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Anakin Skywalker- Psychology of a Villain- Star Wars Revenge of the Sith Rewatch
August 02, 2015 17:54 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBThe 2nd best movie in the Star Wars franchise? Debatable. Best prequel? Absolutely. Here's our Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Rewatch episode. TOPICS DISCUSSED The Psychology of a Villain Diagnosing Anakin Skywalker Effective Villains Main Character of the Prequels Star Wars Formula Writing/Acting Scores Favorite Quotes Share Your Thoughts in the Comments! Dave mentioned psychologist Philip Zimbardo, here's more information on his study and a link to the recent film based on i...
Potterweek: Dragons, House Elves, and Fan Fiction
July 31, 2015 11:49 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBLindsey and Mr. Lindsey (Pat) join us to talk about Harry Potter for our last day of Potterweek! ON THIS EPISODE Dragon Opportunities Missing Film Elements Fan Fiction Fumbles Hogwarts Houses Let us know what you think our ponderings in the comments! If you want Common Room, Marvel, Disney or more gear on Redbubble. CHECK IT OUT! Subscribe via iTunes or your favorite podcast directory! Follow Common Room with Bloglovin We are now part of Wizard World's Con Radio podcast network. Che...
#Potterweek: Sorting Surprising, Park Problems, and Rapid Fire Potter Fun
July 30, 2015 12:23 - 51 minutes - 23.4 MBYou may know these ladies from their fantastic podcast YHS, or as Geek Girl Brunch officers (Ashley- NYC represent!), or as writers on the IGGPPC +5 Charisma Blog (Debbie aka Bad Rolf). IN THIS EPISODE Sorting Surprises, Disappointments, and Acceptance Potter Park Nostalgia, Fear, and Emotions Rapid Fire and Casual Fire Question Time General Magical Chat Answer our Rapid Fire Questions in the comments! -- If you want Common Room, Marvel, Disney or more gear on Redbubble. CHECK IT OUT! ...
Potterweek PotterPonderings: What did Harry Potter learn from James Potter, Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, and Lord Voldemort?
July 27, 2015 21:17 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBWe're joined by Steph (Feisty Little Woman/Paper Droids) and Shawna (Hello Quirky) to ponder about what Harry might have learned from Dumbledore, Snape, Voldemort, and James. What lessons do you think he learned? CHECK OUT OUR GUESTS!!! FEISTY LITTLE WOMAN and HELLO QUIRKY If you want Common Room, Marvel, Disney or more gear on Redbubble. CHECK IT OUT! Subscribe via iTunes or your favorite podcast directory! Follow Common Room with Bloglovin We are now part of Wizard World's Con Radio ...
Potterweek: PotterPeeps: Is Severus Snape a Hero?
July 26, 2015 13:06 - 32 minutes - 15 MBSpoiler alert: Snape was not what he seemed, but does that mean he was a hero? Lydia, Margaux, and Hadas talk about the Half-Blood Prince himself and try to make sense of what label to give the Potions Master. What do you think about Severus Snape? -- If you want Common Room, Marvel, Disney or more gear on Redbubble. CHECK IT OUT! Subscribe via iTunes or your favorite podcast directory! Follow Common Room with Bloglovin We are now part of Wizard World's Con Radio podcast network. Check...
#Potterweek with The Modern Geek Show: An Attempt
July 23, 2015 21:42 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MBOoh boy was this a fun ride! Meet Matt and Dan from Wizard World's Con Radio podcast network show The Modern Geek Show. Enjoy Hadas's attempts at completing one sentence without laughing. Here's the Buzzfeed quiz we took. Let us know your thoughts in the comments. :) -- If you want Common Room, Marvel, Disney or more gear on Redbubble. CHECK IT OUT! Subscribe via iTunes or your favorite podcast directory! Follow Common Room with Bloglovin We are now part of Wizard World's Con Radio pod...
Special Edition New York Comic Con 2015 with Debbie from You Haven't Seen?!
July 22, 2015 14:03 - 42 minutes - 19.4 MBLast year the inaugural Special Edition Comic-Con, debuted in NYC taking up a very small part of the Javitz Center. This year they moved the convention to Pier 94 and added a show floor! Join Hadas and Debbie from the IGGPPC and her podcast You Haven't Seen?! as we discuss the con. Debbie went on both days and Hadas went on Sunday. Highlights include: meeting Katie Cook and Jill Pantozzi, and the panel called Creating Comics: The Real Stories which featured the two women previously mention...
