x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Read it and Weep

Read it and Weep used to be a podcast about books. Now we talk about movies and other pop culture with a confidence level unearned by our actual knowledge.

comedy film reviews

All Episodes

01:02:00

Eagle-Eye Cherry's Desireless (1997) & NipGuards with...

Read it and Weep ·

2025/10/18

Man, this is a wild one. We’re talking Eagle-Eye Cherry’s album Desireless EXCEPT for Save Tonight. And also NipGuards. Mostly NipGuards. I don’t know who this one’s for, but it’s the brain-child of Dru Johnston, one of the funniest humans I know. Oh, also, we’re doing a Nepo Baby Fantasy Draft. The RIAWlgorithm also recommends: 🏃‍♂️Dru’s Running Substack, I’ve Got The Runs 🎭 David Ives plays (Polish Joke and All in the Timing) 🎶 The part of Jumper when Third Eye Blind goes “Yeah yeah yeah yeah

en-us

45:36

Wellington Paranormal (2021) with Caitlin Gill

Read it and Weep ·

2025/09/23

Support the show? Things are about to get weird! It's X-Files meets Cops meets a person with a bed sheet over their head. After 2014’s What We Do in the Shadows, New Zealand cops Minogue and O’Leary get their documentary crew to lightly investigate near Wellington’s most extreme paranormal activity. ‘70s orgy ghosts, drunk werewolves, blood bag-stealing vampires, spitting cloning plant aliens, and 16 creep clowns are all ignored or gently reprimanded. If you’re in the mood for spoopy cozy vibes with

en-us

50:22

ZOMBIES (2018) with Sarah Hatheway & Stephen Carter

Read it and Weep ·

2025/09/02

We now have a Patreon! Support the show–or don't! I'm probably making it either way! Do you miss Glee? Are you bummed Warm Bodies wasn't a 4-movie franchise--and a musical? Are you all about West Side Story, minus the stabbies? Then you're not just craving brains, you're also hungry for the 2018 DCOM ZOMBIES. We’ve got sick flips, racism allegories, a song book with a surprising number of bangers, and necrophilia? Maybe! So grab your cauliflower brains and your double vanilla froyo as we take a

en-us

45:44

The Batman (2022) with Bri Pruett

Read it and Weep ·

2025/08/05

An obscure comic book character finally gets the big screen treatment! For many of us who have never heard of him, Bruce Wayne is a rich orphan whose parents were killed. He’s uncriming the city gritty dark block by gritty dark block. But no shooties, only punchies. That’s his code. And hey, do you like animals? Oh man, we got rats, cats, bats! Ratas aladas, penguins, falcons–you name it, and it’s a major plot point. Plus, another masked vigilante is terrifying this city with riddles, cyphers, and a

en-us

50:47

Only Connect with Alex Falcone & Stephen Carter

Read it and Weep ·

2025/07/29

Alex Falcone is back! And he's brought one of his faves–Only Connect. Do you love the Great British, but could do without the Bake-Off? Is your kink being asked questions that make you wonder "am I stupid, or am I just American?" Do you want to spend 30 minutes with a furrowed brow, mumbling wrong answers to yourself? Then you might just love Only Connect. This British quiz show, hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell has run since 2008 for over 500 episodes. It features Egyptian hieroglyphs, and if you

en-us

47:29

Beyond Belief (1997) with Caitlyn Gill

Read it and Weep ·

2025/06/24

Do you wish the crypt keeper was bangable? Is your CRT desktop overflowing with Riker fan fic? Do you long for a time when fringe ideas didn’t incite national chaos? Then you might just love "Beyond Belief: Fact, or Fiction." This '90s anthology lovingly preserved in its native SD, features Jonathan Frakes, dozens of visual metaphors, and acting that makes you say, "Wow. Just wow." Fan-favorite Caitlyn Gill is here for all the puns, faux-spookiness, and wholesome Canadian production vibes. Liked

en-us

43:56

All Systems Red (#1 Murderbot Diaries) - with Amanda...

Read it and Weep ·

2025/06/10

What do you get when you mix: 🤖A rogue SecUnit who was programmed to kill, but just wants to binge-watch its soaps. 🧑‍🔬 Team of scientists on an alien planet overcoming their prejudices, surviving, and making bot friends and 👾 An evil survey team here to kill anyone who gets between them and their sweet, sweet alien remnant tech? It's Martha Wells's hit novella, All Systems Red, #1 of the Murderbot Diaries, now a hit Apple TV+ show with infinity more Skarsgård! The book's a fast, shooty romp

en-us

55:23

Paris is Burning (1990) with Bri Pruett

Read it and Weep ·

2025/05/27

Why do we slay all day? Why do we serve? Why is it giving? It’s all thanks to drag ballroom culture, and drag’s permeation of mainstream is in large part thanks to Paris is Burning (1990). Across the board, we loved this legendary documentary by Jennie Livingston, with its executive realness, vintage 80s b-roll, and giant trophies. Also: 🌳Tree fan Bri Pruett is back and saw another good tree!😪Anthony’s suffering through sleep regression. 🦋Hunter’s gotta watch out for moths So if you’re looking

