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Up Yours, Downstairs! A Downton Abbey Podcast

253 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 439 ratings

The podcast that watched Downton Abbey so you didn't have to is still going! Just like your favorite British period piece, but with more feelings and swears! Bask in the glory of Dame Maggie Smith as hilarious Anglophiles Kelly Anneken & Amy Schneider explore the class struggle, history, fashion, and the art of staring wistfully into the middle distance on Downton Abbey, The Crown, Mr. Selfridge, Peaky Blinders, every Titanic film ever made, Pride & Prejudice, and much more!

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Episodes

12 Days of Downton – Cinderella

December 15, 2015 00:56 - 50 minutes

12 Days of Downton continues, with Cinderella, starring Lily James and also featuring Sophie McShera! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Days of Downton – Snow White

December 14, 2015 00:34 - 45 minutes

Kelly and Tom’s 12 Days of Downton kicks off with our coverage of the Fairy Tale Theater episode of Snow White, starring McG! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bomb Squad Goals

November 16, 2015 01:32 - 1 hour

Kelly & Tom are joined by returning guest and loyal Cousin Lauren Parker to join in eviscerating the cinematic snooze button that is Suffragette. Apart from the fact that there are zero characters of color and the protagonist is a “composite character,” there’s plenty to chuckle about, including the story of how Brendan Gleeson’s beard got cast, Cher’s long-lost bagel boy, the unexpected awesomeness of Helena Bonham Character and her husband, a new name for Carey Mulligan, the many failures o...

Downton Abbey Instant Take S06E08

November 08, 2015 23:35 - 28 minutes

Kelly & Tom give their instant opinions on Downton Abbey S6E8. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I Thought This Was Meat

November 02, 2015 05:04 - 1 hour

Kelly & Tom do their best to transform the mumblecore snoozefest that is 2008’s Brideshead Revisited into a Warner Brothers cartoon. They declare that Ben Whishaw is #NotMySebastian, name-check Bertolt Brecht, make fun of Haley Atwell’s atrocious wardrobe, advocate for more pop culture dong, and declare unusual characters to be their favorites. Kelly has gay puns for days, Tom insists that nobody hates Champagne, and everyone agrees that Italy is England’s Burning Man. Hosted on Acast. See ...

Downton Abbey Instant Take S06E07

November 02, 2015 03:04 - 24 minutes

Kelly & Tom give their instant opinions on Downton Abbey S6E7. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Downton Abbey Instant Take S06E06

October 25, 2015 22:47 - 23 minutes

Kelly & Tom give their instant opinions on Downton Abbey S6E6. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Is Where The Luncheon Began

October 19, 2015 00:14 - 1 hour

Kelly & Tom thoroughly enjoyed Milos Forman’s 1981 epic Ragtime, so much so that Kelly barely gets any songs from the musical in. They are overwhelmed by many cute babies and cameos from everyone who’s ever been in anything, ever, but still manage to be quite moved by the plot, shocked by McG in her earliest form, amused at EL Doctorow’s inability to name characters, and admire various facial hairs. Kelly recommends the books of Ann Rinaldi, Tom derails things at the very end, and everyone wo...

Downton Abbey Instant Take S06E05

October 18, 2015 22:52 - 26 minutes

Kelly & Tom give their instant opinions on Downton Abbey S6E5. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Downton Abbey Instant Take S06E04

October 12, 2015 01:24 - 21 minutes

Kelly & Tom give their instant opinions on Downton Abbey S6E4. If you want to give us a shout out, or otherwise give us a piece of your mind, email us, check us out on Facebook, or Tweet us. As always, we appreciate any love you can give us on iTunes, and your patronage of our amazon affiliate link, amazon.baldmove.com. Remember, when you use our affiliate link, you get the same great prices, the same great shipping, you just send a little bit of love our way, courtesy of Ama Hosted on Ac...

There’s Not Even Any Hippie Pie

October 05, 2015 01:29 - 1 hour

Kelly & Tom close the loop with their recap of Upstairs, Downstairs S1E3. They’re feeling retroactively charitable toward the show due to Claire Foy’s performance in “Wolf Hall,” nobody cares about Christian names, Michigan J. Frog’s German cousin is unmasked, and Persie hasn’t even begun to monster. Kelly points out that people haven’t really figured out childbirth, Tom doesn’t recall the chicken wings, and everyone wonders when this show turned into a 1930s screwball comedy. Hosted on Aca...

