Takes All Over The Place
205 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -Does your brain need a funny and topical (though maybe not pertinent) distraction? Nick and Julie literally have takes for days and, with the presence of a microphone, they can't help but share them with you. Tune in to laugh til you snort, get pop culture recommendations and relish in their hard-earned optimism.
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105: Me Cheese | Real World Homecoming: New Orleans, Flight Attendant S2, Shining Girls, Under the Banner of Heaven
May 13, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBThis week on Takes: Shit’s getting real in New Orleans as Julie (from Real World not this podcast) gets confronted for her foolishness and Melissa continues to be an icon. Flight Attendant Season 2 is just a full-on mystery, Shining Girls is at least a dozen mysteries, and the boys of Under the Banner of Heaven are v creepy and refuse to live in grey world. We’ve also got a healthy dose of funny and relatable tweets so you can bypass the internet if you so choose and we play a game of mad ga...
104: Jump Seat | Flight Attendant S2, Shining Girls, Under the Banner of Heaven
May 06, 2022 11:04 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBNeed a lil break from this crazy world? Well, luckily there is plenty to watch (or just listen to us talk about) these days! Flight Attendant Season 2 is proving to be just chaotic as Season 1, but even more enjoyable. Julie also finished Ozark, Pachinko and Slow Horses and started Shining Girls, Under the Banner of Heaven and Real World Homecoming: New Orleans. And Nick’s remodeling and still watching Heartstopper - potentially on a loop for the rest of time. Show Notes: @1:30 - Hot takes...
103: Cardiac Arrest | Heartstopper, Pachinko, Russian Doll
April 29, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBHearts are bursting in the studio because we’re smitten with Netflix’s new series Heartstopper - a kind, sweet and addicting story of friendship, love and queer identity (based on the graphic novels by Alice Oseman). We also continue our journey with Pachinko and fall back in time with Natasha Lyonne to kick off Season 2 of Russian doll. Show Notes: @1:30 - Hot takes | party girls, Heartstopper, Pachinko, Russian Doll, WeCrashed, White Hot (Abercrombie & Fitch doc), Fire Island trailer. @...
102: Blown | Atlas of the Heart, Pachinko, Rupaul's Drag Race S14
April 22, 2022 11:08 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBBrené is introducing to new words for feelings we’re not sure we’ve experienced, Pachinko is making us feel all the beautiful and touching ways, and the RuPaul’s Drag Race reunion has us making new and surprising calls about who’s going to win it all (feelings be damned). We also pop by this season of Survivor, take a stroll through Anne Hathaway’s career and check in with Nick on his Friends journey. Show Notes: @1:30 - Hot takes | Survivor, chronic prevaricator, Pachinko, Anatomy of a Sc...
101: We'll Always Have Columbus
April 15, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBWe went on a road trip! This week, Team Takes drove 90 mins to go see two of our favorite drag queens (Trixie & Katya) perform delightful and hilarious chaos and we want to tell you all about it! We also discuss excellent shows from Apple TV: Severance ended this week so now is a great time to get on that, and Pachinko is a stunning show telling a rich, heartbreaking and beautiful story - 10/10 would recommend. And Nick talks about Friends… We’ve also got your weekly twitter round-up and a g...
100: 100% Pure Love
April 08, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBBuckle up because we’ve done a hundred episodes of this wacky, joyful nonsense and we’re having a party!!! Nick insists on a trip down memory lane, Julie’s got a delightful mix of feelings wrapped in tweets and Emma has compiled far too many games along the themes of “Who are we?” and “What have we been doing for the last couple of years?” Shout out to our listeners who contributed to the party and everyone who’s been hanging out with us for these 100 episodes - we love having you here and ...
99: Malfeasance
April 01, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBThe team’s back in person and they really are all over the place! Julie brought a mountain of tweets and Nick brought SAT words to the $100,000 Pyramid. They team discuss the highs and lows of Oscars 2022, Julie continues to viscerally react to Severance and Nick continues hanging out with youths in Teenage Bounty Hunters. Show Notes: @1:30 - Hot takes | A look at the 2022 Oscars, Severance, Teenage Bounty Hunters, Abbott Elementary, and Starstruck. @33:30 - Tweets of the Week | Oh Janet ...
