The Straights Aren't Alright

By River Lane

In which a bunch of queers watch straight rom-coms and seek to ask the question: "Are the straights... alright?"

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How many episodes does The Straights Aren't Alright have?

The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.

The Straights Aren't Alright episodes:

October 31, 2025 The Muppets: A Very Muppet-y RomCom
Join River, Jas, Leif, and Gillian as they talk about the Muppets (2011) and are forced to contemplate the true questions of life: are they muppets or men, the value qualifications for second chance romance, and just how toxic are Miss Piggy and Kermit?
Guests Socials:
Jas
https://faeriviera.tumblr.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rfgykuajoxcz5zgllczl4mqj
https://ineachretelling.tumblr.com/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/niya-is-tired
Gillian
https://bsky.app/profile/cutiepuppyfire.bsky.social
https://puppywritesthings.tumblr.com/
Leif
https://www.instagram.com/leifbradshawsings/https://www.facebook.com/leifbradshawmusic/
https://www.youtube.com/@DisneyOutlands
https://www.castingcall.club/red-maned-maestro
The Host's Socials:
https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social
https://letterboxd.com/punk_skeleton/
https://blog.filmlion.online/

Pods Socials
https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social

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55min
October 12, 2025 Amelie: A French New Wave Podcast
Join Ellie, Gillian, Charley, and River as they have a very wandering conversation about the 2001 movie Amelie, the French Cinema establishment, trying to figure out how pay phones work, and the value of matching someone's freak in a relationship.
Guests Socials
Charley
https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mystery-shack-lookback--6055929
http://youtube.com/CharleyMarlowe
https://picarto.tv/realtimefandub
Ellie:
https://bsky.app/profile/elessar42.bsky.social
https://elessar42.medium.com/
Gillian
https://bsky.app/profile/cutiepuppyfire.bsky.social
https://puppywritesthings.tumblr.com/
The Host's Socials:
https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social
https://letterboxd.com/punk_skeleton/
https://blog.filmlion.online/

Pods Socials
https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social
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1h 4min
August 01, 2025 A Midsummer Nights Dream: Bikes and Fae and Love Potions
Join River, Jas, Sam, and new guests Leif and Gillian as they explore the 1999 adaptation of A Midsummer Nights Dream, the other true to text adaptation of Shakespeare with some people you don't know and a lot more people you do know.
Guest's Socials:
Sam
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6354567
https://bsky.app/profile/demisemme.bsky.social
Jas
https://faeriviera.tumblr.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rfgykuajoxcz5zgllczl4mqj
https://ineachretelling.tumblr.com/
Gillian
https://bsky.app/profile/cutiepuppyfire.bsky.social
https://puppywritesthings.tumblr.com/
Leif
https://www.instagram.com/leifbradshawsings/ https://www.facebook.com/leifbradshawmusic/
https://www.castingcall.club/red-maned-maestro

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1h 10min
June 27, 2025 Iron Man: A Superhero Love Horror Movie
Join Bex, Callie, and River as they discuss the original building block of our modern filmic landscape (for better or for worse), 2008's Iron Man, and try to figure out if it's a superhero action movie, a rom com, or a horror movie.
Guest's Socials:
Callie:
https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/
https://ineachretelling.tumblr.com/
The Host's Socials:
https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social
https://letterboxd.com/punk_skeleton/
https://blog.filmlion.online/

Pods Socials
https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social
https://arentalrightpodcom.tumblr.com/
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1h 21min
June 11, 2025 High School Musical 2: Summer Love Complications
Join River, Sam, Ellie, Charley, and Bex as they discuss the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical 2 and debate whether its status as a certain generations' cultural juggernaut is earned along with the complications of Things Made For Children.
Guest's Socials
Sam:
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6354567
Charley
https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mystery-shack-lookback--6055929
http://youtube.com/CharleyMarlowe
Ellie:
https://bsky.app/profile/elessar42.bsky.social
https://elessar42.medium.com/
https://open.spotify.com/show/4rM0GBqM1tOW4Gzpf8RIGu
The Host's Socials:
https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social
https://letterboxd.com/punk_skeleton/
https://blog.filmlion.online/

