‘what if I'm not the hero? what if I'm the bad guy?’ everyone’s favourite sparkly vampire family has returned to netflix and it seemed like the perfect excuse for steph and apryl to re-visit the twilight saga and ask: is the franchise still enjoyable, and does it hold up to the hype of our late teens? in part two of episode 43, we look at our early experiences of watching and reading twilight, what works and definitely doesn’t in each film, and the legacy of such a huge pop culture phenomenon. p...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 43
we’re back!!!!! after a few months off to recuperate (pandemics, eh?) it’s back to business with a big ol’ two-parter covering the very best in pop culture from the past few weeks and months. in part one, we begin with the most pressing matters of international concern: the trailer drop for netflix’s ‘the devil all the time’ (4:47), the burgeoning romance between megan fox and machine gun kelly (12:30), and THAT amazing video from cardi b and megan thee stallion (19:45) (macaroni in a pot, etc)....
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 43
*WARNING: IN THIS EPISODE, WE GET QUITE NSFW & COVER ADULT THEMES SO APPROACH WITH CAUTION!!* sure, this episode is almost two hours long but it’s not like you don’t have lots of time on your hands, huh?? plus, this is ~a very special episode~ because guess what? we have A GUEST! first we spend some time addressing which celebrities are having a rough time in isolation (5:00) before moving onto vanity fair’s behind the scenes feature on ‘dune’ (22:00) something we’re hoping still sees a rele...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 50 min•Season 4Ep. 42
suddenly got lots of time on your hands and find yourself in need of a distraction? well, you’re in luck; episode forty one is a 90 minute c-free zone (unless the c-word is daniel CRAIG, in which case, we have LOTS of thoughts) we address that GQ shoot (5:25), the harry styles tiny desk (12:54) and a small bit of timmy time (16:30) before moving onto TV, where we discuss hulu’s ‘high fidelity’ (18:25) and the end of HBO’s stephen king drama, ‘the outsider’(28:36) on the movie front, we discuss a...
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 41
our podcast has reached the dizzy heights of FORTY EPISODES and to celebrate, we answered some of YOUR questions in this very special mailbag episode! thank you to everyone who sent us their Qs- tune in to see if we answered yours! don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thethirst our NEW AND IMPROVED blog, with recommended reading & links for this episode: https://thethirstpod.wordpress.com/2020/03/15/episodefortymailbag/ & you can email us your thoughts/feelings/feedba...
Mar 09, 2020•59 min•Season 4Ep. 40
our second episode of 2020 is here and it's an AWARDS SEASON catch up, with a few spoilery reviews of HBO's 'the outsider' (25:35), taika waititi's 'jojo rabbit' (39:30) and book adaptation 'just mercy' (52:23. after that, we dive deep into ~every awards ceremony so far~ (1:01:18) and ahead of the academy awards on february 9th, we make our own oscar predictions. we also asked for you to send your questions for a future mailbag episode; anything you want to know? GET IN TOUCH!! don't forget you ...
Feb 02, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Season 4Ep. 39
it's been a while and we're now at the start of a new decade(!) but we're BACK with our end of year 2019 best of lists! we share our film, tv, music, book & podcast top tens, plus a few ~honourable mentions~ and other shout-outs to things we loved over the last twelve months. some of the discussion may be a little spoiler-y so listener discretion is advised!! if you don’t yet have a copy of our zine, you can buy one here: https://thethirstpod.bigcartel.com & you can also find our spotify...
Jan 08, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 38
episode 37: “that's some heavy-duty conjecture.” we start with news (2:20) covering brad pitt and alia shawkat (who aren’t dating), trent reznor’s inadvertent CMAs win (he didn’t really wear a cowboy hat), harry styles’ SNL double-duty (must get rid of toxic in community) PLUS our usual ~timmy time~. on the review front we cover the first six episodes of HBO’s ‘watchmen’ remix (29:00, beware of SPOILERS) before moving onto rian johnson’s whodunnit mystery ‘knives out’ (49:50) and then noah baumb...
Dec 07, 2019•1 hr 49 min•Season 3Ep. 37
episode 36 is a pod of two halves, quite literally: 50% us, 50% ~special guest appearance~! as always, we start with news (2:49) as we cover variety’s new actors on actors series, keanu reeves and his age appropriate girlfriend, the my chemical romance reunion AND timmy time is back in full effect. reviews wise: we cover joaquin phoenix in todd philips’ ‘joker (16:38) and mike flanagan’s shining sequel ‘doctor sleep’ (34:17) plus a few nods to other things of note including ‘watchmen’ and ‘succe...
Nov 17, 2019•1 hr 56 min•Season 3Ep. 36
our second annual london film festival recap is here; we discuss our weekend antics including a brush with one of our favourite directors, a leap into the world of fandom plus reviews of screenings we attended: robert eggers' ‘the lighthouse’ (23:24) and netflix’s historical drama, ‘the king’ (43:00) our 2018 LFF episode can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/thethirstpod/we-walked-the-red-carpet-with-timothee-chalamet-all-we-got-was-this-podcast-episode don't forget you can find us on twitte...
