Pop DNA
By Rhonda Watts and Erin O'Loughlin
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Pop DNA traces the roots of your favorite pop culture works.
We're Erin and Rhonda, and we are big old nerds. We love dissecting our favorite movies, TV shows, and more, and we're really into how literature, history, and culture have impacted the works we consume. We explore connections across mediums, from the classic novels we see reflected in our favorite horror movies, to the politics in superhero franchises, to the influence of Shakespeare in, like, literally everything. There are also bad jokes. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram!
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The Office: Mockumentary Now!
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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The Office: Workplace Romance
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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The Office: How to Be Likeable
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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The Office: A Dystopian Workplace
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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The Office: Orientation Packet
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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BONUS: The Best of 2024!
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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REGIFTING! A Christmas Prince
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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REGIFTING! The Chronicles of Narnia: Battles are Ugly When Women Fight
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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REGIFTING! The Chronicles of Narnia: Deeper Magic from Before the Dawn of TIme
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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A Song of Ice and Fire: The Chosen One Problem
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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A Song of Ice and Fire: in da clurb, we all fam
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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A Song of Ice and Fire: I'm Just Jon
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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A Song of Ice and Fire: Maiden, Mother, #GirlBoss
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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A Song of Ice and Fire: Welcome to Westeros
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Dune | Book-to-Screen Club
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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The Color Purple | Book-to-Screen Club
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Little Women | Book-to-Screen Club
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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BONUS! Tayoncé: Cowboys, Poets, and the Golden Age of Women in Pop
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May 08, 2024 |
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Barbie: Who Are We Kidding? We're All Depression Barbie
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Barbie: When You Think of Sparkle, You Think of Female Agency.
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Barbie: Now I Am Become Irrepressible Thoughts of Death Barbie
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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The Last of Us: The Illusion of Choice
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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The Last of Us: The End of the World As We Know It
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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The Last of Us: Is This a Zombie Show?
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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BONUS: The Best of 2023!
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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The Wizard of Oz: The Politics Behind the Curtain
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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The Wizard of Oz: Leaving Kansas
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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The Hunger Games (Revisited): Nobody Ever Wins the Games
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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The Hunger Games (Revisited): Turns Out We're the Capitol :/ featuring Jac Frost
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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BONUS! Commentary: Addams Family Values (1993)
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Wednesday: Isn't it Woe-mantic
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Wednesday: All Ghouls School
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Wednesday: Creepy, Kooky, Burtonesque
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Wednesday: Full of Woe
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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Abbott Elementary: The Comedy and Drama of Teaching
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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Abbott Elementary: I Want My Mom
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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Abbott Elementary: Legendary Schools
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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Abbott Elementary: Philly is a Union Town
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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BONUS! In Our Fleabag Era But Make it Not Self-Destructive (also Happy Birthday to Erin)
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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BONUS! Jane Austen: Queen of Comedy | Virtual JaneCon 2023
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Jupiter Ascending (2015) and Attack of the Clones (2002) | Summer "Camp"
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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The Blackening (2022) and The Cabin in the Woods (2011) | Summer "Camp"
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Jennifer's Body (2009) and Teeth (2007) | Summer "Camp"
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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M3GAN (2022) and Child's Play (1988) | Summer "Camp"
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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Taylor Swift: Look What You Made Me Do
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May 27, 2023 |
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Taylor Swift: Long Story Short
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May 20, 2023 |
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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Erin and Rhonda's Version)
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May 13, 2023 |
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Taylor Swift: Welcome to New York
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May 06, 2023 |
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BONUS: We Finally Made An Entire Episode About Twilight
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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A League of Their Own: Seventh Inning Stretch
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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A League of Their Own: Inside Baseball
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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A League of Their Own: Starting Lineup
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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The Green Knight: Arthuriana as Fan Fiction featuring Natania Barron
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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The Green Knight: The Myth of a White Medieval Past
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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The Green Knight: How Do You Pronounce Gawain?
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before: The Summer We Turned Soulmates
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before: The Things We Write (and Read) for Love
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before: First Date
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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Stranger Things: Choose Your Own Adventure
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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Stranger Things: Make America Demogorgon Again
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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Stranger Things: An Upside Down Fandom
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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BONUS: The Best of 2022!