Star Wars REWATCH Ep II: Attack of the Clones
July 02, 2015 04:08 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBAhhh, true love and epic lightsaber fights, right? /groan. Here is our second rewatch episode all about Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones! We announced on May the 4th that we'd be doing a Star Wars rewatch just in time for the release of The Force Awakens! Our intro music on this episode is by Whiteveil Harpist. Check her out on her site and below on YouTube! Thanks Rosa for letting us use it! INTROS & GENERAL FEELINGS: Is AoTC the worst Star Wars film? STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS...
Jurassic World
June 28, 2015 07:43 - 1 hour - 32 MBYou got our quick bits earlier and here is our full analysis! Some highlights: Dave is a Mazrani Truther and he will be writing Jurassic Park 7. Charee and Hadas are ready to visit the park NOW! Spoilers at 32 minutes. Random Celeb Psychoanalysis at the end and our Summer Movie picks. Check out War Machine War Horse's ep on JW as well for the origin of DINO ACTION. What Did YOU Think of Jurassic World? -- If you want Common Room, Marvel, Disney or more gear on Redbubble. CHECK IT OU...
TDO: GMO-Free Fast Food
June 25, 2015 03:42 - 44 minutes - 20.7 MBJoin Lindsey, Pat, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish and Obsessions are now together in their own episode! This time Lindsey and Pat gave us a food and fitness related ep, as only they can. Some of the things we discussed: TD: No GMO! TV Show Renewals and Cancellations! MyFitnessPal! O: Essential Oils, Bike Building, and The Body Book! Henry Cavill body envy, World of Warcraft diet, Pizza troubles, and Coconut Oil love. -- If you want Common Room, Marvel, Disney or more gear on...
Quick Bits: Jurassic World
June 15, 2015 12:13 - 2 minutes - 1.21 MBWe're trying something new. As soon as we see a film we're going to try to record our thoughts ASAP and then discuss further in a later episode. Here are Gabrielle, Dave (from Pop Culture Case Study) and my (Hadas) thoughts on JURASSIC WORLD. What Did YOU Think of Jurassic World? -- If you want Common Room, Marvel, Disney or more gear on Redbubble. CHECK IT OUT Subscribe via iTunes or your favorite podcast directory! Follow Common Room with Bloglovin If you enjoyed this episode, ch...
Book Con 2015
June 12, 2015 22:38 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBLast year the inaugural BookCon, was in NYC, but I was unable to make it because of holidays. So this year I grabbed a ticket and boy was it worth it! Join me and Debbie from the IGGPPC and her podcast You Haven't Seen?! as we discuss the con. Debbie went on Saturday and I went on Sunday so we swapped notes. My highlights besides the panel and all the free books, was finding out that the show Astronaut Wives Club is a book too! Can't wait for that show to come out! For links to the record...
Ep I: Phantom Menace (Star Wars Complete Rewatch)
June 01, 2015 22:58 - 1 hour - 39 MBFull of excitement and a bit snootiness, here is our first rewatch episode all about Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace! It's finally here! We announced on May the 4th that we'd be doing a Star Wars rewatch just in time for our release of The Force Awakens! REWATCH ORDER (00:01:47): When you rewatch, or when you want to show the series to a noob what order do you choose and why? We discuss the pros and cons and the appropriate audiences for each trilogy. CGI in the PREQUELS (00:12:41...
Once Upon a Time Season 4 Finale Recap
May 26, 2015 11:28 - 36 minutes - 17.2 MBWe love live tweeting our favorite shows on @commonroomlive. This season of Once Upon a Time was split into Frozen and the Queens of Darkness storylines. Join Hadas and Estee in our Common Room for this special bonus ep! We recap the season finale and discuss our favorite characters from this season. Let us know your thoughts in the comments! Love Zelena? What about the Snow Queen? Wish we had more time with the Queens of Darkness? WHO is Lily's Puff Daddy? WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE ONCE ...
