Don't Ruin This For Me
59 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsJoin comedians Elizabeth Gomez and Adrienne Gunn as they revisit books and films from the 80s and 90s, and talk about how growing up with fictional best friends really fucks up your ideas about how to be a person.
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COCKTAIL
August 23, 2023 14:41 - 1 hour - 147 MBBelieve it or not, we know what’s been missing in our lives and it’s flare bartending and straight, white dudes. That’s right, this week we’ve got a perfectly balanced mix of alcohol and testosterone as we travel into the world of bartending with Tom Cruise and the 1988 flick Cocktail. Obviously there was only one man to call for for this episode and that's Chicago cocktail icon Danny Shapiro, founding partner of Scofflaw Group. So pour yourself a drink and join us for everything it takes to...
THELMA AND LOUISE
August 16, 2023 10:31 - 1 hour - 146 MBIt takes a lot of chutzpah to grab your bestie’s hand and drive your Thunderbird off a cliff rather than succumb to the injustice of being a woman stuck in a man’s world. Honestly, Thelma and Louise might just be our forever heroes. To talk all about this iconic road trippin’ opus to female friendship and feminine rage, we knew just who to call -- our very own Team Tuff Muff pals and iconic besties Amanda Myers and Julia Thiel. Join us for everything friendship, bike miles, and the essential...
TRUTH OR DARE
August 09, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 132 MBIn 1991 Madonna was at the height of her fame, traveling the world on her Blonde Ambition tour and filming her documentary Truth or Dare. It’s impossible to hear “Madonna” and “Blonde Ambition” and not immediately think cone bras and sex-sex-sex. But rewatching the film, it became clear to us that “sex” for Madonna was much more about performance and provocation than true intimacy. So we brought intimacy coach Karen Yates to the pod to help us parse out the differences between sex and intima...
FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH
August 02, 2023 10:50 - 1 hour - 130 MBOf Fast Times at Ridgemont High, our hometown boi Roger Ebert said, “Stacy’s sexual experiences all turn out to have an unnecessary element of realism, so that we have to see her humiliated, disappointed, and embarrassed. Whatever happened to upbeat sex?” Clearly Rog never had sex with a high school boy! It is disappointing! Humiliating! Embarrassing! This week we’re reliving all our high school sexual horrors with high-kickin’ Chicago comedian Amy Sumpter and talking everything abortion. Sh...
FAME
July 26, 2023 13:49 - 1 hour - 152 MBWhat’s more hopeful than watching a bunch of teenagers pursue their creative dreams? Maybe middle-aged ladies continuing to pursue creative dreams against mountains of rejection, the demands of motherhood, and literally all odds??? That’s right folks, this week we went all the way back to 1980 and the high school of performing arts with FAME. Our guest, Corrbette Pasko, is not only a writer, actor, and producer, she’s also a performing arts grad and a full-on expert in tenacity. Join us for ...
9 to 5
July 19, 2023 11:05 - 1 hour - 124 MBIt’s a helluva corporate fantasy: oppressed coworkers join forces to kidnap their terrible boss and take over the company, increasing productivity and worker satisfaction by a zillion percent! So goes the classic film 9 to 5 featuring all-star gems Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda. These tenacious (and hilarious) gals got us thinking about the role of capitalism in our own lives. To help us diagnose society’s corporate ills, we brought back to the pod comedian and trans activist Din...
MOMMIE DEAREST
July 12, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBIt’s summertime in Chicago and our favorite four-letter word is CAMP. Yes, the kids are away so pour yourself a vodka and settle in for MOMMIE DEAREST, a film about an aging Hollywood actress trying to stay relevant while smacking around her adopted kids and screaming iconic lines like: NO WIRE HANGERS! EVER! To help us dig into why CAMP and QUEER go hand in hand, we brought in an expert. David Cerda is the co-founder and artistic director of Hell in a Handbag Productions, a Chicago-based th...
