With Caitlin on Sabbatical there was no one around to reign in Lauren’s OBSESSION with Gilmore Girls. So, instead she added fuel to the fire by calling up frequent contributor Chris Lewis (co-host of Shortcomings podcast) to guest lecture. To add more fun to the mix adjunct professors Victoria Edel (PopSugar) and Ariel Gitlin (The Foundation) stopped by to put Lauren and Chris’ fandom to the test. This week also has voice memos from Chet Seigel, Rachel Chapman, Kevin Hines, Paris McCarthy, Julie...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Live from New York City’s Caveat, Lauren and Caitlin make the case why they should be hired at The Drew Barrymore Show including explaining their love for Scream and Beanie Babies, finding love for Drew with Kenice Mobley, having Pat Regan cast them on Grey’s Anatomy and allowing J.W. Crump to subject to a game where their own knowledge is tested. Additional material by Juan Leon, Latisha DiVenuto, Eric Cunningham and Jason Gore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Our favorite games from the first 100 eps with Pat Regan, Laura Canty-Samuel, Ian Lockwood, Nathan Pearson, Latisha DiVenuto, Matt Rogers, Tre’vell Anderson & Jarrett Hill, Lauren Lapkus, JW Crump, Mike Kelton, Tai Leclaire, Lauren Ashley Smith and Corin Wells, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 29, 2021•2 hr 14 min
Our 2nd annual Christmas Variety from our favorite members of the Stan Stan Family: Ken McGraw, Audrey Stanfield, Ellen Haun, Chris Lewis, Rodney Brazil, Amanda Hunt, Rachel Chapman and Doug Widick! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2021•35 min
Gabrielle Bluestone (Hype, Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened) joins the classroom to talk Celebrity Grifts. Caitlin wonders if she can ethically remain a fan of Suzanne Somers, Lauren thinks Lori Loughlin should be sentenced to being a Real Housewife and is actin the truest grift? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Kenice Mobley (Love About Town) joins the classroom to discuss romance on cinema set at the holidays! Lauren aruges While You Were Sleeping is the greatest holiday movie, Caitlin thinks Alfre Woodard and Bill Murray should have ended up together in Scrooged and can we remake Love, Actually for 2021? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Rachel Pegram (The Week Of) joins the classroom to discuss the niche world of celebrity mother-daughter duos including playing Celeb Mom or Normie Mom, Caitlin thinks the best celeb mom-daughter duos are the ones who stay in their own lane, Lauren of course brings up Call My Agent and we ask the important question: is Zoey Deutch a famous person? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Lauren & Caitlin had SO much with last year’s first ever FanFic Fest that they decided to do it all over again! That’s right we’ve got a whole new batch of totally originally, somewhat troubling, and absolutely hilarious fanfics from: Caitlin Gilbert, Victoria Edel , Rachel Chapman, Shamarah Hernandez, Mike DiFranciso, Benjamin Farha, TheArrrgyle performed by Latisha Di Venuto & of course your hosts: Caitlin & Lauren. Oh, and no episode would be complete without them losing their min...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 3 min
To celebrate Lauren’s birthday we are joined by fellow birthday boy Chris De La Cruz (Story Pirates) to discuss the most important birthdays: celebrity birthdays. Caitlin challenges Chris AND Lauren to a game of “Scorpio or Scorpi-NO,” Lauren regales us with tales of Mariah Carey’s Mariah Carey-themed birthday party and Caitlin shoehorns in an X-Files clip to segway into discussing celebs born on the exact same day and we ask the actually most important question: who is the lead of the Spice Lea...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Former guests Victoria Edel (Gold-Plated Girls) and Ariel Gitlin (The Foundation), who previously recruited Lauren to be a 1D stan, return to the classroom to fangirl out about the one and only Taylor Swift. We play “Romeo Take Me” -- guessing which words are Taylor’s and which are Shakespeare’s, and “You And Me Got Big Reputations” -- deciphering which Tyalor headlines are real. Ariel explains every Taylor song is about her and Victoria designs the Taylor Swift jukebox musical. Learn more about...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Lana Schwartz (Build Your Own Romantic Comedy) join the classroom to discuss the baffling subgenre of cinematic romances set in Autumn. Caitlin champions School of Rock as an underrated romance, Lauren is enraged at the twin girl-death romances Autumn in New York and Sweet November and Lana plays “When Harry Met…” which is about Harry Styles obviously Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Juan Leon (Dexter: New Blood) joins the classroom to discuss his passion for horror films. Caitlin thinks more art needs to have the fan engagement of scary movies, Lauren thinks Scream reigns supreme because of the hot killers and we play “Name That Scream Queen!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Latisha Di Venuto (Girls) joins the classroom to discuss coming of age in the 90s in pop culture, which apparently means watching a lot of stories about growing up in the 50s. Caitlin feels 90s commercials raised us, Lauren wonders why Reese Witherspoon’s first movie is so underrated and Latisha plays name that 90s sounds and they talk sharing one communal Nokia phone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Author Lynnette Rice (Entertainment Weekly) joins the classroom to How To Save A Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy and all things Grey’s! Caitlin admits she doesn’t “get” McDreamy, Lauren shares her favorite Karev fan theories and Lynette shares why some characters’ exis seem clunky and we play F/M/K with iconic Grey’s couples. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Ian Lockwood (Hot Teens) joins the classroom to discuss the concept of Not Like Other Girls, which is the name of his new single! Caitlin thinks Stassi Shroeder is the ultimate reality Not Like Other Girls, Lauren thinks Bring It On breaks the NLOG/basic binary and Ian creates the NLOG Hall of Fame/Walk of Shame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Sophie Santos (The One You Want To Marry) joins the classroom to talk agendas. Caitlin thinks Be Kind, Rewind was a Millennial opus that never really stuck, Lauren is concerned about adults caring too much about teens virginity and Sophie redesigns Pretty Woman in a way that will blow your mind! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 28, 2021•59 min
