This week Clint walks Katie through the fascinating history of The Oscars! What is the Academy? How does the voting process work? Who is Oscar and why is he holding a sword? They discuss criticism such as bias, commercialism and lack of diversity, the decline in ratings and where they were during the "slap felt around the world" last year. Plus! A bunch of facts you probably didn't know about the Oscars and Katie's well rehearsed Oscar speech! Enjoy!

(Get out your Wine Mug and drink every time Clint says “muckity-muck”!) ****

1:00 PA parody on the oscars / Clint sneaks into the PA premiere screening
3:00 Oscar ratings// hostless Oscars? // woke culture
4:15 Horror movies at the oscars?
4:45 Clint gives some basic history
5:00 Katie straps in for a wild ride *cue the theme music*
6:20 Katie had her 30th bday at the Roosevelt Hotel. It was grand. There was a bowling alley. 
8:15 People cared about movie stars in the 30’s
9:00 Joe and Katie watched a romcom IN A REAL MOVIE THEATRE
10:25 The Oscar statue… 
11:05 The origin of the name is lost to history….
12:45 No spoilers, please! Oscars get engraved at the after party.
13:15 Oscar statue re-sale value. Prob ok to resell if you’re trying to save your wife. It’s just a statue. 
15:15 Other Oscar achievement awards // Tom Hanks was just getting started when Katie was in HS.
16:05 Katie attends a “night before” Oscar party and has a friend who won an Oscar
17:10 Joaquin Phoenix doesn’t campaign.. but does get an Oscar
18:30 writer/directors are awesome 
19:40 How do you become an Academy member?
20:45 A lot of the members are old white guys. 
22:30 Kathryn Bigelow wants to win because she is awesome 
24:00 Requirement for submitting a movie to the Oscars
24:30 Terrifier 2… Oscar bound???
25:15 Kathy Bates and Misery / Kathy Bates went to SMU and inspired Katie to start journaling.
26:00 Is Katie a serial killer? Or just a journaler? 
27:00 Katie hasn’t watched many Oscar movies. She is sorry.
27:55 Tangerine and the Iphone4
29:00 We gotta preserve the theatre experience! (And also bookstores.)
29:50 Screeners!!!
31:00 Katie spills the tea on her pal who won the Oscar
35:25 Katie woke up in France and learned about Chris Rock and Will Smith
40:20 Playing off an acceptance speech…
43:15 Host or no host?
44:00 Social issues or celebrate movies?
46:00 Covid Oscars
48:30 Populist movies are still cool!
51:30 Leo, it’s your time.
53:30 Will Smith and the room where it happened. 
54:15 Roma 
54:45 Don’t just be mad on twitter! People are trying to figure stuff out. 
55:30 Gender non binary at the Oscars… Katie says “hey, let’s just give best performer awards and call it a day.”
57:00 Fun Oscar facts!
57:20 Meryl Streep is GOAT
59:05 In A Dream World: “45 second Oscar speeches”
1:02:00 Clint turns the Oscars into Carrie!

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