ROCKY IV
July 05, 2023 15:48 - 1 hour - 127 MBYO, ADRIENNE!!! That's right, it's ROCKY IV week on Don't Ruin This for Me! Rocky's got it all—feats of strength, middle-aged athleticism, the particular melancholy of an aging body—and we've got the perfect guest to help us unpack the Apollo-Drago-Rocky of it all. MALICE WITH CHAINS (aka Alice Gleason), is a star soccer player and Windy City Roller OG, here to drop all the tea on body slamming bitches and Elizabeth's origin story as a founder of Chicago's roller derby.
TRUE ROMANCE
June 28, 2023 10:03 - 1 hour - 138 MBNo joke, our girl Elizabeth Gomez once thought TRUE ROMANCE was the epitome of, well, romance. But, oops, cringe, Quentin Tarantino’s first screenplay is actually chock full of his worst impulses regarding race, women, and violence. This week we welcome back to the pod the hilarious comedian Maya Haughton to help us figure out why we so often mistake intensity for love and what it really means to be a ride or die. CW: violence, gender based violence, misogyny, extreme racism Theme Music co...
LEGENDS OF THE FALL
June 21, 2023 22:23 - 1 hour - 113 MBLEGENDS OF THE FALL has been hailed as “an unforgettable portrait of the twentieth century man,” but let’s be real, we’re not here for all that 1900s toxic masculinity—we’re here to talk about Adrienne’s SEXUAL AWAKENING!!! This week we welcome queer writer and storyteller (and fellow Brad Pitt enthusiast) Jeremy Owens to help us answer this very important question: What if your whole entire vision of romance is based on a Brad Pitt movie you saw when you were fourteen???????? CW: suicide, ...
PAMELA ANDERSON
June 21, 2023 21:03 - 1 hour - 120 MBWe’re kicking off the season with Elizabeth’s all-American icon: PAMELA ANDERSON. Rockstars and Playboy bunnies, tiny eyebrows and wedding bikinis, a stolen safe and the origin of the celebrity sex tape—Pamela’s story has got it all. But what is it about Pam that Elizabeth loves so much? Is it perhaps all the—ahem—bad boys? Tune in for a serious debate over Tommy Lee’s hotness and stay to find out what we really learn about love from glorifying toxic men. CW: sexual abuse, physical abuse T...
BFF FOREVER
March 16, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 137 MBIt’s the season finale and we’re talking about the wind beneath our wings: FRIENDSHIP. Possibly some tears were shed, and not just about this week’s film BEACHES, starring Better Midler as, well, basically Bette Midler, and prissy Barbara Hershey as her BFF Hillary who dies in a series of large hats and deep breaths on a beach because otherwise how would we explore the depths of their friendship??? Come for our off-key singing and stay for a discussion about how a good frien...
BFF FOREVER
March 16, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 137 MBIt’s the season finale and we’re talking about the wind beneath our wings: FRIENDSHIP. Possibly some tears were shed, and not just about this week’s film BEACHES, starring Better Midler as, well, basically Bette Midler, and prissy Barbara Hershey as her BFF Hillary who dies in a series of large hats and deep breaths on a beach because otherwise how would we explore the depths of their friendship??? Come for our off-key singing and stay for a discussion about how a good friend can change your...
WE LOVE DIRTY DANCING
March 02, 2022 14:24 - 58 minutes - 109 MBNobody puts Dirty Dancing in the corner. OR DO THEY? This week we have THE TIME OF OUR LIVES discussing everything Baby and Johnny with transgender actress and activist Delia Kropp, but don’t worry, it’s unanimous, Dirty Dancing totally rules. Our kingdom for a summer gyrating around with Patrick Swayze! Join us as we break down the surprisingly woke depiction of class and privilege, white lady activism, abortion, and, le sigh, FIRST LOVE. CW: abortion, gyrating teens
WE LOVE DIRTY DANCING
March 02, 2022 14:24 - 58 minutes - 109 MBNobody puts Dirty Dancing in the corner. OR DO THEY? This week we have THE TIME OF OUR LIVES discussing everything Baby and Johnny with transgender actress and activist Delia Kropp, but don’t worry, it’s unanimous, Dirty Dancing totally rules. Our kingdom for a summer gyrating around with Patrick Swayze! Join us as we break down the surprisingly woke depiction of class and privilege, white lady activism, abortion, and, le sigh, FIRST LOVE. CW: abortion, gyrating teens ...
