PODCAST · comedy
On the Download
by Lauren and Meg
Two friends downloading weekly on movies, pop culture, and anything else we decide is worth catching up on.
Episodes
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128. Oscar Nominations 2022
We recap the Oscar Nominees, snubs, surprises and all!
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127. West Side Story
We are BACK after a long hiatus to jump into awards season. And bringing two very different histories with the new Steven Spielberg adaptation of West Side Story!
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126. Oscars 2021
We are back after a spring break to give a full rundown after this... unique year at the Academy Awards! Some surprises, some let downs, and of course, opinions.
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125. Supernova
We are joined once again by friend of the show and Awards Correspondent Bryce Paschal to talk about Supernova! Have you seen it? What are your thoughts?
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123. WandaVision
What is Marvel if not content persevering? We are here post finale to discuss fan theories, Kathryn Hahn appreciation, and more! Joined by our special guest, Ellen Toudouze Beck, it gets very witchy over here.
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122. The Golden Globes (2021)
We are BACK with our Awards Correspondent, Bryce Paschal, to go through the Globes awards with a fine tooth comb. Who was the best dressed? What win were you hype about? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE OSCARS?!?! Listen and see!
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121. I Care a Lot
After a brief week off due to a weather emergency, we are back with a vengeance to talk about sharp bobs, curly bangs, and how messed up our guardianship system is in America! Rosamund Pike! Fun!
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120. Sundance Film Festival 2021
After a bit of a detour to talk about Framing Britney Spears, we get down to business to talk about this year’s virtual Sundance Film Festival! Film Fest talk starts around the 32 minute mark!
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119. The Dig
Carrie Mulligan, Johnny Flynn, Lily James, RALPH FIENNES?!? Yeah we had to review this.
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118. One Night in Miami
We jump into Regina King’s directorial debut, One Night In Miami! Welcome to Oscar season people, we’re really in it now.
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117. Promising Young Woman
I don't mind spending some time Just hanging here with you 'Cause I don't find Too many guys That treat me like you do Those other guys They wanna take me for a ride But when I walk, they talk is suicide Some people never get beyond their stupid pride But you can see the real me inside And I'm...
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116. Pieces of a Woman
With it's extremely natural and brutal opening, Pieces of a Woman is getting a lot of acting buzz this awards season. Check out what we thought about it.
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115. Wonder Woman 1984
After a short break for the holidays, we are back to discuss the first of the HBO blockbuster day in date releases, Wonder Woman 1984! Lots of opinions on twitter, but what did you think?
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114. The Flight Attendant
We definitely intentionally delayed recording this to wait for the finale of The Flight Attendant! Have you watched? What did you think?
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113. MANK
MANK MANK MANK MANK
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112. Happiest Season
It's December, so we're jumping straight into the holidays with a discussion on Happiest Season!
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111. The Personal History of David Copperfield
Happy Thanksgiving! This year, we are giving thanks for digital releases, working from bed, and our awards correspondent, who gives us a Grammy rundown!
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110. School of Rock
We are joined by a very special guest to talk moving, life, and a podcast favorite, School of Rock!
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109. The Queen's Gambit
What a lovely weekend for us. We catch up as usual, not a ton of movie news but that gives us more time to discuss Netflix’s new mini-series, The Queen’s Gambit! Once you’ve seen the chess show, come listen to our takes. We have opinions on the chess cowboy.
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108. Schitts Creek
We discuss the latest (and final!) season of Schitts Creek. Did it deserve all the Emmy love it got? Are we all moving to Canada? Maybe?
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107. Streaming Fall Film Roundup
Lots of Sacha Baron Cohen chat today, with Trial of the Chicago 7 and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm! What new streaming movies are you watching this fall?
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106. Hubie Halloween
Not sure it is journalistically ethical to call this a Hubie Halloween episode, but that’s technically what we talked about today. We just also talked about a half a million other things.
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105. The Social Network
And I’ll bet what you hated the most is that they identified me as a co-founder of Facebook, which I am. You better lawyer up, asshole, ‘cause I’m not comin’ back for my 30 percent, I’m coming back for everything.
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104. PEN15 Season 2
We love the new season of PEN15! It’s painful! It’s cringy! Honestly the worst! But the best, too. If you’re not going to do it on the day, don’t do it now.
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103. Emmy Recap
We have our awards correspondent, Bryce Paschal, to discuss everything Emmys! And just a tiny bit about The Devil All the Time. Crazy right.
