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Welcome to The Wonders I've Seen, where there's no such thing as weird or normal-there's just different! TWIS discusses minority representation in fictional spaces;whether in tv shows, movies, novels, or video games. It's hosted by Tanagra, a Geek Girl Nerd of Color with a passion for Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and socio-political awareness. With beverage in hand, she wonders about fictional spaces: what they reflect about the society that creates them, and how they affect the geeks who love them. Fol ...
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Recap and Gown

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The podcast where four old millennials talk about the high school and college movies from back in the day when we were high school and college students to find out what makes the grade and what should've been held back.
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Dave & Chris like movies, and shows, and tacos, and... you! Tonight we talk: Andrew Shultz - Life: Netflix The Fantastic Four and Superman Trailers Minecraft: Theater - Last of Us: HBO Sandman: Netflx Star Wars Celebration 28 Years Later: In Production Pacific Rim Uprising: In Production Dare Devil: Disney Dr. Who - Disney Andor - Disney…
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Come "Reacher" into our world and enjoy the sharing of all we gots to share. Tonight we rock: Kraven - Netflix The Electric State - Netflix The Wheel of Time - Amazon Ted Lasso - Apple (1 week. season 4) Better Man - Paramount Mickey 17 - Theater Severance - Apple Reacher - Amazon Dare Devil - Disney Resident Alien -Netflix Spiderman 4 -Upcoming Va…
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Dave and Chris finally reunite after shaking off the plague and boy did they have some spare time! Tonight we talk a baker's boatload of shows and movies. Man on the Inside: Netflix Twilight of the Gods: Netflix Nobody Wants This: Netflix The Pit: Max Unfrosted: Netflix Invincible: Amazon Cobra Kai: Netflix Our Little Secret: Netflix The Royal Rumb…
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Dave & Chris leap into the new year by talking about everything they saw in the last! Come aboard, we're expecting you. let's go! Tonight we talk: -Blood of Zeus (Netflix) -Carry-on (Netflix) -Creature Commandos (max) -Shrinking -Black Doves - (netflix) -Sonic 3 (theater) -Boy Kills World (hulu) -Beast Games (amazon) -Skeleton Crew -Mythic Quest 4…
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Weeeeeee're back after a few week hiatus to discuss a buttload of non-butt-like things. Plus, we reveal our new L Speed score for movies. Tonight we talk: Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, (starz) LSPEED: 12 Madame Web, (Netflix) LSPEED: 21 Lincoln Lawyer, season 1, (Netflix) (8 Episodes) Tracker, (Hulu) (13 Episodes) Expend4bles (Starz) LSPEED: 1…
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This week, we're digging into the 1953 Marlon Brando cautionary tale action horror romance film, "The Wild One." We wonder whether the movie would've made sense when it was released, find out who was drunk while filming, get shocked by what a 59-year-old man looked like in 1953, and try to understand why such a short movie feels like such a long mo…
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This week, we're digging into the 1994 kids sports classic, "D2: The Mighty Ducks." We try to figure out who Guy is, get confused by the Icelandic accent, debate who the best player on the team is, and debate the merits of giving a youth hockey coach a $40,000,000 endorsement contract. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and In…
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This week, we're digging into the 2008 Paris Hilton romantic comedy, "The Hottie and the Nottie." We break down all of the health conditions June suffers from, examine the logic of the rule at the center of the plot, try to figure out why Nate was such a hater, and talk about how creepy it is to be in love with a girl you haven't seen or spoken to …
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This week, Big Sis makes her triumphant comeback to discuss the 1998 erotic high school thriller heist movie, "Wild Things." We remember where we were the first time we saw The Scene™, talk about a pair of major plot elements that were sloppily edited out, examine how much money Bill Murray's character made from these trials, and question the plaus…
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This week, we're digging into the 2004 sports movie, "Miracle." We showcase a variety of accents, talk about fartleks and other awful conditioning drills, try to figure out who any of the players outside of Eruzione are, and get very upset about Olympic hockey scoring rules. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @Re…
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This week, we're digging into the 1994 White savior basketball comedy, "The Air Up There." We wonder whether a bunch of scenes are missing from the first act, examine the film's depiction of Kenya, break down the myriad recruiting violations, and find out what happened to Saleh after the movie. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitt…
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This week, we're digging into the 1999 gritty teen cop drama, "The Mod Squad." We try to figure out how old all of these characters are supposed to be, wonder why the entire police force hates their guts, invent an imaginary scene from the movie, and showcase our finest Chicago accents. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and I…
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This week, we're digging into the 2015 erotic thriller(?) The Boy Next Door. We try to understand the central conflict of the film, examine the logic of opening the movie with flashbacks of characters we don't know, debate the very questionable consensuality of the sex scene, and bust out our finest farkakte Yiddish phrases. As always, subscribe, r…
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This week, we're digging into the 2023 romantic comedy satire, "Beautiful Disaster." We assess whether or not this was a clear enough satire, examine the wild tone shift the movie makes going into the third act, wonder what the book version of this movie is like, and join in an impromptu rendition of, "Baby It's Cold Outside." As always, subscribe,…
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This week, we're digging into the 1987 John Hughes movie, "Some Kind of Wonderful." We try to understand why they named the movie what they did, evaluate John Hughes' ability to write for male leads, judge Eric Stoltz's lack of charisma, and break down the nonsense way the movie ends. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Ins…
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This week, we're digging into the 2000 sports romance, "Love & Basketball." We examine NBA draft regulations over the years, discuss the feasibility of tearing an ACL from landing after a dunk, heap praise on the Black Excellence throughout the film, and wonder why Monica didn't just learn Spanish. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on T…
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This week, we're digging into the 1994 coming-of-age romantic family melodramatic comedy, "The Inkwell." We try to assess what genre this movie belongs in, ask what exactly is wrong with Drew, explain why this should've been three or four movies instead of one, and try to figure out how old anyone is. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us o…
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This week, we're digging into the 1993 movie about reaching these keeds via capoiera, "Only the Strong." Dave does his flawless Brazilian accent, we try to figure out why Miami is filled with Brazilian gangsters, discuss Eddy Gordo, and explain to Dana how capoiera works. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @Recap…
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This week, we're digging into the 1984 Save-the-Rec-Center film, "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo." We remember the greatness that was MTV Hip Hop Week, explain why there's a lot less breakin' in Breakin' than in the original Breakin', discuss the absolutely absurd fashion in the film, and try to figure out where all of our main characters actually l…
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This week, we're digging into the 2003 drama, "Thirteen." We try to figure out exactly which drugs the characters get hooked on, compare this to other shocking stories of teen excess, appreciate Holly Hunter's voice, and imagine what our parents would do if we spoke to them the way Tracy speaks to her mom. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow…
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This week, we're digging into the 1986 John Hughes classic, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." We examine the feasibility of doing all of these things in one day, get an in-depth tour of the city of Chicago, go over the extensive list of actors who turned down the role of Ferris, and remember the amazing Jesse White Tumblers. As always, subscribe, rate, r…
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This week, we're digging into the 2015 dramatic comedy, "Dope." We talk about our favorite bongs from the boom bap era of hip hop, express shock that this movie isn't a period piece, talk about what we expected the movie to be like, and wish Awreeoh was a real band. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownP…
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This week, we're digging into the 1986 BMX romance sports movie, "Rad." We judge Lori Loughlin's stunt double, get grossed out by Ass Sliding™, examine the business practices of Mongoose Bikes, and of course, break down bike dancing. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, …
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