Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t: A Pop-Culture Comedy Podcast
By Sister podcasters raised by 80s and 90s movies: Tracie Guy-Decker, lover of animation, Muppets, comedy, and feminism & Emily Guy Birken, storytelling nerd, mental health advocate, and pop culture aficionado
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80s and 90s movies and early 2000s tv may be called stupid shit by some, but you know it matters. So do we. We're Tracie and Emily, sister podcasters who love well-crafted fiction and one another. In this comedy podcast, we look at the classic movies of our Gen X childhood and adolescence, analyzing film tropes to uncover the cultural commentary on romance, money, religion, mental health, and more. From Twilight to Ghostbusters, Harry Potter to the Muppets, comedy to drama to horror, we use feminism, our super smart brains, and each other to uncover the lessons lurking behind the nostalgia of pop culture. Come overthink with us as we delve into our deep thoughts about stupid shit.
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Star Wars IV: A New Hope: Deep Thoughts About Storm Troopers, Strong Women, and Unfinished Storytelling
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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The Breakfast Club: Deep Thoughts About Toxic Romance, Taking Teens Seriously, and John Hughes’ Insistence on Crotch Shots (Reprise 23)
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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Jurassic Park: Deep Thoughts About Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, Bodily Autonomy, and When the Movie is Better (Reprise Ep 44)
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Disney’s Beauty & The Beast: Deep Thoughts About Classism, Stockholm Syndrome, and Yoga-Pants Feminism (Reprise Ep 6)
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Michael Jackson’s Thriller: Deep Thoughts about Undead Backup Singers, a Dead Pop Star and the “Death of the Author” (Reprise Ep 29)
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Cheers: Deep Thoughts About Womanizing Men, Ambitious Women, and Pop Culture's Most Famous Bar
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Grease: Deep Thoughts About Summer Nights, Performing Gender, and the Romance of Leather Pants and Letterman Sweaters
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Short Circuit: Deep Thoughts About Robots, Romance, and "Acceptable" Racism in 80s Movies
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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You’ve Got Mail: Deep Thoughts About Tom Hanks’ Charm, New York City’s Coziness, and the Merits of a Two-Hour RomCom / Commercial for AOL
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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The Full Monty: Deep Thoughts About Masculinity, Fatherhood, and Using Comedy to Make a Political Point
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Deep Thoughts About the Pop Culture Endurance of the Fantasy Barbarian Soldier from SPACE!
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Deep Thoughts About Impeccable Storytelling, the Power of Connection, and Reese's Pieces
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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The Sixth Sense: Deep Thoughts About Ghosts, Plot Twists, and Taking the Wrong Lesson from Pop Culture
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Underworld: Deep Thoughts About Feminism, Leather-clad Women, and the Edges of Helpfulness in Analogies of Race
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May 26, 2026 |
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Highlander: Deep Thoughts About Bonkers Casting, Over-the-Top Cinematography, and Hiding Queer Subtext in Your Dad's Favorite Pop Culture
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May 19, 2026 |
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An American Tail: Deep Thoughts About Animated Mice, American Immigration in Pop Culture, and the Power of Storytelling
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May 12, 2026 |
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Night Court: Deep Thoughts About Likable Sleazeballs, Comedy with an Optimistic Heart, and Kooky 1980s Criminals in New York City
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May 05, 2026 |
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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Deep Thoughts About Making TV With Intention, Religious Compersion, and Nostalgia for America's 20th Century Saint
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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The Devil Wears Prada with Tanesha Myles: Deep Thoughts About Intimidating Women, Niceness in the Workplace, and Who Gets Coffee for Whom
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Material Girl by Madonna: Deep Thoughts About Pink Cocktail Dresses, Authenticity, and Why Financially Independent Women Are Terrifying
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Amélie: Deep Thoughts about French vs. American Culture, Helping vs. Meddling, and Delightful Romance vs. Problematic Programming
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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The Muppets Take Manhattan: Deep Thoughts About the Meaning of Art, Assumptions About Women in the 80s, and Business Frogs in Marketing
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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A League of Their Own: Deep Thoughts About Bittersweet Feminism, the Threat of Girl Athletes, and What's Wrong With Dottie and Kit's Rivalry
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Deep Thoughts About Rum, Amusement Park Rides, and Jack Sparrow Rewriting Our Pop Culture Understanding of Pirates
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Enemy Mine: Deep Thoughts About Subverting Sci Fi Tropes, Prescient Gender Discussions in 80s Pop Culture, and Brilliant Practical Effects
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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What Dreams May Come: Deep Thoughts About the Cosmology of a Painted Afterlife, Misogynistic Romance Tropes, and 90s Era Casual Racism
