Viewing Party
102 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsYour new internet besties Katie and Wesleigh watch movies we feel like watching and chat about them — with themed snacks, obviously. Join us for a living room party involving giggling, booze, and the occasional serious discussion. We do not apologize for the frequent references to Channing Tatum and Lin-Manuel Miranda. (They're awesome. We know. You're welcome.) Grab some snacks and party with us!
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Episodes
Episode 100: This Is the End
April 30, 2019 16:40 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBIt’s finally here: the 100th episode of Viewing Party!! In this special Party edition of the show, some former guests join us to discuss our next Tatumverse movie, This Is the End! We discuss what we thought this movie should be, our favorite parts of this movie, and get paid the highest compliment about our show artwork.
Episode 99: Elizabethtown
March 26, 2019 16:27 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBPop in a mix CD and don’t miss 60B — we’re taking a road trip to Elizabethtown! In this episode, we outline all the movies this could have been instead of the one that it is, Wesleigh does some math that blows Katie’s mind, we make a lot of food analogies, and get a long-awaited Jude Law Hair Update!
Episode 98: Her
March 07, 2019 18:05 - 1 hour - 55 MBSkimming through Netflix’s Award Winners category led us to this week’s movie, 2013’s Her. In this episode, we recap delirious fever texts, Katie learns what airports look like from the air, we learn what movie Wesleigh’s mom refuses to watch with her, and decide that Theodore Twombly is the most Enneagram 4 of all time.
Episode 97: Isn't It Romantic
February 27, 2019 17:52 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBWe’re back after a brief hiatus to chat about the delightful new Rebel Wilson anti-romcom, Isn’t It Romantic! In this episode we discuss rising ice cream prices, plot romantic comedies for our Enneagram types, Katie pitches a new reality dating show and we’re really excited for the special features when this movie comes out on DVD.
Episode 96: A Very Sleep Deprived Episode
February 08, 2019 17:58 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBWesleigh, Hannah and Kate give us an update from the Groundhog Day Marathon! We recorded this at 2am, at the halfway point. In this episode, hear us play Phase 10 (and a group of girls next to us play Settlers of Catan), gush over a real live groundhog in a bowtie, we give props to some of our fellow marathoners, and promise to check in at the end of the marathon … but don’t (sorry not sorry).
Episode 95: G.I. Joe: Retalliation
February 01, 2019 18:12 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBWe hit a lull in the Tatumverse as we return to the G.I. Joe franchise, a thing we still don’t understand the existence of (Bruce Willis shows up? There is a gun montage? Half of it takes place in Tokyo?). In this episode, Wesleigh shares a cat-related life hack, we reveal what the first movie we each watched in 2019 was, and Katie becomes a socialist.
Episode 94: Trainwreck
January 17, 2019 17:58 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBTrainwreck is the romcom full of all the things you didn’t know you wanted: Bill Hader as a love interest, Lebron as his BFF, and so much John Cena. In this week’s episode, your hosts discuss winter brunch date outfits, educational toys from our childhood, dating advice, and websites that no longer exist. Plus, Katie eats too much Valentine’s candy!
Episode 93: A Very Simlish Minisode
January 10, 2019 17:29 - 7 minutes - 7.12 MBThis minisode comes to you from our recording with Luke on The Grinch. In this episode, hear us chat about weird playlists and the phenomenon of musicians covering their own songs in a fake language for a video game. Sul sul!
Episode 92: The Land Before Time
January 03, 2019 18:17 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBWe traveled back to our childhoods for this episode on The Land Before Time. In this episode, we share our favorite Christmas gifts, there is a lot of yawning (sorry), we call in an expert to talk about dinosaurs, and discover that there are FOURTEEN of these movies (how!?!).
Episode 91: The Grinch w/ Luke T.
