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Read it and Weep
by Read-Weep.com
Read it and Weep used to be a podcast about books. Now we talk about movies and other pop culture with a confidence level unearned by our actual knowledge.
Episodes
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Wreck-It Ralph makes me cry
Like the show? Join us on Patreon! Free poll for everyone: what's your favorite piece of stuck media? For anyone who hasn't seen the 2012 Disney Revival-era masterpiece, Wreck-It Ralph is a Donkey Kong-type 8-bit bad guy in an arcade game, where people crap on him relentlessly for doing his job...
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From (2022)
Like the show, hang out on the Patreon! Or see our faces on YouTube Picture a town. But a creepy one. A town with one road that somehow loops around, trapping its inhabitants forever. Plus there's a smattering of night monsters who will knock on the doors and windows, interrupting your dinner…
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Alex & Ezra's Quest for All* Knowledge: The Royal Marathon vs. Baseball's First Bullies
Alex and Ezra are back with a sports fact showdown! One sports fact will be remembered for eternity. The other? Immediately forgotten. Also, if you want faces with your sports facts, they're here on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZn1pCjh-4w And if you like the show, come to the…
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Eurovision (2026)
It's a new season! Welcome to Read it and Weep Season 8: Embrace the Weep! This season is all about the media that moves us and our friends. So obviously, OBVIOUSLY, it had to be Eurovision. For this, I've roped in my friend Cathy to tell me about the highs and lows of Eurovision. Anthony's...
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Hi from Ireland (RIAW 8.00)
Hey friends of the Palgorithm! No episode yet, but we'll be dropping Eurovision by mid-July and it'll be edited in Europe for extra worldliness! Meanwhile, thanks so much for the plane-based media recs, no notes, would consume on a plane again. If you have any bus-based media recs, send them my way!
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Alex & Ezra's Quest for All* Knowledge: Twist Ties and Noses
Like the show? Support the show! Alex and Ezra are long-time friends who are both a mile wide and an inch. After careful research, we've determined there are exactly 1,206 things to know about the world, so we're setting out on a quest to learn one fact about everything that's ever happened BUT…
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Heated Rivalry (2025) with Sarah Hatheway & Amanda Leinbaugh
Season 8 is starting soon! Shape it by giving us feedback on the Patreon! Hot Frosty 2: Hot Ice. Cool Canadian hockey phenom Shane Hollander and Brusque Russian hockey hot-shot Illya Rosanov are rivals on the skates but, surprise, lovers between the sheets. They're hot and cold as public and...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time Travel! w/ Stephen Carter & Caitlin Gill
Like the show? Support the show! Space, the final frontier. But also time, some would say, a more final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. To go cheat at dom jot and get stabbed in the back. To get robbed by a time traveler while saving a planet. To prevent 22 years of…
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Seconds Away (2025) with director Ben Kegan, NCAA Indoor Champion Colby Alexander, and NipGuard Enthusiast Dru Johnston
Vote on our next running movie! This is a special one. Not only are we talking running, we're doing it with my friends Dru Johnston (NipGuards episode) and Ben Kegan. Ben made a whole incredible documentary about running. We even have NCAA indoor champion Colby Alexander joining us to talk about...
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Murder She Wrote (1984) with Caitlin Gill & Amanda Leinbaugh
Quick: vote on what we're watching for our Time Travel Star Trek Episode. No longer a tea pot, Angela Lansbury is mystery writer Jessica Fletcher, living in Cabot Cove, Maine, a lovely community except for all the MURDER! We watched: S4 E7- If it's Thursday, it must be Beverly S7 E10 - Murder in…
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Red Dwarf (1989) with Stephen Carter
Like the show? Support the show! Space. On a crappy mining ship in the future, everyone dies except for Dave Lister, a lowly technician, who survives for 3 million years in stasis. Joining him are the suave descendant of his cat, the hologram of his dead pompous bunkmate, a low-polygon max...
