Aliens – The ULTIMATE 80s Action Movie?
Aliens is not only an EPIC 80s action movie it’s also explicitly feminist and anti-capitalist. Alex believes it is James Cameron’s masterpiece and (heresy!) better than Ridley Scott’s Alien.
Weird Al – The King Of The Nerds (And The Accordion)
Katie was doomed by her parents to nerdiness from an early age, when they subjected her to a steady diet of Weird Al Yankovic.
But there’s much to be enthusiastic about in his decades-long musical career, including:
- How being parodied by Weird Al is bigger than winning an Emmy
- How he took first dates to see his own movie
- His complete and utter niceness
Also, THIS IS EPISODE NUMBER 50!!! That’s CRAZYCAKES!!!
Links
- 1992 “Weird Al” Yankovic – Smells Like Nirvana
- 1996 “Weird” Al Yankovic – Amish Paradise (Parody of “Gangsta’s Paradise”)
- 1999 “Weird Al” Yankovic – The Saga Begins (Official Video)
- 2006 “Weird Al” Yankovic – White & Nerdy (Official Music Video)
- 2011 “Weird Al” Yankovic – Perform This Way (Parody of “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga)
- 2014 “Weird Al” Yankovic – Tacky
- 2018 “Weird Al” Yankovic – The Hamilton Polka
- Jimmy Geeks Out with Lin-Manuel Miranda and “Weird Al” Yankovic Over Hamilton and Music
- “Weird Al” Yankovic – Fat
- The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic – The New York Times
- How Weird Al Spoofed Himself | The New Yorker
- “Weird Al” Yankovic Goes Beyond Insanity While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones
- Jimmy Geeks Out with Lin-Manuel Miranda and “Weird Al” Yankovic Over Hamilton and Music
- Lin Hears “The Hamilton Polka”
- Weird Al Yankovic On The Dr. Demento Show – 11.11.1979
- I am “Weird Al” Yankovic – Ask Me Anything! : r/IAmA
- ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert From The Archives
Wednesday – What Exactly Makes This Show SO GOOD?
Is it the costumes? The visuals? Jenna Ortega? That dance scene? Christina Ricci?
Alex has never seen a single Addams Family movie or TV show episode. He doesn’t particularly like Tim Burton and he’s not a fan of high school drama. So why did he love Wednesday, Netflix’s new hit show? Let’s see if we can figure it out.
BTWs include Parks&Rec, Brooklyn 99 and Fred Armisen.
Links
- Parks and Rec – funny jail scene
- MLEP(CLAY)NOS First Scene | Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Making Of WEDNESDAY Part 3 – Best Of Behind The Scenes With Jenna Ortega | Creating Sets & Costumes
- Ravelry: The Wednesday Vest pattern by Sylvie Bouffard
- Wednesday Addams sexy Halloween costume
- Get to know WEDNESDAY’s Jenna Ortega, Luis Guzmán, & the rest of the new Addams Family | TV Insider
- Wednesday Addams vs. Thing | Official Clip | Netflix
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine – Danish is a garbage language
- Costume Designer Colleen Atwood Talks Crafting Wednesday Addams’s Style
Tim Minchin – The Nerdiest, Most Boring Megastar
Tim Minchin wants to be “the Boring Keith Richards.” But while this red-headed Ozzie’s homelife may be boring his musical comedy is anything but.
In this episode Katie gets to show Alex some highlights of Minchin’s career and it is AWESOME!
BTWs include Hallelujah and assorted nerdiness.
Links
- So Rock – from Rock n Roll Nerd The Documentary
- ‘If I Didn’t Have You’ | Tim Minchin: BACK
- ‘I’ll Take Lonely Tonight’ | Tim Minchin: BACK
- Tim Minchin’s Storm the Animated Movie
- Matilda the musical
- Thank you God
- Tim Minchin – Fuck the pope song
- Tim talk comedy
- 9 Life Lessons – Tim Minchin UWA Address
- 9 Life Lessons – Tim Minchin UWA Address
- Tim Minchin talks comedy and taking control of his career | Australian Story | Documentary
- The Skeptic Zone #26 – 17.April.2009
- Tim Minchin: BACK
- Rock n Roll Nerd – The Tim Minchin Story on iTunes
Taylor Swift – From “Just A Pop Star” To Revolutionizing The Music Industry
Taylor Swift is more than just a pop star – she has changed the music industry in some really interesting ways.
Katie is not a real Swiftie but she is very enthusiastic about the savvy way Taylor Swift has controlled her career and media image.
BTWs include copyright law and who has the worst fanbase.
Links
- Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me
- president barack obama – kanye west – jackass (actual video) 2009.09.16
- The anatomy of Taylor Swift’s “Style”
- Cover: The Power of Taylor Swift | Time
- How Taylor Swift (Legally) Changed Music Forever ft. Rick Beato
- Taylor Swift claims Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta are blocking her from performing and using her own songs
- Taylor Swift: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Kate Bush – Happy Witchy Feminine Musical Genius And Badass
Kate Bush’s song Running Up That Hill made it to #1 in the UK, 37 years after it was released when they used it in Stranger Things.
Alex has been a fan of Kate Bush since the 80s and when a listener suggested we do an episode on her, he got to research her and find out just how awesome she is.
BTWs include drag queens vs. evil Disney queens.
Links
- Kate Bush – Cloudbusting – Official Music Video
- Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights – Official Music Video – Version 1 (white dress)
- Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights – Official Music Video – Version 2 (red dress)
- Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill – Official Music Video
- Kate Bush – Babooshka – Official Music Video
- Kate Bush – Tour Of Life – Nationwide Documentary 1979 (BEST QUALITY)
- Kate Bush interview on Woman’s Hour – 22 June 2022
- KATE BUSH – TOUR OF LIFE (complete show – 1979)
- How ‘Stranger Things’ Landed the Kate Bush Song ‘Running Up That Hill’ – Variety
- The Enduring, Incandescent Power of Kate Bush | The New Yorker
- I claim Kate Bush for dance
The Amen Break – Why Is This 6- Second Dirty Drum Solo Used In 6,000 Other Songs?
In the moment of meta Katie talks about 2 new mottos that she believes are essential to enthusiasm:
- It’s OK to make mistakes
- Don’t blame others – or yourself
Links
M – How Fritz Lang Revolutionized Movies And Trolled Nazis
Of all the movies movies Katie was forced to watch when she studied cinema – this is the one she’s actually enthusiastic about. M is a 1931 movie by German director Fritz Lang that revolutionized the art form.
So many of the tricks and techniques you see in nearly all modern movies were first used in this one. And you can find the whole movie on YouTube so get watching 🙂
BTWs include:
- Nicolas Cage
- How to fake being a silent movie pianist
- Trolling Nazis