98: Too High Help
March 25, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBThis week Nick was in and out of closets and Julie was distracted by a very cute dog, but they eventually remembered plenty of fun things to share with you, including Bob the Drag Queen’s performance in Cincinnati (coughlibertytownship), Life and Beth with Amy Schumer, Bad Vegan, and The Batman. They tried to talk about this week’s drag race LalapaRuza but end up just reminiscing on the best lip syncs of all time and moving on quickly and giving plenty of time to this week’s best Tweets! Sh...
97: Furries & Beanies
March 18, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBThis week’s comforts included creatures, psychics and some of Licorice Pizza. Turning Red was a darling coming of age story with great effects and multiple interpretations and Life After Death with Tyler Henry is an entertaining reality show meets murder mystery - and he’s gay! All. boxes. checked. If you’re looking to get uncomfortable, look no further than Severance - the fantastically spooky show on Apple. And if you just want to play a game, join us for Scattegories Show Notes: @1:30 -...
96: Destiny isn't over
March 11, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBAnd thank goodness for that! After Party has a fantastic finale - so much fun, color, levity and just enough intrigue (spoilers!), Severance is opposite day, but with Christopher Walken and John Turturro giving moments of hope in an otherwise horrifying alternate reality (it’s amazing). Nick’s Unbreakable with Kimmy Schmidt (and clairvoyant to boot), Julie teaches us about True Romance, and there are tweets, laughs and games galore! Show Notes: @1:30 - Hot takes | Nick’s clairvoyant, After...
95: Guttural Screams
March 04, 2022 17:48 - 1 hour - 70 MBThere’s a lot going on and it’s a lot to process! Luckily, Nick and Julie (blessed by Julia Garner: the patron saint of bone-chilling wails) have plenty of shiny things to distract from whatever “it”is for you. This week, Nick’s showing off his bangs and finally getting into After Party, Julie’s recapping Love is Blind and reminding us of the magic of Hot Ones (recently featuring Dave Grohl), and things get silly in a chicken-heavy tweet line-up and a game of Family Feud: Parents vs. Kids. ...
94: Is love blind?
February 25, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBIn search of spiritual guidance and comfort, Nick and Julie have found themselves immersed in the vastly different realities of Ozark, The Great British Bake Off, and Love is Blind. And woven into that discussion, you’ll hear about Severance and After Party on Apple TV, Nick’s inability to drive a train (but proven ability to wear a shirt), Twitter wisdom and Charli XCX’s new line of enemas. Show Notes: @1:30 - Hot takes | Shame spirals, GBBO, Severance, After Party, Love is Blind (S2), Si...
93: Sports and Synchronicity
February 18, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBNick and Julie lean sporty this week in the afterglow of Cincinnati in the Super Bowl, the epic halftime show, and the Olympic figure skating scandal. Nick’s getting recreationally adventurous, Julie’s making connections with the universe and they can’t wait to share it all with you. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes | Takes - the after school special, Super Bowl, commercials, Leslie Jones on the halftime show, Olympics and doping, Inventing Anna, After Party, Somebody Somewhere, and the Tweet...
92: 720 Minutes
February 11, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBNick and Julie have survived the icy Midwestern Snowpocalypse of 2022 and if you think that means that they’ve crafted more stories, watched more shows and found more tweets than usual - you’d be right! Or at least Julie has, Nick just watched The Lord of the Rings. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes | Wordle, adventures in the storm, Lord of the Rings, Gilded Age, Pivoting, Pam & Tommy, After Party, Suspicion, Maintenance Phase, HypochondriActor the Tweets of the Week! @44:30 - Drag Race | Se...
