Best Amy DePaola Podcasts (2024)

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Masked Singer with Carmen Leal 1:03:46

2h ago1:03:46

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Who was that? Author and animal advocate Carmen Leal joins us for a deep dive into the world of The Masked Singer!By Leslie Gray Streeter & Lynne Streeter Childress

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Rewind Episode: Bubblegum Pop with Jill Earl 1:08:50

3d ago1:08:50

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Get your dancing shoes and go with us back to July of 2023, where we talked to the delightful Jill Earl, who shares her love for Bubblegum Pop, the genre of catchy songs aimed at kids and teens, especially in the late 1960's and early 1970's. This was SUCH a fun convo, where we talk about the need for frothy fun songs in the middle of not-so-fun ti…

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Ep 45 - D2: The Mighty Ducks 1:12:26

5d ago1:12:26

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The Summer Olympics are in full swing but, like most good Americans, we’re more excited for the winter games so we can watch hockey – specifically Goodwill Games hockey. This week on Save the Last Pod, it’s a Disney teen movie sequel to the youth sports classic that banged so hard it spawned an NHL franchise. It’s D2: The Mighty Ducks! In this epis…

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Galaxy Quest with Judd Winick 1:35:51

8d ago1:35:51

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Join show favorite Judd Winick, comic artist extraordinaire, as we discuss the definitive Star Trek fan movie, Galaxy Quest! JUDD WINICK is a cartoonist and creator of the award-winning, New York Times bestselling Hilo series. Judd grew up on Long Island with a healthy diet of doodling, X-Men comics, the newspaper strip Bloom County, and Looney Tun…

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Ep 44 - Lords of Dogtown 1:09:38

12d ago1:09:38

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The Summer Olympics is in full swing, and we are celebrating with a teen movie that sheds light on not one but two more modern Olympic sports. Yes, we are talking about surfing and skateboarding and specifically about how a rag-tag group of teen surfers in the Dogtown area of Venice Beach unintentionally innovated and launched skateboarding into th…

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Reality TV with Daarina Jefferson 40:48

15d ago40:48

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Special guest Daarina Jefferson stopped by to discuss Reality TV, especially the Real World! Daarina Jefferson is a mompreneur, wife, podcaster, aspiring motivational speaker, and now fashion designer. Her podcast, "Nina: I Am NOT My Illness" is an inspiring podcast about living with mental health issues. You can find it on Spotify, and you can fin…

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Ep 43 - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 1:08:56

19d ago1:08:56

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While jeans are super American, this movie was not shot anywhere in America, but it stars four American TV show-led sweethearts, and one of them is named America! Have you figured out what movie we are talking about yet? Of course, you have, you are a teen Queen just like us! This week on Save the Last Pod, it's the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pan…

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Game Of Thrones with Stacey Simms 57:18

22d ago57:18

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Join guest host Nikki Lewis and special guest Stacey Simms in a spirited discussion of Game of Thrones! As always, spoiler alerts... for a 13 year old show! Stacey Simms is the host of the long-running and award-winning podcast Diabetes Connections and the author of “The World's Worst Diabetes Mom” book series. In November 2023 she launched a secon…

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Ep 42 - Summer School 1:13:43

24d ago1:13:43

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It’s summertime and that means it’s time to relax, beach and catch a tan. It’s certainly not time to be in class. You passed all of your classes, right? It’s actually fine if you didn’t because Mr. Schoop is teaching summer school this year. That’s right, this week on Save the Last Pod, it’s the definitive summer school movie, Summer School! In thi…

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Rewind Episode: Cocktail the Movie with Dennis Camlek 1:07:21

25d ago1:07:21

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Aruba, Jamaica, Ooh we wanna take ya to June 2023, when we talked about the classic Tom Cruise throwing-around-bottles-of alcohol-to-music film, 1988's "Cocktail"! Our guest is the wonderful Dennis Camlek, who is a marketing professional with over thirty years of client and agency experience in the media and entertainment industry. Also, Dennis and…

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Question time with Glenda Crest 1:00:24

