We Stan Together
What do you stan? Hosted by real Pop-Culture Professors, Caitlin Bitzegaio and Lauren Brickman, We Stan Together podcast is smart people about dumb topics. The history of pop culture is a rich, wild, and ever expanding playground. Not to mention, a full time job. Who has time to read every Insta post, think piece, and Twitter thread? Don’t worry, we did, so you don’t have to. We’ll be your CliffsNotes to pop culture. Listen in each week and you’ll be a hit at whatever happy hour, office function, or bridal shower you are forced to attend. Caitlin...
Tue, September 20, 2022
Journalism with Shane O’Neill
Shane O’Neill (The New York Times) joins the classroom to discuss journalism in media. Caitlin and Lauren each discuss unloved May-December romance journalism movies and we make Shane pitch shows based on headlines based on breaking news. The Bagel Brunch Buzz? Get into it! A big announcement about the future of We Stan Tog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, September 13, 2022
The Challenge with Kate Vatter & Bill Shaefer
Kate Vatter (XOXO Riverdale) joins Caitlin as a guest professor to discuss MTV’s long-running cult hit The Challenge. Bill Shaefer (Quality Time) is our guest as we interrogate the changing landscape of the show, Jenna’s cousin’s dad’s bakery, THE Betrayal and who our ultimate partners would be! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, September 06, 2022
Bravo with Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam
Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam (Watch What Crappens) join the classroom to discuss Bravo! We have them draft more B-List actresses to Real Housewives, pick their Below Deck fantasy charter and cast NBC primetime drama Sisters with Real Housewives. Caitlin guides the group through the mind-bending world of Real Housewives book titles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, August 30, 2022
Virgo Season with Glo Tavarez
Glo Tavarez (Late Night, noted Virgo) joins the classroom to discuss the best season, Virgo season. Caitlin talks about the Virgo window characters that raised Millennials, Lauren thinks Keke Palmer should be elected Queen of Virgos and Glo is concerned about the bullying Kevin Jonas is experiencing from his brothers. Weirdly, the show addresses theories of Julia and Eric Roberts’ falling out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, August 23, 2022
Food Movies with Bryan Yang
Bryan Yang (What’s Eating You?) joins the classroom to discuss food movies. Caitlin finds Nothing But Trouble disgusting, Lauren is inspired by Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Simply Irresistible, Bryan plays Breaking Chef and Help The Yelp, and can the three of them buy Rainforest Café? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, August 16, 2022
RERUN! The Meaning of Mariah Carey with Matt Rogers
We loved this Mariah Carey Christmas-tastic episode so much, we’re dropping it again with guest king of summer on Fire Island , Matt Rogers! Matt Rogers (Fire Island, I Love That For You, Las Culturistas) joins the classroom to emancipate our knowledge of Mariah Carey. Caitlin compares Mariah to Dolly, we torture Matt’s knowledge of Mariah’s Japanese B-Sides, Matt casts Mariah’s Kennedy Center Honors performances, Lauren is convinced that Mariah will win an Oscar and Matt pitches Mariah as Mama Rose in a Gypsy set in the modern music industry! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, August 09, 2022
Summah Explosion
Lauren and Caitlin pod sans-guest in an ep all about summah fun. Lauren laments the dearth of summer TV seasons, Caitlin stans Back To The Beach and they pick their dream celeb fantasy Below Deck guests if they were the primary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, August 02, 2022
Games with Jason Sweeten
Jason Sweeten (SiriusXM) joins the classroom to talk about all things GAMES! Jason gives us the elevator pitch for Dungeons & Dragons, Caitlin thinks Kramer and Newman playing RISK showed us their true character, Lauren desperately wants someone to play the game from TheNew Girl and we unearth a gaming moment in Britney Spears’ history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, July 26, 2022
Best Of PItchfire!
