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(11/2/24): Venom: The Last Dance, Conclave, Agatha All Along finale Nov 02, 2024

Ep 335: Allison and Christopher discuss Halloween festivities, Election Day (GO VOTE), Venom: The Last Dance, Conclave, and Agatha All Along's finale.

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(10/20/24): Anora, more on Red Rooms (Spoilers), The Substance, and Strange Darling Oct 20, 2024

Ep 333: Meredith and Allison discuss Anora, and dive back into Red Rooms (SPOILERS), The Substance, and Strange Darling. Plus, Humane, and April Fools' Day.

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(10/6/24): Megalopolis, Joker: Folie à Deux, Red Rooms Oct 06, 2024

Ep 332: Allison and Christopher discuss Mayor Adams' indictment, the Diddy sex trafficking case, Megalopolis, Joker: Folie à Deux, shark movies (plus Adrift), and Red Rooms

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(9/22/24): The Substance, Agatha All Along, The Penguin, Presidential debate Sep 22, 2024

Ep 331: Allison and Meredith discuss the presidential debate, The Substance, Agatha All Along, The Penguin, and The Uncanny (1977).

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(9/8/24): The upcoming debate, Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Strange Darling, Rebel Ridge Sep 08, 2024

Ep 330: Allison and Meredith discuss the DNC and upcoming election. Plus, Alien: Romulus, Rebel Ridge, Strange Darling, Evil, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and Oddity

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(8/11/24): Trap, Cuckoo, Tim Walz, and the Joaquin Phoenix drama Aug 11, 2024

Ep 329: Allison and Meredith discuss the Olympics, Trap, Cuckoo, the Joaquin Phoenix drama, Oracle by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, and Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

(7/28/24): Twisters, Deadpool and Wolverine, Maxxxine Jul 28, 2024

Ep 328: Allison and Christopher discuss the Olympics opening ceremony, Twisters, Deadpool and Wolverine, Maxxxine, and Designing Women

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(7/13/24): Longlegs, Kinds of Kindness, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Jul 13, 2024

Ep 327: Allison and Christopher discuss Longlegs, Kindness of Kindness, Elsbeth, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, and the Happy Endings Podcast

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(6/29/24): The Bikeriders, A Quiet Place: Day One, Stereophonic, Copa America Jun 29, 2024

Ep 326: Allison and Meredith discuss Bear Lawyers, The Bikeriders, A Quiet Place: Day One, Stereophonic, Exhuma, and Copa America

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(6/15/24): Hitman, In a Violent Nature, The First Omen, Dr. Who Jun 15, 2024

Ep 325: Christopher (@chrisopotamia) joins Allison to discuss a NEW CREEPYPASTA that just dropped, and Allison recs: Hitman, In a Violent Nature, and The First Omen, while Christopher recs: Get Krackin, The Katering Show, Fisk, and Dr. Who

(5/26/24): Furiosa, Enemy of the People, Arcadian, The Jinx: Part Two May 26, 2024

Ep 324: Allison and Meredith discuss Furiosa (SPOILERS), Enemy of the People, Arcadian, The Jinx: Part Two

(5/12/24): Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes; I Saw The TV Glow; The Fall Guy; Eurovision May 12, 2024

Ep 323: Allison and Meredith discuss Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, I Saw The TV Glow, The Fall Guy, Eurovision, Everyone's In L.A., Conan O'Brien Must Go (and his Hot Ones appearance), The Angel of Indian Lake, Under the Bridge, and Sugar

(4/28/24): Challengers, Baby Reindeer, Hundreds of Beavers, Late Night with the Devil Apr 28, 2024

Ep 322: Allison and Meredith discuss Challengers, Baby Reindeer, Hundreds of Beavers, Late Night with the Devil, Immaculate, and Uncle Vanya, and Allison recs Shogun one last time for all you procrastinators

(4/13/24): Civil War, Joker: Folie à Deux trailer, Monkey Man, Ripley Apr 13, 2024

Ep 321: Allison and Meredith are back from Scotland and have opinions about Civil War, the Joker: Folie à Deux trailer, Monkey Man, and Ripley, and Meredith recs The People's Joker and Criterion 24/7 and Allison ponders why The Regime didn't work

(3/24/24): Dune and 3 Body Problem prove the people hunger for weird sci-fi Mar 24, 2024

Ep 320: Allison and Meredith discuss their Oscars results and The Traitors finale, Meredith offers her thoughts on Dune: Part 2 and recs Quiet on the Set, and Allison recs Shogun, X-Men 97, 3 Body Problem, The Effect, and Oh Mary!, and anti-recs Roadhouse

(3/2/24): Dune: Part 2 (NO SPOILERS); Best Films of 2023; Oscars 2024 Predictions Mar 02, 2024

Ep 319: Allison gives a Dune Part 2 (SPOILER-FREE reaction) and Allison and Meredith offer their Best Films of 2023 and Oscars 2024 predictions.

Honorary mentions:

All of us strangers

Anatomy of a fall

How to blow up a pipeline

Spider-Man across the spider verse

Past lives

American fiction

Priscilla

When evil lurks

Infinity pool

Beau is afraid

Dicks the musical

No hard feelings

Wonka

Sick

Blackberry

Society of snow

John Wick 4

M3GAN

(2/17/24) The Cut financial advice columnist scammed out of $50k, True Detective check-in, The Traitors Feb 17, 2024

Ep 318: Allison and Meredith discuss The Cut financial advice columnist who got scammed out of $50k and the growing epidemic of online scams, check in with True Detective Night Country before the finale, and freak out about The Traitors (SPOILERS)

(2/3/24) DUNE HYPE, Oscars noms, Fallen Leaves, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Feb 03, 2024

Ep 317: Allison and Meredith discuss DUNE HYPE, Oscars 2024 nominations, Nyad, Origin, Fallen Leaves, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith

(1/20/24) Golden Globes recap, The Curse finale, True Detective Jan 20, 2024

Ep 316: The new strain of Covid is an unwelcome party guest, Golden Globes recap, Dune re-release next week, The Curse finale, True Detective, Deadloch, and The Passenger

(1/7/24) Maestro, Past Lives, Zone of Interest, American Fiction Jan 07, 2024

Ep 315: Train derailments and loud monkeys and then Allison and Meredith discuss Maestro, Past Lives, Zone of Interest, and American Fiction.

