GLEEwind
Recapping something messy makes you messy, right? Join Michael Swan and Jorge Molina as they take a trip back to McKinley High School and do a deep dive on the six seasons of the landmark FOX television series GLEE! From gold stars to slushies, and from sectionals to nationals, they are covering every musical number, every stunt-cast guest star, every Rachel Berry tantrum! Listen every Wednesday to find out at what point exactly they stopped believin'!
Episodes
52 episodes
Episode 52 - What Matters is that I Start Rehearsing Whitney's Version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" Immediately (3x16: Saturday Night Glee-ver & 3x17: Dance With Somebody).
Time to polish the plexiglass dancefloor and warm up for some impossible vocal runs!This week, the Glee club gets a double dosage of themed assignments as they boogie down the hallways in polyester suits in 3x16: "Saturday Night Glee-ve...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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2:01:31
Episode 51 - We're Completely Ignoring the Fact that She's Sitting in That Chair? (3x15: Big Brother)
Time for some unresolved familial sexual tension!This week, the eldest Anderson son visits McKinley High School, leaving basically no imprint on the plot of the show. In 3x15: "Big Brother", Matt Bomer drops in to spy on his younger bro...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:05:48
Episode 50 - I'm Not Going to Negotiate with Terrorists (3x14: On My Way, ft. Zach Noe Towers)
Take a seat, kids! And get ready to learn about the dangers of teen suicide/ marriage/ text and driving in a new very special episode! This week, comedian Zach Noe Towers joins us to discuss the most afterschool special of Glee yet, as ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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2:02:23
Episode 49 - Thank You For Joining Us in Our Nightly Tradition of Turning Dinner into Dinner Theater (3x12: The Spanish Teacher & 3x13: Heart)
Time to roll those Rs and prep for our nighttime routine!This week, guest stars abound and racial stereotypes are propagated as the Glee club gets muy caliente with the arrival of Ricky Martin in 3x12: "The Spanish Teacher", an...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:54:32
Episode 48 - I Haven't Connected with Him the Way that I Have with Barbra or Either of the Stephens (3x10: Yes/No & 3x11: Michael)
Marry me? What would Michael Jackson do?The New Directions try to answer these questions in the two episodes we discuss this week. In 3x10: "Yes/No", Will Schuester outsources his marriage proposal to the Glee club, and that's not even ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:59:53
Episode 47 - You Gave Me a Dead Pig for Christmas? (3x08: Hold On to Sixteen & 3x09: Extraordinary Merry Christmas)
Merry belated Christmas and happy Sectionals!This week we talk about two episodes who should be much stronger given its individual parts. In 3x08: "Hold on to Sixteen", the New Directions face off against the Trouble Tones, Quinn confro...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:47:02
Episode 46 - I Haven't Been This Worried About a Vote Since Lambert Versus Allen (3x07: I Kissed a Girl)
It's Lady Music Week at McKinley! But it's all somehow led by Finn?This week's episode "I Kissed a Girl" sees the repercussions (or lack thereof) of the slap, as Santana struggles with her coming out, Finn tries to orchestrate it, and P...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:00:53
Episode 45 - I Wrote to Patti LuPone on Her Website, But I Haven't Heard From Her Yet (3x06: Mash-Off, ft. Caroline Framke)
Rumor has it this week we discuss a vital episode inside the Glee mythology!In an appearance that has been on the books since we started this show, we welcome Chief TV Critic at Variety, Caroline Framke, to discuss 3x06: "Mash-Off"! In ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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2:00:27
Episode 44 - People's Choice Would Have Gotten You to Third Base (3x04: "Pot O' Gold" & 3x05: "The First Time")
Top o' the morning! We've come all the way from Ireland to grant you three wishes!This week, we dive into the first episode of Damian McGinty's winning arc in 3x04: "Pot' O Gold", and we try to channel our sexual experiences into our ac...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:43:04
Episode 43: You’ll Get Your Well-Deserved Standing Ovations on Saturday Matinees (3x02: "I Am Unicorn" & 3x03: "Asian F")
Mr. Schue was supposed to love me! This week, it's all about presidential campaigns, dance booty-camps, and half-baked diva-offs as we continue our season three recaps with 3x02: "I Am Unicorn" and 3x03: "Asian F". Topics include t...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:57:03
Episode 42: I'll Originate a Role in a New Sondheim Musical (3x01: "The Purple Piano Project")
Like the titular purple pianos, we have been gutted, torn and used, but we're back to deliver new music!Join us as we embark on our season three journey and discuss the premiere "The Purple Piano Project"! Senior year looms on McKinley ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:37:02
Episode 41 - Did We All Just Win a Little Bit? (The Glee Project, 1x10: Glee-ality)
Is this the real life? Is this Glee-ality?We have come to the end of the road in our journey through the first season of The Glee Project. Was this trip filled with laughs, some memorable characters, and an overall good addition to the G...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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1:04:18
Episode 40 - I'm a Beast of a Performer (The Glee Project, 1x08: Believability and 1x09: Generosity)
Are you believable? Are you generous? Are you ready for a new episode?We’re almost at the end of the road, as the top five contestants are forced to prove two skills that are only once again just tangentially related to Glee. Hannah deve...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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1:25:33
Episode 39 - It's Frustrating and It Should've Gone to Me (The Glee Project 1x07: Sexuality)
Oh don’t say the assignment this week is Sexuality… The assignment this week is Sexuality!The contestants sexy skills are put through the test under decidedly unsexy situations like messy food fights, gay panic, and… breaking a ...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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1:02:02
Episode 38 - To Be Tenacious Means to Be GRRRR! (The Glee Project, 1x06: Tenacity, ft. Myles McNutt)
Grab a dictionary and look up the word “tenacious”!This week we welcome our first Glee Project guest, as writer and media academic Myles McNutt joins us to discuss 1x06: “Tenacity”, as well as examine the whole show on a different light....
