The scintillating ALL-AUSTEN content block comes screeching into Andrew Davies' 2008 "Sense and Sensibility" like a bat out of hell. This week, we've got all-new Dashwood girls, a completely illegal round of the hot new game "Fred, Mary, Will," and enough sexy horse names to start a sexy ranch. Music credits: "Big Action Sports Rock," by Alexander …

That's right, folks — it's time to strap in, rev up your engines, and get ready for a raw, rugged, 100% premium grade "ALL AUSTEN" content block, starting with Gwyneth Paltrow's in-your-face, no-holds barred 1996 juggernaut, "Goop's Emma." In this breathtaking, death-defying tournament of champions, two Emmas enter, but only one Emma will leave ali…

The Death March is over, but we still have to do our Plot Line Power Rankings, play a bracing game of Ned, Kitty, El, and slide, gracefully, into Dodo's DMs. Our scintillating Middlemarch content block comes to a scintillating end with the 1994 BBC miniseries! Music credits: “Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey "Slow Dance for Classical Strings," by Or…

This is a very short announcement to say that we are moving our release date to Tuesdays. I'm realizing this announcement is timed with April Fools Day, so I'll just pause to say that this is not a trick. We'll be back with the final installment of Death March Through Middlemarch, "Death March Through Middlemarch, Leg Five: The March Home" tomorrow…

Our brutal march comes to an end in the forsaken lands where George's murderous schemes make targets of us all. But before we few survivors can rest our broken bodies on the unforgiving ground, we must spin the dread roulette of "Fred, Mary, Will" one last time. And also make a very steamy kissing scene a good deal more family friendly. Music credi…

And now we march through the most dangerous territory yet: The fevered swamps where Emo Will Ladislaw lurks and the weary survivors must play "Fred, Mary, Will" ... or die. Music credits: "Neoclassica Baroque," by Synthezx "Prince of Darkness," by Allen Grey “Sadness,” by Allen Grey "Baroque Harpsichord," by Cinemedia "Classical Baroque," by Cineme…

The grueling death march through Middlemarch continues at a breakneck pace, and even King George himself has racked up a body count. Music credits: "Baroque Harpsichord," by Cinemedia "Classical Baroque," by Cinemedia "Inspiring Baroque," by Orchestralis "Baroque," by Gold Tiger "Neoclassica Baroque," by Synthezx "Marching Military Drums," by Orche…

Dodo Brooke just rizzed up Casaubon, and that's only the first book. The blistering death march through Middlemarch begins in earnest. Music credits: "Prince of Darkness," by Allen Grey "Baroque," by Gold Tiger "Neoclassica Baroque," by Synthezx "Classical Baroque," by Cinemedia "Baroque Harpsichord," by Cinemedia "Inspiring Baroque," by Orchestral…

It begins. Music credits: "Heroic Ancient Adventure," by R-Production "Prince of Darkness," by Allen Grey Special thanks to Baby Bee Carys for the theme music! Subscribe to our Patreon at Patreon.com/BSCCPodcast and support the show at Bit.ly/RattlesnakeJake! Advertise on The Baby-Sitters Club Club via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. V…

The iconic Circle of Friends known as Tanner, Jack, and Lewis get to the bottom of some deeply concerning facts about bachelor and bachelorette parties, bread-adjacent characters in movies, and some of the different things that friends can do in a circle. This week's Chris is O'Donnell, and he does not acquit himself particularly well in this film.…

Welcome to the Winter of our Cris(tin Milioti)-Content. This episode took almost 400 years to make. We'd like to thank Andy Samberg. And Your Mother. Music credits: “Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey Special thanks to Baby Bee Carys for the theme music! Subscribe to our Patreon at Patreon.com/BSCCPodcast and support the show at Bit.ly/RattlesnakeJake…

One of the juiciest Chris-es this side of "Puffin Rock" AND a fellow podcaster in one movie means that the boys will have to muster the performance of a lifetime to do this delightful film justice. And boy, do they deliver. Prepare to meet Sir Edwin Chastity, an incredible new character who will doubtless be an enduring legacy of this year in podca…