(12/16/23) Poor Things, Wonka, Godzilla Minus One Dec 16, 2023

Ep 314: Allison and Meredith discuss the new trailers for Dune: Part Two and Civil War and Allison recs: Poor Things, Wonka, Godzilla Minus One, Slow Horses, and Colin From Accounts, and anti-recs Leave The World Behind

(12/2/23) Kissinger is dead and Santos is out; Recs: Napoleon, May December, Eileen, Dream Scenario, Scott Pilgrim Dec 02, 2023

Ep 313: Allison and Meredith discuss Henry Kissinger finally dying, and George "Diva Down!" Santos' expulsion from Congress. Recs (SPOILERS): Napoleon, May December, Eileen, Dream Scenario, Rubber, and Ponytpool.

(11/18/23) Strike Aftermath, The Killer, Saltburn, The Curse, A Murder at the End of the World Nov 18, 2023

Ep 312: Allison and Meredith discuss the WGA strike aftermath and Allison recs: The Killer and Bargain, very lukewarm recs Saltburn, and Allison and Meredith rec: The Curse, Fellow Travelers, A Murder at the End of the World, Blackberry, and finally they discuss the Madame Web trailer.

(11/5/23) Anatomy of a Fall, Five Nights at Freddy's, When Evil Lurks, Hell House LLC Origins, The Holdovers Nov 05, 2023

Ep 311: Allison loses her phone in Koreatown and UAW and SAG strike updates. Allison recs Blink 182's new album One More Time, Anatomy of a Fall, lukewarm recs The Holdovers, and anti-recs Five Night at Freddy's, and Allison and Meredith rec: When Evil Lurks, and Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, and Meredith recs The Lady Eve (1941)

(10/21/23) Recs: Killers of the Flower Moon, Fall of the House of Usher, Dicks: The Musical Oct 21, 2023

Ep 310: Allison and Meredith discuss the ongoing strike and Allison recs: Killers of the Flower Moon (NO SPOILERS), Dicks: The Musical, Allison and Meredith rec: the series Chucky and Fall of the House of Usher, and Allison lukewarm recs Totally Killer

(10/7/23) Recs: All Of Us Strangers, Priscilla, The Creator, Loki; WGA wins big Oct 07, 2023

Ep 309: Allison and Meredith discuss the WGA deal and Diane Feinstein's death, and Allison recs: All Of Us Strangers and Priscilla (no spoilers), Loki, and anti-recs Gen V, and Meredith recs: The Creator, Gen V, and lukewarm-recs VHS 85

(9/23/23) Allison watches all the Saw films; Russell Brand and our culture of accomplices; Strike updates Sep 23, 2023

Ep 308: Allison and Meredith discuss the status of Allison's mental health as she watches all the Saw films (spoiler: It's not going great), rec The Pope's Exorcist, give some strike updates, and discuss Russell Brand and our culture of accomplices

(9/10/23) Strike update: The studios are losing; Danny Masterson and why PR of the 90s doesn't work anymore Sep 10, 2023

Ep 307: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith discuss strike updates and how the studios are losing, the response to Poor Things and anti-sex reviews, Vulture exposes the bribe system of Rotten Tomatoes, Rolling Stone's Jimmy Fallon profile and toxic late night culture, and how the PR machine that worked in the 90s doesn't work anymore, from Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner to Danny Masterson, Ashton Kutcher, and Mila Kunis

(8/26/23) Trump's mugshot; Dune delayed and strike updates; World Cup drama Aug 26, 2023

Ep 306: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) discuss Trump's mugshot, strike updates (including Dune getting delayed to 2024), World Cup drama, and Allison recs: Silo, Dark Winds, Rye Lane, and Hijack

(8/12/23) Talk To Me (Spoilers), They Cloned Tyrone, Full Circle, Passages, Cobweb Aug 12, 2023

Ep 305: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) discuss the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, William Friedkin's legacy, Meredith renting a theater to see Barbie, and rec: Talk To Me (SPOILERS), They Cloned Tyrone, Full Circle, Passages, and Cobweb

(7/29/23) Barbenheimer is HERE (Spoilers for Oppenheimer) Jul 29, 2023

Ep 304: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec Barbenheimer (some spoilers for Oppenheimer). Plus, SAG-AFTRA strike updates and the wild story of Christopher Nolan's maybe hitman brother (codename: Oppenheimer).

(7/8/23) A scientific analysis of Madison; Recs: Asteroid City and No Hard Feelings Jul 08, 2023

Ep 303: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Charles (@CharlesRockhill) offer their 100% unbiased anaylsis of Madison, Wisconsin (Love you, Madison!), Allison explains the Oppenheimer hype to Charles, and recs: Asteroid City while Charles recs No Hard Feelings and lukewarm recs Netflix's Glamorous.

(6/24/23) We are all experts in Submersibles and Russia now; Recs: The Bear; Black Mirror S6 Jun 24, 2023

Ep 302: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Erek (@Erek_Smith) chat about how everyone is suddenly an expert in Submersibles AND Russia, Erek's chess tournament in Vegas, and Allison's First Hike Ever. Allison recs: Thanksgiving Play, Black Mirror S6, I Think You Should Leave S2, and The Other Two S3. Erek recs: The Bear, Creed III, and Ford v Ferrari (a film Allison claims she never saw, but absolutely did, AND REVIEWED ON THE SHOW)

(6/10/23) Vanderpump Rules reunion; NYC's Dune moment; Rec: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Jun 10, 2023

Ep 301: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Charles (@CharlesRockhill) discuss NYC turning into Dune, Muna live at Stonewall, the Vanderpump Rules reunion, Trump's indictment, and Allison recs: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Charles lukewarm recs: The Little Mermaid and Renfield

(5/27/23) Episode 300!!!! #WGAStrike; De Niro vs. Pacino hotness; pre-cap of Succession series finale May 27, 2023

Ep 300: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) celebrate EPISODE 300 with a chat about the WGA Strike, debate De Niro vs. Pacino hotness, and pre-cap the Succession finale.

(5/13/23) Recs: Guardians: Vol 3, Dune: Part 2 Trailer, Eurovision, Jury Duty (SPOILERS) May 13, 2023

Ep 299: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) discuss the state of Yellowjackets, Ted Lasso, and Barry and answer a Patreon question about faaaashioooooonnn. Allison recs: The Sign in Sidney Bernstein's Window, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3, the Dune Part 2 trailer, and Jury Duty and Meredith recs: Eurovision and seeing Barbie in Madison

(4/29/23) Recs: Getting unverified on Twitter; Beau Is Afraid; WGA Strike Apr 29, 2023

Ep 298: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) discuss Allison's trip to Australia and lift post-blue check on Twitter. Allison recs: Beau is Afraid and Meredith recs Tales From The Crypt: Demon Night, and they both rec Succession's final season so far.