Mad Men Series Chat
May 26, 2015 04:00 - 1 hour - 38.1 MBIt's a JUMBO Ep! Dave aka Pop Culture Case Study and I chatted about the Mad Men series finale and the series as a whole in this special bonus episode! I also wrote about the series finale of Mad Men on the IGGPPC and mentioned some of my favorite quotes. There are quite a few more I had to add in the site post. Thanks to Dave, fellow live tweeter pal Nikki, Sumsy from the IGGPPC, and more friends for brainstorming with me and suggesting about half of these! Here's the James Meek's artic...
BONUS EP: Gotham Season 1 Recap
May 15, 2015 18:55 - 38 minutes - 17.9 MBYou know we love live tweeting our favorite shows on @commonroomlive! Estee and her bud Christine discuss Gotham's first season on this special bonus ep! There will be spoilers for the entire season! Are you: A Barbara fan? Sad *spoiler* is leaving the show? Excited to meet new characters from the Batman universe? Check out the Trading Cards we had fun making for our live tweets and on Instagram! What Did YOU Think of Gotham's First Season? If you enjoy live tweets of Gotham, Supernatur...
BONUS Ep: Avengers: Age of Ultron Review
May 07, 2015 15:51 - 53 minutes - 25 MBSURPRISE! Charee, Dave (from Pop Culture Case Study), and I decided to chat about Avengers: Age of Ultron as we all saw it on opening night and had lots of opinions. What did you think of the movie? Was it too funny? Had any problems with Black Widow's plots? Are you sad to see some members go? Which Avenger would you be? Spoilers start at 25:38! Videos Mentioned: Black Widow: Age of Me, Marvel, We Know Girls SNL's Black Widow Movie Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_5KgpN38hM Ave...
Rise of the Environmental Dystopian
May 06, 2015 20:15 - 39 minutes - 18.5 MBJoin Lydia, Hadas, and Kendall aka Distracted Blogger in our Common Room as we talk about the Rise of the Dystopian genre. This time, we'll be focusing on what we call Environmental Dystopian and its popularity. Why are there so many dystopian movies and books shoved in our faces in the last five years? We discuss the difference between Political and Environmental, what effect they might have on minimalism in general and our feelings towards sustainability efforts. Topical Dish and Ob...
STAR WARS REWATCH TEASER!
May 04, 2015 21:06 - 2 minutes - 1.3 MBStar Wars Episode VII is coming out at the end of the year and we want to prepare accordingly so we're doing a rewatch of each film and releasing the podcast episodes on the first of each month starting in June! In addition to the Common Roomies we have three friends joining us: Dave, at Pop Culture Case Study and @pccasestudy Fitz, at healertrek.blogspot.com, bigtenOT.com, and @buckeyefitzy and Pat, at... nowhere on the interwebs, but he encourages you to check out his wife Lindsey's se...
Rise of the POLITICAL Dystopian
April 28, 2015 23:31 - 40 minutes - 18.8 MBJoin Lydia, Hadas, and Kendall aka Distracted Blogger in our Common Room as we talk about the Rise of the Dystopian genre. This time, we'll be focusing on what we call Political Dystopian and its popularity. Why are there so many dystopian movies and books shoved in our faces in the last five years? We discuss the difference between Political and Environmental, why they might be relatable at this time, and come up with a random theory about Sharknado. Slight Spoilers of The Hunger Gam...
NEW! TDO Mini Episodes (Topical Dish and Obsessions)
April 16, 2015 22:36 - 16 minutes - 7.8 MBTopical Dish (Entertainment News) and Obsessions are now on their own mini episodes! Join Kendall aka Distracted Blogger, Lydia, and Hadas in our Common Room for TDO Episode 1! TOPICAL DISH Kendall: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Lydia: Short Stories, specifically Shadows Over Baker Street Hadas: The Golem and the Jinni Share What's on YOUR Topical Dish in the Comments! OBSESSIONS Kendall: I am obsessed with the Starbucks Birthday Cake Frap! They offered it as a limited release to celebra...
