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Episode 097 - Please Like Me Book Club Part 2 Jul 06, 2017

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Here's our second of three episodes on the first season of the Australian comedy Please Like Me! This week we talk about episodes three and four, in which the show gradually reveals its beating heart and Niamh once again proves to be Just The Worst.

Episode 096: Bachelor in Paradise grossness and what we watched on maternity leave Jun 29, 2017

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After our recording hiatus, we come back to talk about some really gross, disturbing, concerning stuff surrounding this season of Bachelor in Paradise. Heads up - this includes some descriptions of alleged sexual assault. We talk about our collective lack of surprise that this has happened and how this makes us feel about the franchise more broadly. If this discussion is not something you're comfortable listening to (trust us, we get it), please skip ahead to 21:55, where we talk about all the things we've been watching over our break.

Episode 95: Please Like Me Book Club Part 1 Jun 22, 2017

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For a brief maternity leave hiatus, we're doing a lightning-round TV Book Club - the first season of Australian comedy Please Like Me. In our first episode we talk about episodes one and two, and chat about coming out stories, awkwardness, the comic potential of suicide attempts, and Margaret's fear that she's actually Niamh.

Episode 094: Shows to catch up on and social justice criticism Jun 15, 2017

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The first part of our conversation this week is about the shows we intend to watch during our recording hiatus, a wide-ranging list of stuff we really should have gotten to by now. Then we talk about socially conscious TV criticism, how it breaks from previous traditions of criticism, and how issues of representation and social justice affect our viewing habits.

Episode 093: Star Trek TNG Book Club: The End Jun 08, 2017

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Our trek through the stars comes to a conclusion this week, as we chat about the double-length time-hopping series finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation. How does series newcomer Margaret feel about this sci-fi touchstone? Does the finale help to make up for the pilot? And how would we rate every character's old age makeup?

Episode 092: When TV gets tech so wrong you just can't ignore it Jun 01, 2017

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This week, we zoom and enhance on how TV uses modern tech to tell good stories (or to do the opposite, as the case may be). Why doesn't anyone on TV lock their phone with a passcode? What does it say when a character leaves their phone's sounds on? And are crime shows even trying to get it right?

Episode 091: Star Trek TNG Book Club: Q Week May 25, 2017

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This week we spend a little more time with Q, everyone's favorite trickster (Captain Picard notwithstanding). As the series went on, Q was softened and given more dimensions than he had in early appearances, and he was helped along by his chemistry with Patrick Stewart. This will all be good stuff to keep in mind as we warp toward the finale!

Episode 090: Listener Q&A week! May 18, 2017

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You've got questions, we've got answers! This week we hit the pause button to do a little navel gazing, getting into some listener questions about how we met and how our show came to be, and then we dive a little deeper into what we like to watch and how.

Episode 089: Star Trek Borg Week May 11, 2017

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It's Borg Week on Star Trek TV Bookclub! We skip our usual short segment so that we can cover four episodes of Borg-y goodness, which includes thoughts on why Picard is such a fitting Borg opponent, what exactly is going on with Guinan's hats, and why no one thought to program "this is what a Borg cube looks like" into the Enterprise computer. Margaret and Kathryn also have several thoughts about Picard's wardrobe and physique. Spoiler: they are complimentary thoughts.

Episode 088: Our least favorite tropes and Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale May 04, 2017

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This week we start things off by talking about conventions, tropes, and storytelling techniques that get in the way of the action and pull us out of shows we otherwise really like. Then, we chat about what makes Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale adaptation unique and effective, even in a field crowded with Peak TV dramas.

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