June 22, 2023 • 46 mins
It's no secret that Glee changed the lives of so many people, and the guests today are no exception. Hosts of the Gleek of the Week podcast, Andrew and Allison share the details of their love-at-first-song encounter with Glee.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
And that's what you really missed with Jenna.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
And Kevin and iHeartRadio podcast.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
Welcome to you, and That's what you Really miss podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
I'm Jenna, I'm Kevin, and today we have double the Podcast.
We have Double the Fun, our first other Glee podcast
on our Glee podcast. And I'm excited because there are
so many Glee podcasts. There are a lot of Rewatch podcasts,
(00:32):
there are all kinds of podcasts for other shows, and
these two have such a great perspective on Gleek of
the Week podcast their podcast and just the nicest and
also fans out there. I think we're gonna have to
start having more of you on the show.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
I know, I know. This is our first fan Glee
podcast edition and we really loved it. So buckle up
with We are with Andrew and Allison, who are so
lovely and wonderful and they have such a good podcast,
so go check it out. But yeah, let's just uh,
let's get to it right.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Yeah, here they are.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Welcome Alison and Andrew.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
The hosts of Gleek at the Week pod.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Oh my god, you're welcome.
Speaker 4 (01:19):
This is insane.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
This is.
Speaker 5 (01:23):
I'm dreaming, dreaming, and I wish somebody would wake me up.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
But then that's amazing.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Oh my god, truly, like I could not I told
Alison I could not sleep last night. Well, this is
just like so like me to just like be like,
oh my god, it would have been. But yeah, oh
my god, I cannot believe we're here. Thank you for
having us, Yes, thank you for having us.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Thank you. I mean this is also crazy for us too.
You know. It's there's some great Glee podcasts out there,
and we felt like we didn't want to step on
anybody's toes, and so it's nice to be able to
share all the love with you guys. We're all a glamily.
We're a great glamily.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Oh my god, we are a glamily.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Say loud. I want to get into how you guys
actually know each other, because Jenna and I it's great
having a co host, it's great having a you know,
a nice rapport, doing it with someone you really know,
and like, do you guys know and like each other?
Speaker 4 (02:26):
No, I've never met in person.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
I don't say.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
That's not true.
Speaker 4 (02:32):
That's not true.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Oh my god.
Speaker 5 (02:35):
Andrew and I are actually celebrating ten years of friendship
this summer. Woh God, thank you, thank you. I realized
that last night as I was going through like Facebook memories.
But Andrew and I met around this time in twenty thirteen,
and we were both doing a pre college program at
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the School of Visual Art Art, which was like a three.
Speaker 4 (03:02):
Week long art program.
Speaker 5 (03:05):
Come to a college, see what it's like, live in
the dorms.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
Immerse yourself in New York City. And I'm a little
bit of supervision.
Speaker 5 (03:15):
And the very first day, I had been to New
York once before, and this was like my biggest dream
was to live in New York go to art school.
It was going to be great and incredible. And I
just said goodbye to my parents, and my mom like
walks away, sobbing because this is the first time she's
ever said goodbye to me for this long. And I
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meet my roommates and I go downstairs to this like orientation.
We're going to have an orientation in this auditorium of
the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
Speaker 4 (03:49):
And I'm standing there.
Speaker 5 (03:51):
I'm waiting for my roommate because she said that she
would be right down I was going to meet her,
and I'm standing there, And previous that previous week, I
had just attended Darren Chris's tour at the Varsity Theater
in Minneapolis, where I'm from, and so I'm wearing tour
merch and I'm in the lobby and this guy walks
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up to me and is like, is that Chris tour merch.
Speaker 4 (04:17):
And I'm like, yeah, it is.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
I was.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
I was there like two weeks prior, and so it
was just like a culmination. It was just meant to be.
Of course, Darren Chris, Glee, everything bringing us together. And
so here we all are ten years later. Yeah, crazy
that we're even sharing this story with y'all.
Speaker 5 (04:40):
So yeah, really truly insane. Those three weeks Andrew and
I really built our beautiful, beautiful friendship that we have today.
And on this little known show that I don't know
if anybody really talks about anymore, Glee.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
Yeah, never heard of it. But on a somber note,
because that was July of twenty thirteen, and only a
few short days after we met, was when Corey right,
and so it was it was like, at least for me,
like it was like so nice to have someone because
like that was the biggest like celebrity like that had
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passed that It was it's it's an odd thing to
grieve someone that you've never met, but you like invite
into your home every week and you know so much
about and so yeah, I think that was just like
even more so bringing us together.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
I was also in New York at that time, so
we were all there. Oh wow, yes, yes, yes, I
was in New York. When I found out. I was
at a club and our producer called and I left
the club.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Oh gosh.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
And then but Cord was in New York, Harry was
in New York, Adam Shankman was in New York, and
we all got together the next day out a little
gaggle of us and then yeah, yeah, weird times, yes, strange.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
I'm sorry to bring that up.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
Now it happens.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Yeah, yeah, it happened.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
Jenna and I are about to we're coming up on
fifteen years of friendship. Oh you're almost there, you got it.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Oh my gosh, September is fifteen years.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Isn't that crazy?
Speaker 4 (06:31):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (06:32):
Wait, like quick friends for you two as well? Like
how like was it match heaven from the from the start? Yeah,
it was very quick.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Yeah, you know a lot of we met it on
the at our network tests for the show, But Chris
and I were the ones who came from out of
town and moved. Lee had already been here and Kevin
lived here, and so Chris and I like lived at
the grove basically for a while. And then Amber and
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Kevin and Chris and I all became really close, and
then Kevin and I became really close, and so it
was just like this. It was a really nice little
thing to have the four of us together because they
put us in rehearsal before Leah and Corey, and Corey
wasn't here yet, so it was just the four of
us being like, who's this Finn guy, who's this Leah?
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That's right? And then I would go home and she'd
be like, tell me about them, So, yes, exactly, Okay,
So tell I'm curious about your separate stories of when
you when Glee came into your life, what that was like,
how like where were you and what was going on?
Speaker 3 (07:51):
Well, for me, I remember the first season premiered when
I was in eighth grade, and so.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
I was, okay.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
I am I'm a senior in high school now, yeah,
but I remember going in like I remember hearing obviously
a huge hit, and I remember everybody was talking about it,
and I was an eighth grade hipster, and I was
like rejecting, rejecting, rejecting, and I remember, for the record,
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it's like, who needs the show is popular? Yeah, But
and I also like knew because I was like a
huge fan of Lost, and I knew that, like, if
I were to start another show that I would fall hard.
And that is exactly what happened when my mom, Like,
because my mom obviously had an inclination that I was
of the gay variety, and and so I think that
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she's sort of like slid. We went to Target together.
Actually she was like point us to the Glee DVD
a Target employee, and the Target employe was like, you
don't want to watch that show. I can't stand Jane Lynch.
And this guy just like had this vendetta against Jane
Lynch and.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
Like the things you could not like about the show,
I can't stand.
Speaker 3 (09:12):
This Target employee was not going to get in my
way watching this show. And so obviously watched the pilot
and just like everybody else who watched that pilot, fell
deeply in love and it's been my personality ever since.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Yeah, that's amazing. Did this so this happened before you
were out.
Speaker 3 (09:38):
Yeah, and so I mean, like I don't even want
to like harp on this because you already know how
many lives were touched through this show, but like it
obviously was instrumental in my my coming out process. I
didn't come out until I was a senior in high school,
and I was the like the only person that was
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out when I did come out senior, and so it
was like I remember, like Kurt talking about like being
the only person that was out in school, and so
without getting EMO, it's just like, yeah, I mean, like
you you saved and countless lives. You were instrumental and
changing so many, uh is, particularly young LGBT lives and
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and so I'm sure you already know that, but just
to say it again.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
Did your have you talked to your mom about her?
I was thinking about that this morning. I've never I'm serious.
I was like, uh, yeah, I'll ask you. I'll get
back to you about that. I just feel like that
would be a weird conversation for some right, I mean.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Did you know? And you put Glee in.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
Front of me trying to say, well, the funniest, the
funniest thing was that I started watching episodes ahead because
I would watch them with my mom, and then like
after the pilot, was like, Okay, I need to like
blast through these episodes, but my mom obviously had other
things to do than watch Glee and so and so
then I started watching ahead. And then at the end
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of Pregger's when Kurt comes out to Burr, like, I
was rewatching the episode with her, and I knew it
was coming, and so I was like, I'm gonna leave now,
and so I just left. Uh, it was not part
of that conversation.
Speaker 2 (11:22):
We have met a lot of people who have talked
about the show was a way for them to sort
of engage with their parents by not talking about it
like that these are my people, these characters are sort
of like me, and presenting it in a way that
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is in your living room every single week on a
major network where the things weren't normally seen or addressed,
and that did open the dialogue for so many people,
you know, between parents that make that process a little
easier because it is always just so uncomfortable and awkward
and you don't know how to do it. But it's
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fascinating to see that, Yeah, what about you, Alis, and
what was your story.
Speaker 5 (12:09):
It also came out when I was in eighth grade
and I was in school. I remember, like I can
see being in my middle school hallway and having my
friend Olivia come up to me and be like, Alison,
there's this show that just came out.
Speaker 4 (12:25):
You're gonna love it.
Speaker 5 (12:26):
It's amazing, it's great, and it's everything you've ever wanted.
And I was like, I don't know what you're talking about.
Speaker 2 (12:32):
I don't have time.
Speaker 5 (12:33):
I'm very busy. I'm a backstage tech crew for the
middle school production. Amazing, I'm a busy girl.
Speaker 4 (12:41):
I don't know if I get to this, but I remember.
