Real Housewives of Alaska
29 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -Marnell and Dianne, sisters and truly The Real Housewives of Alaska, share a weekly review of movies or TV that they deem socially, culturally, or politically relevant. Strap in--not for the faint of heart or anyone who wants to avoid their Lefty opinions!
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Crime of the Century Part 2
September 08, 2021 03:54 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBMarnell and Dianne discuss part 2 of the 2021 documentary Crime of the Century, HBO's searing look the opioid crisis. Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse than the Sackler Family, meet Fentanyl King John Kapoor. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks! Learn more, subsc...
Crime of the Century Part 1
June 02, 2021 04:55 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBMarnell and Dianne discuss part 1 of the 2021 documentary Crime of the Century, HBO's searing look the opioid crisis. Purdue Pharma: Monsters or crooks or both? Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks! Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You ca...
RBG
May 06, 2021 04:15 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBMarnell and Dianne discuss the 2018 documentary RBG, a CNN film now streaming on Hulu. In it, we learn about the legal and personal legacy of feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks! Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup...
Marnell & Dianne review the 2015 Academy Award winning film "Spotlight"
April 25, 2021 20:51 - 1 hour - 77.9 MBMarnell and Dianne review the 2015 Academy Award winning film Spotlight, a fictionalized account of the Boston Globe's investigative reporting about the Catholic Church's child sexual abuse scandal. It has a star-studded cast and it's absolutely worth the watch. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people...
Going Clear
April 15, 2021 03:49 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBMarnell and Dianne review the 2015 documentary "Going Clear" about Scientology. It is based on the Lawrence Wright bestseller of the same name; it can be streamed on HBO. Join Marn and Di when we say, "Hail, Xenu!" Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks!
Marnell and Dianne review the 2015 documentary Scientology "Going Clear"
April 15, 2021 03:49 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBMarnell and Dianne review the 2015 documentary "Going Clear" about Scientology. It is based on the Lawrence Wright bestseller of the same name; it can be streamed on HBO. Join Marn and Di when we say, "Hail, Xenu!" Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks!
Only Fans: Selling Sexy
April 09, 2021 04:02 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBMarnell and Dianne review the 2021 documentary "Only Fans: Selling Sexy," a film created by ABCNews and streaming on Hulu. It explores "the Instagram of Porn." Seriously, how do you think Dianne and Marnell pay for their podcasting equipment? Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks!
Framing Britney Spears
March 26, 2021 03:40 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBMarnell and Dianne review the 2021 documentary "Framing Britney Spears." The misogyny faced by Britney Spears is utterly horrifying--at the hands of the press, the music industry, and her family. Are you as mad as we are? Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks! Follow us on Twitt...
Paradise Lost
March 17, 2021 03:30 - 2 hours - 141 MBMarnell and Dianne review the 1996 documentary "Paradise Lost" about the West Memphis Three. We are obsessed about this case--all of the documentaries and most of the books (ok, Di more than Marn with the book thing). It's still a heartbreaker and a really compelling whodunit after all these years. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the e...
Murder to Mercy
March 10, 2021 06:41 - 1 hour - 95.2 MBMarnell and Dianne review the 2020 Netflix documentary "Murder to Mercy." It is the story of Cyntoia Brown, a woman arrested at the age of 16 and later convicted of murdering a man who solicited sex from her. Murderer? Trafficking victim? Both? Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks!...
Mr. Angel
March 04, 2021 03:55 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBMarnell and Dianne review the 2013 documentary "Mr. Angel." It's the first half of the story of pioneering trans man and transgender activist, Buck Angel. Marn and Di both agree they want the rest of the story! PS--we say "vagina" a lot. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks! Fo...
A Promising Young Woman
February 25, 2021 04:11 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBMarnell and Dianne review the 2020 feature film "A Promising Young Woman." It is both a terrible tragedy and the ultimate revenge fantasy, and it is totally worth the outrageous streaming fee on Amazon! Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks! Follow us on Twitter at @thereal68390...
Amy (2015)
February 17, 2021 06:16 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBMarnell and Dianne review the 2015 documentary film "Amy," about the late, great Amy Winehouse. This Academy and Grammy award winning film looks at her overnight celebrity and tragic downward spiral. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks! Follow us on Twitter at @thereal6839078...
Assassination Nation
February 11, 2021 05:12 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBMarnell and Dianne review the 2018 film "Assassination Nation" with Odessa Young (featured in the 2020 reboot of The Stand). Gripping and disturbing--you might be queasy by the end but you won't regret watching it. We've decided it's Heathers meets The Crucible meets The Purge. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really he...
