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Why think about the current winter Olympics when we can instead talk about the Olympians of the 1990s? This week we look back at some of the most prominent figure skaters of the 90s, especially my favorite: Surya Bonaly . Podcast music: “Couture Fantasy" and "Mid Western”, by Eino Toivanen, kongano.com Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0

TW/CW: This episode mentions slavery, anti-Black racism and violence,, family separation, genocide, body horror, death, suicide, and rape.   This week's episode on Octavia E Butler's time travel masterpiece, Kindred, goes deep into the book's themes the legacy of slavery through time and space, and the complexity of emotions when you know that the line of your ancestry is drawn with blood and tear...

Why would I read the books already on my "to be read" pile when I can instead add five or so extra books? On this week's Ok Real Quick Pod we add a few books to the already teetering stack. The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Between Friends & Lovers by Shirlene Obuobi Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Sky Full Of Elephants by Cebo Campbell Death Of The Author by Nnedi Okoraf...

We may be (fashionably) late, but we're still ready to celebrate Smosh's remarkable 20 year run on YouTube! While your host may not have have discovered Smosh until recent years, it has grabbed a firm hold of her heart. Don't know what Smosh is? We have a real quick rundown of the channel's history, what makes it so great, and why you should check it out now!   In honor of the Smosh show that got...

Back To The Future premiered 40 years ago. Now that you've had a moment to recover from that realization, let's talk about Marty, Doc and the importance of density destiny, and why this movie still captures our imagination all those many, many decades later. It's A Fandom Thing Pod's Back To The Future Episode This week's Special Segment is "A Super Quick Review", about Bugonia and If I Had Legs I...

BOO! Sorry for the scare, but we really need to talk about 2025's best-- and worst-- horror movies. Which scary flicks did we love? Which ones did we wish were never made? And which ones are we looking forward to, because the year is not yet over? Click play and find out, and then drop us a comment and let us know what your favorites are! You can listen to your host talk in depth about: React to t...

Let's get nosy this week! On this episode we'll be digging into some stories from Reddit. That's right: the entire episode is a giant Chisme Chorner. The posts for the stories can be found here , here   and here .   Podcast music: “Couture Fantasy" and "Mid Western”, by Eino Toivanen, kongano.com Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0

You ever watch a movie and think, "Fantastic! Best movie I've seen in a long time! Never show it to me again"? Well, if you have a few minutes, we'd love to talk to you about The Long Walk, the movie adaptation of the novel by Stephen King. We get into the performances by Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson, the movie's parallels to The Hunger Games and to our current world, and why it's important th...

If you were lucky enough to grow up in the 80s and 90s and you lived in the US, you got to enjoy the golden era of the PSA (Public Service Announcement, not Prostate-Specific Antigen. Yes, this is important information). Join your host on this week's episode of Ok Real Quick for a trip down memory lane, and let us know YOUR favorite PSAs!  The article mentioned in the episode can be found here . T...

Sometimes you build your FYP brick by brick. Sometimes you get a little help from your friends. This week we talk about the Hamilton trend on TikTok started by @actuallyhamilt0n, Zoe Coyle. You can watch her original tiktok here . To watch the commercial about milk, Hamilton, and Burr, click here . This week's Special Segment is On My To Be Read Pile, and we discuss the Suzanne Collins book Sunris...

Wanna know what the Barbie and the newest Superman movies have in common? It's more than you'd think, and we talk about it on this week's episode. Listen to the It's A Fandom Thing Pod episode featuring yours truly, in which we discuss the sociopolitical intent and impact of James Gunn's Superman (2025) here . Read the article from The Mary Sue mentioned here .  This week's Special Segment is On M...

Sometimes your favorite show will break your heart, and not in a good way. The X-Files' 11th season began with an episode that left me disgusted. So much so that I have never revisited what had been my favorite show for over 20 years. Immediately after the episode aired in 2018 I wrote a blog post detailing what had turned me off the show. Does the blog post hold up? Will revisiting it lead me to...

