Best Caitlin Bitzegaio Podcasts (2024)

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Journalism with Shane O’Neill 1:08:53

2y ago1:08:53

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Shane O’Neill (The New York Times) joins the classroom to discuss journalism in media. Caitlin and Lauren each discuss unloved May-December romance journalism movies and we make Shane pitch shows based on headlines based on breaking news. The Bagel Brunch Buzz? Get into it! A big announcement about the future of We Stan Tog Learn more about your ad…

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The Challenge with Kate Vatter & Bill Shaefer 1:23:53

2y ago1:23:53

1:23:53

Kate Vatter (XOXO Riverdale) joins Caitlin as a guest professor to discuss MTV’s long-running cult hit The Challenge. Bill Shaefer (Quality Time) is our guest as we interrogate the changing landscape of the show, Jenna’s cousin’s dad’s bakery, THE Betrayal and who our ultimate partners would be! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/…

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Bravo with Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam 1:08:35

2y ago1:08:35

1:08:35

Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam (Watch What Crappens) join the classroom to discuss Bravo! We have them draft more B-List actresses to Real Housewives, pick their Below Deck fantasy charter and cast NBC primetime drama Sisters with Real Housewives. Caitlin guides the group through the mind-bending world of Real Housewives book titles. Learn more about…

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Virgo Season with Glo Tavarez 1:18:26

2y ago1:18:26

1:18:26

Glo Tavarez (Late Night, noted Virgo) joins the classroom to discuss the best season, Virgo season. Caitlin talks about the Virgo window characters that raised Millennials, Lauren thinks Keke Palmer should be elected Queen of Virgos and Glo is concerned about the bullying Kevin Jonas is experiencing from his brothers. Weirdly, the show addresses th…

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Food Movies with Bryan Yang 1:32:14

2y ago1:32:14

1:32:14

Bryan Yang (What’s Eating You?) joins the classroom to discuss food movies. Caitlin finds Nothing But Trouble disgusting, Lauren is inspired by Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Simply Irresistible, Bryan plays Breaking Chef and Help The Yelp, and can the three of them buy Rainforest Café? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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RERUN! The Meaning of Mariah Carey with Matt Rogers 1:20:18

2y ago1:20:18

1:20:18

We loved this Mariah Carey Christmas-tastic episode so much, we’re dropping it again with guest king of summer on Fire Island, Matt Rogers! Matt Rogers (Fire Island, I Love That For You, Las Culturistas) joins the classroom to emancipate our knowledge of Mariah Carey. Caitlin compares Mariah to Dolly, we torture Matt’s knowledge of Mariah’s Japanes…

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Summah Explosion 53:56

2+ y ago53:56

53:56

Lauren and Caitlin pod sans-guest in an ep all about summah fun. Lauren laments the dearth of summer TV seasons, Caitlin stans Back To The Beach and they pick their dream celeb fantasy Below Deck guests if they were the primary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy More Banana

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Games with Jason Sweeten 1:05:48

2+ y ago1:05:48

1:05:48

Jason Sweeten (SiriusXM) joins the classroom to talk about all things GAMES! Jason gives us the elevator pitch for Dungeons & Dragons, Caitlin thinks Kramer and Newman playing RISK showed us their true character, Lauren desperately wants someone to play the game from TheNew Girl and we unearth a gaming moment in Britney Spears’ history. Learn more …

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Best Of PItchfire! 1:09:37

2+ y ago1:09:37

1:09:37

We revisit the Best of We Stan Together agnature game, Pitchfire. Featuring past guests Lauren Lapkus, Latisha Di Venuto, Steve Jeanty & Andrew Barlow, Tai LeClaire, Lisa Kleinman & Casey Jost, Chriss Shackelford, and Khalia Davis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy More Banana

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Newlyweds with Ben Cohen & Sabrina Cartagena 1:08:57

2+ y ago1:08:57

1:08:57

Ben Cohen & Sabrina Cartagena (real newlyweds IRL!) join us to discuss newlyweds in the media. Caitlin worships at the altar of MTV’s Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica, Lauren wants to convince us Gwyneth Paltrow’s Hush is underrated, and we dive into the multiple pop culture costume changes at Ben and Sabrina’s wedding. Learn more about your ad choices. V…

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Family Sitcoms with Jonterri Gadson 1:02:20