Speaker 5 (12:46):
In my childhood home, in our guest room, we had
this little cube of a TV. Back before you needed
a box or a cable box or anything. It was
just plugging in and you could have the INTENTNA to
connect to whatever I wanted. And so my brother and
I that's where we would like watch TV. And I
remember the first episode of Glee I ever watched because
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it was on and I was sitting there and I
was like, oh, Olivia told me about this was the
power of Madonna. And I can see Kurt and Mercedes
walking down the hallway on this little TV in my
guest bedroom, like in my mind's eye, absolutely perfect.
Speaker 4 (13:27):
That's how formative it was.
Speaker 5 (13:29):
Yeah, because after that, I was like, oh, yeah, this,
I need.
Speaker 4 (13:36):
To consume every bit of this. And so my mom
and I would go to.
Speaker 5 (13:43):
The library and rent the box set because I think
season one was on a box set at that point.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
Oh my god.
Speaker 5 (13:51):
And so I would check out the DVDs one at
a time from the library. And I have this thing
where I biologically cannot return a library item time, even
on my Kindle, I can't do it, and so I
would just have like overdue charges because I was watched
like watching them over and over and over again. And
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I watched the whole first season that way with my
mom on a DVD, and then I was set up
to watch season two, episode one live, so it was
all that whole summer. But yeah, I was very much
a theater kid starting from then. I was like, oh,
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this is everything. And I definitely modeled my personalities after
Lee characters. But but yeah, it followed me throughout high
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school and it was a big part of like why
I'm I Andrew, why I had my core friend group,
and it was great.
Speaker 1 (15:11):
I'm curious for you guys, like because it was live
on TV, like when you were watching it, because a
lot of kids now are you know, rewatching on Hellu
and Disney. Like what was it like in school? Did
it feel like everybody was talking about it and watching
it or did it feel like it was like just
your core group that was like totally into it. I'm
(15:32):
just curious.
Speaker 3 (15:34):
The funniest thing was that I don't know because I
started watching it live, just like Allison in season two,
and I remember like everybody is talking about it week
to week, and I'm like, I'm also obsessed with it.
But then like as the years went on and I
just like would I would be like, hey, like Simona,
are you still watching Glean And She's like no, and
(15:59):
I'm like, bye, come on, like we just had a
popping episode. It's fine, yeah, but yeah no, like it's
in its hype obviously. Like I remember being so so
bitter that uh that that like there were like fans
of the show that were like not as big a
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fans that went to Glee Live and I didn't go,
and I was like, you guys should be there?
Speaker 4 (16:24):
Got it for me?
Speaker 5 (16:27):
I think when I would go to school, I would
have my close group of friends that were like, Allison,
what's going on in Glee? Noose not watching it, but
they know I'm going to tell them about it right
whether they like it or not. But I think mostly
what it was was I was heavy into the Tumblr community,
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and I was heavy, heavy, heavy in the internet side,
So like I would be at school kind of talking
about it a little bit with my school friends, but
then I would go home and just all internet all
the time, talk about it online in that sort of format,
and that was very much like, I don't know, it
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was great.
Speaker 4 (17:12):
To have people to talk about that with.
Speaker 5 (17:14):
Even if I'm sitting in class, like I need to
tell people about the scientists, I need to.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
Talk about the breakup.
Speaker 3 (17:22):
Nobody's talking about it.
Speaker 4 (17:26):
I'm breaking out.
Speaker 3 (17:27):
I remember I had to leave class when I had
like because y'all would like release the music and like
prior to the episode release, and so I remember for
the hundredth episode, like it was revealed a while like
before that, Santana, Brittany and Quinn would be singing Toxic
and I was just like, God, I am counting down
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the days and to really have that MP three and
so like it came out while I was like in
psych class and like I was like, I need to
go to the bathroom now, and like I need to
listen to this, and so I fully just like listened
to it and about I don't even know if I
shared that story with you, Alison, but I was like,
this is content I need right now.
Speaker 1 (18:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (18:10):
I left a job interview early because I knew that
there was an episode of Glee on that night. I
was like they were like, oh, can you stick around
and maybe do start some training?
Speaker 4 (18:20):
And I'm like, I am so.
Speaker 1 (18:21):
Sorry, You're like, I gotta get some book.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
I booked tonight. I got plans.
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Wow. Do you guys have There's so many things that
we could ask favorite things. Do you have a favorite storyline?
I mean I just jumped in there. I'm just curious.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
No. I loved the Britanna season two storyline, which Kevin,
you obviously had a lot a part of being romantically
linked with Brittany at the time. And I just remember
obviously like Kurt was so great for or queer kids,
but I remember when it was like Santana's time to
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like come out and talk about her sexuality. That just
like hit so much closer to home because I remember
like reading the spoilers ahead of time that it was like, Hey,
Santana and Brittany are actually going to get in a relationship.
And I was like, this is going to be hilarious,
because these are two hilarious characters. But the way that
they dealt with it was so delicate and beautiful, and
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it's like I have all of the scenes like memorized
without sounding like a crazy person, but I feel like
I already do. Yeah, but yeah, definitely Britanna all the way.
I'm obsessed.
Speaker 5 (19:40):
Yeah, I think for me, I have two. I have
one that I'm really obsessed with right now in the
scheme of our recent podcast work. But then I have
one that's like sat with me forever. And the one
that sat with me forever is the very beginning, like
west Side story storyline.
Speaker 4 (20:01):
The whole building of that production.
Speaker 5 (20:04):
And because I was a student director of Legally.
Speaker 6 (20:08):
Blonde and so I was like all about theater, and
I saw already doing kind of not not necessarily the
exact same conversations, but kind of that sort of ambition
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and directing decision making and just like backstage stuff.
Speaker 4 (20:35):
I love. I loved the.
Speaker 5 (20:37):
Theater drama that went on in my high school, but
also to see it projected on television I loved and
Finchel and Clay were like my two like OTPs if
you will. And so the West Side Story, I was like,
give it me. I'm heating this up. I'm eating this
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And that's when I like West Side Story opened the
song time Doors for me. I was like, I was like, oh,
this is incredible. Yeah, exactly exactly.
Speaker 1 (21:15):
It was not the best, okay.
Speaker 5 (21:19):
But I think the one that I'm obsessed with right now. Yes,
maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but we just partnered
with We did a guest spot on another Glee podcast,
recovering Gleek Shout Out, another incredible Glee podcast. But we
did an episode on what the World Needs Now from
season six and the Sam shot Sam I could write,
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Ted talks about why it's important?
Speaker 2 (21:52):
Why are you to be.
Speaker 5 (21:53):
Talking about it?
Speaker 1 (21:56):
Okay, Okay, I forgot that happened.
Speaker 3 (22:02):
I said the fact that this is what you're hitching
your your wagon.
Speaker 1 (22:06):
Joe.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
You know, you always say about sort of the same
things because they're classics and they're great, but every now
and then a little spice it up with a little variety.
Thinks we don't normally a good reminder, still reminder.
Speaker 5 (22:21):
That that happened that, you know, upon reflection, I've grown
and I've become a little bit more emotionally mature, and
I've realized it makes sense.
Speaker 2 (22:31):
Okay, That's what I'm excited about selfishly, because one we
don't really remember the later seasons too. As an adult now,
a fully formed adult, going back and watching these things,
and also from the perspective of knowing a little bit
more about how these shows are made and like what
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the writers were thinking as opposed to just thinking about
being in it. As Darren described described it as being
a a cat with a broken leg scooching across a
freeway trying not to get hit by a car. That's
how he's described being.
Speaker 3 (23:09):
The Lesson so eloquently.
Speaker 2 (23:14):
I always what it would be like to be on
a show that was just you know, like I was like, oh,
so pretty good.
Speaker 1 (23:23):
It's a good one.
Speaker 2 (23:24):
Yeah, I take that.
Speaker 1 (23:25):
Yeah. Tell us about your podcast and how long you
guys have been doing it, for what the genesis was, when,
where where did this concept come from?
Speaker 2 (23:37):
And the best name for a podcast?
Speaker 4 (23:38):
Yeah, Gleik of the Week, it's right there. For we
started this podcast. So Andrew works in podcasting.
Speaker 5 (23:48):
He has some rich experience in the podcasting world, and
he's shared stories about it with me, and I think
that I think I would love to do a talk
or write an m L A format work cited paper.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
About how I can't go back.
Speaker 5 (24:10):
The podcasting world like imploded with COVID nineteen and the pandemic,
And because that was where our podcast started was we
had the time, and Andrew and I would talk every
single night and end up talking about Glee.
Speaker 4 (24:30):
So we were like, why don't we turn this into
a podcast? Why don't we record this? We're hilarious.
Speaker 5 (24:36):
People need to hear us, which I think is how
most podcasters.
Speaker 1 (24:43):
Yeah, definitely, I think they want.
Speaker 4 (24:50):
So I I was like, Andrew, I really want to
do this with you.
Speaker 5 (24:54):
And Andrew thought about it for a while, and you
wanted to work on like a passion project.
Speaker 3 (25:00):
Well, because like I mean, like like all the Glee
podcasts that we're familiar with at least are like episode recaps.
I was like, I want to. I love that. Obviously
you're bringing something like a personal like you were there,
You're able to talk about it like all the rest
of us. We weren't there, And so I'm like, I
want to like have a new conversation about this show
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that would be fresh and exciting and so and not
be like, Hey, in the pilot, wasn't it so hilarious
that you said this thing?
Speaker 2 (25:30):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (25:31):
And so I was like, how about like a bracket
sort of I guess structure where we just go through
six songs every single week. We bring someone on and
we watch two songs and we decide which is better,
and we just keep on going until we figure out
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what song is the best. It's very scientific. Yeah, to
watch musical numbers is the best? The best thing that's
a delay, you know, some of those stories that you
can get bogged down in story all day, right, Yeah, exactly,
It's so great.
Speaker 5 (26:08):
And explain like the first year. We've been doing this
for two and a half years. Now, our episode with
you will be the last episode of round one.