29d ago1:00:24

1:00:24

Do you yell at us through your speakers? Long time friend of the Podcast, Glenda, gets to do just that in person... About Glenda: Younger of 2 siblings, Watches wayyy too much TV. Been on various choirs since a child. Graduate of Baltimore City College. Towson STATE University, Mass Communications. Worked in TV Production since 1992. Still single, …

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Rewind Episode: Looney Tunes with Rob Harvilla 1:03:05

1M ago1:03:05

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Travel with us back to June 2023 as we talk all things Looney Tunes with the fantastic Rob Harvilla, host of 60 Songs That Explain the 90s, a really wonderful look at the songs that informed our lives (Leslie has been a guest 4 times, and you can find it all on Spotify). This conversation was a BLAST and you will love it. You can find Rob on Twitte…

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Ep 41 - Summer Catch 1:11:49

1M ago1:11:49

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It’s a long season and we’re in the thick of it. Yes, these are the dog days of Summer, and nobody knows that better than the boys of the Cape Cod Baseball League – there’s no pay, they live like foreign exchange students with host families and they use wooden bats like it’s the 1800’s. This week on Save the Last Pod, it’s the definitive Cape Cod L…

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Scream with Amy DePaola and Dan Schwartz 1:02:34

1M ago1:02:34

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Do you like scary movies? Today, we talk classic horror movie juggernaut, "Scream", with our guests Amy and Dan, who host a WONDERFUL podcast about teen movies called "Save the Last Pod". This was a REEEEEEALLLLY fun one and we hope you love it, even if your answer to the above question is "no". Amy DePaola is a comedy and dramedy director and writ…

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Touched By An Angel with Willie Washington 50:00

1M ago50:00

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Jump in a vintage convertible with some heavenly creatures and join us as we talk about wonderful classic Sunday-night TV show "Touched By An Angel", with our guest Willie Washington. This was an uplifting, positive conversation and I hope you love it. Also, Della Reese was a daggone gift to the world. Willie's bio: Hi. My name is Willie. I’m a mil…

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Ep 40 - Brats 51:23

2M ago51:23

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This week on Save the Last Pod, we detour the teen movie-watching experience to the art of documentary filmmaking and discuss the newly released feature film from 1980’s teen centerpiece, Andrew McCarthy. A documentary so historical, so thought-provoking it can only be about one thing - the founding teens of teen movies - Emilio! Rob! Judd! Tom! Mo…

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One Tree Hill with Dr. Jessica Rabon 46:34

2M ago46:34

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Call Gavin DeGraw, meet us at the basketball court and bring your drama as we talk classic 2000s series, "One Tree Hill" with our guest, Dr. Jessica Rabon. I (Lynne) completely missed this show 20 years ago so I am newly obsessed. Oh my goodness this was a fun conversation!! Also, we have a bonus conversation about our fave TV theme songs on our Pa…

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Rewind Episode: The Smashing Pumpkins' "Siamese Dream" with Alex Steed 1:06:40

2M ago1:06:40

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We are pleased as punch to welcome Alex Steed of the wonderful "You Are Good", a feelings podcast about movies that he hosts with the fabulous Sarah Marshall. Today, we talk about "Siamese Dream", the 1993 album by The Smashing Pumpkins. Gosh, this was a wonderful conversation. There is a little bit of weird audio stuff in this episode but it passe…

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Ep 39 - Camp Nowhere 1:09:42

2M ago1:09:42

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Step back to the summer of 1994, a time when your parents were keen on sending you to computer camp, but you had other plans. You decided to hire a con man, a former drama teacher, to pose as a camp counselor and create your own camp, where the only rule was to have fun. This week on Save the Last Pod, we're taking you back to that unforgettable su…

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Books and Why We Love Them with Ashley Mason 52:39

2M ago52:39

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We are well-read cheesy people today as we discuss books and why we love them with Ashley Mason, social media marketer. What a fun conversation that made us immediately want to run to the library for things we haven't read yet or to our own bookshelves to curl up with our old favorites to read them again. Fun. Fun. Fun. Ashley Mason is the founder …

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Finely Aged Cheese Rewind: The Mirror Has Two Faces with Robin Peace 1:13:45

