Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t: A Pop-Culture Podcast
Ever had something you love dismissed because it’s “just” pop culture? What others might deem stupid shit, you know matters. You know it’s worth talking and thinking about. So do we. We're Tracie and Emily, two sisters who think a lot about a lot of things. From Twilight to Ghostbusters, Harry Potter to the Muppets, and wherever pop culture takes us, come overthink with us as we delve into our deep thoughts about stupid shit.
Episodes
60 episodes
Deep Thoughts about City Slickers
I crap bigger’n you!The 1991 film City Slickers holds a special place in the Guy sisters’ hearts because of how much their dad loved it. When Tracie and Emily took him to see this film in the theater for Father’s Day, t...
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Episode 53
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1:21:02
Deep Thoughts about Field of Dreams
If you build it, he will come. What better vehicle for the Guy girls to meditate on their relationship with their late father than a movie they once watched with him about a man’s relationship with his late father? With
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Episode 52
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1:16:28
Deep Thoughts about Nightmare on Elm Street
One, two, Freddy’s coming for you…Today’s episode of Deep Thoughts gives Emily a chance to finally exorcise the boogeyman of every 80’s childhood: Freddy Krueger. Though neither Emily nor Tracie ever saw the influential 1984 fil...
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Episode 51
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1:09:09
Deep Thoughts about Dune with Jake Cohen
Fear is the mind-killer…On this week’s episode of Deep Thoughts, Tracie and Emily welcome their cousin Jake Cohen to talk all things Dune, from Frank Herbert’s influential series of novels to the 1984 David Lynch adapta...
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Episode 50
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1:05:05
Deep Thoughts About Shrek TEASER
Podcasts are like onions…they’ve got layers. In this patron-exclusive bonus episode, Emily takes a look back at Shrek, the charming ogre who entertained her young son. Though the movie is still laugh-out-loud funny at times, those g...
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Deep Thoughts about Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and listen to a podcast once in a while, you might just miss it.This week, Tracie shares her deep thoughts about the iconic 1986 teen movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off–and unfortunately the...
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Episode 49
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1:06:42
Deep Thoughts about The Matrix
Only try to realize the truth: There is no spoon.When Emily brings her deep thoughts about the Wachowski Sisters’ 1999 cinematic masterpiece, The Matrix, the Guy sisters are unable to contain the conversation to under a...
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Episode 48
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1:14:04
Deep Thoughts about The Ren & Stimpy Show
Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!This week on Deep Thoughts, Tracie brings nostalgia, laughter, and the unfortunate realization that you really can’t go home again with her analysis of The Ren & Stimpy Show. While creator and tortured...
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Episode 47
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1:15:52
Deep Thoughts about Revenge of the Nerds
NERDS!!!On today’s episode of Deep Thoughts, Emily shares her analysis (and horrified shuddering) about the oddly influential 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds. Though the filmmakers thought they were writing the “gentle a...
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Episode 46
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1:21:09
Deep Thoughts about Dead Poets Society
O Captain! My Captain!Join us as Tracie brings her deep thoughts to the 1989 film Dead Poets Society on today’s episode. Though this beloved film was supposed to be a defense of the humanities (and remember, both Guy Girls were ...
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Episode 45
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1:13:27
Deep Thoughts about Jurassic Park
Hold on to your butts!On this week’s episode of Deep Thoughts, Emily shares her analysis of the 1993 film Jurassic Park. She describes the thrill of being the target audience for a summer blockbuster (she was 14 when it came out...
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Episode 44
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1:11:46
Deep Thoughts about The Last Unicorn
Magic! Do as you will!Tracie brings her deep thoughts about the 1982 animated film The Last Unicorn, a lesser-known but beloved part of the traumatizing 80s movie canon. With gorgeous animation–the studio went on to become Studi...
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Episode 43
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1:18:37
Deep Thoughts about Four Weddings and a Funeral
In the words of David Cassidy, in fact, while he was still with The Partridge Family, I think I love you…Join us this week as Tracie and Emily revisit the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral that they first saw in the theater ...
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Episode 42
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1:17:52
Deep Thoughts about King Kong with William Patrick Day
Was it beauty that killed the beast? Or was it capitalism…aided by airplanes?On this week’s episode of Deep Thoughts, Tracie and Emily welcome Oberlin Professor Pat Day to talk about the ape, the myth, the movie legend: King Kong. Prof. ...
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Episode 41
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1:02:27
Deep Thoughts about Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
We’re not bad…we’re just drawn that way!In this episode, Emily brings her deep thoughts about a marvel of innovation and animation: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?This 1988 film, a self-conscious mashup of three ...
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Episode 40
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1:10:16
Deep Thoughts about Dirty Dancing (Patron Exclusive) TEASER
Now I had the time of my life…revisiting this classic!In today’s special patrons-only bonus episode, Tracie dives deep into the unexpected hit film Dirty Dancing. Join the sisters as they unpack Eleanor Bergstein’s very...
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Deep Thoughts About Event Horizon with Scott Kenemore
Hell is only a word…This week on Deep Thoughts, the sisters welcome best-selling horror novelist (and Emily’s fellow Kenyon alum) Scott Kenemore to discuss the 1997 cult classic Event Horizon starring Sam Nei...
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Episode 39
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1:06:19
Deep Thoughts about the Addams Family
They’re subversive and they’re kooky, whimsical, sweet and spooky…The Addams Family! snap, snapOn today’s Deep Thoughts, Emily overthinks The Addams Family–specifically the 1990s era films starring Raul Julia a...
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Episode 38
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1:02:47
Deep Thoughts about the Spice Girls
I really really really wanna zig-a-zig-AH!On this week’s episode of Deep Thoughts, Tracie and Emily delve into the global phenomenon of the Spice Girls. Tracie explains how she saw the inevitability of Spicy world domination whi...
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Episode 37
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1:12:01
Deep Thoughts about Pee-Wee's Playhouse with Mallory Henson
That’s so funny I forgot to laugh!On this week’s episode, Emily and Tracie welcome Mallory Henson to talk about her reverence for the TV show Pee-wee’s Playhouse. Mallory introduces the sisters to the path Paul Reubens took to develop th...
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Episode 36
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58:42
Deep Thoughts about Wayne's World
Party Time! Excellent! [Extended guitar solo]On this week’s episode of Deep Thoughts, Emily revisits the most important cultural touchstone of the late 20th century: Wayne’s World. In addition to introducing an entire generation...
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Episode 35
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1:07:24
Deep Thoughts about Superman: The Movie
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s an unreasonable hatred for Hackensack, New Jersey!This week, Tracie brings her Deep Thoughts about the 1978 film Superman: The Movie. From the way this film helped legitimize comic books and super...
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Episode 34
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1:09:14
Deep Thoughts about The Shining
REDRUM! REDRUM!On this week’s episode of Deep Thoughts, Emily breaks down the horror masterpiece, The Shining. The sisters walk through the ways in which Shelley Duvall’s portrayal of Wendy Torrance is an...
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Episode 33
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1:10:51
Deep Thoughts about The Electric Company
HEY YOU GUY(Girl)S!On this week’s Deep Thoughts, Tracie revisits a classic of GenX childhood: The Electric Company. This children’s sketch comedy program with an all-star cast (Morgan Freeman! Rita Moreno! Bill Cosby?) ...
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Episode 32
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59:48
Deep Thoughts about Veronica Mars with Joanna Church
“This face right here is my over the moon face.”This week, Tracie and Emily welcome Joanna Church to share her Deep Thoughts about the television show Veronica Mars. Between trying to recap the telenovela-sounding plot to Tracie...
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Episode 31
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1:12:12