IGGPPC Rewatch: Freaks and Geeks
April 03, 2015 05:51 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBWe're back with Iggles Steena and Rosa to watch Freaks and Geeks. My friend Lulu joined us as soon as she heard what we were watching. She's a huge F&G fan and fun fact, she also helped come up with the name for our F3 Food segment, Customizable Cooking! Check out the full post on the IGGPPC site. Next month we'll be rewatching the first season of Twin Peaks! The questions changed slightly this time: 00:00:50 First Timers, What Do You Expect from the Show? 00:03:07 Rewatchers, What Surpri...
F3 (food, fitness, fashion): Larissa's Picks
March 29, 2015 14:42 - 48 minutes - 22.5 MBJoin Larissa, Lindsey, and Hadas in our Common Room! For this week's F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) episode, Larissa curated with her picks! Customizable Cooking: Chili Con Carne - C3 is easily customizable and has great leftover quality! Fitness Challenge: Zumba - Do you prefer to dance in public or would you rather do your Zumba at home? Beauty Bits: Commercial Gains - Ever seen a commercial, print ad, or a YouTuber talking about a beauty product and felt compelled to purchase it? Larissa...
Second Hand Gaming, Watching Streams of Dragon Age Inquisition
March 17, 2015 03:48 - 53 minutes - 24.8 MBJoin Larissa and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: Emma Watson, Prince Harry, and Star Wars Recent entertainment news reported that... Harry Potter became a prince, married Hermione and starred in the popular Muggle space opera Star Wars Ep IV. Main Discussion: For Larissa's first ever Culture Club episode she recommended we discuss RPG (role playing game) Video Games by watching tutorials, walkthroughs, or prerecorded streams on YouTube. Check here for more info and listen to o...
Breaking into Comics with Michael Sarrao
March 03, 2015 03:04 - 1 hour - 38 MBJoin Kendall, Hadas, and special guest Michael Sarrao in our Common Room! Topical Dish: Daredevil, Harper Lee, and Star Wars Recent entertainment news reported that Ben Affleck will be in Harper Lee's standalone Star Wars film. You heard it here first! Main Discussion: Breaking into Comics with Michael Sarrao Friend of the show Michael Sarrao joins us to discuss what goes into creating your own comic book with completely original characters. How do you assemble your team and once you ...
F3 (food, fitness, fashion) Ep 27: #WORKLIFE
February 25, 2015 01:58 - 42 minutes - 19.9 MBJoin Lindsey and Hadas in our Common Room! For this week's F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) episode, we chose a theme about Work Life. Or #WorkLife XD Customizable Cooking: Healthy Hearty Breakfast To Go - You need to get energized before work! So what do you eat for breakfast? We tried to make our most energizing and healthy breakfasts from scratch...kind of. Fitness Challenge: Work Moves - Get Up Off of that Chair! Move until you feel betta! Here are our tips for staying active while on the ...
OSCARS OSCAR! 2015 Academy Awards Special Bonus Episode!
February 18, 2015 05:36 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBJoin Margaux, Gabrielle, and Hadas in our Common Room for a very special episode discussing the 2015 Academy Awards nominations! Featuring: The Grand Budapest Hotel LOVE, Meryl Streep nomination HATE, Nightcrawler DISAPPOINTMENT and much much more passionate chat. Oscar Oscar! All of Margaux's reviews can be found here! Join our ballot here! Category Time Stamps: Best Visual Effects 00:57 Best Sound Mixing 04:33 Best Sound Editing 08:14 Best Live Action Short Film 10:12 Best Animated Shor...
Shrek: Screen to Stage
February 15, 2015 05:34 - 58 minutes - 27.3 MBJoin Margaux, Estee, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: TV Talk: Livetweeting, In the Flesh, and Parenthood Main Discussion: Shrek: Screen to Stage Margaux's very first Culture Club combined her two loves: the stage and the screen! We discuss the adaptation of an animated film into a live action Broadway musical! Watch Shrek: The Musical on Amazon or Netflix! Obsessions: Herbal Teas, Alan Turing history, and Morning TV Time Stamps: Topical Dish: 00:06:07 Main Dis...