(4/2/23) Trump's indictment; Pump Rules; Recs: John Wick, Yellowjackets, and Succession Apr 02, 2023

Ep 297: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) discuss Trump's indictment, the Jonathan Majors abuse allegations, Wisconsin's Supreme Court election, the Gwyneth Paltrow trial, Pump Rules, and the very weird trailer for The Pope's Exorcist. Recs: Succession, John Wick: Chapter 4, Yellowjackets, and Servant Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/

(3/19/23) Oscars surprises; Recs: Babylon, Swarm, and it's always the right time to rewatch The Sopranos Mar 19, 2023

Ep 296: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) discuss the Oscar 2023 results and Allison recs: Babylon, Swarm, and anti-recs Cocaine Bear and Meredith recs: Re-watching The Sopranos and Amateur on Criterion Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/

(2/18/23) OSCAR PREDICTION EXTRAVAGANZA: Old Academy VS. New Academy Feb 18, 2023

Ep 295: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) make their 2023 Oscar predictions and it's very much an Old Academy vs. New Academy vibe. Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/

(2/5/23) Infinity Pool, Knock At The Cabin, Hilaria Baldwin's birthday is Jan 6 (pass it on) Feb 05, 2023

Ep 294: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) grapples with the new knowledge that Hilaria Baldwin's birthday is Jan 6, and recs: Snack Vs. Chef (with some notes), and she and (@meredithlclark) discuss the gross Armie Hammer redemption arc. Allison recs: Last Of Us ep3 and lukewarm recs Knock At The Cabin, they lukewarm rec: Infinity Pool, and Meredith recs: M3GAN and Fear No Evil Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/ Light Treason news is a 100% listener-supported show! If you're a fan of what we do and want to keep us going, donate at lighttreason.news or patron.com/allisonkilkenny

(1/21/23) Skinamarink, M3GAN, The Last of Us (Also a lady threw a baby at Allison 👶) Jan 21, 2023

Ep 293: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and (@meredithlclark) rec: Skinamarink and Sick (Peacock), Allison recs: M3GAN and The Last of Us, and Meredith recs Virtuosity (1995). Also, they chat about scams and how a lady threw a baby at Allison. Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/ Light Treason news is a 100% listener-supported show! If you're a fan of what we do and want to keep us going, donate at lighttreason.news or patron.com/allisonkilkenny

(1/7/23) Recs: The Menu and Glass Onion; Anti-Recs: Bardo and The Whale Jan 07, 2023

Ep 292: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) anti-recs Bardo and The Whale and Lukewarm Recs White Noise and All Quiet On The Western Front, Allison and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: The Menu and Glass Onion, and Meredith recs Party Girl. Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/ Light Treason news is a 100% listener-supported show! If you're a fan of what we do and want to keep us going, donate at lighttreason.news or patron.com/allisonkilk

(12/17/22) Top Films of 2022 AKA The Year Horror Ruled Dec 17, 2022

Ep 291: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) run through their top films of 2022. Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/ Light Treason news is a 100% listener-supported show! If you're a fan of what we do and want to keep us going, donate at lighttreason.news or patron.com/allisonkilkenny.

(12/3/22) Recs: White Lotus S2; The Harbinger; Shirtless soccer players ⚽️ Dec 03, 2022

Ep 291: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) discuss shirtless soccer players (we're pro!) and rec: White Lotus S2 and The Harbinger and Allison recs: the Atlanta series finale, Derry Girls S3, and Beavis and Butthead on Paramount+, and lukewarm recs: 1899. Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/ Light Treason news is a 100% listener-supported show! If you're a fan of what we do and want to keep us going, donate at lighttreason.news or patron.com/allisonkilkenny.

(11/12/22) Recs: Wakanda Forever, The Crown; Midterms; Twitter is on fire 🔥 Nov 12, 2022

Ep 290: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) discuss the Midterm results, the passing of director Jeff Barnaby, and Twitter being on fire. Allison recs: Wakanda Forever, Interview With The Vampire, and The Crown and Meredith recs: The Hunger (1983), Satan's Slaves 2: Communion, and The Long Good Friday. Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/ Light Treason news is a 100% listener-supported show! If you're a fan of what we do and want to keep us going, donate at lighttreason.news or patron.com/allisonkilkenny.

(10/15/22) Banshees of Inisherin, Triangle of Sadness, Decision to Leave (NO SPOILERS) Oct 30, 2022

Ep 289: Early voting is open! Find your early voting poll here. Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/ Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Triangle of Sadness, Banshees of Inisherin, and Dark Glasses, and Meredith (@meredithlclark) and Allison rec: Decision To Leave and The Lure, lightly rec: VHS99, and anti-rec Halloween Ends. Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon ✨

(10/15/22) Alex Jones ordered to pay $1B; Recs: Pearl, Tár, and Bones And All Oct 15, 2022

Ep 288: Remember to check that you're registered to vote! Many states still have time before the deadline!! Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) delight in the $1 billion Alex Jones Sandy Hook verdict and rec: Pearl (SPOILERS) and The Midnight Club. Allison also recs: Bones And All, Hulu's Hellraiser, Werewolf By Night, Tár, and House of The Dragon. And Meredith recs: The Remaking by McLeod Chapman and All The White Spaces by Ally Wilkes. Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon ✨

(10/2/22) Anti-recs: Don't Worry Darling and Blonde (SPOILERS) Oct 02, 2022

Ep 287: Check out LTN's bonus ep with Duncan Birmingham, writer/director of Who Invited Them! Allison (@allisonkilkenny) anti-recs: Don't Worry Darling and Blonde (SPOILERS), lukewarm recs: Amsterdam, and recs: Pearl, the Bones and All trailer, All My Friends Hate Me, and The Shallows. Erek (@erek_smith) recs: The Sporanos and all the hot goss in chess. Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon ✨

(9/22/22) BONUS: Duncan Birmingham, Writer/Director of Who Invited Them Sep 22, 2022

Ep 286: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) interview Duncan Birmingham, Writer/Director of Shudder's Who Invited Them about his horror influences, bisexual lighting, and polite home invasions. Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon ✨

(9/17/22) Recs: Barbarian; Speak No Evil (SPOILERS) Sep 17, 2022

Ep 286: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) advocate saying fuck you to politeness and rec: The original Goodnight Mommy, Barbarian, and Speak No Evil (SPOILERS). Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon ✨

(9/10/22) The Queen is dead; Venice insanity; Recs: Who Invited Them, Saloum Sep 10, 2022