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Battles Are Ugly When Women Fight
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Deeper Magic from Before the Dawn of Time
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Into a Wardrobe
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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The Woman in the House...: The Girl in the Mansion
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Nov 26, 2022 |
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The Woman in the House...: Now That's What I Call Parody!
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window: How Do We Abbreviate This?
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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BONUS! Commentary: Get Out (2017)
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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Lovecraft Country: How to Kill a Racist Author
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Lovecraft Country: Historical Fears and Fictions
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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Lovecraft Country: Racism is the Real Horror
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Lovecraft Country: We Need A Moment
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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Gilmore Girls (Revisited): Oy With the Poodles Already!
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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Gilmore Girls (Revisited): Women of Questionable Morals
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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Gilmore Girls (Revisited): Love, Lies, and Spies
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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Gilmore Girls (Revisited): Where You Lead, I Will Follow
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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BONUS: Women of New York On Screen, 1900-1970
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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Wadjda (2012) | International Film Festival
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Jul 09, 2022 |
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My Neighbor Totoro (1988) | International Film Festival
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Jun 25, 2022 |
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Amélie (2001) | International Film Festival
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Jun 11, 2022 |
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Bob's Burgers: A Small Price Toupee
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May 28, 2022 |
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Bob's Burgers: Lady and the Clamp (Hardware for Her)
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May 21, 2022 |
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Bob's Burgers: Shawl Me By Your Name
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May 14, 2022 |
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Bob's Burgers: Lin-Manuel's Verandas
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May 07, 2022 |
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BONUS: Fantasy, Femininity, and Power
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Apr 30, 2022 |
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New Girl: The Best Kind of Girl is a Quirky Girl
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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New Girl: Ex-Girlfriends
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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New Girl: Meriwether Girls
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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New Girl: Who's That Girl?
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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The Matrix: Can Robot Bees Sense Robot Royalty?
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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The Matrix: Nag Hammadi is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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The Matrix: The Greeks May Have Been Onto Something
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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The Matrix: Table of Contents
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Mar 05, 2022 |
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Bridgerton: The "Bridgerton Effect" and Pop Culture
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Feb 26, 2022 |
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Bridgerton: A Historical Romance Juggernaut featuring Sanjana Basker
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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Bridgerton: Love, Friendship, and Gossip featuring Nicole Avakian
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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Bridgerton: Welcome to Shondaland
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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The Devil Wears Prada: That's All
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Jan 29, 2022 |
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The Devil Wears Prada: The Job A Million Girls Would Kill For
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Jan 22, 2022 |
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The Devil Wears Prada: Florals, for Spring? Groundbreaking
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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BONUS! The Best Media of 2021
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Jan 08, 2022 |
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A Wrinkle in Time: Who is This For?
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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A Wrinkle in Time: Creatures and Dystopias
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Dec 11, 2021 |
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A Wrinkle in Time: Childhood Memory Unlocked
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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Knives Out: Home is Where the Murder Is
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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Knives Out: That's Rich!
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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Knives Out: Where- Why- How- Whodunnit?
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Nov 13, 2021 |
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Knives Out: Knives-er Out-er???
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Nov 06, 2021 |
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BONUS: Fairies and Scaries, a Halloween Special!
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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Shadow and Bone: Alina Should Be Evil featuring Fictional Hangover
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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Shadow and Bone: Saints and Dyads
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Oct 16, 2021 |
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Shadow and Bone: Ravka at War
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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Shadow and Bone: Mapping Magic
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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Downton Abbey: We’re Talking About Parasite Now?
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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Downton Abbey: Upstairs Women, Downstairs Women
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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Downton Abbey: The Sun Never Sets...
