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Could you hear AY singing in preparation for this week's episode? No? Well, JD could. It's an AY pick - The Phantom of the Opera!Join us in this controversial episode where:We question the logistics of Phantom-led music lessonsAY does an impression of Lin-Manuel Miranda as the PhantomUnfortunately, JD has weird audio at the beginning of the episode. Sorry! But that's show biz, baby!

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, so we decided to celebrate JDAY-style... with Romeo + Juliet... but like, the crazy 1996 Baz Luhrmann version :-DTogether we ponder:Is Shakespeare the original emo kid? His hit song could be titled "Biting my thumb at the gas station".Are any of our listeners Shakespeare scholars? We clearly need help in this area.Should "Confessions are for Kahoots" be our next 5 or More t-shirt? Jk. We've already decided the answer is yes.

Happy Almost Groundhog Day! We've got another JD pick this week and surprise, surprise... it's Groundhog Day!Have you ever found yourself wondering, "Gosh I wish I knew more about JD?" Well then this episode is for you!JD tells us about his high school projectJD regales us with the story of where he was during the Blizzard of '93JD shares his theories on time travel and moralityOh... and AY is in this episode too

It's our first episode of 2026! We've got a JD pick this week -- Hot Tub Time Machine.This episode has everything... including things that have nothing to do with this movie:Rants about the Catch-22 of today's theater industryThe Cameron Crowe connection (that doesn't actually exist... though AY still insists it's relevant as we write this)And Scott PattersonTish invites you to play a new game called "Count how many movies JDAY mentions that are not THIS movie during this episode!"

Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown! That's right. This week's episode is a JDAY pick AND a Christmas classic -- A Charlie Brown Christmas!Who knew an animated children's movie would inspire us to discuss:CommercializationThe freedom to celebrateTime travel

Tis the season to be watching movies! And this week, we've got our first made-for-TV movie and an AY pick -- Babes in Toyland... a movie that is so long, you can wrap all of your gifts while watching it.This episode has everything as we wonder:Is this Cincinnati propaganda?How stable is a cookie-based economy?Are kids today weaker because they can pause the movie to pee?

Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate this year, we're skipping the parade and going straight to the annual dog show! That's right. This week's episode is a JD pick -- Best in Show! And we've got a special guest joining us, JD's sister Courtney. AND like Russian nesting dolls, our guest brought a guest, her daughter / our niece Zuri! So many guests... especially since this movie is from the creative mind of Christopher Guest... get it??This episode has everything (just like we hope your Thanksgiving dinner plate does):We name nutsHow many kimonos is too many kimonos?AY shares the story of her dog Tihsha

We love a cult classic and we love Clue. It's a JDAY pick! This episode has everything -- we ponder:What makes a movie a cult classic?Do we have any modern day cult classics?Is Rock of Ages a cult classic?Actually... we talk a lot about cult classics...

In honor of Devil's Night, we've got a very appropriately timed JDAY pick -- The Crow! Usually we say "this episode has everything..." but what this episode truly has is our deep appreciation for this movie, both the story it tells and the story behind it.Like. Subscribe. Follow. Whatever. Do it for Halloween which "ain't until mañana".

It's an ooky, spooky AY pick -- Urban Legend! (singular, not plural) This episode has everything... superstitions about Total Eclipse of the Heart, irrational anger about Charles Breen, AY's close encounter with her own urban legend, and pondering if there really is an urban legend about a shark in the pool.Do you have a favorite urban legend?? Tell us in the comments!

Happy Spooky Season! To celebrate, we've got an AY pick this week -- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the movie, y'all). We dig into society's obsession with vampires and then, honestly, things get unhinged from there: Bag of Steaks, JD in a Scrooge hat, Evita, women need pockets, Hamlet, hearts shooting out of AY's face, and Superman vs. Luther Vandross?

Doing movies out of order is fun... right?? We sure hope so because this week we've got AY's pick -- Wayne's World!This episode has everything... JD listing Pittsburgh TV stations, Hot Takes & Toasty Opinions, and AY refusing to accept a 6-album deal.

Summer has come to an end and so must our Summer of Sequels series. We're closing out this summer series with an AY pick... Wayne's World 2!This episode has everything -- we question if this movie is part of the Mandela Effect, wonder if Waynestock is the original Fyre Festival, and introduce the theory of the old white man continuum.

It's still the Summer of Sequels AND we have a guest?! Does that make you feel "joyful, joyful"? Well, it better because our guest Tony Rosenthal has brought us Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit!This episode has everything -- Tony sings, schools us on the credits of this cast, and ponders with us "how does a choir competition save a school?"

It's still summer and we've still got sequels! This week is an AY pick -- Hot Shots Part Deux! This episode has everything... a lot of appreciation for Leslie Nielson even though he's not in this movie, discovering AY has a grandpa sense of humor, and be sure to count how many times we say the word "heighten".

Coming hot with another Summer of Sequels JD pick -- Sex and the City 2? You read that right. This episode has everything... JD not actually knowing anything about Sex and the City, AY upset about JD describing the first movie as "Carrie and Big get married", and even more hot takes about this movie in a hot desert.

The Summer of Sequels continues with JD's pick -- D2: Mighty Ducks! This episode has everything... concerns about helmet safety, analyzing the auras of the Mighty Ducks movies, and pondering who in fact is Tori Spelling's cousin.

Kicking off our Summer of Sequels with AY's controversial pick... Grease 2! This episode has everything -- AY breaking into song, JD trying to talk even though AY is singing, and AY's Ron Burgundy moment at the end of the episode... you'll know it when you hear it.

We've got a theme this summer... it's the Summer of Sequels! Every episode this summer will be dedicated to a sequel that we know better than the original. Feel free to judge our selections.

It's our first GUEST PICK! Please welcome our longtime friend and your favorite "guy from that commercial"... Eddie Blackwell!For as long as we've known Eddie, he's loved the movie Liar Liar. So of course we had to invite him to talk about it with us!This episode has everything -- debating who the real villain is, sauce sandwiches, and discovering who lied during the recording of this episode.