Best Kelly Anneken Podcasts (2024)

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Three Buttons and a Bean 2:09:13

3+ y ago2:09:13

2:09:13

*gong noise* Kelly and Amy are back with a little holiday cheer as they recap Kenneth Branagh's A Midwinter's Tale (or In the Bleak Midwinter to our UK Cousins), a 1995 black-and-white love letter to Shakespeare, the power of live theatre and Joan Collins. They discuss their obsession with Bravo's Below Deck Mediterranean, people making horrible ch…

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Sleeping Like the Air Jordan Logo 59:00

3+ y ago59:00

59:00

Kelly + Molly are back to do a little quarantine check-in and plug their latest online projects. They chat about what they're reading, what they're watching and what they're doing for self care, plus offer their take on the Handmaid's Tale S4 trailer. Catch Kelly Anneken's Lack of Variety Hour on Saturday, August 29 at 8 ET/5 PT and subscribe to Mo…

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Primed for Weirdness 1:51:37

4y ago1:51:37

1:51:37

Kelly + Molly reunite for a special, pandemic episode of Red All Over! They chat about what they've been up to since their final episode, what they're reading/watching/listening to as they shelter in place, and go deep on the Hulu documentary Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word is Power. They also cover the opposite of negging, Tiger …

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Testaments Book Recap 4: The Royal Jerk 1:17:13

4+ y ago1:17:13

1:17:13

Kelly + Molly give a proper sendoff to Aunt Lydia, Agnes Jemima, Daisy/Jade/Nicole, Bekah and all the rest as they cover the satisfying ending of a very uneven book. There's an Action Offred surprise appearance, even yet still more Aunt names, beeping vaginas, cheese salad, longing for the ambiguity of the Handmaid's Tale book ending, the Nellie J.…

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Testaments Book Recap 3: Ew, Shannon! 1:16:04

4+ y ago1:16:04

1:16:04

Kelly + Molly recall problematic times with Margaret Atwood, among other things, in their third recap of The Testaments. They get into it about character zodiac signs, Elisa Lam, grotesque descriptions of old men, the Bluebeard, how to correctly pronounce 'crayons,' winter ovesters, the truth about Santa Claus, Commander Judd's R. Kelly contraband,…

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Testaments Book Recap 2: Oh My Garth 1:20:32

4+ y ago1:20:32

1:20:32

Get in loser, we're joining Mayday! Kelly + Molly are back to discuss yet still more Testaments-related topics such as telling the four Founders apart, being dead as a donkey, wondering who would hurt a pearl, the consisten badassery of Quakers, Carvel ice cream cakes, determining which character is the stupidest, Margaret Atwood's weird body shami…

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Testaments Book Recap 1: F*ck You, Brother! 1:05:53

4+ y ago1:05:53

1:05:53

Pull up your dollhouse! It's time to talk about The Testaments, Margaret Atwood's Booker Prize nominated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. Our verdict? Parts of it, real good! Kelly + Molly encounter the inevitable Professor Snape comparisons, discuss how to correctly cite Bible verses, explore Pearl Girls and the concubine cut into twelve pieces, com…

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Flimsy as a Floozy 2:21:59

4+ y ago2:21:59

2:21:59

NEAME willing, Kelly & Amy are proud to present their last Downton Abbey recap ever. All your favorites are here for the movie: Fashion Backwards, Amy Repeats History and a litany of goofy-ass callbacks to episodes past. They worry that this movie might get nominated for a gd Oscar, speculate about Matthew Goode's reaction to being contractually ob…

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Kristen Gutoskie Interview 27:31

4+ y ago27:31

27:31

Surprise! We've got one more interview for the road. Kelly had a chance to talk with her favorite Martha, Kristen Gutoskie (aka Beth a-the besto, she make-a the pesto), and she was a goshdarn delight! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 36: Exploratory Backchat 1:24:00

4+ y ago1:24:00

1:24:00

Blessed be the finale, Redheads! Kelly + Molly's hearts grew three sizes as they watched The Handmaid's Tale S3E13. It's a strong finish to an uneven season, so they take the opportunity to get real pedantic about "mayday," worry about Gilead secret slime action, come up with a Steven Universe name for June + Janine, spot some Lush shampoo outside …

