11 episodes

Two trans women discuss The Matrix film franchise and every related topic that comes to their minds. 

The Matrix Reclamations: A Queer Fancast Ella Cesari & Hope Lichtner

    • TV & Film
    • 5.0 • 4 Ratings

Two trans women discuss The Matrix film franchise and every related topic that comes to their minds. 

    Enter The Matrix (2003) Is A Videogame

    Enter The Matrix (2003) Is A Videogame

    THE major multimedia event of 2003, so massive in the making that not even the people funding it never saw it coming and didn't know what it was after it arrived. 

    Compilation of 35mm cutscenes

    https://youtu.be/RNbYopzcRAA?si=1I0Jo9GY7HnzuvDY

    Ghost Vs Trinity

    https://youtu.be/HJ0E2gYKqM8?si=N37Oy9mqEcNTz7yi

    "Movie" for Niobe

    https://youtu.be/dNlv11vqJSA?si=5piqj0Yr8Q8WhvlK

    "Movie" for Ghost

    https://youtu.be/cnc5We3GR4I?si=7K6nm9ayBIIWOdmt



    @MatrixQueerPod on IG/Twitter

    Ella Cesari is

    https://twitter.com/drawnwithoutref

    https://instagram.com/drawnwithoutref

    https://ellacesari.weebly.com

    Hope Lichtner  is

    @HopeLichtner on IG/Tumblr/AO3. good luck!

    The Matrix music, clips and dialogue are all copyright Warner Brothers and we own NONE of it.

    contact us at matrixreclamationspod@gmail.com

    • 1 hr 23 min
    The Animatrix (2003) is Very Hopeful (Part Two)

    The Animatrix (2003) is Very Hopeful (Part Two)

    Happy Trans Day of  Visibility, AND Happy 25th Anniversary to a little movie called THE MATRIX! It's a big episode for a big day, talking about the second half of The Animatrix, as we continue our tour through 2003.  This time out, we talk about The Animatrix shorts Program, World Record, Beyond, Detective Story and Matriculated.

    You are not alone. 

    @MatrixQueerPod on IG/Twitter

    Ella Cesari is

    https://twitter.com/drawnwithoutref

    https://instagram.com/drawnwithoutref

    https://ellacesari.weebly.com

    Hope Lichtner  is

    @HopeLichtner on IG/Tumblr/AO3. good luck!

    The Matrix music, clips and dialogue are all copyright Warner Brothers and we own NONE of it.

    contact us at matrixreclamationspod@gmail.com

    • 1 hr 32 min
    The Animatrix (2003) Is Very Bleak (Part One)

    The Animatrix (2003) Is Very Bleak (Part One)

    Trigger Warnings for more or less the whole span of this episode, the shorts we cover in this episode deal heavily with the concepts of genocide, suicide, and contains lots of graphic imagery. 

    Ella and Hope begin the quest to talk about all the peripheral media released in 2003 for The Matrix sequels! They cover The Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance Parts 1 & 2, and Kid's Story. 

    @MatrixQueerPod on IG/Twitter

    Ella Cesari is

    https://twitter.com/drawnwithoutref

    https://instagram.com/drawnwithoutref

    https://ellacesari.weebly.com

    Hope Lichtner  is

    @HopeLichtner on IG/Tumblr/AO3. good luck!

    The Matrix music, clips and dialogue are all copyright Warner Brothers and we own NONE of it.

    contact us at matrixreclamationspod@gmail.com

    • 1 hr 41 min
    Neoseph Campbell's Bogus Journey(s)

    Neoseph Campbell's Bogus Journey(s)

    Ella and Hope get into the weeds on story structure, and believe it or not, they also each have a take on Werner Herzog.



    Ella Cesari is

    https://twitter.com/drawnwithoutref

    https://instagram.com/drawnwithoutref

    https://ellacesari.weebly.com

    Hope Lichtner  is

    @HopeLichtner on IG/Tumblr/AO3. good luck!

    The Matrix music, clips and dialogue are all copyright Warner Brothers and we own NONE of it.

    contact us at matrixreclamationspod@gmail.com

    @MatrixQueerPod on IG/Twitter

    • 1 hr 26 min
    Neoseph Campbell's Excellent Adventure

    Neoseph Campbell's Excellent Adventure

    Hope and Ella walk through the famous 12-Step Program known as The Hero's Journey.

    The graph we reference can be found here....

    https://venngage.com/blog/heros-journey/

    @MatrixQueerPod on IG/Twitter

    Ella Cesari is

    https://twitter.com/drawnwithoutref

    https://instagram.com/drawnwithoutref

    https://ellacesari.weebly.com

    Hope Lichtner  is

    @HopeLichtner on IG/Tumblr/AO3. good luck!

    The Matrix music, clips and dialogue are all copyright Warner Brothers and we own NONE of it.

    contact us at matrixreclamationspod@gmail.com

    • 1 hr 24 min
    Smithology Part 2: The Revenge of the Smith

    Smithology Part 2: The Revenge of the Smith

    It is PURPOSE that drives us...into PART TWO of our Agent Smith Love-a-thon.

    With STEPHEN FOXWORTHY as AGENT WELLES.

    (Stephen is @cheweywalrus just about everywhere. There's a lot of damn social media sites now, I can't keep up with it)



    @MatrixQueerPod on IG/Twitter

    Ella Cesari is

    https://twitter.com/drawnwithoutref

    https://instagram.com/drawnwithoutref

    https://ellacesari.weebly.com

    Hope Lichtner  is

    @HopeLichtner on IG/Tumblr/AO3. good luck!

    The Matrix music, clips and dialogue are all copyright Warner Brothers and we own NONE of it.

    contact us at matrixreclamationspod@gmail.com

    @MatrixQueerPod on IG/Twitter

    • 1 hr 13 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
4 Ratings

4 Ratings

Cralj ,

Passion, wittiness and humor

Love this podcast. Made me fall in love with his franchise. I was also unaware of the creators being trans women and so to hear the not so subtle takes that I was seemingly oblivious to is quite eye-opening.

⚡️Chaos Theory ⚡️ ,

Reality really is a simulation

We believe it’s 6:28 pm anything else is just your mind playing tricks on you ( unless it isn’t 6:28 pm ) and I always knew that reality is a simulation🤔.THIS PODCAST IS SO GOOD! 😆Definitely give it a listen! Hosts: perfection. Content: perfect. Everything about is incredible 👌and honestly if your still reading this review you are wasting valuable time that could be used listening to this podcast Thank u for listening 🙂

Hailey Dorritie ,

A Podcast Wonderland

“I imagine that right now you’re feeling a bit like Alice, tumbling down the rabbit hole?”

This is already a fantastic ride of a podcast, both for long-time Matrix fans and newer ones like myself. It’s a blast seeing this franchise analyzed both artistically and from a queer perspective, with Hope and Ella bringing an amazing blend of humor and heart.

Eagerly awaiting what else this podcast has in store!

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