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A fictional villain podcast! Listen in any order. Hosts Joe and Tiana attempt to empathize with the most notorious fictional villains like Cruella de Vil, Draco Malfoy, Norman Bates, Harley Quinn, and more. With discussion, some literary art, and a bit of humor, they attempt to find the humanity behind these characters. Because if we can learn to connect with, relate to, and understand characters that were designed to be hated, then we might just have a chance at understanding our villainous ...
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Tiana embodies Two-Face by doing a coin toss to decide whether to do a good or bad action. Questions arise like - Is there duality of good and evil within you? What if manipulation has its positive moments? Mental health, the shadow self, loving the vats of acid, & more is also discussed as we empathize with Two-Face from na na na na na na BATMAN! …
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The elephant military state, Bengal Tiger insights, bears that go to Coachella, who would win in a fight, and more is discussed as we empathize with the Bengal Tiger villain, Shere Khan, from Disney's The Jungle Book (1967). At the end, Tiana performs her poem, "The Creator Speaks to Shere Khan OR This poem kind of asks, are you the Bengal Tiger to…
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It's officially Christmas season and we are revisiting Krampus with special guest Nicole Cooper, organizer of The Naughty Run, a Krampus themed virtual 6.66k run. Nicole combines her passion for Krampus and running in this annual event which raises money for local charities. This year they are raising money for Ursula's Cafe, a pay-what-you-can res…
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Don’t think Janice is the villain? We agree! We defend Janice, explain why we should embrace the “annoying” parts of ourselves, talk about times we were annoying around our friends, do some good ol’ fashioned Ross-bashing (que machine-gun-fire-like laughter), & more. At the end, Joe recites Tiana’s poem, “Letter to Janice from Chandler.” We’re Frie…
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So, would ya transfer your soul to a doll to survive? When was a time you spontaneously believed in something strange? We attempt to, um, empathize with and relate to Chucky, the murderous Good Guy doll from Child's Play (1988). Words were said on this podcast episode... that ended up being freaky, silly, personal, and serious all at the same time …
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With Halloween approaching soon, we're replaying an episode about one of our favorite horror movie villains. All the hormones and theories make it surprisingly easy for us to empathize with Freddy Krueger. But that's not to say he's not a killer; he's still not your average, friendly neighbor. Confidence, morality, and dreams - oh my! Also, why is …
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When was a time you "killed a god," or took on something much bigger than yourself? Is adopting Lady Eboshi's philosophy to have a lack of fear good for our lives? These questions and more are answered as we dive DEEP into relating to, empathizing with, and discussing Lady Eboshi from Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke! AND we do it with a special g…
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What would you sell your soul for? Apparently Rasputin sold his soul in order to… take out an entire royal family (kind of intense). We try to understand Rasputin from the 1997 animated film, Anastasia. Does your mouth randomly fall off your body like Rasputin’s? I hope not. We also talk: Some history about the real life Rasputin, being in limbo, a…
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Guest episode with Katelyn Henagin! Together, we understand the perspective of Hades from Disney’s Hercules. We talk: why Hades isn’t yucky, humor, sibling rivalry, knowing the future, what we would do if we were Hades for a day, & more. At the end, Tiana shares her poem written from the perspective of Hades called, “Hades and the Souls.” Katelyn H…
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Something different this week! This week, you're listening to a podcast episode from The Super Hero Show Show called "#439: The Umbrella Academy and Best Villain of the Year"! In this episode, Joe and I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Ryan, one of the hosts of The Super Hero Show Show podcast. You'll listen to discussion about The Umbrella…
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OoOoh have you healed from your trauma? Vecna can tell you haven't. We talk: Vecna & vines, why music helps us get out of Vecna's grasp, how Vecna motivates you to heal your trauma, what our "Vecna songs" are, whether our chosen "Vecna songs" would also stop Vecna himself, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, & more. We try really hard to understand Vecna from…
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Doin' weird things to mice, the greatest and harshest aspects of "the chase," a time we literally or figuratively chased someone, & more is discussed as we relate to and empathize with Tom the cat from Hanna and Barbera's Tom & Jerry. At the end, Maid Corbic recites his Tom-inspired poem, "STATE FORCES AT ANY COST" Hissssss meow. *Explosion* *Runni…
