Jen & Meg, from Indoorswomen, talk with us about our shared obsessions with sci-fi, space, and robots! We discuss our love for them growing up and the problem of girls feeling excluded by boys from sci-fi play and the superhero world. Meg tells us about her raptor costume and we shoutout our favourite robots! All this and more as rodeo minnows hang out with hot peaches, existing! Outro by Not Another X-Files Podcast http://notanotherxfpod.libsyn.com/ Listen to Indoorswomen https://www.indoor...
Mar 20, 2018•37 min
Join us as we read funny, cringe, awkward, and sad stories from listeners telling us how their younger selves thought sex worked! Will you ever look at a hallway the same after hearing Jaslyn's story? We also clear up some misconceptions about queer sex, and set some fun sexual challenges for you to try at home! Outro by Super Serious Social Justice https://www.sssjcast.com/ #LadyPodSquad Join the High Expectations ACTION TEAM: www.facebook.com/groups/894316560720272/ Subscribe to us on Apple Po...
Mar 06, 2018•39 min
We watch the British police comedy film Hot Fuzz, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. It's the first in our series of five forced film reviews and we're perhaps foolishly going best to worst. Hear us practice some British accents and also open up our mailbox! This episode contains plot spoilers. Outro cameo by Jasmine Ad Nauseam https://jasmineadnauseam.com/ Promo by The Thirst https://twitter.com/thethirst #LadyPodSquad Join the High Expectations ACTION TEAM: www.facebook.com/groups/89431656072...
Feb 20, 2018•34 min
Hear Ellen grow up before your ears as she reads letters she wrote to her future self from ages 9 to 26! We cover her childhood joys, anxieties, first loves, and former friendships. This episode is 18 years in the making and is not to be missed! Outro cameo and promo by Honestly?! A Podcast. thehonestlypodcast.wixsite.com/home #LadyPod Squad Join the High Expectations ACTION TEAM: www.facebook.com/groups/894316560720272/ Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with Pock...
Feb 06, 2018•39 min
We are celebrating 2 years of High Ex! In this special episode we reveal what topics are coming in Season 3, pick genres out of a hat, and roulette what films we will be forced to review this year. We also sound nerd alert alarms at each other, get curious about Rocco, ponder December birthdays, and request puppies!! Join the High Expectations ACTION TEAM: https://www.facebook.com/groups/894316560720272/ Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQ...
Jan 03, 2018•28 min
In our magnum deluxe season finale we're sharing amazing bad date stories about DCs who "didn't make the Mark". Featuring snoopers, mansplainers, cheaters, baby demanders, third wheelers, and weird pizza men! Ellen's ex-boyfriend tells us what happened after they broke up, and Jaslyn finally reveals her 7 minute date story! Plus so much more :) Outro cameo and promo by Stop and Fangirl https://soundcloud.com/stopandfangirl #LadyPodSquad Join the High Expectations ACTION TEAM: https://www.faceboo...
Nov 28, 2017•1 hr 10 min
By popular demand, we are back with more dating ghosting stories, and this time we even have some confessions from ghosts themselves! From weird kissing and unrequited sex, to the trans experience and being told off for having consent, this episode has some amazing stuff! After the stories we open up the mailbox for the last time this season, and you know that means a new song. Outro cameo by Knickers Untwisted https://twitter.com/knickersu #LadyPodSquad Join the High Expectations ACTION TEAM: h...
Nov 14, 2017•38 min
We reveal what our experiences have been like in the queer dating scene! Including the invisibility of queer femmes, how dating women is different to men, and the anxieties and frustrations of using the apps Her and Tinder when doing so. Jaslyn confesses to talking about Radiohead on a date. Stick around after the Outro to hear us do some Lady Pod Squad impersonations! Join the High Expectations ACTION TEAM: https://www.facebook.com/groups/894316560720272/ Outro cameo by It's About Damn Crime ww...
Oct 31, 2017•37 min
We check in on Ellen's graphic novel obsession one year later. From Black Hole to Blankets, Saga to Seconds, and everything in between monstress, wicked, and divine, find out what she has been enjoying lately! We share recommendations from our listeners and Jaslyn makes a weird confession about magazines?? WTF. Join the High Expectations ACTION TEAM: https://www.facebook.com/groups/894316560720272/ Outro cameo by Amanda A Go Go www.amandaagogo.com/ Graphic novels and comics mentioned in this epi...