2M ago1:13:45

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This rewind from June 2023 is a talk with Friend of the Show/ government analyst and sci-fi/fantasy writer Robin Peace, about the 1998 Barbra Streisand movie (which she also directed), "The Mirror Has Two Faces". We talk beauty standards, and settling, and more, in this really great episode. Besides being awesome, Robin has been one of Lynne's clos…

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Country Music with Melvin E. Edwards 1:05:44

2M ago1:05:44

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We have our banjos tuned and our cowboy hats on as we talk country music with our friend, podcaster and author, Melvin E. Edwards, who was previously on our episode on Introverts. This was a really fun conversation about country, who it belongs to and who gets to sing it (the answer to that s EVERYONE), its origins, and other issues that were raise…

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Rewind Episode: Harry Styles and Dudes Wearing Dresses with Maruchy Ramos-Lachance 55:02

2M ago55:02

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This week's Finely Aged Cheese Rewind episode is from May 2023! This was a really deep and fun conversation with our dear friend Maruchy about the phenomenon of men wearing clothes traditionally seen as feminine and what that says about them, and us, and what it doesn't. Loved it. Maruchy is : the proud daughter of refugees that taught me about res…

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Ep 38 - Holes 1:12:11

2M ago1:12:11

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Camp evokes positive memories for most of us – playing sports, swimming in a lake, maybe having your first kiss. But for some of us, camp was work. This week on Save the Last Pod, camp sucks, because we’re talking about the 2003 Disney forced child labor film Holes! In this episode, Amy and Dan discuss a Louis Sachar classic YA book turned movie. T…

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Ted Lasso with Jason Plotkin 1:09:42

2M ago1:09:42

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Hooray!! We talk the inescapable new classic TV dramedy "Ted Lasso" with our guest, photojournalist and storyteller Jason Plotkin. We think that this is a show that lived up to the hype, and we hope that you like this discussion about this beautiful, funny, sad, insightful, delightful show. Jason's parents sent him to this planet when that world wa…

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Finely Aged Rewind Episode: Barry Manilow with Tracey Tiernan 38:36

3M ago38:36

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A look back at this very fun and also VERY short episode of FB&C from last May because Leslie, Tracey and I spent the first 20 minutes of our time together blabbing and it was wonderful but it took us awhile to actually push record and do the darn episode. We discuss the timeless beauty of the music of Barry Manilow, and his themes of hope and regr…

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Ep 37 - The Girl Next Door 1:28:36

3M ago1:28:36

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What’s the craziest thing you’ve done lately? Run down the street naked with nothing but a tire to carry around your waist? Pool hop in your principal’s pool late at night? Order a Long Island Iced Tea at the strip club in the middle of the day and run into your dad’s BFF? Oh wait – that’s not you, that’s our movie this week! It’s the 2004 Emile Hi…

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The Willy Wonka Movies with Tena Quesada 1:10:18

3M ago1:10:18

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It's a world of pure imagination as we talk all things Wonka with our delightful guest, friend of the show Tena Quesada. We talk 1971's "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" with Gene Wilder, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" with Johnny Depp from 2005, and 2023's "Wonka" with Timothee Chalamet. We had a good time. Get your chocolate on! Tena s…

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Finely Aged Cheese Rewind Episode: Keeping Up Appearances with Laura Spencer 1:10:13

3M ago1:10:13

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This is a throwback to May of last year, as we did this episode to honor our grandma, who had recently passed away. It was a lovely, lovely time with guest Laura Spencer. Here is what we said then: Leslie and Lynne lost their grandmother Emma in late April, and wanted to honor her with an episode about "Keeping Up Appearances", BBC classic TV show …

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Ep 36 - Twilight 1:17:37

3M ago1:17:37

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For millennials, there is not much more of a triggering question than, “Team Edward or Team Jacob?” and it's the one we are asking ourselves this week on Save the Last Pod! Round up all your Twi-Hard friends and family, we are flying up the trees of the Pacific Northwest to get into the Kristen Stewart, Edward Cullen Vampire Fantasy Romance that st…

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Star Trek with David Ginsburg 58:15