2+ y ago1:02:20

1:02:20

Jonterri Gadson (The Upshaws) joins the classroom to discuss family sitcoms. Jonterri’s talks about her career inspiration Malcolm In The Middle, Caitlin wants to see more extended family chaos on television and Lauren apparently stans the Munsters. Learn what “The Shadow” means to Lauren. You’ll never guess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

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Duets with Mykal Kilgore 1:20:07

2+ y ago1:20:07

1:20:07

Mykal Kilgore (A Man Born Black) joins the classroom to discuss duets! We share our bizarre meet cute with Mykal, Lauren encourages the reboot of Celebrity Duets, Caitlin loves women dueting about cheaters and Mykal reveals his dream duet partners. We finally decide which Powerpuff Girls correlate to which Boyz II Men member. Caitlin maybe made a f…

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Golden Girls with Khalia Davis 1:05:44

2+ y ago1:05:44

1:05:44

Khalia Davis (Bay Area Children’s Theatre) joins the classroom to discuss Golden Girls, the best show ever. Caitlin recounts all the cast’s Emmy wins, Lauren casts a reboot -- with added sexual tension! We play Golden Hallmark and Did You See Sophia after Khalia shows us her collection of Golden Girls shirts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

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Strippers In Film with Gianmarco Soresi 55:50

2+ y ago55:50

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Gianmarco Soresi (Hustlers, Comedy Central) joins the classroom to discuss Strippers in Film. Lauren reveals Channing Tatum canceled their Zoom meeting, Caitlin thinks it’s time for Striptease 2 and Gianmarco designs Hustlers: The Musical! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Fast Casual Restaurants in Media with J.W. Crump 1:16:41

2+ y ago1:16:41

1:16:41

J.W. Crump (Pod Ledom, Fakerz Dozen) steps in as sub-pop culture professor with Caitlin and they discuss Fast Casual Restaurants in media from Breadstix to Central Perk to whatever the hell that fake brunch spot is on Sex And The City! J.W. thinks every show needs to think about the restaurant tie-in before they even premiere, Caitlin loves Always …

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Daria with Grace Edwards 59:18

2+ y ago59:18

59:18

Hot off the news that she’s developing the film Jodie with Tracee Ellis Ross, Grace Edwards (Insecure, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) joins the classroom to discuss MTV icon Daria. Caitlin thinks the parents are criminally underrated, Lauren pitches a Mystik Spiral spin-off and we ponder: did Trent invent Pete Davidson? Learn more about your ad choices…

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Jane Austen Adaptations with Mary Kate Wiles 51:49

2+ y ago51:49

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Mary Kate Wiles (The Fairly Oddparents: Fairly Odder, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries) joins the classroom to discuss the adaptations of Jane Austen in pop culture. Lauren sets us strait on the Lost In Austen, Caitlin bemoans Northanger Abbey’s and Mary Kate champions the 2005 Pride & Prejudice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi…

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Dawson’s Creek with Emily Longeretta 1:07:49

2+ y ago1:07:49

1:07:49

WB Madness concludes with the crown jewel of the WB, Dawson’s Creek. Emily Longeretta (Variety, Reality Rundown) joins the classroom to discuss dating while a Creek fan, interviewing cast members, how the characters would fair on the Challenge and Lauren’s brilliant idea for a reboot called Capeside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon…

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The WB Non-Live Call-In Show 1:27:43

2+ y ago1:27:43

1:27:43

In a truly wild episode, Lauren and Caitlin open the line for the stan stans to call on and voice all their opinions on The WB. Julie Harrison-Harney (Turnbuckles Pod), Sarah Beling (freelance writer), Kate Vatter (XOXO RiverPod), Jessica Carabajal (OKC Celebrity), and Sydney Hollis (The Sydney Hollis Show) join the pod and we touch on old WB comme…

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Sabrina The Teenage Witch with Aaron Porschia 1:10:31

2+ y ago1:10:31

1:10:31

Continuing with WB Madness with the first WB sitcom we’re discussing Sabrina The Teenage Witch with the wonderful Aaron Porchia (Marriage Shit). Caitlin thinks Sabrina was capstone for Millennials, Lauren goes on a wild student housing rant, we play “Salem or John Waters” and ponder a universe where Sarah Michelle Gellar was cast as Sabrina (can yo…

