The Straights Aren't Alright

River Lane
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In which a bunch of queers watch straight rom-coms and seek to ask the question: "Are the straights... alright?"

  1. FEB 13

    Wild Mountain Thyme: The Other Bee Movie

    Join River, Gillian, and Ellie talk about the 2020 movie Wild Mountain Thyme a movie that proports to be about land disputes and a guy thinking he's a bee but ends up being about Ireland's landscape and stereotypes and a case study in why one acts should maybe hesitate being adapted to feature length. Guest's Socials: Ellie: https://bsky.app/profile/elessar42.bsky.social https://elessar42.medium.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/4rM0GBqM1tOW4Gzpf8RIGu Gillian: https://bsky.app/profile/cutiepuppyfire.bsky.social https://puppywritesthings.tumblr.com/ The Host's Socials: https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/punk_skeleton/ https://blog.filmlion.online/ Pods Socials https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social

    1h 6m

  2. 12/19/2025

    Eloise at Christmastime: A Salute to All Plot Lines But Mostly The Love Story

    Join Ellie, Sam, Gillian, and River as they talk about the made for TV movie Eloise at Christmastime. But mostly: its seven plots, love letter to childhood chaos, and one very young and very hot waiter played by a Broadway Legend.  Guest's Socials: Ellie: https://bsky.app/profile/elessar42.bsky.social https://elessar42.medium.com/ Gillian: https://bsky.app/profile/cutiepuppyfire.bsky.social https://puppywritesthings.tumblr.com/ Sam https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6354567 https://bsky.app/profile/demisemme.bsky.social The Host's Socials: https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/punk_skeleton/ https://blog.filmlion.online/ Pods Socials https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social

    1h 1m

  3. 12/05/2025

    Shakespeare In Love, Reader Insert Fanfic for Film Snobs

    Join River, Sam, and Gillian as they discuss Shakespeare in Love (and not its boatload of Oscars), a movie loudly about Shakespeare and quietly about getting senpai to notice you and historical inaccuracies that a fourth grader could get right. Guest's Socials: Sam https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6354567 https://bsky.app/profile/demisemme.bsky.social Gillian https://bsky.app/profile/cutiepuppyfire.bsky.social https://puppywritesthings.tumblr.com/ The Host's Socials: https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/punk_skeleton/ https://blog.filmlion.online/ Pods Socials https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social

    53 min

  4. 10/31/2025

    The Muppets: A Very Muppet-y RomCom

    Join River, Jas, Leif, and Gillian as they talk about the Muppets (2011) and are forced to contemplate the true questions of life: are they muppets or men, the value qualifications for second chance romance, and just how toxic are Miss Piggy and Kermit?  Guests Socials: Jas https://faeriviera.tumblr.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rfgykuajoxcz5zgllczl4mqj https://ineachretelling.tumblr.com/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/niya-is-tired Gillian https://bsky.app/profile/cutiepuppyfire.bsky.social https://puppywritesthings.tumblr.com/ Leif https://www.instagram.com/leifbradshawsings/https://www.facebook.com/leifbradshawmusic/ https://www.youtube.com/@DisneyOutlands  https://www.castingcall.club/red-maned-maestro The Host's Socials: https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/punk_skeleton/ https://blog.filmlion.online/ Pods Socials https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social

    55 min

  5. 10/12/2025

    Amelie: A French New Wave Podcast

    Join Ellie, Gillian, Charley, and River as they have a very wandering conversation about the 2001 movie Amelie, the French Cinema establishment, trying to figure out how pay phones work, and the value of matching someone's freak in a relationship. Guests Socials Charley https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mystery-shack-lookback--6055929 http://youtube.com/CharleyMarlowe https://picarto.tv/realtimefandub Ellie: https://bsky.app/profile/elessar42.bsky.social https://elessar42.medium.com/ Gillian https://bsky.app/profile/cutiepuppyfire.bsky.social https://puppywritesthings.tumblr.com/ The Host's Socials: https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/punk_skeleton/ https://blog.filmlion.online/ Pods Socials https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social

    1h 3m

  6. 08/01/2025

    A Midsummer Nights Dream: Bikes and Fae and Love Potions

    Join River, Jas, Sam, and new guests Leif and Gillian as they explore the 1999 adaptation of A Midsummer Nights Dream, the other true to text adaptation of Shakespeare with some people you don't know and a lot more people you do know.  Guest's Socials: Sam https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6354567 https://bsky.app/profile/demisemme.bsky.social Jas https://faeriviera.tumblr.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rfgykuajoxcz5zgllczl4mqj https://ineachretelling.tumblr.com/ Gillian https://bsky.app/profile/cutiepuppyfire.bsky.social https://puppywritesthings.tumblr.com/ Leif https://www.instagram.com/leifbradshawsings/ https://www.facebook.com/leifbradshawmusic/  https://www.castingcall.club/red-maned-maestro

    1h 10m

  7. 06/27/2025

    Iron Man: A Superhero Love Horror Movie

    Join Bex, Callie, and River as they discuss the original building block of our modern filmic landscape (for better or for worse), 2008's Iron Man, and try to figure out if it's a superhero action movie, a rom com, or a horror movie. Guest's Socials: Callie: https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/ https://ineachretelling.tumblr.com/ The Host's Socials: https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/punk_skeleton/ https://blog.filmlion.online/ Pods Socials https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social https://arentalrightpodcom.tumblr.com/

    1h 20m

  8. 06/11/2025

    High School Musical 2: Summer Love Complications

    Join River, Sam, Ellie, Charley, and Bex as they discuss the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical 2 and debate whether its status as a certain generations' cultural juggernaut is earned along with the complications of Things Made For Children. Guest's Socials Sam: https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6354567 Charley https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mystery-shack-lookback--6055929 http://youtube.com/CharleyMarlowe Ellie: https://bsky.app/profile/elessar42.bsky.social https://elessar42.medium.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/4rM0GBqM1tOW4Gzpf8RIGu The Host's Socials: https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsrebel.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/punk_skeleton/ https://blog.filmlion.online/ Pods Socials https://bsky.app/profile/arentalrightpodcom.bsky.social https://arentalrightpodcom.tumblr.com/

    1h 30m
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In which a bunch of queers watch straight rom-coms and seek to ask the question: "Are the straights... alright?"

Information

  • Creator
    River Lane
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Straights Aren't Alright
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    The Straights Aren't Alright