Stranger Still: A Stranger Things Podcast

Kathleen, Miles and Kirk continue to re-watch Stranger Things 5 Chapter 8 ‘The Rightside Up’! Join us in discussion from Henry’s journey into the mines of non-redemption to Mike, Eleven and Prince in the void. We talk about taking the final battle with a grain of cinematic salt and luxuriate in the beautiful epilogue. We also give out our Season 5 Awards! This concludes our Season 5 Deep Dives. We...

Kathleen, Miles and Kirk re-watch Stranger Things 5 Chapter 8 ‘The Rightside Up’ Join us in discussion through the steps of Operation Beanstalk from the saving of the kids in Henry’s mind-world to stop the Abyss to the Steve’s almost-death on the upside down WSQK radio tower. We talk about Mike and Will, Nancy’s love triangle concluded without her, Kali’s importance to the episode and series, the...

Kathleen, Miles and Kirk re-watch Stranger Things 5 Chapter 7 ‘The Bridge’. Join us in discussion of the journey from the Moby-tracked Max and Lucas reunion to Will’s coming out as an act against Vecna. We talk about the Holly versus the kids, Mr. Clark’s assist, Kali’s ick, Steve’s plan and Dustin’s explanation of Brenner’s work and our final understanding of the Upside Down.  We finish with Kirk...

Kathleen, Miles and Kirk re-watch Stranger Things 5 Chapter 6 ‘Escape From Camazotz'. On Christmas Day, this episode was like a fire house of moving pieces, let's digest this 3rd to last chapter for real! Our podcast is about positivity for Stranger Things. Forever dig-dugging into why it's good and why love it Join us in discussion from Jonanthan and Nancy's Goo Room break up to M...

Kathleen, Miles and Kirk re-watch Stranger Things 5 Chapter 5 ‘Shock Jock’. The fever pitch holiday releases of Stranger Things 5 are in the past, let's digest these final chapters for real, they are wonderful! Our podcast is about positivity for Stranger Things. Forever dig-dugging into why it's good and why love it Join us in discussion from the journey through Holly’s memories to Will’s...

(0:00) Miles & Kathleen from the car outside of the movie theater react to the "beautiful melancoly" of the Stranger Things finale. (6:40) Then we return to the studio with Kirk to continue reacting- do we believe Eleven lived? Henry's ending, Will's 6th man performance, Joyce's beheading, Hopper's arc, everything we can think of from this satisfying and tear-filled event. We will back all of...

Kathleen & Miles turn on the mics before the Stranger Things Finale tomorrow! Talking some nervous, excited energy, LOST, Harry Potter, and some of the wild theories going on! (12:30) Then the debut of 'Twas The Night Before Stranger Things' written by Miles and in no way derivative of 'Twas The Night Before Christmas'. We will be back very late in the day on New Years Day (1/1...

Kathleen, Miles and Kirk breathlessly discuss our instant reactions to Stranger Things 5 Volume 2 and predictions for Finale! Our podcast has two hats right now- the breathless instant reactions and our prepared deep dives. We will be back for another instant reaction on 1/1 for the Finale and then deep dives for Chapters 5-8 in January!

Kathleen, Miles and Kirk re-watch Stranger Things 5, Chapter 4 ‘Sorcerer’. Join us in discussion from the "Peanut Butter Bopper gate" to Vecna, Will and the "Battle At The Big Mac". We talk about Hopper and Eleven confronting Dr. Kay and finding Kali, Max’s post-Piggyback journey and Delightful Derek's Great Escape! We finish with Kirk's Funny Moment, Kathleen's Fee...

Kathleen, Miles and Kirk re-watch Stranger Things 5 Chapter 3 'The Turnbow Trap’ Join us in discussion from the Turnbow Family's dinner with Erica to the Home Alone-style trap for the Demogorgan. We talk about Hopper and Eleven battling the military in the Upside Down, Joyce and Will’s reconciliation in the barn and Holly’s journey to Max’s “Hi”.  We finish with Kirk's Funny Moment, Ka...

Kathleen, Miles and Kirk re-watch Stranger Things 5 Chapter 2 'The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler’. Join us in discussion from the Attack on the Wheeler house to Will and Robin’s rogue investigation. We talk about the stubborn punk ass Hopper and Eleven in the Upside Down, Lucas, Mike and Nancy connecting dots and the tense vibes with Steve, Jonathan and Dustin.  We finish with Kirk's Funny Mo...

