26 episodes
Melodramatic Teen Universe Embassy Row
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4.9 • 28 Ratings
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Welcome to the Melodramatic Teen Universe Podcast, the first ever podcast to that weaves together all of your favorite teen dramas from the 90’s and 2000’s! I’m Emily Duke, an attention seeking millennial and comedian, with a self appointed doctorate in everything from Dawson Leery’s infamous tears, to the evolution that every young girl goes through when they realize that Dean sucks and Jess rules. I’m going to be bringing in some new and old friends, comedians, and stars from the universe to discuss the magical world that gave us all our first sexual awakenings, soundtrack for our heartbreaks, and in certain cases, wardrobe inspiration for the PSATS. From Capeside to The O.C., from Stars Hollow to the Hellmouth, I’m so excited to talk to each and every one of you about the Melodramatic Teen Universe.
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"Beginnings and Endings" with Eden Sutley
Producer of the podcast, Eden Sutley, joins Emily for the season 1 finale of the MTU podcast! Emily confronts Eden as the only person in the world who will defend Riley Finn. They dissect the most iconic opening theme songs in the MTU and later debate which season 1 finale best served the show and which ones hold up years later.
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"Peyton Sawyer vs. Marissa Cooper" with Veronica Garza and Otto Fernandez
Emily chats with comedians Veronica Garza and Otto Fernandez to dissect the problematic, iconic characters: Peyton Sawyer of One Tree Hill and Marissa Cooper from The O.C. They also recall the numerous, puzzling male auctions that occur on One Tree Hill, recoil at the news that Xander and Dawn are dating in the Buffy comic books, and discuss the moments that really lost them on these shows.
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"Dawn Summers vs. Jenny Humphrey" with Elaine Loh & Ellen Harrold
Emily talks to television writer (currently for Gossip Girl on HBO Max, nbd) Elaine Loh and comedian Ellen Harrold about two most talked about and hated siblings in the MTU, Dawn Summers and Jenny Humphrey. They have a spirited debate on which sister is the overall worst, who has more annoying rebellious phases and who is a bigger pain in the ass.
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"The Road to Yale is Paved with Melodrama" with Katie Novotny and Erin Conroy
Emily invites comedians Katie Novotny and Erin Conroy to the pod for a very special Yale Admissions Panel looking at Blair Waldorf snd Rory Gilmore's super real experiences with the Ivy League school. They also discuss the burning desire to see the inside of people's homes on video calls, preferred methods of being sorted into a Hogwarts House, and inducting Laguna Beach into the MTU.
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"Misogyny in Buffy: From Oz to Warren" with Adam Busch and Myq Kaplan
Emily chats with comedian Myq Kaplan and actor Adam Busch AKA WARREN FROM BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER about the pervasive fragile masculinity on the show. They also passionately discuss the multiple dimensions of Archie Comics, how dope Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World was, and how most men that are into magic are probably feminists…debatable.
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"The Cohens vs. The Taylors" with Scaachi Koul
Emily talks with Scaachi Koul (Buzzfeed Culture Writer) about marriage in the MTU. Who has the strongest slash most realistic slash best marriage of all time - The Cohens from The OC or The Taylors from Friday Night Lights? They also discuss why eye shadow is a hard pass, why capitalism is easier to understand than football, and how people in the MTU often have the same name.
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I recommend liking this show! (I like this show!)
I’m not a teen and I strive to avoid being melodramatic but I am a part of the universe, and as such, I enjoy this show! Emily is super funny and nice and has very in depth knowledge of the subject matter here, so listen, if you like those sorts of things which I recommend liking.
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