We revisit the Best of We Stan Together agnature game, Pitchfire. Featuring past guests Lauren Lapkus, Latisha Di Venuto, Steve Jeanty & Andrew Barlow, Tai LeClaire, Lisa Kleinman & Casey Jost, Chriss Shackelford, and Khalia Davis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, July 19, 2022
Newlyweds with Ben Cohen & Sabrina Cartagena
Ben Cohen & Sabrina Cartagena (real newlyweds IRL!) join us to discuss newlyweds in the media. Caitlin worships at the altar of MTV’s Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica, Lauren wants to convince us Gwyneth Paltrow’s Hush is underrated, and we dive into the multiple pop culture costume changes at Ben and Sabrina’s wedding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, July 12, 2022
Family Sitcoms with Jonterri Gadson
Jonterri Gadson (The Upshaws) joins the classroom to discuss family sitcoms. Jonterri’s talks about her career inspiration Malcolm In The Middle, Caitlin wants to see more extended family chaos on television and Lauren apparently stans the Munsters. Learn what “The Shadow” means to Lauren. You’ll never guess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, July 05, 2022
Duets with Mykal Kilgore
Mykal Kilgore (A Man Born Black) joins the classroom to discuss duets! We share our bizarre meet cute with Mykal, Lauren encourages the reboot of Celebrity Duets, Caitlin loves women dueting about cheaters and Mykal reveals his dream duet partners. We finally decide which Powerpuff Girls correlate to which Boyz II Men member. Caitlin maybe made a factual error in her game, but be cool about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, June 28, 2022
Golden Girls with Khalia Davis
Khalia Davis (Bay Area Children’s Theatre) joins the classroom to discuss Golden Girls, the best show ever. Caitlin recounts all the cast’s Emmy wins, Lauren casts a reboot -- with added sexual tension! We play Golden Hallmark and Did You See Sophia after Khalia shows us her collection of Golden Girls shirts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, June 21, 2022
Strippers In Film with Gianmarco Soresi
Gianmarco Soresi (Hustlers, Comedy Central) joins the classroom to discuss Strippers in Film. Lauren reveals Channing Tatum canceled their Zoom meeting, Caitlin thinks it’s time for Striptease 2 and Gianmarco designs Hustlers: The Musical ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, June 14, 2022
Fast Casual Restaurants in Media with J.W. Crump
J.W. Crump (Pod Ledom, Fakerz Dozen) steps in as sub-pop culture professor with Caitlin and they discuss Fast Casual Restaurants in media from Breadstix to Central Perk to whatever the hell that fake brunch spot is on Sex And The City ! J.W. thinks every show needs to think about the restaurant tie-in before they even premiere, Caitlin loves Always Sunny’ s dedication to Guigino’s RIP and somehow, someway they pitch what a Raven-Symoné video game would look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, June 07, 2022
Daria with Grace Edwards
Hot off the news that she’s developing the film Jodie with Tracee Ellis Ross, Grace Edwards (Insecure, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) joins the classroom to discuss MTV icon Daria . Caitlin thinks the parents are criminally underrated, Lauren pitches a Mystik Spiral spin-off and we ponder: did Trent invent Pete Davidson? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, May 31, 2022
Jane Austen Adaptations with Mary Kate Wiles
Mary Kate Wiles (The Fairly Oddparents: Fairly Odder, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries) joins the classroom to discuss the adaptations of Jane Austen in pop culture. Lauren sets us strait on the Lost In Austen , Caitlin bemoans Northanger Abbey ’s and Mary Kate champions the 2005 Pride & Prejudice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, May 24, 2022
Dawson’s Creek with Emily Longeretta
WB Madness concludes with the crown jewel of the WB, Dawson’s Creek. Emily Longeretta (Variety, Reality Rundown) joins the classroom to discuss dating while a Creek fan, interviewing cast members, how the characters would fair on the Challenge and Lauren’s brilliant idea for a reboot called Capeside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, May 10, 2022
The WB Non-Live Call-In Show
In a truly wild episode, Lauren and Caitlin open the line for the stan stans to call on and voice all their opinions on The WB. Julie Harrison-Harney (Turnbuckles Pod), Sarah Beling (freelance writer), Kate Vatter (XOXO RiverPod), Jessica Carabajal (OKC Celebrity), and Sydney Hollis (The Sydney Hollis Show) join the pod and we touch on old WB commercials, the professors of Gilmore Girls, ponder whether Popular good, 7th Heaven, Michigan J. Fox’s sex appeal, shipping Khloe and Scott, and selling ads at a Chattanooga WB affiliate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, May 03, 2022
Sabrina The Teenage Witch with Aaron Porschia
Continuing with WB Madness with the first WB sitcom we’re discussing Sabrina The Teenage Witch with the wonderful Aaron Porchia (Marriage Shit). Caitlin thinks Sabrina was capstone for Millennials, Lauren goes on a wild student housing rant, we play “Salem or John Waters” and ponder a universe where Sarah Michelle Gellar was cast as Sabrina (can you imagine!?) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, April 26, 2022
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Continuing with WB Madness with one of the crown jewels of Michigan J. Frog’s empire, Buffy The Vampire Slayer. No primary guest this week as Caitlin and Lauren take voice memos from the We Stan/Buffy fam, including Liz Tegart, Elena Skopetos, Stacy Kulow, Juan Leon, Victoria Edel, Emily Duke, Lauren Ashley Smith, Katy Swan and Nicole Drespel. Caitlin makes Lauren make the ultimate choice in a game she’s not prepared for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, April 19, 2022
