A Lifetime of Happiness: Movies, TV, and Video Games

A Lifetime of Happiness: Movies, TV, and Video Games

Update: This podcast has stopped releasing new content. If you are sober, check out Steve's continuing work over at gAy A: The Super Soberhero Show Looking for a podcast that is all about positivity? Love pop culture, video games, movies, and tv? Hosts and Husbands Steve Bennet-Martin and Stephen Martin-Bennet discuss their favorite pop culture topics each week, along with Happy News and what new games, movies, and shows they are binging.

Episodes

October 11, 2023 23 mins

This week to get to know about Stephen's metaphysical passions as we discuss his Daily Tarot Card Draw, along with our hot-take on the 2023 suspense series, The Other Black Girl.

Topics covered:

  • Our connection to tarot
  • Turning Stephen's interest into a daily practice
  • Favorite and Misunderstood Cards
  • When should and how can you get a reading
  • The Other Black Girl (Hulu 2023)- names and numbers behind the scenes
  • Being...
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This week to get to know about Stephen's metaphysical passions as we discuss his Moon Ceremonies, along with our hot-take on the 2023 alien horror movie No One Can Save You.

Topics covered:

  • Our connection to the moon
  • Starting moon ceremonies
  • How the ceremonies have evolved
  • How to join Stephen's monthly ceremonies- now on Zoom
  • No One Can Save You (2023)- names and numbers behind the scenes
  • How would we react to an a...
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September 20, 2023 28 mins

The Steves discuss what's making them happy in pop culture today, covering Hulu's The Great, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, and Disney Pixar's Elemental.

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September 13, 2023 21 mins

The Steves discuss what's making them happy in pop culture today, focusing on Yellowjackets, How I Met Your Father, and The Meg 2: The Trench.

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September 6, 2023 19 mins

The Steves discuss what's making them happy in pop culture today, include Out-Laws, Witcher Season 3, and Bad Things.

What's making you happy in pop culture? Let us know @happylifepod on all the socials, or at happylifepod@gmail.com

Until next time,
Stay happy!

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August 15, 2023 25 mins

The Steves discuss their summer movie marathon of "Red, White, and Royal Blue", "Bones and All", and "Cobweb", along with what's making them happy today!

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August 8, 2023 19 mins

The Steves discuss what's making them happy in pop culture today, focusing on Netflix's Heartstopper, Big Brother 25, and Drag Race: Down Under Season 3!

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August 2, 2023 30 mins

The Steves discuss what's making them happy in pop culture today, including the Barbie Movie and Netflix' Glamorous.

What's making us happy?

  • Barbie: The Movie
  • Glamorous Season 1
  • Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  • Pikmin 4
  • X-Men's Hellfire Gala and the Fall of X

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July 25, 2023 33 mins

The Steves discuss the 2005 supernatural horror film, Urban Legends: Bloody Mary, along with how it caps off the Urban Legends Trilogy.

  • Our favorite death scenes
  • Names and numbers behind the scene
  • The shift from whodunit slashers to supernatural
  • Is this an end to a trilogy or a reboot/spin-off?
  • And much more!

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July 19, 2023 47 mins

The Steves discuss the 2000 slasher sequel Urban Legends: Final Cut, along with more of their favorite urban legends.

Topics covered include:

  • Names and numbers behind the scenes
  • The origins behind the legends mentioned in the movie
  • Having professional motives versus interpersonal motives
  • Our feelings of how it could have been better
  • And much more!

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July 11, 2023 54 mins

The Steves discuss the 1998 horror slasher Urban Legend, along with their favorite urban legends. 

Topics discussed include

  • Urban legends growing up
  • Names and numbers behind the scenes
  • Our theories on the killer the first go around
  • Why is the killer so overdressed?
  • What constitutes playing Bloody Mary and when does it cross Stephen's line?
  • And many more urban legends, like the babysitter in the attic, pop rocks and soda, flashing...
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July 5, 2023 41 mins

The Steves wrap up award season by discussing some of their favorite video games across all genres.

What are some of your favorite games? Let us know by e-mailing us at happylifepod@gmail.com or hit us up on IG, Tik-Tok or Facebook @happylifepod

Until next time everybody,
Stay Happy!

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The Steves discuss their favorite video games across all the different consoles.

What are your favorites? Let us know @happylifepod

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June 14, 2023 30 mins

The Steve's continue discussing their favorite movies across genres, focusing on categories like LGBT+ movies and different horror genres in this second part!

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June 7, 2023 47 mins

The Steves discuss some of their favorite movies across the genre in the first of two episodes dedicated to the movies that make us happy!

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May 30, 2023 37 mins

The Steves discuss the 1999 reboot, House on Haunted Hill, along with what's making them happy in pop culture today.

What's making us happy?

  • Little Mermaid (Theatres)
  • Missing (Netflix)


Movie Discussion

  • Names and numbers behind the scenes
  • Stephen's thoughts on the sequel
  • Would you attend this party?
  • When would you begin to believe in the Haunting?
  • Stephen's favorite unhappily married couple, St...
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May 23, 2023 39 mins

The Steves discuss the 2005 remake, House of Wax, along with what's making them happy in pop culture today!

What's Making Us Happy?

  • Ru Paul's Drag Race All Stars Season 8 (Paramount+)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)

Movie Discussion

  • Names and numbers behind the scene
  • What they did right- the gore, horror, plot twist, and special effects
  • What they could have done better- the characte...
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May 17, 2023 39 mins

The Steves discuss Stephen's favorite game series of all time, The Legend of Zelda, including their favorite games, characters, worlds, enemies, and more!

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May 10, 2023 48 mins

The Steve's discuss the 2013 reboot of The Evil Dead, along with what's making them happy in pop culture today.

What's Making Us Happy?

  • Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 (Theatres)
  • X-Men Comics: Sins of Sinister (Comixology)

Movie Discussion

  • The Evil Dead Franchise
  • Why reboot it?
  • Names and numbers behind the scene
  • Nods to the original
  • What to do when you friend unleashes demons upon you
  • Is the nail gun effec...
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May 3, 2023 37 mins

The Steves discuss the 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead, along with what's making them happy in pop culture today!

What's making us happy?

  • Ally McBeal (Hulu)
  • Doctor Who 

Movie Discussion

  • George Romero's zombie universe
  • Why reboot Dawn of the Dead?
  • Names and numbers behind the scene
  • What are our odds in the zombie apocalypse?
  • Where would you want to spend the end of the world?
  • Would we put the zombie-other ou...
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