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Well, Here We Are
by Hannah & Suzanne
A weekly podcast which explores pop culture, the humanities, and how they matter for our daily lives. Each week, your hosts (Hannah and Suzanne) share three (ish) things as we engage with all that delights, intrigues, and sometimes repels us; both in our areas of shared interest (ex: football, makeup, Jane Austen, Schitt’s Creek, and wine) as well as our individual specialties (ex: art history, museum studies, film, and theology). Join for the topics, stay for the conversation, and enjoy our correct opinions. Twitter: @wellherepod; Instagram: wellherepod
Episodes
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According to Hallmark: Return to the Hometown
It’s December which means it’s time for our annual made for TV Christmas movie party. This year we’re exploring the significance of movies where women return to their small hometown for the holidays. Everyone knows Christmas can’t be celebrated in the big city! The movies we watched this year…
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October Spooktacular
In this spookiest of seasons, we're here to discuss real life frights and what draws us to (or repels us away from) horror. Want to give us some dollars? We'll allow it. Link goes to a donation platform on our website. Come say hello on our socials (but be nice): Instagram Check out additional...
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Talk to You in Five Minutes: Minor and Major Irks
The theme of today, and every day!, is friendship. In this episode Hannah and Suzanne air some grievances and celebrate some accomplishments. Want to give us some dollars? We'll allow it. Link goes to a donation platform on our website. Come say hello on our socials (but be nice): Instagram Check...
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Feminist Book Club: "Abortion" by Jessica Valenti
In this Feminist Book Club episode, we read Jessica Valenti's 2024 book Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win. Want to learn more about Jessica Valenti? Follow her substack! Want to give us some dollars? We'll allow it. Link goes to a donation platform on our website.…
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Suzsplaining: "When Harry Met Sally" in a Post-Romantic World
In 2025, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan reprised their roles from When Harry Met Sally for a Superbowl commercial and co-presented at the Academy Awards, also referencing their movie together. What makes the legacy of this almost 36-year old film endure and how do we look at that legacy differently…
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According to Hallmark: Christmas Magic
This year's According to Hallmark episode features 8-different cinematic masterpieces, all which incorporate magic and/or fantasy elements. We're talking snow globes. We're talking time travel. We're talking not one but TWO ice sculptures come to life. Is Christmas actually the most magical time…
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Feminist Book Club: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
It's spooky season! And we're reviewing the ghoulish tale of a woman with a decorative taste that doesn't align with the aesthetic of her vacation home. How terrrrrrrifying! If you'd like to donate towards a food and supply distribution center in Western North Carolina you can do so here:...
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Hansplaining: Repatriation (Taylor's Version)
Congratulations, Lord Elgin! You've won the prize of being a historical figure that Hannah would fight if she could. Listen to get on our scrappy side and learn how why most excuses institutions make for NOT repatriating artifacts (looking at you British Museum) are a whole bunch of bunk. Related...
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Mean Girls + Ice Cream + Rose Jail (Talk to You in 5 Minutes!)
Warning! Consider yourself warned! Suzanne's audio sounds like she is talking through a tin can in a separate room maybe underwater on a submarine. But Hannah's dulcet tones come through loud and clear. Listen for Hannah! Tolerate Suzanne! (Suzanne is writing this just to be clear.) Gasp! What is...
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Most Austentatious! Tipsy Live Watching of "Pride and Prejudice" (2005)
Hannah's in Seattle! And Suzanne's never seen the 2005 Pride and Prejudice. So...let's drink sparkling rosé and watch it I guess? And if this episode sounds like two women hunched around one microphone...that's because that's what we did. Want to give us some dollars? We'll allow it. Link goes to…
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Feminist Book Club: "Bad Feminist" by Roxane Gay
On this episode of the Well Here We Are Feminist Book Club, Hannah and Suzanne discuss Roxane Gay's book of essays Bad Feminist. Are Hannah and Suzanne bad feminists? Bad at being feminists? Or bad at being bad feminists? Want to give us some dollars? We'll allow it. Link goes to a donation...
