Mommie Dearest (1981)

May 11, 2025

This week on a very special (late) episode, Mason and Sean discuss Frank Perry’s Joan Crawford biopic Mommie Dearest. It’s a film that both helped sink Faye Dunaway’s career and massively influenced contemporary drag culture, but is it worth watching in 2025?

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Lucy Dacus and Indie Success

Apr 25, 2025

This week Mason and Sean talk about Lucy Dacus’s latest album Forever is a Feeling and the bigger picture its mid-tempo, mid-temperature love songs paint about indie music and social media consumerism as a whole. Stop reading this and listen to the episode.

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Meaning What Returns April 24th

Apr 10, 2025

Earlier this week we said goodbye to Senior Producer, resident trash goblin, and longtime good boy cat sidekick Lincoln Hershenow. In his honor (and in the interest of Mason's health), we decided to take the week off. We will return with a new episode on April 24th.

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Crash (2004)

Mar 27, 2025

This week Mason and Sean discuss what is widely considered to be one of the worst films to ever win the Oscar for best picture. We did this because it is almost April Fool’s Day when this comes out, and I’m not sure it was worth it. 

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Art For No One

Mar 13, 2025

This week Mason and Sean reflect on Ethel Cain’s recent noise album Perverts and the broader lessons it points to about who we make art for and why. 

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