Best The Atomic Blonde Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 18 Marquee Match: The Scout vs Hustle (Down and Out Scout Edition) 1:16:55

25d ago1:16:55

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Zack, Amber, Steve, and Jim watch from the cheap seats as “The Scout” (1994) squares off against “Hustle” (2022). Which one of these films will strike out? Zack Beseda is a podcaster and writer (So Fast, So Furious, Metal School, Debut Review). Amber Hollinger is an Emmy and Peabody winning Television Director (Stillwater, Housebroken, Hamster and …

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Ep. 17 Marquee Match: Violent Night vs Fatman (Chris Kringle Carnage Edition) 57:46

6M ago57:46

57:46

The Film Fight crew hopes they don’t get coal in their stockings after the reviewing this battle of the Santas. 2022’s Christmas wish must have been vengeance when it released the nefarious North Pole nightmares “Violent Night” and “Fatman”. Zack, Amber, Steve and Jim put both films on the naughty list. Zack Beseda is a podcaster and writer (So Fas…

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Ep.16 Marquee Match: Big vs 13 Going on 30 (Teens Turning Into Grownups Overnight After Making a Wish Edition) 1:13:09

6M ago1:13:09

1:13:09

Zack, Amber, Steve, and Jim travel back to the 80s for this week’s match up of Big (1988) vs 13 Going on 30 (2004) and also wish they could be 30. Zack Beseda is a podcaster and writer (So Fast, So Furious, Metal School, Debut Review). Amber Hollinger is an Emmy and Peabody winning Television Director (Stillwater, Housebroken, Hamster and Gretel, s…

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S1E96 - No Reason for the Season (Happiest Season) 49:19

7M ago49:19

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We are not the happiest about this movie. A couple with some pretty fundamental communication issues goes home to see the parents but it turns out she's still in the closet. Lots of holiday "fun" ensues with a ton of fundamentally annoying and miserable people. It still boggles my mind why this is called Happiest Season when most of the movie is sp…

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S1E95 - Media We Loved in 2023 52:59

7M ago52:59

52:59

It's the end of the year! We're talking about the songs, shows, movies, games, books, and podcasts we loved this year. Also Chloe takes a side on Barbenheimer. Val fails at describing games. We both bemoan that we haven't read enough books this year. Check out the description for the spotify playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZPFGMQy9ZfWU…

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S1E94 - A Precious Little Show (Scott Pilgrim Takes Off) 52:14

8M ago52:14

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HOLY MOLY IS THIS SHOW IS GOOD. Watch it and then come listen to this episode and geek out with us! Scott Pilgrim is an amazing tribute to anime and video games and 90s nerd culture. Chloe and Val both loved it and didn't argue about anything at all. Join our Discord server!www.inmediales.comTwitter: @inmedialesInstagram: @inmedialesReddit: www.red…

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S1E93 - Interview with Lianyu Tan 54:33

8M ago54:33

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This week we were lucky enough to have a chance to sit down with Lambda Literary Award-winning author Lianyu Tan to discuss her dark vampire love triangle novel: The Wicked and the Willing. Both Chloe and Val loved the book so of course we're here to give you a wonderfully chaotic interview with the author. Chloe rambles about ergodic literature an…

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S1E92 - Now I am become Death, the [Atomic Blonde] 55:19

8M ago55:19

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Uh oh someone's pushed the button and this spy thriller from 2017 is blowing up. One of Chloe's favorite movies, Val is nevertheless here share quite the bombshell theory on the relationships in this movie. And we actually remember to talk about the music for once! Join our Discord server!www.inmediales.comTwitter: @inmedialesInstagram: @inmediales…

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S1E91 - Big Dreams (Little Nightmares) 53:19

8M ago53:19

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It's time for a Val episode. That's right Val is here today to try to convince Chloe to play one of her favorite games: Little Nightmares. It's not very queer but it's got cannibalism and wet rats so we're halfway there. Join our Discord server!www.inmediales.comTwitter: @inmedialesInstagram: @inmedialesReddit: www.reddit.com/r/inmedialesTumblr: th…

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S1E90 - Cosmonaughty (Cosmoknights) 47:38