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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The Nanny with Zina Kumok: Deep Thoughts About Yiddish, Subverting Jewish Stereotypes in Pop Culture, and Elevated Mob Wife Fashion
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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The Road to Wellville: Deep Thoughts About Scatalogical Comedy, Health Crazes, and What Films You Should Never Watch With Your Dad
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Say Anything: Deep Thoughts About Romance, Masculinity, and Gen X Nostalgia for Boom Boxes
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Daria: Deep Thoughts About 90s Feminism, "Misery Chick" Animation, and Who Gets the Privilege of Being Cynical
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Roxanne: Deep Thoughts About Big Noses, Smart Women, and the Delicious Comedy of 20 Perfectly Worded Insults
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Dick Tracy: Deep Thoughts About the Comic Strip Villains, Overusing Montages, and What We Accepted As "Romance" in 80s and 90s Movies
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Tim Burton's Batman: Deep Thoughts About Pop Culture Gatekeeping, Clown Mafia, and the Psychology of Billionaire Vigilantes Dressed as Bats
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Brassed Off: Deep Thoughts About Collective Bargaining and Politics in Pop Culture
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Grosse Pointe Blank: Deep Thoughts About Dark Comedy, Going Home Again, and If Killing the President of Paraguay with a Fork is Forgivable
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Gremlins: Deep Thoughts About Great Movies, Genre Mashups, and Where Gremlin Marauders Get Their Tiny Little Clothes
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Love, Actually: Deep Thoughts About Christmas Movies We Hate to Love, Creepy Cue Card Romance, and Early 2000s Fat Shaming
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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The Land Before Time: Deep Thoughts About Grief, Animation, and How Much Scientific Verisimilitude We Require From Talking Dinosaur Cartoons
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Strictly Ballroom: Deep Thoughts About the Comedy Inherent in Ridiculous Competition and the Dignity of Taking Art Seriously
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Home for the Holidays: Deep Thoughts About Memory, Cringey Romance, and Why Tracie Can't Be Fooled Into Thinking BWI Looks Like O'Hare
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Wall Street with Joe Saul-Sehy: Deep Thoughts About Mentorship, the Culture of Money, and Just How Many Yachts You Can Water Ski Behind
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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The Jerk: Deep Thoughts About Race, Comedy Genius, and the Unparalleled Thrill of Getting Your Name in the Phone Book
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Scream: Deep Thoughts About Badass Final Girls, Self-Aware Pop Culture, and Why We Expect Morals from Horror but Not Comedy
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Weekend at Bernie's: Deep Thoughts About Exceptional Physical Comedy, Dubious Personal Morality, and Pop Culture Touchstones
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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A Fish Called Wanda: Deep Thoughts About Comedy, Cultural Commentary, and Cartoonish Con Artists
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Speed: Deep Thoughts About Dennis Hopper Chewing Scenery, Keanu Reeves Shooting Hostages, and Why Pop Culture Needs More Insurance Agents
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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The Log Driver's Waltz with Aaron Reynolds: Deep Thoughts About Canadian Masculinity, Quirky Comedy, and Keeping Animation Weird
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Romancing the Stone: Deep Thoughts About White Feminism, Fiction Writers, and Forgivable Plot Holes You Can Drive a Bus Through
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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The Truman Show: Deep Thoughts About Narcissism, Product Placement, and Parasocial Pop Culture
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Rain Man: Deep Thoughts About Buicks, Toothpicks, and Introducing Autism to Pop Culture
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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The Golden Girls: Deep Thoughts About Pop Culture's Favorite Foursome of Fearless Women Over Fifty
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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V for Vendetta: Deep Thoughts About Fascism, Feminism, and Pop Culture Revolution
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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The Sword in the Stone: Deep Thoughts About Animation, Squirrely Romance, and Merlin's Terrible Pedagogy
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Hook with Jenn Book Haselswerdt: Deep Thoughts About Peter Pan's Perpetual Prepubescence in Pop Culture
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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The Shawshank Redemption: Deep Thoughts About Friendship, Slow Storytelling, and the Role of Prisons in American Pop Culture
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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The Beastmaster: Deep Thoughts About Storytelling Conventions, Covert Blood Libel, and Marc Singer's Glistening...Line Delivery
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Titanic: Deep Thoughts About Pop Culture Feminism, Jack as a Trans Man, and the Relative Buoyancy of Wardrobe Doors
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Mrs. Doubtfire: Deep Thoughts About Cringe Comedy, Feminist Backlash, and Hairy Leg Appreciation
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Mannequin: Deep Thoughts About Hiding Seriously Subversive Messages in Deeply Unserious Movies
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Weird Science: Deep Thoughts on Pygmalion, Women's Agency, and Why 1980s Movies Thought Computers Were Magic