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Tokyo Godfathers (2003) with Todd McClintock
Like the show? Support the show! Three unhoused people try to return a baby on Christmas in Tokyo. No notes. This Satoshi Kon film is just perfect. Strong recommend you watch it however/wherever you can (Tubi, Hoopla, however you can track it down). The RIAWlgorithm also recommends: Todd's shows...
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Columbo (1971) with Amanda Leinbaugh & Caitin Gill
Like the show? Support the show! Aw jeez, I'm real sorry to take up your time. Y'see I'm Lt. Columbo, and I just need to ask you a few questions. It's the early '70s and I'm a detective in Los Angeles. Every week some famous '70s star who you might not recognize, but they look kind of familiar,...
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Throwback! Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Happy Thanksgiving! We're revisiting one of the only Thanksgiving movies ever in this classic Read it and Weep episode from (checks notes) wow, 2022! Enjoy, and here's wishing you a great holiday.
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Fisk (2021) with Colleen Clancy
Like the show? Support the show! Fan favorite Colleen Clancy (@JumpingCeliac, Running & Blogging About It) is back with one of her faves, Fisk! This Aussie workplace comedy bring quirk, warmth, laughs and cultural references you won't exactly get, but will catch on. It's good for what ails you,...
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Eagle-Eye Cherry's Desireless (1997) & NipGuards with Dru Johnston
Man, this is a wild one. We're talking Eagle-Eye Cherry's album Desireless EXCEPT for Save Tonight. And also NipGuards. Mostly NipGuards. I don't know who this one's for, but it's the brain-child of Dru Johnston, one of the funniest humans I know. Oh, also, we're doing a Nepo Baby Fantasy Draft....
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Wellington Paranormal (2021) with Caitlin Gill
Support the show? Things are about to get weird! It's X-Files meets Cops meets a person with a bed sheet over their head. After 2014's What We Do in the Shadows, New Zealand cops Minogue and O'Leary get their documentary crew to lightly investigate near Wellington's most extreme paranormal...
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ZOMBIES (2018) with Sarah Hatheway & Stephen Carter
We now have a Patreon! Support the show–or don't! I'm probably making it either way! Do you miss Glee? Are you bummed Warm Bodies wasn't a 4-movie franchise--and a musical? Are you all about West Side Story, minus the stabbies? Then you're not just craving brains, you're also hungry for the 2018...
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The Batman (2022) with Bri Pruett
An obscure comic book character finally gets the big screen treatment! For many of us who have never heard of him, Bruce Wayne is a rich orphan whose parents were killed. He's uncriming the city gritty dark block by gritty dark block. But no shooties, only punchies. That's his code. And hey, do…
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Only Connect with Alex Falcone & Stephen Carter
Alex Falcone is back! And he's brought one of his faves–Only Connect. Do you love the Great British, but could do without the Bake-Off? Is your kink being asked questions that make you wonder "am I stupid, or am I just American?" Do you want to spend 30 minutes with a furrowed brow, mumbling…
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Beyond Belief (1997) with Caitlin Gill
Do you wish the crypt keeper was bangable? Is your CRT desktop overflowing with Riker fan fic? Do you long for a time when fringe ideas didn't incite national chaos? Then you might just love "Beyond Belief: Fact, or Fiction." This '90s anthology lovingly preserved in its native SD, features...
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All Systems Red (#1 Murderbot Diaries) - with Amanda Leinbaugh
What do you get when you mix: 🤖A rogue SecUnit who was programmed to kill, but just wants to binge-watch its soaps. 🧑🔬 Team of scientists on an alien planet overcoming their prejudices, surviving, and making bot friends and 👾 An evil survey team here to kill anyone who gets between them and...
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Paris is Burning (1990) with Bri Pruett
Why do we slay all day? Why do we serve? Why is it giving? It's all thanks to drag ballroom culture, and drag's permeation of mainstream is in large part thanks to Paris is Burning (1990). Across the board, we loved this legendary documentary by Jennie Livingston, with its executive realness,...