Oct 17, 2017•36 min
Ellen and Jaslyn are still on the bed to talk about listening to guilty or trashy music pleasures, or are they just pleasures? Featuring Toto, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Coldplay, and more! Then Ellen gifts us another mailbox song! (Part 2 of 2, but you don't have to have heard Part 1 first) Join the High Expectations ACTION TEAM: https://www.facebook.com/groups/894316560720272/ Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.face...
Oct 03, 2017•32 min
Ellen and Jaslyn talk about watching guilty or trashy pleasures, or are they just pleasures? Featuring non Casablancas like Jerry Springer, Terrace House, E! Network, Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, Harold & Kumar, Degrassi Next Class, Shortland Street, and much more! Part 1 of 2. Join the High Expectations ACTION TEAM: https://www.facebook.com/groups/894316560720272/ Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook.com/hi...
Sep 19, 2017•34 min
We answer questions sent in by listeners! Including How do you stop having the same fights with your partner?, Are Australia and New Zealand really rivals?, What's up with Georgia?, What does a Big Mac taste like?, and much more! An argument about gifs spawns new nicknames and we open up the mailbox! Join the High Expectations ACTION TEAM: https://www.facebook.com/groups/894316560720272/ Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.f...
Sep 05, 2017•38 min
Getting ghosted by a date or a friend sucks! Find out who we call A Shipping Container of Dicks, as we react to some shocking ghosting stories sent in by our listeners, and share our own! We finish you off with an incredible NSFW story from our special guest Hamish, an episode not to be missed! #NotCoolJake Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook.com/highexpectationspodcast Twitter twitter.com/highexpodcast Instagram in...
Aug 22, 2017•38 min
Major breakups are really hard to cope with and especially when social media is involved. We discuss advice for getting on with life, as we open up about our own experiences and struggles. Plus, find out which of the three types of people on social media you are, hear us make pterodactyl noises, and we we open up the mailbox! Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook.com/highexpectationspodcast Twitter twitter.com/highexp...
Aug 08, 2017•38 min
Jaslyn is one of *those* Radiohead fans. She opens up to Ellen about the depths of her obsession, its life changing effects, and what makes her so excited about the band. If you know their music, see if your answers match Jaslyn's in the Favourites Lighting Round! Subscribe to us on iTunes itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook.com/highexpectationspodcast Twitter twitter.com/highexpodcast Instagram instagram.com/highexpectationspodcast Outro and Promo ...
Jul 25, 2017•36 min
Join us for a NSFW chat all about dick pics! We cover the psychology of sending them and rise to the challenge of finding a live one on Chatroulette! We look at celebrity scandals, offer good dick pics tips, and Jaslyn has a hard time saying 'Pete Wentz' properly. Subscribe to us on iTunes itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook.com/highexpectationspodcast Twitter twitter.com/highexpodcast Instagram instagram.com/highexpectationspodcast Outro & Prom...
Jul 11, 2017•35 min
Get cosy with us and the classic story Great Expectations!! What's the deal with Charles Dickens? Why is Estella so mean to Pip? Do we ship Joe and Biddy? There's more twisty goodness and we open up the mailbox, in part two of 'Why are you called High Expectations?' Outro & promo by Mariah Avix of 600 Second Saga http://insani-x.com/ Subscribe to us on iTunes itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook.com/highexpectationspodcast Twitter twitter.com/hig...
Jun 27, 2017•38 min
We talk High Fidelity, the book and film, in part one of 'Why are you called High Expectations?' Why is it famous? Why is it so great? We rag on each other about other Nick Hornby books, do some Top Fives of our own, and open up the mailbox! Subscribe to us on iTunes itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook.com/highexpectationspodcast Twitter twitter.com/highexpodcast Instagram instagram.com/highexpectationspodcast #ladypodsquad
Jun 13, 2017•40 min
Put the kettle on and join us as we talk through the psychological concept of gaslighting and how to tell if someone is doing it to you. We look back at upsetting past events in our own lives and find comfort realising we were being gaslighted. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook.com/highexpectationspodcast Twitter twitter.com/highexpodcast Instagram instagram.com/highexpectationspodcast
May 30, 2017•35 min
By popular request, this is Ellen and Jaslyn just chatting and cracking each other up! It was meant to be about not liking board games, but we got side tracked by other things that suck or we love first, and a low key game of strip podcasting. We judge tomatoes, Furbies, Macklemore, condoms, ghost tours, drinking games, and much more! We also open the mailbox wide and read some more listener mail. Subscribe to us on iTunes itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www...
