Trashedlight
265 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsTwo twenty-somethings humorously discuss the bad, the good, and the culturally relevant from Twilight.
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Chapter 29: Defection
April 08, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 23.6 MBIt's about to get Shakespearean up in here y'all. Anything's better than this book, right?
Chapter 28: The Future
April 01, 2021 06:00 - 21 minutes - 13.2 MBWomen can't have it all - it's either plot or stuff to talk about on the podcast. You must pick one.
Chapter 27: Travel Plans
March 25, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBThis one's got child development, horrible babies, and racism! The Stephanie Meyer trifecta!
Chapter 26: Shiny
March 18, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 22.8 MBWe've got your found places and your found people, but very little discussion of Twilight...
Chapter 25: Favor
March 11, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 28.1 MBIf all you want from your podcast is a discussion of the impossible standards women are held to, and a link to the best movie scene of all time, you've come to the right place. The scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4b84jR8jSM
Chapter 24: Surprise
March 04, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 20.2 MBAt the very end there we give y'all a lot of directions for emails to send us, so we have very high expectations...
Chapter 23: Memories
February 25, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBColleen describes her takes in this episode as "flaming hot Cheetos takes". If that doesn't interest you I don't know what will.
Chapter 22: Promised
February 18, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 22.4 MBWe've made it to the most ICONIC Twilight scene. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw9ykbvyPXk
Chapter 21: First Hunt
February 11, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBThe advantages of being a vegan! The sensuality of Sarah Palin! Why Chuck is great! All this and more in this lil episode.
Chapter 20: New
February 04, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 22.2 MBWe get to talk about mantis shrimp! How does that relate to Twilight? Find out!
Preface and Chapter 19: Burning
January 28, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 26.6 MBSo many good things about this episode! Let me count the ways: 1) Back to Bella's perspective 2) Some flamin' hot takes on classic books and movies by Colleen 3) A very special guest segment starring Quentin!
Chapter 18: There Are No Words For This.
January 21, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 13.8 MBIt's the end of the (Jacob chapters) as we know it and I feel fine!
Chapter 17: What Do I Look Like? The Wizard of Oz? You Need a Brain? You Need a Heart? Go Ahead. Take Mine. Take Everything I Have.
January 14, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 25.7 MBWe're bringing unrestrained feral energy to a truly horrid chapter.
Chapter 16: Too-Much-Information Alert
January 07, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 23.7 MBAt this point these episodes are just 30-40 minute long pleas to get back to Bella's perspective (please!)
Chapter 15: Tick Tock Tick Tock Tick Tock
December 31, 2020 06:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBOr, "In Defense of The Great Gatsby". Some clarity on Rebecca's wild sci fi movie: It came out way after Alien because Rebecca thought Alien came out in the 90s (it came out in the 70s) It was NOT called Alien, it had a fully different title It was not formative sci fi in any way
Chapter 14: You Know Things Are Bad When You Feel Guilty For Being Rude to Vampires
December 24, 2020 06:00 - 26 minutes - 16.5 MBMerry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Happy Hondadays! Happy 100th episode!!! Sorry about Colleen's audio again.
Chapter 13: Good Thing I Have a Strong Stomach
December 17, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 28.5 MBThank you so much to Emma for hanging out with us and guesting today! Also... Colleen's audio problems are new, different, and exciting this week! We apologize for the lower quality and promise we're hard at work on a solution.
Chapter 12: Some People Just Don't Grasp The Concept of "Unwelcome"
December 10, 2020 06:00 - 36 minutes - 29.7 MBApologies again for Colleen's weird audio quality - hopefully next week it will all be sorted out! In the meantime, enjoy a lot of science.
Chapter 11: The Two Things at the Very Top of My Things-I-Never-Want-To-Do List
December 03, 2020 06:00 - 28 minutes - 23.2 MBColleen's audio is weirdly glitchy in this one - we apologize for that and will try to fix it for the episode two weeks from now, but unfortunately next week's episode is prerecorded with the glitch as well. We're not pros!
