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Wallowing in the Shallows

Welcome to Wallowing in the Shallows, the podcast that skirts the perilous drop-off of a deep dive into television and movies. We are two friends and academic nerds aspiring to become TV and movie geeks. We draw on our opinions and research to review television and movies, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Shakespeare. We think of it as sitting around the dinner table bs-ing with friends about what we watched that week. Wallowing in the Shallows can be reached at witstvpod@gmail.com. New Episodes

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01:29:29

WITS chats The Mandalorian | Season 2 Episodes 1-3

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2024/12/05

Rebecca and Tori, along with guests Jeff and Nancy, delve into the intricacies of The Mandalorian Season 2, Episodes 1-3. We talk about our love of Tatooine, the Old Western themes in the show (The Marshal!), and the insight we start to get about Jawas and Tusken Raiders. We converse about fundamentalism and extremism in The Mandalorian universe.Reddit | Can Somebody Please Tell Me About the Darksaber?Mamacore | Wookieepedia | FandomGotra | Wookieepedia | FandomWerner Herzog Reacts to Replacing Baby

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43:55

WITS chats Red One

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2024/12/02

In this bonus holiday edition of 'Wallowing in the Shallows', Rebecca and Tori dive into a review of the 2024 movie 'Red One', featuring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans. We discuss our initial impressions, character performances, and the film's entertainment value, while also exploring the thematic elements of Christmas and the lore surrounding figures like Krampus and Grýlla. We chat about the film's climactic moments, character redemption arcs, and the moral complexities presented.PS - We were

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01:33:39

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 3...

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2024/11/29

Rebecca and Tori review season 3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We discuss character arcs, Jungian archetypes, award some best of thingies, and say farewell to Principal Snyder.Sad Music by Samuel F. Johanns from PixabayAward Music by Denis Maksimov from Pixabay

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01:19:43

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 3...

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2024/11/24

Rebecca and Tori chat Graduation Day. Remarkably, we do not go off on tangents about our own high school graduations. We do engage in debate on icees vs slushies, and rapiers vs sabers vs epeés, and whether the arrow Faith shot into Angel was wooden or not.Sound EffectsKitchen timer from PixabaySpongeBob Time Cards. 2017. A Few Moments Later | SpongeBob Time Card #8 | YouTubeSourcesK Morgan. 2013. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Joss Whedon on "Graduation Day" (Season 3) | YouTubeReddit |

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00:50

WITS special message

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2024/11/21

Hey, hello peeps. A short announcement from Wallowing in the Shallows. Our Buffy episode will be late this week. We had the mother of all windstorms here in the Pacific Northwest and we lost power and internet a couple of days ago. Of course, that meant we couldn’t get the episode edited and uploaded. Now that power and internet are restored (thanks Seattle Power and Light for busting a##!), and once we get caught up with real-life things like cleaning out the fridge of spoiled goods and, oh, you

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52:54

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 3...

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2024/11/14

Rebecca and Tori chat The Prom. We discuss The Break-Up while Rebecca rails against Angel and Tori goes off on Joyce. Winking Girl's friend-watch pays off as she shows up at the prom. Snaps to SGM and David Boreanaz for their acting chops during the break-up scene.Sources‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’: Every Episode Ranked From Worst to BestHellhound - WikipediaDo Werewolves Age? | Werewolves

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01:09:59

WITS chats Agatha All Along | Season 1 Episodes 7-9

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2024/11/11

Rebecca and Tori chat about the final three episodes of Agatha All Along. We rave about episode 7 and discuss if what happened on the road was all Billy or did the women have some agency. We also speculate about the future of Billy and Agatha.MusicApache Rock Instrumental by Sound Atelier licensed through Jamendo Music.The Epical Trailer: Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikov free on PixabayRecord Scratch: Sound Effect free on Pixabay

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01:13:20

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 3...

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2024/11/07

Rebecca and Tori chat Choices. We discuss the many choices made in the episode and choose to go on a few tangents about important things such as hard candy and child development theory.Print SourceField, Mark. 2017. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Myth, Metaphor & Morality. Independently published.Other SourcesStorytelling song created by Tori using ChatGPT and Suno AI.Christmas Tale by Amaksi on Pixabay.Choices | Buffyverse Wiki | FandomSimply Psychology | Erik EricksonSimply Psychology |

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01:15:53

WITS chats Agatha All Along | Season 1 Episodes 4-6

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2024/11/04

Rebecca and Tori chat about Agatha All Along episodes 4-6. We speculate about what is going on with the story while saying "I don't know" a lot. We identify various vibes we get about other properties like ET and Harry Potter, and agree that we're both enjoying the show.SourcesTarot Explained | Three of SwordsTarot Explained | Knight of WandsGo Ask Alice - Wikipedia

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01:01:49

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 3...