Downton Abbey Instant Take S06E03

October 05, 2015 00:19 - 15 minutes

Kelly & Tom give their instant opinions on Downton Abbey S6E3. If you want to give us a shout out, or otherwise give us a piece of your mind, email us, check us out on Facebook, or Tweet us. As always, we appreciate any love you can give us on iTunes, and your patronage of our amazon affiliate link, amazon.baldmove.com. Remember, when you use our affiliate link, you get the same great prices, the same great shipping, you just send a little bit of love our way, courtesy of Amazon. Hosted o...

Downton Abbey Instant Take S06E02

September 27, 2015 21:50 - 24 minutes

Kelly & Tom give their instant opinions on Downton Abbey S6E2. If you want to give us a shout out, or otherwise give us a piece of your mind, email us, check us out on Facebook, or Tweet us. As always, we appreciate any love you can give us on iTunes, and your patronage of our amazon affiliate link, amazon.baldmove.com. Remember, when you use our affiliate link, you get the same great prices, the same great shipping, you just send a little bit of love our way, courtesy of Amazon. Hosted o...

Downton Abbey Instant Take S06E01

September 20, 2015 22:51 - 41 minutes

Kelly & Tom give their instant opinions on Downton Abbey S6E1. If you want to give us a shout out, or otherwise give us a piece of your mind, email us, check us out on Facebook, or Tweet us. As always, we appreciate any love you can give us on iTunes, and your patronage of our amazon affiliate link, amazon.baldmove.com. Remember, when you use our affiliate link, you get the same great prices, the same great shipping, you just send a little bit of love our way, courtesy of Amazon. Hosted o...

Family Meeting: The Reddit Right Hand

September 07, 2015 03:02 - 1 hour

Kelly & Tom wrap up their Bham journey in this recap of Peaky Blinders S2E6. They are excited to report that Rando finally pays off, ponces gonna ponce, Solomons is back in Cillian’s good graces, fake Irish identities continue to come in handy, Jeremiah makes an all-too-brief appearance, they finally figure out the origin of Cillian’s favorite poem, Lizzie is a very professional prostitute, and Grace is no match for the Attractive Bitch. Kelly has a new favorite phrase, Tom corrects some time...

Family Meeting: Our Lady Of Perpetual Office Hours

August 31, 2015 01:45 - 1 hour

Kelly & Tom recap the penultimate episode of Peaky Blinders S2E5 and share some bonus listener feedback! They also make a bunch of apologies, point out one of Mrs. Whore’s sandwiches, continue to fret that Ada has sold Comrade Baby, realize that Esme is a way better strategist than Arthur ever was, reflect on Solomons’ attitude toward Judaism, get excited about goldfish, affirm that upper-crust aristocrats are not as ruthless as criminals, and lament the return of GRAAAAAACE. Kelly explains t...

Family Meeting: A Mop With A Dream

August 24, 2015 00:44 - 1 hour

Kelly & Tom are back all by their lonesome with their recap of Peaky Blinders S2E4. The show really kicks into high gear with this one, featuring Cillian’s only truly unsettled look of the series, London’s hottest genderqueer nightclub, Esme’s questionable style choices, the Attractive Bitch’s Downton-dwarfing estate, a job listing for a smug jerk, Ada’s mysterious sources of income, and the the return of GRACE (but not her singing). Kelly plays F/M/K with the Shelby Brothers, Tom explains wh...

Family Meeting: r/Canes

August 17, 2015 02:21 - 1 hour

For their recap of Peaky Blinders S2E3, Kelly & Tom welcome Princess of Bay Area Comedy and self-hating Irishwoman Allison Mick! They talk about every show imaginable that isn’t Peaky Blinders, declare a strong preference for Solomons’ “people management” skills, make fun of Grace’s senior photo, agree with Charlie that honest work sucks, and wish that they had a Curly in their lives. Kelly wonders how the show would change if Polly’s daughter Anna had survived, Tom blames Tom Mix for another...

