Rosie and Miya celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the podcast by ranking 37 theme park trash cans. 

RELEVANT LINKS: 

• Donate to Mask Oakland 
• Donate to Water Drop LA 

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Rosie and Miya are joined by the director of the new documentary LIVE FROM THE SPACE STAGE — A HALYX STORY Matthew Serrano to talk about the process of uncovering the story of this almost forgotten, short-lived Star Wars themed ‘80s rock band. Then we chat about Disneyland live entertainment at large & each pitch our very own stage shows.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Donate to Jacob Blake
• Bail fund for Kenosha Protesters
• WATCH: Live from the Space Stage - A Halyx Story
• WATCH: NBA Desktop on the NBA strike

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DONATE TO THE FORMER WOLFMAN BOOKS/WOLFEMME + THEM COLLECTIVE: https://www.gofundme.com/f/qtbipoc-coop-bookstore-and-community-space

This episode, Rosie faces her fear of dolls and Miya faces her past as the pair step into the pink-branded, immaculately themed world of American Girl. They talk about the rise and fall of the historical dolls (justice for Ivy Ling!), the elaborate experience that is the American Girl Place, and finally create American Girl dolls of each other.  

Special thanks to Krista Kursaki for making us into American Girl dolls (check our social)!

(NOTE: Miya has microphone issues for the first 15 minutes of this episode, but it does get fixed! We apologize; she was recording underwater and cosplaying as a mermaid.)

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DONATE TO PORTLAND BAIL FUNDS HERE: https://www.gofundme.com/f/pdx-protest-bail-fund 

Rosie and Miya are joined by a guest, Ariana Grande-approved blue check journalist and close personal friend Joshua Bote (USA Today, NPR Music, Billboard), to vision board their ideal Disney Channel star careers –– the highs and lows, the scandals, the cringey adult pivots, and the mediocre pop hits. 

They celebrate the return of the NBA (and give Miya a crash course in basketball) in a very special edition of Would You Eat This? 

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DONATE & RECEIVE A FREE BOOK FROM A BLACK-OWNED BOOKSTORE: https://redbullarts.com/newyork/news/red-bull-arts-book-share/

The pod is BACK from a little hiatus (because theme parks don’t matter) and here to remind you NOT to go to the parks. Stay inside folks! While indoors, we hope you’ll join Rosie and Miya as they embark on an in-depth dissection of the 2020 Sanrio Character Ranking. We talk about the dethroning of Hello Kitty, the decline of Sanrio stores and their terrible gum, Puroland curry, and what we owe to the character Shinkansen, a jolly train.

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WATCH ALONG HERE: https://tinyurl.com/whyteenbeachmovie

Rosie and Miya return with another DUMPSTER DEEP DIVE ramble episode! Miya has some thoughts on the Disney+ show Prop Culture, mainly concerning her personal desire to be allowed into the Disney archives for an indefinite amount of time without supervision. Rosie comes prepared with a monumental 30+ page slideshow-slash-investigation into the mystery of Teen Beach Movie 2, which asks the vital question....why? 

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In their second pod of quarantine, Rosie and Miya fondly remember restaurants, specifically, themed ones! After some brand new, shelter-in-place friendly segments, Miya gives a quick(ish) Wikipedia history of the themed restaurant and Rosie has some things to say about Margaritaville. Then they go in depth with their respective top 5 themed restaurants (including a debate over the Rainforest Cafe) before throwing it all away to create their own. Cooking Mama would be so proud!

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Welcome FANS, it’s our very first Q&A (the Q stands for quarantine)!!

Rosie and Miya answer listener questions about heists, time travel, Vin Diesel, Pluto rights, and more. Along the way, Rosie has a review of an all male dance revue and some discoveries about Seaworld. Meanwhile, Miya has thoughts on Disneyland’s mural erasing past and a theory about Goofy. 

Please forgive us for any sound hiccups! We're trying out new ways to record during quarantine and our dainty little lady microphones have a lot to learn. 

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Mickey Mouse is getting his very first park ride, built on the grave of The Great Movie Ride, but he's never had a full length movie released in theaters. Luckily for Bob Chapek, Rosie and Miya are here to fix that and provide the ride with the tie-in IP it never asked for! On this episode of Theme Park Trash, Rosie and Miya make their pitches for a Mickey Mouse movie. Rosie also recounts her trip to Build-A-Bear to buy a Porg. 

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Rosie and Miya are here with meticulous plans for a perfect Disneyland date — where to snack, hike, high five, and kiss (but just a single chaste smooch, no PDA). Also on this episode: Sam the Eagle comes to Epcot and Batuu seasons their milk. 

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