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Summers Off
by Ty Hudson
What do teachers do when they are required to take a summer vacation every year? Most of them are productive. This married couple watches movies. Lots and lots of movies. In this podcast, Ty and Rach make movie lists for each other and force the other to watch their films Clockwork Orange style. From tear wrenching chick flicks to dripping testosterone blood baths, this is going to be an awesome summer...
Episodes
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Practical Magic Vidcast!
Rach brewed up something extra special for listeners this week with her first vidcast! Well listeners, the -Ber months have arrived and with that comes pumpkin spice lattes, apple orchards, and, unfortunately, the closing out of Summers Off. So what better way to transition us into spooky season...
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Practical Magic
Well listeners, the -Ber months have arrived and with that comes pumpkin spice lattes, apple orchards, and, unfortunately, the closing out of Summers Off. So what better way to transition us into spooky season than with the witchy classic, Practical Magic. And just in time for the long awaited...
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Alien Vidcast!
Ty and Rach's second Vidcast launches off to the land of face huggers and chest bursters this week. How wacky and wavy will Ty's hands get? Welcome to "Summers Off After Dark." Ty's season finale has arrived! It's the Hudsons vs. the face huggers with...Alien! We hit all of the big topics: Are...
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Alien
Welcome to "Summers Off After Dark." Ty's season finale has arrived! It's the Hudsons vs. the face huggers with...Alien! We hit all of the big topics: Are androids made of milk? Could Meryl Streep have fought off these chest bursters? How many volumes of puke did the original audience spew on…
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Brave
Time to roll out the red carpet because this week Summers Off welcomes movie royality - Pixar. We're watching the stunning, coming-of-age classic, Brave. As you've already guessed it, you'll be treated to many dialect attempts of the highlands. We'll compare our favorite Scottish films and...
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Silence of the Lambs
It's time to quiet those lambs with a movie that both our hosts have been anticipating for years. Silence of the Lambs! Listen to the beginnings of Rach's Jodie Foster impersonation that she has since perfected. Discover why Ty wants to play Buffalo Bill so bad in the musical version. Hear our...
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I Am Sam
I Am Sam. I Am Not Sorry that I made Ty watch this movie. When there's this much disparity between the audience and critic scores you know it's going to be a wild ride. Tune in to hear Ty's Sean Penn problems (sang in the style of T-Swift's "Champagne Problems"), the evolution of the cutest…
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Primal Fear
That's right! We continue with Ty's season of Horror/Horrifying with more of the latter on this week's episode of the classic courtroom drama, Primal Fear. Why was this movie so important to Ty? Who does Rach think is cuter between Richard Gere and Edward Norton? Has Laura Linney ever been…
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Stepmom
This week Summers Off kicks off Rach's theme of not caring what anyone thinks – including you, listeners. She's gunna watch what she wants this summer, and that includes this 90s favorite Stepmom. IYKYK. Join us as we welcome first time to the Summers Off Universe (SOU), Susan Sarandon. We...
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The Labyrinth Vidcast!
Welcome to the Summers Off squad's first Vidcast!!! We will do a few of these each season, although the majority of our releases will be audio only. Curious how much Ty outkicked his coverage by marrying Rach? Intrigued by how much physical comedy they utilize since they bump their mics so often?...
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Labyrinth
This week we dive into the world of the weird and wild with the twists and turns of Labyrinth! We give you all the Jim Henson love you could ask for, connect this movie to Dark Crystal, and cue listeners in on what's down the pike for Labyrinth lovers. But beyond that, this is a movie that Rach...
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Sweet Home Alabama
This week on Summers Off, we head to the Deep South to chat about Reese Witherspoon's hair, the Home Depot, and what Gen Z would say about Reese's choice of beau in our episode on Sweet Home Alabama! This is a good one if you love Ty slipping into a Southern dialect that floats all over…
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Barbarian/Weapons
Welcome to our Season 9 debut episode!!! Who would have thought we would be able to keep this up for almost a decade?! Not Rach, that's for sure. To start things off, we decided to embrace our insanity and commit to a double feature. It's our Zach Cregger-a-thon with both Barbarian and Weapons!...