Yeah, whatever, Zack and Kelly. MY heart ships Lisa and Zack --and I'm not alone! This week we talk about the mysteriously disappearing relation between Zack Morris and Lisa Turtle on Saved By The Bell, how racism came between them and viewers, and why Screech is as much trash as Zack.  Link to Clarissa C's video " It Sucks Being The Token Black Girl " Link to Funny Or Die's video The Time Zack Mo...

If you love karaoke, you have your go-to songs. This week on Ok Real Quick your host talks about her karaoke favs and the ones she'd love to have the confidence to take on in public. What are your "must sings" at karaoke? And what songs do you only sing in the privacy of your shower but would love to have the confidence to take on in front of people? This week's Special Segment is the Chisme Chorn...

As the 1998 movie The Truman Show becomes ever more pertinent to our reality TV and social media obsessed minds, your host has fallen deep into a rabbit hole about the movie, and sees some parallels to modern times' family vlogger channels. Join us this week for an exploration of the theory of Christof as Truman's controlling father figure. Yes, there is ranting involved. Here's the link to the Wi...

A lesbian character in a 19th century novel? Mon dieu! If, like me, you've only ever read the abridged version of Alexandre Dumas's classic French historical fiction epic, you'll be surprised by what awaits in the unabridged version. Join Ok Real Quick as we dive into the textual evidence of Eugenie Danglar's romantic love for Louise d'Armilly. This week's Special Segment is "From My To Be Read Pi...

"Best friend isn't a person, Danny. It's a tier." That phrase (from The Mindy Project) has lived in my head rent-free for over ten years. But...can you actually have more than one best friend? Join us for an exploration of all things besties on this week's episode of Ok Real Quick Pod! This week's Special Segment is The Chisme Chorner where we discuss  this gem  from the "Wedding Shaming" subreddi...

In 1993, the third season of MTV's The Real World brought into the lives of millions of people the unforgettable Pedro Zamora. This week we celebrate his life and honor his legacy, as we take a look into what made Pedro so special, and the lasting impact he made in the education and advocacy for HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention, and treatment. The fight is not over, and it's up to us to carry his to...

What progress, if any, has been made in bisexual representation on TV? We talk about Lindsay from Queer As Folk, and touch on characters like Willow (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), David Rose (Schitt's Creek), Rosa Diaz (Brooklyn Nine Nine) and more.  Click here to listen to the Liberty Diner Dish interview with Queer As Folk writer Del Shores, and here to check out It's A Fandom Thing Pod's episodes,...

In our first episode of the Ok Real Quick Pod series "Perfect Pilots" we discuss why the first episode of What We Do In The Shadows worked so well, and what we love about the characters.    This week's special segment is Unhinged Theories, in which we talk about the announcement of the upcoming sequel to Spaceballs, and how we think the story will unfold.   https://nofilmschool.com/make-a-great-tv...

Get your bookmarks out: It's time to talk about Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill! From the author's website:  "It’s weird, it’s queer, and it’s here in bookshops near you! OUR HIDEOUS PROGENY is my debut novel, a spiritual sequel to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and a love letter to women in science and the fascinating history of Victorian paleoart. Are you a fan of Victorian mad science? Gothic g...

It feels like almost every new show is a reboot and, you know what? We're tired of it. Join us this week as we indulge in a rant about the nonstop deluge of regurgitated nostalgia, why it's even a thing, and why it sucks.   This week's special segment is On My "To Be Read" Pile, featuring C.E. McGill's Our Hideous Progeny! Come find out why your host is psyched to stop procrastinating and finally...

Remember sitting in front of your stereo, ready to pounce on the "record" button the moment your song came on? Remember the feeling when you gave your crush a cassette with your favorite songs (which maybe you did or didn't call Dean's Top 13 Zepp Traxx)? No? Well even if you didn't live through the joy of creating the perfect mixtape and the anguish of having to re-reel it with a pencil (IYKYK),...

We're in our podcast era, and we're kicking it off with our first episode, "Why Are Cats?" Find out why we find cats so fascinating, why cats tolerate us, and whether they even give a purr.   This week's special segment is the Chisme Chorner, in which we read an AITAH post , give our verdict, and decide whether the story is real or really made up.   Cat study information can be found at https://mo...