Next Door Villain

The elephant military state, Bengal Tiger insights, bears that go to Coachella, who would win in a fight, and more is discussed as we empathize with the Bengal Tiger villain, Shere Khan, from Disney's The Jungle Book (1967). At the end, Tiana performs her poem, "The Creator Speaks to Shere Khan OR This poem kind of asks, are you the Bengal Tiger today?" as a way to love the Bengal Tiger and its hunt for nourishment under the sunset...

It's officially Christmas season and we are revisiting Krampus with special guest Nicole Cooper, organizer of The Naughty Run, a Krampus themed virtual 6.66k run. Nicole combines her passion for Krampus and running in this annual event which raises money for local charities. This year they are raising money for Ursula's Cafe, a pay-what-you-can restaurant in Roanoke, VA. More information on all of these awesome things in the links ...

Don’t think Janice is the villain? We agree! We defend Janice, explain why we should embrace the “annoying” parts of ourselves, talk about times we were annoying around our friends, do some good ol’ fashioned Ross-bashing (que machine-gun-fire-like laughter), & more. At the end, Joe recites Tiana’s poem, “Letter to Janice from Chandler.”   

We’re Friends fans and we’re ready to get into the nitty gritty at the Central...

So, would ya transfer your soul to a doll to survive? When was a time you spontaneously believed in something strange? We attempt to, um, empathize with and relate to Chucky, the murderous Good Guy doll from Child's Play (1988). Words were said on this podcast episode... that ended up being freaky, silly, personal, and serious all at the same time and they all revolved around a... murderous toy. Woo hoo! At the end, Tiana shares he...

With Halloween approaching soon, we're replaying an episode about one of our favorite horror movie villains. All the hormones and theories make it surprisingly easy for us to empathize with Freddy Krueger. But that's not to say he's not a killer; he's still not your average, friendly neighbor. Confidence, morality, and dreams - oh my! Also, why is it so hard to get help from adults these days? Don't let A Nightmare on Elm Street be...

When was a time you "killed a god," or took on something much bigger than yourself? Is adopting Lady Eboshi's philosophy to have a lack of fear good for our lives? These questions and more are answered as we dive DEEP into relating to, empathizing with, and discussing Lady Eboshi from Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke! AND we do it with a special guest - Annie Prafcke from the podcast, Misfits! We also have some general discus...

What would you sell your soul for? Apparently Rasputin sold his soul in order to… take out an entire royal family (kind of intense). We try to understand Rasputin from the 1997 animated film, Anastasia. Does your mouth randomly fall off your body like Rasputin’s? I hope not. We also talk: Some history about the real life Rasputin, being in limbo, and more. At the end, Tiana shares her poem written from Rasputin’s perspective - it's...

Guest episode with Katelyn Henagin! Together, we understand the perspective of Hades from Disney’s Hercules. We talk: why Hades isn’t yucky, humor, sibling rivalry, knowing the future, what we would do if we were Hades for a day, & more. At the end, Tiana shares her poem written from the perspective of Hades called, “Hades and the Souls.”   

Katelyn Henagin is a Taurus Sun, Scorpio Moon, and Leo Rising. She i...

Something different this week! This week, you're listening to a podcast episode from The Super Hero Show Show called "#439: The Umbrella Academy and Best Villain of the Year"! In this episode, Joe and I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Ryan, one of the hosts of The Super Hero Show Show podcast. You'll listen to discussion about The Umbrella Academy, the best villains of the year, Harley Quinn, the Next Door Villain podcast'...

OoOoh have you healed from your trauma? Vecna can tell you haven't. We talk: Vecna & vines, why music helps us get out of Vecna's grasp, how Vecna motivates you to heal your trauma, what our "Vecna songs" are, whether our chosen "Vecna songs" would also stop Vecna himself, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, & more. We try really hard to understand Vecna from Stranger Things season 4 - sometimes we understand, sometimes we don't. At t...

Doin' weird things to mice, the greatest and harshest aspects of "the chase," a time we literally or figuratively chased someone, & more is discussed as we relate to and empathize with Tom the cat from Hanna and Barbera's Tom & Jerry. At the end, Maid Corbic recites his Tom-inspired poem, "STATE FORCES AT ANY COST" Hissssss meow. *Explosion* *Running into a swinging door that swings you into the abyss, the haunted, cold eth...

Commodus: Thumbs up or thumbs down? We talk: Commodus' list of bad things, the importance having different virtues, mind-bending Commodus quotes, & more in an effort to understand the perspective of Emperor Commodus from the film, Gladiator (2000). At the end, Tiana shares her poem, "Emperor Commodus Goes to Pizza Ranch." 

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Get ready to sing like your mother depends on it. We talk: weird basement vibes in an opera house, giving in to illogical desire, what we use to hide what others don't want to see about us, & more in an effort to understand the Phantom from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, The Phantom of the Opera. In sleep he...podcasted (?) to me. At the end, Tiana shares her Phantom poem, "The Phantom of the Walmart." 

Pull the lever, baddies! We empathize with Yzma from Disney's The Emperor's New Groove. We talk: Inca Empire, what it's like to get fired like Yzma, a time we were "scary beyond all reason" & more. At the end, Tiana shares her poem written from the perspective of Yzma. 

Somebody once told us the world is gonna roll us, we ain't the sharpest tools in the shed. Neverthless, we attempt to empathize with Lord Farquaad from the Dreamworks animated film, Shrek (2001). We discuss whether or not size really matters, fairytale displacement, and the logistics of stacking 20 mattresses on top of a pea.

We revisit Cruella de Vil with special guest, Erik Thompson aka Gay Cruella. Gay Cruella embraces Cruella with all his heart and soul. He and Joe talk all about Cruella de Vil - her origin, evolution, how they empathize with the fierce lady and more.

Tiana goes solo for this episode and talks about our groovy Saiyan Prince, Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z/Super. Majin Vegeta, Vegeta-related performance poetry written and performed by Tiana, what Tiana's learned from Vegeta, & more. Hhhrrahhhhh!!!!! "You may have invaded my mind and body...but there's one thing a Saiyan always keeps: his pride!"

We discuss Margaret White, AKA Carrie's mom, from the film Carrie (1976)! We talk: Telekinesis, the boys sniffin' and dating you, hyperreligiosity, things we believe in that others might find weird, and much more as we attempt to understand and relate to Margaret White. At the end, Tiana shares her horrifying poem written from Margaret's perspective. This episode is almost as horrifying as the movie Carrie itself and beware of...th...

Heads are rolling! The Queen of Hearts from Disney's Alice in Wonderland (1951) is a red, temper-y spectacle and we love it. We talk: the wildness of the Wonderland world, failure, when there was a time we couldn't take a joke, and much more as we try to empathize with and relate to the Queen of Hearts. If you don't listen to this episode, off with your head! Just kidding. Totally kidding!! At the end, Tiana shares her acapella poe...