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer 1:10:54

2+ y ago1:10:54

1:10:54

Continuing with WB Madness with one of the crown jewels of Michigan J. Frog’s empire, Buffy The Vampire Slayer. No primary guest this week as Caitlin and Lauren take voice memos from the We Stan/Buffy fam, including Liz Tegart, Elena Skopetos, Stacy Kulow, Juan Leon, Victoria Edel, Emily Duke, Lauren Ashley Smith, Katy Swan and Nicole Drespel. Cait…

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Total Rock N Roll Freaks 56:57

2+ y ago56:57

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Inspired by Dolly Parton’s rejection of her Rock N Roll Hall of Fame nomination and the declaration that her husband is a “total rock n roll freal,” Caitlin and Lauren try to learn more about rock n roll: who is rock and is rock cool? Devon Ivie (Vulture), Doug Widick (Succession), Monique Moses (Astronomy Club), and Woody Fu (JFL) take the stage t…

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Felicity with Chrissy Shackelford 1:17:05

2+ y ago1:17:05

1:17:05

Continuing our journey through WB Madness, Chrissy Shackelford (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver) joins the classroom to discuss coming of age, college drama Felicity. Lauren takes us on the butterfly effect of what if Scott Foley was cast as Ben, Caitlin ponders Felicity’s many bad decisions, and we look at Felicity at Forty. Learn more about yo…

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One Tree Hill with Bobby Hankinson 1:23:14

2+ y ago1:23:14

1:23:14

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT: The is the first of our new series WB MADNESS, in which we will be dissecting a different WB show each week. This week, Bobby Hankinson (Kweendom) join the classroom to discuss One Tree Hill, the show that spanned 9 seasons but is somehow still underrated. Our two Tutor Girls take you through the most emotional moments of OTH, Bo…

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WWE with Julie Harrison-Harney, Jon Rineman and Tommy Rico 1:12:08

2+ y ago1:12:08

1:12:08

Julie Harrison-Harney, Jon Rineman and Tommy Rico join the classroom to discuss an underrepresented We Stan topic: wrestling! Lauren aspires to start a tag team and Caitlin reveals secret connections to Jake the Snake and Ric Flair. Listen to their new wresting podcast Turnbuckles on iHeartRadio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…

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SNL with Alexis Pereira 1:08:11

2+ y ago1:08:11

1:08:11

Alexis Pereira (Vulture, The President Show) joins the classroom to discuss Saturday Night Live. Caitlin talks about SNL’s allowing celebs to make fun of themselves, Lauren wonders if SNL if a good place to work, we cast Alexis’s All-Stars and we reveal Lorne listens to every podcast recording in real time. Caitlin plays some long clips, but they’r…

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Hollywood Goes To Ireland with John Purcell 1:11:45

2+ y ago1:11:45

1:11:45

Ireland native John Purcell (Some Very, Very Upsetting News) joins the classroom to discuss Hollywood’s best and worst attempts to portray Ireland. Lauren thinks Ireland is the most romantic place on Earth, Caitlin loves Pierce Brosnon and actually has a reason to bring it up this time, and John has met every Irish celebrity. How does the UCB episo…

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A Very Matt Berry Experience with Anne Victoria Clark 1:05:04

2+ y ago1:05:04

1:05:04

This week Lauren remembers she Stan’s music, Caitlin discovers a new Bravo darling, and pop culture queen Anne Victoria Clark (Vulture) joins the classroom for a deep dive into the world of Matt Berry! Oh, and someone call Drew Barrymore because Lauren has a pitch she needs to hear! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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A Sister Wives Primer with Lauren Ashley Smith 1:16:32

2+ y ago1:16:32

1:16:32

Lauren Ashley Smith (Smith Sisters Live, A Black Lady Sketch Show) joins Caitlin as a guest professor to provide an introductory class on Sister Wives, the long-running but underrated TLC reality show about polygamy. We discuss which children are VIPs, are undying devotion to eldest son Loga, Meri’s catfish, does Janeelly still have sex with Kody a…

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A Love Letter to Gilmore Girls with Visiting Professor Chris Lewis PART 2 53:32

2+ y ago53:32

53:32

With Caitlin on Sabbatical there was no one around to reign in Lauren’s OBSESSION with Gilmore Girls. So, instead she added fuel to the fire by calling up frequent contributor Chris Lewis (co-host of Shortcomings podcast) to guest lecture. In part two the chaos reigns supreme as Lauren & Chris tackle questions/Hot Takes from Kevin Hines, Megan Oqui…

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tick, tick...BOOM! with Lisa Gilroy 1:15:52