May 16, 2017•35 min
Are you in a special friendship? They are dear to Cathy-Ellen's heart and she helps us explore the spectrum, from romantic to bromance, and passionate to sororal. We also talk about the darker side, breaking up with a best friend when they become toxic in your life. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcast/iTunes itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook.com/highexpectationspodcast Twitter twitter.com/highexpodcast Instagram instagram.com/highexpectationspodcast...
May 02, 2017•34 min
After drinking mimosas we get musical as we open the listener mailbox wide and put our hand inside! There's a fuckboy controversy to tackle and the Gilmore Girls Revival to discuss, can Ellen & Jaslyn bury the hatchet? We reclaim the C word, and much more! Subscribe to us on iTunes itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook.com/highexpectationspodcast Twitter twitter.com/highexpodcast Instagram instagram.com/highexpectationspodcast
Apr 18, 2017•34 min
Special guest Clarissa Chandrahasen talks about performing in Naked Girls Reading! We then find out about performing her drag king alter ego, Ricky Rascal, and what happened the first time he met Hugo Grrrl! Subscribe to us on iTunes itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook.com/highexpectationspodcast Twitter twitter.com/highexpodcast Instagram instagram.com/highexpectationspodcast
Apr 04, 2017•35 min
What counts as cheating on your partner? Is it ever okay to cheat? Should you let someone know they're being cheated on? What's monogamish? We talk it all out and more! Subscribe to us on iTunes itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook.com/highexpectationspodcast Twitter twitter.com/highexpodcast Instagram instagram.com/highexpectationspodcast
Mar 22, 2017•34 min
What is a fuckboy and what should you do if you encounter one? We share our own fuckboy stories and more in our NSFW season premiere, with special guest Emily! Subscribe to us on iTunes itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook.com/highexpectationspodcast Twitter twitter.com/highexpodcast Instagram instagram.com/highexpectationspodcast
Mar 07, 2017•33 min
The much requested Gilmore Girls episode is our season finale! In our pre-revival talk Ellen and Jaslyn passionately disagree about which of Rory's boyfriends was best. Cathy-Ellen joins us for the end with her own twist on the debate! This episode contains spoilers for the original series (2000-2007), but does not talk about the 2016 revival. Grab yourself a coffee and enjoy! Thank you so much for listening this year, we're taking our summer off and will return in 2017. We wish you all the best...
Nov 29, 2016•48 min
Ellen comes back from the future and inspires us to talk about time travel and our favourite uses of it! Including About Time, The Time Traveller's Wife, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Black Mirror, and of course Back To The Future! One Minute Time Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBkBS4O3yvY The Cutaways Podcast: http://www.thecutaways.com/ Spacey Space Podcast: http://spaceyspace.podbean.com/e/008-working-girl-1988/ Subscribe to us on iTunes itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts ...
Nov 01, 2016•35 min
We talk about interests that sparked off in our minds and took us down a rabbit hole of discovery and obsession. Thrillers, audiobooks, bicycles, lamps, and more! Subscribe to us on iTunes itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook.com/highexpectationspodcast Twitter twitter.com/highexpodcast Instagram instagram.com/highexpectationspodcast
Oct 12, 2016•28 min
What should you do when friends are being offensive or ignorant about subjects like feminism, gender, race, and queer issues? We discuss the importance of giving people a voice on their own experiences and the need for more diverse characters! The Great Albums Podcast - Against Me!: http://www.thegreatalbums.com/podcast-episodes/against-me-justin-tyler InsideOUT Speak Out: http://insideout.org.nz/radio-show/ Laci Green: https://www.youtube.com/user/lacigreen The Wicked + The Divine: http://www.w...
Sep 22, 2016•33 min
We talk Ellen's favourite rom com Definitely, Maybe! It stars Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, the most beautiful woman in the world, Rachel Weisz, and Elizabeth Banks. We then debate the question, are rom coms destructive to relationships, or just a bit of cliché fun? For bonus High Expectations, check us out on The Spacey Space podcast: http://spaceyspace.podbean.com/e/008-working-girl-1988/ Subscribe to us on iTunes itun.es/i6hH8zs Subscribe to us with PocketCasts pca.st/DQE6 Facebook www.facebook...
Sep 05, 2016•34 min