Family Meeting: The Very Last Person Ever To Join Columbia House

August 10, 2015 01:17 - 1 hour

Kelly & Tom are joined by Los Angeles comedian Rye Silverman for their recap of Peaky Blinders S2E2 and things get rowdy! The trio debates what constitutes a stigmata, the usefulness of horse medicine, Ada’s commitment to the tenets of socialist thought, the fact that church bells don’t have a snooze alarm, and whether Esme’s betrayal means they can’t like her any more. This episode is also blissfully free of any of Grace’s singing. Kelly gets very twitterpated about Cillian and Tom Hardy in ...

Family Meeting: The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Getting Older

August 03, 2015 01:28 - 1 hour

Kelly and Tom are BACK with a brand-new recap of Peaky Blinders S2E1. Refreshed and ready to ally themselves with Tom Hardy, they are thrilled to see Cillian cosplaying as Scarecrow/Dr. Jonathan Crane, Ada back in top bitchy form, post-war spiritualism at its shadiest, the replacement of Not Churchill with someone who actually resembles Churchill, the awesomeness of Esme, and the blessed lack of any singing from Grace. Kelly doesn’t like this tooth-pulling scene as much as the one on The Amer...

Family Meeting: The Clang’s the Best Part

July 13, 2015 01:20 - 53 minutes

Open that bottle of champagne as Kelly & Tom wrap up their coverage of Peaky Blinders S1 with this recap of E6. They invent the term “laundrobrothel,”roll their eyes at Comrade Baby’s actual name, unexpectedly warm to Moss, applaud Mumper and Esme’s general approach to life, enjoy what is possibly the show’s very best scene, hope God gives everyone a moral exception like he does to Jeremiah, pitch a Nick Cave podcast, and make fun of Grace’s singing one last time. Kelly starts “the final coun...

Family Meeting: Good Call, Pathological Liars

July 06, 2015 05:14 - 56 minutes

In their recap of Peaky Blinders S1E5, Kelly & Tom can hardly believe they’re already covering the penultimate episode of series one. They worry about Comrade Baby’s welfare, feel absolutely gutted by Arthur, accidentally call Cillian by his character name, speculate whether Sam Neill and Scarface have ever been seen in the same place at the same time, wonder when Finn started drinking, and get back to the most important work of all: making fun of Grace’s terrible singing. Kelly antagonizes J...

Family Meeting: The Scudboats Are Coming

June 29, 2015 01:21 - 48 minutes

Kelly and Tom find themselves alone again (naturally) for their recap of Peaky Blinders S1E4, which sees Steve!Knight get a new CD, the semi-return of Sam Neill, a fish with a terrible hat, Cillian’s ill-advised hiring criteria, one of the shows most emotional scenes, plus here a Lee, there a Lee, everywhere a Lee-a-Lee. Kelly wonders how hard it would be to quit sex work, Tom proposes a memoir title, and regrettably, everyone forgets to make fun of Grace’s singing. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Family Meeting: The Third Glass Is The Singing Glass

June 22, 2015 03:12 - 1 hour

Kelly and Tom are joined by fellow podcaster Lauren Parker for their recap of Peaky Blinders S1E3. They chat about Fire Street, whine about the relative lack of Sam Neill, wonder if Ada has matured at all since the age of 9, debate whether Freddie Thorne or Arthur Shelby wears their terrible haircut better, clarify the difference between Scotch and Irish whiskey, take Cillian Murphy very seriously, and make fun of Grace’s singing even though Grace doesn’t sing at all in this episode. Kelly de...

Family Meeting: How Can You Have Any Pudding If You Don’t Eat Your Chalk?

June 15, 2015 02:58 - 1 hour

Kelly and Tom are joined this week by the very manly Lee Keeler to recap Peaky Blinders S1E2, and that means three dueling impressions of Sam Neill’s insane accent! They pay homage to the Hops Council, explain the plot of Spartacus, try to decipher the meaning of “Diddicoy,” suggest that Aunt Pol start her own ob/gyn,theorize about the Lee clan’s first names, and continue to make fun of Grace’s singing. Kelly hopes to find Hemingway’s secret diary, Tom makes fun of Steve Knight!’s CD collecti...

Family Meeting: The Zoidberg Of The Shelbys

June 08, 2015 03:19 - 1 hour

In the premiere episode of their Peaky Blinders podcast, Kelly & Tom cover S1E1 in stripped down, very manly fashion. They are pleased to report that there is more diversity in a single episode of Peaky Blinders than in an entire five seasons of Downton Abbey, plus Cillian Murphy. They also have more to say about horses than usual, make fun of Grace’s singing and Sam Neill’s everything, express their disappointment in the show’s lone communist, get turnt up for the Sorrowful Mysteries, and po...

