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
Amélie: Deep Thoughts about French vs. American Culture, Helping vs. Meddling, and Delightful Romance vs. Problematic Programming
52 minutes Posted Apr 7, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Pop Culture Is Still Culture
Why Amelie Sticks With Us
Emily’s Paris Lens On Amelie
What We’re Testing In This Film
The Story And Characters Refresher
Helping Versus Meddling
Consent And The Blind Man Scene
Is Amelie On The Spectrum
French Versus American Readings
The Romance And Soulmate Myth
Bechdel Test And Final Takeaways
Support The Show And Closing
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Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. It's better to help people than garden gnomes. When Tracie rewatched cult classic Amélie, the 25-year-old film delivered visual metaphors, magical realism, and romance that delighted as much as they did a quarter century ago. There were also moments that did not age as well as nostalgia would have suggested, and others offered cultural commentary that wasn't quite fleshed out. The assumptions underlying the central romance b...