You Are Good

"Brick killed a guy." In which we play a little jazz flute (and talk Anchorman) with our friends Chris Kluwe and Sooz Kempner. Find Chris online here : https://www.instagram.com/chriskluwe Find Sooz online here : https://www.soozkempner.co.uk/ Alex’s zine ! https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture The OC Again online: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2411525 All of The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall is...

"Brick killed a guy." In which we play a little jazz flute and talk Anchorman with our friends Chris Kluwe and Sooz Kempner and Find Rax online here : https://www.raxkingisdead.com Find Sooz online here : https://www.nikostratis.com Alex’s zine ! https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture The OC Again online: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2411525 All of The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall is available...

We go somehow deeper than normal this week. In a slight (and temporary, rest assured!) variation of format, we talk with actor and filmmaker Alex Alexander about depictions of grief in Lars Von Trier's The Idiots, Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited and Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester By The Sea. We discuss real-life murder, suicide, the premature and accidental death of children and more. If you...

"You can't really dust for vomit." In which we attempt to dust for it anyway, and talk about what we find lovely about This is Spinal Tap, with Ned Brower. Niko online: https://www.nikostratis.com This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood All of The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall is availabl...

"Red is the color of lust, but green is what lust leaves behind, in heart, in womb. Green is what is left when ardor fades, when passion dies, when we die, too." In which we embark upon the hero's journey and talk goodness, greatness and Tumblr with Nicole Vaunt. Find Nicole online here: https://hoo.be/vauntastic This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us o...

"You guys give up? Have you had enough pain?" In which Sooz Kemper helps us get lost in New York and attempts to get to the bottom of what makes Home Alone 2 tick. THERE IS AN EXTENDED CUT OF THIS EPISODE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCAST SUBSCRIPTIONS! Find Sooz and here: https://www.soozkempner.co.uk/ This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and A...

"No dream is ever just a dream." In which Jude Doyle takes us on a journey into a world of PNW pianists, a stoned Nicole Kidman, and a velvet-voiced Chris Isaak. Eyes Wide Shut is a Christmas movie. Find Jude and DILF online here: https://judedoyle.com/bio This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youarego...

"No dream is ever just a dream." In which Jude Doyle takes us on a journey into a world of PNW pianists, a stoned Nicole Kidman, and a velvet-voiced Chris Isaak. Eyes Wide Shut is a Christmas movie. Find Jude and DILF online here: https://judedoyle.com/bio This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youarego...

"Death of a loved one can lead people to do the strangest things." In which we are joined by Cecilia Aldarondo and Nathan Shuherk to discuss grief, haunted houses and locked doors (metaphorical and literal). Our guest is Cecilia Aldarondo! https://blackscracklefilms.com/about Our guest co-host is Nathan Shuherk! https://www.patreon.com/SchizoReads This episode was made possible by your support! Th...

"On Wednesdays we wear pink!" In which Natalie Robehmed walks us through what it was like to learn about American high schools from Mean Girls. We talk plastics, high school sociology, feelings and more. There is an extended cut of this episode available on Patreon and Apple Podcasts! Natalie Robehmed online: https://www.natalierobehmed.com/ This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks t...

"Still a buster." In which Samuel James, Kasai Richardson and Alex discuss living by codes—Dom Toretto style—while trying like heck to unpack the plot (and ideology?) of Fast-ampersand-Furious. Family. Kasai Richardson online: https://substack.com/@kasai Samuel James online: https://www.therealsamueljames.com/ This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on P...

"Can we have a falafel with hot sauce, a side order of Baba Ghanoush and a seltzer, please?" In which we unpack Party Girl, it's "why are moms?" feels and so much more with Anne Buckwalter. Anne Buckwalter can be found online here: https://www.annebuckwalter.com/ This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/y...

"At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought." In which Mary Houlihan explains to Alex and Niko what about Billy Madison warms her heart. Mary Houlihan can be found online here: https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/ Niko Stratis can be found online here: https://www.nikostratis.com/ This episode was made possible by...