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The Thick of It with Stephen Carter
Feeling like a dive into the ultra-bleak world of politics... in 2003? Welcome to The Thick of It! Before he saved the universe as The Doctor, Peter Capaldi starred as a foul-mouthed fixer in Armando Iannucci's proto-Veep set in the UK. Shaky cams! Old cell phones! Resignations! It's got it all!...
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An American in Paris with Sarah Hatheway
It's a new season of Read it and Weep! Alex has graciously passed the hosting mic on to Ezra and it's gonna get a little weird. This season, Ezra's trying to break out of his algorithms. He's looking for media that his friends love, but that no one's talking about these days. First up, Sarah...
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Holiday Miracle! Hot Frosty (2024)
Cold soup for the soul.
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Dad Pod #02 - The Nature of Sleep
Wake up shot out of a canon
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Dad Pod #01 - Declawing Babies
While Best Thing Ever is on break, we checked in with Anthony about being a new dad including lack of sleep, low expectations, and declawing babies. Parenting is fun and not that hard!
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Mummy Minute #03 - Warm Bodies
Alex Falcone and Ezra Fox accidentally became mummy romance experts when they wrote their best-selling young adult novel (http://unwrapmyheart.com). For Spooktober they're reviewing three classic pieces of mummy pop culture and analyzing how good the mummies are if they can get it. Today they…
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Mummy Minute #02 - Anne Rice
Part two of our mini-series about mummies for spooky month. This time we talked about the most famous mummy romance novel (besides ours): The Mummy or Ramses the Damses by Anne Rice. Next week we'll wrap things up (sorry) with a slant rhyme on mummies, zombie romance.
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Mummy Minute #01 - The Mummy (1932)
Alex and Ezra accidentally became mummy romance experts when they wrote their best-selling young adult novel (http://unwrapmyheart.com). For Spooktober they're reviewing three classic pieces of mummy pop culture and analyzing how good the mummies are if they can get it.
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Season 1 Wrap | BTE 1.29
All good things must come to an end and so must all okay things! With that, we're calling this the official end of season 1. We talked about 27 things all of which could have been the best thing ever but today we decide once and for all which one is (you'll be surprised). Plus a mini ranking and…
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Twilight Imperium is the best thing ever | BTE 1.28
Since 2017 our boy Hunter has been one of the most famous players of the uber-complicated boardgame Twilight Imperium. His show Space Cats Peace Turtles chronicled the game's evolution from 3rd to 4th edition and allegedly helped shape the rules that turned it into an internationally competitive...
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The Good Place is the best thing ever | BTE 1.27
The bad news is that you're dead. The good news is that you're part of an exceptional cast on a surprisingly high-concept NBC sitcom with a high jokes-per-minute and good moral center. 📊 Follow along with the Figma 📡 Subscribe to the show ☕ Join the awesome coffee club and get 30% off w/ code...
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The Moon Landing is the best thing ever | BTE 1.26
In 1969 two men walked on the surface of the moon (and their friend waited in the car). It was without a doubt the greatest publicity stunt of all time. But even more than that, it was the only time everybody in the world watched TV at the same time because of good news. Plus we talk about why...
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CHICKENS are the best thing ever | BTE 1.25
They outnumber us 3-to-1, they make breakfast possible, and they're cute as heck. They're chickens and they're everywhere. We welcome back comedian and writer Phoebe Bottoms to talk about her love of chickens plus we tell the story of their history from wild jungle fowl to backyard friends. It's…
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HALF ASSING IT is the best thing ever | BTE 1.24
Look, this definitely isn't an episode we slapped together because of a guest mishap. It was the plan all along to talk about the joys of taking the easy way out, of minimizing effort, of doing enough for it to still be called an episode. We presented three mini stories this week about what…
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NU METAL is the best thing ever | BTE 1.23
What's uld is nu again as everybody's favorite mashup of hip hop and metal music (and costumes) is gaining in popularity for the first time since the 90s. Anthony takes us on a deep dive of the music's history including his favorite nu metal bands that actually hold up. It's never a serious...
