Takes All Over The Place

It’s been a minute so we’ve got some catching up to do. Nick and Julie talk about their weird and weirder workplace adventures, Nick stays in his K-pop lane, Julie’s smitten with Attorney Woo on Netflix and they are both into Loot. There’s a load of funny tweets, we finally discuss the Drag Race All Stars finale, and play a game of taboo! Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes | Catching up, panic at the b...

In a strange twist, Nick watched a couple of shows from this decade and Julie struggled to watch much of anything. So they’ve got an assortment of takes from Normal People to the Gray Man, plus a game within a game as we seek the tweet of the week, the setup to a fantastic finale of Drag Race All Stars and a little game of song (and other things) association. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes | The Gr...

This week we’re going down the list of Emmy nominations to review who should win and who’s white nonsense. Julie also runs down the list of what else she’s watching and the ways the Cotters have failed her this week, and Nick does great until a mysterious allergen takes him down. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes | RuPaul’s laugh, Emmy nominations, milkshake mistakes, Spartacus, Victoria’s Secret, Loo...

We’ve been off your feed for two weeks and Nick spent a lot of time with a new mouse friend named Tucker while Julie watched all 97 minutes of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole on a dare. They both attempted Snowflake Mountain, Nick also watched Wimbledon and Spartacus, Julie has continued on with The Old Man and Loot and we’ve got Everything’s Trash, Only Murders in the Building and T...

Hi Gemstones! We took the week off recording but we still wanted to give you some content. Here is our June Patreon bonus episode where Nick and Julie reminisce on their favorite and most impactful gay characters, tv shows and movies. Did we miss a fave of yours? Let us know in the comments!

We’re preparing for the work of this world by studying the gritty renegades of The Old Man (Jeff Bridges), The Bear (Jeremy Allen White) and What I Like About You (Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth). We’ve also got your weekly dose (an extra large helping) of twitter catharsis and a little game of song association. Take heart gemstones, and come have a laugh. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes | Snowflake...

Nick takes J Lo’s song to heart and gets real loud with crunchy pretzel bites and zero shame - it’s pride! Julie’s got a full slate of pleasant palate-cleansing shows and movies (The Dog House, God’s Favorite Idiot, Jerry and Marge Go Large) if you’re looking for that sort of thing. And we all get giddy about J Lo and her choreographer, hilarity and relatability on Twitter, and a game of family fe...

Hey Murder Muffins! We’ve got a wild and wonky episode for you today! The internet seems exhausted, but our tenacious podcast hosts found a few things to chat about. Julie wrapped up some cult-y miniseries, Nick tried to brave The Boys, and they both found some comfort in easy comedies and the Netflix Stand Out comedy special. Also plenty of goofy tweets, a lil bit of drag race and a game of Scatt...

It’s Pride Month and we’re kicking it off with Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang in the gay Pride & Prejudice retelling: Fire Island on Hulu. Spoiler alert: It’s delightful. We wrap up our weekly scaries with Elizabeth Moss and Andrew Garfield finding resolution (sort of) in Shining Girls and Under the Banner of Heaven. Then we head into a treasure trove of tweets (and other nonsense), more gay...

Julie and Jeff Probst lured Nick into the latest season of Survivor so we spend some time relishing the glorious finale (spoilers). And Nick doesn’t have time for much else, because he had a very long week. But don’t worry, Julie’s got some new podcast recommendations, a list of what’s coming up to watch this summer and a bucket full of tweets! Show Notes: @1:30 - Hot takes | cocoa dyno-bites, Sur...

Between foodservice foibles and a solid batch of spicy and relatable tweets, Nick and Julie dive into Shining Girls, The French Open, Love on the Spectrum (US edition) and the new All Winners season of Drag Race All Stars! Show Notes: @1:30 - Hot takes | Nicole Byer, serving struggles, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars @26:00 - More takes | Shining Girls, French Open, Love on the Spectrum, Under the Ba...

This week Julie is channeling her inner Cersei Lannister and Nick is high on chicken and vibes. Nick finally got into the fantastic 42nd season of Survivor (now airing on CBS), Julie is indulging in the luxe world of the obscenely rich (and Kevin) cast of Bling Empire, and we’re all trying to follow the dark, twisty and suspenseful mysteries in Shining Girls, Under the Banner of Heaven and Flight...

This week on Takes: Shit’s getting real in New Orleans as Julie (from Real World not this podcast) gets confronted for her foolishness and Melissa continues to be an icon. Flight Attendant Season 2 is just a full-on mystery, Shining Girls is at least a dozen mysteries, and the boys of Under the Banner of Heaven are v creepy and refuse to live in grey world. We’ve also got a healthy dose of funny a...

