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
Say Anything: Deep Thoughts About Romance, Masculinity, and Gen X Nostalgia for Boom Boxes
52 minutes Posted Feb 10, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Money, Delusion, And Power
Show Intro And Premise
Say Anything Setup
The Boombox Myth, Decontextualized
Why This Movie Matters Now
Plot Walkthrough Begins
Dating, Boundaries, And Safety
Fear Of Flying And Futures
First Sex, Consent, And Care
Dad’s Pressure And The Breakup
The Boombox In Context
IRS, Embezzlement, And Agency
Confrontation And Reconciliation
Plane Panic And Partnership
Masculinity: Guys Versus Men
Toxic Advice And Better Models
Young Love And Purpose
Gender, Brains, And Support
Money Scripts And Control
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Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. I'm incarcerated, Lloyd!! This week on Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit, Emily shares her analysis of one of the classic movies that happened to miss the Guy girls the first time around: Say Anything. Cameron Crowe's 1989 romance/comedy created some iconic moments in our collective Gen X childhood--notably the scene of John Cusack's Lloyd Dobler holding the boom box playing Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" over his head. ...