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Oscars 2026 Primer Episode - Summers Off style!
Are you ready?! It's Oscar time! And Rach and Ty are supplying hot takes to go along with your even hotter hosts. Buff up your little gold men, prep your climate-change speeches, and load up on your Marty "Nachos" Supreme smorgasbord, because we are deep diving into all ten Best Picture nominees....
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Christmas Special: It's a Wonderful Life
The Christmas movie to end all Christmas movies. We've all seen it and most of us love it. This holiday season we attempt to do justice to the greatest(?) X-mas flick, It's a Wonderful Life. What makes this Rach's favorite Christmas movie? Why would Ty's first act as president be an executive…
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The VVitch
Welcome to our annual Halloween spooky spectacular with a film that needs two Vs to spell out Witch because it is very, very awesome! Rach tells us all about living deliciously: how she ranks the animals in this movie, why she is a rabbit, and how much she wants to knock those twins' heads...
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Sex and the City
For our season finale we're covering all of it! That's right. Six seasons, two movies, and one limited series turned reboot. This week we're talking Sex and the City baby! The Summers Off season finale that is years in the making and one of Rach's longest deep dives yet. We talk feminism…
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The Rock
Welcome to The Rock!!! This week we watch one of the coolest movies of all time...says Ty! We chat about the infamous shower scene, green balls of skin-melting goo, Nick Cage as an absolute crazy man, and what winners do with prom queens. Listen to some Rach smack talk this week. You don't want…
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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Ah, High School reunions. A time to come together with the people who saw you through some of your most tumultuous years. Reconnecting over old memories like the time the mean girls put magnets on that one girl's back brace, the mysteriously mute cowboy kid, and flying out the top of a limosine....
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Blade
It's open season on all suckheads! The Summers Off crew takes in the first Marvel movie ever (debatable) with...Blade! We chat about character origins, sequels, Wesley Snipes getting blacklisted, sweet combat, and vampire suntan lotion in this one. Will Rach get nauseous from all of the blood?…
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Three Men and a Baby
If you don't get baby fever from this episode you'd better check your pulse! This week Ty and Rach watch Three Men and a Baby. They delve into diapers, dresses, and drug deals?? Selleck, Danson, and Guttenberg chillin with a baby and figuring it out. Just bros being bros. Pretty much Ty's dream....
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Mac and Me
This one is so bad that maybe it's one of the greatest movies ever made? This week the Summers Off crew invites you to grab a Big Mac, sip some coca-cola, and enjoy all the product placement you can handle with...Mac and Me! Is this Paul Rudd's favorite movie? Is this Rach's favorite movie? Would...
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Waitress
Sugar, butter! We've got a tasty treat for you this week with Rach's pick, Waitress. Ty can sing all of the songs from the hit musical by Sara Bareilles, but he can't pick Keri Russell out of a lineup. To be fair, Ty also didn't know that the Gilmore Girls were a mother/daughter duo. We dygress....
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The Running Man
We return with another classic from Summers Off's favorite no-neck monster, The Schwarzenegger. Is this Arn's craziest performance yet? Would Rach survive the Stalkers and their weird pro wrestling gimmicks? Who even wrote this thing? If nothing else, you need to listen to this so you can see…
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While You Were Sleeping
Can you believe its taken us 8 seasons to bring you the iconic coma classic While You Were Sleeping? Well its here now baby and man is it packed with facts you didn't know you needed to know. We've got ties to Three Ninjas and Cool Runnings, the worst table read in history, creepy coma guys, and...
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The Karate Kid
It's Season 8 Premiere Time, BABY!!! Who would have thunk it, but we are eight summers deep and still crane kicking our way through podlife! And our triumphant return is accompanied by one of the best 80s movies of all time...The Karate Kid! We chat it up about baby Ralph Macchio, Chuck Norris...