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL is the best thing ever | BTE 1.22
This week we've got comedian Monica Nevi here to tell us why women's basketball is the best thing ever. Along the way we'll learn about Iowa 6-on-6 and why Brittney Griner was in Russia in the first place. 📊 Follow along with the Figma 📡 Subscribe to the show 💵 Support the Patreon
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STAR WARS is the best thing ever | BTE 1.21
We're not going to tell the story of how the movies were made (mostly) and we're not going to talk about whether or not their good (except a bit) but instead Anthony's going to tell the story of the different ways Star Wars was a watershed in film making. And then we'll talk a bit about how bad...
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HUMAN CHILDREN are the best thing ever | BTE 1.20
If there's one thing Ezra loves it's human children. In particular, his children. Ezra loves his children. Over the last 10 years he's learned a few things about raising kids that he'd like to share today such as "remember they're new here" and "you're always worried about the wrong thing." 📊...
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ZELDA is the best thing ever | BTE 1.19
The world has seen many heros over the years. But it has never seen a puzzle-solving sword-wielding short king constantly dressed for a night at a gay dance club until Link came along. We discuss a little history of the Zelda franchise, the different ways we each approached Tears of the Kingdom,...
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ARCADES are the best thing ever | BTE 1.18
Are arcades the best thing ever? For three guys raised in the 90s, we definitely think they could be. They've got games, they've got yelling, they've got variety. Lots of the things that are high on the list already. Plus Hunter finally unveils his definitive list of the 11 best arcade cabinets…
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Variety is the best thing ever | BTE 1.17
We've got TikTok sensation and creator of wild projects Kyle Scheele on but he disagreed with the entire premise of the show. So instead of picking one best thing ever we just talked about four random interesting things: Ball Jars, the meta-sweater, tragedy themed commerce, and the hype cycle. 🌐...
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Advice Columns are the best thing ever | BTE 1.16
Brilliant comedian Myq Kaplan and RiaW favorite Amanda Leinbaugh joins us to talk about his favorite thing, advice columns. We do a shallow dive into the history from the first one ever to the sibling rivalry that defined advice for many decades. Then we play a new game called The Second Opinion...
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The NordicTrack Ski Machine | BTE 1.15
Comedian Liz Glazer loves the NordicTrack Ski Machine. She's bought and sold many over the years, has received them as gifts, and worked out on one this morning. Why does she like it so much? You'll have to listen to find out. Plus we have a history of fad workouts and difficult ranking on the...
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Firefighters are the best thing ever | BTE 1.14
The podcast just keeps getting hotter and hotter and this week we tackle a job that can cool things off in just the right places: firefighters. The most respected civil servants, the rescuers of treed cats, the makers of pancakes. And sometimes they even fight fires. Learn about the history of...
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The sun is the best thing ever | BTE 1.13
The sun AKA the Evil Day Star AKA Sky Daddy. It shapes our days and burns our noses. There's nothing more powerful in our solar system (except maybe Emma Thompson). But is it the best thing? Find out as we give a complete history of the sun, a complete future of the sun, and a series of fun facts...
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Topic Draft II | BTE 1.12
What is the best thing ever? We've got 8 new nominees forged in the fire of a topic draft. Okay, it was more a friendly discussion but I think it was really interesting. Watch now to find out what the next era of BTE will look like. 💻 Follow along with the Figma
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POWERLIFTING is the best thing ever | BTE 1.11
What do you bench, bro? Can you dead lift me? If I'm dead? It's powerlifting and it's good for you body and mind, apparently. At least Rachel likes it, and she's here to tell us why. Learn the history of powerlifting, learn about a few cool powerlifters including a nine year old who can lift 3x…
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