Best WTF Are We Watching Podcasts (2025)

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EXCLUSIVE: fake mosque story exposed, ChatGPT leak in print + WTF is really happening with shadowbans 1:00:36

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In this episode, Jan and Antoinette unpack how parts of the media managed to spin a fake letter into a real panic about a new mosque in Western Sydney. No less than three separate media outlets whipped up outrage over a story with some shaky foundations. We also name and shame the daily newspaper that accidentally printed a ChatGPT prompt in its ow…

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Cynthia Erivo — Wicked, Wild & Wise — is here!!! 59:50

1d ago59:50

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At last, the brilliant force of nature, Cynthia Erivo, joins us for a deeply personal, mind-blowing, and heart-swelling conversation about dignity and belonging. We discuss: - How to survive betrayal and learn to fully trust again; - How to build a circle of people who will always get on the broom with you; - How Cynthia chooses and prepares for ro…

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Maskhead 2:48:58

16h ago2:48:58

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This week, we're continuing listener request month with a movie recommended by @reven61616 : Maskhead (2009). "Syl and Maddie, a lesbian couple who produce extreme fetish and dark specialty movies. With the help of their sociopathic associate, The Cowboy, the ladies audition numerous up-and-coming talent." -IMDB Join us as we argue about glass toys…

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Watch OUR 1ST FILM – Come See Me in the Good Light – 11/14: Meg Falley (& Andrea Gibson) 1:24:21

5d ago1:24:21

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We made a movie. You can watch it now. Our first film – COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT– is now available for you to watch on Apple TV starting this Friday, November 14. Winner of the Sundance Festival Favorite Award, and hailed by critics as “unforgettable,” “luminous” and “revelatory” – COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT – about our beloved friends Andr…

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BBC’s ‘bias’ blow-up, John Laws’ lasting legacy, unhinged Mamdani takes + Italian journalist fired over Gaza question 1:05:41

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In this episode, Jan and Antoinette examine the BBC ‘bias’ scandal that saw its director general and head of news resign. They go through the complaint letter that kicked off the scandal and examine other accusations of bias that haven't gotten nearly as much attention. Plus, as two Leb chicks who grew up in Sydney’s western suburbs in the early 20…

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Finally Some Wisdom to Move Forward! Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom 1:33:30

8d ago1:33:30

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Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom – MacArthur Genius award winner and brilliant chronicler of our times – unmasks the American stories that got us to this place—and explains, with amazing precision and clarity, how we can imagine our way out. We discuss: - How the MAGA story broke through and became the winning story; - How money hijacked democracy; - Th…

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Ken Park 3:30:00

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This week, Chris, Lisa, Silus, Bones, Alex, Chloe, and Brianna, all cuddle up together to watch a listener request by @loe46: Ken Park (2002). Ken Park is about several Californian skateboarders' lives and relationships with and without their parents. - IMDB This ones wild, inebriated, and somehow they're all completely naked by the end. The movies…

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Jimmy Kimmel & Molly McNearney: What Really Happened 1:11:21

13d ago1:11:21

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In this delightful, hilarious, and deeply honest conversation, our friends (and neighbors!) Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney tell us: - What really happened the night the Jimmy Kimmel Live show was suspended, - How they told their kids, - How they loved each other through the crisis; - How we can stay brave, be steady, love each other, and love our…

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Mamdani AI attack ads, Coalition’s net zero backflip, Sudan finally gets airtime 56:16

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In this episode, Jan takes a look at the use of AI in New York’s mayoral race and finds Cuomo’s campaign ads against Zohran Mamdani don’t just bend the truth but snap it completely and add a good dose of racism. This can’t be the future of political advertising…or can it? Also, the Coalition reckons net zero is “too toxic” but Antoinette discovers …

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The 90 Second Rule: Feel Your Feelings 1:10:26