The Palm Court: Next Stop: Oz

May 18, 2015 01:18 - 2 hours

Kelly & Tom wrap up Mr. Selfridge S3E9 and E10 in this supersized recap (thanks to Viking River Cruises, we assume). They identify the YouTube commenters of post WWI Britain, make merciless fun of Gordons Dumb, New, and New New, cheer Mr. Crabb’s vulgarity, explore the limits of the Defence of the Realm Act, ask important questions about a certain family’s barbecue, and try to get a baccarat prescription. Kelly talks about opium far too much,Tom tries to explain about Sam Neill, and everyone ...

The Palm Court: A Chia Pet That Didn’t Work

May 10, 2015 23:57 - 1 hour

Kelly & Tom say well-done Eyeliner in their recap of Mr. Selfridge S3E8. They speculate about monogamy amongst cavemen, root actively for Faircut and against Ceorge, wonder if Loxley’s new cronies are just Neil Gaiman characters in the wrong story, cheer as Fake Doris serves up some serious working class realness, wonder what the heck Gerrard does all day, harken back to the psychic powers of the Earl of Grantham, and continue to talk smack about New New Gordon’s kissing technique. Kelly gets...

The Palm Court: Buddy Hackett Is Just Imaginary

May 04, 2015 04:18 - 1 hour

Eyeliner rides again (in a new car!) as Kelly & Tom recap Mr. Selfridge S3E7. They reveal the first rule of baby daddy club, offer shares in Pets.Commissary, declare themselves fans of Regan, give some admittedly useless marital advice to Harry & Rose, grant Matthew Crawley a surprise cameo, kick a cokehead out of their apartment, and demand The Continuing Adventures of Haircut.  Kelly plugs her (fake) one-woman show, Tom plugs his (fake) new podcast, and they both hope to be rewarded for the...

The Palm Court: Knickers Are Your Friend

April 27, 2015 05:37 - 1 hour

It’s another Eyeliner of an episode as Kelly and Tom recap Mr. Selfridge S3E6. This time, they discover the Elliott Stabler of Selfridge’s, sleeves that do not roll, Sergei looking like a hatrack or something, sexy telegrams, Loxley’s villainous competence, the Dowager Countess’ Shame Baby, Harry’s Nailin’ It scrapbook, and the return of Violette’s Couch Cape of Seduction. Kelly can’t believe you’re all still standing for the intro, Tom encourages people to “be cool,” and everyone remembers t...

The Palm Court: The Debts Are Coming From Inside The House

April 20, 2015 04:40 - 1 hour

Kelly and Tom finally catch up to PBS with their recap of Mr. Selfridge S3E5, no thanks to Viking River Cruises! The Homely Architect drops a bombshell, New New Gordon outs himself as history’s worst kisser, Moustache’s soft hands are in jeopardy, Shame Baby’s origin story is finally revealed, and everyone gets Mardled. Tom’s a bit under the weather, Kelly waxes nostalgic about Reel Big Fish, and a dedicated Customer educates us about the Princess Wiz-Waz’s alleged heritage .ALL HAIL THE RETU...

The Palm Court: The Probate Porch, Starring Tom Schneider And Art Carney

April 20, 2015 01:12 - 1 hour

Kelly and Tom recap Mr. Selfridge S3E4 and marvel at Violettes’ theatricality, debate the merits of mutton, decide who the Heisenberg of Selfridges’ is, talk a lot about The Honeymooners, wonder if the Homely Architect is a Hufflepuff, and applaud the shockingly effective sexiness of Fat Thomas. Tom discovers that politics are hard, Kelly thinks Mardle and Grove are totally going to bang, and everyone agrees that ours is not to reason Whyliner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

The Palm Court: Wasting All The Peas

April 13, 2015 04:05 - 1 hour

Kelly and Tom recap Mr. Selfridge S3E3, which continues this season’s trend of being dark and awesome. Shipping New New Gordon and Fake Doris finally pays off, Mustache gets up to some weird facial hair editing, George Towler continues to live out the plot of “Flowers for Algernon,” and Violette begins the exciting journey of sleeping her way to the bottom! Everyone feels bad that Ma gets stuck with such a crappy storyline, but console themselves with a new signoff and their terrific new star...