Oct 20, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 35
episode 35 is us in full-on catch up mode as we return from our brief september hiatus to cover some news & reviews of what we’ve been consuming for the last SIX(!!) WEEKS. it’s a long one, so buckle up! in ~current affairs~ (2:34) we’ve address THAT harry styles rolling stone profile, that GQ brad pitt profile; there’s some swedish skarsgård drama and we touch on this year’s emmy awards where the brits swept the board. we also let you know that TIMMY SEASON is truly upon us. on the TV front...
Oct 12, 2019•2 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 35
"hey! you're rick f**king dalton. don't you forget it" ‘once upon a time...in hollywood’ is quentin tarantino’s ninth film and one we’ve been looking forward to all summer (brad! leo! margot!). so- with that in mind- episode 34 & a half is an elongated SPOILER FILLED discussion about the movie in all its 1960s sunshine-fueled glory. we cover our expectations in the build up to the film’s release; our overall impressions now we’ve seen it; the themes it addresses; what we thought of the cast;...
Aug 30, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 34
"there's more to life than stupid boys, you know" episode 34 is a bumper TV special (soon to be followed by a tarantino minisode) but before we dissect the shows we’ve enjoyed this summer, we cover some news (1:49): channing tatum has moved to suffolk(?!), liam hemsworth and miley cyrus have split (again?), harry styles has emerged to film two videos & appear in a gucci fragrance campaign AND *drumroll* THE TIMMY DROUGHT IS OVER: the ‘little women’ trailer is here! our TV catch up is spoiler...
Aug 25, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 34
it’s been a while since we recorded which is why this is really episode 33 masquerading as episode 32 (ignore our puns!). more importantly: we’re joined by our favourite australian, von, who co-hosts with us IN REAL LIFE (and not via skype!) in news, we cover the ‘charlie’s angels’ trailer (4:20) the forbes 100 richest list (10:16) AND we return to our podcast roots by monologuing about one of our favourites, jake gyllenhaal & his recent ‘spider-man: far from home’ press tour romance with co...
Jul 21, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Season 3Ep. 33
"we are not one-dimensional. we are smart and fun!" like the rest of the internet, we saw and loved olivia wilde's directorial debut 'booksmart' and left the cinema with lots to say. our friend peggy hughes felt the same, so she joined us for a spoiler-ish discussion about the film (3:30) which turned into a much broader chat about the legacy of high school films as a genre(39:25). she even stuck around for our ~obsessions of the week~ (1:10:20). you can find peggy over on twitter: www.twitter.c...
Jun 16, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 32
“i think you look great, cap. as far as i’m concerned, that's america's ass.” episode thirty one and a half and here’s the thing: WE’RE NOT WORTHY! WE’RE NOT WORTHY! … but we’re still giving our deep-dive spoiler-filled review of ‘avengers: endgame’ (5:00) and THEN- what you’ve all been waiting for- our second annual thirst ranking of the avengers cast (40:45). for this episode, we’re joined by our wonderful friend von who has lots of MCU-related hot takes we’re sure you’ll enjoy. if you haven’t...
May 30, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 31
now we’ve inched into our thirties, we’re back with another episode in which we cover some recent news from the internet rumour mill (does jake gyllenhaal have a cat? are lupita and janelle dating? does that mean tessa and brie dating?? what’re the dune cast up to? will rpattz play batman?) before moving onto some reviews, including a spoiler-filled look at joe berlinger’s ted bundy biopic ‘extremely wicked, shockingly evil and vile’ starring our favourite ex-disney darling, zac efron (19:00) we...
May 22, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 31
it's a MET GALA emergency pod! given HOW much of our attention it occupied in a very short space of time, we took initiative and decided to discuss the 71st met gala which took place earlier this week on the first monday in may. we cover the fashion highs, the lows, the contentious theme (what exactly IS camp?) and- of course- those co-chairs, including two of our faves, lady gaga and some guy called harry styles ('i don't know her'). don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thet...
May 09, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 30
like mark ruffalo and jennifer garner in the seminal rom-com classic, we're 13 going on THIRTY. hi, we're back and catching up with the latest news & reviews from the last few weeks. we talk coachella 2019 and shia labeouf's questionable stomach tattoo (real? unreal? who knows!) followed by a spoiler-y discussion of jordan peele's 'Us' (19:49) and a whizz through other things we've enjoyed of late including the end of 'broad city' (38:17) 'fleabag' (40:00). in the second half of the episode ...
May 01, 2019•1 hr 58 min•Season 3Ep. 30
“you know I dreamed about you, for twenty-nine years before I saw you…” we’re back with another episode, catching up with the latest news & reviews from the last few weeks. we talk luke perry’s untimely death, operation varsity blues and chart pete davidson & kate beckinsale’s romance in the best way possible: A TIMELINE! spoilerific reviews abound: we cover the MCU’s newest, ‘captain marvel’ (26:12), and netflix’s ‘triple frontier’ (43:14), a film we argue was definitely made for women,...
