The OC, Again

<p>Niko Stratis and Alex Steed rewatch The O.C. and unpack the early Aughts along the way. </p>

"The Risky Business" (S2E18) Why are all cartoon cats portrayed as scumbags?

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Risky Business, the 18th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. Support the show on Patreon! And now on Apple Podcast Subscriptions! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed You can find Alex's other podcast, Yo...

11-24
01:25:06

"The Brothers Grim" (S2E17) Welcome to the OC, Trey!

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Brothers Grim, the 17th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. Support the show on Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed Sandy Cohen: Beach Law https://youtu.be/P8HQ4_aPNk0?si=uZsya-jnFYcy0u9a You ca...

11-17
01:19:25

"The Blaze of Glory" (S2E16) So long, Alex (Olivia Wilde)

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Blaze of Glory, the 16th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. Support the show on Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed Sandy Cohen: Beach Law https://youtu.be/P8HQ4_aPNk0?si=uZsya-jnFYcy0u9a You c...

11-14
01:21:06

"The Mallipsode" (S2E15) Julie Cooper is a homunculus of lifestyle ideas.

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Mallipsode, the 15th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. Support the show on Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed Sandy Cohen: Beach Law https://youtu.be/P8HQ4_aPNk0?si=uZsya-jnFYcy0u9a You can f...

11-04
01:38:26

"The Rainy Day Women" (S2E14) We can't wait for the Travis Barker Hotdog Dick 5K!

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Rainy Day Women, the 14th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. Support the show on Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed Sandy Cohen: Beach Law https://youtu.be/P8HQ4_aPNk0?si=uZsya-jnFYcy0u9a You ...

10-27
01:20:34

The Father Knows Best (S2E13) The outercourse of it all

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Father Knows Best, the 13th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. Support the show on Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed Sandy Cohen: Beach Law https://youtu.be/P8HQ4_aPNk0?si=uZsya-jnFYcy0u9a Yo...

10-22
01:29:38

The Lonely Hearts Club (S2E12) Did big Mad Libs pay for this episode?

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Lonely Hearts Club, the 12th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. Support the show on Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed You can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here: https://podpage.co...

10-15
01:30:12

The Second Chance (S2E11) In which we try to wish the Luis Guzmánaissance into existence

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Second chance, the 11th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. Support the show on Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed You can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here: https://podpage.com/you...

10-07
01:16:32

The Accomplice (S2E10) Jealous Jeffrey Jean Jorgan is in Jail

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Accomplice, the 10th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. Support the show on Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed You can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here: https://podpage.com/you-ar...

09-29
01:26:04

The Ex-Factor (S2E9) "There's a little microphone on their butts."

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Ex-Factor, the 9th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. Support the show on Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed You can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here: https://podpage.com/you-are-...

09-23
01:43:38

The Power of Love (S2E8) "Are we close to over though?"

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Power of Love, the 8th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. Support the show on Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed You can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here: https://podpage.com...

09-16
01:28:06

The Family Ties (S2E7) "He’s saying 'Bazinga' in Young Dahmer"

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Family Ties, the 7th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed You can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here: https://podpage.com/you-are-good/

09-09
01:23:00

The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't (S2E6) What's the point of holiday episodes?

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't, the 6th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed Check out Corn Telethon on September 4, 2025! You can find Alex's ot...

08-27
01:20:34

The SnO.C (S2E5) What do we think Jimmy Cooper smells like?

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The SnO.C, the 4th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed You can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here: https://podpage.com/you-are-good/

08-10
01:07:56

The New Era (S2E4) This one has the Killers in it and Sand Man eats a frittata.

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The New Kids on the Block, the 4th episode of the 2nd season of The OC. We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed You can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here: https://podpage.com/yo...

08-07
01:39:47

The New Kids on the Block (S2E3) We talk about that time Ray Stantz got intimate with a ghost.

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The New Kids on the Block, the 3rd episode of the 2nd season of The OC. We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed You can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here: https://podpage.com/yo...

07-15
01:35:36

The Way We Were (S2E2) This is a deep Yukon lore episode

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Way We Were, the 2nd episode of the second season of The OC. We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed You can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here: https://podpage.com/you-are-g...

07-07
01:26:55

The Distance (S2E01) Caleb's zinger, WWIII and other distractions

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Distance, the 1st episode of the second season of The OC. We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed You can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here: https://podpage.com/you-are-good/

07-01
01:02:32

Season One Recap: "Things don’t go well for Saleri."

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed [kinda] recap the first season of The OC. We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed You can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here: https://podpage.com/you-are-good/

06-23
01:36:30

The Ties That Bind (S1E27) Seth Sails Away

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Ties That Bind, the 27th episode of the first season of The OC. We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://linktr.ee/alexsteed You can find Alex's other podcast, You Are Good, here: https://podpage.com/you-ar...

06-13
01:32:42

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