Need a lil break from this crazy world? Well, luckily there is plenty to watch (or just listen to us talk about) these days! Flight Attendant Season 2 is proving to be just chaotic as Season 1, but even more enjoyable. Julie also finished Ozark, Pachinko and Slow Horses and started Shining Girls, Under the Banner of Heaven and Real World Homecoming: New Orleans. And Nick’s remodeling and still wat...

Hearts are bursting in the studio because we’re smitten with Netflix’s new series Heartstopper - a kind, sweet and addicting story of friendship, love and queer identity (based on the graphic novels by Alice Oseman). We also continue our journey with Pachinko and fall back in time with Natasha Lyonne to kick off Season 2 of Russian doll. Show Notes: @1:30 - Hot takes | party girls, Heartstopper, P...

Brené is introducing to new words for feelings we’re not sure we’ve experienced, Pachinko is making us feel all the beautiful and touching ways, and the RuPaul’s Drag Race reunion has us making new and surprising calls about who’s going to win it all (feelings be damned). We also pop by this season of Survivor, take a stroll through Anne Hathaway’s career and check in with Nick on his Friends jour...

We went on a road trip! This week, Team Takes drove 90 mins to go see two of our favorite drag queens ( Trixie & Katya ) perform delightful and hilarious chaos and we want to tell you all about it! We also discuss excellent shows from Apple TV: Severance ended this week so now is a great time to get on that, and Pachinko is a stunning show telling a rich, heartbreaking and beautiful story - 10...

Buckle up because we’ve done a hundred episodes of this wacky, joyful nonsense and we’re having a party!!! Nick insists on a trip down memory lane, Julie’s got a delightful mix of feelings wrapped in tweets and Emma has compiled far too many games along the themes of “Who are we?” and “What have we been doing for the last couple of years?” Shout out to our listeners who contributed to the party an...

The team’s back in person and they really are all over the place! Julie brought a mountain of tweets and Nick brought SAT words to the $100,000 Pyramid. They team discuss the highs and lows of Oscars 2022, Julie continues to viscerally react to Severance and Nick continues hanging out with youths in Teenage Bounty Hunters. Show Notes: @1:30 - Hot takes | A look at the 2022 Oscars, Severance, Teena...

This week Nick was in and out of closets and Julie was distracted by a very cute dog, but they eventually remembered plenty of fun things to share with you, including Bob the Drag Queen’s performance in Cincinnati (coughlibertytownship), Life and Beth with Amy Schumer, Bad Vegan, and The Batman. They tried to talk about this week’s drag race LalapaRuza but end up just reminiscing on the best lip s...

This week’s comforts included creatures, psychics and some of Licorice Pizza. Turning Red was a darling coming of age story with great effects and multiple interpretations and Life After Death with Tyler Henry is an entertaining reality show meets murder mystery - and he’s gay! All. boxes. checked. If you’re looking to get uncomfortable, look no further than Severance - the fantastically spooky sh...

And thank goodness for that! After Party has a fantastic finale - so much fun, color, levity and just enough intrigue (spoilers!), Severance is opposite day, but with Christopher Walken and John Turturro giving moments of hope in an otherwise horrifying alternate reality (it’s amazing). Nick’s Unbreakable with Kimmy Schmidt (and clairvoyant to boot), Julie teaches us about True Romance, and there...

There’s a lot going on and it’s a lot to process! Luckily, Nick and Julie (blessed by Julia Garner: the patron saint of bone-chilling wails) have plenty of shiny things to distract from whatever “it”is for you. This week, Nick’s showing off his bangs and finally getting into After Party, Julie’s recapping Love is Blind and reminding us of the magic of Hot Ones (recently featuring Dave Grohl), and...

In search of spiritual guidance and comfort, Nick and Julie have found themselves immersed in the vastly different realities of Ozark, The Great British Bake Off, and Love is Blind. And woven into that discussion, you’ll hear about Severance and After Party on Apple TV, Nick’s inability to drive a train (but proven ability to wear a shirt), Twitter wisdom and Charli XCX’s new line of enemas. Show...

Nick and Julie lean sporty this week in the afterglow of Cincinnati in the Super Bowl, the epic halftime show, and the Olympic figure skating scandal. Nick’s getting recreationally adventurous, Julie’s making connections with the universe and they can’t wait to share it all with you. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes | Takes - the after school special, Super Bowl, commercials, Leslie Jones on the half...