3M ago58:15

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Podcasts. The Final Frontier. These are the voyages of Fine Beats and Cheeses. Its two-year (almost) mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new likes and new guilty pleasures no one feels guilty about to boldly go into cheesiness where no man has gone before! Yes! This week we talk Star Trek and its universe with David Ginsburg, host o…

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Finely Aged Cheese Rewind Episode: The Bachelor with Jenny Kokai 1:02:48

3M ago1:02:48

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Put on your party clothes and get ready to get your rose as we travel back to May 2023 for our convo about the Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise. We had the funnest (yes I said FUNNEST) conversation with Jenny Kokai, professor and playwright, about ABC's "The Bachelor" franchise. We laughed, and we listened, and this talk could have gone on for anoth…

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Ep 35 - Sh!thouse 1:12:57

3M ago1:12:57

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Never judge a book by its cover is great advice – especially this week! Don’t let the scary title fool you, Sh!thouse is a real sweetie! That’s right prom kings and queens, this episode of Save the Last Pod is the teeny tiniest, sweetest little package of a film you’ve ever seen. In this ep, Amy and Dan talk indie filmmaking, freshman year dorms an…

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Mannequin with James Toler 1:12:28

3M ago1:12:28

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Nothing's gonna stop us now, even if you wanted to! Today, we talk about 1987's human/sometimes wooden person Andrew McCarthy/Kim Cattrall romantic comedy, "Mannequin". This is hilarious. HILARIOUS. This was a fun one. James Toler is a singer, actor, and the co-host (along with Stephanie D'Accurzio) of The Pitchy Podcast, a show that discusses NBC'…

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Finely Aged Cheese Rewind Episode :Survivor (The Show!) with Adam Vitcavage 1:03:20

3M ago1:03:20

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Travel back to May 2023 for this lively conversation about CBS's long-running reality competition show, "Survivor" with Adam Vitcavage of the podcast and website Debutiful. This is a topic that all 3 of us can talk a lot about, as you will hear. What makes a good winner? What's a good strategy? Shouldn't you know how to swim if you are voluntarily …

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Ep 34 - Three O'Clock High 1:14:00

3M ago1:14:00

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The clock is ticking and that means it is time for a NEW episode of Save the Last Pod! This week, we're delving into a cult-classic that famously lost its backer, Mr. Steven Speilberg, once he saw the final cut. Brace yourself for the David vs. Goliath, anxiety-driven teen romp, “THREE O’CLOCK HIGH!” It's a journey you won't want to miss. That’s ri…

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Podcasts Themselves with Dr. Briana Barner 1:01:52

3M ago1:01:52

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We get meta today with a podcast episode about... PODCASTS! Our guest is Dr. Briana Barner, who actually teaches about podcasts, and she is really smart, and this is a really great episode!! You can hear an extended conversation with us and Dr. Barner if you subscribe to our Patreon, where you can get bonus content while supporting us for a small m…

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Rewind Episode: You Tube University (or learning things from YT) with Wanda "Godsbratt" Ford 52:51

3M ago52:51

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Come with us back to April of 2023 and our conversation about YouTube University, the term people use about learning things on YouTube. Our guest was the DELIGHTFUL Wanda "Godsbratt" Ford, who is a podcaster and makeup artist. We talk about the vast opportunities to learn skills fron YouTube, how Wanda picked up her podcasting and MUA skills on the…

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Taylor Swift with Melissa Leygan 58:14

4M ago58:14

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We know All Too Well that you will enjoy this episode, as we talk all things Taylor Swift with our guest Melissa Leygan, who is a huge fan (or Swiftie, as they are known). Melissa is the first guest of ours to actually bring us thank you gifts (including baked goods and friendship bracelets), and this convo is as enlightening and delightful as she …

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Finely Aged Cheese Rewind Episode: A Man Called Otto with Christina James 1:07:49

4M ago1:07:49

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Come with us back to April 2023 and revisit our conversation with the delightful Christina James about the Tom Hanks cryfest, "A Man Named Otto". CW- This episode (and movie) talks about attempted suicide, grief, widowhood and pregnancy loss. Our producer nicknamed this episode "Hankering To Cry", because we talked A LOT about how this 2022 Tom Han…

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Ep 233 - 13 Going on 30 1:19:44

