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
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Deep Thoughts About Impeccable Storytelling, the Power of Connection, and Reese's Pieces
54 minutes Posted Jun 9, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Privacy, Memory, And The Cold Open
Welcome To Deep Thoughts
Childhood Memories And Reese’s Pieces
Why E.T. Matters To Us
The Plot In Plain English
Spielberg’s Show Don’t Tell Mastery
Connection As The Real Heartbeat
Divorce Anxiety And The 1980s
What Kids Can Actually Handle
Gender Gaps And Small Quibbles
E.T. As A Christ Figure
Recap, Next Week, And Farewell
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Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. "E.T. phone home!" On this week's episode of Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit, Tracie revisits one of the classic movies of her Gen X childhood: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Director Steven Spielberg is at the top of his storytelling game with this sci fi film that introduces E.T., a gentle alien botanist who is accidentally stranded on Earth and taken in by 10-year-old Elliott, the middle child of divorced parents. Not only d...