Speaker 4 (26:17):
So we've officially watched all.
Speaker 5 (26:20):
Six hundred and sixty six songs that fit a certain criteria.
Speaker 3 (26:24):
The criteria I need to explain again scientific. The criteria
is that it was performed on a hit Fox show Glee,
that it was released on iTunes, and it was actually
it was like in an episode, so like I want
you back, like Santa Baby wasn't actually in an episode.
Tina's Tonight unfortunately is not part of the glacket. Wasn't
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on iTunes however. Also, you know what they in the
top the top two, they would win time for first.
Speaker 5 (26:58):
We're about to have watched all six hundred and sixty
six songs, and in the.
Speaker 4 (27:03):
First year of doing this, kind of.
Speaker 5 (27:06):
Explaining numbers, explaining it to the people that have come
on to our podcast has been kind of fun to
explain the gist of what we're doing.
Speaker 4 (27:20):
We've had I think two guests so far.
Speaker 5 (27:21):
I think Nicki Blonski and Ali Stroker both come on
and they're like, so, you want me.
Speaker 4 (27:27):
To sing the songs?
Speaker 1 (27:29):
No stop?
Speaker 5 (27:29):
And I'm like, we would be happy to, that would
be absolutely but that's.
Speaker 4 (27:35):
Not what we're asking.
Speaker 5 (27:36):
You can give it to us, we will take it.
But it's been it's been really great. And we've had
one hundred and eleven unique guests.
Speaker 3 (27:44):
We have not exactly that's what you are.
Speaker 4 (27:48):
We haven't repeated a guest so.
Speaker 2 (27:49):
Far, and wow, wow, yeah.
Speaker 4 (27:52):
It's great.
Speaker 1 (27:52):
And what has the experience been like for you guys
with the show and with the podcast.
Speaker 3 (27:58):
It's the best part of my week, like sitting down
in like recording, like honestly like start, Like when we
first started, like I at least was like so anxious,
I was so nervous. I was putting so much work
into this. I was like, I need it to be perfect.
And I feel as though as the two and a
half years have went by, like I'm becoming more comfortable.
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And because it's not easy, I think that like like
what we do as podcast hosts, Like I mean, like
we're not saving lives, but it's like also like it's
a weird muscle to be like using also so yeah,
and so it's been super fun.
Speaker 2 (28:33):
What do you think.
Speaker 5 (28:34):
It's it's been amazing. I think we've met so many
amazing people. I mean, I named Drop Nikki Blonski. We've
had like eleven people that were on.
Speaker 4 (28:45):
The Glee project. Oh wow, are talking.
Speaker 5 (28:48):
To them about that experience and getting it from all facets.
So we've had people that were on the show like
both of you, but we had Noah Guthrie, had Michael.
Speaker 2 (29:02):
Yeah God, yeah, absolutely, I mean the best male singer ever,
ugly incredible.
Speaker 4 (29:08):
Take me to church.
Speaker 2 (29:11):
Yeah, I'm there.
Speaker 3 (29:13):
Yeah, I'm there. Uh. We had members of the band,
we have John Locke and.
Speaker 5 (29:24):
Most recently we've had on a lot of When we started,
we were kind of building our platform, building what we do,
building a group of people.
Speaker 2 (29:35):
It's a slog. It takes a lot of time to
build that, and it feels like you're not getting anything
back a lot of the time.
Speaker 3 (29:41):
Right, I was like, we got five listens today.
Speaker 5 (29:44):
Yeah, But now that we have a certain following, we
have people that are just as involved and as invested
in the blacket as we are.
Speaker 4 (29:57):
And so we've interviewed them. They come on.
Speaker 5 (29:59):
And they tell us, they're like, you were wrong for
so emotional versus Spider, you.
Speaker 4 (30:04):
Were wrong for them.
Speaker 5 (30:06):
They get as heated, I think as how they felt
about Glee as I feel about you.
Speaker 2 (30:15):
You can get a taste of what it's like to
be on the receiving end of all the opinions. Yes,
the passion if you will.
Speaker 1 (30:28):
Told to do so.
Speaker 2 (30:30):
You think we have any control over this, you need
to We're just clocking in and clocking out. We have
no idea what. Yeah, I love that. Though Andrew said
that you didn't you didn't get to go to the
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concerts but I want Allison, did you get to go
in Minneapolis when we were there?
Speaker 4 (30:56):
Yes, I did get to go to the Minneapolis show
is absolutely I.
Speaker 2 (30:58):
Would like to say thank you for being such an
incredible audience.
Speaker 1 (31:02):
Really. Oh yeah, we didn't have that everywhere.
Speaker 2 (31:05):
No, we got to Minneapolis were like, oh that was
the first surprise, real Like we had done San Francisco,
San Diego, La Vegas and it was great, crowds all good, no, great, Yeah,
but we showed up to Minneapolis and we did not
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know that Minneapolis was about to get crazy. It was nuts.
It was really I think that was like top three
crowds of the entire forty four show things. Yeah, I
am wow because I remember collecting, like making a list
in my a glist in my head of the audience
(31:46):
because there was some Cleveland there we go that were
not great on my birthday and I'm definitely definitely over it.
Speaker 1 (31:55):
Oh okay, places we had matonnees.
Speaker 2 (31:59):
Yeah true, no, but you know what, no, because I'm
getting off the.
Speaker 1 (32:02):
I'm getting off your We did have some good.
Speaker 2 (32:05):
Man Toronto Mattinee.
Speaker 1 (32:07):
Yeah, it was great.
Speaker 2 (32:08):
Yeah, those Canadians really gave it to us. So thank
you for Minneapolis.
Speaker 4 (32:14):
We're basically Canada.
Speaker 2 (32:15):
Yeah, you're right true.
Speaker 3 (32:19):
Wait, speaking of the concert, I need to let you know, Jenna,
that I was distraught when I went to the three
D concert movie in theaters and surprisingly didn't see dog
Days Are Over as part of the theatrical experience. And
I just want to share with you that.
Speaker 2 (32:39):
A grievances. This is good.
Speaker 1 (32:42):
I haven't talked about this on the podcast yet, but no,
I actually didn't know it was going to be cut
from the movie so much. The premiere it played and
it skipped over that song, and I was I had
brought like all my people and I was like, uh,
there's my one song.
Speaker 3 (33:00):
Were cut from like what like an eighty eight minute
long movie, Like it's it had the time.
Speaker 1 (33:05):
There was some it did have the time for it. Unfortunately,
the filming of the tour was so crazy, you guys.
We were doing it in between soundcheck and actual aur
real performances of the tour. They'd throw us on stage
for a number and we were in Jersey when we
were doing dog Days and everybody was so tired. I mean,
we were so tired, and they're like, go do dog
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Days now. We were like okay, So there's a camera
coming on stage right now. We have to do dog
days before and then people just started walking, like literally
walking off stage, and so we didn't get enough footage
for it, and so they couldn't well what they felt
like is enough footage. But then you see it and
they had it in the extras and it was fine.
I thought it was fine. So yeah, but nobody told me,
(33:49):
which was like kind of upsetting. And then if you
look at the Glee poster, the three D poster, they also.
Speaker 2 (33:54):
Forgot which.
Speaker 3 (33:56):
Right behind her.
Speaker 2 (33:58):
Yeah, and Amber is not on it.
Speaker 1 (34:01):
I don't think you are. It's for the Ladder, right,
It's like the Ladder ones, right, Yeah, I know, they
just don't.
Speaker 2 (34:08):
It was like if you are a person of color,
you cannot make up this post.
Speaker 1 (34:13):
I know.
Speaker 2 (34:14):
That was it was. It was in the middle of tour.
We were all tired, and the tour was a whole
separate issue for all of this.
Speaker 3 (34:21):
Is Amber really not on it either?
Speaker 2 (34:24):
I don't know. It's missing several people.
Speaker 1 (34:27):
You're gonna have to go look later.
Speaker 2 (34:28):
And they just like, you don't mess with our friend,
and like you cut Amber and generous number and it
was one of our favorite numbers. Performing and.
Speaker 1 (34:39):
Yeah, furious, it's my only self.
Speaker 5 (34:41):
Well, I was there in Minneapolis and I was screaming
real good.
Speaker 2 (34:46):
I had one of my childhood friends in the crowd
in Minneapolis and he worked for like an indie radio station,
and I texted him, was like, Hey, I'm going to
be in town. This is probably your idea of a
nightmare coming to this like glorified cover band pop song concert.
But I have free tickets every show, and like, do
(35:09):
you want them? And at that point when you gave
someone free tickets, they put them up in the first
section of the seats, not on the floor, but the
first section up and I look out into the crowd
and I see my friend front center, second or third row,
and I was like, oh, no, he must be miserable.
I did tell him to get insanely drunk. And so
(35:31):
a couple of years ago I was with him and
somehow it came up and he's like, did you ever
actually dance like get out of your wheelchair on the show.
I was like, John, I did that in front of
you and concert. Yeah. He's like what, I go yes,
And then I started to put it together. I was like, well,
we also did this song this songs like I don't
remember any of that. He had blacked out before the
(35:54):
encore and didn't remember. Yeah, I was like, good for you.
You know that's maybe everyone was doing it and that's
why the crowd was so.
Speaker 3 (36:04):
Yeah, you know what, I hope not because like is
it weren't like most of them like children, fourteen year
old girls.
Speaker 1 (36:12):
Surprise okay, interesting demo yeah, like forty four year old
man like dancing like wasted. Okay, before we we wrap
this up, because you guys do the bracket. You do
you have a favorite musical number from the six hundred
(36:33):
and sixty six? Is it?
Speaker 3 (36:34):
Or six sixty six six?
Speaker 2 (36:36):
I forget it?
Speaker 1 (36:37):
Angel numbers? Sorry, angel numbers, Angel numbers of Do you
have a favorite or are you waiting?