91: Chuckles, chortles and snorts
February 04, 2022 05:35 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBIt’s a celebratory mood in the Takes world this week. Sports have become so fun in Cincinnati that even Nick and Julie are talking about them - well, Julie is. Nick’s still watching tennis in Australia. They also get into After Party and The Morning Show on Apple TV+, Gilded Age on HBO Max, Abbott Elementary on Hulu and the top tweets of the week! Show Notes: @1:15 - Hot takes | Sports center - the Bengals and Rafael Nadal, After Party, Gilded Age, The Morning Show, The 4400, Abbott Elemen...
90: HBO Max, please sponsor us.
January 28, 2022 04:22 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBNick and Julie are singing the praises of HBO Max content (reiterate title statment here) from The Gilded Age to Somebody Somewhere to Sort Of while still basking in the beautiful journey that was Station Eleven (and Game of Thrones…). And because we’re not exclusive (yet) there’s also Single Drunk Female on Hulu, As We See It on Amazon and a hilariously curated twitter by Julie. Let’s go! Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes | Rebuilding neural pathways, HBO Max, The Gilded Age, And Just Like Th...
89: Who was The Gay?
January 21, 2022 04:40 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBThings are finite yet eternal this week as Yellowjackets has its season finale, Station Eleven wraps up as a series and Julie watches Eternals and bad reality television. Things are brighter on the horizon as we look to Somebody Somewhere, RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14, and the ‘Welcome to Our Show’ podcast. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes | Yoga with Adriene, Yellowjackets final, Djokovic learns consequences, Nick can focus on tennis, Station Eleven, Cheer, Hype House, Eternals, and the twee...
88: Our Year So Far
January 14, 2022 03:56 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBWe’re baaaack! And slowly but surely the art of podcasting is all coming back to your unabashed hosts *sung like Celine*. Nick and Julie unpack all of the content and controversy of their past few weeks- including Yellowjackets, misplaced anger, Station Eleven, righteous anger, Novak Djokovic and joy! - all to the theme song/incessant earworm that is Gayle’s abcdefu. We missed you, let’s hang out. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes | Gayle, Queer Eye, Nick’s year of completion, Schitt’s Creek, ...
87: Caught a vibe
December 17, 2021 05:37 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBIt’s our last episode of 2021 and Nick and Julie have wrapped up tons of takes for your holiday listening pleasure. We catch up with the 1st ever champion of the Great Cincinnati Bake Off, issue a couple of life-saving PSAs, discuss our current watches and favorites of TV and film (Yellowjackets, And Just Like That, addictive competition/game shows, Sex Lives of College Girls, Hawkeye), plan some holiday watching (Don’t Look Up, West Side Story, Spiderman) and even allow Nick a brief trip do...
86: Real Quick
December 10, 2021 06:37 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBThe year is coming to a close and there’s so much to discuss! Julie guides us through a series of “real quick” takes on the new gay holiday movies, our girl squads on Yellowjackets and Sex Lives of College Girls, sleep drugs, floor pushups, tweets and more! Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes 1- Floor work, Single All the Way, Vanessa Williams, sleep drugs, The Bitch Who Stole Christmas, Painted with Raven, The Sex Lives of College Girls, Yellowjackets. @28:45 - Hot takes 2 | Top Ten Tv Shows o...
85: Accountabilibuddies
December 03, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBTeam Takes is on a roll: Nick is on a fitness journey with wall push-ups and limited ice cream, Julie is leading us in another meditation challenge with the 10% Happier app and Solomon Georgio is teaching us the difference between inside and ‘out loud’ problems. And when health gets exhausting we have the riveting journey of the ladies of Yellowjackets (spoilers for the first 3 episodes), the unrealistic but enjoyable Sex Lives of College Girls and the wide and wonderful world of Twitter. S...
84: Girlfriends
November 26, 2021 15:30 - 1 hour - 64 MBWomen are at the fore this episode, in every form. Nick and Julie have started watching the Sex Lives of College Girls and Yellowjackets (no spoilers), Nick gets into Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Julie lauds Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes’ breakdown of Rachel Hollis (on the Maintenance Phase Podcast). Also featuring a brief detour into Julie’s history of violent films and some highly relatable Tweets of the Week! Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - K-Pop obsession cont., Red Dawn, Sex Lives of Co...
