You Are Good

You Are Good

A feelings podcast about movies.

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October 8, 2025 81 mins

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.

https://www.patreon.com/youaregood

We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club!

https://linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub

Alex’s...

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September 3, 2025 82 mins

"All aboard the deviants bus!" In which Rax King shares her love for Pride (2014) with Siri Dahl and Alex and Tia Kalmaru schools Alex on Welsh pronunciation.

Find Rax online here:

https://www.raxkingisdead.com/

Find Corn Telethon online here:

https://www.corntelethon.com/

Find Crazy Arm online here (the band Tia plays in):

https://www.crazyarmband.com/bio

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August 27, 2025 82 mins

Is Butterbean okay? In which Niko Stratis helps us get to the bottom of why Jackass makes us feel so many feelings.

EXTENDED CUT AVAILABLE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCAST SUBSCRIPTIONS!

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

https://www.patreon.com/youaregood

Niko's essay Jackass made me the trans woman I am:

https://www.anxietyshark.ca/jackass-made-me-the-trans-woman-...

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August 20, 2025 86 mins

In which Samuels James takes us to Beverly Hills and teaches us how to lighten up Detroit style. We're unpacking the Beverly Hills Cop feels with Samuel James.

EXTENDED CUT AVAILABLE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCAST SUBSCRIPTIONS!

Samuel James online:

https://www.therealsamueljames.com/

Carolyn Kendrick online:

https://www.carolynkendrick.com/

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August 13, 2025 85 mins

We're gonna need a bigger bigger boat. In which we discuss trauma, revenge and Jaws 2 with our wonderful friend Candace Jane Opper.

Candace Jane Opper can be found online here:

https://candacejaneopper.com/

Magpie Cinema Club is wonderful!

linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub

Alex’s zine:

https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture

Alex's newsletter thing:

https://alexsteed.substack.com/

You can buy a You Are Good logo shirt DESIGNED BY THE GREAT LIZ CLIM...

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August 6, 2025 91 mins

"I don't know anything anymore." In which Eve and Alex lather up and head on back to 1968 by way of 1975 to talk Shampoo.

Eve online: 

https://www.instagram.com/eveclindley

Magpie Cinema Club is wonderful!

linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub

Alex’s zine:

https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture

Alex's newsletter thing:

https://alexsteed.substack.com/

You can buy a You Are Good logo shirt DESIGNED BY THE GREAT LIZ CLIMO here:

https://www.bonfire.com/you...

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July 30, 2025 74 mins

"Don't bother to buckle up; you may not want to survive this." Can you believe it? Cliffhanger is all about grief! Sarah, River and Alex discuss! 

Patreon and Apple Podcast subscribers can hear an EXTENDED CUT of this episode!

River online: 

https://www.riverbutcher.com/

Magpie Cinema Club is wonderful!

linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub

Alex’s zine:

https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture

Alex's newsletter thing:

https://alexsteed.substack.com/

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July 23, 2025 69 mins

"You're doomed! You're all doomed!" Sarah and Alex love on Pamela Vorhees' sweater game and talk all things Friday the 13th.

Magpie Cinema Club is wonderful!

linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub

Carolyn's tour:

https://www.carolynkendrick.com/tour

Alex’s zine:

https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture

Alex's newsletter thing:

https://alexsteed.substack.com/

You can buy a You Are Good logo shirt DESIGNED BY THE GREAT LIZ CLIMO here:

https://www.bonfire.com...

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July 16, 2025 89 mins

“Sweetie, you're wasting your gum!” In which Mal, Eve and Alex pay homage to The Birdcage.

Find Mal (and The Villain) online:

https://www.malblum.com/

Find Eve online:

https://www.instagram.com/eveclindley

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

https://www.patreon.com/youaregood

We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club!

https://linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub

Alex’s zine!

https://www.pa...

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In which Carolyn, Tristan and Alex find themselves in a tight spot and go on the road with the Soggy Bottom Boys. It's O Brother, Where Art Thou? o'clock, friends!

Support Don't Call Me Darlin with a donation here:

https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/the-women-in-bluegrass-archive-project

Carolyn online:

https://www.carolynkendrick.com

Carolyn's record Each Machine here:

https://carolynkendrick.bandcamp.com/album/each-machine

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In which Josh, Niko and Alex just dropped in to see what condition their condition was in. Also, lots and lots of love for and laughter about The Big Lebowski.

Josh's special:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvNlgpdKKo

Niko's book:

https://www.nikostratis.com/

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

https://www.patreon.com/youaregood

We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club!

https:/...

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In which Kasai Richardson and Samuel James take Alex back to 2001 to steal a truckload of combo TV / DVD players so they can watch the Shrek of street racing movies. This week we're talking about The Fast and the Furious.

Kasai Richardson online:

https://substack.com/@kasai

Samuel James online:

https://www.therealsamueljames.com/

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In which Alex, Leslie and Lynne joyously unpack Dreamgirls.

Find Leslie online:

https://lesliegraystreeter.com/

Find Fine Beats & Cheeses here:

https://finebeatsandcheeses.com/lynne-streeter-childress/

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

https://www.patreon.com/youaregood

We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club!

https://linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub

Alex’s zine!

https://www.p...

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In which Carmen, Eve and Alex put on their dancing shoes, go to Australia, and talk Strictly Ballroom.

Find Carmen online:

https://carmenmariamachado.com

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

https://www.patreon.com/youaregood

We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club! You can find their cover of Time After Time and other songs streaming and on Bandcamp HERE!

https://linktr.ee/mag...

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June 4, 2025 62 mins

We're talking about something bigger than our petty, you know, yearnings! In which we go on a journey and deconstruct Smiley Face with Joudain Searles.

Find Jourdain online:

https://linktr.ee/jsearles

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

https://www.patreon.com/youaregood

Alex’s zine!

https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture

You can buy a You Are Good logo shirt DESI...

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In which Sarah and Alex try to get a better understanding of what is going on in 50 Shades of Grey, and Casey Calvert explains to Alex what it gets right and wrong about BDSM and kink.

The first part of this conversation is a rerelease of a bonus episode we put out a few weeks back. A supporter suggested it would make a good main feed episode and so here we are. Our conversation with Casey Calvert took place earlier this month.

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