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The Experts
by Aggie and Irene
Aggie and Irene are The Experts
Episodes
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The suggestion is ... "air"
This is a one off episode inspired by the suggestion of ‘air’. Air brings up some potent memories for Aggie and Irene. From the Parisian fantasies of youth to Hollywood flirtations, this episode is full of teenage daydreams. Using Moon Safari and the Virgin Suicides Soundtrack as touchstones, we...
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Conjuring Universe: Ep 8 Annabelle Comes Home
In the finalé episode of their series exploring the beloved indie movie franchise known as The Conjuring, Aggie and Irene give a big "hello we must be going" to Ms. Annabelle. We talk Bluebeard, well behaved teens, Annabelle's Cat in the Hat-esque shenanigans in this film and end the episode by...
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Conjuring Universe: Ep 7 La Llorona
The Conjuring Universe takes on the Latin American folktale of La Llorona, the weeping woman who is eternally distressed about committing infanticide, and we are here for it! Aggie and Irene talk about this being a significant departure from the ethos of the series, give praise to always…
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Conjuring Universe: Ep 6 The Nun
Holy Moly! This week Aggie and Irene are headed to a remote and cursed abbey in Romania to talk about THE NUN. And guys, we're obsessed with its blatant sexuality. We also discuss Aggie's trip to Bucharest, the incredible and unprecedented career of the nun herself Bonnie Aarons and discover that...
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Conjuring Universe: Ep 5 Annabelle Creation
This week it’s all about the creation of our favorite demonic vessel, and the crown jewel of the CU crown, Annabelle! On the bumpy bus ride to the haunted farmhouse, Aggie and Irene take a few detours. We talk flavored syrups for La Croix, Anthony LaPaglia’s twisted Geppetto, try to describe...
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Conjuring Universe: Ep 4 A Haunting in Connecticut
This week Aggie and Irene are taking a departure from the CU proper to visit a mangled branch of the Warren tree: The Snedeker case. We also discuss the importance of thoroughly examining any rental before you move in, the power of skeptics and come to the conclusion that lies hurt people. Next...
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Conjuring Universe: Ep 3 The Conjuring 2
This week Aggie and Irene talk a little bit about Conjuring 2 and a lotta bit about demons, how they work and what they’d do with the soul of a sociopath. We remember old movies we’ve seen, wonder what happened to all the words we read in books and draw a line in the sand about whether or not to...
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Conjuring Universe: Ep 2 Annabelle
Aggie and Irene are back talking about the second installment in the CU and their favorite big strong girl, Annabelle. We talk about the real doll, the Christian screenwriter who gave us this eerie tale, how we both wish we'd been raised in different faiths and lightly discuss the role of the...
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Conjuring Universe: Ep 1 The Conjuring
NEW SERIES ALERT! Aggie and Irene are investigating the greatest cinematic adventure of the 21st Century ... The Conjuring. In this episode we discuss the movie and it's Christian themes and mythologies, the Baptist twins who wrote it and the real life Perron family that the film is based on.…
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The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
This week Aggie and Irene watched the 4 part Netflix series Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel about the disappearance of Elisa Lam. We cover a lot of territory and spoilers abound! #freeMorbid Skid Row historian Douglas Mungin was featured in the doc and you can read his thesis here...
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Octomom
Aggie and Irene discuss the life and career of tabloid obsession Nadya Suleman (aka Octomom).
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The Experts Potpourri! Mainstream
Aggie and Irene talk RuPaul, John Waters, The Conjuring franchise and a mega-list of mainstream favs!
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The Experts: Potpourri! Crown
Legends and movie recommendations abound in this one! Irene tells a tale of royal paupers living in squalor while Aggie excavates one of Shakespeare's villains. We also talk Cassavetes, Billie Eilish (and whether youth culture is worth investigating), and end on up on the same page that the...
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The Experts Potpourri! Orange
In this episode, Aggie and Irene discuss corrupt billionaires, a historical trailblazer, and 1.5 poems all inspired by the randomly generated word, "Orange".