83: Hot Tools
November 19, 2021 04:47 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBIt may be getting darker every day, but Nick and Julie are glowing up! Unfortunately, you can’t see it on the podcast, but listen in for Nick’s new workout plan, Julie’s hair journey, and the man they’re trying to impress. Spoiler alert: it’s Chris Evans. Julie watched Snowpiercer and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Nick watched Outlander and they both examined tweets, RuPaul and played a game of Taboo(ish)! Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Nick’s working out, Julie against hate,...
82: Save Me
November 12, 2021 05:06 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBJulie and Nick need a little help this week as they navigate health care systems and a lack of exciting content. Luckily, there’s Aimee Mann, Dan Harris and the 10% Happier app, and a good crop of tweets Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - hospital adventures, a sliding doors moment?, Big Mouth, Man in the Orange Shirt, SNL and Tweet of the Week! @29:30 - Drag Race UK | Miss Fugly’s Beauty Pageant @46:15 - Drag Race Canada | Snatch Game @50:30 - Games! | Password @58:45 - Coming Up! and ot...
81: Freak of the Week
November 05, 2021 03:13 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBJulie’s getting her hacker/gamer life with Free Guy, Nick is still combing through Supernatural for gay stuff, and Smallville, Gilmore Girls and Drag Race are still the ties that bind. Also featuring a spirited debate about low-rise jeans and a twitter-inspired game of movies explained badly. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - What Happened Brittany Murphy?, Free Guy, Home Sweet Home, hackers from the 90s, Supernatural, twincest, low-rise jeans, Insecure, Meta and the tweet of the week! @28:...
80: Shadow Realm
October 29, 2021 04:38 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBMercury, that shady B, has cast us in her shadow so Julie seeks hope in the family-swapping Home Sweet Home, Nick finds inspiration in the companion-seeking Love on the Spectrum and Solomon Georgio reminds us that we’re never alone - bugs are everywhere! Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Home Sweet Home, Project Runway, Queens, Insecure, Love on the Spectrum, Megan McCain book tour, depression whales and the tweet of the week! @36:30 - Drag Race Canada | Circus musical @42:30 - Drag Race U...
79: Pretty in Pink
October 22, 2021 02:51 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBAs Walt Whitman explained, humans contain multitudes. Including, or especially, our dearest Nick and Julie. In today’s conversation, Nick would like to show us his horny teenage side (who watches old episodes of Supernatural awaiting the allusion of gay romance) and Julie reveals her penchant for pretty pink things and fear of supermodels. Then, drag queens! Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - The MOST beautiful baby shower, Love on the Spectrum, GBBS, Maid, We’re Here, Supernatural and the Tw...
78: The Rainbow Bridge
October 15, 2021 02:17 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBNick and Julie work really hard and they definitely deserve dogs, games and all the tv they need - unless it’s squid game which Nick needs to stop watching on repeat. This week Julie pleads for a happy Korean movie or show, Nick makes a futile case for a Buffy watch, and they both examine the death-defying world of panic attacks. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Squid Game (SPOILERS), seeking a happy Korean movie, SNL with Kim K, Only Murders in the Building, Great British Bake Off, Bad Sp...
77: Child's Play
October 08, 2021 01:32 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBAnother week of “is this apocalyptic?” drama has led our intrepid podcasters to seek refuge in the Squid Game… No, that’s not right. The psychological trauma of watching Squid Game has sent Julie to a dog kennel in pastoral England (in The Dog House) and Nick to a playful, comedic world with vampires (What We Do in the Shadows). And luckily Twitter is holding the whole world together and we’re still playing games, come play! Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Check-in, Squid Game (halfway), T...
76: 1-2-3-Go!
