Episodes
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This episode is all about how dystopian everything feels, from The Hunger Games style Meta Gala to Red Lobster backrooms and why Daniela hears the “man or bear” question in Werner Herzog’s voice. (Sources in show notes)
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In this all over the place episode Daniela discusses anxiety & all the things she watched while dealing with insomnia- Late Night with the Devil, Baby Reindeer, OA rewatch, Menendez Brother documentaries and TikTok time travelers. Plus, we try and briefly understand the origins of the Kendrick Lamar & Drake diss tracks and the first six minutes of nuclear war! Grab a beverage & a snack cause together we can get through any panic attack.
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In this episode Daniela is joined by her former Kent State history professor, Richard Steigmann-Gall, to discuss the events of May 4th 1970 & the similarities to the protests happening around the country right now.
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In part 1 of our discourse on Nickelodeon we talk about the founding of the network in the late 1970's as commercial free kids programming to the network's acquisition by Warner which led to & the so called "Orange Years" (1983-1996) while trying to gain a broader understanding of how Nickelodeon became what it is today
While some people seemed to always have had the best intentions, the early years of Nickelodeon set the ground work for everything that would follow. From shows like You Can't Do That on Television and the introduction of slime and competition shows like Double Dare to scripted series like Salute Your Shorts, Pete & Pete, Clarissa Explains it All & Are You Afraid of the Dark? In the 1980's and early 90's Nickelodeon was a cornerstone for kids programming.
But how did a network which basically started as public broadcasting with the intent of making children feel seen become a safe haven for some of the most predatory people in the entertainment industry? It started with the Orange Years.
(content warning: part 1 only covers up to 1995 so we won't be discussing Quiet on Set yet, abuse is still referenced in this episode & shows like Ren and Stimpy that are discussed in this episode will be talked about in greater detail for part 2, Part 3 will start with the All That spin offs)
Sources:
The Orange Years (documentary)
Slimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age
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Is everyone getting lonelier?
In this brief conversational episode Daniela does a little catching up, takes a trip down early internet memory lane and tries to figure out if we're actually lonelier than any before- because it sure feels like it!
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Grab your clairvoyance and your credit card as we hear about everything from Mary Todd Lincoln’s séances in the White House, tv infomercials for psychic hotlines, and CIA psychic spy programs to modern day reality tv mediums. Is any of it real? Can it cause any harm? And why has no one won that $1,000,000 psychic challenge?
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Grab a box of tissues and your voodoo doll of Justin Timberlake because in this episode we’re time traveling back to the 90’s and 2000’s by way of The Women in Me, the new memoir by Britney Spears. Using quotes from the book as well as news clips and interviews we’ll try to gain a broader understanding of the life of Britney Spears— how everything was taken from her and how she’s using her own voice to finally set the record straight.
Sources:
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears Gallery Books (October 24, 2023)
The New York Times Presents Framing Britney Spears, Hulu
Britney Spears - Ed McMahons Star Search 1992
Britney Spears Matt Laurer Interview, Dateline NBC, 2006
Britney Spears Interview with Diane Sawyer, ABC Primetime News, 2003
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The 90’s was dominated by films about witches with releases like The Witches, Teen Witch, Double Double Toil and Trouble, Hocus Pocus, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, The Crucible, The Craft, Eve’s Bayou, Halloweentown, and The Blair Witch Project
But why were witches so popular in the 90’s and why are we still so obsessed with them today?
Grab your black cat and your VCR as we gain a broader understanding of 90’s movie witches, the special place they hold in our hearts and how they paved the paths for the covens of the future. -
In this episode we hear the true story behind the movie The Exorcist and how it shaped the way we see possession and exorcism on film.
We’ll also hear about Anneliese Michel and the 67 exorcisms that led to her death and the prosecution of her parents and the priests who performed the exorcism.
Then we have Ed and Lorraine Warren and their involvement in both The Amityville Horror and The Devil Made Me Do It Case where Arne Cheyenne Johnson’s legal team tried to use demonic possession as a defense for murder.
The last case we’ll look at is the 2011 Ammons family haunting and the demon house that was bought and destroyed by ghost hunter Zak Bagans.
Finally, we’ll explore some scientific and medical reasons that could be behind some of the most well documented cases of demonic possession and exorcism. -
In the season 2 premiere of Broads Next Door we're going all the way to East Hampton, New York to try and gain a broader understanding of the lives of Big and Little Edie Beale.
The Beales starred in the cult classic Maysles documentary Grey Gardens, showcasing their lives as artistic former socialites in a rundown 28 room mansion but how did it get to be this way? And what happened to the Edies after Grey Gardens?
