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Come for the hot takes, stay for the cold comfort! A deeply casual podcast about movies and feelings. (Not a recap pod)
Episodes
Whoopsy, bye bye! Producer and fellow podcastian "Daniel Cordova" joins Mixtape for the final episode of all time. Let's talk about what happened! (11 years of podcast?!)
If you want to find Mixtape, you can! And if you want to help Mixtape fulfill her compulsive need to ramble about movies, please do.
You can keep listening to Daniel in a lot of different ways, like his band Ala or his other podcasts, Far Beyond Metal, and the arc...
FEATURED FILM: A Night at the Roxbury (1998). OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: Hackers (1995); Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998); Antitrust (1995); Stepbrothers (2008); Ninja Assassin (2009); Donnie Darko (2001); Detroit: Rock City (1999); Rampart (2011); The Princess Bride (1987)
We are back again with Tom again, the Other Host of I'll Make A Stay Out of You podcast! This time, we manage to stop talking about Stray Kids ...
FEATURED FILM: Stray Kids (2017) (again). OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: Phil; our SKZ biases; MBTI; BuzzFeed Stray Kids Quiz
Once again, we have a fantastic guest from one of my favorite podcasts, I'll Make a Stay Out of You pod! Did you just say "wait a minute, I already heard this episode"? No you didn't! Shut up! That one was with Phil, you silly! There are TWO HOSTS on that podcast and THIS episode is with THE OTHER ONE -- TOM!
FEATURED FILM: The Terminator (1984) OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: Pokemon: The First Movie (1998); The Dark Knight (2008); Spider-Man (2002); It's a Wonderful Life (1946); Spirited Away (2001)
This episode features a fantastic conversation with the fantastic Satsunami, host of the fantastic podcast Chatsunami! We chat about McDonald's happy meal memories; what movie Satsunami & pals got turned away from as younguns; Mixtape learns ab...
FEATURED FILM: Empire Records (1995) OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: The Land Before Time (1988); Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995); The Princess Bride (1987); Gleaming the Cube (1989)
We are back with Phil from I'll Make a Stay Out of You pod! Phil graciously allowed us to record not one but TWO episodes with him: a non-movie special, and a regular movie episode. The non-movie special was last time, and this is the movie episode!
We STAY ...
FEATURED FILM: Stray Kids (2017). OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: our SKZ biases.
Whoops!! This is a very special episode special, just for you. Brought to you partially by ongoing chronic hand pain: Editing is very hard! Episode scheduling is anybody's guess, but here's one now! I had a fantastic guest from one of my favorite podcasts: Phil, from I'll Make a Stay Out of You pod! Phil graciously allowed us to record not one but TWO episodes...
FEATURED FILM: Donnie Darko (2001). OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: The Little Mermaid (1989); Lassie (1994); Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997); Look Who's Talking (1989)
In this fantastic episode with podcaster, psychologist, mother of one, and the host of one of Mixtape's favorite podcasts, Steph Fornasier! Steph wants to talk about "that messed up hot guy movie", and we have a blast doing it! But that's not all Mixtape and St...
FEATURED FILM: Paprika (2006). OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: Curious George (2006), Nanny McPhee (2005), The Lorax (2012), Sailor Moon (1992), Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015), Aquamarine (2006), The Secret of Roan Inish (1994), Children of the Sea (2019), Waking Life (2001)
In this delightful episode we sit down with webtoons artist, creative powerhouse, rhythm game champion, ray of sunshine and rainbows, Spiry! On the table for dis...
FEATURED FILM: The Wedding Singer (1998). OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: Jurassic Park (1993); A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001); Moulin Rouge (2001); Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
You probably remember hearing Skylar talk about one of her favorite movies in the Spooky Season Special, and thought "dang, if only Skylar had her own whole BYOP episode". Well the wait is over!! It's here!
Mixtape and Skylar chat about Skylar's OTHER two fav...
FEATURED FILM: Pokemon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998). OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998); 300 (2006); Epic Movie (2007); The Hangover Part II (2011); Evil Dead II (1987); The Departed (2006)
A fantastic conversation with a fantastic human being, podcaster, comedian, paranormal investigator, TikTokateur, future showrunner, Dash Kwiatkowski! Dash and Mixtape discuss the retirement of Ash Ketchum and th...
