Just Be Poly Podcast

Today , Hailey and Javi dive into Ti West's 2022 horror slasher X, starring Mia Goth and Jenna Ortega, using the film as a springboard for a wide-ranging conversation about horror, sexuality, relationships, and aging. Alongside discussing Ti West's direction, the wave of incredible horror films released in 2022, and the film's prequel Pearl, they explore themes of jealousy versus envy,...

Hailey and Javi discuss the 1992 dark comedy, Death Becomes Her. Topics discussed include: Meryl Strep, Bruce Willis, Industrial Light And Magic, the symbolic origins of the magic potion, plot holes in the film, self-esteem, vanity, beauty standards, death, immortality, validation from others, Greta Garbo, morticians, diagetic sound, Robert Zemeckis, the symbolism of white in film, Sidney Pollock,...

Hailey and Javi discuss the original 1973 film The Wicker Man. Topics discussed include jealousy, threesomes, feeling left out, the Epstein files, the book of Daniel, ancient Celtic paganism, why coins are put on the eyes of the dead, Styx, Greek mythology, witches, folk music, religion, varieties of possible ENM boundaries, Christopher Lee, and is this actually a musical? https://www.instragram.c...

Hailey and Javi discuss the 2016 horror comedy, The Love Witch. Topics discussed include: sex eyes, Wicca, Silver Ravenwolf, Charmed, scrying, Anna Biller, Gallo music and films, astrology, disassociation, gender role reversals, sexual assault, suicide, kaleidoscope effects, the film's retro aesthetic, sexism, femininity, sexuality, crime DNA analysis, and Lana Del Rey.

Hailey and Javier discuss the 2009 erotic thriller Chloe starring Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, and Liam Neeson. Topics discussed include Chloe's uncomfortable themes, death of the artist, the original French film Nathalie..., how the film visualizes tension, the hidden metaphor of mirrors, sex work, rejection therapy, communicating feelings, emotional check-ins, family meetings, insecuriti...

Hailey and Javi discuss the 2015 gothic romance Crimson Peak. Topics covered include what defines a period piece, Guillermo Del Toro, the symbolism of rubies in film, how ghosts manifest physically, vampire moths, ghosts' attachments to people and places, Fernando Velazquez, the happy major scale vs the sad minor scale, the importance of kiss chemistry, personal growth through polyamory, why o...

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Hailey and Javi discuss 2003's The Haunted Mansion, starring Eddie Murphy. Topics covered include: religion and tarot, the original Disney attraction, the differences between men and women dating, what makes a successful online dating profile, barbershop quartets, the difference between green screen and blue screen, who made up the term jiggy, chatGPT, kids TV shows, and space facts!

Hailey and Javi discuss both the 2025 film Heart Eyes and the 2024 film It's What's Inside. Topics discussed include throuples, unicorn hunting, kinks and consent, how polyamory helps breakups, director Greg Jardin, integrity, porn addiction and its effects on romantic relationships, social media, possession vs love, group vs couple dynamics in polycules, and social anxiety.

Hailey and Javi discuss the 2016 psychological crime revenge film Nocturnal Animals. Topics discussed include Hailey and Javi's childhood exposure to horror, Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, The Alchemist, junk culture, Hailey analyzes the visual aspects of the film the Wilhelm scream, director Tom Ford, composer Abel Korzeniowski, Great Clips, makeup, Curology, toxic masculinity and machismo, male...

Hailey and Javi discuss the 2008 musical movie Mamma Mia. Topics discussed include: ABBA, bigamy vs polygamy and polyandry, Rumpelstiltskin, Greek weddings, Marilyn Monroe's triangle eye, crushes, The Fates of Greek mythology, jealousy being equivalent to love, polyamorous families, and next season's theme! https://www.instagram.com/justbepolypodcast

In this episode, Hailey and Javi discuss the 2007 musical movie Hairspray. Topics covered include: CinemaScope, Adam Shankman, Mark Shaiman, homages to the sounds of the 60s, white savior syndrome, Trump's America, shape theory in character design, fat shaming, sexualizing teenagers in movies, the original 1988 film, homewrecking, transparency in communication, and what happened to Nikki Blons...

Hailey and Javi discuss the 2014 movie musical The Last Five Years. Topics covered include: Intermarriage, Judaism, Jason Robert Brown's true events inspiration, symbolism behind reversed timelines, auditioning 101, sticky eyes/taffy eyes, contemporary broadway music, married man ring effect, thumbs body language, healthy arguments, feedback during breakups, small towns, infidelity, love langu...