WOW, DATING WAS ALSO TERRIBLE IN THE 90s!
February 23, 2022 14:44 - 1 hour - 121 MBTake a deep breath and hold it because it’s time for Waiting to Exhale! This movie has the best of everything the 90s had to offer: Whitney Houston! Angela Bassett! Oversized suits! A soundtrack by Babyface! It’s all about Black female friendship and what women talk about when they talk about love. To helps up unpack the fuckbois, this week we’ve got Karen Hawkins (@chiefrebelle), Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Chicago Reader, founder and head rebelle at Rebellious Mag...
WOW, DATING WAS ALSO TERRIBLE IN THE 90s!
February 23, 2022 14:44 - 1 hour - 121 MBTake a deep breath and hold it because it’s time for Waiting to Exhale! This movie has the best of everything the 90s had to offer: Whitney Houston! Angela Bassett! Oversized suits! A soundtrack by Babyface! It’s all about Black female friendship and what women talk about when they talk about love. To helps up unpack the fuckbois, this week we’ve got Karen Hawkins (@chiefrebelle), Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Chicago Reader, founder and head rebelle at Rebellious Magazine, and podcas...
RUN, FORREST GUMP APOLOGIST, RUN!
February 15, 2022 14:42 - 57 minutes - 108 MBWhen did it become cool to hate Forrest Gump?? Because way back in 1994 this film won all the Oscars and had people sobbing into their popcorn over Forrest’s love story with the one and only JENNNNNAAAAYYYY. But is the film actually racist? A flippant take on disability? Emotionally manipulative? It’s maybe all of those things and our girl Adrienne is so scared you’re gonna cancel her because she still loves it. CW: war, death, AIDS, drugs use
RUN, FORREST GUMP APOLOGIST, RUN!
February 15, 2022 14:42 - 57 minutes - 108 MBWhen did it become cool to hate Forrest Gump?? Because way back in 1994 this film won all the Oscars and had people sobbing into their popcorn over Forrest’s love story with the one and only JENNNNNAAAAYYYY. But is the film actually racist? A flippant take on disability? Emotionally manipulative? It’s maybe all of those things and our girl Adrienne is so scared you’re gonna cancel her because she still loves it. CW: war, death, AIDS, drugs use
CARPE DEEZ NUTZ
February 09, 2022 14:01 - 57 minutes - 107 MBDead Poets Society, a teen drama about conformity versus creativity and the poems of many, many, many, many, many, many long-dead white guys. For a movie this white and this male, we knew we’d need to bring in an expert mansplainer to make sure we understood it all, so today we welcome James Beard Award winner and Chicago Reader food critic, Mike Sula, to talk about the creative life, inspiration, and most importantly, the feelings of white men. Apparently, they have them! CW: suicide Lis...
CARPE DEEZ NUTZ
February 09, 2022 14:01 - 57 minutes - 107 MBDead Poets Society, a teen drama about conformity versus creativity and the poems of many, many, many, many, many, many long-dead white guys. For a movie this white and this male, we knew we’d need to bring in an expert mansplainer to make sure we understood it all, so today we welcome James Beard Award winner and Chicago Reader food critic, Mike Sula, to talk about the creative life, inspiration, and most importantly, the feelings of white men. Apparently, they have them! ...
