Let's Get Both Ties

Jay starts what will hopefully be a recurring feature in which he reads two fan fiction stories he's written. Dorothy Meets Alice: https://newwwoz.blogspot.com/2025/04/dorothy-meets-alice.html Johnny Storm's Bad Date - The Aftermath: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10565106

Jay and Sam continue their journey in Wonderland, reflecting on their favorite takes on the story. Song is "Alice in Wonderland" from Irving Berlin's "The Century Girl." Recording is in the public domain.

Jay and Sam talk Lewis Caroll's Alice stories and what they enjoy about them.

Jay does another ramble, this time reflecting on the stories he enjoyed in his younger years that stuck with him.

Jay and Sam review and discuss Disney's new film version of Snow White, reflecting on how the story has grown over the years. In addition, Jay looks back on other variants of the fairy tale, including one with dragons!

Jay has a quick ramble this week about his concerns on the current state of the country.

From Snow White to Raya, Jay and Jon talk all the Disney Princesses!

To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Jay and Sam read some selections from Irish folklore. The Children of Lir: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Lir#Legend Finn McCool and the Salmon of Knowledge: https://citytoursbelfast.com/salmon-of-knowledge Finn McCool and the Giant's Causeway: https://www.twinkl.com/teaching-wiki/the-legend-of-finn-mccool-and-the-giants-causeway

Jay and Angelo talk about how reinventing your favorite stories can be a good thing, pointing out several successful examples. Especially Wicked.

Jay and Jon talk one of the most popular Marvel characters: Spider-Man!

Jay and Sam talk The Chronicles of Narnia, the original book series, the TV and film adaptations, the audio versions and what they think about them.

This might be a question people are asking a little too late, but Erica offers her take on it, being employed in an office that ensures DEI practices in a school system.

Jay and his friend Sean talk about fantasizing and how we express it: celebrity crushes, fan fiction, fan art, and even some kink. We talk the weird stuff. Or try to.

Jay brings Erica Olivera and RPG author Doug Wall to read the Chick Tract Dark Dungeons to talk about the fun of tabletop RPGs as well as the Satanic Panic in the 1980s.

Angelo Thomas returns to cover his and Jay's top picks for the best movies of 2024 that they saw.

Jay, Sam and Jon break down the new Superman movie's teaser trailer. Surprise, they actually like it!

Jon returns to talk Nosferatu, the new movie by Robert Eggers, and its origins, the roles of vampires in media and how they've touched on queer themes.

Jay talks about his concerns for the new year as a queer person in the US. He also talks about things in his life he wants to work on.

Christian Garcia of That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema adds Dr. Seuss' classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas! to the Holiday Story Trunk as he and Jay talk some of the history of the story, some of the adaptations, the Tumblr headcanon that linked the Grinch to Tony the Tiger, and the greater universe of the story. That Ol' Gay Classic Cinema: https://open.spotify.com/show/4aIAsQdHfQCsgodkdRf7rB

Jonathan Miranda offers Barbie's animated take on Dicken's A Christmas Carol for the holiday story trunk this year. And he and Jay quickly find a lesbian pairing in this version!

Erica Olivera returns to talk about the mythical figure of Krampus and what he's got to do with Christmas.

Sam presents Tomie DePaola's The Legend of the Poinsettia for the first of the 2024 entries to our holiday story trunk.

Jay is joined by returning guests Angelo Thomas and Miranda, and new guest Bryce Madison to discuss Wicked Part 1, the first of the two films adapting the musical Wicked.

Jay's friend Hannah Byram comes by to discuss the backlash to female representation in entertainment. And yes, it touches on the recent politics of the time as well.

Jay and his new guest Johnny Gayzmonic break down Disney+'s new show from Marvel Television: Agatha All Along as Marvel Studios finally does meaningful queer representation.