Episode Notes Hopefully none of you have a Kevin Smith story. This episode we deconstruct sexuality within 1997's Chasing Amy. Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh. Support Mansplaining by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/mansplaining Find out more at http://mansplainingpodcast.com…

Episode Notes Get in this love shack and listen to our thoughts on 1998's The Wedding Singer. Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh. Support Mansplaining by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/mansplaining Find out more at http://mansplainingpodcast.com…

Episode Notes Who wants to live forever? Don't lose your head. That sensation you're feeling isn't the Quickening, it's how boring we thought this movie was! In this episode, we're born to be kings in the 1986 cult hit, Highlander. Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh.Other audio clips are from Highlander, copy…

Episode Notes Are you tired of men monopolizing the word “mansplaining?” We are here to provide relief from the drone of men explaining to women how to be a proper lady, and, instead, we are here to tell you how to be a proper man. Welcome to Mansplaining, an explication of hyper-masculinity in pop culture. In this intro/catch-up episode, we cover …

Episode Notes Simon says "don't ask about the three seashells." Between the casting, the names, and the ridiculously simple Utopian society, it's hard to choose the most ridiculous aspect of this film. This episode we're heading back to the future in the 1993 Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes vehicle, Demolition Man. Theme music is "Add 60 Secon…

Episode Notes What is the only thing standing between the love of an estranged father and his son? Only a dying mother and a lot of extremely sweaty arm wrestling. This episode we're going over the top in the 1987 Sylvester Stallone vehicle, Over the Top. Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh.Other audio clips a…

Episode Notes Come with us as we explore a beautiful piece of speculative fiction about an alt-history America where being a bouncer is a superpower. This episode we're joined by honorary Mansplainer Chris Ward to learn how to be nice until it's time to not be nice by watching the Patrick Swayze classic, Roadhouse. Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (t…

Episode Notes They can take our lives, but they can never take... our women! Who we view as property! Cue two and a half hours of bloodshed. This week we're joined by our friend Renee Badenoch to discuss known misogynist and bigot Mel Gibson's Scottish epic, Braveheart. Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh.Othe…

Episode Notes Kae got sick and now Brittny's in charge and just, man, wow. Our friend and fan of the podcast, Leah, joins us and allegedly we talk about the nature of mankind in 1991's sci-fi classic, Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh.Other audio clips are from Terminator 2: Judg…

Episode Notes Kae and Brittny are putting the bunny back in the box as they watch and consider racial representation, mental health, and the industrial prison system in 1997's Con Air. Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh.Other audio clips are from Con Air, copyright 1997 Touchstone Pictures, utilized under fai…

Episode Notes After a long hiatus, our mansplaining pals are back. Just in time for America's birth, Kae and Brittny come to you with 1996's Independence Day. Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh.Other audio clips are from Independence Day, copyright 1996 Centropolis Entertainment, utilized under fair use. Find…

Episode Notes It's time for a transition to the n-n-n-nineties. Kae and Brittny watched True Lies and contemplated evolving views of feminine roles in the family, problematic marital consent, and whether horses belong on elevators. Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh.Other audio clips are from True Lies, copyr…

Episode Notes The last episode in our original 1980's action film series! We look at RoboCop, and try to come to terms with some of the anxieties of the 80s and how they will transfer over to the 90s. Also, robotic cops! Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh.Other audio clips are from RoboCop, copyright 1987 Ori…

Episode Notes War sucks. Come join us on a friendly romp through the north-Pacific woodlands as we examine mental illness, police militarization, and the Vietnam War in 1982's "First Blood". Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh.Other music is "Sad Trio" and "Kawaii Kitsune" by Kevin MacLeod.Other audio clips ar…

Episode Notes We're getting too old for th-- Okay, let's not run it into the ground. Episode 4 is about mental health, masculinity, and Reagan-era ideals in 1987's Lethal Weapon. Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh.Other audio clips are from Lethal Weapon, copyright 1987 Silver Pictures, utilized under fair us…

Episode Notes Joined by resident Die Hard aficionado and scholar, Savannah, we examine marriage and attempt to find the feminist action hero in 1988's Die Hard. Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh.Other audio clips are from Die Hard, copyright 1988 20th Century Fox, utilized under fair use. Find out more at ht…

Episode Notes This week we are talking about misogyny, grief and homosociality within 1986’s Top Gun. Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh.Other audio clips are from Top Gun, copyright 1986 Paramount Films, utilized under fair use. Find out more at http://mansplainingpodcast.com…

Episode Notes In their inaugural episode, Kae and Brittny examine 1988's Jean Claude Van Damme vehicle, Bloodsport. Theme music is "Add 60 Seconds (to the Bechdel Test)" by Kenny Kenny Oh Oh.Other audio clips are from Bloodsport, copyright 1988 Cannon Films, utilized under fair use. Find out more at http://mansplainingpodcast.com…