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The Summers Off Oscars 2025 Primer - Our job is making you sound cool at your Oscar party
The podcast episode nobody asked for, but we had to deliver! Summers Off wades into unfamiliar territory and this is as legit as we will ever get. We deliver all of the Oscar movie mayhem you can handle, and trust me, there's a lot of scuttlebutt to get into. Did you know that there is a war...
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The Holiday
It's a Christmas Miracle - Two holiday episodes! Unfortunately, Ty may get put on the naughty list for his Ty-raids in this episode. But you know who else is on the naughty list? Cameron Diaz. Just saying. Join us for a second holiday treat. Find out where that cottage is... or if it ever was!…
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Christmas in the Spotlight: A Lifetime Adaptation of the T-Swift/T-Kelce Story
Nothing screams holiday magic like a good Hallmark / Lifetime Christmas movie showdown! This Holiday special features not one but two Christmas movies made just this year. We cover Christmas in the Spotlight. A Lifetime Adaptation of the Swelce Love story, told at Christmas (duh!). AND we have...
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Halloween Surprise: Rosemary's Baby
We had to do a scary one! Ty conned Rach into subjecting herself to the front stage and backstage horror that is Rosemary's Baby. We get into the Rosemary curse on this film, Mia Farrow's personal horror in her love life, and Ty's scary obsession with John Cassavetes. The biggest reveal of all is...
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Spooky Spectacular - Ernest Scared Stupid
We get hit with a case of the whackies for our Halloween special, Ernest Scared Stupid. We chat about the Ernest origins, talk trolls, and debate what age this Disney movie is intended for. Ty struggles with the impressions, there is plenty of singing, and we discover if this movie melted Rach's...
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LOTR - Two Towers and Return of the King
That time has finally arrived! The season 7(!) finale of Summers Off. And what better way to say goodbye than by talking about some major nerdy stuff for a couple hours. Rach can't carry the podcast, but she does carry Ty through this explosive finale with her amazing impressions of Gollum. We…
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Showgirls
Come one come all! Okay maybe not ALL. This week's episode of Summers Off may prove to be one of the most risqué films we've done yet. We're talking about Paul Verhoeven's 1995 erotic drama, Showgirls (Rach's choice!). Loathed for its lewdness and beloved for its camp, Showgirls is a wild ride.…
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Troop Beverly Hills
It's cookie time! It's cookie time! It's time for Troop Beverly Hills! Fresh off of their trip from LA, Ty and Rach share all the Do's and Don'ts for SoCal. Do go shopping on Rodeo Drive. Don't forget to check the weather before camping. Do get bottle service at a nightclub. Don't get stuck in...
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Fifth Element
I don't want one listen, I want all the listens! Bzzz! What's wrong with you?! We have some Chris Tucker magic this week with our episode on Fifth Element. We get into the love stories taking place in front of the camera and behind, why Gary Oldman is ashamed of this one, and the soft jazz…
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Rock-A-Doodle
This may be our most niche watch yet. In order to prove it wasn't a fever dream, Rach shows Ty a Don Bluth classic from her youth, Rock-A-Doodle. Is it the parallel Elvis story or the earworm hits that make this so memorable? Is this tied to an ancient, medieval tale? Where did Rach's childhood...
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The NeverEnding Story
It's time for the magical adventures of a bunch of 80s kids and their recreational drugs. We depart this world for that of Fantastica with The NeverEnding Story. Yes, that is the capitalization... This episode has it all. Rach mistaking the identities of our two boy leads and spending half the...
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Girl Interrupted
This week Ty and Rach delve into the female psyche with Rach's pick Girl, Interrupted. Were you even a 90s actress if you weren't in this movie? Is anyone in this film certifiably crazy? If Angelina Jolie is a volcano and Winona Ryder is an orchid, then what does that make Whoopi? And who doesn't...