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Commodus: Thumbs up or thumbs down? We talk: Commodus' list of bad things, the importance having different virtues, mind-bending Commodus quotes, & more in an effort to understand the perspective of Emperor Commodus from the film, Gladiator (2000). At the end, Tiana shares her poem, "Emperor Commodus Goes to Pizza Ranch." Sources: https://www.world…
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Get ready to sing like your mother depends on it. We talk: weird basement vibes in an opera house, giving in to illogical desire, what we use to hide what others don't want to see about us, & more in an effort to understand the Phantom from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, The Phantom of the Opera. In sleep he...podcasted (?) to me. At the end, Tiana…
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Pull the lever, baddies! We empathize with Yzma from Disney's The Emperor's New Groove. We talk: Inca Empire, what it's like to get fired like Yzma, a time we were "scary beyond all reason" & more. At the end, Tiana shares her poem written from the perspective of Yzma. Sources: World History Encyclopedia: Inca Textiles Headwear of Mayans, Aztecs, a…
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Somebody once told us the world is gonna roll us, we ain't the sharpest tools in the shed. Neverthless, we attempt to empathize with Lord Farquaad from the Dreamworks animated film, Shrek (2001). We discuss whether or not size really matters, fairytale displacement, and the logistics of stacking 20 mattresses on top of a pea. Thoughts? Email us at …
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We revisit Cruella de Vil with special guest, Erik Thompson aka Gay Cruella. Gay Cruella embraces Cruella with all his heart and soul. He and Joe talk all about Cruella de Vil - her origin, evolution, how they empathize with the fierce lady and more. You can find Erik on Instagram @gaycruella References: In ‘Cruella,’ an Iconic, Queer-Coded Villain…
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Tiana goes solo for this episode and talks about our groovy Saiyan Prince, Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z/Super. Majin Vegeta, Vegeta-related performance poetry written and performed by Tiana, what Tiana's learned from Vegeta, & more. Hhhrrahhhhh!!!!! "You may have invaded my mind and body...but there's one thing a Saiyan always keeps: his pride!" Thoug…
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We discuss Margaret White, AKA Carrie's mom, from the film Carrie (1976)! We talk: Telekinesis, the boys sniffin' and dating you, hyperreligiosity, things we believe in that others might find weird, and much more as we attempt to understand and relate to Margaret White. At the end, Tiana shares her horrifying poem written from Margaret's perspectiv…
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Heads are rolling! The Queen of Hearts from Disney's Alice in Wonderland (1951) is a red, temper-y spectacle and we love it. We talk: the wildness of the Wonderland world, failure, when there was a time we couldn't take a joke, and much more as we try to empathize with and relate to the Queen of Hearts. If you don't listen to this episode, off with…
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Special guest episode with Annie Prafcke, host of Misfits! Annie and I relate to, empathize with, and learn from O-Ren Ishii from Kill Bill Vol. 1. Cottonmouth has sliced and diced our minds in more ways than we thought. Wooooeeee. We talk: O-Ren Ishii and identity, violence as a way to maintain power, Tarantino, what our villainous traits are, and…
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Blowin' things up, the release of fear, reclamation of good power, what would YOUR alter ego be like, and way more are discussed in this episode where we try to understand the perspective of and empathize with Tyler Durden from Fight Club! At the end, I, Tiana, share a Fight Club poem written by yours truly. A mild note: I accidentally mispronounce…
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There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to successfully survive a horror movie- but we wonder if knowing these rules matters at all as we discuss the notorious Ghostface killer from the original Scream (1996) movie. MAJOR SPOILER ALERT, we attempt to empathize with the murderous duo Billy and Stu. Tiana lets out her inner serial kil…
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Hello, Hap. Special guest episode! I, Tiana, talk with mega-passionate-fan-of-The-OA, Mandy Paris, about the real evil scientist, Hap from The OA! We talk: the necessity of Hap, the implications of finding out what happens after you die, what YOUR "shadow" is, OA shenanigans, and much much more. Plus we share a poem written from the perspective of …
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What would you do if your toys just, like, came alive? We answer what we'd do & we discuss: blowing toys up, where smithereens go, what toys we would be, weird activism vibes from Sid, and more all in an effort to empathize with and relate to our favorite punk-kid-that-blows-toys-up, Sid from Toy Story. Things get silly and weird. "Time for lift of…
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