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Bruce Miller Interview 29:17

4+ y ago29:17

29:17

We can't even, y'all. CAN. NOT. EVEN. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 35: MAKE OUT 1:27:17

4+ y ago1:27:17

1:27:17

It's stress on stress on stress in The Handmaid's Tale S3E12, but Kelly + Molly are thrilled because their podcast inspired a woman to dump her wack ass boyfriend. They're begging for a Thug Life mashup for this episode, clocking textbook examples of dramatic irony, encouraging everyone in Gilead to just take a hit of that medicinal marijuana, read…

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 34: Musical Magical Scotch 1:18:41

4+ y ago1:18:41

1:18:41

Birth control is not yet a collectors item in this recap of The Handmaid's Tale S3E11 and Kelly + Molly are explaining some jokes that happen with their faces. Sweet baby and friend of the pod Yahlin Chang wins MVP for writing this season in a genuinely stressful episode with clearly defined stakes. They're not buying Whitford's excuses for the thi…

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 33: The Balls Have Eyes 1:28:05

5y ago1:28:05

1:28:05

Say yes to the scone with our recap of S3E10 of The Handmaid's Tale! Kelly + Molly are occasionally jackasses, but today they're bringing musical research that will blow your socks off (Mozart fans: ready your pitchforks). After a brief discussion of the show's ongoing failure to engage with race, they lose their minds over dessert-based semaphore,…

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 32: Eskip-It 1:20:30

5y ago1:20:30

1:20:30

Yikes P. Bikes, this episode scores five "yi-yi-yi-yi-yis" as Kelly + Molly connect the dots to baby first hospitals, solitary confinement and heartbeat bills. We're not a commander-friendly podcast as we watch Handmaid's Tale S3E9's drama unfold in a radical, experimental free-range hospital in Gilead. There are shades of Black Mirror's "San Junip…

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 31: Support Bisque 1:08:06

5y ago1:08:06

1:08:06

Kelly + Molly are rooting for torture in this recap of The Handmaid's Tale S3E8, which contains the long awaited Aunt Lydia flashback! Don't be mad, Gilead made them this way. They're begging June to leave Carol/Natalie alone, feeling bored by everything in Boston, stanning hard for Ann Dowd's gorgeous looks, trying to figure out contemporary goths…

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 30: Avoid That Winnowing Fork 1:26:26

5y ago1:26:26

1:26:26

Get down with medicine in this recap of The Handmaid's Tale S3E7. Kelly + Molly are honestly shocked that it took this long to get an episode called "Under His Eye" and they're rolling out the red rope as they get into it about being Team Carol, the show's conservative fans, their wild excitement about Gilead restaurants, all the beverages by Sobe …

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Marissa Jo Cerar Interview 23:05

5y ago23:05

23:05

Molly chats with Handmaid's Tale writer (and fellow Redhead!) Marissa Jo Cerar about female musical artists, how being adopted impacts her work and what was up with that convenience store scene in S3E5 "Unknown Caller." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Dorothy Fortenberry Interview 30:28

5y ago30:28

30:28

Kelly had a chance to chat with Handmaid's Tale OG writer Dorothy "DForts" Fortenberry to talk through the latest episode of the Hulu series ("Household"), her take on Meloni/Reaser Watch and her favorite chick flick/form of self-care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 29: Oppression Dickie 1:28:29

5y ago1:28:29

1:28:29

The Swiss are giving a ball and everyone's invited (except Nick). Kelly + Molly recap The Handmaid's Tale S3E6 and are thrilled to report that Meloni Watch has ended! They take a spin on the Handmaid's Express, celebrate a great bootist, fail to recognize almost any Washington DC landmarks, break down the Quiverfull movement, speculate about Gilead…

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 28: Hold the Suitcase Phone 1:14:00

