You Are Good

You Are Good

A feelings podcast about movies.

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January 14, 2026 67 mins

Du Jour means crash positions! In which Rax King, Niko Stratis and Alex unpack the heaping package of glory that is Josie and the Pussycats.

THERE IS AN EXTENDED CUT OF THIS EPISODE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCASTS!

Find Rax online here:

https://www.raxkingisdead.com

Find Niko online here:

https://www.nikostratis.com

Alex’s zine!

https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture

The OC Again online:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2411525

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We go somehow deeper than normal this week. In a slight (and temporary, rest assured!) variation of format, we talk with actor and filmmaker Alex Alexander about depictions of grief in Lars Von Trier's The Idiots, Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited and Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester By The Sea. We discuss real-life murder, suicide, the premature and accidental death of children and more. If you typically skip the intros of the ep...

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"You can't really dust for vomit." In which we attempt to dust for it anyway, and talk about what we find lovely about This is Spinal Tap, with Ned Brower.

Niko online:

https://www.nikostratis.com

This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.

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All of The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall is available now!

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December 24, 2025 83 mins

"Red is the color of lust, but green is what lust leaves behind, in heart, in womb. Green is what is left when ardor fades, when passion dies, when we die, too." In which we embark upon the hero's journey and talk goodness, greatness and Tumblr with Nicole Vaunt.

Find Nicole online here:

https://hoo.be/vauntastic

This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.

https://www....

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"You guys give up? Have you had enough pain?" In which Sooz Kemper helps us get lost in New York and attempts to get to the bottom of what makes Home Alone 2 tick.

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Find Sooz and here:

https://www.soozkempner.co.uk/

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December 11, 2025 81 mins

"No dream is ever just a dream." In which Jude Doyle takes us on a journey into a world of PNW pianists, a stoned Nicole Kidman, and a velvet-voiced Chris Isaak. Eyes Wide Shut is a Christmas movie.

Find Jude and DILF online here:

https://judedoyle.com/bio

This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.

https://www.patreon.com/youaregood

All of The Devil You Know with Sara...

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December 11, 2025 81 mins

"No dream is ever just a dream." In which Jude Doyle takes us on a journey into a world of PNW pianists, a stoned Nicole Kidman, and a velvet-voiced Chris Isaak. Eyes Wide Shut is a Christmas movie.

Find Jude and DILF online here:

https://judedoyle.com/bio

This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.

https://www.patreon.com/youaregood

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"Death of a loved one can lead people to do the strangest things." In which we are joined by Cecilia Aldarondo and Nathan Shuherk to discuss grief, haunted houses and locked doors (metaphorical and literal).

Our guest is Cecilia Aldarondo!

https://blackscracklefilms.com/about

Our guest co-host is Nathan Shuherk!

https://www.patreon.com/SchizoReads

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November 26, 2025 86 mins

"On Wednesdays we wear pink!" In which Natalie Robehmed walks us through what it was like to learn about American high schools from Mean Girls. We talk plastics, high school sociology, feelings and more.

There is an extended cut of this episode available on Patreon and Apple Podcasts!

Natalie Robehmed online:

https://www.natalierobehmed.com/

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"Still a buster." In which Samuel James, Kasai Richardson and Alex discuss living by codes—Dom Toretto style—while trying like heck to unpack the plot (and ideology?) of Fast-ampersand-Furious. Family.

Kasai Richardson online:

https://substack.com/@kasai

Samuel James online:

https://www.therealsamueljames.com/

This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.

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November 12, 2025 76 mins

"Can we have a falafel with hot sauce, a side order of Baba Ghanoush and a seltzer, please?" In which we unpack Party Girl, it's "why are moms?" feels and so much more with Anne Buckwalter.

Anne Buckwalter can be found online here:

https://www.annebuckwalter.com/

This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.

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"At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought." In which Mary Houlihan explains to Alex and Niko what about Billy Madison warms her heart.

Mary Houlihan can be found online here:

https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/

Niko Stratis can be found online here:

https://www.nikostratis.com/

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October 29, 2025 84 mins

In which we talk vampires, breaking curses, and the Guillermo del Toro of it all. Héctor González joins to talk Cronos and we are all better for it.

Héctor González

https://linktr.ee/abuelitehector

This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.

 

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We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club!

 

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Alex’s zine!

 

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Perhaps this Verhoeven guy was onto something! In which Crystal takes River and Alex to Mars and the gang tries their darndest to deconstruct Total Recall.

Check out Crystal here:

https://www.crystalwillseeyounow.com/

Check out River here:

https://www.riverbutcher.com/

This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.

 

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In which we explore Freddy's Revenge, and homoeroticism, with Louis Peitzman. Also! Harmony Colangelo of This Ends at Prom stops by to share her take!

Find Louis' most recent Nightmare series ranking here:

https://www.vulture.com/article/best-nightmare-on-elm-street-movies-ranked.html

You can find Louis' podcast Chasing Amy Adams here:

https://sites.libsyn.com/582430

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In which Ilana Masad, author of Beings, joins us to discuss empathy, aliens and nonbinary icon E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. River Butcher co-hosts!

There is an EXTENDED CUT of this episode on Patreon and Apple Podcast Subscriptions!

Check out Ilana (and Beings) here:

https://www.ilanamasad.com/novels

Check out River here:

https://www.riverbutcher.com/

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"Our beliefs don't make us better people. Our actions make us better people." In which we head on back to the Overlook to confront dad once and for all. Nathan Shuhrerk (aka schizophrenicreads) delves deep into why he loves Doctor Sleep.

Check out Nathan on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/schizophrenicreads

And TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@schizophrenicreads

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"Trust us, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print." In which we discuss fairy tales, talking spiders, and death (for kids!) with Liz Gotauco aka Cosbrarian.

Check out Cosbrarian and and pre-order F*cked Up Fairy Tales!

https://www.cosbrarian.com/

You can find Samuel James online here!

https://www.therealsamueljames.com/

 

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"Hey Hot Dog, next time let's rip off a Ferrari. This heap's got no class." This is an actual line from this actual movie! Jeffrey, Cecil and Alex take their classless heap down to the demonic theater and shower Demons with gallons of goopy love.

Check out Welcome to Night Vale!

https://www.welcometonightvale.com/

And check out Random Number Generator Horror Podcast No. 9!

https://www.nightvalepresents.com/rnghpn9

 

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September 10, 2025 107 mins

"Whenever there's this much gay in one room, Liza manifests." In which Sarah and Alex unpack their feelings about Sex and the City 2 with the marvelous Eve Lindley.

Don't forget to check out Eve in Queens of the Living Dead!

This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.

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We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club!

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