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According to Hallmark: Small Town Christmas Boys
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and come roast these small town boys with us! Hannah and Suzanne watched 11-Hallmark or Hallmark-adjacent films that featured small town boys. Are all these men condescending beige blobs whose primary goal appears to be antagonizing the women they love? Or can…
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A WHeWa Guide to Solo Travel
Experts? Not quite. But two ladies that have done some solo traveling and have thoughts? Yes we are and yes we do. It's cold, wet, and rainy where Hannah and Suzanne live, so they take 30 minutes to reminisce about time spent solo traveling in warmer times. Want to give us some dollars? We'll…
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Hansplaining: But Did Michelangelo Ever See a Human Woman?
Please note: This podcast episode was originally recorded in July. And then the audio files proceeded to live on one of the hosts computers for several weeks, unperturbed. A long long time ago, Suzanne asked Hannah what she thought was a rhetorical question: Had Michelangelo ever seen a human...
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Stream or Skip? "The 1619 Project" on Hulu
Two years ago, Hannah and Suzanne familiarized themselves with the central arguments of The 1619 Project and encouraged our listeners to do the same. In this episode, they continue that project and discuss the legacy of The 1619 Project by briefly discussing the Hulu series of the same name and...
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Most Austentatious!: All Sense, and No Sensibility
By George, they finally did it! Today Hannah & Suzanne conclude their first go of their Most Austentatious series by getting into Austen's first published work, Sense and Sensibility. They talk theme. They talk motif. They talk about Colonel Brandon being *gasp* 35-year old man! Want to give us...
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Let's Talk About Food Insecurity (w/ Lucy the Great)
Friend of the pod Lucy (a woman so iconic she only needs one name) joins the pod to discuss food insecurity in the US. Hannah and Suzanne ask some questions, make some mistakes, and then learn from Lucy about what it means to ensure people have food today, tomorrow, and for a lifetime. Some of…
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See Ya, 2022!
2022 was a dumb, dumb, year and there are certain things that need to stay in that year where they belong. Things get real at one point and Suzanne cries. Hannah provides some stellar metaphors. Want to give us some dollars? We'll allow it. Link goes to a donation platform on our website. Come…
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According to Hallmark: Merry Queer Christmas!
In this very special According to Hallmark episode, we welcome friend and queer media expert Sarah Schab to the pod. Together, the Well Here We Are team watched 10 made for TV or streaming Christmas films that featured a queer couple. How do these films engage with queer identity and do any of…
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Hansplaining: The Historical Roots of Antisemitism (Part 1)
In recent weeks, several public figures including our 45th president, Kanye West, and NBA player Kyrie Irving, have made outright antisemitic statements or recommended antisemitic content in very public forums. It has sparked a national conversation about the present state of antisemitism in the...
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Feminist Book Club: "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan
"Problem with no name," you call it Betty? We know its name, and it's the patriarchy. The long awaited (and long delayed) first episode of our Feminist Book Club series. Familiarity with the book is NOT required to glean all the Betty goodness (and do some good 'ol balanced critiquing of…
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Suzsplaining: The Sad-Millennial Rom-Com
Content note: There are a few audio clips from movies throughout the film. Some contain swears. In Suzanne's neverending quest to analyze the rom-com to within an inch of its life, she has stumbled upon a subgenre of contemporary rom-coms she has dubbed the Sad-Millennial Rom-Com. She introduces...
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Stream or Skip? "Persuasion" on Netflix
Warning! One of the hosts was drinking an iced beverage and you can occassionally hear the clink of ice cubes. Just imagine you are listening to this pool side and drinking your own cold beverage. In another much anticipated Most Austentatious/Stream or Skip? crossover event, Hannah & Suzanne…
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Stream or Skip? "Fire Island" on Hulu
Warning! We recorded this podcast over the course of three different days (lol, we know) so our audio quality is ALL OVER THE PLACE but we find our way in the end. It's the crossover event that all of you have waited for! "Stream or Skip?" meets "Most Austentatious" as we provide our review of...
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Most Austentatious!: The Tragedy of "Mansfield Park"
Look. Fanny Price is rarely mentioned in the top-5 Austen heroines (a feat, seeing as Jane Austen only completed 6 novels) but in this ep we try to give her her due. Witness Hannah & Suzanne as they work hard not to scream "EDMUND BERTRAM CAN GET BENT" every 2-5 minutes. Check out the other books...