December 18, 2018 17:31 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBGrab some Roast Beast and Who Hash, we’re jumping into the newest iteration of Dr. Seuss’s famous Christmas story, The Grinch! This episode we’re joined by Katie’s brother Luke and discuss Christmas songs about racism, whether or not Santa exists this world, Who Jesus and which character in the franchise young Katie identified with most.
Episode 90: Magic Mike
December 12, 2018 18:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBWhat you’ve been waiting for is finally here: it’s Magic Mike time! In this episode, hear Katie’s McConaughey voice, Magic Mike fun facts, the story of how the Tatumverse began, a lot of digs on Tampa (sorry, Tampa), and more laughing than any other episode. BONUS: Listen to our first proto-podcast episode from 2015, Magic Abs!
Episode 89: The Breakfast Club
December 06, 2018 17:49 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBAre you a brain, a basket case, a sport, a criminal, or a princess? Join us for detention as we discuss teen classic The Breakfast Club! In this episode, we try to recast the film, freak out about how much money Vernon made, and discuss why this movie is both a classic and pretty problematic. Tune in next week for #MagicMikeByChristmas !!!!
Episode 88: Gnomeo & Juliet
November 28, 2018 21:39 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBIt’s the last and final pick for Wesleigh’s birthday month! In this episode, we hear about our host’s origin story at a Halloween party, Matilda meowing into the mic and acting like Smeagol, and learn about the time when Wesleigh was a baton twirler.
Episode 87: The Green Hornet
November 20, 2018 18:09 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBFor the second week of Wesleigh’s birthday month, we’re watching The Green Hornet, another movie she loves that Cameron Diaz happens to be in. In this episode, we debut Grilled Cheese Corner, Katie googles photos of young Christoph Waltz, and Wesleigh pitches a new film based on a classic episode of Batman with Adam West.
Episode 86: Galaxy Quest
November 13, 2018 20:18 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBWe’re kicking off Wesleigh’s birthday month while watch what J.J. Abrams has called the best Star Trek movie, Galaxy Quest! In this week’s show, we consider Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, locate some boats, and reminisce about Alan Rickman. This episode is brought to you by the letter G.
Episode 85: 21 Jump Street
November 06, 2018 17:24 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBGrab your backpacks, we’re two-strapping it all the way to 21 Jump Street! We’re in the Tatumverse this week to cover a movie we didn’t want to like but did anyway. In this episode, we hear about Katie’s fandom for this franchise, Hannah joins us and spoils a 20 year old Nicholas Cage movie, and Wesleigh shares about an unlikely spinoff.
Episode 84: A Very Sociopathic Minisode
October 31, 2018 16:22 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBAs promised, this minisode brings you the full convo trimmed from our Park and Rec last week! In this episode, Katie discusses a docuseries she’s been watching on YouTube about online celebrity and sociopathic tendencies and wonders if she is one (while Wesleigh reassures her that she isn’t).
Episode 83: When Harry Met Sally...
October 25, 2018 16:43 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBYou’ll know about this podcast the way you know about a good melon. That’s right, this week we watched the Meg Ryan classic When Harry Met Sally! In this episode of Viewing Party, we inadvertently honor Carrie Fisher, Katie talks a lot about sociopaths (see future minisode for full convo!), and we talk about recognizing when movies problematic.
Episode 82: Coco
October 17, 2018 16:36 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBWe venture into the world of the Day of the Dead with our friend, Kristiane (and her pups Bubbles and Daisy, who you may remember from a previous show)! In this episode, we do a poor job of recapping the plot of Trolls, learn about Wesleigh’s Dad’s ‘secret ingredient’ recipes, and Katie has some technical questions about memorial photos.
Episode 81: Venom
October 10, 2018 16:42 - 1 hour - 71 MBYour hosts braved opening weekend theaters to see the new Marvel movie, Venom! In this episode, we get a 5 minute Tallulah update, our friends share their Hot Takes on the film, Wesleigh rants about the typography of the MCU, and we bring back our new dream sequence segment where we rewrite this movie into a romcom. #MagicMikeByChristmas
Episode 80: The Vow
October 02, 2018 17:26 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBWe’re finally hitting a stride of good Tatumverse movies! This week we watch The Vow, the origin of the infamous pizza cat gif. In this episode, Wesleigh draws the line at eating bugs, we debut a new dream sequence feature, Tallulah the Cat makes her first audio appearance, and Katie shares an…unconventional impression.
