We’ve made it to the pinnacle of Leo Szn: Baraa’s Birthday.
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#84 – Infomercial Break 3: Why Should You?
How many of you have felt personally victimized by the Hollywood racist propaganda machine?
#82 – Infomercial Break 2: Hollywood Is The Feds
back from unofficial hiatus to bring you the latest installment of our ACAB series.
#80 – Dee Rees Review: The Last Thing He Wanted
We’re traveling again, and this time it’s to two different countries + Miami.
#78 – Extra Credit: Parasite
Here’s a sweet little surprise to kickstart your weekend, from us to you.
#77 – Dee Rees Review: Pariah
Continuing on with our Directer Reviews™, we present the nuanced and enticing piece that is Pariah, courtesy of Dee Rees.
#76 – Commercial Break 25: I Love You, Bro
Ease the pain of social distancing with the soothing sound of Vanessa walking us through dying.
#74 – Bong Joon-Ho Review: Snowpiercer
All aboard kids, we’re riding this dystopian train for 2 hours and 6 minutes.
#73 – Bong Joon-Ho Review: Barking Dogs Never Bite
We’re mixing things up this season: TV show reviews are out, and film director reviews are in. This new format will only last as long as lockdown does, so enjoy it while it’s here.
#72 – Commercial Break 24: It’s Corona Time
Surprise – we’re making our return and not on a Tuesday! It’s a new year, and a new world. If you don’t want your hands, then stop listening to our show.
#71 – Commercial Break 23: The Purge of 2019 (aka Who Is She??)
Your favorite podcasters reminisce on 2019, and how far they’ve come since the last purge.
#70 – Friends Review: S3E2 & S1E7
To close out the 25th anniversary of Friends airing, we present to you our final review:
#69 – Friends Review: S5E9 & S5E14
Half this episode had to be redacted due to unprofessionalism and potential bridge-burning. Enjoy what’s left.
#67 – Friends Review: S4E12 & S8E9
Join us as we discuss what has a worse aging process: white people, or comedy from the ‘90s. Spend that five dollars you found in your jacket pocket here: Patreon. Follow our Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , and Tumblr. Keep rating and reviewing on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify!
#66 – Friends Review: S6E9 & S5E8
Pretend everything in this first sentence is a play on the Friends theme song.
#65 – Commercial Break 22: 1900’s Baby
The 26 club just got a little less exclusive with the admittance of Vanessa.
#64 – Commercial Break 21: No, Sorry, Shut the Fxck Up.
If we put in the effort to coordinate & record with an 8 hour time difference…
#63 – Fleabag Review: Season 2 Episodes 5 – 6
All good things must come to an end – not this podcast though, just season 2 of Fleabag.
#62 – Fleabag Review: Season 2 Episodes 3-4
Claire has a really big office that we technically can’t mention, and we attend a Quaker meeting where we technically can’t talk unless the spirit moves us. It’s moving us. Stop being cheap and contribute to our Patreon. Follow our Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , and Tumblr. Keep rating and reviewing on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify!
#61 – Fleabag Review: Season 2 Episodes 1-2
If you’re a piece of trash that’s working on bettering yourself, then you’re in the right place.
#60 – Recap: Fleabag Season 1
Please prepare to stan tf out of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, otherwise…we don’t want you to listen to our show anymore.
#59 – Project Plug: They Can’t Stop Us All (Area 51 Documentary)
Ashley M. Ryan is back with us to tell you all about her latest project: a documentary following the soon-to-happen storming of Area 51.
#58 – Commercial Break 20: We Didn’t Start the Fire
Shoutout to all the white men, and corporations responsible for the degradation of our planet – we can’t stand y’all.
#57 – Commercial Break 19: Out to Pasture
It’s been a long 25th year, so consider this episode your gift from Baraa ( & Vanessa).
#56 – Black Mirror Review: Season 5 Episode 3
Skip the first five minutes if you don’t want to hear us laughing excessively over nothing.
#55 – Black Mirror Review: Season 5 Episode 2
Best episode ever. That’s it. That’s the whole description.