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The Experts: Potpourri! Request
Given the suggestion "REQUEST" from random word generator, Aggie and Irene go on QUITE the journey. Irene discusses the history, context and content of the 'last meal' and Aggie talks about dystopian internet artist Josh Harris and his ill fated project "Quiet: We Live in Public". We also touch…
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The Experts: Potpourri! Blackmail
This week Aggie and Irene talk about two famous cases of blackmail: David Letterman and the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III. We round out the episode by discussing Alyssa Milano's appearance on Ziwe's brilliant Instagram live show Baited and after learning the truth about Griffith J. Griffith,...
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The Experts Potpourri! Palace
Aggie and Irene are inspired by the word "palace" and educate each other on Ferdinand Cheval's Ideal Palace and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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The Experts Potpourri! Christopher McCandless
In the first episode of the Potpourri series, Aggie and Irene attempt to surprise each other by each selecting a story to tell based on a random word ("van"), but end up picking the same exact thing.
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Power Couples UPDATE: The Shocking Mary Kate Olsen/Sarkozy Divorce
Aggie and Irene are emerging from the depths of corn teen to update THE PUBLIC on an outrageous development in the Mary Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy marriage. Spoiler alert: it's over and it's ugly. The Experts also tackle: hearing the news from Cat Marnell's twitter feed, what isolation for…
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Power Couples: Oprah and Gayle
Aggie and Irene discuss the power couple Oprah and Gayle and their own friendship.
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Power Couples: Mary Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy
New Series! POWER COUPLES Join Aggie and Irene as they discuss the lives and love of Mary Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy. From their humble origins to the cigarette filled bowls that decorated their wedding, there's a lot to unpack! The Experts also sort through imaginary friends, the resurgence…
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Music Break - Final Thoughts and The Irishman
Aggie and Irene conclude their Robert De Niro series by evaluating what they've learned so far and discussing his latest movie, The Irishman.
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Lewissssssssss
Aggie and Irene discuss Quentin Tarantino's 1997 crime movie, Jackie Brown, as part of their ongoing series on Robert De Niro.
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Another Clown I Want To F*ck: Reflections on Dirty Grandpa
Aggie and Irene discuss the 2016 film Dirty Grandpa.
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May We Call You Daddy?
Aggie and Irene discuss Casino and Heat in the third installment of their Robert De Niro series.
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Episode 11 - Joker, Taxi Driver and King of Comedy
Why so serious? Aggie and Irene discuss the films Joker, Taxi Driver and King of Comedy in their first series on Robert De Niro.
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Episode 10 - The Sadeian Woman
Aggie and Irene discuss Angela Carter's The Sadeian Woman and the Ideology of Pornography, Caroline Calloway, and reveal the topic of their next series.
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Episode 9 - Justine
Aggie and Irene discuss the Marquise de Sade's famous/infamous novel Justine. ***CONTENT WARNING*** this book is about violent sexual acts and we discuss all of it so this pod won't be suitable for everybody. If you don't want to listen we'll see you next week
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Episode 8 - The Story of O
Aggie and Irene discuss Anne Desclos' 1954 erotic novel THE STORY OF O.
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Episode 7 - The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
Aggie and Irene discuss the first novel of Anne Rice's horny book series, The Sleeping Beauty Quartet.
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Episode 6 - 50 Shades of Grey
Aggie and Irene discuss E.L James' 50 SHADES OF GREY in the first episode of their new series: Erotica.
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Anna's Swan Song
Aggie and Irene begin with a preview of their second series and then discuss the opera, ANNA NICOLE.
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Episode 4 - Anna Nicole's Biopics
Aggie and Irene discuss the 2007 film, The Anna Nicole Smith Story and Mary Harron's 2013 Lifetime movie, Anna Nicole.
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Episode 3 - Blonde Ambition
Aggie and Irene attempt to make sense of Rita Cosby's dense and tragic book about the last days of Anna Nicole.
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Episode 2 - The Anna Nicole Show
Aggie and Irene discuss the E! Network's salacious and morally devastating Anna Nicole Show.
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Episode 1 - Great Big Beautiful Doll
Welcome to the first episode of The Experts! For our first series, Aggie and Irene are diving into the complex world of Anna Nicole Smith. In our first episode, we discuss the biography Great Big Beautiful Doll by Eric and D'Eva Redding.
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The Experts Preview!!
Aggie and Irene are two buddies who love to become experts on whatever cultural curiosity captivates their interests. Join them as they become experts in their first subject: Anna Nicole Smith! Coming July 22.
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Aggie and Irene are The Experts
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