Episode 79: A Very Rambling Minisode
September 26, 2018 16:45 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBWe took a break from movies this week to bring you a new minisode! In this episode, we answer an important question from a fan/friend, practice for voting day, Katie takes the call for celebrity foot photos to a whole new level, and we come up with yet another side podcast idea.
Episode 78: Arsenic and Old Lace w/ Leah & Rachel
September 18, 2018 16:36 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBLeah and Rachel join Katie and Wesleigh this week for an actual Viewing Party! We watch the 1940s comedy Arsenic and Old Lace and are here. for. it. In this episode, Leah attempts to cleanly quote a rapper, Rachel correctly identifies an alien, we objectify Cary Grant, and attempt to recast this film with all Chrises.
Episode 77: The Majestic
September 12, 2018 17:06 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBViewing Party is back this week with another Jim Carrey movie (much to Katie’s delight) — The Majestic! In this episode, we talk about Dr. Seuss movies, Katie makes up a new saying that we should probably trademark, we reference a 1995 cookie commercial, and there is a lot of giggling for a movie about Hollywood blacklisting during the communist scare of the 50s.
Episode 76: Would You Watch This? - SyFy Edition
September 05, 2018 16:59 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBIt’s time for the newest installment of Would You Watch This? — the SyFy edition! This week Wesleigh created a playlist of some of the most…interesting movies to have shown on the SyFy Channel. In this episode, we discover an amazing casting choice and text a former guest about it, Katie has a lot of issues with a classic story, and, surprisingly, we get into some real talk about women’s entertainment and guilty pleasures.
Episode 75: The Eagle
August 28, 2018 16:47 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBWe travel back in time to 120 AD to visit Roman Soldier Channing in the next Tatumverse film, The Eagle, which is…not great. We talk a lot about Katie’s tip to see Hamilton instead. In this episode, we hear all about Katie’s birthday shenanigans, Wesleigh recounts the similarities between The Shape of Water and Paddington, and we have a surprise special guest. #MagicMikeByChristmas
Episode 74: Tangled
August 20, 2018 16:15 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBIt's the last week of Katie's birthday month, and we're wrapping up with the last T movie, Tangled! In this episode, Katie gives her intense birthday week itinerary, we spend a lot of time talking about the Enneagram, and point out a lot of plot holes (but forgive them). #MagicMikebyChristmas
Episode 73: LOTR: The Two Towers
August 15, 2018 17:11 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBWe’re continuing Katie’s birthday with this year’s LOTR installation! Her cousin Kate joins us again to fangirl over franchise details and ideas for recasting. In this episode, Katie gives us our final Bachelorette update, Wesleigh realizes Wales is probably nothing like she imagines, and there is a special appearance by noisy cat Matilda.
Episode 72: The Truman Show
August 07, 2018 17:31 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBIt's Katie's Birthday Month! *throws confetti* We're watching her favorites all through August, starting with The Truman Show, or peak Jim Carrey crush for Katie. In this episode, we reminisce about Mario Kart 64, talk a lot about cats, discover Wesleigh's new favorite YouTube video, and reignite the age-old pineapple on pizza debate.
Episode 71: Can't Hardly Wait
August 01, 2018 21:19 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBWe're watching a high school movie with a million 90s actor cameos for this week's Viewing Party pick, Can't Hardly Wait! In this episode, we give an obligatory Lin Manuel update, Wesleigh is weirded out about breakup scrapbooks, we’re concerned about how much silly string is at a high school party, and Katie eats freeze pops.