F3 (food, fitness, fashion) Ep 26: Fairy Tale/Into the Woods
January 26, 2015 01:27 - 34 minutes - 16.3 MBJoin Estee, Lindsey, and Hadas in our Common Room! For this week's F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) episode, we chose a Fairy Tale theme in honor of Into the Woods! Customizable Cooking: Be Our Guest Meal - What can you make out of Cinderella's Carriage, Jack's Magic Beans, The Baker's Bread, Rapunzel's Hair, and Red Riding Hood's Cake for Grandmother? Fitness Challenge: Disney Princess Workout Part 1 and Part 2 - Fellow Royals, working out is not something you can send your inferiors to do. F...
Into the Woods Movie Review
January 20, 2015 22:29 - 52 minutes - 24.4 MBJoin Margaux and Hadas in our Common Room! Our images for this episode were created by Michelle. Like her on Facebook! Topical Dish: Charlie Hebdo, The Interview, Golden Globes, and BAFTAs. Main Discussion: Into the Woods. Margaux is a HUGE fan of the stage version; it's actually her favorite Sondheim musical. Find out if her expectations were met. What did you think of the movie? Was the singing on par with the theater version? Obsessions: Galavant and Labrinth Time St...
WINE with Special Guest Pat
January 09, 2015 16:46 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBJoin Estee, Lindsey, and Hadas in our Common Room with special guest Pat, our sometimes graphic designer and always husband of Lindsey. Topical Dish: The Interview, Reading, Resolutions, and TV. Main Discussion: WINE! Pat has been telling Hadas to have a wine episode for close to a year and now his wish finally came true. We talk about the documentary SOMM and general wine or alcohol anecdotes. Let us know if you have any good stories in the comments! Obsessions: Longboarding, Tea,...
F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) Ep 25: New Years
January 01, 2015 05:49 - 21 minutes - 10.2 MBJoin Estee, Cindy, and Hadas in our Common Room! For this week's F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) episode, Estee chose a New Year's theme! Customizable Cooking: Homemade Cocktails - Three ladies, three very different twists on classic drinks! Fitness Challenge: Low Impact Quiet Cardio - If it's been a long night out and you just need to work off that hangover this is the workout for you. Fashion Challenge: Perfect Party Outfit - We tried our hand at creating out best cocktail party outfits...
Needful Things by Stephen King
December 17, 2014 20:34 - 1 hour - 34 MBJoin Cindy, Estee, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: Pretty Little Liars, Jane the Virgin, House of DVF, & the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show! Main Discussion: For Estee's first Culture Club we discussed Stephen King's Needful Things. Could this story take place nowadays? Who or what do we think Leland Gaunt is? Why were certain characters able to break the spell? What would our Needful Things be? Obsessions: New York Magazine's The Cut, Turtlenecks, and Socks! Cindy mi...
Special #IGGLE Episode: Roswell Season 2
December 10, 2014 21:18 - 36 minutes - 17 MBEver thought of rewatching a show you loved when you were a young teenager? Well, I did and it is so... interesting. Check out our season 1 episode and the original IGGPPC post. Enjoy this audio version of the 5+ Charisma blog featuring Rosa and I chatting about all sorts of things from absentee parents to Katherine Heigl Spoiler Alerts and Brendan Fehr's Blog! Have you seen Roswell? Rewatch with us and comment on comrom.co! We now have a store on RedBubble! Head to bitly.com/comromshop...
Bonus Ep: Interstellar Rant/Review/Rambling
December 02, 2014 15:26 - 30 minutes - 14.4 MBJoin Vanessa, Special Guest Dave, and Hadas in our Common Room for a bonus rant episode! No structure, just a 30+ minute collection of thoughts. If you enjoyed this episode, check out our most recent main episodes: Sci Fi Film Renaissance Sound in Filmmaking Special Ep: Psychological Diagnoses of TV Characters Puella Magi Madoka Magica Starting a Band/Making Music Jhumpa Lahiri Or more F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion): F3: Episode 24: New Mexico! F3: Episode 23: 2/3 Yemenite F3: Episode ...
F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) Episode 24: New Mexico Theme
December 02, 2014 01:27 - 22 minutes - 10.6 MBJoin Charee, Vanessa, and Hadas in our Common Room! For this week's F3, Charee chose a New Mexico theme! Customizable Cooking: Green Chile Challenge - Charee challenged us to use green chile however we want! We made stew, rice and beans, and dip! Fitness Challenge: Flamenco! - We had so much fun dancing to the Flamenco beat! Fashion Challenge: New Mexico - We tried to emulate the essence of New Mexico using pop culture, the state flag, and our imaginations! If you enjoyed this episo...
