Just Meaningful Plastic: A DWTS Retrospective

Do you ever feel like Katy Clay needs to be dead silent? Then consider this QSR a gift from us! Horror Night prompts some screams of delight and anger from your hosts, even if Megan does not like horror movies. It follows that this Halloween theme continues the nightmare of Cody Rigsby and Kenya Moore for Katy and Megan. Len, meanwhile, may have been Single White Female’d, and that gives the girls...

Get ready to go to Hélio in a handbasket, because Chris and Katy are ready to go to fisticuffs over the semi-finals of DWTS season 5! This strange season is gearing up for a strange conclusion, but to get there we have to say some inevitable farewells first. Chris begins a vendetta that is sure to continue forever, Katy gets an update about DanceCenter, and also Richard Simmons shows up. Or is it...

Why not have a Grease Night?  It's Tyra's favorite movie (that she watched for the first time this weekend), and Grease and DWTS go together like rama lama lama kamandakloots dinga dong.  Katy and Megan are ready to talk about the dances that honor this much loved movie musical, and both are perhaps pleasantly surprised?  But they also hate who they always hate and love who they alw...

Surprise, it’s a double elimination on the second new episode of DWTS this week! Katy and Megan dissect the dances that honor the iconic villains and music of Disney. Y’know, songs like “Dangerous Woman” by Ariana and “Bad Guy” by Billie Eyelash. With music selections like that, your hosts and their producer get into fights and go off on tangents from second one. So, daddy, why haven’t you listene...

It’s time for everyone’s favorite DWTS corporate synergy event: Disney Night! It starts off with a bang and… kind of hangs? It’s a night where some stars fly, while others have overstayed their welcome. Katy forms a mortal enemy and Megan endures emotional torment. Just another night in the ballroom, really! Derek might have pushed Megan a hair too far, a samba roll happened, and somebody takes a...

It’s time to get derailed, as both JMP and season 5 of DWTS are about to go very wrong! Katy and Chris try to adequately cover weeks 6 and 7, but how can you when the most infamous elimination in Dancing history occurs? It’s an episode filled with tangents, impromptu ad reads, jewelry shopping, contract discussions, and far too much hatred about events that took place 14 years ago. It was a traged...

It’s Britney, b***h! Unfortunately, while Britney may be free, Katy and Megan are trapped by the terrors of the DWTS producers and one Tyra Banks. Your hosts are befuddled by why Cody is still competing, they’re charmed by the enthusiasm of many of the contestants, and most shockingly, they’re warming up to Jojo and to Olivia Jade. It’s not Halloween yet, but this is quickly becoming a house of ho...

This week is fine. This week is good. We're just not going to worry about next week. Everything's okay! Chris spends time with a dog, Shirley Ballas and Susan Lucci both appear for the first time, Katy has a realization about her mental health journey, Carver Clay does ASMR, and, oh yeah, Marie falls down. It's fine! It's fine. Everything is fine. Follow us on Twitter @JMPPod, on Facebook at Just...

Well, it has happened. Katy has yelled at another co-host in pure anger, Megan has cried at her first dance, and Producer Chris has jumped on mic. Who could have guessed it would only take two episodes of DWTS’ 30th season to get to this point? And if you want Katy's Change.org petition to be a thing, let us know. We want to give the people what they want. Follow us on Twitter @JMPPod , on Faceboo...

If you are Mark Cuban, congratulations! This episode features a free psychoanalysis by a noted professional*, and obviously because you are Mark Cuban, you are in desperate need of things that are free. If you aren't Mark Cuban, there's still something for you here. Multiple attempts at the same bit, accidental love, a devastating wig, Edyta's fury over Tony's bias against zoos, and more await you...

We promised instant, folks, and instant is what you got! It’s the 30th season of DWTS, and Katy and Megan are not mad at it? Tyra is still no Tom and Olivia Jade is not most famous for YouTube, but there are some real gems to be found here. And stay for the three most important questions- is Artem’s hairstyle good, should there be tangos in week one, and should Sharna and BAG get it on on the danc...

Hey Drew!  It's time for season 5 to man up! The men have their turn at dancing, and, welp. It's an underwhelming episode of DWTS, but Chris and Katy are here to overwhelm. Listen for memory issues, accidental misogyny, home decor reviews, and a bewitching musical number. Boys may be dumb, but this podcast is for brainiacs only! Follow us on Twitter @JMPPod or on Facebook at Just Meaningful Plasti...

