That Aged Well

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Creepy October is coming in with a classic…it’s 1982’s Poltergeist! A film that an entire generation saw too soon (thanks PG rating!), this is not a Steven Spielberg movie no matter how much you might think it is. This is a JoBeth Williams and Zelda Rubinstein movie. That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince ! Shop in April for 365-day returns and free shipping! That Aged Well is brought to you b...

It’s the end of Sitcom September, and Erika and Paul are going all the way back to the early 80s to watch a couple episodes of the sitcom that gave us Michael J. Fox: Family Ties! How does this family comedy about disparate political beliefs age? It probably depends on a lot of different factors, but one thing is for sure: we were all promised a lot of midnight snacks in the 80s, and our adult liv...

Sitcom September is in full swing, and also only two weeks old, and also half-over. It all depends on how you look at it! Paul and Erika follow up last week’s 80s classic with a 90s classic: Fran Drescher’s I-Love-Lucy-redux The Nanny! We’ve got dumb gags, we’ve got wigs, we’ve got a wine cellar in Manhattan…it’s all here in this clash-of-the-classes sitcom! That Aged Well is brought to you by Qui...

After two (TWO!) weeks away, Erika and Paul are back for September to bring you sit-com discussions all month. First up is the southern classic Designing Women, which is serving fashion, feminism, and a full moon! That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince ! Shop in April for 365-day returns and free shipping! That Aged Well is brought to you by Vinted ! Download the Vinted app for free, start lis...

They’ve been threatening it all year, and now Erika and Paul are actually doing it…it’s a mailbag episode for Labor Day! That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince ! Shop in April for 365-day returns and free shipping! That Aged Well is brought to you by Skylight Calendar! Visit MySkylight.com/AGED for $30 off your 15 inch Calendar! That Aged Well is brought to you by Vinted ! Download the Vinted...

Hello, Insolent Musical Peasants, Backdoor Broncos, and Stagedoor Sallies! We've got a Friday bonus for you today in the form of a feed drop: it's an episode of Weirdly Helpful with Zak Rosen! This episode is a playful listener-led celebration of “shenanigans” with Rebecca Garza-Bortman, who helps define the term as chaos consumed with humor. Through family rituals, parenting moments, and everyday...

It’s the fifth Monday in August which means it’s time for a bonus episode! This week, Paul welcomes author Justin C. Key to talk all about his dystopian sci-fi novel The Hospital at the End of the World (highly recommended), before giving him the That Aged Well Questionnaire. Enjoy! That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince ! Shop in April for 365-day returns and free shipping! That Aged Well is...

Comedy August is coming to a close (but look forward to that bonus episode next week) with a 2001 classic: Ben Stiller’s Zoolander. Come join Erika and Paul as they re-experience this wild ride of a movie, filled with male models, assassins, and, of course, orange mocha frappuccinos! That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince ! Shop in April for 365-day returns and free shipping! That Aged Well is...

The laughs keep coming as Comedy August rages on! This week, Erika and Paul tackle the 1979 Steve Martin vehicle The Jerk, a film with a premise that will knock you sideways. But will you be able to get back up after that initial hit? That Aged Well endeavors to answer that exact question, while also discussing champagne music, Jack and Jill bathrooms, Pizza-in-a-Cup, and, of course, erotic art in...

Bonus alert! We’re dropping a snippet from our friends over at The Great Pop Culture Debate, where Eric and his panel are debating the Best Emmy Winning Comedy Actress! Give it a listen, then head on over to The Great Pop Culture Debate feed to hear the rest! That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince ! Shop in April for 365-day returns and free shipping! That Aged Well is brought to you by Skylig...

It’s finally time…Paul and Erika are diving into My Cousin Vinny this week, possibly the film most referenced on the podcast that had actually not been given an episode as of yet? But not anymore, as this week, That Aged Well is officially talking all about Vincent LaGuardia Gambini and, more importantly, Mona Lisa Vito! That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince ! Shop in April for 365-day return...

July is over and August is here, and Erika and Paul will be taking all month to celebrate comedies, starting with the late 80’s classic time travel extravaganza Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure! As you know, That Aged Well spends most of its time celebrating Keanu Reeves, but now we get a bonus Alex Winter and George Carlin as well! Everyone, pile into the phone booth and remember…be excellent...