2+ y ago1:15:52

1:15:52

The fans have spoken, and Beth and Sarah have answered several months later. The incredibly funny Lisa Gilroy (Fairview on Comedy Central, size 8 feet) joins Sarah and Beth to talk about Lin Manuel Miranda's film adaptation of Jonathan Larson's musical, Tick, Tick... Boom! Despite being obsessed with the musical OLIVER! as a kid, Lisa is NOT a musi…

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A Love Letter to Gilmore Girls with Visiting Professor Chris Lewis Part 1 1:21:44

2+ y ago1:21:44

1:21:44

With Caitlin on Sabbatical there was no one around to reign in Lauren’s OBSESSION with Gilmore Girls. So, instead she added fuel to the fire by calling up frequent contributor Chris Lewis (co-host of Shortcomings podcast) to guest lecture. To add more fun to the mix adjunct professors Victoria Edel (PopSugar) and Ariel Gitlin (The Foundation) stopp…

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An Attempt To Get Hired at The Drew Barrymore Show with Pat Regan, Kenice Mobley & J.W. Crump 1:14:23

3y ago1:14:23

1:14:23

Live from New York City’s Caveat, Lauren and Caitlin make the case why they should be hired at The Drew Barrymore Show including explaining their love for Scream and Beanie Babies, finding love for Drew with Kenice Mobley, having Pat Regan cast them on Grey’s Anatomy and allowing J.W. Crump to subject to a game where their own knowledge is tested. …

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We Stan Best Of Games! 2:13:56

3y ago2:13:56

2:13:56

Our favorite games from the first 100 eps with Pat Regan, Laura Canty-Samuel, Ian Lockwood, Nathan Pearson, Latisha DiVenuto, Matt Rogers, Tre’vell Anderson & Jarrett Hill, Lauren Lapkus, JW Crump, Mike Kelton, Tai Leclaire, Lauren Ashley Smith and Corin Wells, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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2nd Annual Christmas Variety Show 34:37

3y ago34:37

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Our 2nd annual Christmas Variety from our favorite members of the Stan Stan Family: Ken McGraw, Audrey Stanfield, Ellen Haun, Chris Lewis, Rodney Brazil, Amanda Hunt, Rachel Chapman and Doug Widick! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy More Banana

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Celebrity Grifts with Gabrielle Bluestone 1:08:08

3y ago1:08:08

1:08:08

Gabrielle Bluestone (Hype, Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened) joins the classroom to talk Celebrity Grifts. Caitlin wonders if she can ethically remain a fan of Suzanne Somers, Lauren thinks Lori Loughlin should be sentenced to being a Real Housewife and is actin the truest grift? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch…

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HoliDating in Cinema with Kenice Mobley 1:15:06

3y ago1:15:06

1:15:06

Kenice Mobley (Love About Town) joins the classroom to discuss romance on cinema set at the holidays! Lauren aruges While You Were Sleeping is the greatest holiday movie, Caitlin thinks Alfre Woodard and Bill Murray should have ended up together in Scrooged and can we remake Love, Actually for 2021? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone…

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Celebrity Mother-Daughter Duos with Rachel Pegram 1:07:52

3y ago1:07:52

1:07:52

Rachel Pegram (The Week Of) joins the classroom to discuss the niche world of celebrity mother-daughter duos including playing Celeb Mom or Normie Mom, Caitlin thinks the best celeb mom-daughter duos are the ones who stay in their own lane, Lauren of course brings up Call My Agent and we ask the important question: is Zoey Deutch a famous person? L…

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FanFic Fest 2021 1:02:46

3y ago1:02:46

1:02:46

Lauren & Caitlin had SO much with last year’s first ever FanFic Fest that they decided to do it all over again! That’s right we’ve got a whole new batch of totally originally, somewhat troubling, and absolutely hilarious fanfics from: Caitlin Gilbert, Victoria Edel , Rachel Chapman, Shamarah Hernandez, Mike DiFranciso, Benjamin Farha, TheArrrgyle p…

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Celebrity Birthdays with Chris De La Cruz 1:03:05

3y ago1:03:05

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To celebrate Lauren’s birthday we are joined by fellow birthday boy Chris De La Cruz (Story Pirates) to discuss the most important birthdays: celebrity birthdays. Caitlin challenges Chris AND Lauren to a game of “Scorpio or Scorpi-NO,” Lauren regales us with tales of Mariah Carey’s Mariah Carey-themed birthday party and Caitlin shoehorns in an X-Fi…

