Let’s Unpack That Amber Adrian Jackson

Join Amber for her first solo episode as she dives into her favorite Shakespeare play, Much Ado About Nothing. Is Beatrice a bi icon? Is she similar to Jo March? Does Benedick have bi-wife energy? Tangents include Kenneth Branagh and Mulan.

Join Amber and Madison as we dive into Disney’s character design and anti-Semitic stereotypes. Who okay-ed Mother Gothel’s design? Who else thinks that she’s hot? Where did these ideas come from? Tangents include queer-coding, Janice from Friends, and the Salem Witch Trials.

Join Amber and Tasnim as we dive into the women in refrigerators trope. Who are the women in the refrigerator? How did they get there? Why do we keep putting them there? Tangents include The Danish Girl, Scarlett Johansson, and the final season of Game of Thrones. CW for sexual assault, because unfortunately screenwriters love trauma.

Join Amber, Jayda, and Amy as we discuss Jane Seymour. How old was she when she made those movies? Did she love Henry? Why does the Madonna-Whore Dichotomy have so many names? Tangents include the Mythbusters theme, group chat names, sexy violence, and Catherine Parr

Join Amber, Jayda, and Amy as we delve into media portrayals of Anne Boleyn. Why do people love to slander her? What did she even do wrong? Tangents include Taylor Swift, Thomases, Natalies, the Latin Bible, and costuming in historical dramas

In this episode, I am joined by my friends Jayda and Amy to discuss the historical Catherine of Aragon and her representation in Six: the Musical. Is it a feminist reinterpretation? Does Catherine even need a feminist reinterpretation? We’ll discuss.