Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t: A Pop-Culture Comedy Podcast
Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t: A Pop-Culture Comedy Podcast
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
Romancing the Stone: Deep Thoughts About White Feminism, Fiction Writers, and Forgivable Plot Holes You Can Drive a Bus Through
51 minutes Posted Sep 30, 2025 at 9:00 am.
Forgetting Plot Holes in Romancing the Stone
Joan Wilder: Romance Novelist and Reluctant Adventurer
Becoming Capable in Colombia's Dangers
The Problematic Romance and Imperialism
Feminism vs. "Fixing Bad Men" Trope
Storytelling Techniques and Real Human Bodies
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Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Okay, Joan Wilder, write us out of this one. On this week's episode, Tracie revisits the 1984 film Romancing the Stone. Both Guy girls loved this film in their childhood, enjoying both the romance and comedy of seeing Kathleen Turner's Joan Wilder go from hapless writer to confident and capable badass. Baby Emily, as a budding writer, especially loved how the storytelling made it clear working as a novelist translated to pra...