The Straights Aren't Alright
In which a bunch of queers watch straight rom-coms and seek to ask the question: "Are the straights... alright?"
Podcasting since 2024 • 14 episodes
The Straights Aren't Alright
Latest Episodes
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....
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:00:37
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....
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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52:40
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 Pigg...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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54:49
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 i...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:03:20
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.&...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:09:37
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