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Well, that was absurd, let's eat dead bird!

Just in time for Thanksgiving, Tracie brings her deep thoughts about the 1995 "romantic" comedy Home for the Holidays. Although the dysfunctional dynamics of the Larson family makes for realistic and funny storytelling, the romance between Holly Hunter's Claudia and Dylan McDermott's Leo seems to imply that women are just lacking a handsome man's tongue down their throat, no matter what they claim. (To be fair, Leo was simply following pop culture expectations of romance of the mid-1990s, but his actions seem pretty gross when analyzing film tropes in 2025.)

Still, the film offers lovely commentary on the nature memory, joy, and family connections. Tracie and Emily conclude that even the actions of the biggest asshole in the film--Tommy, played by Robert Downey, Jr.--make sense within the context of his family's homophobia. The naked polaroids ain't cool, though, dude.

Whether your family is more or less dysfunctional than the Larsons, throw on some headphones and listen in!

Mentioned in this episode:

https://womenshealth.obgyn.msu.edu/blog/memory-telephone-game

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Our theme music is "Professor Umlaut" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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