Speaker 5 (36:43):
I I do, and I'm willing to say, gleeks, this
is gonna win the blacket. I'm just telling you spoiler alert,
the most crazy things happen.
Speaker 4 (36:54):
This is winning for me.
Speaker 5 (36:57):
It is I'm not going to teach your boyfriend how
to dance with you?
Speaker 2 (37:00):
Why see that coming?
Speaker 3 (37:02):
Oh it's good, it's so good.
Speaker 1 (37:05):
Oh good.
Speaker 4 (37:06):
The episode is incredible.
Speaker 3 (37:07):
I forgot dental work done during that number. If you
were called do you remember it? Do you remember this?
This is when you're in so Blaine is McKinley High
prom performing? Yeah, yeah, and already gets in trouble with
Sue for spiking the punch bowl and she does dental
(37:30):
work on him as torture. Do you recall this or no?
Speaker 2 (37:35):
Nope?
Speaker 3 (37:35):
And this is during the performance. It really adds the ambiance.
Speaker 2 (37:39):
Because I was there when they filmed it. Oh That's
why it's confusing to me, because I remember watching them
film it and I was there because we shot all Yeah,
I don't but I don't know why.
Speaker 1 (37:50):
Why were you there?
Speaker 2 (37:51):
I have no idea you weren't just hanging.
Speaker 3 (37:54):
And Jenna, you're doing backup for this number two.
Speaker 4 (37:56):
It's incredible.
Speaker 1 (37:58):
I couldn't tell you.
Speaker 2 (37:59):
I'm gonna have to look this up.
Speaker 1 (38:01):
I couldn't tell you. I remember the outfit. I remember
a lot of things by like either the location we
were at or my costume. And so now I'm like, okay,
this is semi familiar. But we did so many prompts
they all like, you know, they meshed together. But yeah, okay,
now I remember this. We have a lot of photos
from this problem. That's where everybody dressed up. Okay, is
(38:23):
it that one? I couldn't say, Okay, what Andrew? What
about you?
Speaker 3 (38:31):
Oh gosh, I have a variety of I could just
go on and on, but like, top of mind, I
feel pretty, I'm pretty iconic, so good. A rumor has
someone like yes, and then like and I feels landslide.
I mean you can't go well.
Speaker 1 (38:51):
Ah, that's like those are all solid, solid choices.
Speaker 3 (38:54):
We need to We need to decide what our collective
opinion the best song.
Speaker 4 (39:00):
On Glee at the end of the day.
Speaker 2 (39:03):
Some middle ground somewhere, some compromise. Do you judge these
off of just the performance alone? Like what is actually
or is it the version of the song or is
it how it works in the storyline or all those
things considered.
Speaker 5 (39:19):
All of it vibe vibe vibes.
Speaker 2 (39:23):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (39:24):
I respect that we've we've like not moved songs through
because of bad plan outfits. We have not put through
songs because Shelby A. Dina Benzelle is in it and
she is the true villain of Glee. It just really depends.
Speaker 1 (39:43):
Okay, It's like whatever you say goes.
Speaker 2 (39:47):
This is okay, this is so great though, sorry, I
don't want to go I have more questions because we
were always so insulated. And when we have, you know,
interactions with people who watch the show, it's usually high,
Oh my god, it's so nice to meet you. Can
we take a picture. And that's basically the extent of it.
(40:07):
And so hearing the real opinions that are not on
Tumblr or Twitter is very.
Speaker 1 (40:13):
Fascinating, Like, for example, run Joey Run. It's it's a
it's a big thing for people, and I don't think
either of us realized what an iconic number that was
for people.
Speaker 3 (40:26):
It's age like fine wine truly really, Oh.
Speaker 4 (40:29):
The camp that is look camp in its eyes.
Speaker 2 (40:34):
Yeah, Borne, run Joey, run to the met.
Speaker 4 (40:39):
Exactly. I wish they would.
Speaker 2 (40:42):
If you could just like sum up in ten seconds.
Why Adena is the true villain of Glee? I just
like to hear it. Yeah a good time.
Speaker 3 (40:54):
Shell Oh gosh, Shelby is just like she well, I
mean the Puck storyline in season three. Obviously you haven't
you haven't gotten there yet. I don't know if you
recall the extent of how terrible it is that she
does fully have like a pretty consistent relationship with We
(41:17):
are consistently told that he's eighteen. But that does not
justify anything. But I feel like you can talk more
to the Rachel plot in season one and how she
messed up that.
Speaker 2 (41:28):
Yeah, she.
Speaker 5 (41:30):
Uses Jesse as a ploy to get Rachel to contact her.
She's like, oh, I'm ready to have this relationship with
my daughter. Rachel is like, I have a mom, Like
this is insane. I absolutely I want to have a
connection with you. And then within the episode they meet
and then by the end Shelby's like, you know what,
(41:52):
I met you and actually I'm good.
Speaker 2 (41:55):
I didn't need a daughter.
Speaker 4 (41:57):
I actually don't need.
Speaker 2 (41:58):
A daughter back.
Speaker 1 (41:59):
Yeah, yeah, this makes I would have a new daughter.
Speaker 3 (42:03):
Yeah, exactly, Actually.
Speaker 4 (42:05):
I want again.
Speaker 2 (42:08):
Yeah. When we were watching that, it's like, I'm not
a trauma. She is so quickly instilling into this young mind,
just like.
Speaker 1 (42:16):
Yeah, right, okay, okay, no, that's fair.
Speaker 2 (42:20):
I We're going to bring it up and get through
it in one Episode's.
Speaker 3 (42:25):
Hilarious if there was no Shelby, Like I think it's
I think Shelby is a hilarious character that she comes in.
I feel like every time she appears, like the kill
Bill sirons should go off, you know, like she trouble
we know that she's gonna like mess something up.
Speaker 2 (42:40):
Yeah, so wow, your first round of the bracket comes
to a close. What are the things you've maybe learned
or looking forward to going forward.
Speaker 5 (42:54):
I think I've personally, I've learned just what time and
energy that podcasting takes. And I think going into the
second round, we've altered a bunch of different things to
make it a little bit more like.
Speaker 4 (43:10):
Easier, not I don't want to say easier, but easier
for us to do.
Speaker 5 (43:15):
And now we've figured out what content content works, what
content doesn't. Ever, after two and a half years, we're
still constantly growing and developing, but I'm learning. The biggest
thing I've learned is that people will get mad and
the decisions.
Speaker 2 (43:30):
Are only going to get harder, and you're asking for it.
Speaker 1 (43:35):
I'm honestly, I.
Speaker 5 (43:37):
Tell Andrew like we have set ourselves up for failure
because I base this podcast on opinions that people are.
Speaker 4 (43:44):
Not going to agree with.
Speaker 1 (43:45):
That's right, but that's right.
Speaker 2 (43:47):
If they have opinions, they can start their own podcast.
Speaker 4 (43:49):
Except that's what we say.
Speaker 1 (43:50):
We're like, start your own blocket, keep on tucking.
Speaker 2 (43:54):
I've checked.
Speaker 3 (43:55):
Not to sound like I don't know, but like no
one has else you won't Yeah, no, exactly.
Speaker 2 (44:05):
The ones with the microphones win exactly.
Speaker 5 (44:08):
You don't know what it's like until you are in
the zoom call and you have fighter and so emotional
playing and you have to make that decision.
Speaker 1 (44:18):
People like the stakes are high, but also the Greeks.
Speaker 4 (44:24):
Are like, why didn't you vote this through? And it's
like the song didn't die.
Speaker 1 (44:28):
You can still could still be your favorite.
Speaker 4 (44:32):
It can still be your favorite, and I love that
for you.
Speaker 3 (44:35):
It's all in fun, it's okay, amazing.
Speaker 1 (44:40):
Well, we are so grateful that you guys keep Lee
in your lives, and we're so grateful for you know,
fans and supporters like you. We literally like we see
this all the time, but we wouldn't be where we are,
the show wouldn't be where we are without you guys.
So it's just really cool to see Glee still bringing
friend and people together. So thank you guys so much
(45:02):
for taking the time to come on the show and
chat with us. And you guys everybody listening, go check
out Quickly Week podcast and also that we are on
their podcast as well, so listen to and.
Speaker 2 (45:13):
Don't share your hatred of a decision.
Speaker 1 (45:16):
Nice be nice.
Speaker 2 (45:18):
It's all fun. It's all fun.
Speaker 3 (45:21):
God, I'm so glad that we have that and recorded
Kevin alone, use it, Liberty alone.
Speaker 2 (45:30):
Thank you so much, Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (45:38):
Aren't they the sweetest little nuggets.
Speaker 2 (45:41):
I didn't want to stop. I feel I know you
are ready to keep going. We turned into the fans.
Speaker 1 (45:46):
Their structure is so cool and it's so fun and
I could do that all day as well.
Speaker 2 (45:52):
Absolutely. I also love Sash. Hate the chaos of how
some of the songs are picked at random to be
pitted up against each other.
Speaker 1 (46:00):
It feels a lot like a lot of pressure.
Speaker 2 (46:02):
Yeah, and two songs that couldn't be further away from
one another in style, vibe, tone. Yeah, yes, but that's great.
I mean, go listen to the podcast. Seriously, it's wonderful.
You obviously you know now that they're wonderful. Thank you
for coming on, Alison and Andrew and for sharing your
time and for doing this podcast. We know it's a
(46:24):
lot of work.
Speaker 1 (46:24):
If there are other Glee fan podcasts out there that
we're missing that you guys want to hear from on
our show, let us know and tag us and we
will get them up. That's what you really missed.
Speaker 2 (46:35):
It is goodbye. Thanks for listening, and follow us on
Instagram at and that's what you really miss pod. Make
sure to write us a review and leave us five stars.
See you next time.