Total Rock N Roll Freaks
Inspired by Dolly Parton’s rejection of her Rock N Roll Hall of Fame nomination and the declaration that her husband is a “total rock n roll freal,” Caitlin and Lauren try to learn more about rock n roll: who is rock and is rock cool? Devon Ivie (Vulture), Doug Widick (Succession), Monique Moses (Astronomy Club), and Woody Fu (JFL) take the stage to help our journey through rock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, April 12, 2022
Felicity with Chrissy Shackelford
Continuing our journey through WB Madness, Chrissy Shackelford ( Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ) joins the classroom to discuss coming of age, college drama Felicity . Lauren takes us on the butterfly effect of what if Scott Foley was cast as Ben, Caitlin ponders Felicity’s many bad decisions, and we look at Felicity at Forty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, April 05, 2022
One Tree Hill with Bobby Hankinson
HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT: The is the first of our new series WB MADNESS, in which we will be dissecting a different WB show each week. This week, Bobby Hankinson (Kweendom) join the classroom to discuss One Tree Hill, the show that spanned 9 seasons but is somehow still underrated. Our two Tutor Girls take you through the most emotional moments of OTH, Bobby plays “Did It One Tree Happen?” and Lauren compares One Tree Hill to Henrik Ibsen, like you do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 29, 2022
WWE with Julie Harrison-Harney, Jon Rineman and Tommy Rico
Julie Harrison-Harney, Jon Rineman and Tommy Rico join the classroom to discuss an underrepresented We Stan topic: wrestling! Lauren aspires to start a tag team and Caitlin reveals secret connections to Jake the Snake and Ric Flair. Listen to their new wresting podcast Turnbuckles on iHeartRadio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 22, 2022
SNL with Alexis Pereira
Alexis Pereira (Vulture, The President Show) joins the classroom to discuss Saturday Night Live. Caitlin talks about SNL’s allowing celebs to make fun of themselves, Lauren wonders if SNL if a good place to work, we cast Alexis’s All-Stars and we reveal Lorne listens to every podcast recording in real time. Caitlin plays some long clips, but they’re funny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 15, 2022
Hollywood Goes To Ireland with John Purcell
Ireland native John Purcell (Some Very, Very Upsetting News) joins the classroom to discuss Hollywood’s best and worst attempts to portray Ireland. Lauren thinks Ireland is the most romantic place on Earth, Caitlin loves Pierce Brosnon and actually has a reason to bring it up this time, and John has met every Irish celebrity. How does the UCB episode of Gossip Girl come up, do you thin? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 08, 2022
A Very Matt Berry Experience with Anne Victoria Clark
This week Lauren remembers she Stan’s music, Caitlin discovers a new Bravo darling, and pop culture queen Anne Victoria Clark (Vulture) joins the classroom for a deep dive into the world of Matt Berry! Oh, and someone call Drew Barrymore because Lauren has a pitch she needs to hear! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 01, 2022
A Sister Wives Primer with Lauren Ashley Smith
Lauren Ashley Smith (Smith Sisters Live, A Black Lady Sketch Show) joins Caitlin as a guest professor to provide an introductory class on Sister Wives , the long-running but underrated TLC reality show about polygamy. We discuss which children are VIPs, are undying devotion to eldest son Loga, Meri’s catfish, does Janeelly still have sex with Kody and is Robyn evil or misudnerstood? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, February 22, 2022
A Love Letter to Gilmore Girls with Visiting Professor Chris Lewis PART 2
With Caitlin on Sabbatical there was no one around to reign in Lauren’s OBSESSION with Gilmore Girls. So, instead she added fuel to the fire by calling up frequent contributor Chris Lewis (co-host of Shortcomings podcast) to guest lecture. In part two the chaos reigns supreme as Lauren & Chris tackle questions/Hot Takes from Kevin Hines, Megan Oquias, Sara Chase, Paris McCarthy, Erin Fenton, Becky Abrams, Kate Vatter, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, February 15, 2022
A Love Letter to Gilmore Girls with Visiting Professor Chris Lewis Part 1
With Caitlin on Sabbatical there was no one around to reign in Lauren’s OBSESSION with Gilmore Girls. So, instead she added fuel to the fire by calling up frequent contributor Chris Lewis (co-host of Shortcomings podcast) to guest lecture. To add more fun to the mix adjunct professors Victoria Edel (PopSugar) and Ariel Gitlin (The Foundation) stopped by to put Lauren and Chris’ fandom to the test. This week also has voice memos from Chet Seigel, Rachel Chapman, Kevin Hines, Paris McCarthy, Julie Harney, Latisha DiVenuto and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, February 08, 2022
An Attempt To Get Hired at The Drew Barrymore Show with Pat Regan, Kenice Mobley & J.W. Crump
Live from New York City’s Caveat, Lauren and Caitlin make the case why they should be hired at The Drew Barrymore Show including explaining their love for Scream and Beanie Babies, finding love for Drew with Kenice Mobley, having Pat Regan cast them on Grey’s Anatomy and allowing J.W. Crump to subject to a game where their own knowledge is tested. Additional material by Juan Leon, Latisha DiVenuto, Eric Cunningham and Jason Gore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, December 29, 2021
We Stan Best Of Games!
