Read the Room: A Culture Club

In a world of endless remakes and retellings, can a movie adaptation ever truly be better than the book? And why are we so obessed with the comparison between the two? In this episode, hosts Alexys, Kaylin, and Larsen break down examples of movie and TV show adaptations that give their source material a run for their money and dive deep into all the nuance that surrounds conversation about what ty...

What were *our* greatest hits of 2025? It may be a new year but that doesn't mean you can't revisit some of the books, movies, and music that were previously popular. In this mini episode hosts Alexys, Kaylin, and Larsen break down the media they consumed in the last year that made an impression- from intergenerational epics to smutty alien trysts. Our list includes both works that were new in 202...

How can one setting inspire hope, fear, whimsy, and scienitific discovery all at once? In this deep dive hosts Alexys, Kaylin, and Larsen explore the representation and trendification of space in literature, movies, and the general cultural landscape. We summarize the development of space as a science fiction symbol, break down the various works that have become interstellar classics, and float in...

Welcome to our bi-monthly READs! In these mini episodes hosts Alexys, Kaylin, and Larsen will unpack what they recently read, endured, ate, and did. The defintion of each of these elements is up for some interpetation - whether we're eating a lot of tinned fish snack plates or eating up the most recent season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. We might read a piece of dense classical literature...

Why is god a man, when life is always created by a woman? In this episode, hosts Alexys, Kaylin, and Larsen introduce our first series topic: Feminist Rage. In this series we’ll look at reoccurring themes, across various pieces of media, related to both the feminine experience and the pervasiveness of patriarchy. For the first episode in the series we dive into Frankenstein, the genre-defining wor...

Whats worth the watch, what nominations are out of left field, and what films scored a homerun? In this mini episode hosts Alexys, Kaylin, and Larsen dissect a wide array of 2026 Academy Award catagories, discussing both nominees and winners. Digressions include what constitutes costume design, what movies we wish we saw, and the critcal lens, or lack there of, of One Battle After Another. Our nam...

Is Emily Bronte rolling in her grave? In this episode hosts Alexys, Kaylin, and Larsen dive into a piece of gothic literature hailed as one of the greatest romances ever told, all while asking "How romantic is Wuthering Heights, really?". In addition to analyzing the plot of the OG 1847 novel, we also discuss modern adaptations including the 2011 version, and Emerald Fennell's currently infamous 2...