And that's what you really missed with Jenna.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
And Kevin and iHeartRadio podcast.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
Welcome to you, and That's what you Really miss podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
I'm Jenna, I'm Kevin, and today we have double the Podcast.
We have Double the Fun, our first other Glee podcast
on our Glee podcast. And I'm excited because there are
so many Glee podcasts. There are a lot of Rewatch podcasts,
(00:32):
there are all kinds of podcasts for other shows, and
these two have such a great perspective on Gleek of
the Week podcast their podcast and just the nicest and
also fans out there. I think we're gonna have to
start having more of you on the show.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
I know, I know. This is our first fan Glee
podcast edition and we really loved it. So buckle up
with We are with Andrew and Allison, who are so
lovely and wonderful and they have such a good podcast,
so go check it out. But yeah, let's just uh,
let's get to it right.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Yeah, here they are.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Welcome Alison and Andrew.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
The hosts of Gleek at the Week pod.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Oh my god, you're welcome.
Speaker 4 (01:19):
This is insane.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
This is.
Speaker 5 (01:23):
I'm dreaming, dreaming, and I wish somebody would wake me up.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
But then that's amazing.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Oh my god, truly, like I could not I told
Alison I could not sleep last night. Well, this is
just like so like me to just like be like,
oh my god, it would have been. But yeah, oh
my god, I cannot believe we're here. Thank you for
having us, Yes, thank you for having us.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Thank you. I mean this is also crazy for us too.
You know. It's there's some great Glee podcasts out there,
and we felt like we didn't want to step on
anybody's toes, and so it's nice to be able to
share all the love with you guys. We're all a glamily.
We're a great glamily.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Oh my god, we are a glamily.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Say loud. I want to get into how you guys
actually know each other, because Jenna and I it's great
having a co host, it's great having a you know,
a nice rapport, doing it with someone you really know,
and like, do you guys know and like each other?
Speaker 4 (02:26):
No, I've never met in person.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
I don't say.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
That's not true.
Speaker 4 (02:32):
That's not true.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Oh my god.
Speaker 5 (02:35):
Andrew and I are actually celebrating ten years of friendship
this summer. Woh God, thank you, thank you. I realized
that last night as I was going through like Facebook memories.
But Andrew and I met around this time in twenty thirteen,
and we were both doing a pre college program at
(02:59):
the School of Visual Art Art, which was like a three.
Speaker 4 (03:02):
Week long art program.
Speaker 5 (03:05):
Come to a college, see what it's like, live in
the dorms.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
Immerse yourself in New York City. And I'm a little
bit of supervision.
Speaker 5 (03:15):
And the very first day, I had been to New
York once before, and this was like my biggest dream
was to live in New York go to art school.
It was going to be great and incredible. And I
just said goodbye to my parents, and my mom like
walks away, sobbing because this is the first time she's
ever said goodbye to me for this long. And I
(03:40):
meet my roommates and I go downstairs to this like orientation.
We're going to have an orientation in this auditorium of
the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
Speaker 4 (03:49):
And I'm standing there.
Speaker 5 (03:51):
I'm waiting for my roommate because she said that she
would be right down I was going to meet her,
and I'm standing there, And previous that previous week, I
had just attended Darren Chris's tour at the Varsity Theater
in Minneapolis, where I'm from, and so I'm wearing tour
merch and I'm in the lobby and this guy walks
(04:12):
up to me and is like, is that Chris tour merch.
Speaker 4 (04:17):
And I'm like, yeah, it is.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
I was.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
I was there like two weeks prior, and so it
was just like a culmination. It was just meant to be.
Of course, Darren Chris, Glee, everything bringing us together. And
so here we all are ten years later. Yeah, crazy
that we're even sharing this story with y'all.
Speaker 5 (04:40):
So yeah, really truly insane. Those three weeks Andrew and
I really built our beautiful, beautiful friendship that we have today.
And on this little known show that I don't know
if anybody really talks about anymore, Glee.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
Yeah, never heard of it. But on a somber note,
because that was July of twenty thirteen, and only a
few short days after we met, was when Corey right,
and so it was it was like, at least for me,
like it was like so nice to have someone because
like that was the biggest like celebrity like that had
(05:20):
passed that It was it's it's an odd thing to
grieve someone that you've never met, but you like invite
into your home every week and you know so much
about and so yeah, I think that was just like
even more so bringing us together.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
I was also in New York at that time, so
we were all there. Oh wow, yes, yes, yes, I
was in New York. When I found out. I was
at a club and our producer called and I left
the club.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Oh gosh.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
And then but Cord was in New York, Harry was
in New York, Adam Shankman was in New York, and
we all got together the next day out a little
gaggle of us and then yeah, yeah, weird times, yes, strange.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
I'm sorry to bring that up.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
Now it happens.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Yeah, yeah, it happened.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
Jenna and I are about to we're coming up on
fifteen years of friendship. Oh you're almost there, you got it.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Oh my gosh, September is fifteen years.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Isn't that crazy?
Speaker 4 (06:31):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (06:32):
Wait, like quick friends for you two as well? Like
how like was it match heaven from the from the start? Yeah,
it was very quick.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Yeah, you know a lot of we met it on
the at our network tests for the show, But Chris
and I were the ones who came from out of
town and moved. Lee had already been here and Kevin
lived here, and so Chris and I like lived at
the grove basically for a while. And then Amber and
(07:05):
Kevin and Chris and I all became really close, and
then Kevin and I became really close, and so it
was just like this. It was a really nice little
thing to have the four of us together because they
put us in rehearsal before Leah and Corey, and Corey
wasn't here yet, so it was just the four of
us being like, who's this Finn guy, who's this Leah?
(07:30):
That's right? And then I would go home and she'd
be like, tell me about them, So, yes, exactly, Okay,
So tell I'm curious about your separate stories of when
you when Glee came into your life, what that was like,
how like where were you and what was going on?
Speaker 3 (07:51):
Well, for me, I remember the first season premiered when
I was in eighth grade, and so.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
I was, okay.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
I am I'm a senior in high school now, yeah,
but I remember going in like I remember hearing obviously
a huge hit, and I remember everybody was talking about it,
and I was an eighth grade hipster, and I was
like rejecting, rejecting, rejecting, and I remember, for the record,
(08:29):
it's like, who needs the show is popular? Yeah, But
and I also like knew because I was like a
huge fan of Lost, and I knew that, like, if
I were to start another show that I would fall hard.
And that is exactly what happened when my mom, Like,
because my mom obviously had an inclination that I was
of the gay variety, and and so I think that
(08:51):
she's sort of like slid. We went to Target together.
Actually she was like point us to the Glee DVD
a Target employee, and the Target employe was like, you
don't want to watch that show. I can't stand Jane Lynch.
And this guy just like had this vendetta against Jane
Lynch and.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
Like the things you could not like about the show,
I can't stand.
Speaker 3 (09:12):
This Target employee was not going to get in my
way watching this show. And so obviously watched the pilot
and just like everybody else who watched that pilot, fell
deeply in love and it's been my personality ever since.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Yeah, that's amazing. Did this so this happened before you
were out.
Speaker 3 (09:38):
Yeah, and so I mean, like I don't even want
to like harp on this because you already know how
many lives were touched through this show, but like it
obviously was instrumental in my my coming out process. I
didn't come out until I was a senior in high school,
and I was the like the only person that was
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out when I did come out senior, and so it
was like I remember, like Kurt talking about like being
the only person that was out in school, and so
without getting EMO, it's just like, yeah, I mean, like
you you saved and countless lives. You were instrumental and
changing so many, uh is, particularly young LGBT lives and
(10:20):
and so I'm sure you already know that, but just
to say it again.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
Did your have you talked to your mom about her?
I was thinking about that this morning. I've never I'm serious.
I was like, uh, yeah, I'll ask you. I'll get
back to you about that. I just feel like that
would be a weird conversation for some right, I mean.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Did you know? And you put Glee in.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
Front of me trying to say, well, the funniest, the
funniest thing was that I started watching episodes ahead because
I would watch them with my mom, and then like
after the pilot, was like, Okay, I need to like
blast through these episodes, but my mom obviously had other
things to do than watch Glee and so and so
then I started watching ahead. And then at the end
(11:07):
of Pregger's when Kurt comes out to Burr, like, I
was rewatching the episode with her, and I knew it
was coming, and so I was like, I'm gonna leave now,
and so I just left. Uh, it was not part
of that conversation.
Speaker 2 (11:22):
We have met a lot of people who have talked
about the show was a way for them to sort
of engage with their parents by not talking about it
like that these are my people, these characters are sort
of like me, and presenting it in a way that
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is in your living room every single week on a
major network where the things weren't normally seen or addressed,
and that did open the dialogue for so many people,
you know, between parents that make that process a little
easier because it is always just so uncomfortable and awkward
and you don't know how to do it. But it's
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fascinating to see that, Yeah, what about you, Alis, and
what was your story.
Speaker 5 (12:09):
It also came out when I was in eighth grade
and I was in school. I remember, like I can
see being in my middle school hallway and having my
friend Olivia come up to me and be like, Alison,
there's this show that just came out.
Speaker 4 (12:25):
You're gonna love it.
Speaker 5 (12:26):
It's amazing, it's great, and it's everything you've ever wanted.
And I was like, I don't know what you're talking about.
Speaker 2 (12:32):
I don't have time.
Speaker 5 (12:33):
I'm very busy. I'm a backstage tech crew for the
middle school production. Amazing, I'm a busy girl.
Speaker 4 (12:41):
I don't know if I get to this, but I remember.
Speaker 5 (12:46):
In my childhood home, in our guest room, we had
this little cube of a TV. Back before you needed
a box or a cable box or anything. It was
just plugging in and you could have the INTENTNA to
connect to whatever I wanted. And so my brother and
I that's where we would like watch TV. And I
remember the first episode of Glee I ever watched because
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it was on and I was sitting there and I
was like, oh, Olivia told me about this was the
power of Madonna. And I can see Kurt and Mercedes
walking down the hallway on this little TV in my
guest bedroom, like in my mind's eye, absolutely perfect.