en-us

57:23

The Thick of It with Stephen Carter

Read it and Weep ·

2025/05/06

Feeling like a dive into the ultra-bleak world of politics... in 2003? Welcome to The Thick of It! Before he saved the universe as The Doctor, Peter Capaldi starred as a foul-mouthed fixer in Armando Iannucci's proto-Veep set in the UK. Shaky cams! Old cell phones! Resignations! It's got it all! Also: The Cat in the Hat is no angel. OSHA in the Mushroom Kingdom. So if you like your escapism to be nearly as depressing as reality, you might just find yourself in The Thick of It. Liked it? The

en-us

48:40

An American in Paris with Sarah Hatheway

Read it and Weep ·

2025/04/29

It's a new season of Read it and Weep! Alex has graciously passed the hosting mic on to Ezra and it's gonna get a little weird. This season, Ezra's trying to break out of his algorithms. He's looking for media that his friends love, but that no one's talking about these days. First up, Sarah Hatheway brings us Gene Kelly's 1951 Technicolor musical, An American in Paris. Dream ballets! Questionable 1950s romantic subplots! And rhythm? Yeah, we've got rhythm. Who could ask for anything

en-us

01:06:22

Holiday Miracle! Hot Frosty (2024)

Read it and Weep ·

2024/12/24

Cold soup for the soul.

en-us

33:35

Dad Pod #02 - The Nature of Sleep

Read it and Weep ·

2024/03/08

Wake up shot out of a canon

en-us

41:57

Dad Pod #01 - Declawing Babies

Read it and Weep ·

2023/12/01

While Best Thing Ever is on break, we checked in with Anthony about being a new dad including lack of sleep, low expectations, and declawing babies. Parenting is fun and not that hard!

en-us

47:31

Mummy Minute #03 - Warm Bodies

Read it and Weep ·

2023/10/31

Alex Falcone and Ezra Fox accidentally became mummy romance experts when they wrote their best-selling young adult novel (http://unwrapmyheart.com). For Spooktober they're reviewing three classic pieces of mummy pop culture and analyzing how good the mummies are if they can get it. Today they dive into a young-adult romance that is close to mummies but crucially different: zombies. With Warm Bodies (2016) we find out why zombies bit the love bug before mummies did. It's the gushy boys vs the bony

en-us

01:03:38

Mummy Minute #02 - Anne Rice

Read it and Weep ·

2023/10/27

Part two of our mini-series about mummies for spooky month. This time we talked about the most famous mummy romance novel (besides ours): The Mummy or Ramses the Damses by Anne Rice. Next week we'll wrap things up (sorry) with a slant rhyme on mummies, zombie romance.

en-us

57:11

Mummy Minute #01 - The Mummy (1932)

Read it and Weep ·

2023/10/13

Alex and Ezra accidentally became mummy romance experts when they wrote their best-selling young adult novel (http://unwrapmyheart.com). For Spooktober they're reviewing three classic pieces of mummy pop culture and analyzing how good the mummies are if they can get it.

en-us

01:13:26

Season 1 Wrap | BTE 1.29

Read it and Weep ·

2023/09/14

All good things must come to an end and so must all okay things! With that, we're calling this the official end of season 1. We talked about 27 things all of which could have been the best thing ever but today we decide once and for all which one is (you'll be surprised). Plus a mini ranking and a bunch of list stuff sure to annoy almost anybody. Enjoy! Thanks for the support this season and we'll see you again in a bit! 📊 Follow along with the Figma 📡 Subscribe to the show ☕ Join the awesome

en-us

01:21:05

Twilight Imperium is the best thing ever | BTE 1.28

Read it and Weep ·

2023/09/07

Since 2017 our boy Hunter has been one of the most famous players of the uber-complicated boardgame Twilight Imperium. His show Space Cats Peace Turtles chronicled the game's evolution from 3rd to 4th edition and allegedly helped shape the rules that turned it into an internationally competitive game. He takes us back through that history and carefully avoids explaining too much of the game. But we think it's about war? And furries? Hard to say. But it's final ranking will probably surprise you

en-us

01:17:28

The Good Place is the best thing ever | BTE 1.27

Read it and Weep ·

2023/08/24

The bad news is that you're dead. The good news is that you're part of an exceptional cast on a surprisingly high-concept NBC sitcom with a high jokes-per-minute and good moral center. 📊 Follow along with the Figma 📡 Subscribe to the show ☕ Join the awesome coffee club and get 30% off w/ code ALEXFALCONE

en-us

01:16:50

The Moon Landing is the best thing ever | BTE 1.26

Read it and Weep ·

2023/08/18

In 1969 two men walked on the surface of the moon (and their friend waited in the car). It was without a doubt the greatest publicity stunt of all time. But even more than that, it was the only time everybody in the world watched TV at the same time because of good news. Plus we talk about why Michael Collins was a national treasure and guess how much shit we left on the moon. 📊 Follow along with the Figma 📡 Subscribe to the show ☕ Join the awesome coffee club and get 30% off w/ code

en-us

101 results

Similar Podcasts

射後不理＃爽就好了

咪咪 & 淳淳

Therapy Gecko

iHeartPodcasts

百靈果 News

Bailingguo News

Old Time Radio Comedy

solgoodmedia.com

The Hard Yarns Podcast

Cameron Branch and Daniel Delby