Our favorite games from the first 100 eps with Pat Regan, Laura Canty-Samuel, Ian Lockwood, Nathan Pearson, Latisha DiVenuto, Matt Rogers, Tre’vell Anderson & Jarrett Hill, Lauren Lapkus, JW Crump, Mike Kelton, Tai Leclaire, Lauren Ashley Smith and Corin Wells, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, December 21, 2021
2nd Annual Christmas Variety Show
Our 2nd annual Christmas Variety from our favorite members of the Stan Stan Family: Ken McGraw, Audrey Stanfield, Ellen Haun, Chris Lewis, Rodney Brazil, Amanda Hunt, Rachel Chapman and Doug Widick! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, December 14, 2021
Celebrity Grifts with Gabrielle Bluestone
Gabrielle Bluestone (Hype, Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened) joins the classroom to talk Celebrity Grifts. Caitlin wonders if she can ethically remain a fan of Suzanne Somers, Lauren thinks Lori Loughlin should be sentenced to being a Real Housewife and is actin the truest grift? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, December 07, 2021
HoliDating in Cinema with Kenice Mobley
Kenice Mobley (Love About Town) joins the classroom to discuss romance on cinema set at the holidays! Lauren aruges While You Were Sleeping is the greatest holiday movie, Caitlin thinks Alfre Woodard and Bill Murray should have ended up together in Scrooged and can we remake Love, Actually for 2021? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, November 30, 2021
Celebrity Mother-Daughter Duos with Rachel Pegram
Rachel Pegram (The Week Of) joins the classroom to discuss the niche world of celebrity mother-daughter duos including playing Celeb Mom or Normie Mom, Caitlin thinks the best celeb mom-daughter duos are the ones who stay in their own lane, Lauren of course brings up Call My Agent and we ask the important question: is Zoey Deutch a famous person? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, November 23, 2021
FanFic Fest 2021
Lauren & Caitlin had SO much with last year’s first ever FanFic Fest that they decided to do it all over again! That’s right we’ve got a whole new batch of totally originally, somewhat troubling, and absolutely hilarious fanfics from: Caitlin Gilbert, Victoria Edel , Rachel Chapman, Shamarah Hernandez, Mike DiFranciso, Benjamin Farha, TheArrrgyle performed by Latisha Di Venuto & of course your hosts: Caitlin & Lauren. Oh, and no episode would be complete without them losing their minds over something they can’t stop Stanning this week! So, escape from the Turkey Week Trauma and get lost in this wacky episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, November 16, 2021
Celebrity Birthdays with Chris De La Cruz
To celebrate Lauren’s birthday we are joined by fellow birthday boy Chris De La Cruz (Story Pirates) to discuss the most important birthdays: celebrity birthdays. Caitlin challenges Chris AND Lauren to a game of “Scorpio or Scorpi-NO,” Lauren regales us with tales of Mariah Carey’s Mariah Carey-themed birthday party and Caitlin shoehorns in an X-Files clip to segway into discussing celebs born on the exact same day and we ask the actually most important question: who is the lead of the Spice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, November 09, 2021
Swiftie Takeover with Victoria Edel & Ariel Gitlin
Former guests Victoria Edel (Gold-Plated Girls) and Ariel Gitlin (The Foundation), who previously recruited Lauren to be a 1D stan, return to the classroom to fangirl out about the one and only Taylor Swift. We play “Romeo Take Me” -- guessing which words are Taylor’s and which are Shakespeare’s, and “You And Me Got Big Reputations” -- deciphering which Tyalor headlines are real. Ariel explains every Taylor song is about her and Victoria designs the Taylor Swift jukebox musical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, November 02, 2021
Falling In Love with Lana Schwartz
Lana Schwartz (Build Your Own Romantic Comedy) join the classroom to discuss the baffling subgenre of cinematic romances set in Autumn. Caitlin champions School of Rock as an underrated romance, Lauren is enraged at the twin girl-death romances Autumn in New York and Sweet November and Lana plays “When Harry Met…” which is about Harry Styles obviously Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, October 26, 2021
Halloween Horror with Juan Leon
Juan Leon (Dexter: New Blood) joins the classroom to discuss his passion for horror films. Caitlin thinks more art needs to have the fan engagement of scary movies, Lauren thinks Scream reigns supreme because of the hot killers and we play “Name That Scream Queen!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, October 19, 2021