Speaker 4 (13:27):
That's how formative it was.
Speaker 5 (13:29):
Yeah, because after that, I was like, oh, yeah, this,
I need.
Speaker 4 (13:36):
To consume every bit of this. And so my mom
and I would go to.
Speaker 5 (13:43):
The library and rent the box set because I think
season one was on a box set at that point.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
Oh my god.
Speaker 5 (13:51):
And so I would check out the DVDs one at
a time from the library. And I have this thing
where I biologically cannot return a library item time, even
on my Kindle, I can't do it, and so I
would just have like overdue charges because I was watched
like watching them over and over and over again. And
(14:14):
I watched the whole first season that way with my
mom on a DVD, and then I was set up
to watch season two, episode one live, so it was
all that whole summer. But yeah, I was very much
a theater kid starting from then. I was like, oh,
(14:35):
this is everything. And I definitely modeled my personalities after
Lee characters. But but yeah, it followed me throughout high
(14:57):
school and it was a big part of like why
I'm I Andrew, why I had my core friend group,
and it was great.
Speaker 1 (15:11):
I'm curious for you guys, like because it was live
on TV, like when you were watching it, because a
lot of kids now are you know, rewatching on Hellu
and Disney. Like what was it like in school? Did
it feel like everybody was talking about it and watching
it or did it feel like it was like just
your core group that was like totally into it. I'm
(15:32):
just curious.
Speaker 3 (15:34):
The funniest thing was that I don't know because I
started watching it live, just like Allison in season two,
and I remember like everybody is talking about it week
to week, and I'm like, I'm also obsessed with it.
But then like as the years went on and I
just like would I would be like, hey, like Simona,
are you still watching Glean And She's like no, and
(15:59):
I'm like, bye, come on, like we just had a
popping episode. It's fine, yeah, but yeah no, like it's
in its hype obviously. Like I remember being so so
bitter that uh that that like there were like fans
of the show that were like not as big a
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fans that went to Glee Live and I didn't go,
and I was like, you guys should be there?
Speaker 4 (16:24):
Got it for me?
Speaker 5 (16:27):
I think when I would go to school, I would
have my close group of friends that were like, Allison,
what's going on in Glee? Noose not watching it, but
they know I'm going to tell them about it right
whether they like it or not. But I think mostly
what it was was I was heavy into the Tumblr community,
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and I was heavy, heavy, heavy in the internet side,
So like I would be at school kind of talking
about it a little bit with my school friends, but
then I would go home and just all internet all
the time, talk about it online in that sort of format,
and that was very much like, I don't know, it
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was great.
Speaker 4 (17:12):
To have people to talk about that with.
Speaker 5 (17:14):
Even if I'm sitting in class, like I need to
tell people about the scientists, I need to.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
Talk about the breakup.
Speaker 3 (17:22):
Nobody's talking about it.
Speaker 4 (17:26):
I'm breaking out.
Speaker 3 (17:27):
I remember I had to leave class when I had
like because y'all would like release the music and like
prior to the episode release, and so I remember for
the hundredth episode, like it was revealed a while like
before that, Santana, Brittany and Quinn would be singing Toxic
and I was just like, God, I am counting down
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the days and to really have that MP three and
so like it came out while I was like in
psych class and like I was like, I need to
go to the bathroom now, and like I need to
listen to this, and so I fully just like listened
to it and about I don't even know if I
shared that story with you, Alison, but I was like,
this is content I need right now.
Speaker 1 (18:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (18:10):
I left a job interview early because I knew that
there was an episode of Glee on that night. I
was like they were like, oh, can you stick around
and maybe do start some training?
Speaker 4 (18:20):
And I'm like, I am so.
Speaker 1 (18:21):
Sorry, You're like, I gotta get some book.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
I booked tonight. I got plans.
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Wow. Do you guys have There's so many things that
we could ask favorite things. Do you have a favorite storyline?
I mean I just jumped in there. I'm just curious.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
No. I loved the Britanna season two storyline, which Kevin,
you obviously had a lot a part of being romantically
linked with Brittany at the time. And I just remember
obviously like Kurt was so great for or queer kids,
but I remember when it was like Santana's time to
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like come out and talk about her sexuality. That just
like hit so much closer to home because I remember
like reading the spoilers ahead of time that it was like, Hey,
Santana and Brittany are actually going to get in a relationship.
And I was like, this is going to be hilarious,
because these are two hilarious characters. But the way that
they dealt with it was so delicate and beautiful, and
(19:26):
it's like I have all of the scenes like memorized
without sounding like a crazy person, but I feel like
I already do. Yeah, but yeah, definitely Britanna all the way.
I'm obsessed.
Speaker 5 (19:40):
Yeah, I think for me, I have two. I have
one that I'm really obsessed with right now in the
scheme of our recent podcast work. But then I have
one that's like sat with me forever. And the one
that sat with me forever is the very beginning, like
west Side story storyline.
Speaker 4 (20:01):
The whole building of that production.
Speaker 5 (20:04):
And because I was a student director of Legally.
Speaker 6 (20:08):
Blonde and so I was like all about theater, and
I saw already doing kind of not not necessarily the
exact same conversations, but kind of that sort of ambition
(20:30):
and directing decision making and just like backstage stuff.
Speaker 4 (20:35):
I love. I loved the.
Speaker 5 (20:37):
Theater drama that went on in my high school, but
also to see it projected on television I loved and
Finchel and Clay were like my two like OTPs if
you will. And so the West Side Story, I was like,
give it me. I'm heating this up. I'm eating this
(20:59):
And that's when I like West Side Story opened the
song time Doors for me. I was like, I was like, oh,
this is incredible. Yeah, exactly exactly.
Speaker 1 (21:15):
It was not the best, okay.
Speaker 5 (21:19):
But I think the one that I'm obsessed with right now. Yes,
maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but we just partnered
with We did a guest spot on another Glee podcast,
recovering Gleek Shout Out, another incredible Glee podcast. But we
did an episode on what the World Needs Now from
season six and the Sam shot Sam I could write,
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Ted talks about why it's important?
Speaker 2 (21:52):
Why are you to be.
Speaker 5 (21:53):
Talking about it?
Speaker 1 (21:56):
Okay, Okay, I forgot that happened.
Speaker 3 (22:02):
I said the fact that this is what you're hitching
your your wagon.
Speaker 1 (22:06):
Joe.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
You know, you always say about sort of the same
things because they're classics and they're great, but every now
and then a little spice it up with a little variety.
Thinks we don't normally a good reminder, still reminder.
Speaker 5 (22:21):
That that happened that, you know, upon reflection, I've grown
and I've become a little bit more emotionally mature, and
I've realized it makes sense.
Speaker 2 (22:31):
Okay, That's what I'm excited about selfishly, because one we
don't really remember the later seasons too. As an adult now,
a fully formed adult, going back and watching these things,
and also from the perspective of knowing a little bit
more about how these shows are made and like what
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the writers were thinking as opposed to just thinking about
being in it. As Darren described described it as being
a a cat with a broken leg scooching across a
freeway trying not to get hit by a car. That's
how he's described being.
Speaker 3 (23:09):
The Lesson so eloquently.
Speaker 2 (23:14):
I always what it would be like to be on
a show that was just you know, like I was like, oh,
so pretty good.
Speaker 1 (23:23):
It's a good one.
Speaker 2 (23:24):
Yeah, I take that.
Speaker 1 (23:25):
Yeah. Tell us about your podcast and how long you
guys have been doing it, for what the genesis was, when,
where where did this concept come from?
Speaker 2 (23:37):
And the best name for a podcast?
Speaker 4 (23:38):
Yeah, Gleik of the Week, it's right there. For we
started this podcast. So Andrew works in podcasting.
Speaker 5 (23:48):
He has some rich experience in the podcasting world, and
he's shared stories about it with me, and I think
that I think I would love to do a talk
or write an m L A format work cited paper.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
About how I can't go back.
Speaker 5 (24:10):
The podcasting world like imploded with COVID nineteen and the pandemic,
And because that was where our podcast started was we
had the time, and Andrew and I would talk every
single night and end up talking about Glee.
Speaker 4 (24:30):
So we were like, why don't we turn this into
a podcast? Why don't we record this? We're hilarious.
Speaker 5 (24:36):
People need to hear us, which I think is how
most podcasters.
Speaker 1 (24:43):
Yeah, definitely, I think they want.
Speaker 4 (24:50):
So I I was like, Andrew, I really want to
do this with you.
Speaker 5 (24:54):
And Andrew thought about it for a while, and you
wanted to work on like a passion project.
Speaker 3 (25:00):
Well, because like I mean, like like all the Glee
podcasts that we're familiar with at least are like episode recaps.
I was like, I want to. I love that. Obviously
you're bringing something like a personal like you were there,
You're able to talk about it like all the rest
of us. We weren't there, And so I'm like, I
want to like have a new conversation about this show
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that would be fresh and exciting and so and not
be like, Hey, in the pilot, wasn't it so hilarious
that you said this thing?
Speaker 2 (25:30):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (25:31):
And so I was like, how about like a bracket
sort of I guess structure where we just go through
six songs every single week. We bring someone on and
we watch two songs and we decide which is better,
and we just keep on going until we figure out
(25:52):
what song is the best. It's very scientific. Yeah, to
watch musical numbers is the best? The best thing that's
a delay, you know, some of those stories that you
can get bogged down in story all day, right, Yeah, exactly,
It's so great.
Speaker 5 (26:08):
And explain like the first year. We've been doing this
for two and a half years. Now, our episode with
you will be the last episode of round one.