5y ago1:14:00

1:14:00

Kelly + Molly briefly host a fruit fan podcast and a The Best Years of Our Lives podcast before they pick apart the least believable part of The Handmaid's Tale S3E5. They demand a backstory arc for Amanda Brugel, explain how there's only two types of men (plus OT Fagbenle), fire up the slut signal, gush over Yvonne Strahovski wearing pants, interr…

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 27: The Human Rice 56:48

5y ago56:48

56:48

Live from the past, it's Kelly + Molly (with a recap of The Handmaid's Tale S3E4)! In what passes for a "breather" episode of this show, Gilead gets strict again, we finally see some boys (who be likin' dinosaurs), the once and future Rory reunites with Clea Duvall and her woke baby, Fred wants Serena Joy to ask him to the Sadie Hawkins dance, Katy…

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 26: Pinkie Fingers Up 1:13:06

5y ago1:13:06

1:13:06

Cue up your "Whit's Greatest Hits" mixtape and get ready for the Transformers/Handmaid's Tale crossover you didn't know you wanted. Kelly doesn't know her own age and Molly's too jaded to be shocked, but like stalwart Marthas, they're really good at multitasking in this recap of S2E3. They've got some notes on the soundtrack (more Dido, Britney Spe…

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 25: Trauma Olympics 1:07:51

5y ago1:07:51

1:07:51

We're at def con YIKES in this recap of The Handmaid's Tale S3E2 and even Molly's Martha face blindness can't put a damper on the joy of finally getting FACE BUTTER (kinda) and other treats straight from Margaret Atwood's novel. She and Kelly raise a glass of Serena Joy's Skinny Chardonnay as they call Jesus a couch surfer, muse on the mysteries of…

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 24: Ofscript 1:03:34

5y ago1:03:34

1:03:34

The Handmaid's Tale is back, so Kelly + Molly are here to guide you through the valley of the shadow of death (jk nothing bad ever happens in Gilead). They give a well-deserved shoutout to their hookups at Hulu, LOL at June's profane bible verses, debate the way to make a perfect season opener, enjoy a very short Whitford Watch 2019, imagine a post…

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Legally Blonde Movie Recap: Chick Lit Books, Chiclet Teeth 1:10:17

5y ago1:10:17

1:10:17

Kelly & Molly are back with a special Galentine's/Palentine's Day treat! They breakdown the 2001 girl power classic Legally Blonde and dish about SF's Darwin Cafe, internet friends and brunches, whether they actually like The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu, getting drunk on broth, nail techs in different area codes, Warner's two dads, the Final Destinatio…

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The End..? 57:31

5+ y ago57:31

57:31

Due to technical difficulties, Kelly & Amy wrap up their coverage of Victoria and make a stunning announcement! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Kelly Anneken & the Margaret Atwood Experience 32:21

5+ y ago32:21

32:21

Blessed day, Redheads! We've got a special bonus for you--all the exciting deets from Kelly's encounter with the sardonic goddess and Handmaid's Tale scribe herself, Maggie Atts! Yadda yadda Facebook, yadda yadda Apple Podcasts, yadda yadda Venmo. See you in 2019! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Baklava Syndrome 48:04

5+ y ago48:04

48:04

Kelly & Amy talk a lot about Taco Bell in this recap of Victoria S2E3. They also chat Bane, Poortown Lite & Bohemian Rhapsody. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Gal's Guide to Gilead: Nazis Are Gross 57:50

5+ y ago57:50

57:50

Kelly & Molly discuss their current birth control methods in an effort to avoid the actual content of the episode, their final explainer episode about the real-life inspiration behind The Handmaid's Tale book, film and Hulu adaptation. They cover Bigfoot documentaries, numbers as a tool of the patriarchy, real-ass citations, looking out for sex wor…

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Pagets All the Way Down 1:02:01

5+ y ago1:02:01

1:02:01

Kelly & Amy overcome texts not going through to bring you the golden episode of Victoria, S2E2. They chat about Tilda Swinton, Dadbert and DODubs dividing up all the arts, the deliciousness of Ernst, poor baby Ada Lovelace, the rudeness of Shakespeare fans, Victorian Shake Weights, Lord M playing The Sims, marriage advice from Lord Byron, and the f…