October 01, 2021 02:09 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBPerfectly in sync and with no communication snafus whatsoever, Nick and Julie set off on a jam-packed episode including the unbearable sweetness of Love on the Spectrum, the adolescent joy and pain of sex education and the truly wonderful third season premiere of UK’s Drag Race. Show Notes: @1:30 - Hot takes - BTS, Sex Education S3, The Other Two, 9 Perfect Strangers, Love on the Spectrum, The Starling, Nick finally found Ted Lasso, Tweet of the Week! @32:45 - Drag Race Holland | Finale ...
75: Our Little Cake Pop
September 24, 2021 01:25 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBThis week we’re checking in with Nick after his multi-day 30th birthday celebration, chatting about the Emmys, appointment television and international Drag Race franchises, and playing a brilliant game that Jimmy Fallon told us about. Show Notes: @1:15 - Hot takes - Celebrating Nick, The Emmys, 9 Perfect Strangers, LulaRich, Michael Vartan, the ear worm of the week and the tweet of the week! @34:15 - Games! | Name that movie @37:40 - Drag Race Holland @43:45 - Introducing Drag Race UK ...
74: Who's a Pooh?
September 18, 2021 05:38 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBJulie is looking for levity in all the streaming places and Nick is always ready to talk about tennis - what more do you need? Featuring the end of the US Open, LuLaRich, Pooh personality typing, spectral explorations and the Tweet of the Week! Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Winnie the Pooh, rhinestones, US Open, Metal Shop Masters, cults, LuLaRich, Tweets! @26:00 - Drag Race Holland | Scandal! @35:00 - Games! | Scattegories Follow along with slideshows and bonus content at www.takespo...
73: The Helpers
September 11, 2021 03:02 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBJulie and Nick are both feeling inspired by the spirit of Fred Rogers this week and they want to help you laugh, guide you through the world of current television and accompany you in your celebration of the Drag Race All Stars 6 Finale! Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Life things, 9 Perfect Strangers, the Jane Club, 4 Good Days (SPOILERS), Manifest, the US Open so far and the Tweet of the Week! @27:00 - Drag Race Holland | A Family Resemblence @36:00 - All Stars 6 + Fantasy League | Fin...
72: Undone
September 03, 2021 06:15 - 1 hour - 64 MBWhat’s holding you together these days? For team takes it is, as usual, a large helping of tv and podcasts, a dose of meditation, enough laughter to stop the tears and widely varying amounts of sleep. So what will talk about today? 9 Perfect Strangers, white collar crime, Formula 1 cars and the wisdom of Billie Jean King. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - 9 Perfect Strangers, to sleep or not to sleep, The Dropout, casting Elizabeth Holmes, Formula 1: Drive to Survive, tennis legends, Ted Las...
71: A Proclaimer
August 27, 2021 02:10 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBGoblins and grumps and revelations, oh my! This week Nick and Julie continue to spread the gospels of RuPaul, therapy and streaming television. Along with plenty of hilarious tweets and spats to bring some levity to your life. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Julie’s done walking, chain-smoking therapy sessions, The Good Wife, The Chair, noom, The Challenge, Reservation Dogs, and the Tweet of the Week! @26:45 - Drag Race Holland | Snatch Game @36:00 - All Stars 6 + Fantasy League | The G...
70: Self Scare
August 20, 2021 04:54 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBThis week the team relate and relive traumatic field trips then discuss the finale of The White Lotus, where we know Elijah Woods from, and the Drag Race All Stars 6 queens turning into drag tots. Show Notes: @1:15 - Hot takes - The crane husband, Bodies, The White Lotus, Ted Lasso, CODA, Young Royals, Hot Ones and the Tweet of the Week. @31:30 - Drag Race Holland, All Stars 6 + Fantasy | Episodes 9- Drag Tots @58:45 - Games! | Drag Race Holland Entrance Lines Follow along with slidesho...