Derek Delgaudio's In and Of Itself
February 03, 2021 04:21 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBMarnell and Dianne review the 2020 Hulu film "Derek Delgaudio's In and Of Itself." Derek is a magician, illusionist, and mentalist who delivers a stunning stage show in which he explores the nature of human identity. 5/5 he had Di weeping by the end. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. T...
White Noise (2020)
January 27, 2021 05:05 - 2 hours - 120 MBMarnell and Dianne review the 2020 documentary White Noise, the first documentary ever produced by The Atlantic. It's a horrifying look at three prominent white supremacists. Can you say triggered? Have a drink or two before watching this one. Lots of F-bombs in this episode. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really help...
The Boys in the Band 2020 Netflix remake
January 19, 2021 05:46 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBMarnell and Dianne review the 2020 Netflix remake of The Boys in the Band. It's based on a play written in 1968 and the original film was released in 1970. A group of gay men gather to celebrate a friend's birthday in pre-Stonewall New York--it's witty, funny, and heartbreaking. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really h...
Three Identical Strangers
January 10, 2021 21:46 - 1 hour - 99.6 MBOur episode about Edward Snowden may be our lost episode. Instead, this week we talk about Three Identical Strangers, a 2018 CNN documentary about triplets who are reunited by a strange coincidence only to find that they were subjects of an incredibly unethical study. Join us for this shocking film. You can watch on HULU. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to ...
The Boys
December 28, 2020 05:59 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBMarnell introduced Dianne to this series by calling it "not the superheroes we WANT but the superheroes we DESERVE." In a lighter episode with a little political commentary, Dianne and Marnell are joined by Phil of the Capes and Lunatics podcast to break it all down. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other p...
Saving Capitalism
December 11, 2020 04:16 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBMarnell and Dianne discuss Saving Capitalism, a 2017 documentary based on Robert Reich's book of the same name. Can capitalism be saved? Should it be saved? Spoiler alert: Marnell is much better with numbers than Dianne is.... Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks! Follow us on ...
Harriet
December 04, 2020 06:15 - 2 hours - 107 MBMarnell and Dianne discuss Harriet, the 2019 feature film about the life of Harriet Tubman. It's fair to say the Housewives didn't LOVE it, and Marnell was more generous than Dianne. We learned a LOT about Harriet Tubman in the process though! Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks! ...
Far From the Tree
November 24, 2020 22:30 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBMarnell and Dianne discuss Far From the Tree, a 2018 documentary based on Andrew Solomon's 2012 book of the same name. It's about parents raising "different" children. Spoiler alert: the documentary was great but the book was better! Available for viewing on Amazon. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other pe...
Code Black
November 18, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 82.3 MBMarnell and Dianne discuss Code Black, a 2013 documentary about life in the ER at LA County Hospital. Marn chose another great documentary and Di comes off as a super-jaded healthcare worker. Join us as we lament our really broken healthcare system. PS--we EARN our explicit label. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It reall...
Idiocracy
November 12, 2020 04:33 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBMarnell and Dianne discuss Idiocracy, the comedy cult classic from 2006 starring Luke Wilson and "that chick" Maya Rudolph. Is there any way to view this other than through a Liberal lens? And, yes, Dianne was REALLY uncomfortable with this major departure. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find...
City of Joy
November 04, 2020 03:55 - 1 hour - 100 MBMarnell and Dianne discuss City of Joy, a documentary that premiered at an NYC documentary film festival in 2016 and released on Netflix in 2018. It explores the work of Dr. Denis Mukegwe, Christine Deschuler Schryver, and Eve Ensler with survivors of sexual terrorism in the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As always, we review this through a Liberal lens. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] a...
The Social Dilemma
October 28, 2020 03:09Marnell and Dianne discuss The Social Dilemma, a 2020 Netflix documentary highlighting the pitfalls of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. As always, we review this through a Liberal lens. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks! Follow us on Twitter at @thereal68...
The Social Dilemma
October 28, 2020 03:09Marnell and Dianne discuss The Social Dilemma, a 2020 Netflix documentary highlighting the pitfalls of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. As always, we review this through a Liberal lens. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks! Follow us on Twitter at @thereal68...
The Social Dilemma
October 28, 2020 03:09Marnell and Dianne discuss The Social Dilemma, a 2020 Netflix documentary highlighting the pitfalls of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. As always, we review this through a Liberal lens. Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com. You can write to us at [email protected] and let us know what you think. Be sure to rate us and review the episode. It really helps other people find us. Thanks! Follow us on Twitter at @thereal68...
Hail Satan?
October 20, 2020 14:02 - 2 hours - 111 MBJoin Marnell and Dianne, The REAL Housewives of Alaska, as they talk film and TV pertinent to current political, social, and cultural issues. In their inaugural episode, the Housewives take a deep dive into The Satanic Temple as they discuss the 2019 movie "Hail Satan?" (available for viewing on Amazon or Hulu).