Sister podcasters raised by 80s and 90s movies: Tracie Guy-Decker, lover of animation, Muppets, comedy, and feminism & Emily Guy Birken, storytelling nerd, mental health advocate, and pop culture aficionado

Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t: A Pop-Culture Comedy Podcast

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80s and 90s movies and early 2000s tv may be called stupid shit by some, but you know it matters. So do we. We're Tracie and Emily, sister podcasters who love well-crafted fiction and one another. In this comedy podcast, we look at the classic movies of our Gen X childhood and adolescence, analyzing film tropes to uncover the cultural commentary on romance, money, religion, mental health, and more. From Twilight to Ghostbusters, Harry Potter to the Muppets, comedy to drama to horror, we use feminism, our super smart brains, and each other to uncover the lessons lurking behind the nostalgia of...

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Deep Thoughts about the Twilight Saga 29.08.2023 54:41

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Vampires and werewolves and regressive gender norms, oh my! In this first episode, Emily shares her deep thoughts about the Twilight saga, from concerns about what the series might be teaching teenage girls about their own agency in romance to the fact that society feels justified in denigrating the series precisely because teenag...

Teaser: Our Favorite Pop Culture Shapes Our World 05.07.2023 8:01

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Have you ever been told something you love is “just” a tv show (or movie, or comic, etc)? But you know it matters, even if others dismiss it as “stupid.” You know it’s worth talking and thinking about. So do we. Join us, Tracie Guy-Decker and Emily Guy Birken, as we embark on a journey of dissecting “trivial” things that have an u...