9M ago47:38

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Jousting! In Space! With Lesbians! Graphic novel! What more could you ask for really? (Despite the title of this episode it is actually a very YA-targeted graphic novel and not smut! Check it out!) Join our Discord server!www.inmediales.comTwitter: @inmedialesInstagram: @inmedialesReddit: www.reddit.com/r/inmedialesTumblr: thepodinmediales.tumblr.c…

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S1E89 - A Spell on You (Hocus Pocus) 54:03

9M ago54:03

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Ok this isn't queer but it's got a bunch of queer icons in it so it counts! We're ending Spooktober with this Halloween classic that we adore. We discuss just how much we love Bette Midler. Val and Chloe also talk about the Disney channel, other holiday specials, and generally our Halloween traditions. What are your Halloween faves? Did we miss an …

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S1E88 - Elminster? I hardly know 'er (Baldur's Gate 3 Act 2) 1:03:13

9M ago1:03:13

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NO SPOILERS FROM ACT 3. Aside from maybe some vague allusions to themes and/or location. Spoilers for Acts 1 and 2 as well as the plots of the previous games. We're back with act 2! This narratively and thematically-focused act stands in stark contrast to this episode where we're all over the place. Still, I think this is a fun one where Chloe desp…

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S1E87 - They Will Never Be Bhaalin' (Baldur's Gate 3 Act 1) 57:35

10M ago57:35

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NO SPOILERS FROM ACT 2 or 3. Aside from maybe some vague allusions to themes. Spoilers for Acts 1 as well as the plots of the previous games. Who knew Chloe could instaneously recite the entire plots of Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 from memory? Everyone. Everyone knew that. Chloe and Val have BG3 fever. Chloe caught Val playing 30+ hours per week. Val did…

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S1E86 - Comfy & Coffee (Legends & Lattes) 48:33

10M ago48:33

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Chloe is eating crow on this one. She assumed she wasn't going to like this book and boy was she wrong. Pour yourself a cup of your favorite hot beverage because today we're discussing this wonderful comfy novel. Topics of discussion: how anthropomorphic ratkin should be, cinnamon roll cravings, what exactly a Hob is, and also a bit of Baldur's Gat…

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S1E85 - But-but-but-but-but-but-(But I'm a Cheerleader) 56:42

11M ago56:42

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Back to school means homecoming, the fall football season, and of course cheerleaders! This week we're talking about the 90s cult classic "But I'm a Cheerleader" directed by Jamie Babbit. Chloe digresses heavily into a random story about an opossum. Val tries to keep Chloe on task, failing miserably. For a 90s queer film, this movie holds up! You s…

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Ep.15 Marquee Match: Atomic Blonde vs John Wick (Elite special agents annihilating everything in their way Edition) 1:06:39

11M ago1:06:39

1:06:39

What happens when filmmakers team up to work on two different movie franchises? In the case of David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, it’s explosive. Zack, Amber, Steve, and Jim buckled up and got down to business watching Atomic Blonde (2017) and John Wick (2014) duke it out. Zack Beseda is a podcaster and writer (So Fast, So Furious, Metal School, Debu…

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S1E84 - Time after Time War (This is How You Lose the Time War) 58:52

11M ago58:52

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Resisting the urge to just make the description the lyrics to Cyndi Lauper's song. Ok so we're no Bigloas Dickolas Wolfwood but we are still recommending this unique suitcase of memories to all our faithful listeners. We once again connect everything back to the story of the Garden of Eden. Chloe sends Val her old poems but is too embarrassed to ac…

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S1E83 - Come on (Barbie) Let's Go Party 50:00

11M ago50:00

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Ah ah ah yeah Val and Chloe went and saw the movie and they have thoughts. Mostly good ones. It's a brilliant movie, despite Val being unable to sit still for most of it. We talk about the movie and also the 2023 movie going experience in general. Join our Discord server!www.inmediales.comTwitter: @inmedialesInstagram: @inmedialesReddit: www.reddit…

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S1E82 - Tipping the Scales (The Adventure Zone: Balance Arc) 54:21

12M ago54:21

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We're talking about those good, good boys who played D&D as a goof and it turned into one of the most emotionally moving experiences of all time! This episode is us reminescing over one of the first things we bonded over as friends. Val has a controversial favorite arc. Chloe's tastes run more conventional. We try to figure out just why Balance arc…

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S1E81 - The Secret of Nimona (the movie) 52:13