Pods Socials
https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social
https://arentalrightpodcom.tumblr.com/
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1h 31min
April 26, 2025 The Santa Clause 2: Christmas in Spring
In this episode join River, Jas, Sam, and new guest Charley as they discuss 2003's The Santa Clause 2 contending with the rules of magic, the tent pole level love story, and dunk on Tim Allen.
Guests' Socials
Jas
https://faeriviera.tumblr.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rfgykuajoxcz5zgllczl4mqj
https://ineachretelling.tumblr.com/
Sam:
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6354567
https://bsky.app/profile/demisemme.bsky.social
Charley
https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mystery-shack-lookback--6055929
http://youtube.com/CharleyMarlowe
Our Socials:
https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social
https://arentalrightpodcom.tumblr.com/
Host Socials:
https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social
https://blog.filmlion.online/
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51min
March 28, 2025 Only You: And Your Friends' Judgement
In this episode watch Jas, Ellie, and Bex judge River's taste in rom coms as they explore one that's not not the reason this podcast exists in Only You from 1994.
The following podcast is for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed therein belong only to the speakers.

Jas:
https://faeriviera.tumblr.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rfgykuajoxcz5zgllczl4mqj
https://ineachretelling.tumblr.com/

Ellie:
https://bsky.app/profile/elessar42.bsky.social
https://elessar42.medium.com/
Bex:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/finalgirlplay/the-final-girl-play-kickstarter/posts
The Host's Socials:
https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social
https://letterboxd.com/punk_skeleton/
https://blog.filmlion.online/

Pods Socials
https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social
https://arentalrightpodcom.tumblr.com/
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1h 1min
February 28, 2025 Princess and The Frog: Pretty Much There
In the latest episode, join River, Jas, Callie, Sam, and first time guest Ellie discuss what should've been a Disney Classic The Princess and the Frog and try not to fall down too many rabbit holes (frog holes?) and swooning over both the heroes and the villain.
The following podcast is for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed therein belong only to the speakers.

Jas
https://faeriviera.tumblr.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rfgykuajoxcz5zgllczl4mqj
https://ineachretelling.tumblr.com/
Callie
https://linktr.ee/calliecastle10
Sam:
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6354567
https://bsky.app/profile/demisemme.bsky.social
Ellie
https://www.instagram.com/tinkrbellie?igsh=MWpkM3dkbGMzbmk1Zg==
Our Socials:
https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social
https://arentalrightpodcom.tumblr.com/

Host Socials:
https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social
https://x.com/DreamsRebel
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1h 1min
January 30, 2025 Love Actually: Loathe Actually?
In this episode, join River, Jas, and Ellie try and work out what works and what doesn't about the 2003 Christmas staple Love Actually only a month late for the season it takes place in.

The following podcast is for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed therein belong only to the speakers.

Jas
https://faeriviera.tumblr.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rfgykuajoxcz5zgllczl4mqj
https://ineachretelling.tumblr.com/

Ellie:
https://bsky.app/profile/elessar42.bsky.social
https://elessar42.medium.com/

The Host's Socials:
https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social
https://letterboxd.com/punk_skeleton/
https://blog.filmlion.online/

Pods Socials
https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social
https://arentalrightpodcom.tumblr.com/
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53min
December 27, 2024 Better Off Single: A Pitch Deck of a Movie
Sometimes, movies are uncertain as to what they're really about, and if we're lucky, they're short enough so as to not waste all of our time. Join River, Jas, and Bex as they talk about Better Off Single, a movie that makes a mess of the wall it tries to throw Spaghetti at.

The following podcast is for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed therein belong only to the speakers.

Jas
https://faeriviera.tumblr.com/
https://www.tiktok.com/@faeriviera
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rfgykuajoxcz5zgllczl4mqj
https://ineachretelling.tumblr.com/

Bex
https://www.complexionsdance.org/

The Host's Socials:
https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social
https://letterboxd.com/punk_skeleton/
https://blog.filmlion.online/

Pods Socials
https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social
https://arentalrightpodcom.tumblr.com/
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43min

FAQs about The Straights Aren't Alright:

How many episodes does The Straights Aren't Alright have?

The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.