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Make It Modern
by Make it Modern
We take things that don't need to be modern, and make them so with a mix of comedy and a little bit of millennial cynicism.
Episodes
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Episode 120: The Queen Mary- "Not a Relationship, Just a Ship"
The girls talk about the Long Beach legend, The RMS Queen Mary. May include: haunted stories to wayyy too many life updates.
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Episode 119: The Olympics Part 2- "101 Dalmatians Villains"
In the second and final part of their Olympics series, the girls discuss the Tonya Harding case and Miracle on Ice.
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Episode 118: The Olympics Part 1- "Underwater Obstacle Course"
The first part of their two episode series, the girl go over the history of the olympics and find out that Kelsey cannot, in fact, make lawnmower sounds
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Episode 117: Hercules- "Mythology is Always Horny"
The girls are back with a non-surprise episode to talk about Hercules! They explore the myths versus the movies.
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Episode 116: Easter Island- "RATS"
The girls discuss the fascinating and tragic history of Easter Island
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Episode 115: Woodstock- "The One Guy in the Back"
The girls throw it back to Woodstock and realize just how much music festivals have changed over the years
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Episode 113: High School Musical- "Justice for Sharpay"
Kelsey and Ashley take a more fun route this week, discussing High School Musical and the repercussions of the iconic film.
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Episode 113: Killer Whales- "Gentle Giants"
In this episode, the girls cover one of Ashley's favorite topics, Whales. They discuss the documentary Blackfish and how Sea World handled such a scandal.
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Episode 112: Tarzan- "Phil Collins is Life"
The girls dive into Tarzan, a Disney movie they're shocked that they've never covered. They talk about the book's insane backstory, as well as how Phil Collins is on some king shit.
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Episode 111: Pompeii- "Jonas Brothers Tour, 79 A.D."
This week the girls marvel over the fact that volcanic precautions haven't super duper changed a whole bunch in thousands of years.
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Episode 110: Kung-Fu (IRL and in Hollywood)- "Breaking Jackie Chan"
The girls discuss the history of the beautiful art of Kung-Fu, in Hollywood and in real life. They also discuss the new CW reboot and how the parents from that show must be protected at all costs.
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Episode 109: Mozart- "Composer Besties"
Kelsey covers Mozart in a super unhinged episode.
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Episode 107: P.T. Barnum- "He didn't do everything wrong, but he did a lot wrong"
Kelsey and Ashley finally tackle P.T. Barnum and his incredibly questionable past... and how The Greatest Showman literally isn't even about him.
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Episode106: Annie Oakley- "Wimbledon Champ, Sharp-shooting Goddess"
In a v quick episode this week, Kelsey and Ashley break down Annie Oakley and her time as a markswoman.
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Episode 105: The Winchester House- "The Psychic Who Started it All"
FINALLY the girls cover the famous Winchester House, a haunted location in northern California. They analyse the creepy, ghostly history, and also how one psychic started it all.
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Episode 103: Anna May Wong and a Brief History of Asian Americans in Hollywood
In this episode, Ashley explores something near and dear to her heart, Asian American representation in Hollywood, as well as the absolute icon that is Anna May Wong.
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Episode 102: Art Forgery- "Let's Solve Art Crimes"
Kelsey gets super excited about her latest surprise episode-- art forgery! The girls breakdown how to spot a fake, and how to create one from your British garden shed.
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Episode 101: King Tut- "Make History Sexy Again"
In Ashley's surprise episode, the girls do a deep dive on King Tut, and how the media (not Avan Jogia) did him dirty.
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Episode 100: Romeo and Juliet Revisited- "100 Episode Spectacular!"
IT'S BEEN 100 EPISODES OF MIM! The girls do something they've wanted to do since they hit publish on episode 1.... which is REDO episode 1. They talk about Romeo and Juliet, their favorite pod moments, and why Shakespeare is deffo a time traveler.