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Hansplaining: How to Museum
Hannah loves museums. Suzanne really likes them. So, does this mean that you have to like them to? Hannah says no. And Hannah is smart so we should all listen to what she says. MMMMMKAY? Over These Walls by Hope and Social is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United…
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Curiosity, Grace, and Exercise (with Elyse Creelman)
Friend of the pod Elyse Creelman, personal trainer and founder of Train Resilient, discusses how her training philosophy has changed over the past decade and the questions she asks her clients to consider. What does it mean to stay curious about movement? Why does our motivation matter? And how…
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Suzsplaining: Defining Oscar Bait (aka Advising Leonardo DiCaprio to Ease Up)
It's Oscar season, which means critics and movie fans are embroiled in debates about what makes a film (or performance) Oscar worthy. Hannah & Suzanne give you the definitive answer. NO NEED TO LISTEN TO ANYONE ELSE. Also, we fail to mention at any point that the Academy Awards are scheduled for...
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Is it Trash? Assessing "Broken Arrow" (Dir. Woo, 1996)
Hannah & Suzanne are in search of a new trash movie favorite. Will their little racoon hands ferret out a golden trash nugget in the form of 1996 John Woo film (the most Nicolas Cage movie to *not* have Nicolas Cage in it) Broken Arrow? Can a movie be both deeply homoerotic and heteroerotic at…
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Most Austentatious! Everything was "Persuasion" and Nothing Hurt
Hannah believes that "Persuasion" is the finest of Jane Austen's work. Can Suzanne be ... persuaded ... to also endorse that point of view? They discuss four major successful and attempted persuasions throughout the book and what Jane might be suggesting about the purpose and nature of influence....
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Suzsplaining: Are We Postfeminist Icons?
In this episode of Suzplaining, Suzanne introduces Hannah to the cultural analysis lens of a postfeminist sensibility. What makes Kelly Clarkson, in our eyes, a postfeminist icon? Are we postfeminist icons? And what do romantic comedies, plastic surgery, and Amy Coney Barrett have to do with any…
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The Rise of Political Violence (with Aaron Fritschner)
**This episode contains brief descriptions of violence that occurred on January 6, 2021. On January 6, 2021, insurrectionists, many of them armed, stormed the US Capitol to interrupt the peaceful transfer of power as the 2020 presidential election results were in the process of being certified by...
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According to Hallmark: Being a Christmas #Girlboss
Hannah & Suzanne watch 12, that's right! 12!, made for TV Christmas movies, because they love Christmas and all of you, but kind of hate themselves. In doing so they meet 12 Christmas busy business women who only like business (John Mulaney™). The business of these ladies might technically be...
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Canonizing our Enemies List (with Karen Feagin & Julie Jones)
What do The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, The British Museum, and the clothing company Everlane all have in common? At one time or another, Hannah and/or Suzanne have added them to the "Well, Here We Are" enemies list. What is the state of this list? Who is actually on it? And does anyone...
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30 Day Challenge: Project Serotonin
Can a challenge really be considered a failure if you learned things along the way? In the second installment of their 30 Day Challenge series, Hannah & Suzanne try to better their mental health in these cold, rainy months, and are unsurprisingly completely surprised by what they encounter during...
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Hansplaining: Witch Craze and Witch Trials
In a very spoooky episode of Hansplaining, Hannah takes Suzanne through the facts, figures, and fallacies of the European witch hunt craze. How is it that everything from storms, to the death of the elderly, to curdled milk began to be attributed to witches? And what are the 3-ish reasons that...
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Suzsplaining: The IATSE Film/Television Strike Authorization
On October 5th, 2021, approximately 60,000 film and television crew members, as part of their labor union IATSE, authorized a labor strike in the event that contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers broke down. A strike date was set but the strike never…
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Meet Our Autumnal Selves
"We all need a blanket. Me, and you, and Stinkpot." It's cozy season aka fall (in the northern hemisphere) so Hannah & Suzanne introduce you to their three autumnal alter egos: the nostalgic self, the Instagram self, and their By Myself. What is it about fall that inspires so much delight and so...