MEN DOING THE VERY LEAST
February 02, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBWho doesn’t want to watch a couple of middle-aged guys get high all day and muck up everything they touch? Well, Adrienne Gunn for one. But Elizabeth promises that the stoner classic CHEECH AND CHONG’S UP IN SMOKE is gonna teach us all about the power of friendship and give us a peek into why she’s our fav fun-loving, wild AF, enneagram 7 bae. This week we welcome Chicago comedian Soli Santos to talk about making comedy while female, party culture, and Cheech Marin’s 100% hot bod. CW: drug ...
MEN DOING THE VERY LEAST
February 02, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBWho doesn’t want to watch a couple of middle-aged guys get high all day and muck up everything they touch? Well, Adrienne Gunn for one. But Elizabeth promises that the stoner classic CHEECH AND CHONG’S UP IN SMOKE is gonna teach us all about the power of friendship and give us a peek into why she’s our fav fun-loving, wild AF, enneagram 7 bae. This week we welcome Chicago comedian Soli Santos to talk about making comedy while female, party culture, and Cheech Marin’s 100% ho...
THE PROBLEM WITH JOHN HUGHES
January 26, 2022 14:13 - 1 hour - 119 MBHow did the patron saint of the 80s teen flick John Hughes get away with being so, well, rapey? Yes, that’s right folks, it’s time for SIXTEEN CANDLES, a movie about the horrors of high school: stolen underpants, foreign exchange students, sixteenth birthdays, and date rape. This week we welcome Wokefield’s resident lesbian Taylor Maughon to talk compulsory heterosexuality, sexual harrassment, and dreaming of that perfect guy. CW: date rape, racism, sexual harrassment Listen on Amazon Prim...
THE PROBLEM WITH JOHN HUGHES
January 26, 2022 14:13 - 1 hour - 119 MBHow did the patron saint of the 80s teen flick John Hughes get away with being so, well, rapey? Yes, that’s right folks, it’s time for SIXTEEN CANDLES, a movie about the horrors of high school: stolen underpants, foreign exchange students, sixteenth birthdays, and date rape. This week we welcome Wokefield’s resident lesbian Taylor Maughon to talk compulsory heterosexuality, sexual harrassment, and dreaming of that perfect guy. CW: date rape, racism, sexual harrassment List...
WORST QUALITY CRAB
January 19, 2022 14:54 - 1 hour - 124 MBThe Joy Luck Club, a movie where four daughters try to understand four immigrant mothers and come to realize that whether you’re in China or America, motherhood, womanhood, it all just fckn sucks. This week we welcome Dennis Lee, a Korean-American food journalist to chat about the fruitless battle that is trying to understand your parents and…dun dun dun…FAMILY SECRETS! CW: suicide, matricide, generational trauma Listen on Amazon Prime / Audible Listen on Youtube
WORST QUALITY CRAB
January 19, 2022 14:54 - 1 hour - 124 MBThe Joy Luck Club, a movie where four daughters try to understand four immigrant mothers and come to realize that whether you’re in China or America, motherhood, womanhood, it all just fckn sucks. This week we welcome Dennis Lee, a Korean-American food journalist to chat about the fruitless battle that is trying to understand your parents and…dun dun dun…FAMILY SECRETS! CW: suicide, matricide, generational trauma Listen on Amazon Prime / Audible Listen on Youtube ...
WHAT'S YOUR DAMAGE?
January 12, 2022 14:12 - 39 minutes - 74.6 MBWhat better way to start season two than with the original mean girls, HEATHERS? We’re talking all about toxic friendship, addictive love, 80s fashion, high school power structures, and a simpler time when school shootings were satirical. CW: suicide, school shooting, fat shaming Listen on Amazon Prime / Audible Listen on Youtube
WHAT'S YOUR DAMAGE?
January 12, 2022 14:12 - 39 minutes - 74.6 MBWhat better way to start season two than with the original mean girls, HEATHERS? We’re talking all about toxic friendship, addictive love, 80s fashion, high school power structures, and a simpler time when school shootings were satirical. CW: suicide, school shooting, fat shaming Listen on Amazon Prime / Audible Listen on Youtube
Wokefield Season 2 Trailer!
