Summers Off

Everyone loves a Christmas surprise!  Rach and Ty get some time off over Winter Break and start cramming Christmas movies. Jingle All the Way is today's seminar and it features dynamic symbolism and an existential deep dive into the pitfalls of modern day materialism and its affect on the standard American family unit with its juxtaposition to the stereotypical fatherhood role.  Really it's a chan...

Sometimes we all feel a little sentimental and need a good open mouth cry. Ty and Rach are closing out Season 1 with the beloved classic, My Girl. In this episode we talk first kisses, teacher crushes, and childhood heroes. See how Culkin couldn't get over his Home Alone antics, what they each thought of their first kiss together, and how Jamie Lee Curtis and her potty mouth cost her big bucks. He...

As the season winds down, Ty and Rach get nostalgic with Rach's middle school movie of choice, Save the Last Dance. Hear Rach reminisce about dances she made up in her basement while Ty talks Backstreet Boys (ad nauseam). Other answered questions include: Why substitute teaching is the worst, Who won Best Kiss in 2001 (spoiler alert - it's this movie), and which tv show gets more ridiculous: Scand...

I "WILL" be back! This week's episode covers one of Ty's all time favorite repeats, Terminator 2: Judgement Day. A heart warming tale of a boy, his murderous robot, and psychotic mother. Hear all the scuttle butt about twin magic, what makes those liquid steel sound effects, and who's your daddy (Arnold style).   Will Rach like it better than Terminator 1? Will she admit that Arnold is a good acto...

This week we dive into a futuristic love story that takes place in the 80's.  Arn's butt makes an appearance, broken wrists and broken ankles are discussed, and why this movie's legacy will last forever.  You will have cool trivia to whip out at parties after listening like how many lines Arnold had in the movie, what fever dreams had to do with its creation, and what Piranha 2: The Spawning is al...

Fool me once shame on you.  Fool me - you can't get fooled again. ~ George Dubya

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Ever wonder what Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and Martha Jefferson talked about in their early 1800's book club meetings?  Me neither, that's a different movie. In First Wive's Club, we talk about the true first women of America: Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, and Bette Middler.  Why does Rach have most of this movie memorized?  Who would Ty rather make out with?  Who does Rach want to play in a...

FINALLY, Rach takes over and slams Ty with all kinds of movie know-how.  Ty gets sappy and has moist eyes, Rach talks about love from the other side, Gerard's terrible Irish blends perfectly to Ty's semi-terrible Irish, and Rach tells the story of her sisters and her creating a new river outside the movie theatre right after seeing this movie.  Plus, we put to bed the question that has been plagui...

Every pubescent boy's favorite movie and poster in their college dormitory comes to life in this episode of Summers Off.  Rach and Ty discuss what exactly Al Pacino snorted up his nose in all those scenes, how they avoided the dreaded X rating, how many F-words there are, and all the quotes that you can imagine.  Plus hear Rach's attempt at some dialect work.  It's not pretty...   Photo credit goe...

This deep dive of the blood splattering, gun smoking cinematic battle between man and other worldly beast will leave you with answers to the questions you never knew you had.  Discover just how much influence Arnold had on the film, how he survived the cold Mexican jungle nights, and what Rach thinks happened once the cameras turned off and the lights turned low.  Also, Rach answers the question y...

What do educators do when they are required to take a summer vacation every year?  Most of them are productive.  This married couple watches movies.  Lots and lots of movies.  In this podcast, Ty and Rach make movie lists for each other and force the other to watch their films Clockwork Orange style.  From tear wrenching chick flicks to dripping testosterone blood baths, this is going to be an awe...