Wistful Thinking

Cara and Jordan talk to Sophie about the 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid. They discuss their deep emotional ties to the movie, the pitfalls of the Disney princess genre, and wonder why Disney decided to change so many details from the original Hans Christian Anderson text.

Jordan and Cara talk to Zack DeZon about the classic Nicktoon Ren and Stimpy, a show that Cara describes as "an animated version of hairy gak" and that two out of three of us weren't really allowed to watch as children.

On this episode, Cara and Jordan talk to Cortney about the illustrated children's book from 1992, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Stories. They discuss the book's unique approach to book design and classic fairy tales, as well as its beautiful illustrations by Lane Smith. Then, they take a detour into talking about other pieces of classic children's literature they loved. Plus: a dramatic reading of the book's eponymous story.

Cara and Jordan talk to writer Abby Norman about Hey Arnold!, including classic episodes like Stoop Kid, Pigeon Man, and Helga on the Couch.

Cara and Jordan talk to co-founder of the CageClub Podcast Network Mike Manzi about 1995's The Net, starring Sandra Bullock as a computer programmer who stumbles upon a conspiracy, putting her life and the lives of those around her in great danger.

Jordan, Cara, and CageClub Podcast Network co-founder Joey Lewandowski watch the 1995 movie Casper and learn that watching Christina Ricci is still awesome and sometimes there are sex jokes in movies that kids don't notice.

Wistful Thinking, a bi-monthly pop culture and nostalgia podcast, will bring us all back to the days where there was that movie you watched every day, the book you read each night, and the CD you listened to until it was too scratched to play. Are they still good or is it just Wistful Thinking?