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Episode 99: Fyre Festival- Billy & Ja, A Manhattan Love Story
Can anyone tell that it was Kelsey's turn to pick the surprise episode this week? The girls discuss the dumpster fire that was Fyre Festival, as well as the actual legal implications in influencer regulation that it caused.
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Episode 98: Eleanor of Aquitaine- "Young Henry and Accutane"
Ashley takes the lead for a super history focused episode. The girls discuss the ultimate bad b*tch Eleanor of Acquitaine and how her legacy still translates into today.
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Episode 97: The History of Facebook- "A kid in his dorm room"
In their first episode of 2020, the girls return with a new format and way too much news from time passed. Kelsey kicks off the season talking about the history of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, how The Social Network is connected to the film 21, and ofc, that iconic Andrew Garfield moment.
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Episode 96: Netflix Christmas Movies Pt. 3- "Who Pays Their Taxes?"
In the last MIM episode for 2020, the girls go HARD on the Netflix films released. They break down Holidate and Operation: Christmas Drop with a fine-toothed comb... and let's just say not a lot of it makes sense.
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Episode 95: The Chronicles of Narnia- 'Disappointing Turkish Delight"
Ashley and Kelsey throw it back to one of their childhood favorites— The Chronicles of Narnia. They discuss C.S. Lewis' real name (NOT what you would expect), cancel culture, and ofc Prince Caspian.
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Episode 94: Pearl Harbor- "A Little More Serious"
The girls take a rare serious tone when discussing the attack on Pearl Harbor. They also do a deep dive on the 2001 film and whether or not it does justice or disservice.
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Episode 93: Persuasion- "Mid-Millennial Crisis"
The girls cover Ashley's favorite Jane Austen book, Persuasion, and talk about how they're getting old.
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Episode 92: Judy Garland— "John Truitt Can Get It"
For Ashley's birthday the girls discuss the tragic history of icon Judy Garland. From The Wizard of Oz to the Renee Zellweger biopic, they go through Judy's life from start to finish. Also, Kelsey didn't hate Meet Me in St. Louis. This is big news.
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Episode 91: Stranger Things and Monster Horror- "Steve Harrington is a Dad"
The biggest shock of 2020 might be that Ashley didn't hate something that Kelsey made her watch! In this episode the girls break down why the 80s were an iconic time for horror films and the insane story of how Stranger Things came to be.
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Episode 90: Frankenstein- "You Go, Bysshe"
Ashley and Kelsey are finally able to dive into spooky szn with an episode about one of the weirdest Bysshe's on the planet (see what we did there?). They talk about Mary Shelley, Josh Hartnett, and other important things on this Frankenstein episode.
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Episode 89: The Medici- "Famous Besties"
In a very sporatic Kelsey-led episode, the girls try to keep all of he Cosimos and Lorenzos straight! Featuring appearances by Da Vinci, Galileo, and more!
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Episode 87: Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots- Drive-through Beheadings
After a bit of a hiatus, the girls reunite to talk about a few of their favorite Queens... and, of course, the CW masterpiece, Reign.
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Episode 86: H.H. Holmes- "Full Trash"
Much to Ashley's dismay, Kelsey goes HARD IN THE PAINT when in comes to H.H. Holmes, Devil in the White City, and the Chicago World's Fair.
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Episode 85: Murder on the Orient Express- "A Petty Act of Nonsense"
IT'S HERE. IT'S HERE. For two years, the girls have been saying that they would do this episode and they finally did. Also, HAPPY TWO YEAR PODIVERSARY.
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Episode 84: Leonardo da Vinci- "Commitment Issues"
The girls do a deep dive Mr. da Vinci, noting how he had MAJOR commitment issues when it came to finishing his pieces. He was also a gay icon and a wayyyy better engineer than artist. Ashley and Kelsey get into the whole thing.
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Episode 83: Genghis Khan– "A Bromance For the Ages"
It's an Ashley-led episode this week, with the girls discussing the fascinating history of Genghis Khan and his unforgettable bromance.