Ep 285: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) discuss the Queen being dead and Venice Film Festival insanity and rec: Hatching, Who Invited Them, Speak No Evil, and Saloum. Plus, books: All The White Spaces and This is How You Lose The Time War. Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon ✨

(8/27/22) Titanique, She Hulk, The Rehearsal, Wyonna Earp, Homestead Rescue Aug 27, 2022

Ep 284: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Erek (@erek_smith) discuss adulting, cat updates, and sleep apps. Allison recs: Nope (again), Titanique, She Hulk, The Rehearsal, A League Of Our Own, and Orphan: First Kill. Erek recs: Wyonna Earp, Homestead Rescue, MasterChef, Drug Church's Hygiene, Fontaines D.C., and Hans Niemann. Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon ✨

(8/13/22) Some light treason; let's laugh at Alex Jones; Recs: Sandman and Prey Aug 13, 2022

Ep 283: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) discuss Trump's alleged light treason and laugh at Alex Jones. Also, Ezra Miller Watch, and recs for the Bones and All trailer, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Sandman, and Prey. Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon

(7/30/22) Recs: Nope (SPOILERS) and Renaissance Jul 30, 2022

Ep 282: Hello, Troublemakers! Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: NOPE (SPOILERS) and Renaissance and Meredith recs Jeanna Kadlec's Heretic. Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon

(7/17/22) Recs: Thor: Love and Thunder; Jayland Walker and victims of routine traffic stops; Extremely dope space stuff Jul 17, 2022

Ep 280: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs Thor: Love and Thunder and offers final thoughts on Stranger Things s4 (SPOILERS), New York's nuclear attack PSA, and awful human being Lea Michele taking over for Beanie Feldstein in Funny Girl. Light Treason News is now on Spotify! Leave us a nice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review! In bad news: Jayland Walker is the latest victim of a routine traffic stop, Ohio man charged with raping 10-year-old who later crossed state lines for abortion, and Secret Service subpoenaed for erased Jan. 6 texts. DONATE TO AN ABORTION FUND In good news: Extremely dope space stuff incoming and after nearly two years, Biden has reversed (most of) Trump's terrible Title IX policies. Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon

(7/2/22) Recs: The Black Phone, Watcher; Fiasco: ELVIS; SCOTUS disaster decisions Jul 02, 2022

Ep 279: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) rates ELVIS a fiasco and recs The Black Phone and Allison and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec Watcher and Meredith recs: Daughters of Darkness and A Summer Place. Light Treason News is now on Spotify! Leave us a nice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review! In bad news: Disatrous SCOTUS decisions on Roe v. Wade, separation of church and state, Miranda Rights, and the environment. And SCOTUS is coming for same-sex marriage, birth control, and gay sex next. DONATE TO AN ABORTION FUND In good news: Kentanji Brown Jackson becomes the first black Supreme Court Justice, Emmett Till's family calls for justice after finding an unserved arrest warrant in his case, and Minnesota (hilariously) stumbles into legalizing THC. Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon

(6/18/22) Recs: The Innocents, Mad God; Proud Boys led the attempted coup at the Capitol Jun 18, 2022

Ep 278: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: The Innocents and Mad God and Allison recs: Fire Island and Ms. Marvel, followed by a brief discussion about the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial. Light Treason News is now on Spotify! Leave us a nice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review! In bad news: Proud Boys' organized efforts to breach the Capitol and the far-rights assault on an Idaho Pride event, and journalists killed in the Amazon. In good news: Chris Evans' puppy interview is glorious, Rebel Wilson uproar shows outting is from a bygone era, and a new Beyonce album is on the way. Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon

(6/04/22) Recs: Crimes of the Future, RRR; Texas and Oklahoma mass shootings Jun 04, 2022

Ep 278: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Charles (@charlesrockhill) rec: Crimes of the Future (SPOILERS) and Allison recs RRR. Light Treason News is now on Spotify! Leave us a nice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review! In bad news: Texas and Oklahoma mass shootings In good news: N.Y. passes a bill that raises the age to buy and own semi-automatic rifles and Canada's British Columbia temporarily decriminalizes some drug possession Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon

(5/22/22) Rec (kind of): Men 🌿; Racist mass shooting in Buffalo; Ukraine wins Eurovision 🇺🇦 May 22, 2022

Ep 277: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) kind of rec Men, rec The Staircase, and sort of anti-rec (unless you're a freak) The Sadness. Light Treason News is now on Spotify! Leave us a nice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review! In bad news: Racist mass shooting in Buffalo, GOP votes against easing baby formula shortage, fifth circuit's ambush against the SEC, SCOTUS hands a victory to dark money, and Oklahoma lawmakers pass one of nation’s strictest abortion bills. In good news: A SpaceX flight attendant said Elon Musk exposed himself and propositioned her for sex, documents show. The company paid $250,000 for her silence, Ukraine wins Eurovision, and after thirty years Claude Garrett is free. Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon

(5/15/22) Rec (kind of): Multiverse of Madness; SCOTUS set to overturn Roe v. Wade May 15, 2022

Ep 276: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Charles (@charlesrockhill) review Pam Anderson in Chicago and kind of rec Multiverse of Madness. Light Treason News is now on Spotify! Leave us a nice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review! In bad news: SCOTUS set to overturn Roe V. Wade and the Senate is more concerned with providing the Justices more security. In good news: Justice Alito's neighbors hate him and a reminder that property damage is not violence. Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show!

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(4/30/22) Recs: The Northman, Nic Cage's renaissance; Climate activist's self-immolation; Russian oligarchs are sad Apr 30, 2022

Ep 275: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (MeredithLClark) rec: The Northman, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and Under The Banner of Heaven.

In bad news: The UN's newest climate change report is its most dire warning yet, Wynn Bruce lighting himself on fire to protest lack of action on climate change barely gets coverage, unprecedented water restrictions in California, the far-right turned out in a big way for France's election, and Oklahoma lawmakers pass legislation to outlaw nearly all abortions

In good news: Russian oligarchs cry as their megayachts are seized, employees at a Starbucks in Minnesota become the first in the state to unionize, writer Kim Kelly's new book is a timely ode to the labor movement, and Madison trans people and allies counter-protest TERFs

(4/16/22) Recs: Rothaniel, Severance; Brooklyn shooter ID'd by Syrian immigrant; Elon tries to buy Twitter Apr 16, 2022

Ep 274: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Rothaniel, Severance, and Peacemaker.

In bad news: NYPD botched protocol in the wake of the subway shooting (why is their budget $10 million+ again?), and it was a Syrian immigrant — not the cops — who finally ID'd the shooter leading to his arrest. Also, Elon tries to buy twitter, and conservatives continue to attack abortion rights.