Welcome to our brand new sub-pod, Quick-step Reactions! Katy and BRAND NEW CO-HOST Megan “break down” and “significantly analyze” the cast of the upcoming Season 30 of Dancing with the Stars! Get pumped, practice your smizing, and make sure you pronounce your R’s. It’ll be a good time. Follow us on Twitter @JMPPod or on Facebook at Just Meaningful Plastic Podcast art: Kat Fey Music: "Mister Capone...

Look alive- it’s season five! We are back in the ballroom to see these extremely beautiful women turn it OUT. Could we have gotten through this in less time? Of course. But expect nothing less from us! Follow us on Twitter @JMPPod or on Facebook at Just Meaningful Plastic Podcast art: Kat Fey Music: "Mister Capone" by Alex Khaskin

We are BACK in the ballroom….ish. We’re ABOUT to be BACK in the ballroom, baby! But before we can enter, you all know what time it is. Time for America’s favorite game - Does Katy Know These Celebrities? Vol. 5!!!! Follow us on Twitter @JMPPod or on Facebook at Just Meaningful Plastic Podcast art: Kat Fey Music: "Mister Capone" by Alex Khaskin

Chris got injured twice while recording this episode, and was it worth it?  Perhaps not, but the dynamic duo talks about beloved dance epic Titanic this week!  Katy loves this movie, Chris thinks it's great but very sad, and both love "My Heart Will Go On".  So don't wait 84 years, go ahead and put the diamond in the coat, and watch out for the propeller on the way down! Follow us o...

WARNING: This episode is borderline unlistenable, but it’s also some of our best work. Anyway, welcome to London, but a bizarrely cat-themed London with people but also cats made of digital fur technology!  Cats (2019) is a disasterpiece, in the greatest way. Join Chris and Katy for this fever dream. Here is Chris’ favorite Tweet: https://twitter.com/adamjmoussa/status/1206649427684995080 Fol...

Do you enjoy two people sniping at each other while Katy emerges from the fray as a true adult?  Good news- this episode will satisfy those needs.  Katy brings Dirty Dancing (1987) to the movie exchange, and she invited Chris' friend Alex Restrepo to help defend the movie against his protestations.  Chris having a really bad bout of allergies won't stop him, and Katy's hatred of the...

Do you like dance movies where there's no dancing for way too long at the start?  Do you enjoy movies where the plot is meaningless?  But do you love watching some of the best gorram dances you'll ever see in your life?  Then does Chris have a movie for you!  He brings Swing Time (1936) to the table, for this first week of a special miniseries where your hosts swap some of thei...

Why are Chris' audio and Katy's Zoom connection so bad? Who knows! But we do know that the content is just as good as ever! Katy and Chris each pick their Top Five dances of the first four DWTS seasons, as well as a least favorite dance. There are some true surprises in this episode, and one contestant is a loser again by the most shocking of turns. And also, who could have guessed, Chris still lo...

Katy and Chris celebrate the 4th of July a little late by picking their personal Mount Rushmore of dancers from DWTS 1-4.  There are some spicy picks, some perfect moments, and of course no shortage of fireworks. America! Follow us on Twitter @JMPPod or on Facebook at Just Meaningful Plastic Podcast art: Kat Fey Music: "Mister Capone" by Alex Khaskin

Despite no real strong feelings about the episode or the season as a whole, this season 4 finale gets fiery between your hosts and judges! Legacies, satisfying winners, and the concept of iconic freestyles are all discussed, because of course, it’s a finale. We swear it’s better than this description makes it sound. Follow us on Twitter @JMPPod or on Facebook at Just Meaningful Plastic Podcast art...

As the Oracle predicted, we have a great time talking about weeks 8 and 9 of DWTS' fourth season! The season is finally picking up steam, but is it too little, too late for Chris and Katy? Maybe, but it has to get better after the loss of a dancer who should not have come close to Week 8. And believe us when we say- it does get better, with a fabulous semi-finals full of mostly spectacular dances...

LIIIIIIIIIIVE and in-person, it's a new episode of JMP! Chris and Katy are in the same room together for the first time in forever, and definitely for the first time of the pod. There’s good, there’s great, and there’s being in person! We get to discuss, for the first time, the perfection that is DanceCenter. On the flip side, we have a group swing to discuss - and it might be worse than a group d...

If you would like to take Katy on a date, please text 515- wait, no. Don’t do that. Anyway, this episode is filled with dances as hot as Chris’ apartment. Welcome to the Real Housewives “hour” where if you’re a Housewives fan, you’re in for a real treat of references; if you’re not, eat some bread and settle in for a fun episode. We mention it all - the judges’ harsh criticism, Edyta being the sta...