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Episode 82: Marilyn Monroe and James Dean- "Happy Birthday, Mr. President"
The girls go through the life, death, and conspiracy theories of two Hollywood legends.
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Episode 81: The Count of Monte Cristo- "Casual Badassery"
Ashley and Kelsey FINALLY bond over some classic lit and their love of watching The Count of Monte Cristo with their brothers. It's actually a fairly serious episode hahaha
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Episode 80: Sharks, The Meg- "Gently Mauled"
Full disclosure this episode is a hilarious sh*tshow. Ashley let Kelsey run it. It went about as well as you could expect.
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Episode 79: Egyptian Queens- "Queens of Kings"
Ashley pulls a surprise episode practically out of thin air and presents the history of some of the most badass Egyptian Queens. It brings up a great discussion of the female role in history and, of course, Hamilton. Haha.
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Episode 77: The History of Tennis- "Frankincense, Myrrh, Penn Tennis Ball"
Kelsey and very special guest PAPA DREW break down the history of Drew's favorite sport, Tennis. They talk how a tennis ball might have been one of the three things given to Baby Jesus (not a joke), as well as the sexism, racism and all of the other isms within the game.
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Episode 76: Alice in Wonderland— "Lewis Carroll WAS TERRIFYING"
Ashley and Kelsey have finally found a Disney film that Ashley doesn't like! The girls bicker over Tim Burton's adaptation, and reveal that author Lewis Carroll was actually a terrifying human being.
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Episode 75: The History of Pyramid Schemes— "Cults With Bad Fashion Sense"
In Kelsey's surprise episode, she takes an unexpected left turn away from conspiracy theories and breaks down the history of Pyramid Schemes and MLMs. Ashley, as a reformed Lula Roe lover, talks about her experience shopping with the brand, as well as the Vice News video everyone should see.
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Episode 74: The History of Makeup- "Bird Poop"
In Ashley's surprise episode, she brings the history of makeup to the table. The girls then discuss the fact that the 'beauty influencer' as we know them today, actually started a longgggg time ago.
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Episode 73: Mental Health in Pop Culture- "The Battle of the Charlies"
Ashley and Kelsey are joined by Mental Health Blogger, Hana, from @thishanabee. The discussion gets a little deeper than normal as the girls discuss the way Mental Health is portrayed in film... pitting Perks of Being a Wallflower against Charlie Bartlett.
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Episode 72: The Princess Diaries- "Grandma Goals"
The girls discuss the iconic Princess Diaries duo, how powerful Julie Andrews is, and also the modern royal fambam.
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Episode 71: Harry Houdini- "If I'm Not Out in 5, I'm Probably Dead"
Ashley and Kelsey break down the weird and eccentric life of Harry Houdini... his petty feud with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and how they'd react to being buried alive. It's a fun ride, this one.
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Episode 70: Atlantis- "Bulls vs. Bowls Round 2"
The girls talk Pajama Sam until it finally time to talk about the romantic awakening Milo and Kida from Disney's Atlantis. Oh yeah, and they talk about conspiracy theories and colonialism too.
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Episode 69: Boy Bands— "Crown Molding"
Of course this is episode 69. The girls go through the surprisingly fascinating history of Boy Bands, from the Beatles (not a boy band) to the Jonas Brothers (they're a brother band) to the somewhat sordid history behind N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys. It's a wild ride, so strap in!
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Episode 68: DB Cooper- "Some National Treasure Sh*t"
In Kelsey's surprise episode, it should be no surprise that she chose a true crime case! The girls discuss the bananas case of DB Cooper, and how everything possibly ended up.
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Episode 67: Barbie- "Gumby Perfection"
In Ashley's first ever surprise episode, she chose the history of Barbies! It's been a minute since the girls talked about body positivity, so what better episode than this!
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We take things that don't need to be modern, and make them so with a mix of comedy and a little bit of millennial cynicism.
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We take things that don't need to be modern, and make them so with a mix of comedy and a little bit of millennial cynicism.
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