Digital Digital Get Down
116 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn Digital Digital Get Down, literary power couple Bennett and Heather discuss books, movies, TV and whatever else is on their minds.
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Episode 64: About a Boy and Juliet, Naked (plus tennis is back)
January 16, 2019 01:32 - 53 minutes - 25 MBIn Episode 64, Heather and Bennett discuss Nick Hornby’s book About a Boy and the film adaptation of Juliet, Naked. Other topics include: the Golden Globes, Great British Bake-Off, Australian Open, James Watson, Mark Haddon, My Mad Fat Diary, Uptown Girls, A Long Way Down, High Fidelity, Fever Pitch, and 2019 book releases.
Episode 63: About Time and 2018 Reading Recap (plus relentless positivity)
January 03, 2019 01:12 - 1 hour - 32.4 MBIn Episode 63, Heather and Bennett ring in 2019 by discussing one of their favorite movies, About Time, and by reviewing their year in books. Other topics include: JNCO Jeans, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins, Darren Criss, Louis CK, Will Smith, Starbucks, Japanese whaling, Jason Momoa, Aurora Rising, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Three Dark Crowns, The Hate U Give, Darius the Great is Not Okay, Harry Potter, Trespasser, Good Burger, 23 Jump Street, Outlander, and Boy Meets World POETRY.
2018 Christmas Special (plus an early birthday surprise)
December 16, 2018 23:59 - 32 minutes - 15.3 MBIn the 2nd annual Christmas episode, Heather and Bennett discuss two Hallmark Channel Pride & Prejudice holiday movie adaptations: Pride & Prejudice & Mistletoe and Christmas at Pemberley Manor. Other topics include: Elf, Netting for Charity, Green Monday, Hot Topic, Michelle Obama, Leslie Knope, The Princess Switch, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Tia Mowry, Lacey Chabert, Full House, Parent Trap, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Jane the Virgin, and Orphan Black.
Episode 62: Pride and the Lizzie Bennet Diaries (plus dealbreakers)
December 11, 2018 03:49 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBIn Episode 62, Heather and Bennett discuss The Lizzie Bennet Diaries web series, and the novel Pride by Ibi Zoboi. Other topics include: The JFK Assassination, Outlander, the color orange, Maniac, Michelle Obama, Ariana Grande, James Corden, Nathan Eovaldi, Steph Curry, Kevin Hart, marine life, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, the Hate U Give, Toy Story 4, Dumplin, the Handmaid’s Tale, Dear Evan Hansen, Marwen, Call Me By Your Name, Roald Dahl, and Happy Death Day 2U.
Episode 61: Fargo and A Way Out (plus Thanksgiving hangover)
November 27, 2018 02:06 - 58 minutes - 27.3 MBIn Episode 61, Heather and Bennett discuss the Coen brothers movie Fargo and the co-op video game A Way Out. Other topics include: Pushing Daisies, Netflix, Jeopardy!, Lin-Manuel, Red Sox, Ellen Pompeo, Gabrielle Union, Gina Rodriguez, Garfield, Lion King, Stand By Me, Wildfires, Reproductive Rights, Last of Us, Uncharted, Horizon Zero Dawn, Bugs & Taz: Time Busters, and Sarah Dessen.
Episode 60: The Great Gatsby and Batman & Robin (plus miscellaneous Will Ferrell)
November 12, 2018 03:04 - 58 minutes - 27.5 MBIn Episode 60, Heather and Bennett discuss two of Bennett’s favorite things: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Batman & Robin starring George Clooney. Other topics include: Blades of Glory, Elf, the midterm elections, the NFL, the Red Sox, Sherlock Holmes, Rafael Nadal, the Hunger Games, Seal, Frozen, Little Shop of Horrors, Power Rangers, Chris Pine, Rashida Jones, Rainbow Rowell, Avatar, John Boyega, Letitia Wright, and Breaking Bad.