The Palm Court: Life On The Surface Is Harsh

April 06, 2015 00:09 - 1 hour

Kelly and Tom very nearly have their sign on and sign off sorted out in their recap of Mr. Selfridge S3E2, which is a good thing, because they also have a lot of reactions to what is happening on the show. They are skeptical of the Russians’ Russianness, intrigued by the introduction of Mean Fat Thomas, applaud the fudgy burns of Keebler, wonder how boards of things work, decide that the LeClair’s honeymoon is an Outlander situation waiting to happen, come up with a new name for Conehead, wor...

The Palm Court: Long Live The New Propeller

March 30, 2015 01:55 - 1 hour

Kelly and Tom kick off their first podcast spinoff with this recap of Mr. Selfridge S3E1! Despite a severe lack of our Dark Mistress Beatrice and no sign of Lady Mae or BLENKINSOPP, the episode delivers on all the old favorites–plenty of Piven, many mustaches, husbands behaving horribly, Fat Thomas making terrible life choices, the wit and wisdom of the Artful Porter, plus Dorises Classic and Fake. This season looks to be significantly darker than the previous two, on account of things being ...

Baa-Ram-Ewe, Milady

March 09, 2015 01:34 - 1 hour

Kelly and Tom discuss the additional scenes aired in the US version of Downton Abbey S5, announce a short break, discuss other TV shows they like, and get ready to start NAILIN IT on their upcoming coverage of Mr. Selfridge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Once And Future Donk

March 02, 2015 03:05 - 2 hours

Kelly and Tom recap the S5 Downton Abbey Christmas Special with a non-violent bris and much more! They wonder what will become of Mertobel, wish for an all-McG series 6, get excited about bacon on a turkey, remind Baxter that snitches get stitches, debate the correct plural for “grouse,” celebrate the show’s new Muppet overlords, declare young George the Daniel Baldwin of Downton Abbey, and hand out drinks, Oprah-style. Kelly loses her mind over Matthew Goode, Tom proposes death by nose, and ...

Knockoff Tamworths

February 23, 2015 03:00 - 2 hours

In their recap of the penultimate episode of Downton Abbey S5, Kelly and Tom can’t quite believe how little actually happens. Thankfully, they do manage to spend 2.5 hours talking about it, banging out several new portmanteaus, ragging on Denker from the block, making a lot of Rebecca jokes, pulling a Gilly, wondering about taking a “raisinette” to the train station, suggesting that Thomas hang out in Weimar Germany for a bit, chastising the Downton haters, and speculating about Edith’s marit...

Actually, It’s About Ethics In Baby-Stealing

February 16, 2015 05:22 - 2 hours

Yes, Kelly & Tom get very weepy about a certain canine’s illness in this recap of Downton Abbey S5E7. They are not made of stone. They also manage to share two separate Edith/Gregson AUs that suck less than the actual canonical storyline, accuse Rosamund of going a hat too far, speculate about the trainability of dachshunds, wonder again what happened to fun, casual sex-having Rose, laugh and laugh about the pronunciation of “kinema,” try to figure out how MLF is spending her copious free tim...

Spoiler Alert: He Was Living In A Tree

February 09, 2015 02:56 - 2 hours

Kelly & Tom continue to enjoy Series 5 of Downton Abbey in their recap of E6. They come up with a portmanteau for Atticus and Rose, wonder if Baron Julian & NEAME recently discovered 30 Rock, diagnose two cases of Terminal Bummer Syndrome, redefine the word “Ainsty,” invent a new DA drinking game, problem-solve on behalf of Sir Anthony Strallan, finally get Rob James-Collier’s name right, and fear the possibility of a Murder Baby. Kelly extols the virtues of Pola Negri, Tom tops off everyone’...

#NotAllGentiles

February 02, 2015 04:31 - 2 hours

In their coverage of Downton Abbey S5E5 (the golden episode), Kelly & Tom cheer the continued existence of Empress Bitch Mabel Lane Fox, wonder what sheep would think of pigs, question Mrs. Hughes’ feminism, discuss Merty’s “single white female” approach to courtship, propose assassin training for babies, get excited that someone finally tips Carson, tell Molesley to stop mansplaining Baxter’s crime to Baxter, and try in vain to ignore the looming specter of Murder Prison. Kelly explains what...