In which we talk vampires, breaking curses, and the Guillermo del Toro of it all. Héctor González joins to talk Cronos and we are all better for it. Héctor González https://linktr.ee/abuelitehector This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.   https://www.patreon.com/youaregood   We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club!   https://linktr.ee/magp...

Perhaps this Verhoeven guy was onto something! In which Crystal takes River and Alex to Mars and the gang tries their darndest to deconstruct Total Recall. Check out Crystal here: https://www.crystalwillseeyounow.com/ Check out River here: https://www.riverbutcher.com/ This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.   https://www.patre...

In which we explore Freddy's Revenge, and homoeroticism, with Louis Peitzman. Also! Harmony Colangelo of This Ends at Prom stops by to share her take! Find Louis' most recent Nightmare series ranking here: https://www.vulture.com/article/best-nightmare-on-elm-street-movies-ranked.html You can find Louis' podcast Chasing Amy Adams here: https://sites.libsyn.com/582430 This episode was made possible...

In which Ilana Masad, author of Beings , joins us to discuss empathy, aliens and nonbinary icon E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. River Butcher co-hosts! There is an EXTENDED CUT of this episode on Patreon and Apple Podcast Subscriptions! Check out Ilana (and Beings) here: https://www.ilanamasad.com/novels Check out River here: https://www.riverbutcher.com/ This episode was made possible by your support...

"Our beliefs don't make us better people. Our actions make us better people." In which we head on back to the Overlook to confront dad once and for all. Nathan Shuhrerk (aka schizophrenicreads) delves deep into why he loves Doctor Sleep. Check out Nathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schizophrenicreads And TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@schizophrenicreads This episode was made possible...

"Trust us, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print." In which we discuss fairy tales, talking spiders, and death (for kids!) with Liz Gotauco aka Cosbrarian. Check out Cosbrarian and and pre-order F*cked Up Fairy Tales! https://www.cosbrarian.com/ You can find Samuel James online here! https://www.therealsamueljames.com/   This episode was made possible by your...

"Hey Hot Dog, next time let's rip off a Ferrari. This heap's got no class." This is an actual line from this actual movie! Jeffrey, Cecil and Alex take their classless heap down to the demonic theater and shower Demons with gallons of goopy love. Check out Welcome to Night Vale! https://www.welcometonightvale.com/ And check out Random Number Generator Horror Podcast No. 9! https://www.nightvalepre...

"Whenever there's this much gay in one room, Liza manifests." In which Sarah and Alex unpack their feelings about Sex and the City 2 with the marvelous Eve Lindley. Don't forget to check out Eve in Queens of the Living Dead! This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club! h...

"All aboard the deviants bus!" In which Rax King shares her love for Pride (2014) with Siri Dahl and Alex and Tia Kalmaru schools Alex on Welsh pronunciation. Find Rax online here: https://www.raxkingisdead.com/ Find Corn Telethon online here: https://www.corntelethon.com/ Find Crazy Arm online here (the band Tia plays in): https://www.crazyarmband.com/bio This episode was made possible by your su...

Is Butterbean okay? In which Niko Stratis helps us get to the bottom of why Jackass makes us feel so many feelings. EXTENDED CUT AVAILABLE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCAST SUBSCRIPTIONS! This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood Niko's essay Jackass made me the trans woman I am: https://www.anxietys...

In which Samuels James takes us to Beverly Hills and teaches us how to lighten up Detroit style. We're unpacking the Beverly Hills Cop feels with Samuel James. EXTENDED CUT AVAILABLE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCAST SUBSCRIPTIONS! Samuel James online: https://www.therealsamueljames.com/ Carolyn Kendrick online: https://www.carolynkendrick.com/ This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to...

We're gonna need a bigger bigger boat. In which we discuss trauma, revenge and Jaws 2 with our wonderful friend Candace Jane Opper. Candace Jane Opper can be found online here : https://candacejaneopper.com/ Magpie Cinema Club is wonderful! linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub Alex’s zine: https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture Alex's newsletter thing: https://alexsteed.substack.com/ You can buy a You Are Go...