In good news: Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, Biden signs USPS reform bill into law, QAnon followers are pivoting to MLM schemes, and a former Virginia police offer who stormed the Capitol is found guilty on all charges.

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(4/3/22) Recs: Everything Everywhere and X; The Slap; Madison Cawthorn dishes about drugs and orgies Apr 03, 2022

Ep 273: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Is It Cake?, Everything Everywhere All At Once, X, and Atlanta, and briefly talks about the Oscars and The Slap.

In bad news: White House records of January 6 show more than a seven-hour gap in Trump's calls and NYC executes its plan to clear homeless encampments.

In good news: Madison Cawthorn goes full Lady Whistledown and dishes about the seedy behavior of his fellow Republicans and Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to unionize.

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(3/20/22) 2022 Oscars Spectacular! Predictions, speculation, and hot takes... Mar 20, 2022

Ep 272: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) reads some Patreon recs/updates and then recs Deep Water (SPOILERS) along with Meredith (@MeredithLClark) who also recs A24's X.

Next, Allison and Meredith offer their 2022 Oscars predictions, speculations, and hot takes. Enjoy!

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(2/19/22) Rec: Drive My Car, Oscar noms, Canada protests crackdown Feb 19, 2022

Ep 271: Allison recs Drive My Car, gives some thoughts on the Oscar nominees, and recaps the Super Bowl halftime show (including Kendrick's censored lyrics).

In bad news: The anti-lockdown Canada (pro-pandemic) protests and Horatio Sanz's pattern of predatory behavior

In good news: Allison thinks it's very funny these babies were fake baptized (just kidding, all baptisms are fake), Trump and his adult children may be deposed by the New York attorney general, and the Sandy Hook families have reached a $73 million settlement with gun manufacturer Remington

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(2/5/22) Recs: Something In The Dirt, Worst Person In The World; US Covid deaths surpass 900k Feb 05, 2022

Ep 270: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: Sundance's Resurrection and Something In The Dirt and Allison reads some Patreon comments and recs: Summer Of Soul and Worst Person In The World, while Meredith recs Riders Of Justice. They also discuss Jersey's groundhog Milltown Mel dying before Groundhog Day and Rudy Giuliani appearing on the Masked Singer

In bad news: US Covid deaths surpass 900,000, while the government turns up the threats against Russia (and implies dissenting journalists are terrorists and traitors)

In good news: CNN president (and avid Chris Cuomo defender) Jeff Zucker resigns in disgrace and a judge has blocked South Dakota's unnecessary abortion ban

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(1/22/22) Recs: Yellowjackets and Archive 81; #WestElmCaleb isn't love-bombing Jan 22, 2022

Ep 270: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: Archive 81, and Allison recs: Yellowjackets (no spoilers), Euphoria, Vigil, and The Ministry For The Future, while Meredith recs: My Heart is a Chainsaw, and they answer a Patron question about dating

In bad news: #WestElmCaleb isn't love-bombing and Americans are forced to return to work even while sick with Covid

In good news: Jan. 6 investigators are zeroing in on an apparent plot to hijack the election with fake electors, the website to order free Covid tests is up and running (COVIDtests.gov), and Pete Davidson and Colin Jost just bought a ferry to convert into a venue...and we sort of love that?

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(1/8/22) Recs: The Lost Daughter, C'mon C'mon; White men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery sentenced to life in prison Jan 08, 2022

Ep 269: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: The Lost Daughter, C'mon C'mon, and Station Eleven, and Meredith further recs: The Card Counter, The Velvet Vampire, and Citi Zēni's "Eat Your Salad"

In bad news: Betty White and Sidney Poitier are gone but taught us how to live full lives, CDC reports record number of child Covid hospitalizations, and the cringe performance by the cast of Hamilton at the U.S. Capitol insurrection anniversary

In good news: All three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, California will stop prosecuting people for pregnancy loss, and the Biden admin is extending the pause on student loan repayment and ordered a new freeze on evictions (now cancel student debt and ban evictions, period)

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(12/5/21) Recs: Spider-Man (No Spoilers) and Station Eleven; Omicron; Sacklers' special deal thrown out Dec 18, 2021

Ep 268: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Spider-Man: No Way Home (No Spoilers!), the Succession finale, Don't Look Up, Station Eleven, The Duel, Tragedy of Macbeth, and A Gentleman In Moscow, and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) recs: Shudder's The Medium, Dark and Rikki Ducornet's Traffic

In bad news: Omicron is spreading like a mofo, and Capitalism kills: Amazon employees killed during storm (and reportedly received virtually no emergency training) and 70 dead after a storm hits a Kentucky candle factory

In good news: Judge throws out Sackler family's special deal shielding them from civil lawsuits, FDA eliminates key restriction on abortion pills, Chris Noth is finally outed as a sexual predator, and Jorts the cat takes the internet by storm

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(12/5/21) Recs: House of Gucci and Power Of The Dog; SCOTUS poised to overturn Roe v. Wade Dec 05, 2021

Ep 268: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: House of Gucci (Jeremy Irons owns a castle!) and Power Of The Dog, and Allison recs Tick, Tick...Boom! (and shouts out the late, great Stephen Sondheim) and Disney+'s Hawkeye. Plus, Meredith asks for advice about a neighbor and some Patreon recs!

In bad news: SCOTUS is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade (here is a list of abortion funds and groups that could use your support), a ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood exposes 400,000 patients' personal data, and the deadly Michigan school shooter has been charged with terrorism

In good news: NYC opens its first supervised injection site and the three White men who killed Ahmaud Arbery are found guilty of murder (and Meredith unpacks the case of Chrystul Kizer, a sex trafficking victim accused of killing her alleged abuser)

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(11/20/21) Recs: 30 and Red; Kyle Rittenhouse and White Male Rage; Abortion remains super popular Nov 20, 2021

Ep 267: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Rachel, Adele's 30, and Taylor Swift's Red (maybe stop dating 20-year-olds, Jake?), Power Of The Dog, Yellowstone, Narcos, and unpacks the new Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer

In bad news: Kyle Rittenhouse and the ongoing crisis of White Male Rage

In good news: Devonia Inman sees his conviction overturned after 23 years behind bars and abortion is still super popular in the U.S.

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(10/22/21) Recs: Eternals, Spencer; Anti-rec: Last Night In Soho; Aaron Rodgers lied about being vax'd Nov 07, 2021

Ep 267: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MerdithLClark) lightly rec Eternals, while Allison recs: Spencer, French Dispatch, and anti-recs Last Night In Soho, and Meredith recs Midnight Mass.

