Hear Me Out Pod

Christmas movie in summertime! It's crazy how we HAVENT brought to the pod a Tim Burton movie yet, but now we officially have. This week's episode is a cult classic. It's strange and singular, just like Edward himself, and definitely Burton's most personal film to date.

It's Season 5! The premier episode brings Amber Fares' 2015 documentary "Speed Sisters" to the podcast! This documentary follows an all female speed racing group in Palestine and the challenges they face personally and societally.

Oscars 2025! What DIDN'T happen on Hollywoods Biggest Night? Women were interrupted and ignored, famous men were platformed for unlimited amounts of time, and no one who wasn't an actor was allowed to speak! Actually yeah, that seems like a pretty good representation of the industry! Oh also there was a 10 minute interlude on the Bond franchise done by 3 artists who have a song out together. Strea...

It just HAD to be you. And this film written by Nora Ephron just HAS to be the best romcom to ever do it? When Kari met Audrey, she constantly flirted with bringing this movie to the pod, but only when the weather was right. And now it's finally here! We chat about Billy Crystal's increasing hotness throughout the film, perfectly paced character development, this structure format being used in alm...

It's Anne Hathaway y2k fantasy direct to tv realness on the pod this week - we watched Ella Enchanted! Based on the book of the same title by the icon Gail Carson Levine and directed by Tommy O'Haver this movie is nonstop fun. No, seriously it does not stop - wait really what is the plot? despite having a roster of pretty famous people this movie manages to look low budget - excluding the perfectl...

Ol' Jack always says...what the hell? And ol' Kari and Audrey are taking a page from Jack Burton's book and saying "who in the hell are you anyways" to this week's guest. Bringing this beloved Carpenter classic is someone who is rather beloved himself...the incredibly funny, talented, insightful, and just a big ol' sweetie - Ian Erickson! Together this triad reminisces about 80's cinema and gushes...

Kari and Audrey discuss the long awaited sequel to Disney/Pixar's take on superheroes. It's Brad Bird's "Incredibles 2" This one is interesting, it has real highs and lows - some of the kids stuff, dare we say - incredible. Some of the overarching themes? Confusing and muddled. There is also the question of whether making a female lead character too strong and too competent inherently makes her st...

Autumn is officially upon us, and what better way to celebrate than watching a movie that uses the colors yellow/orange/brown to such a degree, that you start to question if you are now a sepia loyalist? Yes, this week we are talking about arguably Wes Anderson’s best film, Fantastic Mr. Fox. What the cuss? Yeah the CUSS we are! We’re just ~different~ like that. We discuss why Audrey is Kristoffer...

So...uh...do you guys like cheese? This week we cover Andy Fickman's 2000s iconic gender bending nonsensical romp of a film "She's the Man" And bringing it to the table is none other than the hilarious thoughtful kind beautiful intelligent bestie of the pod - Miss Elsie How! Together the trio discusses the star of the film and comedy legend Amanda Bynes but refuses to get sad about her life trajec...

And we're not talking about the Lil Nas X song! This week we're discussing Luca Guadagnino's profound adaptation of the Andre Aciman novel. More controversial now than it was upon release with it starring he who shall not be named, does that lessen its glow? Does Kari talk non stop for 30 minutes (predictably) about Timothée? Did it rain during Michael Stuhlbarg's heartbreakingly magnificent "dad"...

RRRRRRRRAAAAAANGOOO Howdy Pardner! You ever been so far east you found yourself west, no way to go but upside down and out, twisted tangled into a million knots with the western wind blowing you towards a stranger with one bullet pointed straight at you? Well then you might just have tangled with rrrrrrRANGO.

Being perfect is soo overrated. Result! We revert back into girlhood with this young teen flick, and Kari walks Audrey through the ritualistic sleepover activities one HAS to do while watching. If you ever had a menty b when rating your friends, created cute but niche handshakes with your bff, fake liked apples to get your sex-god crush to notice you (even though apples give you wind), or had a hu...

Starting the season by breaking format? You bet! Audrey is bringing the ONLY ANIME SHE WATCHES OK to the pod and Kari is dealing with it! One Piece an anime based of the manga of the same title by Eiichiro Oda and is one of the most popular series of all time. The anime debuted in 1999 and is ongoing with over 1000 episodes of riveting and not at all poorly paced material! In this episode we follo...