Episode 70: Son of No One
July 24, 2018 16:53 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBLive from the Tatumverse, it’s Viewing Party! This week we watch Son of No One, a movie where Channing plays a cop with a mustache and that has the most spot-on customer reviews since The Fast and the Furious. In this episode we learn that Katie busted a cap (in her knee), Wesleigh gives this movie a more apropos tagline, and we’re super excited to get to #MagicMikeByChristmas
Episode 69: Easy A
July 17, 2018 20:38 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBFor this week’s Viewing Party, we go back to high school with the movie that got Pocket Full of Sunshine stuck in your head, Easy A! In this episode, Katie sings an educational song to disprove conspiracy theories, Wesleigh confesses to owning a questionable album by a Disney Channel star, and we rave about the best parents in any teen movie ever.
Episode 68: Ant-Man w/ Robb
July 10, 2018 15:32 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBWhat are you listening to? Spoiler: It’s Viewing Party! This week three-peat guest Robb joins Wesleigh to catch her up on a MCU movie she’d missed, Ant-Man. In this episode, we discuss the surprising Marvel character who has the most screen time, the ubiquity of soap operas, and flat earther dating tips.
Episode 67: S1M0NE
July 03, 2018 17:25 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB“Sci-fi meets Al Pacino? I’m in.” Inspired by Instagram, we watched S1M0NE, a movie from the early 2000s about the rise to fame of a CGI actress. In this episode of Viewing Party, we compare Childish Gambino to *NSYNC, spend too much time googling sexy shiny fabric, Katie considers becoming a Channing evangelist, and Wesleigh, much to her own chagrin, misidentifies a font (it’s Eurostile, not Bank Gothic!).
Episode 66: I Am Not an Easy Man w/ Hannah
June 26, 2018 17:36 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBViewing Party this week is a Special Sisters Edition featuring Katie and Hannah! While Wesleigh is out of town, the sisters accidentally watch a French film on Netflix that turns out much better than they could have hoped. In this episode, Hannah explains her fascination with horror, Katie has some all-caps feels about body hair, and they coin a better term for single that sounds less sad when explaining to the server how to split the check. Plus cats!
Episode 65: The Dilemma
June 19, 2018 17:15 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBThis week we’re back in the Tatumverse, discussing a movie that was not worth the collective $8 we paid to rent it. In this episode we we try to pin down our patron Office characters, talk color theory with a fascinating tangent about brown, and are confused by the popularity of Vince Vaughn (how did he end up a romantic lead??).
Episode 64: SOLO
June 12, 2018 17:07 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBThis week on Viewing Party we spoil SOLO, a movie we watched mostly because of Donald Glover. In this episode, we spend a lot of time diving into the chronological cannon of Star Wars (ooh buddy), bring back the term “Longbottomed,” and learn that the song I Wanna Be (500 Miles) has very different connotations for each of us.
Episode 63: Blockers
June 05, 2018 17:17 - 66 MBWe put our MoviePasses to good use and went to see something still playing in theaters — Blockers! In this episode, we cover the sexism of pockets, our hopes forJohn Cena’s career trajectory, hear a confession from Katie, and discover just how old we are when we have to google prom afterparties.
Episode 62: Somehwere in Time w/ Lara
May 30, 2018 17:37 - 42.2 MBWe’re wrapping up Marathon May by inviting our friend who suggested year’s theme of time travel romances, Lara! She introduces us to Somewhere in Time, an ethereal movie that seems to have been filmed through an Instagram filter. In this episode Katie calls in from a nursing home, express our disappointment with this film’s ending, and pitch a new gender-swapped 80s movie someone should definitely be making.
Episode 61: Kate & Leopold
May 22, 2018 17:05 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBFor our second movie of Marathon May, we revisit the movie that introduced Hugh Jackman as a heartthrob, Kate & Leopold — which neither of us has watched since we were in middle school. In this episode, Katie reveals a secret about watching superhero movies, we discuss the Royal Wedding and the current and former hotness of the princes, Wesleigh tries to explain Lovebürger, and some cute puppers join us for the recording!
