Kicking & Streaming

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Do you and your friends speak in movie quotes? Do you trade Spongebob memes back and forth with your loved ones? Do you have to rely on the ”Are You Still Watching?” message to let you know it’s time to bathe and stop procrastinating? If you answered yes to any (or all) of these questions, come hang out with us every other week! Media can play a huge role in shaping who we are. Sometimes it makes us idolize Jeff Goldblum as a sex symbol. Sometimes a lack of representation makes you feel invisible. As hosts, siblings Carie and Ross will analyze this phenomenon by breaking down a favorite movie or television show and how the sights, sounds, and messages of media have followed our generation throughout our lives. So pour your favorite beverage, relax, and explore how our shared experiences with movies and television messed us up as a generation. There will be laughter, there will be sadness, and THERE WILL BE discussions about homosexual subtext in children’s animation. Theme Song by Tune Tank: https://tunetank.com/tracks/5611-vacation

Episodes

May 3, 2021

Spirited Away or: How I Fell in Love with Miyazaki

May 3, 2021

1hr 32 min

This week's special extended episode kicks off "AniMay" month! The siblings break down a golden childhood favorite, Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away (2001). Ross learns a great deal about Japanese Shinto folklore, Carie cries at the end, and the siblings reflect on how Miyazaki's movies are one-of-a-kind masterpieces.

Apr 26, 2021

The 40-Year-Old Virgin or: How I Realized Virginity Is a Construct

Apr 26, 2021

1hr 14 min

To end our month on fool-ass films, the siblings take on the feature length innuendo known as The 40-Year-Old Virgin. The sibling break down the early oughts comedy vehicle that launched so many careers and the formation of the Judd Apatow mafia. Ross gets sick of the supporting cast real fast, and Carie recalls juvenile feelings of acceptance from an otherwise often discordant comedy.

Apr 19, 2021

Dodgeball or: How I Learned the 5 D's of Dodgeball

Apr 19, 2021

1hr 17 min

On this week’s episode, Gavin once again guest-hosts for a sports movie unlike any other, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Gavin gets fired up about the overdone male energy in the movie, and Carie struggles with having to look at Ben Stiller’s handlebar mustache for 90 minutes.

Apr 12, 2021

The Hangover or How I Learned I Can't Handle Vegas (ft.Guest Host Gavin Pehler)

Apr 12, 2021

1hr 15 min

This week we have a special guest host, Carie's better half, Gavin Pehler (@Big_G_Man1). While Ross is out sick, Gavin steps in to dissect a needlessly stressful movie about a group of men who lose big time in Las Vegas. Carie can't handle the toxic male energy, Gavin howls at the abusurd antics of the Wolfpack, and the pair are not too impressed with how an early phenomenon aged poorly.

Apr 5, 2021

Horrible Bosses or: How I Learned About Hostile Work Environments

Apr 5, 2021

1hr 10 min

This week, the siblings break down the new-age American dream--killing your abusive boss. Horrible Bosses is a film about three friends who fumble at the opportunity to eliminate their three problematic bosses from their lives. The siblings cringe at some of the movie's worst-aged moments, bust a gut over Charlie Day, and resent the presence of one "Kebin Spaceface."

Mar 29, 2021

BIlly Elliot or: How I Learned Boys Can Do Balley

Mar 29, 2021

1hr 14 min

On this week's episode, the siblings rehash the very emotional and pivotal Billy Elliot, the story of a lad who found a way to express his emotions through the art of dance. The siblings explroe the subversion of gender roles, Ross fangirls over T-Rex, and Carie cries.

Related Media: Billy Elliot Live

Mar 22, 2021

Elizabeth or: How I Learned About the Reformation

Mar 22, 2021

1hr 19 min

On this week's episode of Kicking & Streaming we rehash the 1998 historical drama, Elizabeth. Ross addresses his toxic fascination with the British monarchy, Carie can't handle the fascination over Lord Robert Dudley, the original fuckboi, and the siblings rehash a very violent period of history in which the Commonwealth of Great Britain entered its first Golden Age of prosperity.

Mar 15, 2021

Contagion or: How I Learned How Diseases Spread

Mar 15, 2021

1hr 35 min

This week's special extended episode is dedicated to the memory of the +2.65M people who have suffered and died worldwide as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though this is a comedy podcast, today we keep those people in mind as we break down the film, and we encourage you to take a moment and reflect on that loss of life, as it is a world event too tragic and immense to forget.

TRIGGER WARNING for art imitating life in this week's episode covering the pandemic movie, Contagion (2011). If you would like to skip the discussion of the movie, and just hear our final thoughts on this horrible time we are experiencing together, you can jump to the time code at 1:27:47 to hear them.

Not long after the real-world SARS pandemic, a fictional, novel virus appears in China and begins to overwhelm the world's population at an alarming rate. The film follows the journeys of scientists, government officials, journalists, and citizens as they attempt to cope with the devastation the virus brings, and breaks down the unbelievable task of studying, containing, and developing a cure.

Mar 8, 2021

Space Jam or: How I Learned the Legend of Michael Jordan

Mar 8, 2021

1hr 14 min

This week's episode is full of basketball trivia, praise for voice actors, and bad character impressions. This week the siblings break down Space Jam (1996). Carie divulges the tea on the ad campaign that inspired the movie, Ross questions what it would be like to be Tune-ified, and the siblings get lost in the mire of basketball fundementals.

Related Media: Hare Jordan Commercial

Mar 1, 2021

Big Fish or: How I Learned Movies Can Gaslight You

Mar 1, 2021

1hr 18 min

On this week’s episode, Carie drags Ross through another unseen favorite of hers, Big Fish (2003). Ross gets so sick of the main character so fast, Carie gets caught up in the romance of the story, and the siblings get whiplash with the nature of the crazy narrative of this story. Stay tuned until the end for a surprise appearance by K&S superfan, @uhhhchlo.