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Sep 11, 2021 |
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Downton Abbey: Bright Young Things and Buccaneers
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Summer Theatre Program)
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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Camelot (The Summer Theatre Program)
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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BONUS: Canadian Comedy Redux
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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My Fair Lady/Pygmalion (The Summer Theatre Program)
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Doctor Faustus (The Summer Theatre Program)
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Jul 03, 2021 |
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The Importance of Being Earnest (The Summer Theatre Program)
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Jun 19, 2021 |
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Romeo and Juliet (The Summer Theatre Program)
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Jun 05, 2021 |
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The Good Place: Through the Last Door
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May 29, 2021 |
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The Good Place: Toxic Americana and Cortana
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May 22, 2021 |
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The Good Place: Ethics 101
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May 15, 2021 |
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The Good Place: Into the Schur-niverse
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May 08, 2021 |
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BONUS! The British Monarchy Cinematic Universe
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May 01, 2021 |
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WandaVision: The Unreliable Male Gaze
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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Pop DNA Trailer
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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WandaVision: It's Been Agatha (and Monica) All Along
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Apr 17, 2021 |
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WandaVision: Channel Surfing
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Apr 10, 2021 |
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WandaVision: The Heroine's Journey LIVE(stream) featuring Girls With Sabers
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Apr 03, 2021 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Keira Knightley in Corsets
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Privateers and Pirate Codes
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Davy Jones' Locker
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Avast Me Hearties!
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Black Panther: Happy Black Future Month!
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Black Panther: The Hero We Needed
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Black Panther: Representation Matters
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Black Panther: Heroes and Heroines
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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BONUS! The First Annual Pop DNA Film Awards!
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes on Us
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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Hamilton: Write Like You're Running Out of Time
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Hamilton: Waiting in the Wings
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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Hamilton: Who Tells Your Story?
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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The Witcher: At the Edge of the World
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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The Witcher: A Humble Bard and a Sorceress
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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The Witcher: A Friend of Humanity
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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The Witcher: Something Ends, Something Begins
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Parks and Recreation: Gazebo? More Like Gazoinksbo!
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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Parks and Recreation: Doobie, Doobie, Doo!
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Parks and Recreation: Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Parks and Recreation: LIT-erally the Best Show Ever!
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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BONUS! Geek Out: Gothic Fiction Pod-iversary Halloween Spook-tacular!!!
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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The Dark Knight: Legacy
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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The Dark Knight: Heroes and Villains
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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The Dark Knight: Femme Fatales and Madmen
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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The Dark Knight: Origin Stories
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Riverdale: Representation
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Riverdale: Character Studies
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Riverdale: Media and Literature Connections
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Sep 12, 2020 |
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Riverdale: Comic Book Origins
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Sep 05, 2020 |
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Cinderella LIVE(stream)! - LIT Summer Vol. 2
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Aug 22, 2020 |
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Much Ado About Nothing - LIT Summer Vol. 2
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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BONUS! Commentary: The Princess Switch (2018)
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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Jane Eyre Part 2 - LIT Summer Vol. 2
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Jun 27, 2020 |
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Jane Eyre Part 1 - LIT Summer Vol. 2
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
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May 23, 2020 |
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BONUS! Saturday Night Live, Laugh, Love
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May 09, 2020 |
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Thor LIVE(stream)!
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Apr 25, 2020 |
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Jurassic Park with Emily Roth
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Mar 21, 2020 |
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Russian Doll
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Feb 23, 2020 |
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BONUS! Geek Out: Disney Princesses LIVE from NerdFaireCon
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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BONUS! Star Wars Talk with Girls With Sabers
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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Star Wars (Revisited)
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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A Christmas Prince
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Dec 22, 2019 |
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Captain Marvel
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Nov 23, 2019 |
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina with Kristen Barros and Jane Williamson
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Oct 27, 2019 |
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BONUS! Pod-iversary Special/Mindy Kaling Geek Out
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Oct 13, 2019 |
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Indiana Jones with Keith Watts
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Sep 28, 2019 |
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Beauty and the Beast – LIT(erature) Summer
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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Hamlet LIVE! – LIT(erature) Summer
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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BONUS! Geek Out: Christmas in July
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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Pride & Prejudice – LIT(erature) Summer
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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BONUS! Commentary: Pride & Prejudice (2005)
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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The Lord of the Rings
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May 29, 2019 |
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BONUS! Geek Out: We Need to Talk About Horror
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May 19, 2019 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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Mean Girls
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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The Hunger Games Part 1 with Amber Steenmeyer
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Feb 19, 2019 |
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Star Wars
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Jan 14, 2019 |
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Gilmore Girls
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Nov 12, 2018 |
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Wonder Woman
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Oct 25, 2018 |