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Read it and Weep used to be a podcast about books. Now we talk about movies and other pop culture with a confidence level unearned by our actual knowledge.

  1. NOV 5

    7.11: Fisk (2021) with Colleen Clancy

    Like the show? Support the show! Fan favorite Colleen Clancy (@JumpingCeliac, Running & Blogging About It) is back with one of her faves, Fisk! This Aussie workplace comedy bring quirk, warmth, laughs and cultural references you won't exactly get, but will catch on. It's good for what ails you, which great news for Anthony who's battling a cold.  The RIAWlgorithm also recommends: Girls5eva  The Gutter  Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Bluey, especially Cricket The Paper Eastbound and Down Frayed Naps Medicine Next time: Columbo! Anthony's episode recs: S1 E4 Suitable For Framing. Love the ending of this one. S3 E 2 Any Old Port in a Storm. Donald Pleasence loves wine and a little bit of murder. S4 E2 Negative Reaction Dick Van Dyke kills his wife. If you can watch more: S1 E1 Murder by the Book Directed by a 24-year-old Steven Spielberg. S2 E1 Etude in Black John Cassavetes is really good in this one. S3 E7 Swan Song Johnny Cash is gospel singer, pilot and murderer. Good music in this one.

    51 min

  2. OCT 18

    7.10: Eagle-Eye Cherry's Desireless (1997) & NipGuards with Dru Johnston

    Man, this is a wild one. We're talking Eagle-Eye Cherry's album Desireless EXCEPT for Save Tonight. And also NipGuards. Mostly NipGuards. I don't know who this one's for, but it's the brain-child of Dru Johnston, one of the funniest humans I know. Oh, also, we're doing a Nepo Baby Fantasy Draft. The RIAWlgorithm also recommends: 🏃‍♂️Dru's Running Substack, I've Got The Runs  🎭 David Ives plays (Polish Joke and All in the Timing) 🎶 The part of Jumper when Third Eye Blind goes "Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah" 🎶 Hans Zimmer or a White Noise Machine

    1h 2m

  3. SEP 23

    7.09: Wellington Paranormal (2021) with Caitlin Gill

    Support the show? Things are about to get weird! It's X-Files meets Cops meets a person with a bed sheet over their head. After 2014's What We Do in the Shadows, New Zealand cops Minogue and O'Leary get their documentary crew to lightly investigate near Wellington's most extreme paranormal activity. '70s orgy ghosts, drunk werewolves, blood bag-stealing vampires, spitting cloning plant aliens, and 16 creep clowns are all ignored or gently reprimanded. If you're in the mood for spoopy cozy vibes with occasional projectile fluids, you might just get glamoured by Wellington Paranormal. ----- Caitlin's IG Astronomy tours with Caitlin in Joshua Tree! Space game show with Caitlin in LA! Liked it? The RIAWlgorithm also recommends: 🚓 Reno 911 🧛 What We Do in the Shadows (Movie/Show) Recorded on 8/8/25 (in case you're wondering what specific world craziness we were experiencing) Editing by Zach Hahn Music by @mitrxxx

    46 min

  4. SEP 2

    7.08 - ZOMBIES (2018) with Sarah Hatheway & Stephen Carter

    We now have a Patreon! Support the show–or don't! I'm probably making it either way! Do you miss Glee? Are you bummed Warm Bodies wasn't a 4-movie franchise--and a musical? Are you all about West Side Story, minus the stabbies? Then you're not just craving brains, you're also hungry for the 2018 DCOM ZOMBIES. We've got sick flips, racism allegories, a song book with a surprising number of bangers, and necrophilia? Maybe! So grab your cauliflower brains and your double vanilla froyo as we take a heapin' bite out of ZOMBIES. Liked it? The RIAWlgorithm also recommends: 👩‍🎤KPop Demon Hunters ⏰Time Capsules 🧟‍♂️Zombies 2 & 3 😈Descendants 1-4 🏔️The Sound of Music ⌛️The Lazarus Project 📺Paradise 📘Hyperion 📚All Dune Books Ever 💇‍♀️Tangled 🧟‍♂️⌛️28 Years Later Recorded on 8/8/25 (in case you're wondering what specific world craziness we were experiencing) Editing by Zach Hahn Music by @mitrxxx