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In this episode we get a brief history of alien encounters and UFO sightings. We'll listen to the different theories on what they may be before getting into the whistleblower UAP hearings that recently happened in Congress and what this could mean for our intergalactic future
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In this brief for Broads episode, Daniela gives an update on the show before discussing the life and career of Sinead O'Connor
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In this rerelease episode on the anniversary of her death, we discuss the heartbreaking murder of Dorothy Stratten.
Dorothy's beauty and charm caught the attention of Hugh Hefner, who brought her to the Playboy Mansion and named her Playmate of the Year in 1980.
It seemed like the 1980’s we’re going to be the decade of Dorothy into her success was quickly marred by her tumultuous relationship with her estranged husband, Paul Snider, who became increasingly possessive and abusive.
Despite her fear and hesitation, Dorothy found the strength to leave Snider and pursue her dreams in Hollywood. But Snider's obsession with Dorothy ultimately led him to commit a horrific act of violence.
Immortalized in the film Star 80.
Today, we not only remember Dorothy's tragic death, but also celebrate her bravery in leaving an abusive relationship and following her passions.
Join us as we try to gain a broader understanding of the murder of Dorothy Stratten, a woman whose life and death continue to captivate and inspire.
Sources:
Bogdanovich, Peter (1984). The Killing of the Unicorn: Dorothy Stratten 1960-1980. New York, NY: William Morrow and Company.
Carpenter, Teresa (November 5, 1980, The Death of a Playmate
Star 80, Bob Fosse
The Death of a Playmate20/20, ABC
Nashawaty, Chris (August 12, 1994). "The Centerfold Murder: Playmate Dorothy Stratten is found murdered". Entertainment Weekly.
Rhodes, Richard (May 1981). "Dorothy Stratten: Her Story". Playboy. Vol. 28, no. 5
Scott, Vernon (August 20, 1984). "Scott's World: Hefner fires broadside at Bogdanovich over book" -
In part 6, Damien's defense calls witnesses to the stand (including Damien himself) while Jason's team opts to only call on one witness, a fiber specialist.
We hear closing statements from the state and defense as well as clips from the trial, Paradise Lost & Damien's book.
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In this bonus episode we’re telling you our sometimes troubling childhood relationship with dolls and giving you a brief history of the doll of all dolls— Barbie.
From her German Lilli doll roots to her status as a global icon, Barbie has come a long way since she was created by Ruth Handler in 1959 and she has had a lasting and divisive impact on popular culture.
And if haunted dolls are your thing- we talk about those too
With Barbiecore on the rise and the release of Barbie The Movie, Barbie's legacy remains strong. After all, she's more than just a doll – she's an idea, a symbol, an astronaut, an Olympian, she’s been president— she forever retains a perfect arch with her perfect plastic feet, she’s a blank slate, an icon— she’s everything.
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In this conversational episode we catch up on each other's lives and discuss true crime cases in the towns we live in (is there a Portland serial killer? Is a man secretly recording his pet sitters in Philly?) and also chat about shows we've been watching and what it was like to lose our dogs during the pandemic.
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In this episode we hear the states case against Damien and Jason. In Part 6 we will hear from the defense and learn the verdict of the case.
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In Part 4 of our West Memphis series we're breaking down the January 1994 trial of Jessie Misskelley, from opening arguments and witnesses to closing arguments and what verdict the jury reaches in his case and the implications it will have in the trial of Damien and Jason.
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In part 3 of our West Memphis Murders series we focus on the time period after the arrests- June 1993 to jury selection for Jessie's trial in January of 1994. We hear from the Paradise Lost filmmakers, the families of the accused and include exercerpts from both Damien and Jason's books as well as clips from Paradise Lost and Devil's Knot as we gain a broader understanding of the work private investigators like Ron Lax and the public defenders appointed in the case did in preparation for trial. We end the episode with a conversation with Brooke's dad, The Honorable Judge Fisher and hear his perspective on Satanic Panic and this case.
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It’s Episode 40: Watching TV with Robin Tran!
You may know her from That’s My Time With David Letterman or her TikTok clips but in this episode you’ll get to know her as Daniela does— as a best friend to binge TV with.
In this episode we watch the unaired pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and give our thoughts and feelings on this twenty-five minute almost masterpiece before getting into our history of watching TV together.
From Pretty Little Liars, Buffy and our favorite episodes- (the musical, the mental institution…), Dawson’s Creek and the Witch Island episode plus the story Grams told that made Daniela laugh and Robin cry, why we gave up on binging Glee, and the shows we’re currently watching now— Yellowjackets and House.
Plus we get into TV before the internet and elaborate more on our television watching rituals.
If you feel like watching TV with a best friend this is the episode for you! - Montre plus