15d ago1:10:26

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Glennon, Abby, and Amanda are getting cozy and diving deep into what it means to actually feel your feelings. They discuss: - How they’re getting through the awkward, messy “middle school of middle age”; - Why feelings are 90-second-waves—and why thinking about them keeps you stuck in anxiety; - How to stop using other people to regulate your nervo…

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Sleepaway Camp 2 and Short Shits 4:38:14

16d ago4:38:14

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Halloween’s here, and WTF Are You Watching?! is celebrating the only way we know how, with blood, laughs, and bad decisions. Bones, Goblin, and Brianna join us to take on Sleepaway Camp 2 (1988). Then, we dig into Short Shits (2024), a nasty little lineup of horror shorts from Jon and Matt at Sick on Cinema.. We laughed, we cried, and one of us may…

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BONUS: Omar El Akkad x Lattouf on ways to resist without a ‘How To Oppose A Genocide’ blueprint 43:09

7d ago43:09

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Egyptian-Canadian journalist Omar El Akkad joins Antoinette Lattouf on stage at the Queenscliff Literary Festival for a searingly honest and intimate conversation. The author of ‘One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’, confronts a brutal question: what does it mean to live in the US while its government bankrolls, supports and enables…

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Let’s Help Care for Gaza’s Orphans w/ Our Friend Akram Ibrahim 1:37:26

19d ago1:37:26

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We’re coming together today to support Gaza’s wounded children with no surviving parents — Donate whatever you can now: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/pcrf-laocie-orphan-sponsorship-2025 There is no such thing as other people’s children. We must care for the children of Gaza like they’re our own—because they are. Our friend Akram Ibrahim is a …

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WTF are you Playing 2 2:09:07

20d ago2:09:07

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On today's spooky themed episode of WTF are you Playing, Bones joins Chris and Silus as they discuss some horror and some not so horror games they've been playing this month. Games Discussed: Monster Madness Twisted Metal Black Final Fall Vile Exhumed Ghost Hunter Silent Hill F Worshippers of Chuthulu Clock Tower 3 Silent Hill Nymphomaniac - Sex Ad…

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Ita’s reputation rehab tour, Melbourne’s machete “epidemic” + Labor v AI 57:45

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As former ABC chair Ita Buttrose promotes her latest book Jan and Antoinette pull apart the plentiful puff pieces. Antoinette hunts for proof of Melbourne’s machete epidemic and finds it exists mainly in headlines. Plus who is watching free to air TV… no really who? Because we crunched some numbers and they don't add up. Also a double shout out to …

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Menopause: W.T.F?!?! (Stay till the end for a surprise guest!) 58:19

22d ago58:19

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Dearly Beloved Pod Squad: We are gathered here today to rage about menopause. Glennon details how perimenopause is wrecking havoc on her body, mind, and relationships—and how maddening it is that our medical professionals give us no real information about what’s going on. We discuss night sweats, beehive brain, fire-ant itching, and Ms. Frizzle hai…

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Sleepaway Camp 2:48:44

23d ago2:48:44

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We got a special episode for you today. We're joined by Alex from Philly. A listener, a friend, and an extractor of corneas. Alex was kind enough to share some of his stories and answer some of our burning questions about his profession. He also brought us a pretty dang good movie for us to watch together. Sleepaway Camp (1983). "Bunks and showers …

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BONUS: Chris Hedges x Lattouf: Late Night Live, Press Club fiasco + Western media’s Gaza betrayal 37:17

14d ago37:17

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In this bonus episode, Pulitzer Prize–winning US journalist Chris Hedges joins Antoinette Lattouf to unpack his time in Australia so far, including some fraught interactions with sections of the Australian media. We also discuss what he flew all this way to talk about: how western journalists are betraying their colleagues in Gaza. Plus, Chris offe…

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Brandi Carlile Has Returned to Herself 1:08:12

27d ago1:08:12

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Brandi Carlile joins Glennon for her rawest and most vulnerable conversation yet, sharing the story behind her deeply personal new album Returning to Myself—the songs that broke her open, the love that holds her steady, and what it means to truly come home. In this family meeting, Brandi bares her heart and reminds us we’re only here for the blink …