In bad news: Joe Manchin continues to suck and the watered down Infrastructure bill and Aaron Rodgers lied about being vaccinated.

In good news: Claude Garrett could soon have charges vacated after nearly 30 years, Tim Pool has Covid, and NBC News Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy accused by multiple women of sexual assault and misconduct.

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(10/22/21) Recs: Dune and Succession; Alec Baldwin prop gun accident and Hollywood labor Oct 23, 2021

Ep 266: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Dune, Succession, and You s3 (no spoilers), and reads some Patreon recs

In bad news: Alec Baldwin prop gun accident, IATSE, and Hollywood labor issues (and how the supply chain shortage is also a labor issue)

In good news: Let's remember Colin Powell was a liar and war criminal, the House votes to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying subpoena, and you can now order abortion pills before you're pregnant in all 50 states

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(10/8/21) Recs: Lamb and Venom; Whistleblower explains how Facebook is destroying the world Oct 09, 2021

Ep 265: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Lamb, Squid Game, Midnight Mass, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and Caste, and reads some Patreon recs

In bad news: Facebook whistleblower explains how FB and IG are destroying the world, and the Pandora Papers expose the financial secrets and offshore dealings of dozens of heads of state, public officials, and politicians from 91 countries and territories

In good news: NYPD union prez resigns after the FBI raids his home and union office and Britney thanks the #FreeBritney movement for all their support

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(9/25/21) Recs: Psycho Goreman and Reservation Dogs; Border Patrol chases Haitian migrants on horseback Sep 25, 2021

Ep 264: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Psycho Goreman, Reservations Dogs, and The Night Manager. Plus, Allison reads some Patreon recs, and recaps the 2021 Emmys

In bad news: Border Patrol agents chasing Haitian migrants on horseback is exactly who we are, nearly 700 indigenous women have gone missing where Gabby Petito was found, and 1 in 500 Americans have died of Covid

In good news: Pfizer says its Covid vaccine is safe for kids ages 5 to 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom prevails in California recall, and several acclaimed gymnasts called out the system that failed them during the Larry Nassar Senate hearing

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(9/11/21) Recs: Shang-Chi and Candyman; Texas' abortion ban; Biden's new vax mandate Sep 11, 2021

Ep 263: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Shang-Chi, Candyman, Only Murders In The Building, Dave, and What We Do In The Shadows, and Erek (@erek_smith) recs Billions

In bad news: Texas' abortion ban and Hurricane Ida kills at least 82 people

In good news: Biden announces new vax mandate, the sweet cars from Mad Max: Fury Road are for sale (who wants to make a huge mistake??), and Britney Spears' father petitions to end her conservatorship

Final thought: Are cats ghosts? Are ghosts cats? Let us know!

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(8/28/21) Recs: Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer; OnlyFans reverses its dumb porn ban Aug 28, 2021

Ep 263: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, most of What If?, My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To, anti-recs Nine Perfect Strangers, and reads some lost Patreon messages (Sorryyyyy!)

In bad news: Kabul airport bombing and the Supreme Court throws out Biden's eviction moratorium

In good news: OnlyFans reverses its dumb porn ban and the FDA approves Pfizer's Covid vaccine

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(8/15/21) Recs: The Green Knight and The Suicide Squad; 20 years in Afghanistan; Cuomo resigns Aug 15, 2021

Ep 262: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec The Green Knight, and Allison recs The Suicide Squad, Old, and Pig, while Meredith recs a deep-dive to understand the U.S.-led occupation of Afghanistan that has lasted 20 years.

In bad news: 20 years in Afghanistan and the pearl-clutching pundits cheerleading permanent occupation and July was the hottest month on earth ever recorded (and why it's okay to feel cynical about that)

In good news: Cuomo resigned and Jamie Spears says he intends to step down as conservator of Britney Spears' estate

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(7/31/21) Recs: Werewolves Within and House of Gucci trailer; Delta spreads as easily as chickenpox Jul 31, 2021

Ep 261: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Werewolves Within, Detroiters, My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To, the House of Gucci trailer, and Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever, and Erek (@erek_smith) recs: Drug Church and Homeland

In bad news: Allison briefly thinks she's the same age as Penn Jillette, Lady Delta spreads as easily as chickenpox, and Congress fails to extend the eviction moratorium because they can't wait to go on summer vaycay

In good news: Simone Biles prioritizes her mental health and the U.S. men's fencing team unites to support victims of sexual misconduct

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(7/17/21) Loki's finale; L.A. is back to masks; France mandates vax cards Jul 17, 2021

Ep 260: Allison reads some Patreon recs and recs the Loki finale (and series in its entirety) and discusses the 2021 Emmy nominations and Subway's tuna.

In bad news: Of course Euro 2020 fans turned the finals into a racist shitshow, and Lady Delta has shut down L.A. once more (maybe it's time to consider France's move to mandate vax cards).

In good news: Olivia Rodrigo comes to the White House and the European Union aims to "give humanity a fighting chance" with catch-all climate plan

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(7/11/21) Recs: Zola and Black Widow; Climate disasters and billionaires in space Jul 11, 2021

Ep 259: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) recs Zola, True Story, and the Criterion Collection, while Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs Loki and I Think You Should Leave s2, lightly recs Black Widow (mostly for Florence Pugh and Rachel Weisz), and reads some Patreon recs

In bad news: Climate change disasters and billionaires in space

In good news: Zalia Avant-garde is the coolest person alive, the indictment of the Trump Organization, and did we mention we're excited about Zola?

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(6/19/21) So much Loki; Historic heat waves and fires; GOP can't define "critical race theory" Jun 19, 2021

Ep 258: Allison reads a Patreon message concluding the wild bunker story and some more recs and recs: Loki and Ragnarok.