4M ago1:19:44

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If you woke up tomorrow naked, next to a New York Ranger only to discover you somehow missed the last 17 years of your life, what would you do? This week on Save the Last Pod, we discuss the best case scenario in the kind of time travel/sort of body switching 2004 classic, 13 Going on 30! In this episode, Amy & Dan talk turk on Ben and Jen – rather…

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Murphy Brown with Lauren Milberger 59:21

4M ago59:21

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Go get your house painter who never finishes the job and join us for this wonderful episode about "Murphy Brown", the classic 80s-90s sitcom. Our guest is Lauren Milberger, actor, writer, and host of FYI: The Murphy Brown Podcast, where she and her co-host Jesi Mullins walk listeners through every Murphy Brown episode. On THIS episode of Fine Beats…

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Finely Aged Cheese Rewind: Marriage in Pop Culture with Emily Edwards 1:09:09

4M ago1:09:09

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Go with us to April of 2023 as we welcomed the delightful Emily Edwards (who will be on another episode SOON) to talk about marriage! Is marriage cheesy? Maybe! TV shows and movies sometimes think so, and our wonderful guest Emily Edwards talks about it. We had so so so so so much fun with this, and we can't wait for you to hear it. Emily J. Edward…

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Ep 32 - The Rules of Attraction 1:14:54

4M ago1:14:54

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Trigger Warning, Content Warning, Dark Dawson Warning! This week on Save the Last Pod, Dan raises Amy, another angsty teen movie. This time, it may be angstier than last week’s film. It's the 2002 art-house satire RULES OF ATTRACTION! Let’s go! In this episode, hear how the modern-day restaurant app Dorsia paved the way for the character of Sean Ba…

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The Muppets with Chrissy Benoit 58:45

4M ago58:45

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It's time to play the music, dress up right, and discuss the Muppets on the Fine Beats and Cheese Show tonight (or today or whenever you are listening to this)! We talk all iterations of Jim Henson's Muppets with Chef and Restaurant Professional Chrissy Benoit. We laughed and reminisced and laughed some more. We hope you enjoy it! You can find more…

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Finely Aged Cheese Rewind: The Joss Whedon Universe with Maria Blake 1:07:16

4M ago1:07:16

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We take you back to March 2023! This was an amazing conversation with fan of the Joss Whedon cinematic universe, Maria Blake. We talk about her love of these shows and movies, and also about the conundrum of separating a problematic artist's work from the artist themselves. Great talk.By Leslie Gray Streeter & Lynne Streeter Childress

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Ep 31 - Empire Records 1:14:09

4M ago1:14:09

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Happy belated Rex Manning Day, y’all! If you know, you know – and since you’re a listener of Save the Last Pod, you probably know. This week on Save the Last Pod, we’re running on the angst and vibes of the 1995 cult classic, Empire Records! In this episode, Amy & Dan talk about music, baby. They talk soundtracks and physical media. They talk about…

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NSYNC with DL White 55:31

4M ago55:31

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It's all we've ever wanted It's all we've ever needed So tell us what to do now 'cause we talking about NSYNC!! Yes, friends, this week we talk perennial boy band, NSYNC, with NSYNC superfan, author DL White. I know I (Lynne) learned a lot, and we had MUCH fun. DL White is an Atlanta based author of novels that center Black love. Fan of fried chick…

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Ep 30 - The Sandlot 1:17:46

4M ago1:17:46

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Do you ever wish you could go back in time to your salad days? To the dog days of summer when you desperately needed to learn how to play baseball to make friends and impress your step-dad? This week on Save the Last Pod, it’s a shot of nostalgia with a milk chaser. In this episode, Amy & Dan are talking about the 1993 pre-teen baseball classic, “T…

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A Conversation with Josh Mankiewicz of Dateline 1:12:52

5M ago1:12:52

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Our guest this week is Josh Mankiewicz, journalist and reporter for classic true crime show, Dateline! We talked about a bunch of stuff, including food and health, and also, Dateline (which is actually one of Leslie's not-so-guilty-at-all-pleasures). This was a really, really fun one, and it was an honor to talk to him. Josh Mankiewicz is an Americ…

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