69: Relevant to Nothing
August 15, 2021 00:17 - 1 hour - 61 MBWith so much going on, loose threads are plentiful and coherent thoughts are hard to find. Among the scramble, Nick and Julie vent about Alec Baldwin and Megan McCain, unpack the White Lotus so far, and continue to indulge in Drag Race. And there’s a tweet of the week! Show Notes: @1:15 - Hot takes - Alec Baldwin, cats, The White Lotus, “health,” Val, Face, Reign, Megan McCain’s last day, Tweet of the Week. @31:00 - All Stars 6 + Fantasy | Episodes 8 - Snatch Game of Love @52:30 - Games!...
68: Sibling Showdown (Live-ish)
August 11, 2021 15:11 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBWe’ve been remiss! Or at least missing from your podcast feed for too long. To make up for it we’ve got a special “live” episode (recorded in person) with a guest star: Julie’s sister Rebecca!! Also featuring Love is Blind Reunion, The White Lotus, Olympic thoughts (as of 8/3), many tweets of the week contenders and a $100,000 Pyramid Sibling Showdown! Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Antioxidant alcohol, Rebecca in the house, Love is Blind Reunion, The White Lotus, Megan McCain, Olympics, ...
67: Shark Week
July 23, 2021 03:42 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBNick and Julie get fierce about the olympics and monkeypox and take a bite out of a heckofalot of content this week. Never Have I Ever Season 2, Schmigadoon!, White Lotus and, of course, the dolls. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Olympics check-in, Never Have I Ever, Schmigadoon!, Shark Week, Love is Blind reunion, Making the Cut, White Lotus @33:15 - All Stars 6 + Fantasy | Episodes 5 - Pink Table Talk @51:00 - Drag Race España | Reunion @59:15- Games! | Heads up! Follow along with sl...
66: Feline Frisky
July 16, 2021 04:38 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBIf there’s one thing we know, it’s that life feels better when cute animals pics and memes dominate our screens. This week, hilarious and adorable animals are helping us cope with party hangovers, elevators, lightening storms and an unexpected swell of emotions in Drag Race España. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Long-time listener - first time caller, Nick threw a party, things that are scary, This Way Up, self care, and the Tweet of the Week. @33:15 - All Stars 6 + Fantasy | Episodes 4 ...
65: Tassel Gay or Blanket Gay?
July 09, 2021 04:26 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBThis week Nick and Julie explore intimacy in Estonia, the aisles of Homegoods with Jillian Bell, the not-so-funny fate of humanity and the remaining queens of Drag Race España. They also rank this week’s drag race fantasy league, choose a tweet of the week and crown a Taboo winner. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Hang out IRL?, mourning Megan McCain, Kevin can F*** himself, Firebird, Loki, Home Sweet Homegoods, Tweets! @37:00 - All Stars 6 + Fantasy | Episodes 3 -Moonlighting @1:04:00 - ...
64: Gay Fish
July 02, 2021 05:03 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBJulie and Nick swim fabulously through a sea of white claw, marshmallows, flowers and Lil Nas X and finally make it to the rhinestone shores of Drag Race All Stars 6 and España. Show Notes: @1:15 - Hot takes - Marshmallow failure, Lil Nas X, a really excited guy at the gymnastics trials (not Nick), maxims from Julie, Full Bloom, gay fish @25:45 - All Stars 6 | Episodes 1 AND 2 and our fantasy league LEADER BOARD! @53:45 - Drag Race España | Dirty acting, mean queens @1:02:45- Games! | A...
63: Any Daddies?
June 25, 2021 06:03 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBJulie and Nick both put themselves out there this week and it was fun!…Or, they survived. And made it home in time to watch gay stuff (The Man in the Orange Shirt and Elite), get mad at Megan McCain (Julie) and narrow down a tweet of the week! Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Who’s your daddy?, therapy! Who knew?, Megan McCain, The Man in the Orange Shirt, Elite, Lupin, Nobody, gymnastics and the Tweet of the Week @26:00 - Drag Race Down Under y España | A finale and a recap @47:45 - All ...
62: Skintimate or Not?