In bad news: Historic heat waves and fires, none of these Republicans can actually define "critical race theory," and the threat of ransomware attacks

In good news: Juneteenth is a federal holiday, the Supreme Court dismisses a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, and the Department of Justice says anti-trans legislation in Arkansas and West Virginia is unconstitutional

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(6/5/21) Racism in professional sports; Texas Dems face down GOP's assault on voting rights Jun 05, 2021

Ep 257: We're BACK, baby! Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show for the first in-person ep since lockdown began. Allison (@allisonkilkenny) celebrates the history of Dunkaroos and recs: The Vast Of Night, Rutherford Falls, and Saint Maud and reads some Patreon stories about Pride and a few recs, while Erek recs: Manhunt and The Practice

In bad news: Racism in sports from Naomi Osaka being fined by the French Open for protecting her mental health to the NFL and "race-norming" to Simone Biles being penalized for being too good

In good news: Texas Dems face down Republicans' assault on voting rights and Trump's little blog is no more

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(5/22/21) We need to discuss Ben Platt's wig; Things get worse for Matt Gaetz May 22, 2021

Ep 256: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) reads Patreon recs and your wildest stories and recs: Qanon Anonymous's episode about Jim Caviezel, Girls5Eva, Hacks, Shrill, and Olivia Rodrigo's album Sour

In bad news: Ben Platt's wig, only 35 House Republicans voted for the January 6 commission, Texas gov signs "heartbeat" abortion ban into law, and Biden's slowly changing tone on Israel

In good news: Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend to cooperate with federal authorities in sex trafficking investigation and the New York attorney general adds "criminal capacity" to probe of Trump Organization

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(5/8/21) Comedy is not a "minefield"; rich idiot Caitlyn Jenner is running for governor May 08, 2021

Ep 255: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) reads Patreon recs and recs: RuPaul's Drag Race (and Drag Race pods), Mare of Easttown, and Shiva Baby.

In bad news: Billy Crystal calls comedy a "minefield," Bill Gates was homies with Jeffrey Epstein (remember??), and rich idiot Caitlyn Jenner is running for governor

In good news: US backs waiving intellectual property rules on Covid vaccines, Trump's new website is a sad bust, and this photo of the Carters and Bidens is extremely funny

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(5/8/21) BONUS: First Cow's Orion Lee on bromances, AAPI representation, and working with Evie the cow 🐄 May 08, 2021

Ep 254: BONUS! Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) interview First Cow's Orion Lee (@orion8lee) about working with director Kelly Reichardt, the many shapes of bromances, AAPI representation, filmmaking in the time of Covid, and working with Evie the cow 🐄

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(4/24/21) Oscar predictions; Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts for killing George Floyd Apr 24, 2021

Ep 253: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) make their Oscar predictions and discuss the George Floyd murder trial and Derek Chauvin being found guilty on all counts, even while police continue to kill people like Ma'Khia Bryant and Andrew Brown Jr.

Oscar Predictions

Best Supporting Actor: Should and Will win is Daniel Kaluuya

Supporting Actress: (Allison) Should is Yuh-Jung Youn and Will is Glenn Close and (Meredith) Should is Yuh-Jung Youn and Will is Olivia Coleman

Best Actor: Should and Will win is Chadwick Boseman

Actress: Should win is Viola Davis and Will win is Frances McDormand

Best International Film: Should and Will win is Another Round

Best Animated Film: Soul

Best Documentary: Should win is Collective and Will win is My Octopus Teacher

Best Adapted Screenplay: (Allison) Should and Will win is Nomadland and (Meredith) Should win is Nomadland and Will win is Borat

Best Original Screenplay: (Allison) Should win is Promising Young Woman and Will win is Trial of Chicago 7 and (Meredith) Should win is Promising Young Woman and Will win is Judas and the Black Messiah

Best Director: Should and Will win is Chloe Zhao

Best Picture: (Allison) Will win is Nomadland and Should win is Judas and the Black Messiah and (Meredith) Will win is Nomadland and Should win is Minari

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(4/10/21) Our top 10 films of 2020/early 2021 🎬 Apr 10, 2021

Ep 252: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) rank their top 10 films of 2020/early 2021. Feel free to cheer in agreement or yell at us on Twitter! #lighttreasonpod @lighttreasonpod

10. Allison: I'm Thinking Of Ending Things

Meredith: Greenland

9. Allison: Kajillionaire

Meredith: Sound of Metal

8: Allison: Palm Springs

Meredith: Possessor

7. Allison: Barb and Star

Meredith: Another Round

6. Allison: Possessor

Meredith: Martin Eden

5. Allison: Sound of Metal

Meredith: Minari

4. Allison: Minari

Meredith: Blood Quantum

3. Allison: Judas and the Black Messiah

Meredith: First Cow

2. Allison: Promising Young Woman

Meredith: Collective

1. Allison: First Cow

Meredith: Promising Young Woman

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(3/27/21) Rec: The Snyder Cut (hear me out!!); Mass shootings never left us; Amazon is aware of the pee bottles Mar 27, 2021

Ep 251: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) reads a Patreon rec and discusses the Alabama bill that would make it a felony to prescribe hormone blockers to trans youth and recs: The Snyder Cut (hear me out!!), The Suicide Squad trailer, Falcon and Winter Soldier, Minari, and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

In bad news: Mass shootings (in Atlanta and Colorado) are back in the news but they never really left us, the Atlanta shootings are a hate crime, and banning assault guns and expanding background checks may not be the convenient solutions the left is hoping for

In good news: Big boat in a little canal (and the penis and the butt) and Amazon is very much aware of the pee bottles and poop bags and this graphic from The Intercept is just delightful

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(3/13/21) Harry and Meghan interview; Kyrsten Sinema sucks; Biden signs $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill Mar 13, 2021

Ep 250: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) reads some Patreon recs and a ghost story 👻 and recs Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar and Meredith (@meredithlclark) recs Eurovision before they share their Last Normal Day, discuss the Vanity Fair Armie Hammer profile, and Oprah's interview with Harry and Meghan (including William and Pierce Morgan's responses)

In bad news: Kyrsten Sinema profoundly sucks, Republicans are escalating voter suppression efforts in Georgia, and the landscape for legal abortion has never been more dire

In good news: Biden signs the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill and directs states to make all adults eligible for the vaccine by May 1, and top Democrats are calling on Gov. Cuomo to resign

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(2/27/21) Biden opens a baby jail and bombs Syria; Meghan McCain's stylists' secret war Feb 27, 2021

Ep 249: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) reads some Patreon recs and Erek (@erek_smith) recs Buffy and X-Files and Allison recs Nomadland (with caveats) and anti-recs I Care A Lot

In bad news: CPAC was its normal shitshow, the stimulus makes it out of the House but will probably lose the $15/hour minimum wage hike, the Biden administration bombs Syria and some Democrats in Congress are wondering if was legal (while other Dems cheer for it on Twitter), Biden opens a baby jail at the border, Marjorie Taylor Greene continues to be as dumb and shitty as you thought she was, and several major newspapers and networks are peddling anti-trans propaganda while shutting out trans people from the conservation about trans rights

In good news: Meghan McCain's stylists are waging a secret war against her and we thank them for their service, SCOTUS rejected Trump's last-ditch bid to keep his tax docs hidden, and now prosecutors are gunning for Don Jr. as well, and the House passes the Equality Act