FEATURED FILM: Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996). OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: Deep Blue Sea (1999);A Goofy Movie (1995); Higher Learning (1995); Do the Right Thing (1989); Friday (1995); Boyz n the Hood (1991); Menace II Society (1993); Hollywood Shuffle (1987); Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
A casually hilarious chat with Christian Einselbrooks, artist, long-time weeb, hood movie afici...
FEATURED FILM: Turning Red (2022). OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: The Lion King (1994), V for Vendetta (2005), House of Wax (2005), But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), Roman Holiday (1953), Heart of a Dog (2015), Tarnation (2003), Red Cliff (2008), Mothlight (1963)
Filmmaker, video producer, singer, musician, ethereal angel and ray of sunshine Reina Lam goes over every single time Turning Red made her cry (apprx every five minutes) and why! Rein...
FEATURED FILM: Scott Pilgrim Vs the World (2010). OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995), Alien vs Predator (2004), WALL-E (2008), Inside Out (2015), Jack (1996), Ender's Game (2013), and Hairy Potty and the Sorcerin' Whatnot (2001).
Musician, writer at MetalInjection.net, podcaster, long-long-time friend of the pod, multi-time returning guest but first-time feature, DANIEL CORDOVA is in the popcorn b...
FEATURED FILM: Napoleon Dynamite (2004). OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: Toy Story (1995), Smokin' Aces (2006), Wrath of Khan (1982)
Comedian, indie rock star, wife guy, and wholesome TikTok darling Cory Barringer joins to discuss our former film bro days, respectively; the VHS tape that changed the in-jokes of a generation; the animated feature that united kids and adults in fandom; the coolness of uncoolness; the very specific kind of per...
FEATURED FILM: Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022). OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: High School Musical 3 (2008), The Book of Life (2014), Poltergeist (2015), The Farewell (2019)
Comedian, film student, kpop aficionado, and lowkey TikTok star Lauren Wong joins us to discuss how fandom brings joy; why scary movies are better if they're good; the time Lauren accidentally ended up at an LA movie premiere and met all of Asian Hollywood*; w...
FEATURED FILM: Akira (1988). OTHER FILMS DISCUSSED: The Lion King (1994), Fight Club (1999), The Room (2003)
Comedian, podcaster, niche nerd, and nice man Erik Bowman joins us for this apocalyptic episode in which we discuss: crying (or not), what happens when the people being made fun of take their own portrayals seriously, why Godzilla was "Godzilla" instead of "atomic bomb", and who is the sexiest clown ever but without using go...
Special Spooky Compilation Edition! A whole slew of feature creatures volunteered for this episode, in which our guests each pick a spooky movie that means a lot to them! In endearingly spooky self-interviews, each guest asks themselves: What makes a good "Halloween movie"? Do you get scared during scary movies? And what's so special about the spooky movie you (me) wanna talk about?
I want to thank the wonderful guests who submitt...
'Tis the season to be spooky, fa la la la, la la BOO!! It's time for another Spooky Season Special, with THREE! SPOOKY! GUESTS!
Each guest has chosen a spooky film to discuss that made a big impression on them when they were younger. This episode features artist Milk Surface, podcaster & actor Dash Kwiatkowski, and comedian Nicole Eichenberg, e...
Featured Film: Hook (1991). Other films discussed: The Lion King (1994), Scary Movie (2000), Space Balls (1987), Zoolander (2001)
In this delightful chat with actress and comedy writer Melissa Melançon, we learn about the connection between laughter and jump scares; the cutest little snack to eat with any movie (APC); what movie scene Mixtape thinks was an inspiration for Our Flag Means Death; we check our room for wiretaps from "T...
Featured Film: A Goofy Movie (1995). Other films discussed: Titanic (1997), They (2002), The First Wives Club (1996)
Comedian, writer, and cool T-shirt owner Diana Hong takes us down the nostalgia tunnel with a wholesome nineties CLASSIC. Diana was handpicked from Mixtape's timeline after we saw her hilarious stand-up clip about the featured movie in this episode. This episode has got lots of laughs, reminiscings, tales from the 90...
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