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2024/10/31

Content Advisory: This episode of Wallowing in the Shallows includes discussion of mass shootings and attempted murder. Listener discretion is advised. If you need help, you can contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, by dialing 988. Calls are free and confidential.Rebecca and Tori chat about Earshot. We do have a longish discussion about school violence, including some history into the 1800s. We also discuss the food babysitters fed us, the definition of a mulligan, Pierce Brosnan, and

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01:20:35

WITS chats Agatha All Along | Season 1 Episodes 1-3

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2024/10/28

Rebecca and Tori chat the first three episodes of Marvel Television's 'Agatha All Along.' We make some connections to 'Wandavision' and educate ourselves about comic book Agatha. We explore the trials faced by Agatha's coven and speculate about Teen. Both of us dig the nods to other pop culture properties like the 'Wizard of Oz' and Japanese horror. We're hooked on this show that "nobody knew they wanted."SourcesEntire History of Agatha Harness | ZapZoomZing | YouTubeVocabulary.com |

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57:37

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 3...

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2024/10/24

Rebecca and Tori chat about Enemies. We once again get into some Jungian theory of personality while discussing Faith's slide into the dark side and debate whether Angel and Faith had sex.SourcesRetrobox | Dec 10 2012 | YouTube | Kibbles and Bits and Bits (80s)Waiting for Godot - Wikipedia

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50:23

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 3...

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2024/10/17

Rebecca and Tori chat Doppelgangland. We get Jungian about Willow's identity crisis and rhapsodize about all of the great quotes in the episode.SourcesThe Passion of the Nerd | Doppelgangland S03E16 - TPN's Buffy Guide | YouTube‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’: Every Episode Ranked From Worst to BestSimply Psychology | Carl JungK's Choice - WikipediaBuffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Doppelgangland - TV Fanatic

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01:26:00

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 3...

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2024/10/13

We're late (sickness and technical problems), but we're finally able to upload this week's episode. Rebecca and Tori chat about Bad Girls and Consequences. We touch on the introduction of a new Watcher, how Faith leads Buffy astray, Scooby dynamics gone off kilter, and how the main differences between the Slayers is clear by the end of the two episodes.Other ReferencesChemical Party | addyson99 | YouTubeBad Girls S03E14 | The Passion of the Nerd | YouTubeConsequences S03E15 | The Passion of the Nerd

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00:32

Announcement Oct. 10

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2024/10/10

Just a short announcement.

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58:20

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 3...

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2024/10/03

Rebecca and Tori chat about The Zeppo. We talk a bit of history about Zeppo Marx, Xander's spiral, and the undead crew. We cover everything we loved about the structure of the episode.ResourcesSuspense music sound effect from PixabayKitchen timer Sound Effect from Pixabay‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’: Every Episode Ranked From Worst to BestCollider | Zeppo Marx Brothers History ExplainedBuffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: The Zeppo - TV FanaticDaryl Davis: Why I, as a black man, attend KKK rallies |

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01:03:09

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 3...

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2024/09/26

Rebecca and Tori chat about Helpless. We get into some weighty subjects like toxic masculinity, character relationships, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and laundry chutes.SourcesYouTube: Polaroid Camera Sound Effects | needed short | Mar 1 2022Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Wikipedia

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47:18

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Season 3...

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2024/09/19

Rebecca and Tori chat Gingerbread. Fairy tales and witch trials come to Sunnydale.Interesting Literature | A Summary and Analysis of Hansel and GretelBuffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Gingerbread - TV Fanatic

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01:02:57

WITS chats Buffy the Vampire Slayer | S3 E10

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2024/09/12

Rebecca and Tori are back from their hiatus and chat Amends to start their second season of WITS. We're trying out something new this season, Storytelling. We'll see how it goes!Sound EffectsKitchen timer from Pixabay

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01:50:29

WITS chats The Acolyte | Season Review

Wallowing in the Shallows ·

2024/09/08

Rebecca and Tori chat about The Acolyte with Nancy and Jeff Tatarek. We cover all the things we liked and didn't like about this Star Wars series.

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