Hailey and Javi discuss the 2001 musical movie Moulin Rouge, starring Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman, and John Leguizamo. Topics include why movies have specific release dates, director Baz Lurhmann, narcolepsy, tuberculosis, jukebox musicals, the police, Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec, single tear crying, sex worker stigmas, brothels, self-love insecurities, new love, and how to overcome jealousy. https...

We listen and we don't judge. Hailey and Javi discuss the 2014 musical movie adaption of Into The Woods, directed by Rob Marshall, starring Emily Blunt, James Corden, Meryl Streep, and Johnny Depp. Topics covered include: Movie adaption vs original stage production, Spanish fairytales and slang, generational trauma, the Brothers Grimm, what is right and wrong, meta narration, horror movie score pa...

STOP THE HATE STOP THE HATE STOP THE HATE Hailey and Javi discuss the 2005 musical movie Rent. Topics discussed include: Criticisms of the film's message, Hailey's Broadway disaster, Jonathan Larson's death, actual reality, Ronald Raegan, AIDS, sexual safety, STI/STD stigmas, boundary lists, la boheme, cast and crew of rent, sex workers' relationships, freedom in polyamory, mixed-orientation datin...

The gun the gun the gun the gun the gun the gun the gun Hailey and Javi discuss 2002's Chicago. Topics discussed include Hailey's theatre background, Chicago's influence on musical movies, vaudeville, OJ Simpson and other celebrity trials, Maurine Dallas Watkins, Chicago's true crime inspiration, Rob Marshall, 1920's politics, big band swing, polyrhythms, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, nonmon...

Mischief! Mischief! Topics covered in today's discussion include Stephen Sondheim, dies irae in film, violence in media, black operetta, Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd history and lore, using celebrities vs thespians in musicals, lack of diversity in Tim Burton films, Lin-Manuel Miranda's influence, the original String Of Pearls story, arsenic, choosing love vs hate, possessiveness in monogamy, corsets...

My husband... makes movies... Hailey and Javi discuss Nine, the musical based off 8 1/2, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench, and Fergie. Topics covered include movie vs stage version, critical reception, history of the 9 Greek muses, wine prices in New York City, how this movie smokes, weird baby names, infidelity while in love, societal pressures...

Under sedAAAATIOOOOOON! Hailey and Javi discuss RIchard O'Brien's, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Topics covered include origin of the story, horror and sci-fi influences, behind the scenes history, love triangles, RP culture, jealousy, repression, Easter eggs, the sequel, callbacks, Frankenstein, control vs freedom in polyamory, and more. https://www.instagram.com/justbepolypodcast

Today we discuss the 2023 award-winning Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos starring Emma Stone, William Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, and Ramy Youssef. Based off the 1992 novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray. Topics discussed include: Marriage, themes in the film's cinematography, Jerskin Fendrix's score, throuples, last names, the duality of life, the real meaning of siesta, psychological order of lists,...

In today's episode, Hailey and Javi discuss the 2004 romance drama A Home At The End Of The World starring Colin Farrell, Robin Wright, Dallas Roberts, and Sissy Spaceck. Original novel and screenplay by Michael Cunningham. Topics discussed include: How childhood experience affects adulthood character, LGBTQ+ in pop culture from the 60s through the 90s, drug abuse in children and adolescents, spir...

In this episode, Hailey and Javi discuss the 2010 rom-com Leap Year starring Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Kaitlin Oslon, and Adam Scott. Topics covered include: Rom-com clichés, Celtic tradition origins, finding love in unlikely places, why women don't propose in heterosexual marriages, financial security in relationships, the relationship escalator, what characters eating apples in film means, divin...

Warning: Includes spoilers, mature themes, bad words, and crying? In this episode, Hailey and Javi dive into the 2005 western romance Brokeback Mountain starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams. Topics covered include homosexuality, cowboys, toxic masculinity, emotional repression, laundry, behind the scenes of the film, original short story, Newton's Second Law...

JOHN FUCKING MAYER!In this episode, Javi and Hailey discuss the 2011 rom-com Friends With Benefits starring Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Andy Samberg, and many more. Topics covered in this episode include flash mobs, emotional unavailability, single parent households, mommy/daddy issues, childhood's impact on relationships, dementia, why wearing socks during sex enha...