Speaker 4 (26:17):
So we've officially watched all.
Speaker 5 (26:20):
Six hundred and sixty six songs that fit a certain criteria.
Speaker 3 (26:24):
The criteria I need to explain again scientific. The criteria
is that it was performed on a hit Fox show Glee,
that it was released on iTunes, and it was actually
it was like in an episode, so like I want
you back, like Santa Baby wasn't actually in an episode.
Tina's Tonight unfortunately is not part of the glacket. Wasn't
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on iTunes however. Also, you know what they in the
top the top two, they would win time for first.
Speaker 5 (26:58):
We're about to have watched all six hundred and sixty
six songs, and in the.
Speaker 4 (27:03):
First year of doing this, kind of.
Speaker 5 (27:06):
Explaining numbers, explaining it to the people that have come
on to our podcast has been kind of fun to
explain the gist of what we're doing.
Speaker 4 (27:20):
We've had I think two guests so far.
Speaker 5 (27:21):
I think Nicki Blonski and Ali Stroker both come on
and they're like, so, you want me.
Speaker 4 (27:27):
To sing the songs?
Speaker 1 (27:29):
No stop?
Speaker 5 (27:29):
And I'm like, we would be happy to, that would
be absolutely but that's.
Speaker 4 (27:35):
Not what we're asking.
Speaker 5 (27:36):
You can give it to us, we will take it.
But it's been it's been really great. And we've had
one hundred and eleven unique guests.
Speaker 3 (27:44):
We have not exactly that's what you are.
Speaker 4 (27:48):
We haven't repeated a guest so.
Speaker 2 (27:49):
Far, and wow, wow, yeah.
Speaker 4 (27:52):
It's great.
Speaker 1 (27:52):
And what has the experience been like for you guys
with the show and with the podcast.
Speaker 3 (27:58):
It's the best part of my week, like sitting down
in like recording, like honestly like start, Like when we
first started, like I at least was like so anxious,
I was so nervous. I was putting so much work
into this. I was like, I need it to be perfect.
And I feel as though as the two and a
half years have went by, like I'm becoming more comfortable.
(28:19):
And because it's not easy, I think that like like
what we do as podcast hosts, Like I mean, like
we're not saving lives, but it's like also like it's
a weird muscle to be like using also so yeah,
and so it's been super fun.
Speaker 2 (28:33):
What do you think.
Speaker 5 (28:34):
It's it's been amazing. I think we've met so many
amazing people. I mean, I named Drop Nikki Blonski. We've
had like eleven people that were on.
Speaker 4 (28:45):
The Glee project. Oh wow, are talking.
Speaker 5 (28:48):
To them about that experience and getting it from all facets.
So we've had people that were on the show like
both of you, but we had Noah Guthrie, had Michael.
Speaker 2 (29:02):
Yeah God, yeah, absolutely, I mean the best male singer ever,
ugly incredible.
Speaker 4 (29:08):
Take me to church.
Speaker 2 (29:11):
Yeah, I'm there.
Speaker 3 (29:13):
Yeah, I'm there. Uh. We had members of the band,
we have John Locke and.
Speaker 5 (29:24):
Most recently we've had on a lot of When we started,
we were kind of building our platform, building what we do,
building a group of people.
Speaker 2 (29:35):
It's a slog. It takes a lot of time to
build that, and it feels like you're not getting anything
back a lot of the time.
Speaker 3 (29:41):
Right, I was like, we got five listens today.
Speaker 5 (29:44):
Yeah, But now that we have a certain following, we
have people that are just as involved and as invested
in the blacket as we are.
Speaker 4 (29:57):
And so we've interviewed them. They come on.
Speaker 5 (29:59):
And they tell us, they're like, you were wrong for
so emotional versus Spider, you.
Speaker 4 (30:04):
Were wrong for them.
Speaker 5 (30:06):
They get as heated, I think as how they felt
about Glee as I feel about you.
Speaker 2 (30:15):
You can get a taste of what it's like to
be on the receiving end of all the opinions. Yes,
the passion if you will.
Speaker 1 (30:28):
Told to do so.
Speaker 2 (30:30):
You think we have any control over this, you need
to We're just clocking in and clocking out. We have
no idea what. Yeah, I love that. Though Andrew said
that you didn't you didn't get to go to the
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concerts but I want Allison, did you get to go
in Minneapolis when we were there?
Speaker 4 (30:56):
Yes, I did get to go to the Minneapolis show
is absolutely I.
Speaker 2 (30:58):
Would like to say thank you for being such an
incredible audience.
Speaker 1 (31:02):
Really. Oh yeah, we didn't have that everywhere.
Speaker 2 (31:05):
No, we got to Minneapolis were like, oh that was
the first surprise, real Like we had done San Francisco,
San Diego, La Vegas and it was great, crowds all good, no, great, Yeah,
but we showed up to Minneapolis and we did not
(31:26):
know that Minneapolis was about to get crazy. It was nuts.
It was really I think that was like top three
crowds of the entire forty four show things. Yeah, I
am wow because I remember collecting, like making a list
in my a glist in my head of the audience
(31:46):
because there was some Cleveland there we go that were
not great on my birthday and I'm definitely definitely over it.
Speaker 1 (31:55):
Oh okay, places we had matonnees.
Speaker 2 (31:59):
Yeah true, no, but you know what, no, because I'm
getting off the.
Speaker 1 (32:02):
I'm getting off your We did have some good.
Speaker 2 (32:05):
Man Toronto Mattinee.
Speaker 1 (32:07):
Yeah, it was great.
Speaker 2 (32:08):
Yeah, those Canadians really gave it to us. So thank
you for Minneapolis.
Speaker 4 (32:14):
We're basically Canada.
Speaker 2 (32:15):
Yeah, you're right true.
Speaker 3 (32:19):
Wait, speaking of the concert, I need to let you know, Jenna,
that I was distraught when I went to the three
D concert movie in theaters and surprisingly didn't see dog
Days Are Over as part of the theatrical experience. And
I just want to share with you that.
Speaker 2 (32:39):
A grievances. This is good.
Speaker 1 (32:42):
I haven't talked about this on the podcast yet, but no,
I actually didn't know it was going to be cut
from the movie so much. The premiere it played and
it skipped over that song, and I was I had
brought like all my people and I was like, uh,
there's my one song.
Speaker 3 (33:00):
Were cut from like what like an eighty eight minute
long movie, Like it's it had the time.
Speaker 1 (33:05):
There was some it did have the time for it. Unfortunately,
the filming of the tour was so crazy, you guys.
We were doing it in between soundcheck and actual aur
real performances of the tour. They'd throw us on stage
for a number and we were in Jersey when we
were doing dog Days and everybody was so tired. I mean,
we were so tired, and they're like, go do dog
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Days now. We were like okay, So there's a camera
coming on stage right now. We have to do dog
days before and then people just started walking, like literally
walking off stage, and so we didn't get enough footage
for it, and so they couldn't well what they felt
like is enough footage. But then you see it and
they had it in the extras and it was fine.
I thought it was fine. So yeah, but nobody told me,
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which was like kind of upsetting. And then if you
look at the Glee poster, the three D poster, they also.
Speaker 2 (33:54):
Forgot which.
Speaker 3 (33:56):
Right behind her.
Speaker 2 (33:58):
Yeah, and Amber is not on it.
Speaker 1 (34:01):
I don't think you are. It's for the Ladder, right,
It's like the Ladder ones, right, Yeah, I know, they
just don't.
Speaker 2 (34:08):
It was like if you are a person of color,
you cannot make up this post.
Speaker 1 (34:13):
I know.
Speaker 2 (34:14):
That was it was. It was in the middle of tour.
We were all tired, and the tour was a whole
separate issue for all of this.
Speaker 3 (34:21):
Is Amber really not on it either?
Speaker 2 (34:24):
I don't know. It's missing several people.
Speaker 1 (34:27):
You're gonna have to go look later.
Speaker 2 (34:28):
And they just like, you don't mess with our friend,
and like you cut Amber and generous number and it
was one of our favorite numbers. Performing and.
Speaker 1 (34:39):
Yeah, furious, it's my only self.
Speaker 5 (34:41):
Well, I was there in Minneapolis and I was screaming
real good.
Speaker 2 (34:46):
I had one of my childhood friends in the crowd
in Minneapolis and he worked for like an indie radio station,
and I texted him, was like, Hey, I'm going to
be in town. This is probably your idea of a
nightmare coming to this like glorified cover band pop song concert.
But I have free tickets every show, and like, do
(35:09):
you want them? And at that point when you gave
someone free tickets, they put them up in the first
section of the seats, not on the floor, but the
first section up and I look out into the crowd
and I see my friend front center, second or third row,
and I was like, oh, no, he must be miserable.
I did tell him to get insanely drunk. And so
(35:31):
a couple of years ago I was with him and
somehow it came up and he's like, did you ever
actually dance like get out of your wheelchair on the show.
I was like, John, I did that in front of
you and concert. Yeah. He's like what, I go yes,
And then I started to put it together. I was like, well,
we also did this song this songs like I don't
remember any of that. He had blacked out before the
(35:54):
encore and didn't remember. Yeah, I was like, good for you.
You know that's maybe everyone was doing it and that's
why the crowd was so.
Speaker 3 (36:04):
Yeah, you know what, I hope not because like is
it weren't like most of them like children, fourteen year
old girls.
Speaker 1 (36:12):
Surprise okay, interesting demo yeah, like forty four year old
man like dancing like wasted. Okay, before we we wrap
this up, because you guys do the bracket. You do
you have a favorite musical number from the six hundred
(36:33):
and sixty six? Is it?
Speaker 3 (36:34):
Or six sixty six six?
Speaker 2 (36:36):
I forget it?
Speaker 1 (36:37):
Angel numbers? Sorry, angel numbers, Angel numbers of Do you
have a favorite or are you waiting?