    50 min

  5. AUG 5

    7.07: The Batman (2022) with Bri Pruett

    An obscure comic book character finally gets the big screen treatment! For many of us who have never heard of him, Bruce Wayne is a rich orphan whose parents were killed. He's uncriming the city gritty dark block by gritty dark block. But no shooties, only punchies. That's his code. And hey, do you like animals? Oh man, we got rats, cats, bats! Ratas aladas, penguins, falcons–you name it, and it's a major plot point. Plus, another masked vigilante is terrifying this city with riddles, cyphers, and a digit-al thumb drive. But are they so different? It's dark, it's punchy, and if you want to know once and for all "who is vengeance?", you just might take flight with... The Batman. Liked it? The RIAWlgorithm also recommends: 🧸 Paddington 3!   🔥 RRR 🏏 Lagaan 😈 Sinners 📺 Harley Quinn Eddington?   Also check out: Hunter's other podcasts: Old Gamer's Almanac, SCPT, Romp Bri's Upcoming Stand-Up Special! Recorded on 6/25/25 (in case you're wondering what specific world craziness we were experiencing) Editing by Zach Hahn Music by @mitrxxx

    46 min

  6. JUL 29

    7.06 - Only Connect with Alex Falcone & Stephen Carter

    Alex Falcone is back!  And he's brought one of his faves–Only Connect. Do you love the Great British, but could do without the Bake-Off? Is your kink being asked questions that make you wonder "am I stupid, or am I just American?" Do you want to spend 30 minutes with a furrowed brow, mumbling wrong answers to yourself? Then you might just love Only Connect. This British quiz show, hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell has run since 2008 for over 500 episodes. It features Egyptian hieroglyphs, and if you like your British culture with extra British, you are in for a TREAT. Plus we have anglophile Stephen Carter to round out a newly-formed quiz team with Anthony and Ezra. Play along with us! Alex's Only Connect-Style Connections Board Alex's NYT Connections-Style Board Liked it? The RIAWlgorithm also recommends: 📰 Alex's Weekly Newsletter (with some connections boards!) 🎣 No Such Thing as a Fish 🤔 QI 💰 For What It's Worth ⚽ Liverpool FC 📺 Coupling 🌊 Bidets 🧩 Crossword Puzzles 🤝 Actual Quiz Groups   Recorded on 5/30/25 (in case you're wondering what specific world craziness we were experiencing) Editing by Zach Hahn Music by @mitrxxx

    51 min

  7. JUN 24

    7.05: Beyond Belief (1997) with Caitlyn Gill

    Do you wish the crypt keeper was bangable? Is your CRT desktop overflowing with Riker fan fic? Do you long for a time when fringe ideas didn't incite national chaos? Then you might just love "Beyond Belief: Fact, or Fiction." This '90s anthology lovingly preserved in its native SD, features Jonathan Frakes, dozens of visual metaphors, and acting that makes you say, "Wow. Just wow." Fan-favorite Caitlyn Gill is here for all the puns, faux-spookiness, and wholesome Canadian production vibes. Liked it? The RIAWlgorithm also recommends: 🚀Lower Decks ✍️Murder She Wrote 🌌Caitlyn's Joshua Tree Astronomy Tours! 🎭 Good Bad Movies like Next Recorded on 5/9/25 (in case you're wondering what specific world craziness we were experiencing) Editing by Zach Hahn Music by @mitrxxx

    47 min

  8. JUN 10

    7.04: All Systems Red (#1 Murderbot Diaries) - with Amanda Leinbaugh

    What do you get when you mix: 🤖A rogue SecUnit who was programmed to kill, but just wants to binge-watch its soaps. 🧑‍🔬 Team of scientists on an alien planet overcoming their prejudices, surviving, and making bot friends and 👾 An evil survey team here to kill anyone who gets between them and their sweet, sweet alien remnant tech? It's Martha Wells's hit novella, All Systems Red, #1 of the Murderbot Diaries, now a hit Apple TV+ show with infinity more Skarsgård! The book's a fast, shooty romp with our sarcastic murderbot who longs to dip out of reality and watch its shows. Girl, same. Liked it? The RIAWlgorithm also recommends: 🍵 The Monk & Robot books by Becky Chambers (Amanda) 🕹️ NieR: Automata (Anthony) 🥇Golden Girls 🐸Amphibia 🦉The Owl House ✨ The Stars Now Unclaimed by Drew Williams.  📞Calling congress, protesting, and helping how you can. Recorded on 4/25/25 (in case you're wondering what specific world craziness we were experiencing) Editing by Zach Hahn Music by @mitrxxx

    44 min
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Read it and Weep used to be a podcast about books. Now we talk about movies and other pop culture with a confidence level unearned by our actual knowledge.

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  • Creator
    Read-Weep.com
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2025
  • Episodes
    76
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2021 Completely Legitimate Productions.
  • Show Website
    Read it and Weep

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