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Are You My Mother?

Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective

Each episode the host and a guest discuss mothers (and parents) in a specific instance of media (TV shows, movies, books, or video games) and how they inform and betray the expectations of what it means to be a mother.

tv & film

All Episodes

01:25:00

Colleen Donaghy - 30 Rock

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2024/02/16

Are final words from a vindictive force in your life somehow sincere hopes for a better future for your child, or was it hats all along? We'll find out as we talk about 30 Rock fan favorite, Colleen Donaghy. Joined by returning guest Kevin from the May the Power Protect You podcast, we talk about references that are Lost on us, Florence Henderson, poorly aged references, and the art of criticism.BYOG (the G is for Gatorade) as we talk about episodes "My Whole Life is Thunder" and

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02:39:18

Beverly Sutphin - Serial Mom

Are You My Mother? ·

2024/02/02

Spit out your chewing gum, rewind your VHS tapes, and for heavens sakes sort your recycling as we talk about cult classic Serial Mom and the titular character, Beverly Sutphin. Along with the co-hosts of The Mixed Reviews podcast, Louie and Gavin, we go deep into the suburbs to see crimes both perceived and very, very real. Does a mother's love extend far enough to justify disemboweling the boy who broke your daughter's heart? Find out as we talk about day drinking, cuckolded husbands, and

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01:30:13

Piper Halliwell - Charmed

Are You My Mother? ·

2024/01/19

Three sisters, two versions of an adult version of your kid, and one kickass mom all come together in this episode where we talk about Piper Haliwell from the OG Charmed. Along with guest Joel (from May the Power Protect You Podcast), we talk magic incantations, annoying liberal arts faculty, and cultural appropriation in this packed episode, "Imaginary Fiends." We totally get what Piper is going for, wanting to understand her pre-verbal son, but is a mother wanting what's normal for

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02:12:58

Jenova - Final Fantasy VII

Are You My Mother? ·

2024/01/05

Pause your somewhat threatening chorus of Latin opera, because this episode we're covering Jenova, the calamity of the skies from Final Fantasy VII. No stranger to complicated stories and a forbidden love of bad boys, guest Cass Proffitt from the Distant Echoes Podcast joins to talk alien mimicry, trippy graphics, and tales of unethical science that drive the plot of this monumental entry in the Final Fantasy series of video games (and related media!). Buckle in, because we're going deep

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02:28:27

Marge Simpson - The Simpsons

Are You My Mother? ·

2023/12/22

There's no one quite like this episode's mother - Marge Simpson from the long-running The Simpsons. Joined by guest Derek B. Gayle (of Gimmicks, Skreeonk!, Falling with Style, and Walloping Websnappers), we talk about this maven of the animated world and the role of a mother in enforcing the rules, tucking in their kids, and eventually letting them become adults. Also in this episode - decide for yourself what our favorite couch gags say about us, we wonder about the consequences of petty

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01:36:14

Morticia Addams - The Addams Family

Are You My Mother? ·

2023/12/08

Creepy, kooky, altogether ooky, but a mother through and through. Of course that's Morticia Addams of The Addams Family, the first multi-media magnate we're covering for the podcast. Comics, television shows, animation, films, a Broadway film, and even a pinball machine! Along with author and podcaster Stik Braxton from the Two Tall Boyz podcast, we explore the peculiarity of a loving relationship, responsible parenting with somewhat indestructible children, and our childhood awakenings from

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01:52:17

Padmé Amidala - Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Are You My Mother? ·

2023/11/24

Be a celebrated ruler of a planet, protect peace in the galaxy, and give birth to literal saviors? It's all in a day's work for Padmé Amidala of Star Wars and specifically, The Clone Wars where - together with guest Tommy from the Distant Echoes podcast - we talk about this galactic mother figure. We compare the size of our blasters, talk about lawmaking, admire some well crafted wigs, and force push against systemic misogyny of how women are valued and written in stories like these. Be you

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01:21:47

Jill Taylor - Home Improvement

Are You My Mother? ·

2023/11/10

What happens when you let two Michiganders get together and talk about one of the only major exports that features your state, the television program Home Improvement? Find out as Mike Nowak joins this episode of the podcast to talk about one of the most put-upon mothers of 1990s sitcoms, Jill Taylor. We talk about Tim Allen's stand-up, how what brats the Taylor kids are to their younger brother, and how much work Patricia Richardson is doing to hold this show up. But to be honest, 60% of the

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02:19:04

Dawn Meehan - Survivor

Are You My Mother? ·

2023/10/27

Guided by super-fan, Doug Fink, this episode of the podcast we talk about the many mothers of reality competition television with a specific focus on Season 26 of Survivor and Dawn Meehan. We discuss how mothers are framed by productions like this, Doug's sneaky early watching after cow's blood led to a in-home banning of future watches, mental health and how unequally a mother's mental health is treated compared to sociopathic men, and the cast of forgettable fans who competed this

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01:16:43

Peggy Hill - King of the Hill

Are You My Mother? ·

2023/10/13

Along with guest Jim Banks from the Square Roots Podcast, this episode of the podcast we find ourselves in Dallas/Fort Worth suburb amalgamation Arlen, Texas talking about the bespoke beehive queen, Peggy Hill, mother to Bobby and wife to conservative stuck-in-his-ways, Hank, in King of the Hill in the episode "Square Peg." We discuss the complicated politics and gender dynamics of sex education, how an impish Dale may come across a little more malevolently in today's world, and the

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01:12:03

Darlene Conner - The Conners

Are You My Mother? ·

2023/09/29

Along with Kevin from the May the Power Protect You Podcast, we're heading over to Langford, Illinois in this episode and we're talking about Darlene Conner, matriarch of the Conner family in the successful spin off from Roseanne, The Conners in the episode "What's So Funny About Peas, Love, and Understanding?" We discuss everything from how a mother's sacrifice and happiness is viewed with her children, to how mothers are leaders of their families. Kevin even pitches a

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00:02:00

Are You My Mother Podcast Trailer

Are You My Mother? ·

2023/09/15

Welcome to “Are You My Mother?” - the podcast that looks at mothers, mother-figures, and other parents in media. Each episode, I'll be inviting a guest to about one of these figures in detail through the media in which they appear. Episodes coming in October 2022. Follow the podcast @mymotherpod on Twitter and Blusky. If you'd like to be a guest of the podcast, or you have a mother you'd like to have the podcast cover, email areyoumymotherpod@gmail.com. Background song: The Success by

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