June 18, 2021 01:50 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBNick showed up to the podcast with low energy but big questions and Julie is devoting most of her nocturnal energy to the whole of the HBO Max universe. Everyone gets warmed up through frustration with Drag Race Down Under’s definition of “Talent Show” and the lights are fully on for a game of 100,000 Pyramid. Show Notes: @1:00 - Hot takes - Where Nick’s at, Julie’s watching all of HBO Max, Watchmen, Starstruck, the French Open wraps up, Bill Maher, The Nevers and the Tweet of the Week! @...
61: Portrait Studios
June 11, 2021 05:54 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBStrong women and antlered children have dominated Nick and Julie’s weeks respectively, and after a brain dump and debrief they come back together to revel in the multi-cultural joys of Drag Race worldwide and play a rousing and random game of 5 second rule. Show Notes: @1:15 - Hot takes - Gymnastics and the road to Tokyo, Roland Garros check-in, The Roots zoom covers, Sweet Tooth, Welcome to Plathville, Psychology in Seattle, Legendary. @28:30 - Drag Race Down Under and España @53:00- Ga...
60: Lift As You Climb
June 04, 2021 04:30 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBTeam Takes has never been so fired up about sports before (bet you guessed tennis though). Twitter (and others) are abuzz with Naomi Osaka’s exit from the French Open and Julie and Nick have thoughts. They also discuss the Mare of Easttown finale, Season 2 of Special and the latest Drag Race Down Under. Spoilers and strong opinions ahead! Show Notes: @1:45 - Hot takes - Tennis drama, smash the patriarchy, Mare of Easttown (SPOILERS), Special and Shrill, David Alan Grier, and the Tweet of t...
59: Regal Beagle
May 28, 2021 02:26 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBSo many updates this week! Nick and Julie saw each other in real life, Mare of Easttown has many murder possibilities, Megan McCain says triggering things on the View, the gays are tweeting and Nick’s wearing a necklace! Show Notes: @1:15 - Hot takes - Takes went to a party!, Mare of Easttown, Vampire Diaries, Megan McCain/The View, Shadow and Bone, SNL, the tweet of the week! @42:30 - Drag Race Down Under! | It’s a Ball! Episode 4 @1:02:00- Games! Heads Up! Follow along with slideshow...
58: Baby Ducks
May 21, 2021 04:08 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBWe’re back from break with three weeks worth of thoughts and content! We check in on the shows Nick and Julie have been watching (Mare of Easttown most notably), get the low-down on Nick’s post-vaxx exploits (or lack thereof) and Julie’s feral cat conspiracies and, of course, we’re well under way with Drag Race Down Under! Show Notes: @1:45 - Hot takes - Mare of Easttown, Cicadas, Little Mix, Good Girls, The Great, The Nevers, Girls5eva, Sara Bareilles/Gravity/SYTYCD, the drag queen podcas...
57: Zozzled
April 30, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBWe’re taking a couple weeks off, but before we go, let’s talk: The Oscars! All the Disney+ content! The finale of Drag Race Season 13! We’ve also got “Guess the Song - 2000s” and a really good round-up for Tweet of the Week! Show Notes: @1:30 - Hot takes - The Oscars, Sound of Metal, Gilmore Girls Podcast, Mare of Easton, Dead Calm, Disney+, gay conspiracies, new Mighty Ducks, Big Shot, Trixie and Katya, and Why Are You Like This? @29:00 - Drag Race S13 | The Finale!! @52:00 - Games! Gue...
56: The Hot Ones
April 23, 2021 03:23 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIt’s a spicy week as Julie takes a brief break from her “Hot Ones” binge to chat with Nick about the fantastic (but you must acknowledge when it’s problematic) “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” Bill Maher jumping the shark, the many problems of the Colton Underwood story, and the many great contenders for this week’s ’Tweet of the Week!’ Show Notes: @1:15 - Hot takes - Nick’s new phone, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Bill Maher and Sharon Osbourne, Colton Underwood, The Circle, The Nanny, Hot Ones and Julie and ...