You Show Me Yours

There's no crying in podcasts, but Marian nearly does when talking about the tragedy of Marla Hooch. And David explains that yes, you were supposed to realize that when [REDACTED FOR SPOILERS], it was on purpose. Batter up, hear that call -- the time has come for one and all to watch the 1992 classic A League of Their Own .

There are two kinds of people: The ones who sing along with musicals and the ones who don't. Which of your hosts is which? If you can't figure it out, today's episode will help you, because Marian is showing Dave Hamilton , the 2016 filmed version of the Broadway smash. Bring us your best rendition of Guns & Ships .

If you hated high school, you might like this episode, because we're talking about 1997's Romy and Michele's High School Reunion! Marian went to her reunion expecting redemption (and didn't get it), while Dave went to Marian's reunion not expecting much (but got a lot of free drinks). 

An airplane full of criminals -- some with a heart of gold, some not. What could go wrong? Plenty. David introduces Marian to 1997's summer blockbuster Con Air , full of great (?) accents, peak Nicolas Cage, and a serial killer who might have found his protoge. 

You might want to carb up for this episode, because we're gonna be doing some walking and talking -- we're talking about the Sorkin joint that started it all, the demo reel for The West Wing, 1995's The American President . Quotability, liberal fantasy politics, and your hosts offer their lefty bona fides once again (in case you forgot).

Dorothy returns to Oz, and our son William returns to the podcast! We get a Gen Z kid's take on a super-scary moment (he says it's not), and Dave gets Marian up to date on the Wizard of Oz cinematic universe as we discuss 1985's Return to Oz . 

Disaffected Dubliners make some great music and curse a lot. Add an Elvis-adoring dad, some light cultural appropriation (we think?) and some very weird hype music, and you've got one of Marian's faves: Alan Parker's 1991 film The Commitments . Also, for this episode, we made a playlist ! Check out the covers featured in the movie and the original versions, plus a few other soul gre...

Do you have fond memories of your grandma's old TV that had two dials? Then you may be an elder millennial/young Gen Xer, and "Weird Al" Yankovic's 1989 movie UHF is right up your alley. Also, Marian shares her successful record of minor home repairs. Clean your dishwasher filter, kids.

Sandwich delivery baskets, unexpectedly artful porn flicks, and a lineup of early '00s teen-flick hotties: Get ready to hit that high note along with Mariah Carey as Marian shows David the Christmas rom-com Love Actually .

David makes a fervent argument that Lethal Weapon is more of a Christmas movie than Die Hard . Is he right? We'll let you decide. We also talk about Mel Gibson (bonkers but also has a nice butt), '80s masculinity (toxic? uh, yes), and really bad credits songs. Tune up your saxophone as David shows Marian 1987's Lethal Weapon . 

We're tiptoeing into the holiday season with 2006's Last Holiday, which ... turns out to not really be about the holidays at all. But there's Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, and Waldorf and Statler as played by two veteran character actors, so it's fine.