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102. Unpregnant
We have had a busy two weeks (in two very different ways) and are back to chat about trail run ins, Keanu, and Unpregnant, now on HBO!
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101. Black Panther
Wakanda Forever.
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99. Perry Mason
We don't know the source material and we haven't finished yet, but we get into Perry Mason! And definitely, no side tangents about un-finished Jamie Foxx and Jeremy Piven projects.
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97. Palm Springs
In a way, we're all trapped in a current time loop called 2020. How long has it been? One constant we can all agree on, is Palm Springs is a fun delight! Charming! Great acting! 90 minutes!
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96. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
After catching up on new Netflix shows, July 4th plans, and quarantine celebrity couples, we talk about a movie that Meg loves and Nor tolerates. The Lonely Island’s Popstar!
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95. Eurovision
Well we can't travel BUT we can follow the new Will Ferrell Rachel McAdams movie to Europe! Well we can discuss that after we do a small discussion on Vin Diesel. And House Hunters. And just our general state of mind since we can't go to the movie theater.
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94. Insecurities
We go deep on board games, competitive spirits, and Insecure!
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93. The Queens of Staten Island
Topics of conversation today include Dukaroos, soirees, and Pete Davidson. We are here to talk about Judd Apatow’s new movie, The King of Staten Island. We also touch on the new Spike Lee joint, Da 5 Bloods, and all sorts of other stuff that is way less important. What is your favorite Little...
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92. When Shirley Met Harry and Sally
We watched Shirley, a new movie, and When Harry Met Sally, and old movie. Can you guess what these two have in common? It's that we watched both of them this week.
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91. Runaround
We have a real zen ep tonight to discuss a show we’re… up and down on. It’s HBO’s Run! Starting off hot and continuing into something else, we go through the nitty gritty. Next week, it’s back to the movies!
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90. High Fidelity? The Lovebirds?
It would be a lie to give this episode a real theme. We talk about Skims, The Lovebirds, High Fidelity, and much more. Can you tell the quarantine has gone too long?
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88. What's New Pussycat?
We are continuing our teen girl throwback theme with another winner from the early 2000’s, Josie and the Pussycats! The music is as hot as Alan M and we are excited to talk about this pitch perfect satire.
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87. A Princess Diaries Episode (With Endless Tangents)
We clearly were just excited to talk today, because we have a full hour and a half of chaos. But mostly, we're talking about the Garry Marshall stone cold classic, The Princess Diaries! Is this a perfect movie? Of course it is.
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86. Ocean's 3
We close out our Julia Roberts series with… a movie without much Julia Roberts. But we do have a friend in the studio to chat about Brad and George a LOT. It is an excellent week to rewatch this classic.
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85. Steel Magnolias
We continue our #MonthofJulia with Steel Magnolias! It is her breakout role and first Oscar nomination. We are joined by a very special guest (and Steel Magnolias aficionado), Bryce Paschal! We talk southern ladies, our favorite quotes, and more about Julia Roberts, of course.
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84. Our Best Friend Julia's Best Friend's Wedding
We are joined by our good friend Ellen from the Love That Movie Podcast to discuss a group favorite, My Best Friend's Wedding! We swoon over Dermot Mulroney, Rupert Everett, Cameron Diaz, and Julia Roberts! The whole cast! We love them all!
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83. Roberts and Gere
We are kicking off our Julia Roberts themed April Miniseries with two 90s classics, Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride! So then explain why we can't stop gushing over My Best Friends Wedding a week early? We don't owe you an explanation.
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82. Lovesick
It's been a long day, week month... year.... but were back to talk about a show you can stream in self isolation, Lovesick! Formerly "Scrotal Recall", we recall our series opinions and stave off insanity. Spoilers abound, so try to burn through these 22 episodes before you listen!
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81. The Quarantined Mr. Ripley
We spent this week handling self isolation, and watching some top notch Jude Law/Matt Damon content, The Talented Mr. Ripley! Join us (and some brief appearances from friends) as we talk about boys, boats, and of course, butts.
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80. Best of Pixar
In honor of the new Pixar outing, Onward, we do a mini retrospective on Pixar in the last 25 years. From Toy Story to Toy Story 4, we run through the varied history, and our favorite of the animated films.
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79. Totally Buggin' for Emma
We mourn SXSW and catch up on the movies we saw last week, primarily, Emma! It's fun! It's sexy! It's loosely based on the 1995 classic Clueless directed by Amy Heckerling!
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Two friends downloading weekly on movies, pop culture, and anything else we decide is worth catching up on.
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