Nyet, Nyet, Nannette

January 26, 2015 06:21 - 2 hours

Kelly & Tom are in high spirits for this temporally complex recap of Downton Abbey S5E4, their favorite of the season so far. Among the many great points of discussion are a feminist reinterpretation of Candyland, shipping BrickG, a Downton/Marx Brothers mash-up, winelexia, missing Jimmy Kent, a cavalcade of terrible impressions, dealing with ghosts, and the Russian response to pretty much everything. Kelly laments the lack of historical context for fashion shows, Tom offers another bio of a ...

Chaps Seeking Chaps

January 19, 2015 04:08 - 1 hour

Kelly & Tom are simply delighted with the goings-on in Yorkshire and the most romantic city in the world in their recap of Downton Abbey S5E3. They love absolutely everything McG gets up to, wax nostalgic for Series 1, figure out how The Brady Bunch would have gone down in Germany, talk smack about Little Gilly, pitch a Mr. Bates-inspired perfume, laugh at spotted dick, the continued return of Mary the Bitch, 1920s 900-numbers, and Spratt attacks, and just say no to surprises. Kelly delves in...

The Borg Of Yorkshire

January 12, 2015 01:18 - 1 hour

Kelly & Tom celebrate 100 episodes of UYDS with a recap of the plate of semolina that is Downton Abbey S5E2. They liven it up as best they can with fart noises, banter, and other vocal effects as they discuss Sherlock Holmes as the original Mentalist, Sex as Job Interview with Mary Crawley, the perfect specimen of animal that is Isis, how many aliens were in Hitler’s army, Merty’s sly feminism, the ongoing scam of rent-to-own furniture, Daisy as a codebreaker, and the return of…The Duchess! K...

Middle Class Person Ruins Everything

January 05, 2015 01:34 - 1 hour

Kelly and Tom are thrilled to return to Downton Abbey for its S5 premiere! They wrap up some pressing questions regarding Dune and hanging meat til it’s high before getting into their discussion of Baron Julian’s email address, their newfound hatred of Gareth Neame, Chekov’s fire brigade chief, the fragility of footmen, Baxter still being ‘a thing,’ mantel-snoopery, Gregson’s signed copy of Mein Kampf, pig geography, Molesley’s rapidly morphing ethnicity, and Mary’s similarity to Senator Joh...

Downton Abbey Instant Take S05E09

December 30, 2014 19:17 - 29 minutes

Kelly & Tom give their instant opinions on Downton Abbey S5E9 (the Christmas Special). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That ‘Tweren’t No Golden Bullet

December 28, 2014 23:13 - 2 hours

Kelly & Tom interrupt their vacation to discuss the 1962 David Lean classic, Lawrence of Arabia with Bald Move network co-founder A.Ron Hubbard. They manage to clock in at about half the film’s 4-hour runtime, so this podcast is a real timesaver. Much lively chatter ensues about negging in the desert, the many parallels between Lawrence and Dune, bastards choosing their own names, the unbearable hotness of Sherif Ali, whether a woman would ever direct a movie about a charismatic leader, and t...

Interview with Lucy Lethbridge

December 15, 2014 21:15 - 1 hour

Kelly and Tom interview Lucy Lethbridge about her delightful and informative book, Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stay Communist, Everybody!

December 15, 2014 05:28 - 56 minutes

Kelly & Tom stall for as long as possible before recapping Soviet propaganda film Battleship Potemkin. They wonder if anyone has ever been satisfied with borscht, meet the Russian Gilly, discuss cooking with axes, wax nostalgic about M*A*S*H, declare most denizens of 1925 to be ugly, and marvel at the many mustaches on display. Kelly gets very worked up about hanging game til “high,” Tom continues to not be Liev Schreiber, and no one can pronounce anything correctly. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Gentrification, 1925

December 01, 2014 02:17 - 56 minutes

Kelly & Tom eviscerate The Painted Veil, which they did not like at all, not one bit. They spend a surprising amount of time discussing Pablo Schreiber as they applaud the way Toby Jones is filmed in this movie, debate how cholera affects the real estate market in rural China, enroll at the Nicole Kidman School of Acting in Sydney, declare themselves Team Yu, explain the proper gifts for various wedding anniversaries, and wish this was a movie about British diplomats deciding where to boff th...

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