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
Enemy Mine: Deep Thoughts About Subverting Sci Fi Tropes, Prescient Gender Discussions in 80s Pop Culture, and Brilliant Practical Effects
53 minutes Posted Mar 10, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Welcome & Why Enemy Mine
What We Remember From Childhood
Plot Setup And First Impressions
Crash, Survival, And Growing Trust
Faith, Language, And Truth Is Truth
Scavengers, Agency, And Power
Jerry’s Pregnancy And Death
Parenting Zammis And Moral Shift
Capture, Rescue, And Reunion
Saviorism Versus Real Agency
Nonbinary Drac And Pronouns
Craft, Prosthetics, And Performance
What Holds Up And What Doesn’t
Wrap‑Up And Patreon Tease
Credits And Support
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Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Earthman, your Mickey Mouse is one big stupid dope! This week on Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit, Tracie delves into a forgotten sci fi gem from her Gen X childhood: Wolfgang Petersen's 1985 film Enemy Mine. A commercial flop when it debuted, Enemy Mine never quite reached cult classic status, in part because it is a sci fi film that's remarkably light on space battles and much more interested in theology, interpersonal rela...