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Swiftie Takeover with Victoria Edel & Ariel Gitlin 1:19:39

3y ago1:19:39

1:19:39

Former guests Victoria Edel (Gold-Plated Girls) and Ariel Gitlin (The Foundation), who previously recruited Lauren to be a 1D stan, return to the classroom to fangirl out about the one and only Taylor Swift. We play “Romeo Take Me” -- guessing which words are Taylor’s and which are Shakespeare’s, and “You And Me Got Big Reputations” -- deciphering …

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Falling In Love with Lana Schwartz 1:07:59

3y ago1:07:59

1:07:59

Lana Schwartz (Build Your Own Romantic Comedy) join the classroom to discuss the baffling subgenre of cinematic romances set in Autumn. Caitlin champions School of Rock as an underrated romance, Lauren is enraged at the twin girl-death romances Autumn in New York and Sweet November and Lana plays “When Harry Met…” which is about Harry Styles obviou…

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Halloween Horror with Juan Leon 1:07:40

3y ago1:07:40

1:07:40

Juan Leon (Dexter: New Blood) joins the classroom to discuss his passion for horror films. Caitlin thinks more art needs to have the fan engagement of scary movies, Lauren thinks Scream reigns supreme because of the hot killers and we play “Name That Scream Queen!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Coming of Age in the 90s with Latisha Di Venuto 1:17:33

3y ago1:17:33

1:17:33

Latisha Di Venuto (Girls) joins the classroom to discuss coming of age in the 90s in pop culture, which apparently means watching a lot of stories about growing up in the 50s. Caitlin feels 90s commercials raised us, Lauren wonders why Reese Witherspoon’s first movie is so underrated and Latisha plays name that 90s sounds and they talk sharing one …

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How To Save A Life with Lynette Rice 1:18:06

3y ago1:18:06

1:18:06

Author Lynnette Rice (Entertainment Weekly) joins the classroom to How To Save A Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy and all things Grey’s! Caitlin admits she doesn’t “get” McDreamy, Lauren shares her favorite Karev fan theories and Lynette shares why some characters’ exis seem clunky and we play F/M/K with iconic Grey’s couples. Learn more ab…

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Not Like Other Girls with Ian Lockwood 1:16:37

3y ago1:16:37

1:16:37

Ian Lockwood (Hot Teens) joins the classroom to discuss the concept of Not Like Other Girls, which is the name of his new single! Caitlin thinks Stassi Shroeder is the ultimate reality Not Like Other Girls, Lauren thinks Bring It On breaks the NLOG/basic binary and Ian creates the NLOG Hall of Fame/Walk of Shame. Learn more about your ad choices. V…

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Agendas with Sophie Santos 59:13

3y ago59:13

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Sophie Santos (The One You Want To Marry) joins the classroom to talk agendas. Caitlin thinks Be Kind, Rewind was a Millennial opus that never really stuck, Lauren is concerned about adults caring too much about teens virginity and Sophie redesigns Pretty Woman in a way that will blow your mind! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/…

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The Zach Cherry Cinematic Universe with Zach Cherry 1:06:14

3y ago1:06:14

1:06:14

Zach Cherry (Shang-Chi, You) joins the classroom to discuss one of Caitlin and Lauren’s favorite topics, Zach Cherry. Lauren thinks two of Zach’s most famous characters are the same person, Caitlin thinks Zach should inherit the riches of Succession and we get to the bottom of if a bot thinks Zach is moving to Canada. Learn more about your ad choic…

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Celebrity Kooks LIVE with Sammy Kang & Kim Marie McCrann 39:09

3y ago39:09

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Our Gen Z correspondents Sammy Kang and Kim Marie McCrann return to the classroom to teach Caitlin and Lauren about the youth. Caitlin goes off the deep end discussing #Gillovny (Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny’s) birthday, Lauren is concerned about Tori Spelling’s affection for Hilaria Baldwin and the Gen Z kids play “Who Is The Flat-Earther?”…

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Movies Based on Merchandise with Mary Dorn 58:30

3y ago58:30

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Mary Dorn (More Banana’s The Bapcast) joins the classroom to discuss the bizarre phenomenon of movies based on previously existing merchandise. One of Caitlin’s favorite movies is Clue, but she’s never played the game, Lauren laments what went wrong with the recent Jem & The Holograms movies and Mary plays PitchFire: Sells Out! Learn more about you…

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