#54 – Black Mirror Review: Season 5 Episode 1
Hey cowards, your favs are back and trying to figure out how to get this hot girl summer started before it’s too late.
#52 – Atlanta Review: Season 1 Episodes 9-10
It’s the end of our trip down South; thank you to our hosts Ern, Paperboi, and Darius (especially Darius).
#51 – Atlanta Review: Season 1 Episodes 7-8
We’re back in Atlanta with our best friend Darius (and his best friend Paperboi, and his cousin Ern).
#50.1 – Hometown Tour: Milwaukee (Live at JCPAA)
Enjoy the final stop on our 2019 Hometown Tour: Milwaukee. We talk the highs (and many, never ending lows) of being an artist.
#49 – Atlanta Review: Season 1 Episodes 5-6
Vanessa and Baraa finally record an episode in the same room. Together. Is this what Paperboi and Earn felt like once they teamed up?
#48 – Atlanta Review: Season 1 Episodes 3-4
You guys know we’re doing two (2) live shows, right? Besides that, we fall more in love with Darius, Paperboi, and Vanessa (sorry Earn).
#47 – Atlanta Review: Season 1 Episodes 1-2
Good moods, and an actual attempt to conceal the eating in the background? Must be starting a new show…
#46 – Commercial Break 17: Talk About It
It’s our shortest commercial break yet – we talk a little more about Christchurch, New Zealand, and getting closure.
#45 – Commercial Break 16: #ArtProblems
We try to catch up on goings-on in North/East Africa, Capitol Hill, and whatever jail R Kelly is gonna end up in. Ready? Leggo.
#44 – The Haunting of Hill House Review: Season 1 Episodes 9-10
We say goodbye to the Crains, and now we patiently await a Liv & Hugh origin story spinoff. Grief, love, monologues – it’s all here in our latest episode.
#43 – The Haunting of Hill House Review: Season 1 Episodes 7-8
We’ve hit our first filler episode of the season, and we mark the occasion by reciting our own The Haunting of Hill House MonologueTM for you. Enjoy.
#42 – The Haunting of Hill House Review: Season 1 Episodes 5-6
We welcome you back for the next Crain family funeral, this time honoring and remembering sweet baby Nellie. It should have been Steven.
#41 – The Haunting of Hill House Review: Season 1 Episodes 3-4
The funeral talk carries into this episode, as does Baraa’s extreme dislike of Steve.
#40 – The Haunting of Hill House Review: Season 1 Episodes 1-2
Happy new year!! We’ve all had a long enough break, so settle down and get ready to deal with some family ghosts. We’re kicking off 2019 with The Haunting of Hill House: also known as another show Baraa really wanted to watch that Vanessa didn’t want to.
#39 – Commercial Break 15: The Purge of 2018
Time to wipe your hands clean of 2018, and move on kids. We ring in the new year by looking back on our top moments of 2018 (good and bad), and looking forward to 2019 and what we’ll work to accomplish. Here’s to all of us!
#38 – Commercial Break 14: Go Where It’s Warm
In this episode we talk about SWITCH, a new show now streaming online! Creator Stavroula Toska, and actor Alicia Greene join us for a discussion on The Struggle™, independent filmmaking, and diving head first into creating the work that speaks to you.
#37 – Commercial Break 13: Leos and Scorpios Pt. II
The girls (and #1 Fan Winston) are back with a pitching exercise. We delve deeper into our horoscopes, and try to help Vanessa get a new job.
#36 – Ozark Review: Season 2 Episodes 9-10
It’s the end of another show, and we’re sad to see it end…? Listen in and find out.
Don’t forget to suggest new shows for us to check out!
#35 – Commercial Break 12: Twenty Questions
This week, Baraa and Vanessa take a break from the classic CB format, and play 20 Questions so that the audience can fall in love with them even more.
#34 – Commercial Break 11: Happy Birthday, Now Go Vote.
Vanessa finally joins Baraa in the (miserable yet chic) 25 club, and it’s not so bad anymore. We catch up on current events, and read more of your reviews! Thank you so much for writing them, and if you haven’t already, please do.