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Gal's Guide to Gilead: The Annual Chernobyl Churro Festival 56:03

5+ y ago56:03

56:03

Kelly & Molly prepare for what's sure to be an uplifting Season 3 of The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu with their fourth installment of Gal's Guide to Gilead. This time, they dig into the real-life inspirations for the novel and tv show while making an unfortunate number of Smash Mouth references, dissing the the tourism of the macabre, bemoaning the und…

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You Smell Like the City 1:18:09

5+ y ago1:18:09

1:18:09

Kell & Amy are back and they feel like Slurms Mackenzie! For their recap of Victoria S2E1, they get to sit at the baronet's table! They also go off on a trans tangent, instruct people to take care of the smegma in their own eyes, curse out Lionel Bart, suggest an unusual method of birth control, and encourage everyone to read more novels. Hosted on…

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Gal's Guide to Gilead: Twizzler Dreams 47:44

5+ y ago47:44

47:44

Kelly & Molly handle the flotsam and jetsam of The Handmaid's Tale in this grab bag episode. They get into bad Spanglish, how to partially like books, Molly's lack of geography skills, the merits of reality tv, identifying primary and secondary sources, the semantics of the Colonies, human male seahorses, and Making a Martha. Don't forget to show u…

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Gal's Guide to Gilead: Lohannaisance 1:17:28

5+ y ago1:17:28

1:17:28

Kelly & Molly are back and more fueled by mac n' cheese than ever! In the second Gal's Guide to Gilead Handmaid's Tale explainer ep, they talk Gilead and its diminishing returns, epigraphs vs epigrams, Kentucky hags, Naomi Osaka, fertility-destroying caviar, Hulu series newspaper easter eggs, the Wayne Enterprises Christmas party, cunnilingus train…

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I Do, Charloote, I Do! 53:28

5+ y ago53:28

53:28

Gather round, wrigglepantses! It's the S1 finale of Victoria and Kelly & Amy are throwing up some nein signs. They discuss the vagaries of digital copyrights, apologize to to Alex Jennings, tell Vicky to stop watching makeup tutorials on YouTube, first-year marital strife, Lehzen's wet nurse requirements, Victorian maternity wear, terrible editoria…

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The Return of the Luncheon 59:26

5+ y ago59:26

59:26

Kelly & Amy round the corner on S1E7 of Victoria. They're still not having it with 50 Shades of Chef, but otherwise enjoy this exploration of the Industrial Revolution. Kelly has a broom for a hand, Amy is somewhat boring and everyone's gotta find out what happened with Aquaman! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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What Would Gwen from Torchwood Do? 1:09:53

5+ y ago1:09:53

1:09:53

Kelly & Amy realy have the gigles in this recap of Victoria S1E6. They also fire Daisy Goodwin, experience the joys of Cecilia Buggin, explain sentient couch insurance options, dig into morganatic marriages, reveal that you can be horny and a good person at the same time, diss extremely slow southern accents, praise Wellington for living his best l…

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New Coin, New Handkerchief 1:01:40

5+ y ago1:01:40

1:01:40

Kelly & Amy speak truth to Medium and call Louisa May Alcott out for her lies in their recap of Victoria S1E5. They also make fun of Kentucky and California, hail Coburg: home of the sinister laugh, take applications for ladle bitches, and smack talk parents. Kelly makes a sweet burn on the privy council, Amy imagines herself as a cokehead, and eve…

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DashCam 1:08:23

5+ y ago1:08:23

1:08:23

We open at the milk bar as Kelly and Amy recap Victoria S1E4 and really get to know the "enthralling but prickly" Albert. The also delve into the upside of the opiod epidemic, declare England to be the Kentucky of Europe, wonder where servants sign up to get in on the scamming, suggest that Alex Jones should change his name, shame Vicky's fat-shami…

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A Hard Cake Is Good To Find 1:00:22

