Join Kelcee and Spencer for Part TWO of a two-part conversation about Channing Tatum’s epic saga: Magic Mike (2012) and Magic Mike XXL (2015). Discussion topics include Big Dick Richie’s Billion Dollar Idea, how to become a real boy to the beat of a Backstreet Boys song, and Kelcee’s Kevin Nash book report.

Sorry Magic Mike’s Last Dance lovers. We aren’t talking about that one, and I think you know why.

Content warnings for discussions of sex and sex work (mostly stripping/exotic dancing), sexism, imbalanced relationship dynamics, brief mentions of homophobia, and drug use.

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

• “11 Magic Mike XXL Details From Channing Tatum You Need to Know Before Seeing the Movie,” by Shannon Vestal Robson, popsugar.com
• “MAGIC MIKE XXL - Pony - Oficial Warner Bros. Pictures,” by Warner Bros. Pictures Latinoamérica, youtube.com
• “FOOTLOOSE "Warehouse Dance" Clip (1984) Kevin Bacon,” by JoBlo Movie Clips, youtube.com
• “Magic Mike XXL Offers a Healthier Approach to Masculinity,” by Orestes Adams, Collider
• “Manhood: The emancipation of the American male in Magic Mike XXL,” by Jason Stanford, The Experiment
• “Kevin Nash,” Wikipedia
• Southpaw podcast Instagram post

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Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

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Join Kelcee and Spencer for Part One of a two-part conversation about Channing Tatum’s epic saga: Magic Mike (2012) and Magic Mike XXL (2015). Discussion topics include an unhelpful breakdown of adult entertainment statutes, the liberatory potential of hip thrusting, and the importance of follow-up questions.

Sorry Magic Mike’s Last Dance lovers. We aren’t talking about that one, and I think you know why.

Content warnings for discussions of sex and sex work (mostly stripping/exotic dancing), drug use/abuse, drug overdoses, sexism (including mentions of sexual assault), poor labor practices, financial exploitation, and mentions of homophobia and biphobia.

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

• “Under-21 soon will be too young to be a stripper in Florida. What we know about HB 7063,” by Samantha Neely, The Florida Times-Union
• “Florida Strip Club Regulations and Compliance Guide,” by LegalClarity Florida, legalclarity.org
• “9 things you didn’t know about Tampa strip clubs,” by Gabrielle Calise, Tampa Bay Times
• “How 'Magic Mike' Plays With Toxic Masculinity,” by Brecken Hunter Wellborn, Collider
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker

New to the Show? Start at the beginning with Jurassic Park, or Monstrous Moms vs. Dangerous Dads

Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

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Join Kelcee and Spencer for a conversation about the best gosh-darn book-to-movie adaptation in the West: 2003’s Holes, based on the novel by Louis Sachar. Discussion topics include foot stuff (like…so much foot stuff), the perils of broken promises, and a how-to guide for morally-upright vigilantism.

Content warnings for EXTENSIVE discussions of both physical and emotional child abuse, particularly within the criminal justice and “troubled teen” systems, racism and racist violence (including lynching), sexism and sexist violence, and mentions of homelessness, child abandonment, suicide, and conversion therapy.

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

• Holes by Louis Sachar
• “A Video About Digging Holes,” by Jacob Geller, youtube.com
• “What Holes Taught Me About The Prison Industrial Complex,” by Charlotte Ahlin, Bustle
• “This Is Paris Official Documentary,” by Paris Hilton, youtube.com
• “Five Facts About the Troubled Teen Industry,” by Catherine E Krebs, The American Bar Association
• Desperation without Dignity: Conditions of Children Placed in For Profit Residential Facilities, National Disability Rights Network
• Breakingcodesilence.org
• “The Child Labor Camp from HOLES Reopens Amid Coronavirus Concerns,” by Laura Slade Lewis, McSweeney’s
• “Small Steps (novel),” Wikipedia

New to the Show? Start at the beginning with Jurassic Park, or Monstrous Moms vs. Dangerous Dads

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Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

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