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What ‘Ceasefire’? + Rudd’s manufactured media moment, commentary v journalism, US journos on the move 1:06:24

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In this episode, as Anthony Albanese meets Donald Trump at the White House we take a look at the manufactured moment that saw former PM Kevin Rudd hit the headlines. Plus, we unpack the media’s warped definitions of a “ceasefire” in Gaza as near-identical coverage around the world tows the Israeli line and ignores Palestinians. And, with the commen…

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Life-Saving Intel: Amanda's Breast Cancer Surgeon Dr. Lucy De La Cruz 1:47:25

29d ago1:47:25

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This life-saving conversation is for anyone who has—or loves someone who has—breasts. It’s what to look for, what to ask, what screenings you *actually need* (not just what is offered), and every decision point you have (even if it’s not offered to you) if you are facing surgery. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Glennon, Abby, and Amanda empower…

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Interview with Zak Ferguson 2:11:23

1M ago2:11:23

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Today, we're hangin' out with Zak Ferguson of Sweat Drenched Productions. Director of BRADLEE, Zak gives us some insight behind the film and the process of making it. We also discuss a wide variety of topics, including: going to conventions, stalking Ben Wheatly, and the angel that is Silus. Thanks again to Zak for chatting with us! Were hyped to s…

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BRADLEE 2:38:13

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This week, the gang tackle Bradlee (2025). BRADLEE is an experimental look into the mind of a serial killer. Haunted by disjointed voices in his head, Bradlee lives in a constant nightmarish odyssey, filled with murder and depravity. BRADLEE is an experimentally boundary-pushing endeavor into underground cinema by Zak Ferguson that tests the capabi…

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How to Stay In Love: Mandy Patinkin & Kathryn Grody 1:20:59

1M ago1:20:59

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Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody join us for a heartfelt, soulful, and delightfully chaotic conversation about: - How to make a marriage last; - The importance of quiet; and - how we can hold tight to our own humanity while demanding a more humanitarian world. This conversation is an urgent reminder of how we can all use our voices to make the worl…

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THE SCOOP: PM’s phone number published in AI leak + the worst Gaza 'peace' takes 55:22

23d ago55:22

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In this episode, a tip off leads Jan and Antoinette to discover a U.S. website had published the private phone numbers of high profile Australians including the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and the NSW Premier. Some awkward verification calls followed as well as some questions about what the PM knew and when. We tak…

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What Psychedelics Taught Glennon 1:13:58

1M ago1:13:58

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Join us for the hilarious, unfiltered, and vulnerable story of the time Glennon tried therapeutic psychedelics. At last, Glennon reveals to the Pod Squad: - The mishap that turned a “micro-dose” macro; - What Glennon encountered on her guided psychedelic journey; and - How Sinéad O’Connor, a basement vision, and the magic words “I don’t know” helpe…

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Sodomy Boys 3 3:57:50

1M ago3:57:50

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The Sodomy Boys are back, bringing the filth you've been waiting for. This time we're watching 2 movies filled to the brim with bodily fluids: White Toilet for Black Men Delivery Vomit Monster Aoi Yuki Join us as we cringe and gag our way through 2 hours of pure hell! Check out Bones and Goblin on Quality Violent Cinema! Listen to Matt and Jon on S…

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Katie Gavin: How to Know What You Want 1:34:03

1M ago1:34:03

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We all have something inside us that knows exactly what we want. Katie Gavin joins us to talk about: How to identify that kernel of desire inside—and then have the courage to follow it; Why love addiction can feel like being stuck on a “treadmill in the cosmos”; and the moment Katie called Glennon a Femme/Dom—and how it changed Glennon’s life forev…

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Who do we go to for advice? And do we really even WANT advice — or just a good listener? Glennon, Abby, and Amanda tell us who they each go to when they don’t know what to do next — and offer their best advice to Pod Squaders dealing with loneliness and the unexpected jealousy of their partner's affection for a pet.…