5+ y ago1:00:22

1:00:22

Kelly & Amy encounter a real Michigan J. Frog situation in their recap of Victoria S1E3. They also hate on suburban Connecticut and Coburg, speculate about bonnets, decide Vicky's mom is a vampire, discuss the challenges of shaking a stalker who is also the queen, wonder why Sir John speaks in an evil accent 100% of the time, and finally meet Princ…

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Gal's Guide to Gilead: Face Dot Com 50:06

5+ y ago50:06

50:06

Kelly & Molly, cite their sources--thoroughly--from the comfort of a spacious new couch! In their first explainer episode, they put the Handmaid in The Handmaid's Tale with info from the original novel, the Hulu adaptation, and the sardonic Margaret Atwood's own words. They also spend an absurd amount of time talking about Lindsay Lohan's farewell …

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Summa Cum Rat 1:05:16

5+ y ago1:05:16

1:05:16

Kelly & Amy are back at it with a recap of Victoria S1E2. Vicky's mom does not have it going on, Victorian necklines are terrible, the House of Lords is just a lower key version of Mrs. Patmore yelling, the portrait of Jenna Coleman doesn't look like Jenna Coleman, various people are rude on nuns, no one can make a cake without grifting, there's an…

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Let's Just Go To Burger King 1:14:58

5+ y ago1:14:58

1:14:58

Rejoice! GLORIANA! Kelly & Amy make their triumphant return to podcasting with this recap of Victoria S1E1. Unfortunately, Amy's computer crashed while she was editing this episode, banishing them to the land of wind and ghosts, so we don't have our usual hilarious show notes. The episode itself survived, so please to enjoy it, because Amy also los…

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The Parent Trap Movie Recap: The Fran Standard 1:21:38

5+ y ago1:21:38

1:21:38

Kelly & Molly crack open the prize bucket to bring you sweet zaddy Dennis Quaid in 1998's cinematic masterpiece The Parent Trap. They dish about Nancy Meyers and her thrice-divorced 45-year-old children, Bruce Springsteen appropriating gay hookup culture, boat law, peak Lindsay Lohan, various basterdizations of the Salem Witch Trials, the surprisin…

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 23: The Small Unbuttered Faces 1:41:08

6y ago1:41:08

1:41:08

Kelly & Molly get in a few last audible high fives, self-care horns, and Johnny Gunman jokes in their supersized recap of The Handmaid's Tale S2E13. They keep things relatively civil while discussing the finale in all its glory: searching for Gilead's version of McCall's, ascribing meaning to flowers, praising Elisabeth Moss' #1 line reading in the…

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 22: Clear Eyes, Full Uterus, Can't Lose 1:12:35

6y ago1:12:35

1:12:35

Kelly & Molly give Kesha a shoutout in their recap of the penultimate episode of The Handmaid's Tale S2. They tell what the deal is about maternity giraffes, gym symbolism, hope chests, breast milk negotiations, putting a bell on Fred Waterford, Cancer season v. Scorpio season, their ideal Shannon shoutout from the Hulu show, beersplaining, Alexis …

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Kira Snyder Interview 25:27

6y ago25:27

25:27

Kelly chats with Handmaid's Tale S2E11 writer Kira Snyder about wildly overqualified Marthas, dog v. wolf, her self-care routine, and that extra special Radio Free America DJ cameo! NOTE: This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Handmaid's Tale Hulu Recap 21: Being Cherry Jones 1:02:50

6y ago1:02:50

1:02:50

Kelly & Molly bite into the juicy tomato that is The Handmaid's Tale S2E11 (which is also an unexpected Holly Hunter documentary). They suggest that the writers' room leave the Margaret Atwood impressions and take the cannoli, dish about sperm, remind the Redheads that they are not doctors, raise money for big teacher sweaters, make a Ferris Buelle…

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Yahlin Chang Interview: Parenthood in Hell 27:05

6y ago27:05

27:05

Molly chats with The Handmaid's Tale S2E10 writer Yahlin Chang about that excruciating rape scene, Hulu writers' room snacks, FACE BUTTER, and her favorite girly movies! NOTE: This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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