I had originally planned to do an episode talking about season 3 of DC and one of the best episodes that lead us into the Pacey/Joey era anyway. However since James Van Der Been recently passed away I went back to the pilot of the show again. I had Stephen come on to talk about how millennials owe podcasting to Dawson Leery, his other roles, and hear set stories from when Stephen did extra work.

Now we also talk about 'The Longest Day' as a concept and the nuclear drama that pops off three different times throughout this episode.

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Guest: Stephen of Creek Talk Podcast @creektalkpodcast

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Yes, basically all of the things I thought/said in the last episode, disregard. As always things change daily if not hourly on this show and Ashley is back to break down more of this mess happening.

We get into Carrington being the 'himbo' of the house, how Belle has lost us, Whit's weird behavior, and why they need banish the Heart Rate Challenge for good.

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Guest: Ashley of Black Girl Film Podcast @blackgirlfilmclub | Linktree | Twitter

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I've been a bad Islander and fell super behind with doing these recaps.Well that's sort of half true, I've been watching and keeping up but haven't been reviewing. Needless to say there have been so many dustups and hurricanes blown through as of now but I'm recapping eps 19-23.

I'm talking the weirdness of the US transition into the Villa, Curtis' weird behavior, and how so many people are just piping up creating drama cyclones and raised blood pressures.

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It's time for another run around with our favorite Real Housewives. Callum returns to talk the many highs and lows of the girls we love to watch. This episode we're talking SLC, Potomac, and Bev Hills (and the lack of pizzaz). We sprinkle in a few current hot topics to keep things current and just have a good ol ki.

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Guest: Callum @cultivatewithcal | cultivatewithcal.com

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Yeah, you saw that right. I successfully bullied Ashley into picking up with the new Love Island All Stars series. And yes we did a 2.5hr episode on it. Basically we're getting into the meat of the second week at the villa. We talk about how Scott is a chaos demon but never wrong, the vanilla triangle between Samie, Lucinda, and Cieran, and why we love Hurricane Belle. Proving yet again that the series 5 girls remain elite in Love Island history.

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Guest: Ashley of Black Girl Film Podcast @blackgirlfilmclub | Linktree | Twitter

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It's almost time for the Winter Olympics and what better way than to use it as a theme for the next 90s movie episode. Since Charles is an Olympic expert you're in for a real treat with this one. While the movie itself is kinda of part Lifetime movie part Melrose Place episode, it really doesn't stray too far from the actual dynamics in pairs skating.

We get into skating fashion, hilarious quotes, and count the montages throughout.

off topic rants: Olympic facts, Surya Bonaly, a spicy '92 Olympics story, Heated Rivalry, and The Real World: Boston

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It's time (yet again) for me to put all my Love Island knowledge to use and the start of a new season of All Stars. At first I thought it was lame but then I thought this is really the Super Bowl for the fans. Since we know the lore of the past Islanders, it only can get messier.

I'm getting into Scott being this seasons 'bone carrier', the boys being whack, and Whitney (my girl) yet again being bigger than the program.

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It's the first *new episode of 2026. Yes, I know we're well past the New Year salutations but alas. This was the perfect type of film to start off the year and a new mood. The Daytrippers have been on my list for a while and it really scratched that itch when it comes to a quirky 90s comedy.

I talk about the realistic and aspirational fashion of Parker posey, the many quotes and hijinks that ensue on this caper of madness, and the many roadblocks during the behind the scenes of this film.

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