Coming of Age in the 90s with Latisha Di Venuto
Latisha Di Venuto (Girls) joins the classroom to discuss coming of age in the 90s in pop culture, which apparently means watching a lot of stories about growing up in the 50s. Caitlin feels 90s commercials raised us, Lauren wonders why Reese Witherspoon’s first movie is so underrated and Latisha plays name that 90s sounds and they talk sharing one communal Nokia phone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, October 12, 2021
How To Save A Life with Lynette Rice
Author Lynnette Rice ( Entertainment Weekly ) joins the classroom to How To Save A Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy and all things Grey’s! Caitlin admits she doesn’t “get” McDreamy, Lauren shares her favorite Karev fan theories and Lynette shares why some characters’ exis seem clunky and we play F/M/K with iconic Grey’s couples. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, October 05, 2021
Not Like Other Girls with Ian Lockwood
Ian Lockwood (Hot Teens) joins the classroom to discuss the concept of Not Like Other Girls, which is the name of his new single! Caitlin thinks Stassi Shroeder is the ultimate reality Not Like Other Girls, Lauren thinks Bring It On breaks the NLOG/basic binary and Ian creates the NLOG Hall of Fame/Walk of Shame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, September 28, 2021
Agendas with Sophie Santos
Sophie Santos (The One You Want To Marry) joins the classroom to talk agendas. Caitlin thinks Be Kind, Rewind was a Millennial opus that never really stuck, Lauren is concerned about adults caring too much about teens virginity and Sophie redesigns Pretty Woman in a way that will blow your mind! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, September 21, 2021
The Zach Cherry Cinematic Universe with Zach Cherry
Zach Cherry ( Shang-Chi, You ) joins the classroom to discuss one of Caitlin and Lauren’s favorite topics, Zach Cherry. Lauren thinks two of Zach’s most famous characters are the same person, Caitlin thinks Zach should inherit the riches of Succession and we get to the bottom of if a bot thinks Zach is moving to Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, September 14, 2021
Celebrity Kooks LIVE with Sammy Kang & Kim Marie McCrann
Our Gen Z correspondents Sammy Kang and Kim Marie McCrann return to the classroom to teach Caitlin and Lauren about the youth. Caitlin goes off the deep end discussing #Gillovny (Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny’s) birthday, Lauren is concerned about Tori Spelling’s affection for Hilaria Baldwin and the Gen Z kids play “Who Is The Flat-Earther?” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, September 07, 2021
Movies Based on Merchandise with Mary Dorn
Mary Dorn (More Banana’s The Bapcast) joins the classroom to discuss the bizarre phenomenon of movies based on previously existing merchandise. One of Caitlin’s favorite movies is Clue, but she’s never played the game, Lauren laments what went wrong with the recent Jem & The Holograms movies and Mary plays PitchFire: Sells Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, August 31, 2021
SoCal Shows with Jake Cornell
Jake Cornell (@jakewcornell) joins the classroom to discuss shows that take place in Southern California, mostly in the 90s, mostly starring teens. Caitlin thinks cult episodes are a unique threat in the SoCal show universe, Lauren misses Mr. and Mrs Walsh from 90210 and if Jake can’t save The Hills no one can (and maybe no one can). Caitlin says “Brooke from Gossip Girl” when she obviously means “Blair.” She will do penance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, August 24, 2021
TikTok with Nathan Pearson
Nathan Pearson (Secure The Gag) joins the classroom to discuss TikTok! Lauren confesses her confusing love for Jason Ritter, Caitlin oddly thinks TikTok is a return to a childlike creativity and Nathan plays "FoMo or Whoa No." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, August 17, 2021
Lesbian Break-Ups and Make-Ups with Morgan Miller
Morgan Miller (Dirty Laundry) joins the classroom to discuss the celebrity women who we love to watch love and leave each other. Caitlin’s obsession with Rosie O’Donnell’s personal life is explored, Lauren is still traumatized by Willow and Tara’s break-up and Morgan reveals maybe the best pop culture credit ever revealed on this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, August 10, 2021