Apr 03, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 29
....it's a very special oscars episode! we talked to our #ladypodsquad friend Amanda about the 91st academy awards; the highs, the lows, the most baffling moments plus the thing we care about the most: the red carpet. Amanda hosts a variety of other shows, which you can find listed on her website just here: https://www.amandaagogo.com don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thethirst our NEW AND IMPROVED blog, with recommended reading & links for our episodes: thethirstpod.w...
Mar 09, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Season 3Ep. 28
episode 28 and like cillian murphy, we're navigating the (pop cultural) landscape trying to make sense of what's going on... we cover some news (lucas hedges! shawn mendes! lady gaga & that guy she dated!), and some reviews as we discuss jake gyllenhaal's weirdo performance in netflix's 'velvet buzzsaw' (25:00) and barry jenkin's beautiful 'if beale street could talk' (35:00). we also do some spoilerific analysis of 'russian doll' (45:38) before moving on to discuss cancel culture as a conce...
Mar 04, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 28
we're back with episode 27: part two. if you haven't listened to the first half: check your usual pod app as it'll be there waiting for you (or follow this link: https://soundcloud.com/thethirstpod/extremely-wicked-shockingly-thirsty-and-vile-episode-27-part-one) for our main topic, we discussed season one of netflix's latest smash, 'sex education'. in our SPOILER-FILLED discussion, we look at how it covers teen sex, relationships, friendships and queerness, as well as the show's highs, lows and...
Feb 10, 2019•53 min•Season 3Ep. 27
episode 27 is a two-parter because sometimes: we just talk too damn much. in this first half, we discuss the oscar nominations and upcoming academy awards, the trailer for zac efron’s star turn as ted bundy AND that netflix docu-series, finally get round to discussing adam mckay’s ‘vice’ (34:05) now it’s on general release here in the UK and get cryptic with our recap of ‘true detective’ season three (47:37) and its first four episodes. spoilers are abound, so use those timestamps to your advant...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 27
it's our first ~official~ episode of the new year and we're back discussing the most important question of 2019 so far: was it or wasn't it a harness? (it was a harness) we cover some news (including the BAFTA nominations), review yorgos lanthimos' new film 'the favourite' (18:18), netflix's creepy smash 'you' (31:45) & jim carrey and michael gondry's 'kidding' (37:45), before moving onto our brief glance at the recent golden globe awards: the wins, the snubs AND the red carpet (42:40). our ...
Jan 18, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 26
another year has ended, and with that brings the task of collating lists of the best things 2018 had to offer. we share our film, tv, music, book & podcast top tens, some listener favourites and MORE! don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thethirst our blog, with recommended reading & links for this episode- including our FULL lists: https://thethirstpod.tumblr.com/post/181848744883/endofyear2018 & you can email us your thoughts/feelings/feedback: thethirstpod@gmai...
Jan 04, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 25
like jack bauer, our podcast has reached the fast-paced real-time heights of 24 episodes... it's a trip down memory lane for us this week as- inspired by ariana grande's nostalgia-filled video for 'thank u, next'- we revisit some of our favourite musical shorts from years gone by and discuss whether music videos have the same impact for us now as they did when we were growing up. we also discuss the looming award season as the golden globes and the grammys both announce their nominations, the tr...
Dec 17, 2018•1 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 24
In episode #23, we promised we'd get our very own von to tell us exactly why she loved 'venom' so much and guess what: she delivered! listen to this ~very special minisode~ to hear her defend a film which we absolutely did NOT enjoy. wondering what we're talking about?! listen to episode #23 just here:https://soundcloud.com/thethirstpod/close-encounters-of-the-celebrity-kind-episode-23 don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thethirst our blog, with recommended reading & lin...
Dec 08, 2018•7 min•Season 2Ep. 23
NOBODY LIKES YOU WHEN YOU’RE 23! inspired by our recent red-carpet rendez-vous, we shared some of our other celebrity encounters and ask you to share some of your interactions and BOY, did you guys deliver. we also discuss the end of the pete davidson and ariana grande saga which kept us so occupied this summer, THAT harry styles and timothee chalamet interview, tom hardy’s ‘venom’ (26:00), the recent ‘halloween’ sequel (34:00), and nicolas cage’s revenge thriller ‘mandy’ (46:40)(beware of SPOIL...
Nov 16, 2018•1 hr 42 min•Season 2Ep. 23
here's a very special episode in which we recap our time at this year’s london film festival: the initial scramble to score tickets for two headline galas, the awkwardness of walking the red carpet AND (some spoilery!) discussion about the films we saw- addiction drama 'beautiful boy' (13:35) and luca guadagnino's 'suspiria' (34:35). don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thethirst our blog, with recommended reading & links for this episode: https://thethirstpod.tumblr.com/...
Nov 09, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 22