1y ago52:13

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It's here! The movie of Nimona is finally out after years in development purgatory and we have thoughts. Well Val has thoughts. Chloe is just feeling those dog days and is a little ambivalent about the movie. Woof. Please feel free to reach out to tell her why she's wrong. Join our Discord server!www.inmediales.comTwitter: @inmedialesInstagram: @in…

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S1E80 - Poison, Prison, Poke (Girl, Serpent, Thorn) 56:11

1y ago56:11

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Val has problems with this book, Chloe has problems with her mic. We apologize for the graininess on her end, but Val is the star of this episode anyway. We're talking Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust which is a pretty good sapphic fantasy novel inspired by Persian folklore. Val has some ideas on how to make the main character more likab…

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S1E79 - Can't Teach (The New Mutants) Old Tricks 49:49

1y ago49:49

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Inside you are two wolves: one wants to listen to this podcast. The other also wants you to listen to this podcast. That's right this tired meme is actually on theme for today's episode as we discuss the confused but watchable The New Mutants, a weird haunted house superhero "horror" film with a rather good cast but some weird accent choices. Also …

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S1E78 - Fan Fiction 53:59

1y ago53:59

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Pride month continues and this week we're coming out of the closet with our fan fiction faves! Something we were both a little nervous to talk about since reading it feels like something that's just between us, our computers, and the NSA agents who monitor our communications probably. Chloe comes prepared with a list. Val is a bit more freeform. We…

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S1E77 - The Knights who Say (Nimona) 51:04

1y ago51:04

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Happy Pride! There's a movie coming out soon so we figured we were overdue to check out this web comic turned graphic novel that Val read years ago but Chloe just read for the first time. Val and Chloe take turns interrogating each other with tricky questions for some reason. Val bamboozles Chloe with a She-Ra comparison. Chloe forces Val to fancas…

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S1E76 - Coming Soon (Media We're Excited About in 2023) 56:13

1y ago56:13

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Maybe we should have posted this in like January but it's summer game preview season and that's got Chloe and Val thinking about THE FUTURE. We're talking about the new games, books, movies, shows, and whatever else that's coming soon that we're hyped about. What are you excited for? Come join our Discord and tell us! We mention a dinosaur comic in…

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S1E75 - Chloe bought a PS4 to play this (Horizon Zero Dawn) 52:10

1y ago52:10

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Is it just me or do we spend a lot of time on this podcast talking about Ashly Burch? She's great but she seems to come up a ton! Anyway, we're talking the surprise (or at least it was surprising to me) smash hit open world robot dinosaur apocalyptic hunter game Horizon Zero Dawn made by the studio who brought you... Killzone??? It's a good game--C…

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S1E74 - Wake up, Get up, Get listening (Persona 5) 49:46

1y ago49:46

49:46

Watch out! The Phantom Thieves are here to steal your heart to make you pay for your wicked deeds! And Chloe is here to convince you (and Val) to play this excellent video game that is probably the best turn-based JRPG ever made. Chloe succesfully predicts Val's waifu. Val connects everything to Little Nightmares, a game in a completely different g…

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Ep. 14 Marquee Match: Antz vs A Bug’s Life (Animated Ant Movie Edition) 1:00:10

1y ago1:00:10

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In 1998, four years after Jeffery Katzenberg left Disney to help Dreamworks create an animation division, they released their first animated film: “Antz”. And wouldn’t ya know it, that same year Pixar released a movie that also featured these insects: "A Bug's Life". This begged the question for the Film Fight crew, which flick measured up, and whi…

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S1E73 - A House Becomes a Home (The Owl House Series Finale) 52:00

1y ago52:00

52:00

Here we go--the final episode of the final season of The Owl House. It's the best we could have hoped for, though we're disappointed the series wasn't given more time to really bring things to a proper conclusion. Also we digress a bunch and talk about anime for some reason because we can't help ourselves. Join our Discord server!www.inmediales.com…

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S1E72 - The Music We Like(d) 50:25

1y ago50:25

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This episode has an accompanying Spotify playlist! We're talking music we love(d). Come listen to us as we recount the music that made us the queers we are today. Join our Discord server!www.inmediales.com Twitter: @inmedialesInstagram: @inmedialesReddit: www.reddit.com/r/inmedialesTumblr: thepodinmediales.tumblr.comMusic by tatianagladetsk Find ou…