Chapter 10: Why Didn't I Just Walk Away? Oh Right, Because I'm An Idiot.
November 26, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 27.2 MBDo we defend Jacob in this episode? Weirdly, yes. But just a little bit. These chapters are messing with our minds.
Chapter 9: Sure as Hell Didn't See That One Coming
November 19, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 23.1 MBA HUGE thank you to Emma for your historical expertise, which is the happiest and best thing that happens in this episode! Content warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide and suicidal ideation.
Chapter 8: Waiting for the Damn Fight to Start Already
November 12, 2020 06:00 - 23 minutes - 18.2 MBWelcome, folks, to the suite of episodes where the length ratio of the chapter title to the episode length changes significantly...
Chapter 7: Unexpected
November 05, 2020 06:00 - 48 minutes - 37.6 MBThe science time with Rebecca gets ~anatomical~ y'all. Content warning for: abortions, pregnancy, lost pregnancies
Chapter 6: Distractions
October 29, 2020 06:00 - 27 minutes - 16.4 MBIf the talk of sex made you uncomfy in the last episode, I have some bad news about this one...
Chapter 5: Isle Esme
October 22, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes - 24.5 MBWelcome to sex advice with Rebecca and Colleen, I mean, wait, what are we supposed to be talking about again? Someone got married? There are vampires? "Kimye's" house, for reference: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-home
Chapter 4: Gesture
October 15, 2020 06:00 - 29 minutes - 18.8 MBDid you think we were done discussing our totally unasked for opinions on various wedding traditions? How naive you were.
Chapter 3: Big Day
October 08, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes - 34.6 MBThank you so much to Kevin for coming on and chatting with us about weddings, Supreme Court nominees, Catholicism, and a little bit of Twilight!
Chapter 2: Long Night
October 01, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 26.8 MBWe'd simply LOVE to know your thoughts on the consistency of vampire poop. Confused? So am I! Here's a good video on gender abolition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_d6I76Sscw&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR18khTzi1YmEOj7bPA7Q-ev3MiSEO29na36BB0nWkH4cy5ge5UAPcjWf7Y&ab_channel=FuckingLautrec
Preface and Chapter 1: Engaged
September 24, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 21.7 MBI would call a section of this "defense of marriage", but that has some troubling implications so I think I'll leave it be.
Star Trash
September 17, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBHappy interlude! For this topic, an hour and fifteen minutes of conversation honestly shows some restraint on our parts. Revenge of the Sith meets HSM2: https://trylonandperisphere.tumblr.com/post/140513518582/rkylo-princezilla-frozenmusings-ohtze?fbclid=IwAR2JzfXfdaoDOf9etwLfDC1sXXdwH8beL0QLuHUGc5L8UT6SuqrzEXgZxRU Rise of Skywalker trailer music analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJssXWOYUGQ&ab_channel=CharlesCornell
Trashclipse
September 10, 2020 06:00 - 42 minutes - 32.4 MBThis one is...messy. You're welcome and we're sorry. It's just so messy.
Epilogue
September 03, 2020 06:00 - 23 minutes - 14.7 MBA chode of an episode for a chode of a chapter, but at least we're still funny.
Chapter 27: Needs
August 27, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 26.5 MBIt's the last (official) chapter of Eclipse, and to celebrate we're talking about pre marital sex!
Chapter 26: Ethics
August 20, 2020 06:00 - 48 minutes - 36.9 MBHere it is folks: possibly the longest ever science time with Rebecca! Don't worry, I didn't follow it either. She's very smart.
Chapter 25: Mirror
August 13, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 37.6 MBThank you so so much to Erin for guesting on this episode! Here's the video about the Supreme Court decision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gr6DpjEmWo
Chapter 24: Snap Decision
August 06, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes - 29.2 MBYou get science time with Rebecca AND music history time with Colleen in this one, which does explain its length... And if you want to see a hyena skull: http://facstaff.susqu.edu/p/persons/hyena.htm
Chapter 23: Monster
July 30, 2020 06:00 - 42 minutes - 26.2 MBCONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault, gaslighting, emotional abuse, and suicide/suicidal ideation. The sexual assault and gaslighting is a warning for the entire chapter. The emotional abuse and suicide is discussed only from 20:58 to 30:36. We love you - please take care of yourselves!