#33 – Ozark Review: Season 2 Episodes 7-8
It’s almost the end of the season, and we can honestly just wrap it up now because we found our favorite episodes. Let’s get started.
#32 – Ozark Review: Season 2 Episodes 5-6
It’s a somber week: we say goodbye to Baraa’s laptop, Vanessa’s old apartment, and Buddy – the crazy old man that lived in the basement.
#31 – Ozark Review: Season 2 Episodes 3-4
Continuing on with our Missouri adventure, we profess our love for the Langmore kids, our hate for Petty (#TeamAntiPetty), and Baraa forgets how to read.
#30 – Ozark Review: Season 2 Episodes 1-2
To celebrate episode 30 of the podcast, we’re all going on a trip to the Ozarks feat. Jason Bateman, unfit parents, the cartel, and an old man who dgaf.
Thanks for coming back, we’ve missed you!
#29 – Commercial Break 10: Tomorrow is a New Day
This week we welcome Teresa Huang on the show to tell you (and us) all about not giving up, and making it into the writers room. Spoiler: it takes years, tears, and a lot of writing.
#28 – Commercial Break 9: Get a Dog
We catch up on the past two weeks, Baraa somewhat tells the story of Eid al-Adha, and we welcome our first guest (that isn’t Winston or Mariam) onto the show!
#27 – Killing Eve Review: Episodes 7-8
Thanks so much to our girl Sandra Oh, Niko (who still needs his justice), Aunt Petunia, the millennials of the office Kenny and Elena, Konstantin & Co., and of course, the ever-fashionable, ever-creepy, living her best life: Oksana/Villanelle.
#26 – Killing Eve Review: Episodes 5-6
It’s almost the end of Killing Eve season 1: we talk teamwork, finding your fulfillment in life, and why we’re Team Niko. All. The. Way.
#25 – Killing Eve Review: Episodes 3-4
We find an explanation for Villanelle’s accent, and mourn the loss of a great, loud man. Let’s get to it.
#24 – Killing Eve Review: Episodes 1-2
We’re back to reviews, and it’s (finally) a show that YOU have chosen. Killing Eve is all about female empowerment; from a woman creator/writer/producer, to a woman assassin, to another woman trying to catch said assassin. Yaaasss queens!!
#23 – Commercial Break 8: What Do I Even Say
For all those fans that only listen to our CB episodes – WE’RE BACK. This week, we reinvent the show into a Sports/Politics podcast. Antics ensue.
#22 – Freaks & Geeks Review: Episodes 16-18
It’s here. We’ve reached the end of our Freaks & Geeks journey. We’ve laughed, we’ve cried, we’ve stanned Bill (forever and always) – it’s time to sign our yearbooks and try to move on.
#21 – Freaks & Geeks Review: Episodes 13-15
We’re back, and come bearing a guest host. Enjoy two hours of friends, family, and Vanessa’s lactose intolerant struggles.
#20 – Freaks & Geeks Review: Episodes 10-12
Happy 20th episode! This block of episodes had us in our feels. We reminisce about writing in diaries, debate the merits of snooping, and maybe actually like Neil in these episodes?
#19 – Freaks & Geeks Review: Episodes 7-9
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO OUR #1 (and maybe only) FANS!
We’re halfway through reliving our high school days. Detention! Lunch! Vanessa’s never-ending emo phase, and Baraa’s favorite weird smell.
#18 – Freaks & Geeks Review: Episodes 4-6
Still stuck in high school, but now adulthood is looming over us. And it sucks. #Zeppelinrocks
#17 – Freaks & Geeks Review: Episodes 1-3
Neon. Big hair. Boring. All the things this show is not.
This week it’s full-on fan mode from Baraa and Vanessa, until they realize it’s almost time for their 10 year high school reunion.
#16 – Commercial Break 7: Happy Anniversary <3
This one is for all the fans. We barely mention y’all, but thank you for the love and support. Here’s to our continued friendship, and many more episodes iA.