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Time to Kill
There's a time to live and there's A Time to Kill! We take the ultimate summer party out of the backyard and into the sweaty courtroom with Matty McConaughey's big break. We give you the skinny on all those Grisham MURDER books you love so much, the real life inspirations for this tale, and the…
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Pride and Prejudice
"You have bewitched me body and soul, and I LOVE YOU!" Listeners prepare yourselves to swoon with this week's episode, Pride and Prejudice (2005). Don't worry, we'll also pay homage to the 90s Colin Firth version, but come on, Keira's is a feast for the eyes. Did you know there were two endings?...
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4th of July Spectacular: Independence Day
The audio fireworks have arrived! Welcome to our first 4th of July release with...Independence Day! We recorded this in conjunction with our bud Andy Heller's Fat Dude Digs Flicks podcast which was a blast of a time. Listen to both pods wherever you get your listens from. And check out both...
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Fellowship of the Ring
Season 7 premiere! Who thought we would still be doing this for the 7th summer?! Well, here we are with brand new microphones and just in time to get real nerdy. Ty takes Rach into the history of the godfather of fantasy. How the Red Baron is in this movie, who Sauron the Prince of Cats is, and…
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V-Day Surprise - American Pie
A romantic holiday like today needs the ultimate romantic flick. A movie about a boy and his pie. We chat about true love this week with the scrumptious American Pie! Where did all these new Hollywood whippersnappers come from? How many positions did they experiment with for pie love making? Why...
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Christmas Flick of Merriment: Gremlins
It's that time of year! Time to drink hot cocoa and snuggle by the fire. Just make sure your dad isn't in the chimney first ;) This year for the Christmas Special, Ty and Rach cover the one and only Gremlins. We talk monkeys, puppet mayhem, and all things Gizmo. We also share our personal three...
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The Shining
Well we did it! Not only did we maybe watch one of the scariest movies of all time but we may have also caught paranormal activity on our podcast! Ty and Rach dive into all things Stephen King with The Shining. We talk ghosts, lumberjacks, and imaginary friends (oh my!). Here's Johnny!
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Nightmare on Elm Street
1...2...Summers Off is coming to you with our Spooky Season episode of Nightmare on Elm Street. Rach delivers maybe the best review of all time, makes scary scraping glove noises with her mouth, and refuses to go into boiler rooms. We talk all things Freddy: the hat, the sweater, the glove, the...
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Back to the Future
Ty and Rach step out of the DeLorean in their sexy red puffer vests for this Season 6 Finale of Back to the Future! We chat about Michael J NOT being the first Marty, Crispin Glover's weird volcano painting, Biff's mystery sexy friend, and Professor Brown's, I mean Doc Brown's chimp. And the most...
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The Birdcage
Summer may be winding down but we've got two episodes left! Do your fabulous self a favor and watch Rach's final pick for the season, The Birdcage. You'll learn about all things 'man' like smearing toast, how John Wayne walks, and tips for waxing?? Ty and Rach talk drag queens, Disney, and the…
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Short Circuit
#5 is aliiiive! Children of the 80s rejoice, because we come to you with a banger this week: Short Circuit! Did Disney steal this robot design for Wall-E? Did audiences really hiss at Ally Sheedy when she planted a smooch on a robot's cheek? What's going on with the character Ben in this movie?...
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Like the title says, this one is a doozie! Rach's pick this week finally features the one and only Sandra Bullock alongside a sisterhood of some heavy-hitting actresses. We break down the southern belle archetype, best mother/daughter movies, and reveal our secret blood oaths. If you're confused,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
What do teachers do when they are required to take a summer vacation every year? Most of them are productive. This married couple watches movies. Lots and lots of movies. In this podcast, Ty and Rach make movie lists for each other and force the other to watch their films Clockwork Orange style. From tear wrenching chick flicks to dripping testosterone blood baths, this is going to be an awesome summer...
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Ty Hudson
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What do teachers do when they are required to take a summer vacation every year? Most of them are productive. This married couple watches movies. Lots and lots of movies. In this podcast, Ty and Rach make movie lists for each other and force the other to watch their films Clockwork Orange style....
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