Speaker 5 (36:43):
I I do, and I'm willing to say, gleeks, this
is gonna win the blacket. I'm just telling you spoiler alert,
the most crazy things happen.
Speaker 4 (36:54):
This is winning for me.
Speaker 5 (36:57):
It is I'm not going to teach your boyfriend how
to dance with you?
Speaker 2 (37:00):
Why see that coming?
Speaker 3 (37:02):
Oh it's good, it's so good.
Speaker 1 (37:05):
Oh good.
Speaker 4 (37:06):
The episode is incredible.
Speaker 3 (37:07):
I forgot dental work done during that number. If you
were called do you remember it? Do you remember this?
This is when you're in so Blaine is McKinley High
prom performing? Yeah, yeah, and already gets in trouble with
Sue for spiking the punch bowl and she does dental
(37:30):
work on him as torture. Do you recall this or no?
Speaker 2 (37:35):
Nope?
Speaker 3 (37:35):
And this is during the performance. It really adds the ambiance.
Speaker 2 (37:39):
Because I was there when they filmed it. Oh That's
why it's confusing to me, because I remember watching them
film it and I was there because we shot all Yeah,
I don't but I don't know why.
Speaker 1 (37:50):
Why were you there?
Speaker 2 (37:51):
I have no idea you weren't just hanging.
Speaker 3 (37:54):
And Jenna, you're doing backup for this number two.
Speaker 4 (37:56):
It's incredible.
Speaker 1 (37:58):
I couldn't tell you.
Speaker 2 (37:59):
I'm gonna have to look this up.
Speaker 1 (38:01):
I couldn't tell you. I remember the outfit. I remember
a lot of things by like either the location we
were at or my costume. And so now I'm like, okay,
this is semi familiar. But we did so many prompts
they all like, you know, they meshed together. But yeah, okay,
now I remember this. We have a lot of photos
from this problem. That's where everybody dressed up. Okay, is
(38:23):
it that one? I couldn't say, Okay, what Andrew? What
about you?
Speaker 3 (38:31):
Oh gosh, I have a variety of I could just
go on and on, but like, top of mind, I
feel pretty, I'm pretty iconic, so good. A rumor has
someone like yes, and then like and I feels landslide.
I mean you can't go well.
Speaker 1 (38:51):
Ah, that's like those are all solid, solid choices.
Speaker 3 (38:54):
We need to We need to decide what our collective
opinion the best song.
Speaker 4 (39:00):
On Glee at the end of the day.
Speaker 2 (39:03):
Some middle ground somewhere, some compromise. Do you judge these
off of just the performance alone? Like what is actually
or is it the version of the song or is
it how it works in the storyline or all those
things considered.
Speaker 5 (39:19):
All of it vibe vibe vibes.
Speaker 2 (39:23):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (39:24):
I respect that we've we've like not moved songs through
because of bad plan outfits. We have not put through
songs because Shelby A. Dina Benzelle is in it and
she is the true villain of Glee. It just really depends.
Speaker 1 (39:43):
Okay, It's like whatever you say goes.
Speaker 2 (39:47):
This is okay, this is so great though, sorry, I
don't want to go I have more questions because we
were always so insulated. And when we have, you know,
interactions with people who watch the show, it's usually high,
Oh my god, it's so nice to meet you. Can
we take a picture. And that's basically the extent of it.
(40:07):
And so hearing the real opinions that are not on
Tumblr or Twitter is very.
Speaker 1 (40:13):
Fascinating, Like, for example, run Joey Run. It's it's a
it's a big thing for people, and I don't think
either of us realized what an iconic number that was
for people.
Speaker 3 (40:26):
It's age like fine wine truly really, Oh.
Speaker 4 (40:29):
The camp that is look camp in its eyes.
Speaker 2 (40:34):
Yeah, Borne, run Joey, run to the met.
Speaker 4 (40:39):
Exactly. I wish they would.
Speaker 2 (40:42):
If you could just like sum up in ten seconds.
Why Adena is the true villain of Glee? I just
like to hear it. Yeah a good time.
Speaker 3 (40:54):
Shell Oh gosh, Shelby is just like she well, I
mean the Puck storyline in season three. Obviously you haven't
you haven't gotten there yet. I don't know if you
recall the extent of how terrible it is that she
does fully have like a pretty consistent relationship with We
(41:17):
are consistently told that he's eighteen. But that does not
justify anything. But I feel like you can talk more
to the Rachel plot in season one and how she
messed up that.
Speaker 2 (41:28):
Yeah, she.
Speaker 5 (41:30):
Uses Jesse as a ploy to get Rachel to contact her.
She's like, oh, I'm ready to have this relationship with
my daughter. Rachel is like, I have a mom, Like
this is insane. I absolutely I want to have a
connection with you. And then within the episode they meet
and then by the end Shelby's like, you know what,
(41:52):
I met you and actually I'm good.
Speaker 2 (41:55):
I didn't need a daughter.
Speaker 4 (41:57):
I actually don't need.
Speaker 2 (41:58):
A daughter back.
Speaker 1 (41:59):
Yeah, yeah, this makes I would have a new daughter.
Speaker 3 (42:03):
Yeah, exactly, Actually.
Speaker 4 (42:05):
I want again.
Speaker 2 (42:08):
Yeah. When we were watching that, it's like, I'm not
a trauma. She is so quickly instilling into this young mind,
just like.
Speaker 1 (42:16):
Yeah, right, okay, okay, no, that's fair.
Speaker 2 (42:20):
I We're going to bring it up and get through
it in one Episode's.
Speaker 3 (42:25):
Hilarious if there was no Shelby, Like I think it's
I think Shelby is a hilarious character that she comes in.
I feel like every time she appears, like the kill
Bill sirons should go off, you know, like she trouble
we know that she's gonna like mess something up.
Speaker 2 (42:40):
Yeah, so wow, your first round of the bracket comes
to a close. What are the things you've maybe learned
or looking forward to going forward.
Speaker 5 (42:54):
I think I've personally, I've learned just what time and
energy that podcasting takes. And I think going into the
second round, we've altered a bunch of different things to
make it a little bit more like.
Speaker 4 (43:10):
Easier, not I don't want to say easier, but easier
for us to do.
Speaker 5 (43:15):
And now we've figured out what content content works, what
content doesn't. Ever, after two and a half years, we're
still constantly growing and developing, but I'm learning. The biggest
thing I've learned is that people will get mad and
the decisions.
Speaker 2 (43:30):
Are only going to get harder, and you're asking for it.
Speaker 1 (43:35):
I'm honestly, I.
Speaker 5 (43:37):
Tell Andrew like we have set ourselves up for failure
because I base this podcast on opinions that people are.
Speaker 4 (43:44):
Not going to agree with.
Speaker 1 (43:45):
That's right, but that's right.
Speaker 2 (43:47):
If they have opinions, they can start their own podcast.
Speaker 4 (43:49):
Except that's what we say.
Speaker 1 (43:50):
We're like, start your own blocket, keep on tucking.
Speaker 2 (43:54):
I've checked.
Speaker 3 (43:55):
Not to sound like I don't know, but like no
one has else you won't Yeah, no, exactly.
Speaker 2 (44:05):
The ones with the microphones win exactly.
Speaker 5 (44:08):
You don't know what it's like until you are in
the zoom call and you have fighter and so emotional
playing and you have to make that decision.
Speaker 1 (44:18):
People like the stakes are high, but also the Greeks.
Speaker 4 (44:24):
Are like, why didn't you vote this through? And it's
like the song didn't die.
Speaker 1 (44:28):
You can still could still be your favorite.
Speaker 4 (44:32):
It can still be your favorite, and I love that
for you.
Speaker 3 (44:35):
It's all in fun, it's okay, amazing.
Speaker 1 (44:40):
Well, we are so grateful that you guys keep Lee
in your lives, and we're so grateful for you know,
fans and supporters like you. We literally like we see
this all the time, but we wouldn't be where we are,
the show wouldn't be where we are without you guys.
So it's just really cool to see Glee still bringing
friend and people together. So thank you guys so much
(45:02):
for taking the time to come on the show and
chat with us. And you guys everybody listening, go check
out Quickly Week podcast and also that we are on
their podcast as well, so listen to and.
Speaker 2 (45:13):
Don't share your hatred of a decision.
Speaker 1 (45:16):
Nice be nice.
Speaker 2 (45:18):
It's all fun. It's all fun.
Speaker 3 (45:21):
God, I'm so glad that we have that and recorded
Kevin alone, use it, Liberty alone.
Speaker 2 (45:30):
Thank you so much, Thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (45:38):
Aren't they the sweetest little nuggets.
Speaker 2 (45:41):
I didn't want to stop. I feel I know you
are ready to keep going. We turned into the fans.
Speaker 1 (45:46):
Their structure is so cool and it's so fun and
I could do that all day as well.
Speaker 2 (45:52):
Absolutely. I also love Sash. Hate the chaos of how
some of the songs are picked at random to be
pitted up against each other.
Speaker 1 (46:00):
It feels a lot like a lot of pressure.
Speaker 2 (46:02):
Yeah, and two songs that couldn't be further away from
one another in style, vibe, tone. Yeah, yes, but that's great.
I mean, go listen to the podcast. Seriously, it's wonderful.
You obviously you know now that they're wonderful. Thank you
for coming on, Alison and Andrew and for sharing your
time and for doing this podcast. We know it's a
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lot of work.
Speaker 1 (46:24):
If there are other Glee fan podcasts out there that
we're missing that you guys want to hear from on
our show, let us know and tag us and we
will get them up. That's what you really missed.
Speaker 2 (46:35):
It is goodbye. Thanks for listening, and follow us on
Instagram at and that's what you really miss pod. Make
sure to write us a review and leave us five stars.
See you next time.
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Jenna Ushkowitz
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