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The NFL Knows Squat About Personal Conduct
Content warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual violence, harassment, intimate partner violence, and domestic abuse. Hannah & Suzanne share yet another SUPER FUN PODCAST EPISODE, GUYS™, this time examining an administrative policy of one of America's most powerful corporations: the…
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Celebration of Friendship! Alexis and Twyla from "Schitt's Creek"
It's a celebration of female friendship EXTRAVAGANZA. Hannah & Suzanne celebrate two years of friendship by reminiscing about how they met, what their friendship means to them, and then, before things get too sentimental, they shift to discuss one of their favorite fictional friendships: Twyla…
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According to Hallmark: The Monarchy & Christmas
It's Christmas in August! A totally legitimate and real holiday which Hannah & Suzanne have chosen to celebrate by watching nine-royalty-themed made for TV/streaming Christmas movies. Together they discuss the dating profile of these monarchs, why American women are the best matches for these...
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Most Austentatious! "Northanger Abbey," the Book and the Movie
An episode marked by three things: 1) utter chaos, 2) our fascination with the flirtiest Austen hero in existence, and 3) more chaos. This is what happens when we go into a podcast sans detailed outline. In today's pod, we look at Austen's first written novel (though not her first novel to be...
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Suzsplaining: Screwball vs. Contemporary Rom Com
In this edition of Suzplaining, Suzanne draws connections between the screwball comedies of the 1930s/40s, long believed to be the pinnacle of the romantic comedy, and more contemporary romantic comedies. What is the foundation of the screwball comedy, and how have the rom-coms of the 2000s/10s...
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Confronting Our Creative Industry Fears (or, SUPER CHILL PODCAST EPISODE!)
Please note: This episode contains discussion of abusive practices in the film/tv industry. Though nothing explicit is shared, reports of abuse by both Scott Rudin and Harvey Weinstein are mentioned. This conversation occurs 18:40 - 28:00. The hard stuff always goes down easier with a chaser.…
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To Fan or Not to Fan, Comic Book Edition
This time around the 'To Fan or Not to Fan' block, Hannah & Suzanne contemplate the wide world of comic books and determine if this universe (and all its sub universes) might be home to their newest hobby. The journey begins by cracking open Book 1 of Ta-Nehesi Coate's contribution to the Black...
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Defining Sustainable Fashion (with Julie Jones)
Hannah & Suzanne welcome Julie Jones - arts librarian, lover of dogs, and slow fashion enthusiast - to the pod to break down the complicated system of both slow and sustainable fashion. What does it mean to approach fashion and how we clothes ourselves in a sustainable manner? Does it require us…
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Stream or Skip? "Kevin Can F**k Himself" on AMC
In this edition of "Stream or Skip?," Hannah & Suzanne tackle the new AMC dark comey starring Annie Murphy (aka Alexis Rose), Kevin Can F**k Himself. Their 3-ish things start with the micro (the show itself) and move out to the macro (are women okay?). At the end, they provide their assessment as...
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Hansplaining: Why Do Those Renaissance Babies Look Like That?
In our second Hansplaining episode, Hannah answers a question she's routinely asked by her friends, colleagues, and students: why do babies in medieval and renaissance era look less like babies and more like little men who are about to flee the country for tax evasion? Hannah gives 3-ish reasons...
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Some 'Whos' of the 1619 Project
In August 2019, the New York Times magazine published a special issue called "The 1619 Project." In the two years since the project's publication, discourse has moved beyond discussion of the triumphs of the project (and its creator Nikole Hannah-Jones) and instead focused on perceived failures....
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"Schitt's Creek" Speed Round
Big things are happening on the pod! Based on the sound quality, Suzanne is recording from a submarine or something, and Hannah and Suzanne are finally talking about Schitt's Creek! In a very special episode, they give you 18-ish things they love about Schitt's Creek (both the town and the show)....
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A weekly podcast which explores pop culture, the humanities, and how they matter for our daily lives. Each week, your hosts (Hannah and Suzanne) share three (ish) things as we engage with all that delights, intrigues, and sometimes repels us; both in our areas of shared interest (ex: football, makeup, Jane Austen, Schitt’s Creek, and wine) as well as our individual specialties (ex: art history, museum studies, film, and theology). Join for the topics, stay for the conversation, and enjoy our correct opinions. Twitter: @wellherepod; Instagram: wellherepod
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A weekly podcast which explores pop culture, the humanities, and how they matter for our daily lives. Each week, your hosts (Hannah and Suzanne) share three (ish) things as we engage with all that delights, intrigues, and sometimes repels us; both in our areas of shared interest (ex: football,...
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