Join Kelcee and Spencer for this post-holiday bonus episode ostensibly about the 1988 Charles Dickens adaptation Scrooged. Discussion topics include the unfortunate plot of mid-1990’s television sitcom Unhappily Ever After, the struggles of adapting a classic story, and where the toaster came from.

Content warnings for discussions of mental illness, sexual assault (10:52 - 14:37), parental death, and death by both freezing and burning.

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

• “Unhappily Ever After,” IMDB.com
• “Scrooged,” Wikipedia.com

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Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

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Join Kelcee and Spencer for their most ambitious project yet: discussing Charles Dicken’s classic 1843 novella A Christmas Carol (along with its many, many adaptations.) Discussion topics include the invention of the holiday special, hot nephews and wife guys, and what it really takes to change an old man’s mind.

Content warnings for discussions of poverty, death via childbirth, and child death, as well as mentions of child abuse.

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

• “A Christmas Carol Introduction,” Shmoop.com
• “Ghost stories: why the Victorians were so spookily good at them,” by Kira Cochrane, The Guardian
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• A Christmas Carol (2004)
• A Christmas Carol (1999)
• The Muppets Christmas Carol
• Mickey’s Christmas Carol
• A Christmas Carol (1938)

New to the Show? Start at the beginning with Jurassic Park, or Monstrous Moms vs. Dangerous Dads

Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

Connect with us!

Suggestions for episode topics? Email us at: safeplaceforboys@gmail.com

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Join Kelcee and Spencer for Part TWO of a two-part conversation about Channing Tatum’s epic saga: Magic Mike (2012) and Magic Mike XXL (2015). Discussion topics include Big Dick Richie’s Billion Dollar Idea, how to become a real boy to the beat of a Backstreet Boys song, and Kelcee’s Kevin Nash book report.

Sorry Magic Mike’s Last Dance lovers. We aren’t talking about that one, and I think you know why.

Content warnings for discussions of sex and sex work (mostly stripping/exotic dancing), sexism, imbalanced relationship dynamics, brief mentions of homophobia, and drug use.

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

• “11 Magic Mike XXL Details From Channing Tatum You Need to Know Before Seeing the Movie,” by Shannon Vestal Robson, popsugar.com
• “MAGIC MIKE XXL - Pony - Oficial Warner Bros. Pictures,” by Warner Bros. Pictures Latinoamérica, youtube.com
• “FOOTLOOSE "Warehouse Dance" Clip (1984) Kevin Bacon,” by JoBlo Movie Clips, youtube.com
• “Magic Mike XXL Offers a Healthier Approach to Masculinity,” by Orestes Adams, Collider
• “Manhood: The emancipation of the American male in Magic Mike XXL,” by Jason Stanford, The Experiment
• “Kevin Nash,” Wikipedia
• Southpaw podcast Instagram post

New to the Show? Start at the beginning with Jurassic Park, or Monstrous Moms vs. Dangerous Dads

Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

Connect with us!

Suggestions for episode topics? Email us at: safeplaceforboys@gmail.com

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