Episode 59: Androids and ZOMBIES (plus the World Series)
October 31, 2018 01:31 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBIn Episode 59, Heather and Bennett discuss the Disney Channel Original Movie Z-O-M-B-I-E-S and the class Sci-Fi novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" by Philip K. Dick. (Skip to minute 24 if you don't care about baseball.) Other topics include: the Red Sox, Red Dead Redemption, Amazon, political ads, Hamilton, Mean Girls, Glee, High School Musical, Bring It On, Remember the Titans, Teen Wolf, Riverdale, Kurt Vonnegut, Flowers for Algernon, Sandra Bullock, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, The Marv...
Episode 58: The Hate U Give and Darius the Great is Not Okay (plus Taylor's politics)
October 24, 2018 01:33 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBIn Episode 58, Heather and Bennett talk about the movie adaptation of "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas, and the novel "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram. Other topics include: MLB, Progressive Insurance, K-cups, Palm, Lin-Manuel Miranda, transgender rights, Matt Nathanson, Taylor Swift, Pitch Perfect, Dick Cheney, Fantastic Beasts, Challenger, Circe, Lilo & Stitch, Chronicles of Narnia, Margot Robbie, Twelfth Night, Smash Mouth, and Outlander.
Episode 57: A Working Theory of Love and You're the Worst (plus Space Jam jams)
September 30, 2018 19:31 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBIn episode 57, Heather and Bennett discuss the novel A Working Theory of Love by Scott Hutchins, and Season 1 of the TV show You're the Worst. Topics also include: Robert Irwin, Kevin Hart, Facebook, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Vikings, Laver Cup, Playstation, Kavanaugh, New Girl, Mosquitoland, Space Jam, Shrek, Seal, Little Women, Happy Death Day, Emma Watson, Patrick Ness, Chris Hemsworth, and Tatiana Maslany.
Episode 56: Bone Gap and Ghostbusters (plus Darren wins an Emmy)
September 19, 2018 15:10 - 58 minutes - 27.3 MBIn Episode 56, Heather and Bennett discuss the book Bone Gap by Laura Ruby and the female Ghostbusters movie. Other topics include: the Bold Type, Friends, 10 Things I Hate About You, Sweet Home Alabama, Apple, the Emmys, the Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Darren Freakin' Criss, Lea Michele, Jesus Christ Superstar, Witcher, The Neighborhood, New Girl, Room, Mary Poppins, NOS4A2, Gone Girl, Holding Up the Universe, Boy Meets World, Parks & Rec, Avatar: the Last Airbender, the Golden Compass, Captain M...
Episode 55: Crazy Rich Asians and Tell the Wolves I'm Home (plus Naomi Osaka)
September 10, 2018 01:45 - 1 hour - 40.9 MBIn Episode 55, Heather and Bennett spend a long time talking about the US Open women's tennis final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka. They also discuss the movie Crazy Rich Asians and the novel Tell the Wolves I'm Home. Other topics include: Matt Nathanson, Taylor Swift, Colin Kaepernick, Kamala Harris, Yuri on Ice, Glee, Darren Criss, Goose Day, Shohei Ohtani, Jamel Myles, Naya Rivera, Ariana Grande, Owl the Humpback Whale, The Normal Heart, the Expatriates, Fangirl, Avatar: the Last...
Episode 54: The Little Hours and The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (plus carnies)
August 27, 2018 15:51 - 58 minutes - 27.4 MBIn episode 54, Heather and Bennett discuss the movie The Little Hours and the novel "The Storied Life of AJ Fikry" by Gabrielle Zevin. Other topics include: MN State Fair, Oscars, US Open, Big Bang Theory, Kelly Marie Tran, Crazy Rich Asians, Coldplay, US Immigration, Serena Williams, Pete Davidson, Netflix, Olive Garden, Young Jane Young, Words in Deep Blue, A Darker Shade of Magic, SNL, Year One, the Good Place, and Fence.
