
Clarisse Hansard guests to talk queer love, race swapping, and building post-apocalyptic societies in Season 1 of HBO's The Last Of Us. Full transcript available here. Content warning: there is an in-depth discussion about (assisted) suicide from 54:00 - 1:10:35. References from the episode:Allie Capps, "Problematic Disability Tropes in 'The Last Of Us' Have Real Consequences We Need to Talk About." Amy Mackelden, "'The Last of Us' Is Killing Me." Teresa Jusino, "HBO's The Last Of Us Reginited Discussion of the Game's Israel/Palestine Politics."
Apr 2, 2023
1 hr 49 min

Saiba Varma guests to talk white privilege, the corrupting power of wealth, and the homophobic trope of villanous gays in Seasons 1-2 of the White Lotus. Full transcript available here.
Feb 11, 2023
1 hr 29 min

Jackie Bustamente guests to talk white guilt, girl stoners, and the politics of faking poverty in Seasons 1-5 of Broad City. Full transcript available here.
Oct 2, 2022
1 hr 30 min

In this bonus episode gone full episode (because there is so much gay stuff to talk about), Alexia talks trauma and convincing characters arcs in Seasons 1-4 of Stranger Things. Leo Tuiletufuga guests in a special segment dedicated to all things queer. Full transcript available here.
Sep 3, 2022
55 min

Alaska Tran guests to talk mixed-race girlhood, female friendships, and thong politics in Hulu's Pen15. Full transcript available here.
Mar 15, 2022
1 hr 47 min

In this bonus episode Alexia talks transphobia, anti-blackness, and breaking cycles of patriarchal violence in Season 3 of Sex Education. Full transcript available here.
Sep 29, 2021
16 min

Mellissa Villafranco guests to talk homonormative tropes, toxic monogamy, and thirst for Gigi in Season 2, Episode 1 of the L Word: Generation Q. Full transcript available here.
Aug 15, 2021
1 hr 7 min

Steph Rojas guests to talk autistic representation, sexual self-determination, and trauma informed television in season 1 of Love on the Spectrum and Everything's Gonna Be Okay. Full transcript available here.
Apr 16, 2021
1 hr 41 min

In this bonus episode Alexia talks patriarchal violence, racist tropes, and the dangers of white feminism in the 2009 film Jennifer's Body. Full transcript available here.
Feb 8, 2021
14 min

In this bonus episode Alexia talks Black feminism, the limitations of rights-based political movements, and affirming bi representation in Mrs. America. Full transcript available here. To learn more about the Combahee River Collective, check out Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor's book, How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective: https://www.akpress.org/how-we-get-free.html
Oct 12, 2020
22 min
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