Feminist know-it-alls Maya Gurantz and Rebecca Cohen get sauced and deconstruct culture, politics and anything else they can drunkenly over-analyze.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 13 hours 34 minutes
Outbreak! Contagion! Quarantine!
Maya and Rebecca analyze Outbreak (1995), Contagion (2011) and Quarantine (2008) – three one-word-titled movies that reveal some major themes and set the stage for a deeper dive into the topic of infectious disease in the popular imagination.
Episode 105: First Responders
Maya and Rebecca look into the ways people stay positive and show support for heroes during this distressing time, and uncover what it says about American attitudes toward the people we depend on most.
Episode 104: TIGER KING
Cults! Misogyny! The appeal of narcissistic sociopaths! White trash fantasias! Islands of Misfit Toys! In this episode, we deconstruct Netflix phenomenon TIGER KING and what it says about our times.
Episode 103: Leadership in the COVID Crisis
The coronavirus crisis is revealing a lot about America’s leadership (or lack thereof). Maya and Rebecca evaluate the performances – the good, the bad, and the orange.
Episode 102: The Primaries and The Plague
Maya and Rebecca are back! And now they’re stuck at home. So they break down the Democratic Primaries – including why Liz Warren lost, why Biden is winning, and what we should all do next.
Episode 100: Watchmen
Who’s watching the Watchmen (TV series on HBO, that is)? Maya and Rebecca did, and they liked what it was trying to do. They break down the SJW superhero show, analyzing its social and political commentary… and not entirely agreeing on whether it worked.
Episode 99: The Oscar Nominations
The news is terrible, so let’s talk about the Oscars. Maya and Rebecca break down the list of nominees, examining how the list reflects Hollywood’s gatekeepers and their very white, very influential biases.
Epispde 97: Your 2019 Bonus
From questioning whether free will exists, to uncovering how Broad City connects to Sex and the City, to Maya and Rebecca look back at their favorite 2019 moments that had to be left on the cutting room floor.