Episode 53: Sorry to Bother You and Made You Up (plus dick soap)
August 21, 2018 01:23 - 1 hour - 34.8 MBIn episode 53, Heather and Bennett discuss the novel Made You Up by Francesca Zappia and the Boots Riley film Sorry To Bother You. Other topics include: Matt Bellassai, Spinning Silver, Harry Potter, palm pilots, Billy Hughes, YA book boxes, The Foxhole Court, We Were Liars, Get Out, I, Tonya, Hey There Delilah, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Alex Garland, and Sonic the Hedgehog.
Episode 52: I'll Give You The Sun and Eighth Grade (plus a year's worth of podcasts!)
August 06, 2018 02:59 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBIn episode 52, Heather and Bennett talk about "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson, and the movie Eighth Grade directed by Bo Burnham. Other topics include: Parks & Rec, Boy Meets World, MoviePass, Facebook, The Hunger Games, Eduardo Escobar, Fogo de Chao, Fortnite, The Sky is Everywhere, Ladybird, kiwis, Harry Potter, Sarah J. Maas, Dune, Bittersweet, All the Bright Places, Ingrid Goes West, Infinity War, C.S. Pacat, Jennifer Garner, and Insatiable.
Episode 51: Dirty Dancing, Footloose, Carry On, and Fence (plus the return of Elizabeth!)
July 27, 2018 02:13 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBIn episode 51, our special guest Elizabeth returns to talk about the movies Dirty Dancing and Footloose, the novel Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, and the comic series Fence by CS Pacat and Johanna the Mad. Other topics (in this very long episode) include: the Home Run Derby, Thomas Middleditch, Denis Ten, Mike Marjama, dolphins, Ken Jeong, Chris Pine, Janelle Monae, Cats, Taylor Swift, Antman and the Wasp, Infinity War, John Hughes, Haikyuu, Buffy, Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Dune, Timothee Ch...
Episode 50: Bittersweet and the Detour (plus audio engineering)
July 17, 2018 02:57 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBIn Episode 50, Heather and Bennett talk about "Bittersweet" by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore and the TBS show The Detour. Other topics include: MLB, Wimbledon, the World Cup, Tamora Pierce, Billy on the Street, Toto, Weezer, Emmy nominations, Sandra Oh, Whole Foods, Ratatouille, Jane Unlimited, We Were Liars, Doug, Hey Arnold, Boy Meets World, Wrecked, Voltron, The Cruel Prince, The Dragon Prince, and The Miseducation of Cameron Post.
Episode 49: Obsidio and Ingrid Goes West (plus bookstagram)
July 09, 2018 03:08 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBIn episode 49, Heather and Bennett discuss the final book in the Illuminae Files trilogy, "Obsidio" by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. They also talk about the movie Ingrid Goes West starring Aubrey Plaza. Other topics include: Wimbledon, the World Cup, Ghosted, the EPA, the Backstreet Boys, Michael Pollan, Tommy Orange, Facebook Live, Spotify, Lady Bird, Yuri on Ice, Little Women, and Tag.
Episode 48: Anger is a Gift and Silicon Valley (plus sitcom weddings)
July 02, 2018 03:18 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBIn Episode 48, Heather and Bennett discuss HBO's Silicon Valley, "Anger is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro aka Mark Does Stuff, and go on a lengthy tangent about sitcom weddings. Other topics include: The Front Bottoms, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, Game of Thrones, The Golden Compass, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Yuri on Ice, Uncharted, The Last of Us, the UN, Westworld, Dunkin Donuts, Brooklyn 99, Big Bang Theory, New Girl, Friends, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Killing Eve, The Hate U Give, Urs...
