A Problematic Pickle

Little Shrimpies Melting

In the last of the Holidaze theme, Heather and Rian celebrate their whiteness with WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954). Topics include Little Debbie Christmas Tree snack cakes, eating disorders, and food planning; more Grinch stuff; QUEER and John Waters and please take a shower, sir; a BARBIE rewatch; the whitest Christmas movie ever made; policing Christmas; Mom commentary; Edith Head!; minstrel shows; not the half-naked Abercrombie & Fitch guys from the 90s; Don Draper in the Carousel Club; clever dialogue; why it might be okay that we still watch this movie; inside jokes and family trauma; our most ADHD episode yet!; and even more! Follow us on IG and Threads @iloveyoubutpod. More at our LinkTree [https://linktr.ee/iloveyoubutpod].

I Love Your Butt

In the penultimate of the Holidaze theme, Heather and Rian go off about RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (1964), A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (1965), and DR. SUESS'S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (1966). Topics include having no time for emotions and yet making time for holiday emotional labor; a parenting win; rotating a karate costume like hot dogs in a gas station; cash me outside, the cleaner; cannibalistic marshmallow snow people as art; HARRY POTTER and THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW; a RUDOLPH macro-view; yo, boomers, re-watch this childhood classic; Americans: we remember nothing; gender socialization through reindeer; drag Christmas songs; a really sad sketch show; Lucy was the OG hipster; the nativity of our childhood and residual trauma; hiding baby jesus; all other versions of THE GRINCH are trash; who made the Grinch green?; and even more! Follow us on IG and Threads @iloveyoubutpod. More at our LinkTree [https://linktr.ee/iloveyoubutpod].

A Problematic Pickle

Continuing the Holidaze theme, Heather and Rian wax nostalgic about A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983). Topics include ADHD Home Depot holiday shopping; hobbling with a tree cane; Sky Mall; bacchanalias, baby; the romance of a white christmas; sumptuous writing and complicated narratives; all those spitty teeth; shiny cowboy costumes; we will never not talk about gender inequity; shouting christmas carols; profanity as an art form; grading with a crayon; the gluttonous joy of unwrapping gifts; quiet christmas moments; and even more! Follow us on IG and Threads @iloveyoubutpod. More at our LinkTree [https://linktr.ee/iloveyoubutpod].

Your Uncle's Estate Sale

Continuing the Holidaze theme, Heather and Rian call shenanigans on MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947). Topics include baking shows and decorating; loving a skeptical child; naming reindeer; going to Denny's after the musical; putting an asterisk next to French Canadians; the uneasy marriage of Christmas and capitalism; fat-shaming; holding space for sneezes; lying to children and old people (and everyone); charitable billionaires: the real miracle of this movie; making our stuff someone else's problem; checks, paper clips, landlines, and other old timey stuff; and even more! Follow us on IG and Threads @iloveyoubutpod. More at our LinkTree [https://linktr.ee/iloveyoubutpod].

Twist It with a Pencil

In the first of the Holidaze theme, Heather and Rian relish MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944). Topics include sleep and gifts; Costco on Saturdays; fun, awkward interactions; just call your mom a sloppy b!tch; HOT FROSTY; the vat of ketchup; a man of many fun hats; showering before dinner; dads and phones; Judy Garland Sad Facts; Pitch Perfect but with old songs; Was Gen X the last interesting generation?; Is this the whitest movie ever made?; the first coming of kale; Halloween History; and even more! Follow us on IG and Threads @iloveyoubutpod. More at our LinkTree [https://linktr.ee/iloveyoubutpod].