Growing Up Millennial

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Halloweentown (1998) Dec 19, 2024

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Welcome to Halloweentown (1998)! Join Adri and Helene as they talk skeletons, neurodivergence/magic, and the predictability of a smarmy mayor incel being the big bad.

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The Craft (1996) Oct 31, 2024

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Helene is out for medical reasons, but our resident white man is here to talk with Adri about 1996's Spooky Feminist Manifesto, The Craft. Join Adri and Seth in their conversation about magic, high school, consent, the Guadalupe Virgin, and much more.

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Casper (1995) Sep 25, 2024

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Spooky Season continues with Casper (1995), the first feature film with a CGI main character. Adri and Helene talk about sexual awakenings, the inconsistent metaphysical rules of this world, all the cameos in this film, ghost therapy, spiritual uncles, slightly relatable villains, and much more.

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Hocus Pocus (1993) Sep 19, 2024

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Your hosts had to wait 300 years for a virgin to light a candle. That's right: Helene and Adri are cackling about the iconic film Hocus Pocus (1993) on this episode! Spooky Season wouldn't be the same without touching on this cultural phenomenon. Join your hosts as they tackle feminism, sassy little sisters (favorite genre alert!), witches, immortal cats, sexual awakenings, slutty menswear, virgins, and much more.

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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Sep 12, 2024

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Join Adri and Helene as they gab about the spooky claymation classic: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Listen in for talks about how they wish Sally's character and relationship with Jack had been better developed, Adri does every holiday as if it were Easter, Helene triumphed over COVID but missed out on a spooky trip to Salem, Seth enjoyed the movie while the gals thought it was mid, Adri's obsession with The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and much more.

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Death Becomes Her (1992) Aug 28, 2024

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Welcome to Season 3: Spooky Films! Adri and Helene found the perfect excuse to watch Death Becomes Her (1992) for the first time. They are Death Becomes Her virgins no more! They talk about fatphobia, unrealistic beauty standards, boomer therapy, uninspiring men, female friendship/rivalry, Sabrina Carpenter's nod to this movie in her "Taste" music video, and the horrors of being a woman in this world. In current media, they talk about the Love Ilsand USA Season 6 contentious reunion (PPG forever!).

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Season 2: The Gummy Awards Aug 21, 2024

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Join Adri and Helene as they embark on a retrospective all about the DComs they covered in Season 2:

Smart House (1999)
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999)
The Thirteenth Year (1999)
Luck of the Irish (2001)
Motocrossed (2001)
Cadet Kelly (2002)
Get a Clue (2002)
Read it and Weep (2006)
Princess Protection Program (2009)
Avalon High (2010)

They talk about the best and worst of the main characters, supporting characters, plot, villains, fashion, and much more.

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Avalon High (2010) Jul 31, 2024

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Welcome to the last DCom of Season 2! In this episode, join Helene and Adri as they gab about the adaptation of Meg Cabot's novel of the same name, Avalon High (2010). They talk plot twists that were twisting, high school drama, throuples, shady history teachers, embarrassing parents, the agony of attending a football game, bringing your books everywhere you go, friend burgers, the historical track team at Camelot, and much more.

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Princess Protection Program (2009) Jul 25, 2024

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Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez in the same movie? Do we really have to say more than that? This week, we're traveling back to 2009 and gabbing about the first DCom ever filmed in Puerto Rico, Princess Protection Program (2009). Join us as we talk about frogs, lizards, bait, crowns, mean girls, hot dads, dictators with flourishing capes, bipolar representation, and much more.

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Bonus: Interview with a White Man Jul 18, 2024

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This episode is like Interview with a Vampire, but way less exciting. Nevertheless, we soldier on. We can't all be Ann Rice, after all. Join our resident white man, freed from the corner that Adri sent him to (on time out), as we talk about Star Wars, Bridgerton, DComs, and whatever is going on in that brain of his (and only because Helene is indisposed and we needed some content for everyone).

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