This week's Chris-es are Messina and (ever-so-briefly) Pine. Blink and you miss 'em, but we really do need to catch them all. We also need to check for Hobbits, rant, self-righteously, about how content was better in the aughts, and dramatically improve a wedding poem. Lots of work to do, so hop in! (Also, we're mustard bros this week. Probably bes…

Remember when we did Swiftmas, and the time when Jack was at Grandma’s so we did one about Puffin Rock too? WELL F**KING FORGET ABOUT ALL OF THAT BECAUSE WE NEED TO FIND THAT ENERGY WE HAD WHEN ARBITER TANNER WENT MISSING AND ARBITER JACK CAME BACK RIDING THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE TO WHISK US AWAY TO SAVE HIM. Remember how pulse-pounding that w…

Here’s wishing that you thrive and find happiness in the new year. And even though we’ve all made it to 2024 together, it’s important to remember how we got here and why we’re still doing this. Our passion and our drive is only part of the equation. It’s you, our loyal audience, that keeps us going week in and week out. Thank you for everything. A …

Merry Swiftmas, y'all! As is traditional during Swiftmas, we will be celebrating Taylor by enjoying her hit 2010 film, "Valentine's Day." Any and all holidays that conflict with this fun, festive, family tradition will be summarily canceled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Now is (continues) the winter of our "Chris" content, made funner by the "Chris" from "Civil War." Y'all are going to need your "Ghosted" names for this one, so start thinking about that now! But before you get too excited — there's no easy way to say this, but, well ... the number of ghosts in this movie is probably not the number of ghosts that y…

Now is the winter of our "Chris" content, made gloriously dumber by the "Chris" from Thor. That's right, folks, it's a brand new content block to warm our hearts all through this bitter winter! So strap in and settle down for the very first "Chris" of the season: Hemsworth? "Kris"ten Stewart? Or is it multiple "Chris"es for the price of just one ab…

The October Hunt for the Hunks of the Hunt for Red October comes to a dramatic conclusion with the biggest hunk-hunting expedition ever mounted. Music credits: "Epic Battleship Soundtrack," by Snow Music Studio "Hopeful," by Wave Music Studio "Sad Emotional Piano," by Olexandr Ignatov “Typewriter Blues,” by AllenGrey Special thanks to Baby Bee Cary…

Please join us for the Hanksgiving armistice, where we take a break from hunting hunks and give thanks for Hanks. And also for Meg Ryan. Then, as is Hanksgiving tradition, we'll be generating our Sleepless in Seattle names and writing some moving "Dad Personals," in the event that our sons ever need to call into a radio show to advertise our person…

This week, the Hunk Hunters step back and give space to an incredible independent creator. This deep dive into the troubled nation state of Genovia, and the powerful artistic movement inspired by the political turmoil at its heart, will challenge and empower you. But don't worry, we'll get our hunk in the end: It's Chris Pine's Jack Ryan, and he's …

A hunk-hunting operation at the edges of deep space goes terribly wrong when hunk from The Hunt for Red October Sam Neill falls in love with a spaceship in this hilarious, heartwarming, "eyes-optional" romance about Morbius, Starck, Cooper, and the hunks from outer space! Music credits: "Science Fiction," by Sawtooz "Epic Battleship Soundtrack," by…

We really stepped in it this week, folks. We went into this scenario half-cocked, landed right in the soft part of a hunk nest, and the cap popped CLEAN OFF. You should have seen it. Never been so many hunks in one place at one time. Like one of those popping videos on TikTok. But, we’ll just do what we always do: chop wood and carry water. Which i…

We may have lost the entire city of Paris this week, but we sure as heck found our hunk—it's Ben Affleck('s Jack Ryan) and he's busy trying to put animal crackers down people's underpants. That's right—the hunt for the hunks of The Hunt for Red October continues ... in space! Music credits: ⁠"Hail to the Chief,"⁠ by Orchestralis ⁠"The President,"⁠ …

