Starcourt Study Hall: A Stranger Things Podcast

Welcome to our second leg of pre-season 5 content! For the next few weeks, we will be diving into reviews (good AND bad) of each season of Stranger Things. Stay Strange!

In this episode, Marina and Amanda recap all the updates and leaks about Season 5 that we've gotten since Episode 100. Stay Strange.

This week, Amanda and Marina take us through their top 5 dreams and nightmares for the upcoming season. Stay Strange. Note: There was an issue with Marina's audio this week that we did our best to fix!

This week, Amanda takes us through some of the remaining S5 theories, ranging from "maybe" to "hopefully impossible"...Stay Strange.

This week, Marina helps us explore the possibility of a new adversary in Season 5, or maybe a Big Bad we've never considered. Stay Strange.

This week, we dive into some films that will be referenced in Season 5 content to discuss what they could tell us about the events of the upcoming season. Stay Strange!

We're back (from the future) with a new Theoretically. Last week, Amanda will take you through the ways time travel works in media & how it already appears in Stranger Things. Stayed Strange.

This week, Marina is bringing you part 2 of this Theoretically series and poses the theory that Max might just be our next Superhero. Stay Strange.

We're back with another Theoretically episode. This week, Marina is tackling the theory that Will the Wise might just be a wizard after all. Stay Strange!

Welcome back to another Theoretically episode! This week, Amanda explores some ways that we might see Eddie again in Season 5. We talk about Kas, D&D, and a few other ways we could get a return. Stay Strange.

This week, we break down everything Stranger Things Day 2024 had to offer. The good, the bad, and the strange. We also discuss the newly released Chapter titles for Season 5, Chapters 7 & 8. Stay Strange (and stick around at the very end for a blooper if you need a laugh!).

Happy Stranger Things Day! We've decided to take it all the way back to the beginning and break down the concept and Pilot for Montauk - the original concept that became Stranger Things. This week, Amanda gives us an enhanced re-watch of The Vanishing of Will Byers, including lots of tidbits from Montauk along the way. Stay Strange.

Happy Halloween and welcome to our second ever Strange and Spooky episode! This week, Marina takes us through two conspiracies (or government projects, depending on who you ask) that inspired the plot of Stranger Things. Stay Strange (and Spooky!)!

This week, Amanda and Marina give us their top 5 songs that they hope to appear in Stranger Things 5, as well as some more treats! Stay Strange! Our Official Playlist NIH Article

We're back this week with part 2 of the long-awaited and highly-requested Byler theory. If you haven't heard part 1, we strongly suggest going back to last week's episode first! We sincerely hope we have done this theory justice, because we know just how important this is to so many ST fans, and specifically to so many in the queer community. Stay Strange¡ (this was an accident but it's staying.)

Welcome back to another iteration of "Theoretically...". This week, Marina tackles part 1 of a highly-requested fan theory: Byler. Stay Strange. The Queer Coding and Internalised Homophobia of Mike Wheeler

This week, Amanda keeps the speculation going with the leaked titles for Chapters 4, 5, and 6 of Season 5. Stay Strange.

This week, Marina goes over the first three (leaked) chapter titles for Season 5! We may not be theorists, but this is pretty darn close. Stay Strange!

Welcome to our first ever "Theoretically" episode, where we break down an existing S5 theory. Today, Amanda tackles the "8+11+1 Crit Hit" Theory. We go on a journey through the background of our characters, some D&D lore, and the logistics that can make it all possible. Stay Strange.

We're back with episode ONE HUNDRED! 🥳 This week, Marina takes us on a chronological journey through all the Season 5 updates we have so far. Stay Strange!

What a two years it's been. We're wrapping up the last nine months of it - Season 4! We go over all the things we didn't get to say about this season, talk about what's coming next, and tell you about our plans to come. Stay to the end for a special blooper. Stay Strange!

This week, we step into the Rainbow Room one more time to go over the color symbolism in Seasons 3 & 4. Stay Strange.

We're doing something a little different this week! Marina guides us through the colors of Stranger Things 1 & 2 and what they represent. Get ready to learn about the color wheel, color symbolism in Western culture, and how these symbols appear in the show. Stay Strange.

* Spoilers for Season 5 Released Content Ahead! * On July 15, 2024, the 8-year anniversary of the release of Stranger Things 1, the world was given their first look into Stranger Things 5. Amanda and Marina go shot for shot through the under-two-minute teaser and give our thoughts, observations, and theories. This episode contains information currently available about Season 5 as of July 21, 2024.

We've finally made it to our final installment of The Piggyback. What better way to finish off this supersized chapter than with a supersized episode this week? Stay Strange.