Cries For Help LIVE at The Squirrel with Johnathan Fernandez
Caitlin and Lauren hit the live stage at The Squirrel in New York City. Jonathan Fernandez (Gossip Girl) joins the live classroom to give us advice from a dad on TV, we play Beanie Baby Divorce Court, Caitlin admits she’s been trying to get attention Shahs of Sunsets’ Reza and Lauren wants to join James Van Der Beek’s cult. Next Live show is Monday August 16 at 10pm! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, August 03, 2021
Period Pieces with Sean Persaud and Sinead Persaud
Sean Persaud and Sinead Persaud (Shipwrecked Comedy) join the classroom to discuss period pieces, growing up in Salem, MA and their dream adaptation. Caitlin goes on an unhinged rant about Downton Abbey, Lauren pitches a wild update of Jane Eyre and we play “Boston or Austen,” possibly the stupidest game ever on this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, July 27, 2021
Figure Skating with Ann Marie Yoo
Ann Marie Yoo (Alma Baya) joins the classroom to discuss figure skating in media! Caitlin thinks the IOC got exactly one thing right in 1986 and it changed the skating movie industry, Lauren laments the lack of skating on TV and Ann Marie pitches a Nathan Chen TV show (google him!). Toe pick! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, July 20, 2021
Buddy Comedies with Andrew Barlow & Steve Jeanty
Andrew Barlow & Steve Jeanty (Chuckleheads Podcast) join the classroom to discuss buddy comedies! Lauren tricks our friends into confirming they’re allies, Caitlin screams about Bette Midler (and plays a wild clip from Oprah) and Andrew and Steve pitch their own buddy comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, July 13, 2021
Movies That Rock with Matt Rubano
IRL rock star Matt Rubano (Angels & Airwaves) too time out of rehearsing for Lollapalooza to join the classroom to discuss movies that rock including Caitlin’s defense of Patrick Swayze’s choice to sing on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, Lauren’s wild theory that Jackson Maine, the character, should be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and we play “Queen or No, Queen!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, July 06, 2021
People Named Patty with Rodney Brazil
Rodney Brazil joins the classroom to discuss people named Patty, Patti and even Patricia. Caitlin thinks Patti LuPone needs to get over not getting Norma Desmond on Broadway, Lauren stans Peppermint Patty, Rodney tells us about drag personality Debbi Patti and they all agree Patti LaBelle is the one they’d save Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, June 29, 2021
Grey’s Anatomy Wellness Check with Pat Regan
Pat Regan (Seek Treatment, Hacks), Maritza Montañez (The Squirrel) and Christina Chen (A Fine Line) join the classroom for our first ever Grey’s Wellness Check where we allow devoted Grey’s fans to air their grievances, share their emotional journeys and try to figure out what’s the deal with season 17’s beach scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, June 22, 2021
Audulting with Rasheda Crockett
Rasheda Crockett (Bigger) joins the classroom to discuss audulting, a central theme on her show Bigger! Lauren says Ally McBeal made audulting look fun, Caitlin thanks Hillary Banks for everything and Rasheda reveals why she can’t with RHONY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, June 15, 2021
Rock Musicals with Zach Raffio
Zach Raffio (Broadway Beat) joins the classroom to talk rock musicals. We play “Name That Rock Flop,” Caitlin thinks we process trauma through rock musicals, Lauren stans the Linda Lindas and should there be a Jack Antonoff rock musical? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, June 08, 2021
Psychics on TV with Mike Kelton
Mike Kelton (Beyond, Logo) joins the classroom to to discuss Psychic son TV and proves through game #1 that he himself is psychic (listen, it’s weird.) Caitlin believes psychics are the best Real Housewives producers and Lauren thinks Medium never go its due. Mike brings his trademark good eng to the ep. We dedicate this ep to the memory of Grandma Rose, Kim Zolciak’s psychic who passed away a day after we recorded! We love ya, Grandma Rose! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, June 01, 2021
Emotional Wrecks with Laura Canty-Samuel
Laura Canty-Samuel (Sesame Street) joins the classroom to emotionally wreck us talking about Emotional Wreck Films. Viola Davis to Mandy Moore to Alfre Woodard to vague memories of movies on cable in the 90s, we hit every tearjerker known to humankind. Do they cry in this episode? Listen and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, May 25, 2021