Did you know that a human being can speed run the entire 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves NES game in under 30 minutes? Yeah, we thought it would be a lot shorter too. Don’t worry — Tanner and Mr. Butt also have plenty to say about the scintillating movie it’s based on! Music credits: "Epic Battleship Soundtrack," by Snow Music Studio "That Cyber…

The October Hunt for the hunks of the film the Hunt for Red October continues this week as we go for the meatiest part of the hunk: the tender Alec Baldwin(’s Jack Ryan). The movie, and by extension episode, is largely about people in their 60-70s having sex, so if that’s “your thing,” you’ll be right at home. Music credits: "Epic Battleship Soundt…

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you woke up tomorrow and the 2004 film "Wimbledon," starring Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst, never existed? Are you prepared to experience, in painstaking detail, the precise horror of that alternate universe? Because we're about to take you there, and the world might never be the same. Music credits: "Ep…

Like all beautiful things, the Summer of Sandra must finally die, but what a ride it's been! And what a way to send it off — with a wide-reaching and exhaustive discussion of the live action Ninja Turtles film TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze. (N.B. This episode may also contain occasional mentions of Sandra Bullock's first major feature film, "Love…

This week, the boys attempt to answer a particularly thorny set of questions, like, "Why didn't they call it 'Horse Box'"? And, "Why are the creatures so beautiful?" And, "Why won't you all just take off your blindfolds already? The creatures are beautiful. It's going to be fine!" Music credits: "Eerie Suspense Ambient," by AZ Studio “Typewriter Bl…

Emergency transmission from the near future! Please respond by Lakehousing me a letter if you get this. It's me, Lakelyn – or McKayla, depending on when you knew me. Look, names got complicated after the collapse, alright? Anyways, I've hijacked this podcast feed (sorry, not sorry) to send you all a desperate message from 30-40 years from now: DO N…

Happy Labor Day! We'll be back next week with more Strange Bedfellows, but in the meantime, we're unlocking a Patreon episode for you to enjoy. To support our show, and get a new Patreon episode each week, visit patreon.com/bsccpodcast. Get in on the ground floor for the exciting, dynamic, and utterly outrageous "Just the Ten of Us" RPG! It's all y…

Don't worry – the producers sat down with Tanner before the recording of this episode and had a constructive talk with him about how much people love the movie and how important it is to be sensitive and thoughtful about the sad parts in it. It took us a few takes to get this absolutely perfect, but we think everyone will be very happy with the fin…

“Hilda Doolittle” – Jack Shepherd, Strange Bedfellows The Summer of Sandra has gone extraterrestrial with 2013’s “Gravity,” or as we like to call it, “Speed 3: Speed 2 in Space” (”Speed 2” being “Speed” in a boat, and “Speed” being “Die Hard” on a bus.) We wanted to see how hard it could actually be to survive a “Gravity,” so we decided to do one o…

Coven-up, team! Witches are real, and it's time for us to find our very own Amas Veritas! Just pray that your one true love is not Mark Feuerstein, because that dude is going to get merc'd so hard, and it's going to be entirely our faults. The scintillating Summer of Sandra continues with a pitcher of Midnight Margaritas ... and a whole lot of Prac…

Eighteenth-century British novelist Daniel Defoe stars in this scintillating sequel to the hit movie "Speed," in which they cut all the good parts out of "Speed" and added some leeches. This week, we're focus-grouping what people want out of the movie, be-bettering a blurb, and adding a much-needed exploding tanker ship to the sensational Summer of…

Grab a pen, a bikini, and an FBI badge, because we're all going undercover this week to catch a killer at the big beauty pageant! If we can figure out how to fill out these applications, that is. Also, there's a bee in the studio and it's trying to put an end to the Summer of Sandra. Please send help! Music credits:"Summer Sport Rock," by 331 "Salu…

Get out your modems, your IBM 701 laptop with the butterfly keyboard, and ... unfortunately, your hankies, because we're going to be doing an equal amount of l33t haxoring and ugly crying today. That's right, the #SummerOfSandra has a body count now ... Music credits: "Summer Sport Rock," by 331 "Funeral March," by Allen Grey "Memorial," by Nuclear…