Episode 60: A Very Podcasty Minisode
May 16, 2018 17:23 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MBThis past weekend Katie spent all her time at the Columbus Podcast Festival, so in lieu of a Tatumverse show, here's a recap of this year's fest! In this episode, hear about an exciting new Instagram follow, why Wesleigh's not around, where you can hear Katie's appearances, and how you can get involved at next year's event.
Episode 59: About Time
May 08, 2018 17:31 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBIT’S MARATHON MAY! In our now-annual tradition, we choose a theme for the month of May — this year we’re watching time travel romances! We’re kicking it off with About Time, one of Katie’s favorites. In this episode, we find long-forgotten pieces of pop culture, wonder why there are so few women time travelers, and discuss what we’d do if we could relive moments of our past.
Episode 58: I Feel Pretty
May 01, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBViewing Party is headed to the theater this week to see Amy Schumer’s new comedy, I Feel Pretty! In this episode, every type of loud vehicle goes by while we record in a parking lot, we have a great discussion about self awareness, confidence, and friendship, and Katie discovers an ingenious new pick up line.
Episode 57: The Hangover
April 24, 2018 18:35 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBWhat do tigers dream of when they take a little tiger snooze? Find out as we experience The Hangover this week on Viewing Party! In this episode, Ed Helms shows up in the blanket fort studio, Katie has an idea for Kidnapcast (which is exactly what it sounds like), we feel weird about how long we've been on Twitter, and Siri gets sassy with us.
Episode 56: Westworld w/ Robb
April 17, 2018 16:46 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBBoy, have we got a vacation for you…get on the hovercraft and join us on a trip back to Westworld! Robb joins Viewing Party to talk about the 1973 movie that the HBO series is based on. In this episode, Robb reveals that may have met Snoop Dogg at a gas station, Katie has a pickle kissing incident, and we learn that we’d all visit the same Delos theme park. Plus: robots!
Episode 55: 10 Years
April 09, 2018 16:47 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBDid you go to your high school reunion? In this week's foray into the Tatumverse, we follow Channing's character as he goes back to his 10 year reunion and meets up with a great cast of old friends. In this episode we talk about our own reunions, those times Wesleigh was proposed to in college, and how unfair it is that Oscar Isaacs can do pretty much everything.
BONUS: A Very Heartbreaking Minisode
April 05, 2018 17:49 - 8 minutes - 7.56 MBIn an unprecedented turn of events, while we were recording our next Tatumverse episode, it was announced that our beloved Channing and Jenna are splitting up. In this special minisode Wesleigh breaks the news to Katie, and you get to hear our live reactions.
Episode 54: Easter Parade
April 02, 2018 17:27 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBPut on your Easter bonnet, with all the fills upon it, Katie and Wesleigh are talking Easter Parade! In honor of the holiday weekend we watch the 1948 musical featuring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. In this episode we talk friend zones, symbolic Easter pastries, Katie does at least 5 accents, Wesleigh might be a vampire (!?) and we have a very visceral reaction to THAT KISS.
Episode 53: A Very Fermented Minisode
March 27, 2018 16:48 - 10 minutes - 9.23 MBHey Partiers! We’re dipping into our folder of outtakes to bring you another Very Special Minisode. In this episode, cut from our show on Forgetting Sarah Marshall, our snack for the day inspires a story about why Wesleigh doesn’t like beer that somehow transitions to talking vegetables threatening to burn each other alive. Enjoy!
Episode 52: An Amerian Tail
March 19, 2018 17:40 - 67.7 MBSomewhere out there you are listening to this podcast on An American Tail, and now have that adorable song stuck in your head (sorry not sorry). We ventured into our childhoods and watched the Spielberg/Bluth classic, which was much scarier than we remember. In this episode, we discuss the filmmaker's signature animation style, read some dark Pooh Bear fanfic, and hear about a formative teaching moment featuring Pokemon.