WE ARE SEX BOB-OMB AND WE’RE HERE TO MAKE YOU THINK ABOUT DEATH AND GET SAD AND STUFF! 1-2-3-4- Kari and Audrey get amped gabbing about this week’s kick-ass flick. Edgar Wright’s take on this comic book series is…well…a comic comically coming to life! Between the actors being instructed to not blink, the colorful visual effects, the quippy one-liners, and the shots being cut so quick they’ll make...

Gallop over the plains, through valleys, rivers and woods back to a time that wasn't simple but was wild. Through land that stretches as far as the eye can see. Running wild with eagles, the wind whipping through your long mane, the Earth pounding with the sound of your hooves. Whinny to your heard and tell them ... New Episode of Hear Me Out today!!! If this sparked something in you, well you may...

This week we're talking the film that took tumblr by storm. In the time of indie sleeze, being emo was soo in. Based off of his own novel, Stephen Chbosky decided he was going to not only adapt his novel into a screenplay, but direct it too! Is being too hands on potentially this coming of age movie's downfall? Will this become the first movie of the podcast that doesn't hold up? Is Emma Watson fi...

Steven Spielberg adapts the comic book series "The Adventures of Tin Tin" written by Hergé into a truly fascinating film. No question about it this movie is weird. Edgar Wright and Peter Jackson are attached to production; Andy Serkis and Daniel Craig are both voice actors; this thing is star studded! But have you ever heard of it? Despite there being a ton of big names attached to this movie (And...

Thundercats are go!!!!! This week’s episode is the one of a kind indie 2007 flick, Juno. So many other movies tried to jack Diablo Cody’s vernacular, but they’re just greedy little bitches that could never replicate this gold. This ain’t no etch-a-sketch! Kari and Audrey discuss a variety of things— From when they we’re younger the thought of sex meant they’re eggo would soon be preggo, to teens i...

The girls are back to talk about Mark Palansky's 2006 film "Penelope" A star studded cast meets an extremely bizarre 2000s alt aesthetic for a really wild ride. It feels like being trapped inside a Panic! at the Disco music video and is that a good thing? You tell us! Either way James McAvoy is hot and maybe wearing a wig and we want Reese Witherspoon to be our best friend!

Us: You don't care about our podcast You, the listeners: We don't care? We do care! Us: No, you don't listen. You, the listeners: That is just not true! God! Every person who listens bends over backward to make sure you two feel heard. Why do you think whenever we see you both we make sure to ask how the podcast is going? Huh? Huh? Because of YOU TWO! Because - all these people - love you girls! W...

This week we talk about Audrey's childhood. And that means we are talking Harry Potter! Chris Columbus' 2001 film based on the book series about magic, spells, broomsticks, wands. The mismatched aesthetic, the wonderment of magic, and ability of the whole cast to be serving at all times certainly creates an interesting watch! But will it hold up? A lot of us grew up with it, a lot of us watch the...

Introducing the first episode of the 5 part mini series: Kari's Indie Mount Rushmore +1. Four of these flicks were true indie darlings when they first came out, and Kari couldn't get enough of them! The fifth flick, while not exactly an indie, was a movie that was on constant repeat on Kari's infamous 8-slot DVD player, and felt rude to leave it out!! She takes Audrey on a trip down memory lane wh...

FINALLY! A movie for GIRLS! Do we LOVE IT??!! Did we wear a little OUTFIT to go see it??!! Did it make us feel insane coo coo out of OUR MINDS???? 100% PERCENT! Is this episode a movie critique, or a therapy session? You tell us! The movie captivated us like it did the rest of the world - the chokehold this movie had on the world was NUTS, but does it live up to the hype? Get into it with Kari, Au...

It's Kari Christmas!!!! And she brought the 2005's greatest offering to the Christmas feast, the movie "Just Friends." Starring Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, and Anna Ferris this movie centers around kind of a love triangle, or to some; a weird overlapping of obsession. Someone from the NYT would review this movie and say "its not for the fainthearted" when what they mean is any singular second of thi...

Celebrate Halloween with Kari and Audrey as they discuss 1966 TV animated special "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" directed by Bill Melendez! We are really taking a scholarly approach to this one and ask some real hard hitting questions. Why did the creators feel the need to animate about 10 minutes of abstract war scenes? Is Charlie Brown being gaslit by everyone in his town? Is this 1966...