The epic #SummerOfSandra continues with a heartwarming, hilarious love story for the ages — starring our heroine and the Green Lantern himself — that some people who will remain nameless are too pigheaded and uncultured to properly appreciate. With Betty White. And Oscar. Don't forget to use the hashtag #Meatballs! Music credits: "Summer Sport Rock…

Pop Quiz, Hotshots: How many buses explode in the movie "Speed," starring Sandra Bullock, Keāno, and Dennis Hopper from "Speed"? We'll do our best to answer, but we're pretty busy trying to keep this podcast humming along at just over 50 miles an hour, because if we slow down for even a second, things could go horribly, horribly ... Oh God. Music c…

It's Boyzone/Dadzone this week, and it's also the exciting premiere of a brand-new content block called Summer of Sandra! Whether you're listening for the spectacular #SummerOfSandra snippets or the neat and nifty #NeedForSpeed nuggets, there's plenty here for everyone, so strap in! Also, Tanner apparently doesn't know what Sleeping Beauty is. Musi…

Hugh Grant's Vernal Dance comes to a scintillating conclusion thanks to the incredible musical talents of guest Jared Sosa and the once-in-a-generation lyrical genius of your boys, Jack and Tanner. Did we fall in love while creating this soon-to-be-smash-hit single for you? Did we reveal breathtaking new information about the secret lives of two de…

We dodged a real bullet this week (well, not Tanner—he was killed by his Looper closing the loop) when we DIDN’T watch 1995’s “Nine Months” and instead watched 2002’s “Two Week Notice” during the continuing frenzied mania that is Hugh Grant’s Vernal Dance (#HGVD). But that’s not our ONLY viral cause this week, because our intrepid young investigato…

Hailed as the “Superman: Dawn of Justice” of its day, our film this week was the first to unite three separate cinematic universes in one story-telling masterpiece. Never before, and to the day of this being written never again since, has a film DARED to invite the “City of Angels” AND the “Little Nicky” narrative universes into its OWN overarching…

It’s more role-playing than not this week as we discuss this classic "squeakuel" to "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and try to perfect our Owen Wilson impressions, which somehow get worse by the end of the episode. But you know what they always say: "Size matters, but in the spy world, it’s reversed!" Special thanks to Baby Bee Carys for the theme mu…

We're taking another week off this week, as some of us attempt to herd some cats onto an airplane, so please enjoy one of our very favorite Baby-Sitters Club Club episodes from the past few years this week, and we'll be back next week! In this special one-off episode, Dan Brown scholars and archivists Jack Shepherd and Tanner Greenring collaborate …

We're taking another week off this week, as some of us persist in trying to move across the country, so please enjoy one of our very favorite Baby-Sitters Club Club episodes from the past few years this week, and we'll be back next week to talk about either Music and Lyrics or Wedding Crashers! Five years ago, two men made a solemn promise: They wo…

"Stop all the clocks! It's time for Four Weddings and, well ... there's really no great way of saying this but ... unfortunately there is also a Funeral. It comes as rather a surprise right in the middle of one of the weddings. Yeesh. Special thanks to Baby Bee Carys for the theme music! Subscribe to our Patreon at Patreon.com/BSCCPodcast and suppo…

We're taking another week off this week, as some of us persist in trying to move across the country, so please enjoy one of our very favorite Baby-Sitters Club Club episodes from the past few years this week, and we'll be back next week to talk about Four Weddings and, unfortunately, a Funeral! A wonderfully surreal and slightly scary world awaits …

This week, famous author Jaime Green joins to talk about her new book "The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos" and answer an age-old question: Would a sexy Jeff Bridges alien know how to kiss real good? Preorder Jaime's new book here, or wherever you get books! Special thanks to Baby Bee Carys for the…

This week, the boys summon a large and sexy genie from a lamp and try to get a smooch, just like in the movie "Three Thousand Years of Longing," from the same brilliant mind that brought you "Babe 2: Pig in the City." Like the film, it's good, clean genie-summoning fun, and the genie is really surprisingly large! AI voices created with ElevenLabs. …