Episode 47: Assassination of Gianni Versace and The Prince & the Dressmaker (plus MEN's World Cup)
June 19, 2018 03:05 - 57 minutes - 26.8 MBIn Episode 47, Heather and Bennett talk about Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace starring Darren Criss, and the graphic novel "The Prince and the Dressmaker" by Jen Wang. Other topics include: the Minneapolis raccoon, Millie Bobby Brown, Immigration, Nick Offerman, the World Cup, Phil Mickleson, Natalie Portman, Hiro Mirai, and Wonder Woman 1984.
Episode 46: The Illuminae Files, Annihilation, and Arrival (plus dill and death)
June 14, 2018 02:49 - 1 hour - 36.9 MBIn Episode 46, Heather and Bennett discuss "Illuminae" and "Gemina" by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. They also talk about the sci-fi movies Annihilation and Arrival. Other topics include: Anthony Bourdain, Kelly Marie Tran, How to Train Your Dragon, Shohei Ohtani, the French Open, Apple, Kaley Cuoco, Gina Rodriguez, Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Tessa Thompson, Rainbow Rowell, Barry Jenkins, In the Heights, Billy Eichner, Nick Offerman, The Last of Us, Witcher, The Golden Compass, Darren Cr...
Episode 45: A Quiet Place and Not Your Sidekick (plus our NFL boycott)
June 03, 2018 16:56 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBIn Episode 45, Heather and Bennett discuss CB Lee's "Not Your Sidekick" and the movie A Quiet Place starring John Krasinski and Emily Blunt. Also discussed: Mark Oshiro, the French Open, Kelly Clarkson, Tom Holland, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, the NFL, Morgan Freeman, ICE, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Discworld, Annihilation, Kickass, Avengers: Infinity War, Autoboyography, Buffy, Teen Wolf, Avatar: the Last Airbender, Taika Waititi, Solo, Boba Fett, Spiderman: Homecoming, the Hunchback of Not...
Episode 44: AP Bio and Autoboyography (plus the Royal Wedding)
May 21, 2018 03:07 - 58 minutes - 27.2 MBIn episode 44, Bennett and Heather discuss the TV comedy A.P. Bio and the book "Autoboyography" by Christina Lauren. Other topics include: Patrick Rothfuss, the Illuminae Files, the Royal Wedding, Uber, Facebook, Wells Fargo, 13 Reasons Why, the Backstreet Boys, Youtube, Nintendo, MLB, Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Jennifer Aniston, In the Heights, Freddie Mercury, Sex Ed, Set it Up, Zombieland, the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Single Parents.
Episode 43: Avengers Infinity War and Fortnite (plus manic pixie dream girls)
May 15, 2018 02:06 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBIn Episode 43, Heather and Bennett discuss the movie Avengers: Infinity War and the video game Fortnite. Other topics include: Mark Oshiro, Darren Criss, the Nobel Prize, David Price, competitive cornhole, the Boston Bruins, Adele, Titanic, the Met Ball, Rise, AP Bio, Brooklyn 99, Hamilton, Kingsman, The Leftovers, Friday Night Lights, Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, and 500 Days of Summer.
Episode 42: Hamilton and Puffs (plus Stars on Ice)
May 05, 2018 03:45 - 1 hour - 37.1 MBIn Episode 42, Heather and Bennett discuss their recent travels to New York City and Chicago, particularly Puffs: the Play or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, Hamilton: An American Musical, and Stars on Ice 2018. Also included: Janelle Monae, Roxanne Gay, the NFL draft, the Ball brothers, JK Rowling, Cursed Child, Hogwarts Mystery, Infinity War, the Great Zoo of China, Jurassic World, Amazon, Apple, Starkid, Shamu, Lea Michele, Darren Criss, Jungle C...
Episode 41: Rise and Cat Person (plus a teeny bit of Glee nostalgia)
April 22, 2018 20:15 - 47 minutes - 22.4 MBIn Episode 41, Heather and Bennett discuss the pilot of NBC's Rise, and the New Yorker short story "Cat Person." Also included: Brooklyn 99, the Backstreet Boys, Mulan, the Boston marathon, MoviePass, Junot Diaz, My Immortal, Glee, How to Train Your Dragon, Daveed Diggs, and Leslie Jones.
