EPISODE · Feb 10, 2022 · 1H 26M
Romeo and Juliet, But Make it Funny
from Fire the Canon · host Jackie, Rachel, Theo
Y’all know the drill! Shakespeare’s classic - boy and girl meet, fall in love immediately, and, through a series of misadventures, die. Sure, it’s famous, but does it hold up?! Jackie single-handedly defeats the whole purpose of the podcast. Theo taints the whole thing. Rachel helps high schoolers cheat on a quiz. Topics include: secret societies, chocolate assholes, Ann Hathaway’s performance in Interstellar, the origin of bacon, early aughts fashion, Kony 2012, Jimmy Stewart, biting thumbs, arranged marriages, 100% illiteracy, Romiette and Julio, potions, West Side Story, the Muppets, The Lion King 2, 10 Things I Hate About You, She’s the Man, the Sarlacc, and evocative Italian things. Content warning: death, suicide, poison, stabbing, honestly way too much talk about chocolate assholes. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Y’all know the drill! Shakespeare’s classic - boy and girl meet, fall in love immediately, and, through a series of misadventures, die. Sure, it’s famous, but does it hold up?! Jackie single-handedly defeats the whole purpose of the podcast. Theo taints the whole thing. Rachel helps high schoolers cheat on a quiz. Topics include: secret societies, chocolate assholes, Ann Hathaway’s performance in Interstellar, the origin of bacon, early aughts fashion, Kony 2012, Jimmy Stewart, biting thumbs, arranged marriages, 100% illiteracy, Romiette and Julio, potions, West Side Story, the Muppets, The Lion King 2, 10 Things I Hate About You, She’s the Man, the Sarlacc, and evocative Italian things. Content warning: death, suicide, poison, stabbing, honestly way too much talk about chocolate assholes.
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