The Observation Deck

The Observation Deck

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The Observation Deck episodes

  • Sister Lessons w/ Anya Kowalchuk

    Sister of the pod Anya joins the girlies to talk about the TV series Charmed with plenty of digressions along the way. Discussing sisterhood, Christian morality, and #MeToo, our Charmed Ones traverse the long shadow left in the wake of this girl power witch drama.


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    1 hr 35 min
  • The Mallrats Project

    A week full of psychosexual high tea and film festival musings animate Saskia and Rosa’s discussion of North American mall culture. From olfactory memories of the food court to the death of the anchor store, the girlies offer their takes on mall experiences past and present. 


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    1 hr 9 min
  • Fall Reads II: The Return of Reading Week

    Rosa and Saskia are back from Fall break to talk about their favourite reads of 2025. After catching us up on all of their goings on since last recording, the girlies dive into what they've been reading this year--taking us through the good, the bad, and the ugly of their own reading habits.


    For Raspy <3



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    1 hr 12 min
  • Letterboxd Politics w/ Sam Thompson

    Film scholar and friend of the pod Sam Thompson joins the girlies to chat about Letterboxd. Using their own Letterboxd entries from the Amazon Prime original The Map that Leads to You (2025), they discuss Euro summer, the commitments of the romcom genre, and fit it all into the context of (and radical possibilities of) the Letterboxd platform.


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    1 hr 32 min
  • The Girliepop-ification of Anti-Work

    Turn your volume up over the sound of the 17 year cicada brood and dive into Saskia and Rosa’s analysis of this post-feminist critique of late capitalism. Are the girlies lost in the reactionary sauce or exploring a legitimate criticism of corporate America? 


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    1 hr 23 min
  • YApocalypse Now w/ Jessica Ward

    Here’s to the side braid seen all around the world. Rosa and Saskia welcome Jessica Ward to the pod to talk all your favourite YA dystopias past and present. 



    Jess’ letterboxd watchlist here: https://boxd.it/LMJd0


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    1 hr 23 min
  • Instagram Meme History

    Saskia and Rosa take us on a trip through Instagram meme history and share their own philosophies on meme posting, exploring the ever evolving platform and the nature of memes themselves.


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    1 hr 19 min
  • Park Hang Gossip Sesh

    Saskia and Rosa make their triumphant return for Season 2 of the Observation Deck! The girlies are kicking off this season with a casual convo in the park following what they've been up to during the hiatus, including celebrity cameos, TV recaps, and much more.


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    48 min
  • Reality TV Part 3: The Finale

    In our season finale, producer Nelson makes another on mic appearance with the girlies to chat about TLC's brand of freak show reality. And to cap off the season, some sweet reminiscing <3


    Thanks for listening and see you in a couple months! xoxo Rosa, Saskia, and Nelson


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    1 hr 55 min

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