Second Impressions Podcast

Parlez-vous francais? Emma and Danica sure try. Join us for giggle fits as we try to get a sponsorship deal. Emma gets into genetics. Danica gets weirdly aggressive. We are super good at all subjects. Go French yourself!  

This episode is not sponsored by Duolingo...but it could be!

This week, Emma and Danica answer all the important questions about Lord of the Flies:

WHO remembers Simon?
WHAT is the olive-grey jelly fruit?
WHERE do you find premium beauty items on an uninhabited island?
WHEN did we read it in high school?
WHY should you read this book? The answer to that last one is
because of HOW fly it is.

Step inside, it's a wild ride on this episode of Second Impressions! Emma and Danica look back on beloved kids' show The Magic School Bus, and as an added bonus give their first impressions on the reboot The Magic School Bus Rides Again. Emma aces a pop quiz. Danica wonders about permission slips. Phoebe goes home. Irresponsible adults are EVERYWHERE.

Emma and Danica pour themselves a cup of ambition as they try to figure out the deal with country music. Join us as we talk about lake parasites, the best wake up alarm, and jams to guarantee a hoedown.

If you've been paying attention, you might remember that Emma hates sours and Danica isn't into IPAs...so we challenged each other to try 'em again. This hour-long "What Are You Drinking" segment includes live taste tests and many retellings of beer adventures. Beerventures? Whatever.

Emma and Danica lose their sanity as they replay the survival horror video game Amnesia: The Dark Decent! Listen to how we overcame extreme personal hurdles to play...slightly further than we did the first time. Danica gives up and watches a Let's Play. Emma guesses the ending. We talk about other video games.

Bosom friends Emma and Danica are here to give a second look at Canadian children lit icon Anne of Green Gables! L.M. Montgomery writes like she's running out of time. Emma figures out why she didn't like Anne. We uncover a red-haired orphan conspiracy.

It's summer time and Emma and Danica are celebrating by re-watching the 2009 romcom 500 Days of Summer. Join us as we talk dance scenes, controlling boyfriends, and liking a movie while hating the protagonist. Danica doesn't care if you listen to The Smiths. Emma stays awake!

Emma and Danica become mothers this week as they try to keep Tamagotchis alive. Danica tries to get a perfect child. Li'l Emma resents her Dinky Dino. We talk about grief, satisfying button pressing, and the Tamagotchi Effect.