January 06, 2022 05:58 - 3 minutes - 6.12 MBGet ready for Season 2 of Wokefield! Comedians Elizabeth Gomez and Adrienne Gunn re-watch some of the most influential but also cringiest movies from the 80s and 90s and talk about how they completely fucked up our ideas of what it means to be a woman in America! Listen on Amazon Prime / Audible Listen on Youtube
Wokefield Season 2 Trailer!
January 06, 2022 05:58 - 3 minutes - 6.12 MBGet ready for Season 2 of Wokefield! Comedians Elizabeth Gomez and Adrienne Gunn re-watch some of the most influential but also cringiest movies from the 80s and 90s and talk about how they completely fucked up our ideas of what it means to be a woman in America! Listen on Amazon Prime / Audible Listen on Youtube
Episode 13: BONUS EPISODE: Help! I Married a Monster! - Sweet Valley High
February 03, 2021 11:27 - 59 minutes - 71.3 MBThe Wakefield twins have arrived in London for their summer internships and next thing you know there’s a murder and <whoops!> Jessica’s DATING A WEREWOLF. It made us think about our own relationships and for this very special bonus episode, we’ve got no guests at all, just the two of us talking about what happens when you accidentally marry a monster. It’s our most vulnerable discussion yet--marriage, divorce, parenting, friendship, plus a special look back at our favorite ...
Episode 13: BONUS EPISODE: Help! I Married a Monster! - Sweet Valley High
February 03, 2021 11:27 - 59 minutes - 71.3 MBThe Wakefield twins have arrived in London for their summer internships and next thing you know there’s a murder and <whoops!> Jessica’s DATING A WEREWOLF. It made us think about our own relationships and for this very special bonus episode, we’ve got no guests at all, just the two of us talking about what happens when you accidentally marry a monster. It’s our most vulnerable discussion yet--marriage, divorce, parenting, friendship, plus a special look back at our favorite moments this seas...
Episode 12: Winston Egbert is Dead and More Sweet Valley Epilogues - Sweet Valley High
January 27, 2021 11:26 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBIt’s ten years into the future and that scheming (but irresistible) trollop Jessica Wakefield has stolen her sister Elizabeth’s fiance (and sentient basketball jersey) Todd Wilkins and is about to marry him herself! Elizabeth’s fled to New York to nurse her broken heart and plot her revenge. Sounds pretty good, right? HAHAHAHAA WRONG. Unfortunately good ol’ Francine Pascal showed up to write the final word on Sweet Valley herself and let’s just say . This week we welcome bes...
Episode 12: Winston Egbert is Dead and More Sweet Valley Epilogues - Sweet Valley High
January 27, 2021 11:26 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBIt’s ten years into the future and that scheming (but irresistible) trollop Jessica Wakefield has stolen her sister Elizabeth’s fiance (and sentient basketball jersey) Todd Wilkins and is about to marry him herself! Elizabeth’s fled to New York to nurse her broken heart and plot her revenge. Sounds pretty good, right? HAHAHAHAA WRONG. Unfortunately good ol’ Francine Pascal showed up to write the final word on Sweet Valley herself and let’s just say . This week we welcome bestselling author a...
Episode 11: Sex! Sex! Sex! - Sweet Valley High
January 20, 2021 11:26 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBWe’re finally leaving high school behind and joining the Wakefield twins at Sweet Valley University! Join us for a front row seat to Jessica’s deflowering and Elizabeth’s relentless struggle with the freshman fifteen. We’re telling tales of losing our own virginities--key word: WATERBEDS--and welcome the fabulously sex-positive Anita Mechler, archivist, entrepreneur, painter, and retired roller derby baby, to talk about the feminist sex seminars she attended before popping ...
