Episodes

In which Alex, Leslie and Lynne joyously unpack Dreamgirls. Find Leslie online: https://lesliegraystreeter.com/ Find Fine Beats & Cheeses here: https://finebeatsandcheeses.com/lynne-streeter-childress/ This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club! https://linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub Alex’s zine! https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture You can buy a You Are Good ...

In which Carmen, Eve and Alex put on their dancing shoes, go to Australia, and talk Strictly Ballroom. Find Carmen online: https://carmenmariamachado.com This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club! You can find their cover of Time After Time and other songs streaming and on Bandcamp HERE! https://linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub Alex’s zine! https://www.patreon.com/...

We're talking about something bigger than our petty, you know, yearnings! In which we go on a journey and deconstruct Smiley Face with Joudain Searles. Find Jourdain online: https://linktr.ee/jsearles This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood Alex’s zine! https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture You can buy a You Are Good logo shirt DESIGNED BY THE GREAT LIZ CLIMO here. (Liz Climo designed...

In which Sarah and Alex try to get a better understanding of what is going on in 50 Shades of Grey, and Casey Calvert explains to Alex what it gets right and wrong about BDSM and kink. The first part of this conversation is a rerelease of a bonus episode we put out a few weeks back. A supporter suggested it would make a good main feed episode and so here we are. Our conversation with Casey Calvert took place earlier this month. This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybod...

"By Grabthar's hammer... what a savings." Lizzie and Chris of What Went Wrong joined us to talk big feels, second chances, and Galaxy Quest. There is an EXTENDED CUT of this episode available on Patreon and Apple Podcast Subscriptions! What Went Wrong online: https://www.whatwentwrongpod.com This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood Alex’s zine! https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture Yo...

Dead or alive, you're coming with us! In which we explore why Robocop is A PERFECT MOVIE with the wonderful B.J. Colangelo! There is an EXTENDED CUT of this episode available on Patreon and Apple Podcast Subscriptions! B.J. on This Ends at Prom https://podpeople.me/this-ends-at-prom Sleepaway Camp book https://diediebooks.com/products/sleepaway-camp-1983 This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/y...

"You people. If there isn't a movie about it, it's not worth knowing, is it?" In which we go to church with Niko Stratis (and special guest host Eve Lindley). Niko's newsletter Anxiety Shark: https://www.anxietyshark.ca/ The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman: https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/ This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood Alex’s zine! https://www.patreon.com/HighOccultu...

If you think you're gonna' get back in our panties, forget it. There's one a**hole in there already. In which we discuss Ken Russell, America's psychosexual soul, and Crimes of Passion with Harmony Colangelo. There is an EXTENDED CUT of this episode available for Patreon and Apple Podcast subscribers! We also just released a bonus episode about Pacific Heights. This Ends at Prom online: https://podpeople.me/this-ends-at-prom Sleepaway Camp book online: https://diediebooks.com/products/sleep...

"It's not a crime to be a beautiful woman." In which we discuss Madonna, light wax play, Portland, and Body of Evidence with Megan Burbank. Megan Burbank online: https://burbank.industries/ This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood Alex’s zine! https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture Carolyn's record! https://linktr.ee/carolynkendrick We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club! You can find their songs...

"Humankind dies one way, we another." In which we deconstruct vampires, addiction and serial monogamy in The Hunger with Chelsey Weber-Smith. Chelsey Weber-Smith (and American Hysteria) online: https://www.chelseywebersmith.com/ This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood Alex’s zine! https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture Carolyn's record! https://linktr.ee/carolynkendrick We LOVE Magpi...

"She seduces and manipulates people. She'll do anything she can." In which we attempt to unpack what the heck Basic Instinct is under the impression it's trying to say. You Are Good is made possible with your support! Thanks for supporting us on Patreon and Apple Podcast Subscriptions! Magpie Cinema Club is wonderful! linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub Carolyn's tour: https://www.carolynkendrick.com/tour Alex’s zine: https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture Alex's newsletter thing: https://alexste...

"How does it feel like to be out of control?" In which we kick off a month of erotic thrillers by enduring 9½ Weeks with the wonderful Sam Sanders. The Sam Sanders Show: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1263450739/the-sam-sanders-show A Streetcar Named Desire trans table read: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-streetcar-named-desire-a-trans-table-read-tickets-1278976786999 Magpie Cinema Club is wonderful! linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub Carolyn's tour: https://www.carolynkendrick.com/tour Alex’s zi...

Some people are just born with tragedy in their blood. In which we discuss the 1980s, existentialism, nonconformity and Donnie Darko with our dear friend Maris Kreizman. Maris: https://www.mariskreizman.com/ Magpie Cinema Club is wonderful! Stream their version of Head Over Heals! linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub Alex’s zine: https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture You can buy a You Are Good logo shirt DESIGNED BY THE GREAT LIZ CLIMO here: https://www.bonfire.com/you-are-good-shirts160/ You can...