Episode 40: Jesus Christ Superstar and Jane, Unlimited (plus our 1st podcast anniversary!)
April 17, 2018 02:02 - 55 minutes - 26.2 MBIn episode 40, Heather and Bennett celebrate the year anniversary of this podcast! They also discuss Jesus Christ Superstar: Live and "Jane, Unlimited" by Kristin Cashore. Other topics include: neverending winter, Newsies, Alan Menken, New Girl, Junot Diaz, Harry Potter, the EPA, Little League, Duolingo, Love, Simon, BP, Starbucks, McDonalds, Prince of Egypt, Madeline Miller, Joe Hill, Kate McKinnon, Mila Kunis, Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge, Margot Robbie, Darren Criss, Lea Michele, and Timothé...
Episode 39: A Wrinkle in Time and Love, Simon (plus floating Oprah)
April 01, 2018 20:32 - 56 minutes - 26.6 MBIn episode 39, Heather and Bennett discuss the recent movie adaptations of A Wrinkle in Time and Love, Simon. Also included: MLB baseball, March for our Lives, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jordan Greenway, Australian cricket, Ben Affleck's back tattoo, Girl Meets World, Frozen, Amy Poehler, Joe Hill, Stranger Things 3, Great British Bake-Off, and A League of Their Own.
Episode 38: This Lullaby and Call Me By Your Name (plus pickles, peaches, and pooh)
March 22, 2018 02:41 - 1 hour - 34.8 MBIn Episode 38, Heather and Bennett discuss the YA book "This Lullaby" by Sarah Dessen and the Oscar-nominated movie Call Me By Your Name, based on the novel by André Aciman. Additional topics include: Roger Federer, Zdeno Chara, Tiger Woods, Janelle Monae, Les Mis, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hanson, Anger is a Gift, Love Simon, Jumperwall, Frozen, Nickelodeon, National Geographic, Michelle Obama, Jose Altuve, Blue Apron, pickle juice, Katy Perry, Beauty & the Beast, Netflix, Avengers: Infinity War,...
Episode 37: Eleanor & Park and My Mad Fat Diary (plus meme fatigue)
March 12, 2018 21:32 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBIn episode 37, Heather and Bennett discuss Rainbow Rowell's YA novel "Eleanor & Park" and the British TV show My Mad Fat Diary. TW for mentions of self-harm, eating disorders, panic attacks, and child abuse. Other topics include: the Oscars, Jimmy Kimmel, Black Panther, Imelda Stanton, Graham Norton, Darren Criss, Mark Hamill, Superstore, Avengers: Infinity War, Kevin Love, school shootings, Joey Lawrence, Emma Watson, Chord Overstreet, Santino Hassell, His Dark Materials, Logan, Mary Poppi...
Episode 36: The Handmaid's Tale and The Last of Us (plus toxic masculinity)
March 05, 2018 02:55 - 1 hour - 34.1 MBIn Episode 36, Heather and Bennett discuss the book and recent TV adaptation of "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood. They also discuss the post-apocalyptic video game The Last of Us. Topics this week also include: Black Panther, the Winter Olympics, Hurricane Heist, Venom, Mulan, Apple, Fuller House, Brooklyn 99, Dick's Sporting Goods, Shohei Ohtani, Legend, The Hunger Games, Witcher, Assassin's Creed, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Billy Eichner, Joel McHale, Snowpiercer, Nick Offerman, Fahrenhe...
Episode 35: The Hate U Give and Black Panther (plus #SkateSongs)
February 26, 2018 02:39 - 1 hour - 34.7 MBHeather and Bennett discuss the New York Time's Bestseller "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas, and the new Marvel movie Black Panther. Other topics include: more olympic figure skating, Atlanta, Janelle Monae, Diet Coke, The Good Place, Parks & Rec, gun violence, curling, Snapchat, Youtube, Roger Federer, Major League Baseball, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, The Grinch, and Mike Schur.