Episode 11: Sex! Sex! Sex! - Sweet Valley High
January 20, 2021 11:26 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBWe’re finally leaving high school behind and joining the Wakefield twins at Sweet Valley University! Join us for a front row seat to Jessica’s deflowering and Elizabeth’s relentless struggle with the freshman fifteen. We’re telling tales of losing our own virginities--key word: WATERBEDS--and welcome the fabulously sex-positive Anita Mechler, archivist, entrepreneur, painter, and retired roller derby baby, to talk about the feminist sex seminars she attended before popping her cherry. Wr...
Episode 10: Somebody Get this Girl an SSRI!
January 13, 2021 11:26 - 1 hour - 92 MBGet right on outta here with those All-American good looks and shiny red Fiat, Wakefield twins! It’s time for some good old TEEN ANGST. This week we welcome to the SVH universe the patron saint of teenage depression, songstress Lynne Henry. Girl, we love your bad hair, baggy clothes, and nary a will to live! Join us as we welcome writer Taylor Maughon and revisit our own teenage depression, current battles with self-esteem, and discuss the creative process and a question tha...
Episode 10: Somebody Get this Girl an SSRI!
January 13, 2021 11:26 - 1 hour - 92 MBGet right on outta here with those All-American good looks and shiny red Fiat, Wakefield twins! It’s time for some good old TEEN ANGST. This week we welcome to the SVH universe the patron saint of teenage depression, songstress Lynne Henry. Girl, we love your bad hair, baggy clothes, and nary a will to live! Join us as we welcome writer Taylor Maughon and revisit our own teenage depression, current battles with self-esteem, and discuss the creative process and a question that’s been bugging ...
Episode 9: This is Your Brain On Drugs - Sweet Valley High
January 06, 2021 11:25 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBIt’s finally here!! The most formative book of Adrienne’s youth, the one where disabled hero Regina Morrow gets dumped by Bruce Patman, does one line of cocaine, and falls over and dies! This week we welcome to the pod comedian, actor, writer, teacher, and Chicago legend Kelsie Huff to discuss why she thinks these books are “hot garbage” and what we did or did not put up our noses in high school. We’ve got some alcoholic parents and some alcoholic tendencies, so buckle up, t...
Episode 9: This is Your Brain On Drugs - Sweet Valley High
January 06, 2021 11:25 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBIt’s finally here!! The most formative book of Adrienne’s youth, the one where disabled hero Regina Morrow gets dumped by Bruce Patman, does one line of cocaine, and falls over and dies! This week we welcome to the pod comedian, actor, writer, teacher, and Chicago legend Kelsie Huff to discuss why she thinks these books are “hot garbage” and what we did or did not put up our noses in high school. We’ve got some alcoholic parents and some alcoholic tendencies, so buckle up, there’s a lot to u...
Episode 8: There’s a Ho in this House - Sweet Valley High
December 30, 2020 11:25 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBIn Sweet Valley, cheerleading is a matter of life and death. New girl in town Annie Whitman dreams of joining the squad but--oops!--this fifteen-year-old has a reputation and our favorite sociopath Jessica Wakefield says NO SLUTS ALLOWED. Jessica will do whatever it takes to keep Annie off the squad, even if it drives Francine Pascal to her most irresponsible plot twist of all time. This week we welcome storyteller and Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame inductee Kim Hunt to help us f...
Episode 8: There’s a Ho in this House - Sweet Valley High
December 30, 2020 11:25 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBIn Sweet Valley, cheerleading is a matter of life and death. New girl in town Annie Whitman dreams of joining the squad but--oops!--this fifteen-year-old has a reputation and our favorite sociopath Jessica Wakefield says NO SLUTS ALLOWED. Jessica will do whatever it takes to keep Annie off the squad, even if it drives Francine Pascal to her most irresponsible plot twist of all time. This week we welcome storyteller and Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame inductee Kim Hunt to help us figure out, just h...