The One With The Friends Panel with Lauren Adams
Lauren Adams (Kimmy Schmidt, Special), Brett White (Decider) and Chris Lewis (fan of the podcast + Meryl Streep/Mariah Carey/Beyonce enthusiast) join the classroom to discuss Friends and their excitement over the upcoming HBOMax reunion. We challenge our guests’ knowledge of classic lines, who was almost cast as the Friends, who is the best Green sister and ask if Brad Pitt can really act in a sitcom. Grey’s Anatomy is inevitably referenced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, May 18, 2021
Songs of The Summer
Caitlin and Lauren go on a rare guest-less journey down memory lane through the songs of the summer from Pharrell to NKTOB to -- record scratch -- Vanessa Carlton. Caitlin and Lauren challenge each other to the games they usually make their guests endure and turns out? They’re really hard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, May 11, 2021
Home On The Road with Emma Ramos
Emma Ramos (New Amsterdam, Marisol) joins the classroom to talk about the evolving nature of home: is it a house? A city? Where the heart is? Caitlin terrorizes the group with the clips from the 1980s musical sitcom Rags To Riches and Lauren believes home is defined as “Diane Lane” and Emma pitches a show based on the TikTok teen who found she lived in a retirement community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, May 04, 2021
Hair In Pop Culture! with Amanda Hunt
Amanda Hunt (Growing Out The Pod) joins the classroom to discuss hair in pop culture from Real Housewives All-Stars makeovers, the emergence of the celebrity Long Hair Son, pitching the next big reality hair show and processing the trauma of the media’s reaction to the big Felicity haircut! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, April 27, 2021
The Movies of John Hughes! with Grant O’Brien
Grant O’Brien (College Humor) joins the classroom to discuss the movies of John Hughes. Lauren really earns her professor title this week as she uncovers Hughes’ pen name, we revive his lost scripts, Caitlin has never seen one of the most iconic teen movies of all time and Grant references Weird Science more than you would imagine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, April 20, 2021
Dionne Warwick with Jarrett Hill and Tre’vell Anderson (FANTI)
Jarrett Hill and Tre’vell Anderson (FANTI) join classroom to discuss Dionne Warwick and just be delights! They talk the undying influence of the movie My Best Friend's Wedding , debate whether there should be a Broadway musical of Dionne’s life, and we play the Kennedy Center Honors game in which Jarrett and Tre’vell cast an astonishing group to sing “That’s What Our Friends Are For.” You’ll be shook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, April 13, 2021
Instagram Influencers
Sarah Claspell (You, Brooklyn 99) joins the classroom to discuss our mutual obsession with Instragram Influencers including Sarah and Caitlin’s mutual addiction to Turtle Creek Lane, Lauren addresses Sarah Michelle Gellar need for HELP (#SMDHSMG) and nuances of the Kardashian, Jame Van Der Beek and Britney Spears’ IGs. Also, what are more cast member of RENT on Insta? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, April 06, 2021
Criminals We Root For Achilles Stamatelaky
Achilles Stamatelaky (Broad City, Hit Job) joins the classroom to discuss criminals we root for from our IRL neighbors to Lauren’s formative crushes on kidnappers from 1997. We play our most confusing game yet: Sopranos or SopraNOs and we wonder if the only good thing about the Trump years was female crime movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 30, 2021
Improv and Sketch Comedy with Andrew Phung
Andrew Phung ( Kim’s Convenience ) joins the classroom to give us his first interview after the announcement of his new CBC show Run The Burbs . We nerd out on improv, Caitlin thinks In Living Color changed the world even if it came to Canada too late and Lauren thinks there’s not enough sketch on TV, but Andrew rightly points out that she’s maybe just binged all of television in pandemic. Oh, and Caitlin’s dad sends in a question about Toronto Raptor OG Anunoby. From “stan of the week” to guest: manifestation works, stan stans! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 23, 2021
Dating on Reality TV with Lauren Adams