Episode 34: The Good Place and The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells (plus more figure skating)
February 19, 2018 23:19 - 1 hour - 31.2 MBIn episode 34, Heather and Bennett get way too invested in Olympic ice skating. They also discuss the TV show The Good Place and the novel "The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells" by Andrew Greer. Other topics include: Jennifer Aniston, Michelle Obama, Sally Field, WEEI, gun control, Google images, Jake Peavy, Spyro the Dragon, Mackenzi Lee, Janelle Monae, and Black Panther.
Episode 33: Young Jane Young and I, Tonya (plus Winter Olympic hot takes)
February 13, 2018 02:19 - 58 minutes - 27.5 MBIn episode 33, Bennett and Heather discuss the book "Young Jane Young" by Gabrielle Zevin and the Oscar-nominated movie I, Tonya, starring Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, and Sebastian Stan. Other topics include: the Winter Olympics, the Super Bowl, Blades of Glory, Wild, Eli Manning, Dunkin Donuts, the Keipur Belt, Doritos, Best Buy, Whole Foods, Yuri on Ice, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Kim Possible, Lena Dunham, Joaquin Phoenix, Seth Rogen, Amy Schumer, Aidy Bryant, Reba McEntire, Melissa Mc...
Episode 32: Lady Bird and All the Bright Places (plus Superbowl LII)
February 03, 2018 23:43 - 53 minutes - 25 MBIn Episode 32, Heather and Bennett discuss the Oscar-nominated film Lady Bird and the novel "All the Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven. Also included: The Superbowl, The Grammys, A.P. Bio, Corporate, Haikyuu, Ellen, Michelle Obama, Black Panther, Seth Myers, Kelly Clarkson, Fantastic Beasts, Cleveland Indians, Ferry McFerryface, Bernard Tomic, Mario Kart, Red Dead Redemption, West Side Story, Antman, Westworld, When We First Met, Jungle Cruise, and Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
Episode 31: Spiderman: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok (plus Australian Jen!)
January 28, 2018 21:57 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBIn Episode 31, your favorite Australian guest, Jen, joins Heather and Bennett to discuss the recent Marvel movies Spiderman: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok. Other topics include: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the Australian Open, Australia Day, James Franco, Jessica Chastain, Harry Potter, the Mighty Ducks, Jeff Goldblum, Graham Norton, Crocodile Dundee, and Blade Runner.
Episode 30: Stranger Things 2 and All The Rage (plus intersectionality)
January 22, 2018 03:08 - 59 minutes - 27.7 MBIn Episode 30, Heather and Bennett discuss season 2 of Stranger Things and "All the Rage" by Courtney Summers. Other topics include: NFL, Australian Open, Winter Olympics, Women's March, Aziz Ansari, Serena Williams, Bill Gates, Matt Damon, SNL, Darren Criss, Paddington 2, Justin Timberlake, Trading Spaces, Sister Sister, Enchanted, Omnivore's Dilemma, Dune, and Joel McHale.
Episode 29: Coco and Oscar Wao (plus Time's Up)
January 15, 2018 23:16 - 57 minutes - 26.8 MBThis episode, Heather and Bennett discuss the Pixar movie Coco and "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz. We also talk about: Patrick Rothfuss, The Aristocats, Emma Watson, Liam Neeson, The Golden Globes, Dippin' Dots, The Mayor, Justin Timberlake, Kodak, BoJack Horseman, Silicon Valley, Philip K. Dick, Darren Criss, Chris Hemsworth, Black Widow, and Rise.
