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Don't all tweens have to navigate their own personal labyrinths? We revisit the exquisite world of Jim Henson armed with metaphors and booze to discuss the ultimate 80s movie. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to episodes on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠L...

The movie that birthed a franchise and cawabunga'd into our 90s hearts is also our most requested title. Does our love for human-like turtles and yoda-like rats feel as rad as it did when we were kids? Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to episo...

How much nostalgia has to live in our middle-aged hearts to be moved by a boomer with daddy issues listening to the voices in his head? Also, Jess and Amanda have a giant disagreement about what happens to Terrence Mann out in that cornfield. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We debate whether satire still lands 44 years later and if there is ever a good week to quit your vices. SURELY you will enjoy our takes. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to episodes on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Live Up Pod YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠ Visit the ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Some phallic puppets go on a bender of human flesh as Jess and Amanda are divided over whether the B-movie vibes are still entertaining. Plus stick around for a very special 12-year old guest who tells us all to wash our mouths out with soap! Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Is this classic Disney road to marriage story still one jump ahead of the breadline? We weigh the memorable creep vibes from Jafar against the GOAT of sidekicks and one of the GOATs of Disney soundtracks. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to episodes on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Live Up...

While recording our "Major League" episode we revisited our earliest baseball memories and the crushing feeling of a playoff loss. Jess also cackles just a little bit at Amanda's Red Sox trauma (because it's funny). Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to e...

Was Major League a series of "pitch perfect" sports montages, or about how acceptable it was to stalk your ex-girlfriend in the 1980s? We go juuuuust a bit outside the acceptable amount of baseball puns as we revisit this classic underdog team. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this mid-stakes vampire movie a hot guy and a couple of Coreys run amok while we all secretly root for Kiefer Sutherland. Amanda also tries really hard to convince Jess why THE LOST BOYS is appealing to the ladies. This is our second 'After Dark' selection where we take a look at the movies we absolutely should not have been watching as kids. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram...

Is this still the classic American immigration story or a cartoon in need of a better soundtrack? Unlike Fievel, we hit the high notes of this movie as well as the low. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit the ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Live UP podcast blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to episodes on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Live Up Pod Yo...

Our adult mindsets are tested as we weigh our nostalgia for low-stakes werewolving against the eye-roll inducing 80s high school tropes. Amanda also dusts off her referee whistle to call some fouls against the sport of basketball while Jess imagines what the characters would be doing these days. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

We put the most beloved movie archaeologist on a performance improvement plan. Did Indiana get more charming (maybe)? Or did Sean Connery do all our pearl clutching for us (also, maybe)? Also, listen to our earlier review of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visi...

We revisit the OG of time loops and debate whether Bill Murray reaches peak Bill Murray humor. And if you genuinely like rhinestones, French poetry and ugly 90s vests this episode may offend you. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit the ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Live UP podcast blog⁠⁠ Visit the ⁠Live Up Pod YouTube channel

We Yippee-Ki-Yay through this classic manly man story and wonder if it's also a secret romantic comedy. We also ask whether our favorite type-cast villain actor is as cool as we remember. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit the ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Live UP podcast blog⁠

We discuss our favorite endings (Miss Peacock!) and whether some Tim Curry chaos is enough to put this movie into Live Up territory. Stay listening at the end for a bonus chat about childhood games we shouldn't be playing anymore because old. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit the ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Live UP podcast blog...

The annual tradition of Amanda making Jess watch unhinged Christmas movies she's never seen continues with this low rent Wizard of Oz. We are both amused and puzzled by how life-sized teddy bears and a complicated cookie economy somehow make their way into a Christmas movie. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit the ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠L...

Will our adult selves still delight in the shenanigans of Kevin McCallister? And just how much do our backs hurt by proxy at the injury count Harry and Marv rack up in this Christmas classic? Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit the ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Live UP podcast blog⁠

Naughty foxes forget they're British in the quintessential Robin Hood movie of our childhoods. We debate whether Alan Rickman's mastery of villainy and Christian Slater's 90s style teen angst can overcome everyone else's American accent. See also a previous episode of the 1973 Disney classic Robin Hood . Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠   ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Fac...

The movie that made serial killers intriguing for tweens in the 90s. Only now as adults are we picking up on the sneaky plot of a woman making her way in a man's world. The lady themes are subtle and go over a smooth as lotion from a basket. This is our first 'After Dark' selection where we take a look at the movies we absolutely should not have been watching as kids. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠...

Do we really remember the original Ghostbusters from 1984 or have we let pop culture airbrush its cringier edges? Either way, we take you back to a time when a music professor could afford a corner penthouse apartment on Central Park West. Pay no mind to the demon living in the fridge... Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,   TikTok , and ⁠⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠⁠ Visit the ⁠⁠⁠ Live UP podcast blog...

Who invited a pervy demon to our first encounter with death's beaurocracy? We found new things to appreciate about characters not named Beetlejuice and have some notes we're sure the producers of the sequel will take seriously... Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠,   TikTok , and ⁠⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠⁠ Visit the ⁠⁠⁠ Live UP podcast blog⁠

We debate whether Pee-wee is still funny or is he now a punchable man-child giving us low-level creep vibes. And just how large is Marge inside our childhood nightmares? (hint: very) Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ,  TikTok , and  ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ Visit the  ⁠⁠⁠Live UP podcast blog⁠

This is the joyride through Chicago we wanted Ferris Bueller to be. As we rummage through this 1980s time capsule, we wonder whether urban hellscapes still resonate and why no one dared "fool" with the babysitter. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ,   ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ,  TikTok , and  ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ . Visit the  ⁠⁠⁠Live UP podcast blog⁠

We go back to the OG of class warfare stories with Disney's 1973 classic interpretation. Is Robin Hood still a dashing fox who befriends rabbits, or does this movie amount to nothing more than an introduction to the concept of taxes? And don't miss Amanda's most epic fun fact as her closing thought, which certainly makes you look at our hero fox a wee bit differently. Follow us: @liveu...

We debate how much gaslighting can ruin a good love story and whether perfect casting can keep this movie in every 80s kid's heart. Follow us: @liveuppod on  ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ,   ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ Visit the  ⁠⁠Live UP podcast blog