Sci Fi Film Renaissance
November 28, 2014 06:32 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBJoin Cindy, Vanessa, Special Guest Dave, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: Black Friday, TV Development Poaching from Movies, ESA Lands on a Comet, & Michelle MacLaren to Direct Wonder Woman Main Discussion: Is there a renaissance? What topics do we focus on now in film? What might be the reason behind the lack of major awards for Sci Fi films? For Sci Fi Month, Dave suggested we discuss the recent Sci Fi Film Renaissance. Dave provided a master list which we tweaked and the...
Sound in Filmmaking
November 24, 2014 03:24 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBJoin Charee and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: WAR (Star Wars and Warcraft) Main Discussion: For Charee's first Culture Club we discussed sound in film. Obsessions: Gel Manicures and PicMonkey! Time Stamps: iTunes Reviews/Comments: 00:02:32 Topical Dish: 00:06:36 Main Discussion: 00:10:36 Obsessions: 00:54:14 Follow Common Room with Bloglovin If you enjoyed this episode, check out our most recent main episodes: Special Ep: Psychological Diagnoses of TV Characte...
Special Guest Ep: Psychological Diagnoses of TV Characters
November 18, 2014 21:57 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBJoin Estee, Hadas, and Special Guest Dave from Pop Culture Case Study in our Common Room! Main Discussion: Psychological Diagnoses of TV Characters What would happen if your favorite tv characters saw a therapist? What would their diagnoses be? Do they have disorders or just some bad habits? Our friend Dave from Pop Culture Case Study chats with us (read: tolerates Hadas' many interruptions) and diagnoses some of our favorite tv characters with a probable diagnosis and a crackpot theory....
F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) Ep 23: 2/3 Yemenite
November 01, 2014 22:59 - 21 minutes - 10.1 MBJoin Charee, Estee, and Hadas in our Common Room! For this week's F3, Hadas chose a Yemenite them... well a 2/3 Yemenite theme. Customizable Cooking: Kubaneh, Yemenite Bread - It's oily carby goodness. Get to know a Yemenite staple. Fitness Challenge: Yemenite Step Dances: Tsaad Temani and Da'asa - Get these moves down and you'll be ready for the next Yemenite Henna party. Fashion Challenge: Anime Subtle Cosplay - Speed Racer, Pokemon, and Madoka, with a special Smosh interlude. Ski...
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
October 24, 2014 21:01 - 58 minutes - 27.5 MBJoin Charee, Estee, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: A Husband, a Host, and Halloween Main Discussion: Puella Magi Madoka Magica For Hadas' second Culture Club we discussed the magical girl anime Madoka! Don't let the cuteness fool you, this show is dark! Obsessions: TV, Art, and Apps Time Stamps: iTunes Reviews: 00:02:08 Topical Dish: 00:07:01 Main Discussion: 00:14:15 Obsessions: 00:51:50 Follow Common Room with Bloglovin If you enjoyed this episode, check o...
Bonus Episode: Roswell Season 1 Rewatch
October 24, 2014 20:47 - 51 minutes - 24 MBYou know how we talk about IGGPPC or Iggles or International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club? Check out this special episode featuring Steena and Shellie, fellow Iggles, who decided to rewatch Roswell with me (Hadas)! The main post is here on the Iggle site. Enjoy this audio version of the 5+ Charisma blog or Howie Dorough from the Backstreet Boys will judge you! Disclaimer: Sorry for some weird audio problems. We'll fix it when we record for season 2! If you enjoyed this episode, check out ...
F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) Ep 22: Thrifty n Fun
October 15, 2014 21:52 - 48 minutes - 22.7 MBJoin Estee, Lindsey, and Hadas in our Common Room! Customizable Cooking: Three Ingredient Meals! - We made three meals and dessert using 3 ingredients for each recipe! Fitness Challenge: Hula Hoop -Thanks to a listener suggestion we decided to do a Hula Hoop challenge. This was not as easy as we anticipated! Beauty Bits: Cheap Tricks - We share our cheap beauty tricks. Who knew there were so many uses for Coconut oil? If you enjoyed this episode, check out our most recent main epis...