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(2/20/21) Rec: Judas and the Black Messiah; Texas is freezing and Ted Cruz is busted; Rush Limbaugh is dead Feb 20, 2021

Ep 248: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs Judas and the Black Messiah, Small Axe, and Never Rarely Sometimes Always

In bad news: The Texas blackouts are what happens in a racist, classist privatized state; and Biden rejects a proposal to cancel $50,000 in student debt

In good news: Rush Limbaugh is dead, Ted and Heidi Cruz are busted fleeing their state for warmer weather, and the South Carolina law that would have banned most abortions has been suspended one day after passage thanks to Planned Parenthood

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(2/6/21) Ben Shapiro and Gina Carano: Dream team?; Vid shows rioters got close to Pence and lawmakers Feb 13, 2021

Ep 247: Erek @(Erek_Smith) sends greetings from North Carolina and recs Hell's Kitchen, The Chase, chess on Twitch, and Dirty Money's S2 episode on conservatorships, while Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs Framing Britney Spears, the Hollywood Reporter's article on Shelley Duvall, and Promising Young Woman (no spoilers). They also briefly chat about the Super Bowl and the weird optics of the NFL pushing its "End Racism" campaign without ever addressing blacklisting Colin Kaepernick

In bad news: Joss Whedon dared to ask: what if a hot chick killed vampires? and we praised him as a feminist for, like, a while. Also, Ben Shapiro and Gina Carano: dream team? And no, conservatives aren't abused in Hollywood — they run it. Finally, video showed during the impeachment trial shows how close rioters got to Pence and other lawmakers, turns out that convo between McCarthy and Trump was a bit more contentious than previously reported, and the GOP is fracturing in a big way

In good news: The kitten filter is a viral video that actually lives up to the hype, and our Special Britney Spears Correspondent breaks down what the latest conservatorship update means, and Justin Timberlake finally apologizes — kind of

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(2/6/21) 199 reps are ok with Marjorie Taylor Greene calling for Pelosi's assassination; Trump's entire legal team quits Feb 06, 2021

Ep 246: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) reads Patreon recs, requests, and life updates and recs: Sound Of Metal, Lupin, Industry, Wandavision, and anti-recs Malcolm & Marie, while Meredith (@MeredithLClark) recs Save Yourselves, The Insider, and Promising Young Woman

In bad news: The Armie Hammer story is about abuse and not just sensationalized cannibalism headlines, 199 Congressional reps were a-okay with Marjorie Taylor Greene calling for the assassination of Nancy Pelosi, and many on the right call AOC a liar—but her trauma is real and the truth is the Squad has been dealing with death threats since day one

In good news: House fast-tracks Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus, Trump's entire legal team quits ahead of his impeachment trial, and Bernie Sanders is the chairman of the powerful budget committee and that's pretty cool

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(1/30/21) QAnon is calling from inside the house; GameStop shows why Wall St is an evil scam empire Jan 30, 2021

Ep 246: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) reads a Patreon message about redheads and Melatonin and recs: In And Of Itself and David Byrne's America Utopia before Charles (@charlesrockhill) shares a disturbing dream and recs: The Goes Wrong Show, Bling Empire, Anything For Jackson, and details the Olivia Rodrigo-Sabrina Carpenter drama

In bad news: Coronavirus variants and the vaccine shortage, the little coup that didn't happen, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene believes Jewish people built a laser that started the California wildfires, and the My Pillow Guy stuff

In good news: The GameStop story is hilarious but also illustrates why Wall Street is an evil scam (featuring whiny billionaire piss babies)

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(1/23/21) Let's talk more about that attempted coup! Also, Biden's inauguration and QAnon is here to stay Jan 23, 2021

Ep 245: Allison's Melatonin adventure and online etiquette recs. More recs: Ted Lasso, His House, and Gangs of London (it's Sope Dirisu's world and we're just living in it)

In bad news: Let's talk more about that attempted coup, including how Trump tried to oust acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and may have used shell companies to fund the D.C. protests that led to the Capitol insurrection. Also, Pence is a big ol' coward, QAnon is here to stay despite their inauguration meltdown, and Trump pardoned a bunch of his political cronies on his way out

In good news: The inauguration went down (including the swearing in of Kamala Harris, our first female, first black, and first Asian Vice President), and Biden immediately signed a bunch of good executive orders, including: suspending the "Remain In Mexico" policy, ending the Muslim ban, changing "alien" to "noncitizen" revoking the Keystone XL pipeline permit, rejoining the Paris Agreement, placing a moratorium on oil and gas leasing in the Artic, and creating an actual plan to deal with the ongoing pandemic

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(1/16/21) Don't let cannibalism distract you from the Armie Hammer abuse allegations; 'QAnon Shaman' left threatening note for Pence at Capitol Jan 16, 2021

Ep 244: Patreon recs and then Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) discuss how the Armie Hammer story is really about abuse allegations and Allison recs Wandavision, A Certain Hunger, and Ghosts, while Meredith recs Starstruck and Greenland

In bad news: The "QAnon Shaman" left a threatening note for Pence at the Capitol and the panic buttons were torn from Rep. Pressley's Congressional office ahead of the riot, the inauguration is continuing despite ongoing threats, and Biden's stimulus plan features $1,400 checks — not the original promised $2,000

In good news: The House impeaches Trump for the second time, the administration continues to follow the imploding authoritarian regime timeline — including Trump "refusing to pay" Giuliani — and The Squad has already committed to amending Biden's Covid plan to include $2,000 checks

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(1/9/21) Nice attempted coup you have there; WW84 is bad and racist Jan 09, 2021

Ep 243: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) anti-recs WW84 and Tenet and recs Soul and The Flight Attendant, while Charles (@charlesrockhill) recs My Big Fat Pet Makeover, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Big Mouth s4, Bridgerton, and Drag Race

In bad news: Soooo let's talk about that attempted coup.

In good news: Congress verifies the elections, Trump's rats jump ship, the Dems control the government, Twitter bans Trump, while Youtube bans Bannon, and Google boots Parler, while some Republicans consider impeachment

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(12/13/20) BONUS: The Dark and the Wicked's Julie Oliver-Touchstone on ghosts, the devil, and Impostor Syndrome 😈 Dec 17, 2020

Ep 242: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) speak with The Dark and the Wicked's (@tdatwfilm) Julie Oliver-Touchstone (@julie.oliver.touchstone) about ghosts, the devil, Imposter Syndrome, working with the great Bryan Bertino, and some of her fav sci-fi 😈

Check out The Dark and the Wicked!

LTN will return with new episodes Jan 9!

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