Chapter 22: Fire and Ice
July 23, 2020 06:00 - 30 minutes - 18.2 MBIf you really want us to get an OnlyFans...we'll talk about everything we promised we would... Here are the death of the author videos! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGn9x4-Y_7A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NViZYL-U8s0
Chapter 21: Trails
July 16, 2020 06:00 - 37 minutes - 26.9 MBWe apologize for some lower audio quality at points in this episode - we'll have it fixed soon! We also want to thank Andrew Lloyd Weber for unofficially sponsoring this one.
Chapter 20: Compromise
July 09, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 26.7 MBIf you like long, semi-unrelated rants about the sins of the Catholic Church, you'll really dig this episode. Article on homophobia in the Bible: https://um-insight.net/perspectives/has-%E2%80%9Chomosexual%E2%80%9D-always-been-in-the-bible/
Chapter 19: Selfish
July 02, 2020 20:15 - 38 minutes - 26 MBWe're on our usual bullshit vis a vis racism, sexism, and wack pop culture tie ins - a true bread and butter episode of Trashedlight brought to you by someone who's allergic to bread and someone else who's mildly allergic to dairy.
Chapter 18: Instruction
June 25, 2020 06:00 - 31 minutes - 22.3 MBThis podcast requires a video and a playlist. We recommend them both as a pairing to augment this audio experience. This has been your aural sommelier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRqU-93mHns https://open.spotify.com/playlist/343NUu7X5WzdIt7Zqy0wTO?si=rIubLgkCQ7azSky032M7Pw
Chapter 17: Alliance
June 18, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes - 31.4 MB"I don't have a lot to say" are truly the famous last words of this episode. Turns out we ALWAYS have something to say.
Chapter 16: Epoch
June 11, 2020 06:00 - 26 minutes - 17.7 MBWell, the funniest part of this is the first 2 and a half minutes, but I really hope you listen to the rest of it...
A Call to Action
June 08, 2020 06:00 - 3 minutes - 2.25 MBIt's not Thursday, and this isn't about a chapter of Eclipse. But it's super important. Email donation receipts to [email protected] and I will match up to $20 per person for those organizations in my parent's honor, for my mom's birthday and Father's Day. More about Juneteenth: https://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm
Chapter 15: Wager
June 04, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes - 31.2 MBWe have a tumblr! Follow us for memes at trashedlight-podcast.tumblr.com Article on surprise kisses: https://archive.attn.com/stories/11152/misconceptions-surprise-kiss Hotlines and websites for assault info: https://www.thehotline.org/ and https://www.rainn.org/
Chapter 14: Declaration
May 28, 2020 06:00 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBIt's episode 69... nice. Here is an article on why Guy Fieri is important! If you can guess how we relate this to Twilight, I'll be super impressed. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/scaachikoul/guy-fieri-food-people-alison-roman-chrissy-teigen
Chapter 13: Newborn
May 21, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes - 27.2 MBI don't know who is missing us yelling for 20 solid minutes about the American South and misconceptions surrounding it, but if it's you...congratulations! We are here to fill that incredibly specific void.
Chapter 12: Time
May 14, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 20.8 MBDo I hear...healthy relationship conversations on the horizon? Could it be??? Get ready to get your socks knocked off in this one folks.
Chapter 11: Legends
May 07, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.9 MBThere's nothing funny about racism and cultural appropriation, so in lieu of a try-hard description here are some links from our episode we highly recommend you check out: Government inaction around Native populations and the coronavirus: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tribes-covid-19-federal-relief-treasury-deb-haaland_n_5ea9decac5b633a8544487d9?guccounter=1 Quileute Nation webpage: https://quileutenation.org/ Raven Tales: https://quileutenation.org/stories-and-tales/