Witness us as we fuse the universes of Mad Max: Fury Road and Steven Universe! Season 2 of Crossover Appeal kicks off with two of our favorite fandoms in the last couple of years–basically, we could have talked about this for even longer than we actually did. Check out episode 28 on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Stitcher as we talk about matriarchal societies, body autonomy, Toast in the Pizza Car, and Mr. Universe, the electric doof warrior. Also–Tom Hardy, Bodo is waiting for your cuddles.
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Ep26 – Center Stage + Beowulf
When classical ballet meets Old English sagas, it’s a great Wishbone episode with hardcore butts. In ep 26, we explore the competitive worlds of monster fighting and professional ballet with monster moms and dance moms. Check us out on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Stitcher for our conversation about toxic masculinity, Peter Gallagher’s exquisite eyebrows, and storytelling in all its performative forms.
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Strap on your foot-blades and get your hand-blades ready, because this week, we’re joining the Tortall varsity hockey team! Ducks and knights fly together in episode 25, in which we cross over The Song of the Lioness, Tamora Pierce’s classic YA fantasy series, and The Mighty Ducks, Disney’s classic sports movie that spawned a 90s-worth of copycats. Check us out on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Stitcher for our discussion about redistricting, the dark epilogue to Freaky Friday, hot moms, and things Freddy Mercury could have liked.
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Stretch your calf muscles and get your power loader suits ready, because we’re going to the alien finals! It’s game over, man, for this week’s episode, in which we cross over rom/fam/sports-com Bend It Like Beckham and sci-fi/action adventure Aliens. Head to iTunes, Soundcloud, and Stitcher for our conversation about how community helps us succeed, great 90s boy band names, Helen Hunt’s autobiography, and whether the ghost from Three Men and a Baby carried a cardboard cut out of Ted Danson through an airport.
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What’s that coming over the hill? It’s Anthony Hopkins in a pair of giant mechanical trousers! This week, we look at the most British-y of British stories, with the beautifully written and emotionally stunning The Remains of the Day, and the slapstick and wit of Wallace and Gromit. Check us out on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Stitcher for a conversation about sad road trips, maniacal penguins, Anthony Hopkins on a skateboard, and lots of suggestions for things you definitely should not Google.
Potential fanfic title: The Remains of the Clay.
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Who’s ready for some hot Men on Men crossover action? And by “hot” we mean “existentially empty and full of crippling despair.” Walt and Annie begin the first ever Transitive Chain of Crossovers by discussing youngling segues, Walt’s distressingly warmed heart, and a sequel to “Blue’s Clues” that is maybe a bit too heavy on the body-horror. Plus, the first-ever Readers Advisory Blacklist! All this and more on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Stitcher!
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When questionable research practices meets underworld crime, a lot of people get eaten by SmartSharks™. In episode 20, we’re crossing over Deep Blue Sea, a sci-fi horror movie with deeply flawed representations of sharks, and The Maltese Falcon, a noir classic with deeply flawed representations of falcons. Check us out on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Stitcher for our conversation on how to get your start in the shark wrangler rodeo, why there’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a future landscape in possession of a rogue cast of cyborgs, must be in want of crossover. In episode 18, we’re mashing up The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (our first web series!) and Blade Runner (not our first story about robots who look like people featuring Edward James Olmos!). Check us out on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Stitcher for our conversation about what it means to be human, real hero Charlotte Lu, and the awfulness of mansumptions.
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Nothing you can say can tear me away from my dedication to righteous revenge! In episode 17, we’re mashing up movie greats Sister Act and True Grit. Check us out on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Stitcher for our conversation on unexpected communities, superpower-inducing snakebites, girls who don’t care if you like them, and Matt Damon in a Shia LaBeouf mask.
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Who am I? I’m bad, and that’s good. I will never be good, and that’s not bad. There’s no one I’d rather be than me–24601!
In this episode, we look at what it means to be the villain and the hero, and why we need a video game version of one of the lesser French revolutions. Check out episode 15 on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Stitcher for all our thoughts Javert’s mistaken character alignment (critical fail on charisma), the best minor character names since the Hunger Games, and revolutionary bros.
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