Episode 7: Gemini Twins - Sweet Valley High
December 16, 2020 11:25 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBYou guys, Jessica finally gets a personality and its BROWN HAIR. And of course the pitch perfect 80s dream of becoming a model at the mall. Because representation is important, this week we welcome poet, sk8erboi, and straight white guy Tim Stafford to the pod to talk about influencer culture, branding yourself, frenemies, and basically how Sweet Valley is no Lyons, IL. And then for the first time, Wokefield’s resident astrologer Zane Biebelle breaks down how the sun, the mo...
Episode 7: Gemini Twins - Sweet Valley High
December 16, 2020 11:25 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBYou guys, Jessica finally gets a personality and its BROWN HAIR. And of course the pitch perfect 80s dream of becoming a model at the mall. Because representation is important, this week we welcome poet, sk8erboi, and straight white guy Tim Stafford to the pod to talk about influencer culture, branding yourself, frenemies, and basically how Sweet Valley is no Lyons, IL. And then for the first time, Wokefield’s resident astrologer Zane Biebelle breaks down how the sun, the moon, and the stars...
Episode 6 - Stranger Danger - Sweet Valley High
December 09, 2020 11:24 - 47 minutes - 60 MBUh, hello, 911? Elizabeth Wakefield’s been kidnapped by a mentally ill hospital orderly! Join us as we relive Elizabeth’s thirty-six hour horror, tied to a chair in the only shack in Sweet Valley, while Jessica wears bikinis and poses in the mirror and Todd flexes his muscles. This week we welcome writer and performer Archy Jamjun to the pod and drop him right into the SVH universe in a new game we invented where he has to survive as the only queer person of color at Sweet V...
Episode 6 - Stranger Danger - Sweet Valley High
December 09, 2020 11:24 - 47 minutes - 60 MBUh, hello, 911? Elizabeth Wakefield’s been kidnapped by a mentally ill hospital orderly! Join us as we relive Elizabeth’s thirty-six hour horror, tied to a chair in the only shack in Sweet Valley, while Jessica wears bikinis and poses in the mirror and Todd flexes his muscles. This week we welcome writer and performer Archy Jamjun to the pod and drop him right into the SVH universe in a new game we invented where he has to survive as the only queer person of color at Sweet Valley High. CAN H...
Episode 5: Sex on the Beach (Sort of) - Sweet Valley High
December 02, 2020 11:23 - 46 minutes - 52.8 MBJessica’s dating an older man. How do we know he’s older? HE HAS A MUSTACHE. On this episode we welcome Alissa Rowinsky Wright, SVH super fan and mother of twins, to help us figure out--are all twins this codependent? Because after Jessica stays out < all! night! long! > Elizabeth is a wreck, running around taking tests for her sister and being a maniac until even Todd has had enough.
Episode 5: Sex on the Beach (Sort of) - Sweet Valley High
December 02, 2020 11:23 - 46 minutes - 52.8 MBJessica’s dating an older man. How do we know he’s older? HE HAS A MUSTACHE. On this episode we welcome Alissa Rowinsky Wright, SVH super fan and mother of twins, to help us figure out--are all twins this codependent? Because after Jessica stays out < all! night! long! > Elizabeth is a wreck, running around taking tests for her sister and being a maniac until even Todd has had enough.
Episode 4 - Revenge Body - Sweet Valley High
November 18, 2020 11:23 - 46 minutes - 50.2 MBAfter being blackballed by Pi Beta Alpha, resident fat girl Robin Wilson runs around the SVH track and only eats lettuce leaves to transform herself into this year’s Miss Sweet Valley. (Because, you know, she always had a pretty face.) In this episode we welcome transgender stand-up comedian, actor, and entrepreneur Dina Nina Martinez to talk about body image, shaming, and reinventing ourselves. Hosted by Elizabeth Gomez and Adrienne Gunn. Produced and engineered by J.W. Ba...