SoL-Mates: Love and MST3K

SoL-Mates: Love and MST3K

A podcast about Love, Relationships and Mystery Science Theater 3000!

Episodes

December 23, 2025 98 mins
We're revisiting an old favorite in a new format, and we, too, were surprised by the results. Trigger warning: Phil is back. CW: discussion of slurs

Host segments: How is it LONGER?; trash crafts return; let's talk about racism, kids!; trying to figure out the socio-economic criticism inherent in Santa Claus and failing; who do I have to bribe to get a Djarum around here?; LSD doesn't fix everything, just most things; Benoit Blanc v...
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This minisode, we're reviewing two very similar films - 2009's family drama Everybody's FIne, and Sabrina Carpenter's searing exploration of how horniness can impact the holidays. You might be surprised which one we enjoyed more.
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December 9, 2025 87 mins
We're still trying to figure out what exactly was "unearthly" here.

Host segments: Joe has a real future on OnlyCalves; Joe's sleep-smoochin'; remembering Hooligans; "the less dead;" WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE A DOCTOR ON THIS PODCAST?; how does something so short feel so long?; turning this thing into the Spiderman meme.
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The sex-pestery in this film knows no bounds. Keep your hands to yourself, people!

Host segments: horny men are the bane of other planets now; Why monster? It's none of our business; RIP Penelope; Jeff's nipple-bud moratorium; boob blindness; when there's more science in Nude on the Moon; Joe gets real.
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We're celebrating someone's birthday with something they never asked for, so happy birthday to Alan Jordan, we guess? 

Host segments: Devori is the cheese, and the cheese stands alone; Hawk is not committed to the bit; Palance-ing all over the place; if not uncle, why uncle-shaped?; the illustrious role of "woman,"; Jeff needs to write down what he watches; Clockwork Orange-ed by the Swamp of Sadness; #AshIsABetterHawk; winsome nums...
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We're getting mildly spooky around here with Paranormal Activity!

Host segments: Phil won't let us leave; Gen X childhood film trauma; this is a Micah hate podcast now; the entire Paranormal Activity extended universe; Micah's one good point; we declared Katie Featherstone should be a bigger artist; even the demon thinks Katie can do better; our first theatrical horrors; crafty girls; humoring your partner is critical; babe - you're...
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October 21, 2025 45 mins
It's almost spoopy time, so you know what that means? It's time for the Spoopy Movie Swap! This year, we're talking about The Final Terror (1983) and The Ritual (2017).
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Joe's requested this one for his birthday, so we are here, doing it all for Joe.

Host segments: Hogwarts is arugably sh*ttier; Ron's whole vibe; resigning over werewolf allegations; the Pettigrew Plot Hole; evil vs. slimy; your annual Killdozer reminder; Hogwarts CC annex; just keep reading The Silmarillion.
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September 30, 2025 94 mins
In case your Vitamin Puppet is low this week.

Host segments: is MiMi dead or committed to the bit?; Hugo, we hardly knew ye; Devori has bog witch plans; Three-chez; Vorelli knows how to control the options; add Shania Twain to the apology tour; Pehl and Nelson-tier petty; Jeff's late 90s trouble.
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When you're wishing you could watch The Sidehackers instead, you know you've gone wrong somewhere.

Host segments: Más Funner; Roberty Denby strikes again!; gotta have a woody to crime; it's hip to be square; the lost works of Wang Chung; a brief (and stupid) history of biker gang films; smoochin' pay deduction; one of us!
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September 2, 2025 101 mins
Apologies to the president of Acapulco.

Host segments: the most harmless pervert; ladies who luch; Meet the Mayor; you got Buffy in our Batwoman; fixing the Kinga-Dome; M'hael the fundraiser; the worst collage ever; Reptilicus callback.
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So many bat facts. Much wow. The movie, not so much.

Host segments: we stopped using those things for a reason; so much midcentury; committing to the bit; a life sketch; the Leonard Cohen of the apocalypse; Jeff's punishment hutch; Joe tests the statute of limitations on cheating confessions;  the Sol-Mates have feelings about math classes; host segment world-building; some are not compelled by Pipe Dreams; Devori changes Jeff's wor...
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We're back to our regular, boring, non-Twilight programming. Boo. But the big take-away is that it's 10:00 PM - do you know where your corpses are?

Host segments: toot/Tud/tut-triple threat; just want people to be silky-smooth; Elizabeth Bathory buzzkills; you juiced her, you bought her; are coffins built for comfort?; these glands are drastically under-used; the Hays code and Hirohito did this.
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Devori does a war crime against Jeff and makes him watch what surely is the worst film ever watched on this pod.

Host segments: existential dread not found; Taylor Lautner is wasted in this one; dying by misadventure vs. murder-bear; it's just shirts and skins; the Twilight to T. Swizzle pipeline.

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July 8, 2025 107 mins
It's the second part of our Independence Day Rifftrax sandwich - and man, can we talk about Jaws a lot.

Host segment: Biffo and the Squeeze; cut the big naturals; Quint's trauma; showing instead of telling; once again, Devori is begging you to watch Duel (1971); the strange history of The Lady of the Dunes; sharks do be biting us sometimes; dissecting a breakfast burrito.
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June 24, 2025 95 mins
Man, we are fourthing it up over here - and it's not even the fourth yet!  

Host segments: Independence Day McG-ed; how does it stand up against other early disaster films; patching plot holes; what do you do between the parade and the fireworks?;  you got X-Files in my Independence Day; Area 54.
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June 10, 2025 98 mins
We're riding with death this week. We'll admit, we thought there would be a lot more...death...on the ride. With death.

Host segments: Kegel fails; brake line moral relativism; Devori knows a lot about Smokey and the Bandit; give him a cracker friend; Jeff the "guess the network" savant; Buffalo Bill? Or Buffalo Bill?
exposing the world to the weirdness that is "Teddy Bear;" give us Magnum any day.
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We're dipping back into the realm of kaiju with Gamera vs. Barugon - and saying goodbye to a dearly departed friend.

Host segments: the curse finally cursed; Jeff's strategy for keeping girls on farms; we gotta let them mug us; insert funnier STDs; Barugon vs. Bergeron; rest in pastrami. 
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We're celebrating MiMi's birthday in style with her selection, the TV classic? Blood on Her Hands!

Host segment: MiMi's favorite type of word; cheap hitmen; Susan Lucci is straight devious; we're upset about a distinct lack of Dennis Farina; getting arrested at your reception; J. Peterman is actually in financial trouble; we absolutely can make this a better movie; it's already a whore movie.
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April 29, 2025 102 mins
These bees - they sure are deadly. 

Host segments: chicken troubles; too soon for Thomas Jay jokes; adept at pumping; sonnet 101; Joe taking more for the team; Jeff is a connoiseur of boob jiggling; Devori gets emotional talking about Shadowlands; the Idaho of England; so much Hannah Montana discussion.
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