Zach Cherry (Shang-Chi, You) joins the classroom to discuss one of Caitlin and Lauren’s favorite topics, Zach Cherry. Lauren thinks two of Zach’s most famous characters are the same person, Caitlin thinks Zach should inherit the riches of Succession and we get to the bottom of if a bot thinks Zach is moving to Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Our Gen Z correspondents Sammy Kang and Kim Marie McCrann return to the classroom to teach Caitlin and Lauren about the youth. Caitlin goes off the deep end discussing #Gillovny (Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny’s) birthday, Lauren is concerned about Tori Spelling’s affection for Hilaria Baldwin and the Gen Z kids play “Who Is The Flat-Earther?” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 14, 2021•39 min
Mary Dorn (More Banana’s The Bapcast) joins the classroom to discuss the bizarre phenomenon of movies based on previously existing merchandise. One of Caitlin’s favorite movies is Clue, but she’s never played the game, Lauren laments what went wrong with the recent Jem & The Holograms movies and Mary plays PitchFire: Sells Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 07, 2021•59 min
Jake Cornell (@jakewcornell) joins the classroom to discuss shows that take place in Southern California, mostly in the 90s, mostly starring teens. Caitlin thinks cult episodes are a unique threat in the SoCal show universe, Lauren misses Mr. and Mrs Walsh from 90210 and if Jake can’t save The Hills no one can (and maybe no one can). Caitlin says “Brooke from Gossip Girl” when she obviously means “Blair.” She will do penance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Nathan Pearson (Secure The Gag) joins the classroom to discuss TikTok! Lauren confesses her confusing love for Jason Ritter, Caitlin oddly thinks TikTok is a return to a childlike creativity and Nathan plays "FoMo or Whoa No." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Morgan Miller (Dirty Laundry) joins the classroom to discuss the celebrity women who we love to watch love and leave each other. Caitlin’s obsession with Rosie O’Donnell’s personal life is explored, Lauren is still traumatized by Willow and Tara’s break-up and Morgan reveals maybe the best pop culture credit ever revealed on this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Caitlin and Lauren hit the live stage at The Squirrel in New York City. Jonathan Fernandez (Gossip Girl) joins the live classroom to give us advice from a dad on TV, we play Beanie Baby Divorce Court, Caitlin admits she’s been trying to get attention Shahs of Sunsets’ Reza and Lauren wants to join James Van Der Beek’s cult. Next Live show is Monday August 16 at 10pm! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 10, 2021•39 min
Sean Persaud and Sinead Persaud (Shipwrecked Comedy) join the classroom to discuss period pieces, growing up in Salem, MA and their dream adaptation. Caitlin goes on an unhinged rant about Downton Abbey, Lauren pitches a wild update of Jane Eyre and we play “Boston or Austen,” possibly the stupidest game ever on this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 03, 2021•53 min
Ann Marie Yoo (Alma Baya) joins the classroom to discuss figure skating in media! Caitlin thinks the IOC got exactly one thing right in 1986 and it changed the skating movie industry, Lauren laments the lack of skating on TV and Ann Marie pitches a Nathan Chen TV show (google him!). Toe pick! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 27, 2021•55 min
Andrew Barlow & Steve Jeanty (Chuckleheads Podcast) join the classroom to discuss buddy comedies! Lauren tricks our friends into confirming they’re allies, Caitlin screams about Bette Midler (and plays a wild clip from Oprah) and Andrew and Steve pitch their own buddy comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 3 min
IRL rock star Matt Rubano (Angels & Airwaves) too time out of rehearsing for Lollapalooza to join the classroom to discuss movies that rock including Caitlin’s defense of Patrick Swayze’s choice to sing on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, Lauren’s wild theory that Jackson Maine, the character, should be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and we play “Queen or No, Queen!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Rodney Brazil joins the classroom to discuss people named Patty, Patti and even Patricia. Caitlin thinks Patti LuPone needs to get over not getting Norma Desmond on Broadway, Lauren stans Peppermint Patty, Rodney tells us about drag personality Debbi Patti and they all agree Patti LaBelle is the one they’d save Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Pat Regan (Seek Treatment, Hacks), Maritza Montañez (The Squirrel) and Christina Chen (A Fine Line) join the classroom for our first ever Grey’s Wellness Check where we allow devoted Grey’s fans to air their grievances, share their emotional journeys and try to figure out what’s the deal with season 17’s beach scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Rasheda Crockett (Bigger) joins the classroom to discuss audulting, a central theme on her show Bigger! Lauren says Ally McBeal made audulting look fun, Caitlin thanks Hillary Banks for everything and Rasheda reveals why she can’t with RHONY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 22, 2021•59 min
