HeyJaredMortified! The Friendship Quest
Every Monday, hosts Aaron and Leyla bounce a media recommendation to one another in order to bolster - or in some cases, really, really test - their long-distance friendship.
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Mortified! Episode 217: Rocky Does a Knock-y (Rocky & Creed) (opens the original)
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This week, Aaron and Leyla go the distance by watching both Rocky (1976) and Creed (2015)! Join us for discussions of American masculinity, fatherless behavior, and the misuse of Tessa Thompson. --- Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com
Mortified! Episode 216: One Sexy Thumb Thumb (Spy Kids 1 & 2) (opens the original)
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This week, Aaron and Leyla learn how to play spies with Spy Kids 1 and 2! Join us for discussions of actors going full throttle for a childrens' movie, troubling franchise trends, and the next billion-dollar TV pitch in the post-Veep era. --- Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com
Mortified! Episode 215: The Brave Heroes of the CIA (Mission Impossible '96, Bourne Identity '02) (opens the original)
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This week, Aaron and Leyla rappel into two classics of turn of the century spy film with "Mission Impossible" and "The Bourne Identity!" We discuss the intimate friction of mole stories, sexy hair dyeing, and determine if Austin Powers is more competent than James Bond (he is and it's not close). Links: Goofy/Serious/Competent/Incompetent Axis- https://imgur.com/a/ro9uWvH Bloc Party- Intimacy- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxEcggW1XzY --- Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album
Mortified! Episode 214: All Sorts of Slurs (Goldfinger / Goldmember) (opens the original)
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This week, Aaron and Leyla irradiate the Forts Knox of their minds with Goldfinger and Goldmember. Join us for an accounting of blondes, Leyla's pitch to co-produce Austin Powers 4, and the adventures of Mongrel Shortsterson and Pelmeni Bigtits. Patrick (H) Willems, The Daniel Craig James Bond Era Is The Weirdest Franchise Everhttps://youtu.be/8bNXqwpm-rk?si=lSAorhDeZsYAn14V Patrick (H) Willems, How Austin Powers Predicted the Future of Cinemahttps://youtu.be/U5ebOZ-aBX4?si=pp_EnpkAtsPwjcpZ Robi
Mortifed! Episode 213: B-Cumby and the Case of God's Worst Wig (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) (opens the original)
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On this episode, Mortified begins a new unit on spy media with the classic 1974 novel (and it's 2011 adaptation), Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy! We discuss the difficulty of grappling with dense texts, the limitations of the podcast as critical media project, and approve of the book's handling of messy bisexuals. Links: A Bounty of Books Summary Smiley Recounts his Meeting with Karla Studio Ghibli: Architecture in Animation --- Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Re
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