Kathleen, Miles and Kirk re-watch Stranger Things 5 Chapter 1 'The Crawl'. Join us in discussion from Rockin' Robin exposition to Crawl #37 gone wrong. We talk about Dustin's troubles, Mike's big brother moment to Holly, Eleven's training and the start of Will's Vol. 1 journey. We finish with Kirk's Funny Moment, Kathleen's Feeler Moment and Miles' Music Mom...

Kathleen, Miles and Kirk breathlessly discuss our instant reactions to Stranger Things 5 Volume 1. We are full steam ahead. We will be back with four more episodes in the next two weeks- one for each chapter!

Kathleen, Miles and Kirk throw out some theories and make some predictions for Stranger Things 5. 11 questions to get us thinking and prognosticating! Disclaimer: **We have not consumed any non-Duffer approved spoilers at all**. 0. 🕷️ Review First 5 Minutes of Season 5 ( 1:47) 1. ⚾️ Call Your Shot - A BOLD prediction (10:11) 2. 🤔 Answer Required - What is a mystery that needs to be answered in S...

Kathleen, Miles and Kirk cover as much as we possibly can about the Stranger Things 5 trailer. Will and Red Vecna, Aerobics Eleven and Motörhead Hopper, Nancy and Dustin going through it, Radio stations and explosions and demogorgans oh my! Then (45:53) we return to our hot take/unpopular opinions of last episode to ATONE or DOUBLE DOWN. We will be back for a Season 5 Predictions & Preview pod...

Kathleen, Miles and Kirk are back with 11 questions about Seasons 1-4. This is a finale to our 2025 Re-Watch before we all turn our full attention to Stranger Things 5! Hot take/Unpopular opinion alert- the hot take/unpopular opinion question lives up to it's name! 1. 🔥 What’s a hot take only you would bring up about Stranger Things? (1:11)  2. 🧠 Which character do you understand the most—an...

Kathleen and Miles are joined by first time viewer, Kirk to review the second volume of the fourth season of Stranger Things! Join us as we discuss the fates of Brenner, Jason, Eddie, Max and Vecna. We talk about Eleven’s unlocking of her powers with love, Will’s deep-beneath-the-surface conversations with Mike and Jonathan and oh yeah, Joyce, Hopper and Murray in Russia kickin’ some butt as well....

Kathleen and Miles are joined by first time viewer, Kirk to review the first volume of the fourth season of Stranger Things! Join us as we discuss the new villain of Vecna and the demise of his victims, Max running up that hill, and Eleven’s flashbacks to 1979. We talk about the Hawkins gang’s quest for answers, The California crew’s trail of carnage, Hopper’s brutal time in Russia and the final t...

Kathleen and Miles are joined by first time viewer, Kirk to review the third season of Stranger Things! Join us as we discuss the Battle of Starcourt including Joyce’s turning of the key, Billy’s final act of good and the Never Ending Story interlude. We talk about the “Meat Flayer”, Operation Child Endangerment, Robin and Steve, Eleven and Mike and if Will can just get one dang game of D&D! W...

Kathleen and Miles are joined by first time viewer, Kirk to review the second season of Stranger Things! Join us as we discuss the Snow Ball, The Lost Sister, and Will's "spycraft" with the Mind Flayer. We talk about Bob and his untimely demise, Hopper with the world's most powerful teenager in Eleven, Nancy and Jonathan's take down of the Lab and the introduction of MADMAX t...

Kathleen and Miles are joined by first time viewer, Kirk to review the first season of Stranger Things! Join us as we discuss the Party's search for Will, varying acceptances of Eleven and the kids' ability to understand the supernatural through D&D. We talk about Wionona Ryder's performance as Joyce, Hopper's legendary arc, Nancy and Jonathan's hunt and Steve's redempt...

Kathleen & Miles review five things apiece from the Stranger Things 5 trailer that piqued our interest, made us feel or got us PUMPED!

Kathleen & MIles review the Trailer/Date Announcement for Stranger Things 5 released last weekend. We discuss the dates themselves (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Eve) and the new shots we got from Season 5!

41 years ago Will Byers vanished! Miles & Kathleen spend a surprising amount of time talking about the newly revealed titles and confirmed time jump. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook @strangerstill 22. Subscribe to our podcast feeds. It's never a bad time for a RE-WATCH! Check out our feed for episode by episode reviews and our character by character episodes. We are a friendly podcast that di...

Kathleen and Miles review the Season 5 First Look! Hawkins High, Linda Hamilton, release date speculation, and the question hanging over all of Stranger Things fandom- do main characters have to die? (22:45) Then, we review the four exclusive candles for Bath & Body Works while learning why perhaps candle reviews are not particularly smooth podcast content. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook @st...