream. We’re screaming about it, but not necessarily in delight. Avery, who loved this movie as a youngin, is particularly shocked by her reaction upon rewatch — Rosey as usual pulls no punches. On what we watched we chat about Fleabag season 2 (minor spoilers), Hacks season 2, Stranger Things (minor spoilers), and surprise! Basketball.

Next week we're taking on our first kid's movie A Bug's Life.

Some Topics Covered:

• Murders inspired by Scream
• The government says UFOs exist
• The Ezra Klein Show

Where to Stream:

• Fleabag — Amazon Prime
• Hacks — HBO Max
• Stranger Things — Netflix
• Scream — For rent on most platforms
• Panic Room — For rent on most platforms
• Fresh — Hulu
• New Girl — Netflix
• How To Be Single — For rent on most platforms

As always, please hit us up with questions, suggestions, just to say hi, or god forbid any concerns (jkkk if you’re concerned we’re concerned, def let us know). Follow us on socials @theriftpod, and you can email us at [email protected].

Episodes drop every Wednesday. See you next week!

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This week we’re loving HBO Max’s Hacks. We have a crush on this show and all its characters. We dive into the “female of it all”, the beauty of mentorship, the difference between high and low brow living, and the abundance of non-awkward awkward moments. For What We Watched, Avery is catching up with Conversations with Friends and is equally befuddled.

Next week we’re talking about the groundbreaking Scream.

Some Topics Covered:

• Conversations with Friends
• The Watch episode re Hacks

Where to Stream:

• Jurassic Park Trilogy — HBO Max
• Conversations with Friends — Hulu
• Hacks — HBO Max

As always, please hit us up with questions, suggestions, just to say hi, or god forbid any concerns (jkkk if you’re concerned we’re concerned, def let us know). Follow us on socials @theriftpod, and you can email us at [email protected].

Episodes drop every Wednesday. See you next week!

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This week we're investigating the Tom Hanks baby, and Liv Tyler star vehicle despite almost no lines, That Thing You Do!  There's pop music, musician divas, nearly silent women, a magical black man...we've got a lot to talk about. For What We Watched, New Girl is a forever love and Conversations With Friends is confusing. Then we check out the Netflix Top 10.

Don’t forget to check out Rosey’s guest spot on friend podcast Multiplex Time Machine!

Some Topics Covered:

• John Lennon abused Cynthia Lennon
• Boss Baby SNL sketch (is this offensive to disabled people now? Food for thought)
• Conan’s podcast — Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
• Multiplex Time Machine podcast

Things We Trailed:

• Love Death + Robots

Where to Stream:

• New Girl — Netflix
• The Perfection — Netflix
• Conversations with Friends — Hulu
• Candy — Hulu
• Pivoting — Hulu

As always, please hit us up with questions, suggestions, just to say hi, or god forbid any concerns (jkkk if you’re concerned we’re concerned, def let us know). Follow us on socials @theriftpod, and you can email us at [email protected].

Episodes drop every Wednesday. See you next week!

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