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Independence Day: Deep Thoughts About American Exceptionalism, Sci Fi Disaster Movies, and Jeff Goldblum in a Flight Suit
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Encyclopedia Brown with Adam Gwon: Deep Thoughts About Potatoes, Problem Plays, and Pop Culture Expectations for Detective Stories
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Rosemary's Baby with Ryan Cunningham: Deep Thoughts About Gaslighting, Monstrous Men, and Satanism in Pop Culture
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Poltergeist: Deep Thoughts About the Feminine Archetype in Pop Culture, Dubious Parenting Decisions, and Respect for the Dead
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Firefly and Serenity: Deep Thoughts About Storytelling, Strawberries, and Sci Fi Cowboys
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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The Dark Crystal: Deep Thoughts About False Binaries, World Building, and What Emily Isn't Willing to Accept From Her Puppets
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May 27, 2025 |
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Splash: Deep Thoughts About Mermaids, Male Masturbatory Fantasies, and How Pop Culture Created the Name Madison
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May 20, 2025 |
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Stand By Me: Deep Thoughts About Nostalgia, Mental Health, and Cherry-Flavored Pez
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May 13, 2025 |
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Avalon: Deep Thoughts About Family, Money Psychology, and Waiting to Cut the Turkey
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May 06, 2025 |
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Pretty Woman: Deep Thoughts About Bodily Autonomy, Realism, and Who Gets to be Human
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Galaxy Quest: Deep Thoughts About Fandom, Tropes, and Science Fiction Storytelling
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure: Deep Thoughts About Destiny, Work, and How to Engage with History
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Lilo & Stitch: Deep Thoughts About Animation, Found Family in Film, and...American Imperialism
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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In & Out: Deep Thoughts About Toxic Masculinity, Barbra Streisand, and Coming Out in the 1990s
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Ladyhawke: Deep Thoughts About Romance, Gender, and Looking for Realism in a Film About a Cursed Bird
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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The Mummy: Deep Thoughts About Colonialism, Historical Fiction, and Bisexual Awakenings
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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SpongeBob Squarepants: Deep Thoughts About Absurdist Comedy, Capitalism in Pop Culture, and IMAGINATION
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Silence of the Lambs: Deep Thoughts About Misogyny, Transphobia, and the Psychology of Fava Beans
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Dead Again: Deep Thoughts About Noir Storytelling, the Romance of Reincarnation, and Why Women Choose the Bear
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Chasing Amy: Deep Thoughts About Bi-Erasure, Neurodivergence, and Well-Meaning White Men in Pop Culture
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Big: Deep Thoughts About Giant Pianos, Women Mothering Their Boyfriends, and Why Emily Thought Adulthood Would Involve More Body-Swapping
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Groundhog Day: Deep Thoughts About Mental Health, Making Your Own Meaning, and Meteorological Rodents
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Mr. Mom: Deep Thoughts About Women, Woobies, and Incompetent Dads in Pop Culture
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Alien: Deep Thoughts About Space Feminism, Ash as an Allegory for the Anti-Abortion Movement, and Cats
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Big Trouble in Little China: Deep Thoughts About Using Stereotypes to Subvert Storytelling Expectations
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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When Harry Met Sally: Deep Thoughts About RomCom Misogyny, Fake Orgasms, and the Myth of High Maintenance Women
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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The Muppet Christmas Carol with Erika Plank Hagan: Deep Thoughts About Musical Storytelling, Muppet Adaptations, and the Rudeness of Raw Turkey
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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The Toy: Deep Thoughts About the Lies Pop Culture Told Us About Human Rights, Redemption, and Piranhas
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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The Goonies: Deep Thoughts About GenX Storytelling, Found Family, and Pirates Named After Penises
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Office Space TEASER
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Deep Thoughts About the Role of Pathos in Broad Comedy
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Airplane!: Deep Thoughts About Comedy That Questions Everything--Except a Woman as a Prize
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Men in Black: Deep Thoughts About Sci-Fi Comedy, Subversive Pop Culture, and Why Little Tiffany Had to Die
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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The Birdcage: Deep Thoughts About Joyous Queer Comedy, the Beauty of Middle-Age Romance, the Villainy of Val
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas: Deep Thoughts About Culturally Appropriating Yuletide Cheer and Why Badass Women Get Stuck as Romance Fodder
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Jaws: Deep Thoughts About Shark Phobia in Pop Culture, Accidents Improving Spielberg's Storytelling, and Emily Swooning Over Oxygen Tanks