Episode 28: Wonder and 2017 Reading Recap (plus porgs)
January 09, 2018 03:09 - 56 minutes - 26.5 MBIn episode 28, Heather and Bennett discuss Wonder (the book and the movie adaptation) as well as comparing the books they read in 2017. Other topics include: Star Wars, Discworld, Boy Meet World, Handmaid's Tale, Outlander, Patrick Rothfuss, Get Out, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Michelle Kwan, Kalen Allen, TGIFriday's, Bitcoin, The Office, Thomas Middleditch, New Girl, Ready Player One, Mortal Engines, The Nutcracker, Jesus Christ Superstar, American Crime Story, Sabrina the Teenage Wi...
2017 Christmas Special
December 24, 2017 05:30 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBIn this special holiday episode, Heather and Bennett discuss two of their favorite Christmas movies, Love Actually and Elf. They rate the storylines in Love Actually, and play a game to see who can remember more Elf quotes. The best way to spread Christmas cheer is podcasting about Elf for all to hear.
Episode 27: The Last Jedi and Witcher 3 (plus predictive text)
December 17, 2017 18:21 - 1 hour - 34.1 MBHeather and Bennett discuss the new Star Wars movie (with many spoilers) and also discuss their first video game for the podcast, Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. Also included in this episode: avocados, Pitch Perfect, Hamilton, Taylor Swift, CDC, Harry Potter, Hello Kitty, AmEx, Great American Baking Show, Oceans 8, and Sarah J Maas.
Episode 26: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Find Me (plus men face consequences)
December 12, 2017 04:06 - 58 minutes - 27.4 MBIn Episode 26, Heather and Bennett discuss Season 1 of the TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Find Me: A Novel by Laura van den Berg. Also included: A Christmas Prince, Elf, Coco, Frozen, Hamilton, NASA, Australian Open, marriage equality, Kim Davis, Barbie, Brooklyn 99, Tiffany Haddish, Jonathan Groff, Larry Nassar, Time Magazine, Brock Turner, Rafael Palmeiro, Andy Weir, Avatar, The Jonas Brothers, Great American Bake-Off, A Discovery of Witches, Jurassic World, Game of Thrones, Baby Driver,...
Episode 25: Battle of the Sexes and Letters from Skye (plus snakes on a podcast)
December 04, 2017 04:37 - 53 minutes - 24.9 MBIn Episode 25, Heather and Bennett discuss the tennis movie Battle of the Sexes starring Emma Stone & Steve Carell, and the romance novel "Letters from Skye" by Jessica Brockmole. Also discussed: Coco, Stranger Things 2, Young Sheldon, Ghosted, The Mayor, John Green, Downsizing, Carpool Karaoke, Foxconn, Pixel buds, NFL, Darren Criss, Get Out, Harry Potter, GLOW, The Notebook, Sweet Home Alabama, Love Simon, The Incredibles 2, His Dark Materials, Mulan, The Good Place, The Disaster Artist, ...
Episode 24: Spirited Away and The Ferryman Institute (plus the male gaze)
November 21, 2017 00:03 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBHeather and Bennett discuss a book that they unanimously disliked, and also talk about Bennett's first time experiencing a Studio Ghibli movie. Other topics include: Reputation, Wonder Woman, Marriage Equality, Al Franken, trophy hunting, Jose Altuve, Colin Kaepernick, Joe Biden, Food Inc, What The Health, Amazon, A Goofy Movie, American Crime Story, Fantastic Beasts, Big Hero 6, Rampage, Handmaid's Tale, and A Wrinkle in Time.
Episode 23: Yuri on Ice and In Other Lands (plus special guest Elizabeth)
November 12, 2017 22:27 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBHeather and Bennett are joined by their friend Elizabeth to discuss the Japanese figure skating anime Yuri on Ice and Sarah Rees Brennan's novel "In Other Lands." Also included in this episode: Glee, Darren Criss, Hamilton, Hillary Clinton, Graham Norton, 2017 elections, Stranger Things, Chili's, Aziz Ansari, Louis C.K., Gregory Maguire, Haikyuu, Sailor Moon, Star Trek, Harry Potter, The Song of Achilles, Carry On, The Magicians, Chronicles of Narnia, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Lady Bird,...