Starting a Band/Making Music with Luke Halls
October 15, 2014 21:46 - 1 hour - 34.6 MBJoin Estee, Larissa, Special Guest Luke, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: Reality Shows, Games, and Zombies Main Discussion: What's it like to start a band? How do even begin making music? We got the scoop from our very own Larissa and her live bandmate Luke! Facebook: SNOWDROP EASY ON THE AMOEBA BandCamps: SNOWDROP EASY ON THE AMOEBA Obsessions: Music Cereal and Crafting Time Stamps: iTunes Reviews: 00:00:44 Topical Dish: 00:01:21 Main Discussion: 00:...
F3 (food, fitness, fashion) Episode 21: Indian Theme
September 24, 2014 16:57 - 26 minutes - 12.6 MBJoin Lindsey, Vanessa, and Hadas in our Common Room! Customizable Cooking: Aloo Gobi - Take cabbage or cauliflower add potatoes plus some delicious spices and you'll get one great dish! Fitness Challenge: Bhangra Dance -We are definitely Good Indian Girls now and are ready for the next party! Fashion Challenge: Incorporating Traditional Indian Fashion - We wish we could wear beautiful saris, so we took the traditional styles and made them our own! To listen look for the play button un...
F3 (food, fitness, fashion): Episode 20
September 19, 2014 22:28 - 38 minutes - 17.8 MBJoin Cindy, Estee, and Hadas in our Common Room! Customizable Cooking: Sweet and Sour Chicken - Clumps, Goop, Gelatinous, Viscous- some words we used when describing this recipe. Fitness Challenge: PlyoJam! -Seems fun, but we really wanted longer tutorial type videos! Fashion Challenge: Personal Fashion Secrets - We dish on our personal tips and tricks that upgrade our outfits! Listen now! Follow Common Room with Bloglovin If you enjoyed this episode check out ...
Shakespeare and YA
September 12, 2014 21:46 - 1 hour - 38 MBJoin Cindy, Gabrielle, Margaux, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: Doctor Who, Film Festivals, and Joan Rivers Main Discussion: Shakespeare Plays and their YA Adaptations Links Mentioned: Wikipedia :) Obsessions: Throwback TV and Pride Movie Time Stamps: iTunes Reviews: 00:00:30 Topical Dish: 00:01:48 Main Discussion: 00:19:37 Obsessions: 01:14:00 Follow Common Room with Bloglovin If you enjoyed this episode check out our most recent main episodes...
BONUS: The Leftovers Season 1
September 10, 2014 15:44 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBPost Live Tweet*, both the East Coast and the West Coast want to talk about The Leftovers! East Coast: Vanessa and Hadas discuss The Leftovers as a tv show. West Coast: Time Stamp: 32:37 Cindy and Hadas discuss The Leftovers' religious themes. We usually don't talk about religion heavily on Common Room, but as Cindy wrote her thesis on Evangelicals and their portrayal in pop culture, the topic fit very well for a dissection of The Leftovers. What did you think? *Join us on us...
F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion): Episode 19: End of Summer
September 05, 2014 18:54 - 46 minutes - 21.8 MBJoin Cindy, Vanessa, and Hadas in our Common Room! Customizable Cooking: Vegan Homemade Ice Cream - We learned that the success of this recipe depends on whether you like bananas or not. Fitness Challenge: Wonderful Walking Challenge -It's beautiful outside, so we went there and walked our ice cream off! Fashion Challenge: Fall Wardrobe Budget Challenge - From money to man hot and girl hot, to singing in public, oh boy, did this conversation go places! If you enjoyed this episode chec...
The Giver (Book to Film)
August 29, 2014 20:46 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBJoin Cindy, Vanessa, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: ALS, True Blood, & Taylor Swift Main Discussion: The Giver Links Mentioned: Lois Lowry NY Times Interview Obsessions: Documentaries, Pet Apps, & Games Time Stamps: iTunes Reviews: 00:01:06 Topical Dish: 00:02:14 Main Discussion: 00:19:02 Obsessions: 01:04:15 Follow Common Room with Bloglovin If you enjoyed this episode check out our most recent main episodes: Guardians of the Galaxy The Brony...