This week we&#8217;re up to our elbows in vampires and existential angst. It turns out being immortal is kind of lame. But also funny. 

In addition to What We Do in the Shadows, there are also spoilers for Only Lovers Left Alive and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.

Talking Points: the subversion of vampire tropes, old age is brutal, why vampires are so self-centered, Only Lovers Left Alive, Hannah&#8217;s personal vendetta against The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, optimistic and pessimistic nihilism, and the creation of meaning in every day life.

REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 13: Terry Pratchett's "Guards! Guards!"

Remedial Studies is a podcast by two nerdy ladies who just want to make the world listen to our academic opinions on the most nonacademic subjects. No media form is off limits! Books people call trash? Absolutely! Albums from artists you never heard of (or heard too much of)? You betcha! Movies that never got their box office due for being "too niche?" Where would we be without them! Television that you stayed up way too late to watch? We're right they're with you! Games that would have gotten you made fun of as a kid that are kind of cool now? We're your one stop shop! Join us, Hannah and Rachel, as we work through all the pop culture we can get our hands on and do our best to stay on topic along the way. New episodes every other Tuesday.