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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1:59:49
Episode 37 - She Was Twelve. She Was Terrifying (The Glee Project, 1x04: Dance-Ability & 1x05: Pair-Ability)
Get out your dancing shoes and make sure your duet partner is ready!This week we continue our recap of season one of the Glee Project with 1x04: Dance-Ability and 1x05: Pair-Ability, which sees contestants go into the world of dance and...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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2:06:58
Episode 36 - I'm One of the Most Vulnerable People I Know (The Glee Project 1x02: Theatricality & 1x03: Vulnerability)
Time to us in Universal City Walk with your giant insecurity signs!This week, we continue our dive into The Glee Project as we combat bullying with glam rock in 1x02: “Theatricality”, and expose our biggest fears in public in 1x03: “Vuln...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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1:39:44
Episode 35 - I'm a Classically Trained Soprano; I Have One of the Best Voices Here (The Glee Project 1x01: Individuality)
No better time to start a new project than during quarantine!This week, we take a sidestep from Glee as we watch the first episode of the 2011 reality TV spinoff show “The Glee Project”, which aimed to find a person that would inspire Ry...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:30:48
Episode 34 - It Can't Be Too Hot Because It'll Hurt Your Vocal Chords (Glee: The 3D Concert Movie, ft. Chris Feil)
We’re back and maintaining social distance guidelines!This week, we go back to the summer of 2011, where crowds were still allowed and Gleeks everywhere gathered for the release of the 3D Concert movie. To discuss that feat of filmmaking...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:41:39
Episode 33 - I Can't Have Anything Keep Me from My Manhattan Destiny (2x22: New York)
Start spreadin’ the news!In the season two finale “New York”, the New Directions finally make it to the Big Apple for Nationals. Will Mr. Schue follow his Broadway dreams (and do we even care)? Can a haircut solve all of Quinn’s problems...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:46:33
Episode 32 - Most Girls Would Be Upset about Being Slapped in the Face, but I Happen to Appreciate the Drama of It (2x20: Prom Queen & 2x21: Funeral)
Time to get out your prom dress and funeral outfits!On the final stretch of season 2, the New Directions perform at two very distinct events Jorge and Michael dive into 2x20: “Prom Queen” and 2x21: “Funeral”. Kurt finds out that there ar...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:55:39
Episode 31 - Today Rachel Berry's Gonna Put Her Own Feminine Twist on It (2x19: Rumours, ft. Matt D'Ambrosio)
Leave the rumors and backstabbing behind!This week, the New Directions get a case of the Mac on 2x19: “Rumours”, a tribute episode to Fleetwood Mac’s seminal album. To discuss that, writer Matt D’Ambrosio joins us to explore the troubled...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:42:50
Episode 30 - It's Less Hebraic and More Fabrayic (2x18: Born This Way, ft. Neil McNeil)
Time to put our insecurities in a merchandise-ready T-shirt!This week, fellow hardcore Gleek Neil McNeil joins us to talk plastic surgeries, ginger representation and his former Glee college radio show as we discuss 2x18: Born This Way!...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:58:09
Episode 29 - Céline Isn't the Neglected Artist, I Am (2x17: A Night of Neglect)
Put on your best gala downs and get ready to sell some taffy…This week, the New Directions try to raise some funds by honoring neglected artists in 2x17: A Night of Neglect. We discuss the return and goodbye of Holly Holliday, the return...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:19:58
Episode 28 - The Only Berry on My Family Tree (2x16: Original Song, ft. Brendan Haley)
After a long hiatus, we are back in the new decade!This week we sharpen our pencils and try our best songwriting skills as we discuss the season 2 Regionals episode "Original Song", with the help of our very special guest Brendan Haley!...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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2:02:41