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S1E71 - Critical Success (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) 54:00

1+ y ago54:00

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This movie is really good! It's also not very queer! But despite that we still enjoyed it! Hugh Grant is a delight (as are all the other characters--Chloe just likes Hugh Grant). Also Chloe gives Val the like publication history of tieflings at length because for some reason she has some extremely specific knowledge of how devils, demons, and tiefl…

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S1E70 - Sourballs and Candy Hearts (Band Vs. Band) 53:15

1+ y ago53:15

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Chloe goes on an extended tangent that involves a rundown apartment, a light that will never turn off, and a listicle maintained on tumblr. Val didn't completely finish reading the comic. Oh and Chloe had audio issues due to airplane traffic :(. But BUT dear listeners I think this might be our funniest episode? Or at least we were thoroughly entert…

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S1E69 - Here comes the sun doo-doo-doo-doo (She Who Became the Sun) 50:09

1+ y ago50:09

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Move over Baru because Zhu Chongba is here as our new problematic anti-imperial fave. Let's watch her take the Mongols (and anyone else in her way) down a peg. Chloe is sick and on cold medication. Val is not sick or on cold medication so what's her excuse? www.inmediales.comTwitter: @inmedialesInstagram: @inmedialesReddit: www.reddit.com/r/inmedia…

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S1E68 - Saving the best for (The Last of Us) 52:28

1+ y ago52:28

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We talked episode 3 but we were so enraptured by the entire season that we had to do another episode now that it's finished. We talk common criticisms of the first season (though we mostly disagree with them), Critical Role cameos are mentioned, Val is enraptured that Chloe enjoyed it as much as she did, and Val has to bite her tongue to not spoil …

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S1E67 - My Dudes It's (Wednesday) 54:48

1+ y ago54:48

54:48

Black is the new black in this teen murder mystery and Val and Chloe are on the case but well it's not really that hard of a case. Topics of discussion: is this really just Riverdale? (Kinda.) Do we want more Riki Lindhome? (Definitely.) Does Val call Danny Elfman "the Spider-Man soundtrack guy"? (Yes she does.) www.inmediales.comTwitter: @inmedial…

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Ep. 13 Marquee Match: Dr. No vs No Tie to Die (Bond vs Bond Edition) 1:26:29

1+ y ago1:26:29

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Could Ian Fleming ever have guessed his novels would spawn decades of entertainment for movie fans all over the world? Zack, Amber, Steve and Jim matched up the first Bond film (1962’s Dr. No) with the latest Bond film (2021’s No Time to Die) to see if the formula for the ultimate British secret agent holds up after 27 films. Zack Beseda is a podca…

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S1E66 - Media We Enjoy 51:16

1+ y ago51:16

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Chloe and Val are talking recent media they're enjoying that maybe we aren't going to do a full episode about but still think is very enjoyable. I promised to link all the media we mentioned but there's so much and I'm lazy so just google it, ok? And if you can't find anything let us know and we'll figure it out together. We love you and appreciate…

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S1E65 - Here where it all stops for good (The Owl House Season 3 Episodes 1-2) 52:53

1+ y ago52:53

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Sadly one of our favorite animated series is drawing to a close soon and Val couldn't wait for the final episode (release date when?) to talk about it. Discussion includes the Collector as a villain, Val's love of a good mean girl, and how much we love Luz's mom. Val confuses Star Trek for Battlestar Galactica. For shame, Val, for shame. I wonder h…

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S1E64 - A Joke but not a Killing (Harley Quinn Season 3) 44:11

1+ y ago44:11

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A new season of Harley Quinn! We love Harley but we do discuss how we miss other characters like King Shark and Dr. Psycho. Chloe's cat purrs loudly. Val has had it with Clayface. The Valentine's Day special is a minefield of explicitness that we dance around to discuss. www.inmediales.comTwitter: @inmedialesInstagram: @inmedialesReddit: www.reddit…

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S1E63 - You and me, we got our own sense of time (The Last of US Ep. 3) 52:57

1+ y ago52:57

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This episode destroyed us. How could we not do an episode on what has got to be one of the best single queer episodes in a show since San Junipero? We digress a lot and talk about differences from the game and I think we forgot to name the cast like we usually do, but still all we want to do is talk about this more! Sorry about the sound of Chloe's…