Episode 22: The Jungle Book and The Fifth Season (plus some real bad singing)
November 06, 2017 03:29 - 55 minutes - 25.9 MBHeather and Bennett discuss the 2016 remake of The Jungle Book, and "The Fifth Season" by N.K. Jemisin, the first book in The Broken Earth trilogy. Also included: Taylor Swift, Breaking Dawn: Part 2, Pirates of the Caribbean, Logic, Zadie Smith, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Papa John, Maggie Stiefvater, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Smith, Margot Robbie, Eminem, Bette Midler, Hocus Pocus, The Inheritance Theory, Tarzan, the Lion King, Beyonce, Thor, Crazy Rich Asians, Constance Wu, and Love, Simon.
Episode 21: Halloween Triple Feature – Get Out, Happy Death Day, and Shaun of the Dead
October 31, 2017 02:41 - 56 minutes - 26.5 MBThis week, Heather and Bennett discuss three "scary" movies (scary for Heather at least). Happy Halloween! Also included in this episode: Halloween costumes, Taylor Swift, Andi Mac, Amazon Key, The Weather Channel, Red Box, Colin Kaepernick, Allison Williams, Groundhog Day, Phillip K. Dick, Willy Wonka, Logan, Ryan Murphy, Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Kingkiller Chronicles, Suburbicon, and The Star.
Episode 20: A Tale for the Time Being and Dunkirk (plus things that make Heather cry)
October 24, 2017 01:48 - 51 minutes - 24.3 MBWe made it to Episode 20! Heather and Bennett discuss "A Tale for the Time Being" by Ruth Ozeki and Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk." Also included in this episode: Mean Girls, Voltron, Cursed Child, Great British Bake-Off, SNL, Doris Burke, The Ellen Show, the royal baby #3, Skam, Gordon Hayward, Inception, Schroedinger's cat, Wonder Woman, Jane Goodall, Steve Irwin, Gina Rodriguez, Hamlet, Riz Ahmed, and Tamora Pierce.
Episode 19: Orphan Black and Ink & Bone (plus farming tips)
October 17, 2017 03:03 - 1 hour - 31.2 MBIn Episode 19, Heather and Bennett discuss the TV show Orphan Black and the book "Ink and Bone" by Rachel Caine. Also included in this episode: 1 liter of wine, apple picking, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Mayor, Ghosted, Supermarket Sweep, Leslie Knope, Nike Break 2, Michael Pollan, Blade Runner, World Cup, Puerto Rico, Boy Scouts, Sister Sister, and Annihilation. Donate here: hispanicfederation.org/donate youcaring.com/rickymartin
Episode 18: Aristotle & Dante vs. Simon and X-Men vs. Logan (plus other airplane movies)
October 09, 2017 02:12 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBIn Episode 18, Heather and Bennett compare two YA books with long names and two Marvel movies. As usual, they have opposite opinions on them. "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" compared to "Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda," and the original X-men versus the recent Logan. Other topics include: GLOW, the Bold Type, Voltron, A Court of Wings and Ruin, Jimmy Kimmel, Boy Meets World, Parks & Rec, Netflix, Michelle Obama, Google Translate, AIM, #HandsOffMyBC, Cam Newton, ...
Episode 17: Emmys and Anniversaries (but mostly other stuff)
September 29, 2017 02:23 - 57 minutes - 27.1 MBIn Episode 17, Heather and Bennett celebrate their 3rd wedding anniversary! More importantly, they catch up on the pop culture news they missed over the past few weeks. Topics include: Man in the High Castle, American Honey, Adam Driver, The Office, Teen Wolf, The Orville, Riverdale, The Bold Type, The Emmys, The US Open, Serena Williams, Rami Malek, Aladdin, iPhone X, Ben Affleck, Joss Whedon, Billy on the Street, Community, Lord of the Flies, Jemele Hill, Ed Skrein, JJ Abrams, Magic Schoo...