Shark still looks fake. In which River Butcher joins us, Doc and the gang to save Marty and comatose Jennifer's future kids from themselves. We're talking Back to the Future II, buttheads! River: https://www.riverbutcher.com/ Magpie Cinema Club is wonderful! linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub Carolyn's tour: https://www.carolynkendrick.com/tour Alex’s zine: https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture Alex's newsletter thing: https://alexsteed.substack.com/ You can buy a You Are Good logo shirt DESI...

Last night, Darth Vader came down from Planet Vulcan and told us that if we didn't take Lorraine out, that he'd melt our brain. In which we go Back to the Future with River Butcher. River: https://www.riverbutcher.com/ Magpie Cinema Club made some music for this episode. Listen to their music! We love them! linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub Carolyn's tour: https://www.carolynkendrick.com/tour Alex’s zine: https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture Alex's newsletter thing: https://alexsteed.substac...

"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person... Give him a mask and he'll tell you the truth." In which we talk camp, queer baiting, noms de plume and Velvet Goldmine with Eve Lindley and Crystal! THERE IS AN EXTENDED CUT OF THIS EPISODE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCAST SUBSCRIPTIONS! Crystal: https://www.instagram.com/crystal.will.see.you.now/ Eve's trans table read of A Streetcar Named Desire (Los Angeles, March 6th): https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/streetcar Carolyn's tour: h...

Founding producer Carolyn Kendrick is going on a West Coast Tour to promote her record Each Machine. Alex will accompany to manage the tour and sell merch and zines. Please come on out and say hello if we're passing through your next of the woods! Here is the link to the record: https://carolynkendrick.bandcamp.com/track/each-machine Here is the link to tickets: https://www.carolynkendrick.com/tour Tour Dates! 03/06 SACRAMENTO, CA 03/08 PORTLAND, OR 03/10 PORT TOWNSEND, WA 03/11 OLYMPIA...

We suppose now you wish that you had fed the rest of us to the dogs. In which we visit our old pal Hannibal in Italy. You Are Good is a feelings podcast about movies. We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club! https://magpiecinemaclub.bandcamp.com/ This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood Alex’s zine! https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture Alex's newsletter thing: https://alexsteed.substack.com/ Ca...

It's strange calling yourself. In which we, along with our very best pal Chelsey Weber-Smith, unpack Mullholland Drive and mourn and pay our respects to our spiritual Daddy David Lynch. THERE IS AN EXTENDED CUT OF THIS EPISODE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCAST SUBSCRIPTIONS! Chelsey Weber-Smith / American Hysteria online: https://www.chelseywebersmith.com/ MULHOLLAND DRIVE - An Interpretation by Guest Contributor Tim Greaves: https://www.money-into-light.com/2014/03/mulholland-drive-interpretati...

There is a dead man on the other end of this effing line, and fortunately it's not Sarah, Alex, or our sassy pal Miles Klee. Come along, gang, as we unpack the Michael Mann's MANNsterpiece Heat. Miles Klee at Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/author/miles-klee/ This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood Alex’s zine! https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture Carolyn's record! https...

"Vice, Virtue. It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully." In which we unpack the meaning of life—and the meaning of Harold and Maude—with Miranda Zickler and Eve Lindley. Miranda Zickler is the producer of this very show, a member of Kuinka, a member of Magpie Cinema Club and the queen of our hearts! https://linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonster Support Eve's directorial debut, Give &...

Honey, you know us, we don't really believe in marriage; now Botox on the other hand, that works every time. In which we unpack our feelings about Sex and the City: The Movie with the marvelous Eve Lindley. Don't forget to check out Eve in National Anthem and also Arcane! This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patreon.com/youaregood Alex’s zine! https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture Carolyn's record! https...

"You should try running a country for a day. It's not all making war and smashing dissidents, you know. It's hard work." In which Sarah and Alex, joined by Eve Lindley, watch The Beautician and the Beast, which asks: What if Mr. Sheffield were a widowed dictator instead of a widowed Broadway producer? Don't forget to check out Eve in National Anthem and also Arcane! This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus. https://www.patre...

We'll make a man out of you! In which we unpack gender, seeing ourselves in popular media, and Mulan (1998) with Livia Tsang and Eve Lindley. There is an EXTENDED CUT of this episode over on Patreon and Apple Podcast Subscriptions! This chat was a delight. I can't wait to hear your thoughts! You can find Livia online here: https://www.liviatsang.com/ We talk about all sorts of things in this episode (gender, gender, gender and more gender), and we note how the Chinese government received th...