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Ep. 12 Marquee Match: The Prestige vs The Illusionist (Magician Murder Mystery Edition) 1:00:18

1+ y ago1:00:18

1:00:18

2006 inexplicably produced two star studded films featuring stories about the life and loves of competing magicians. It screamed Film Fight, so Zack, Amber, Steve and Jim pulled some sleight of hand and recorded this episode. If you’re looking for the secret, you won’t find it, because you’re not really looking… you want to be fooled. Zack Beseda i…

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S1E62 - The Dead Lesbian Trope 56:38

1+ y ago56:38

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Last week's Clexa discussion inspired us to look more generally at the trend of killing LGBTQ people for the sake of story. Val reads a long list of queer women killed for the sake of their story. We eventually give up reading them all because there are so many. Stop killing so many queer characters, dangit! www.inmediales.comTwitter: @inmedialesIn…

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S1E61 - A 10 becomes a 0 in a single episode (The 100) 51:51

1+ y ago51:51

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Clexa! Clexa, Clexa, Clexa. Clexa? Clexa. www.inmediales.comTwitter: @inmedialesInstagram: @inmedialesReddit: www.reddit.com/r/inmedialesTumblr: thepodinmediales.tumblr.comMusic by tatianagladetsk Find out more at http://inmediales.com

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S1E60 - She still doth haunt me robed in garments soaked in brine (The Haunting of Bly Manor) 51:27

1+ y ago51:27

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Is it just me or does a disproportionate amount of queer media take place in haunted houses? Also is anyone surprised to learn that Val likes the antagonist? Is it appropriate to tell a lengthy horror story with multiple deaths at a wedding rehearsal dinner? Is Rahul Kohli's mustache game on point? (Yes to that last one!) www.inmediales.comTwitter:…

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S1E59 - Through the Bent Back Tulips (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery) 54:31

1+ y ago54:31

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We are disrupting the podcast industry by doing an episode about the movie that nearly every movie/media podcast has done an episode about already probably. What do you mean that's not disruption? But how can we resist Daniel Craig's Cajun accent in a Clue-esque murder mystery party with an all-star cast? And there's some queerness in it so it coun…

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S1E58 - 'Tis the season to kill zombies fa la la la la, la la la la (Anna and the Apocalypse) 44:39

1+ y ago44:39

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"That's a lesbian!" Val, the moment the single gay character appeared on screen. We're talking the 2017 zombie musical Christmas movie Anna and the Apocalypse. Chloe gets on a musical theater movie adaptation soapbox and Val is just along for the ride desperately searching for a way to change the subject. Both of us struggle with how the British ed…

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S1E57 - Biowhere's More Episodes? (Dragon Age: Absolution)

1+ y ago

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"It's really good but too short!" is our verdict this week. Val helplessly tries to stop Chloe from derailing into talking about one of her favorite game series. Chloe can't stop talking about Dragon Age 2 and why it's good actually. We practice self-restraint and manage to mostly save the best character (it's Qwydion) for last. www.inmediales.comT…

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S1E56 - Hungries Ate My Neighbor (The Girl with All the Gifts) 45:23

1+ y ago45:23

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Val bamboozled Chloe with this one in what is probably our messiest episode ever. There's hardly any queerness to speak of and instead it's just kinda a good zombie film which is FINE. It just wasn't what she expected. Val interrupts Chloe a thousand times while failing to convince her of her argument. The essay Chloe mentions: https://www.revenant…

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S1E55 - They should have just stuck with the yogurt (Love Death + Robots Volume I)

1+ y ago

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Buckle up because we're not really fans of this one so we're gonna dish! An interesting animation anthology series is derailed by just how much violence towards women it showcases. Chloe tries to make Val remember physics class. Pinky and the Brain and the Simpsons come up. Content warning for discussion of violence against women. www.inmediales.co…

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S1E54 - homOverwatch (Overwatch 1 and 2) 57:23

1+ y ago57:23

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This might be the goofiest episode we've ever done. Chloe and Val decide to discuss how every Overwatch character is canonically queer. IT IS CANON. WHAT WE SAY IS 100% THE TRUTH. Believe us. Ok we don't talk about this artist enough in the episode but their work is amazing: https://twitter.com/nesskain www.inmediales.comTwitter: @inmedialesInstagr…

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