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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The Little Mermaid: Deep Thoughts About Animation, Ariel as a Trans Allegory, and the Psychology of Controlling Parents
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Beetlejuice: Deep Thoughts About Bananas, Incomprehensible Guidebooks, and Funny Villains in Pop Culture
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Blade Runner: Deep Thoughts About Replicants, Women, and Why Neither Get to Be Human
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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City Slickers: Deep Thoughts About Mental Health, Aging, and Redefining Masculinity
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Field of Dreams: Deep Thoughts About Whitewashed Boomer Nostalgia and the Psychology of Grief
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Nightmare on Elm Street: Deep Thoughts About Badass Final Girl Feminism
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Dune with Jake Cohen: Deep Thoughts About Recreating Social Hierarchies and Biases in Sci Fi Worldbuilding
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts About Shrek TEASER
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: Deep Thoughts About Real Consequences When Pop Culture Golden Boys Get Away with Murder
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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The Matrix: Deep Thoughts About Reality, Social Constructs, and How the Wachowskis Created a Pop Culture Trans Allegory
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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The Ren & Stimpy Show: Deep Thoughts About Taking Animation Seriously and the Complicated Legacy of Genius
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Revenge of the Nerds: Deep Thoughts About Toxic Masculinity, Dehumanizing Women, and Recreating Harmful Hierarchies
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Dead Poets Society: Deep Thoughts About the Dubious Psychology of Standing on Desks
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Jurassic Park: Deep Thoughts About the Unexpected Feminism of Dinosaurs
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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The Last Unicorn: Deep Thoughts About Traumatizing Animation from the 1980s
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Four Weddings and a Funeral: Deep Thoughts About Poetry, Romance, and Hugh Grant's Floppy Hair
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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King Kong with William Patrick Day: Deep Thoughts About Our Pop Culture Obsession with the Giant Ape
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Dirty Dancing (Patron Exclusive) TEASER
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts About Event Horizon with Scott Kenemore
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about the Addams Family
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May 28, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about the Spice Girls
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May 21, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Pee-Wee's Playhouse with Mallory Henson
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May 14, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Wayne's World
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May 07, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Superman: The Movie
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about The Shining
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about The Electric Company
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Veronica Mars with Joanna Church
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Trading Places
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Michael Jackson's Thriller
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about The Fifth Element
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Journalism in Pop Culture with Jon Shorr
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts About Back to the Future TEASER
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Reality Bites
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Rocky Horror Picture Show
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about The Breakfast Club
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Clueless
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern TEASER
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Deep Thoughts about So I Married an Axe Murderer
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about A Christmas Story
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about Labyrinth
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about Battlestar Galactica
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about The NeverEnding Story
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about Lucifer
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about Fraggle Rock
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about Anime with Lynette Davis
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about The Monster at the End of This Book
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about The X-Files
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about Disney's Robin Hood
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about Clue
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts on Wonder Woman
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about Gender in Pop Culture: Tools for Feminist Analysis (BONUS)
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about Disney's Beauty & the Beast
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about Harry Potter with Dr. Julian Wamble
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about Ghostbusters
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about the Princess Bride
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about Muppets from Space
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Deep Thoughts about the Twilight Saga
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Teaser: Our Favorite Pop Culture Shapes Our World
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Jul 05, 2023 |