You Are Good

NEW EPISODE! It's just a jump to the left! Let's The Rocky Horror Picture Show [and do the Time Warp] with the fabulous Chelsey Weber-Smith of American Hysteria! You can find Chelsey / American Hysteria here:  Twitter and  on the Information Super Highway . The Music of You Are Good: Vol I can be found here ! We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs tha...

Does this look inanimate to you, punk? Let's talk about Little Shop of Horrors with the fabulous Dana Schwartz! You can find Dana here:  Twitter and  on the Information Super Highway . You can pre-order Dana's book Anatomy here! The Music of You Are Good: Vol I can be found here ! We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all th...

We took a secret vote. We're not leaving. We're never leaving. Let’s talk grief, joy, gallows humor and The Big Chill with Olivia Giovetti. You can find Olivia online here . You can find Olivia on Twitter here. Order The Music of You Are Good: Vol. I here! We made a playlist to accompany this episode ! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. Spooky season is a...

As a wise teenaged pirate radio DJ once said, "Feeling screwed up at a screwed up time in a screwed up place does not necessarily make you screwed up." Join us as we talk hard about Pump Up the Volume with Zoe Whittall. You can find Zoe on Twitter here. You can find Zoe's book The Spectacular here . Pump Up the Volume is very hard to find in distribution, though we've been told it's available on A...

Come with us, o captain, my captain, as we roll around in a pile of autumnal Dead Poets Society feels with Emily Edwards of Fuckbois of Literature. You can find Emily on Twitter here. We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. You Are Good is a show in which Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed attempt to understand wh...

Our little Tracy is a clean teen! Join us for some big time slumber party vibes with us, our great pal Aubrey Gordon, and  Hairspray ! You can find Aubrey over at  Maintenance Phase , and you can find  Aubrey's book here ! We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. You Are Good is a show in which Sarah Marshall and A...

We’ll show you how valuable Elle Woods can be. Join us and rejoice in all things Legally Blonde (2001) with our wonderful pal Alyssa Songsiridej. You can find Alyssa on THE INTERNET  here ! Her first novel, Little Rabbit, is forthcoming from Bloomsbury. We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. You Are Good is a sho...

Hi, hi, hiya! We head to Camp Hope and talk Heavyweights (1995) with our pal Carmen Maria Machado You can find Carmen here ! We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. You Are Good is a show in which hosts Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed attempt to understand what the hell it means to be the grown children of dads and...

Our family's always been in meat. Join us and our pal Brad Bannon for a conversation about The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Whether you're an avid fan or a person who will never see this movie, we assure this episode is for you! You can find Brad on  Twitter here . We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. You Are Good...

You've never seen us very upset! Join us as we deconstruct the ocean of daddy issues in Mission: Impossible with Nicholas Russell. You can find Nicholas online here ! And on Twitter here ! We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. You Are Good is a show in which hosts Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed attempt to underst...

Hello! My name is Harley Quinn. You killed my sandwich. Prepare to die. Let's talk Birds of Prey with the delightful JV Hampton-VanSant! You can find JV on  Twitter here . You can find JV's audio sequel to Birds of Prey here . We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. You Are Good is a show in which hosts Sarah Mars...

What is tiramisu? You’ll see. We talk about the 1993 Nora Ephron parasocial romantic comedy classic with Jeffrey Cranor. You can find Jeffrey on  Twitter here . You can find all things Night Vale here . You can find Jeffrey's forthcoming novel here ! We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. You Are Good is a show i...

Who are you, Robert De Niro? Yes, we are talking to you... about The Parent Trap [1998]. Join us as we head to camp, celebrate Lindsay, and crush on Chessy with Isa Burke [of Lula Wiles]! You can find is on Twitter here . You can find Lula Wiles new record Shame and Sedition here . We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this...

If nary a goose is seen, the development shall beguine! In which we grieve by literally becoming Mother Goose. We get into the marshy weeds of Fly Away Home with the tremendous Ilana Masad. You can find Ilana on Twitter here . You can find Ilana's writing, and Ilana's novel All My Mother's Lovers, here . We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when...

Danny Ocean is married to the sea. This week we talk about fisheries, late capitalism’s guilty love letters to the American worker, and Linda Greenlaw with Brianna Bowman King. Also, the surprising origin story of the Filet-O-Fish. You can find Brianna and her writing here . Two quick notes: Sarah wants you to know she knows she confused Super Fly and Pusherman . Also, in this episode we talk abou...

We dream about dead guys, and all the daddies in The Mummy [1999], with Neeraja Viswanathan. You can f ind Neeraja on Twitter here , and you can find Neeraja's writing on mystery movies here . We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. You Are Good is a show in which hosts Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed attempt to und...

If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's... well... broken. We talk Grosse Pointe Blank with Chris Gethard. You can find Chris online here , and you can find his special Half My Life here . We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. You Are Good is a show in which hosts Sarah Marshall and Ale...

This week we talk about our daughter, Dottie, and our other daughter, Dottie’s sister. Join us (and guest Jade Van Kley) for a lively chat about A League of Their Own . You can find Jade on Twitter here , and her podcast Backstage Triage here . We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. You Are Good is a show in whic...

Well, we got no class and we got no principals. We ain't got no innocence. We can't even think of a word that rhymes. School's out for summer. We talk Dazed and Confused with Sean Nelson. Sean's record Nelson Sings Nilsson is the greatest. We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. Why Are Dads is a show in which hos...

A bride without a head! A wolf without a foot! We laugh and cry and sing and love Howard Ashman (and, of course, Jerry Orbach). We talk Beauty and the Beast [1991] with the splendiferous Dana Schwartz. You can find Dana here:  Twitter and  on the Information Super Highway . The  Why Are Dads cherub shirt design will only be available through May 28th, 2021 and then it'll be retired for good! We ma...

American Gangster goes deep on power, racism, organized crime, geopolitics and—of course—dads and we get into all that and more with the fabulous Sin á Tes Souhaits. We also have a fun update regarding our Pretty in Pink episode! You can find Sin here:  Twitter and on the Information Super Highway . The Why Are Dads cherub shirt design will only be available through May 28th, 2021 and then it'll b...

Is Ducky a comedy writer these days? Is Iona the Daddy? What literal genius thought to put Harry Dean Stanton in a teen comedy? We get into the weeds of Pretty in Pink with the incomparable Julie Klausner. You can find Julie on  Twitter and  Instagram . We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. Why Are Dads is a sho...

We unpack the big feelings that fuel Blue Valentine—which is not Blue Velvet (though it is at once similarly and differently heavy)—with Esmé Weijun Wang. You can find Esmé on  Twitter and  Instagram . You can find Esmé online  here ! We made a  playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. Why Are Dads is a show in which hosts Sa...

Inspired by our conversation about The Shining , we talked Kubrickian conspiracy theories and Room 237 with our pal Patrick McGinty . This was originally a Patreon bonus episode, but since we took last week off we figured we'd treat y'all to it. You can find us on  Twitter ,  Instagram and  Patreon . You can find producer and music director  Carolyn Kendrick's music here. She's also on  Twitter ....

We're taking this week off, but here's a quick hello from Sarah! We'll be back next week! In the meantime you can find us on  Twitter ,  Instagram and  Patreon .