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
Roxanne: Deep Thoughts About Big Noses, Smart Women, and the Delicious Comedy of 20 Perfectly Worded Insults
49 minutes Posted Jan 27, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Setting The Stage: Why Roxanne
Childhood Memories And First Impressions
What’s At Stake: Romance And Words
Plot Walkthrough: Nelson, Washington
Letters, Wires, And Farce
The Reveal And Fallout
Cyrano’s Tragedy Vs. Roxanne’s Agency
Compersion, Desire, And Honesty
Masculinity Without Toxicity
Who Fits Whom: Matching Minds
Feeling Feminine Beyond Looks
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Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Earn more sessions by sleeving! This week on Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit, Emily enjoys analyzing film tropes in the 1987 Steve Martin comedy Roxanne, based on the Edmond Rostand play Cyrano de Bergerac. As a romance loving child, Emily adored the updated storytelling of the remarkable man with a big nose who falls in love with a beautiful woman and helps his handsome but shy lieutenant woo her in his stead. While much of...