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The Mandys Debate $&!# Chappelle Nov 08, 2021

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It’s the most divisive cultural comedy experience of the last two weeks so the Mandys have naturally put it center stage on the show this week. Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix exploration might be an exercise in free speech, but is it funny? Let’s all have some fun figuring that out this week as we peel apart The Closer.

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The Real Mandys of San Fernando Valley Nov 01, 2021

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The Mandys head out into the world for a real life magic show, The Enigmatist, and struggle with the smarts of it all. Mandy gets some new kit so hopefully her participation in the show won’t just shut down again this week.

Our headliner this week is the Real Housewives as the Mandys take on the first episode of the season eleven reunion episode. It’s catty, there’s a ton of makeup left on the mat, but they do manage to sort out the secret behind Erika’s music.

The Mandys Are Suspect Oct 25, 2021

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New game! Guess how the Mandys feel about Greg Abbott? Or maybe Mandy’s loosing streak at fantasy football is more your speed? The new film version of Dear Evan Hansen is on the docket for the musical theater folk.

But our main event is a dissertation on Suspect, the true crime podcast from Wondery and Campside. Dig in to the show, then join the Mandys to break it down!

Do the Mandys Marvel at Black Widow? Oct 18, 2021

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Mandy’s getting ready for a procedure in the back forty. There’s a real chance she’s s-ing her p’s right now. Mandy’s heading to Fiddler for the yarmulke swap with her kids. And all along the way, both the Mandys aim for a chill kickback with Black Widow and sis as they fight to stop a global calamity with Russian accents. It’s time for some super-heroics with Mand Control and The MandReader, all with a splash of gingham.

The Mandys Need (a) Vacation Oct 11, 2021

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There are certain words Mandy hates, but she's not telling what they are. Instead, you, dear listener, have to find them, and then share the show across socials using JUST THOSE WORDS. It'll be great. You won't incur the wrath of the Mandy at all. We promise.

The truly unprecedented portion of this show revolves around the remake of National Lampoon's Vacation in which Ed Helms and Christina Applegate take the kids on a cross-country road trip and no it's not a remake thank you very much. What's so unprecedented about it? Why would we every tell you that in the show notes? That ruins all the fun.

Wake Up, Mandys: This is The Story of Rod Stewart Oct 03, 2021

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The Mandys are fighting. Mandy is all up in Martha Beck and she's going to start telling the truth all the time. Yeah, we'll all be holding our breath, too.

The real reason we're gathered here today is that Rod Stewart is a controversial figure in the MandCave. Was he legendary in the 60s British blues scene? Maybe. Was he a mad consumer of hair products? Absurd. But does his music age well through the lens of the documentary This is Rod Stewart available now on Amazon Prime? For the answer to that, you'll have to listen to the show.

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The Mandys are Golden Sep 27, 2021

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Mandy has never seen The Golden Girls. Thankfully, Mandy is here to challenge her to do just that. Celebrating the 80s classic (which is currently available on Hulu), they talk jokes, writing, and history of show while zooming in on the first two episodes.

Oh, and they glance past 'The Golden Palace', and drop a new classic in the form of a Golden Girls Mad Libs game, which is about as well-written as Palace to boot!

The Mandys Have The Secret Sep 20, 2021

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It's football season, which ushers in a whole new landscape full of opportunities for the Mandys to disagree with one another. This is, we're sure, the first of many discussions of the value of the sport, of fandom, and the lack thereof as well.

The main event, however, kicks off as Mandy forces Mandy into watching The Secret, the 2006 Drew Heriot-directed film based on the book by Rhonda Byrne. Check out IMDB's synopsis:

Interviews with self-proclaimed authors, philosophers, scientists, with an in-depth discussion of visualizing your goals. The audience is shown how they can learn and use 'The Secret' in their everyday lives.

If you want to get a sense of the level of disagreement on this one, lean in on that first line, "Interviews with self-proclaimed authors..." What a fascinating way to sell this movie. Self-proclaimed. Huh.

Mandy brings a game that both cements and destroys friendships.

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Welcome to the MandCave Sep 13, 2021

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We're back! And with Season Two we ring in a new season AND a new name. We've put the Mandemic behind us and we're looking ahead to neon signs and decorative gas pump covers, empty beer bottles and over-sexualized mudflaps. We're still talking about the things that entertain and offend us, but this time we're doing it from the comfort of our hand-me-down blue leather couch...

Welcome to the MandCave, Cinderella...

This week on the show we're talking about the latest update to the fairy tale classic, Cinderella. This time out, Camila Cabello dons the dress with the aid of Billy Porter as the "Fabulous Godmother", Idena Menzel, Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, and James Corden along with a talented cast of young actors. Kay Cannon directs, her directorial follow-up to Blockers from 2018, and we have serious crushes on her.

We disagree, true to form, but likely not how you'd expect. Something you will ABSOLUTELY expect, a tawdry game of FMK with Disney princes and princesses. This is our chance to get freaky with our childhood crushes.

Become a Fandy... wait what? A FANDY?

Yes, a Fandy. Like what we do? Want to make sure we can keep doing it and pay our fabulous producing team to keep the lights on? Then we need your help to do it. Just visit the MandCave to learn more and sign up today. You'll get episodes a early, access to our brand new MandCave channels in the TruStory Discord server, and — in all seriousness — our deepest thanks.

Schmigamandys Aug 02, 2021

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It’s not all a love fest when the Mandys cross the bridge to Schmigadoon. The music may be fun, the stepping high, but where the story really hits home is in the relationships. And so, The Mandys sidle up to the latest Apple TV+ series and — surprising no one at all — they disagree.

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