And so we bring Heist Month to a close with a modern classic: Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven! Paul and Erika get into all the twists and turns of the remake…perhaps TOO into the twists and turns sometimes. PSA for this episode: just don’t think about it too much, it’ll make the movie better! That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince ! Shop in April for 365-day returns and free shipping! That...

Heist Month continues its whiplash ways, as Erika and Paul leap from the joyful silliness of the Muppets to the heartbreak of F. Gary Gray’s Set It Off! A film that’s packed to the gills with action, tragedy, and drama, and still finds time for some excellent jokes? Now THAT’s a movie! But is it a movie that ages well?? That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince ! Shop in April for 365-day returns...

Heist Movie July is in full swing, but even though we’re talking all about heist movies this month, this week we still have the chance to say: now for something completely different! Paul and Erika are heading back to the land of Muppets this week with 1981’s Great Muppet Caper, a film replete with confusing siblings, random vignettes and, of course, iconic Miss Piggy fashion moments! That Aged We...

We’re ringing Heist Movie July in with a classic of the genre: 1995’s Oscar-winning The Usual Suspects! We probably all know how certain aspects of this production have aged, but what about the rest of it? Will Erika and Paul be able to sort through all the twists and turns, or will this episode cause a deluge of emails explaining all the things they got wrong? Why do so many characters have names...

It’s the fifth Monday in June, which means it’s time for a Bonus Episode! This week, Erika and Paul are joined by the co-host of the Camp Classics podcast Crystal (@crystal.will.see.you.now)! They celebrate Pride by talking about Showgirls, Masters of the Universe, The 10 Commandments, 90’s erotic thrillers, Time Cop, and more! Enjoy and Happy Pride! That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince ! Sh...

We’ve talked about it for years…but now it’s finally time! Paul and Erika are finishing out June (at least the full episode portion of it) with a deep discussion of Rob Marshall’s Oscar-winning Chicago! Has a rewatch cooled Paul’s take on the dancing talents of certain cast members? You’ll have to listen to find out! That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince ! Shop in April for 365-day returns an...

After spending the last two weeks of Pride Month in Europe, Erika and Paul are heading across the Atlantic to Mexico to talk about Alfonso Cuarón’s breakout Y Tu Mamá También! How has this coming-of-age road trip story aged over the last 25 years? Listen and find out! That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince ! Shop in April for 365-day returns and free shipping! That Aged Well is brought to you...

This week in Prideful June, Paul and Erika are doing one of those movies that’s only really half a movie…the rest of it is a mashup between a fashion show, a music video, and a gay fever dream. That’s right, it’s all about Todd Haynes’ paean to glam rock Velvet Goldmine! Grab your Carmen Sandiego hats and glitter guns, people, we’re going back to the 70s! That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince...

Happy Pride Month, y’all…June is here and we’re kicking it off with Blake Edward’s stone-cold classic Victor/Victoria! Erika and Paul are here to celebrate Julie Andrews, Alex Karras, James Garner, Robert Preston and, most importantly, Lesley Ann Warren as they do a deep-dive into this iconic gender-bending musical comedy! It’s kind of a musical. Meaning, like, there’s definitely music in it. Focu...

Paul and Erika are closing out Animation May with another healthy helping of childhood trauma…now with dinosaurs! Do they wonder about certain storytelling choices in this film, while also revealing that they don’t know all that much about when certain animals appeared on earth, while also revealing that it’s hard to say the actual names of dinosaurs? You know they did! That Aged Well is brought t...

Bonus episode alert! Erika is off gallivanting at an undisclosed location, but Paul had a chance to sit down to talk with Emily and V from This Week In Fandom History. They cover a range of topics, from underappreciated Disney shows, to baffling fandom events, to the Citrus Scale! It’s all here waiting for you, so go enjoy! That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince ! Shop in April for 365-day ret...

Sooooo…did you watch this Watership Down as a child? If so, we won’t ask if it traumatized you, but rather how much? Erika and Paul take a deep dive into this animated classic with all of its rabbit language, all of its rabbit mythology, and, of course, all of its rabbit sex drive! That Aged Well is brought to you by Quince ! Shop in April for 365-day returns and free shipping! That Aged Well is b...