Lauren Adams ( Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ) joins the classroom to discuss the wonderful world of dating on reality shows. We demand #RayaGiveLaurenABowl because she met her husband on the legendary dating app, Caitlin brings Next clips out of the vault, we reboot The Bachelor and Brickman asks the important question: should she go on Married At First Sight ? Also, we discuss the epidemic of reality TV stars thinking they can play guitar. #StopTheStrumming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 16, 2021
Self-care with Pooya Mehseni
We talk self-care with Iranian actress and trans activist Pooya Mohseni who join the classroom to discuss how to take care of ourselves. We play “Oprah or Op-NAH,” Lauren talks about Schitt’s Creek being an ode to self-care, and Caitlin dissects the role of the beauty shop in the music videos of Reba Mcentire, Destiny’s Child and Lizzo! And, as always, remember Les Monves is an enemy of this show and the world! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 09, 2021
Partying with Mike Poole
Mike Poole (The Tonight Show) joins the classroom to talk all things parties in pop culture from Eurotrip to Ma, which Mike tragically did not see in theaters. Caitlin thinks there needs to be a FyreFest film, Lauren asks if we can reboot Can’t Hardly Wait and Mike explains his dream of a chaotic talk show with co-host Lil Jon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 02, 2021
Defining Cool with Casey Jost & Lisa Kleinman
Casey Jost (Impractical Jokers) and Lisa Kleinman (Comedy Central) join the classroom to discuss what it means to be cool (watching 90210 with your spouse!). Lauren and Lisa are Marvel-phobic WandaVision fans, Caitlin stans Jamie Lee Curtis, and we make Casey and Lisa decide who is the ultimate couple goals (Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles ascendent!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, February 23, 2021
RHOSLC Panel with Jordan Myrick, Lida Darmian & Matthew Pezzulich
Friends of the show and RHOSLC scholars Jordan Myrick (Talk Chef), Lida Darmian (Kids These Days Comedy) and Matthew Pezzulich (Adelphi University) join the classroom to discuss Heather Gay’s ascendency to the Bravo throne, Mary Cosby’s absolute audiacity, and Brooks Marks’ sweatsuits. Who should get the boot (Lisa), who should get laid (Heather), and what’s the deal with Jen Shah (unclear)? Caitlin brings up Sister Wives, unbelievably. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, February 16, 2021
40+ & Fabulous Women with Christina Grace
Christina Grace (Unfriendly Black Hotties) joins the classroom to discuss the women of Hollywood who keep getting better with age. Lauren thinks Leslie Jones should star in a rom-com, Caitlin talks Gillian Anderson’s Oscar quest and her Gates McFadden bookmark, Christina shows us her Celine Dion-Viola Davis water cup, and as always we ponder the J. Lo of it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, February 09, 2021
Celeb Exes with Dan Chamberlain & Casey McCormick
Dan Chamberlain (The Tonight Show) and Casey McCormick (Pop Sugar) join the classroom to spread love and talk about the celeb exes who we wish would get back together. Caitlin wants Drew Barrymore and Tom Green to reunite, Lauren asks us who we want to see Britney Spears (#FreeBritney) finally end up with, we try to remember the guy’s name from Olivia Rodrigo’s Drivers License, we wonder how does Madison LeCroy end up the third in all these triangles? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, February 02, 2021
Drinking on TV with Neil D’Astolfo
Neil D’Astolfo (Tooning Out The News, High Fidelity) joins the classroom to discuss drinking alcohol on TV, which he’s qualified to do as someone who served Zoe Kravitz frose on TV. Lauren is thirsty for bartenders (shocker), Caitlin goes in TOO DEEP on Real Housewives drink orders and Neil shares how Kyle from Real World influenced his first bar order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, January 26, 2021
MTV Reality Shows with Pat Regan
The one and only Pat Regan (Seek Treatment, Search Party) joins the classroom to discuss The Challenge, Real World and why he’d marry Ryan from Teen Mom. Pat guides us through from Veronica and Trishelle IG drama. Caitlin thinks Coral is the #1 MTV tough girl, Lauren wants to bring back Fanatic to save celebrities, especially Sarah Michelle Gellar, and we make Pat put Grey’s Anatomy Characters on MTV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, January 19, 2021
Dance & Choreo w/Monique Moses
Monique Moses (Astronomy Club) joins the classroom to discuss dance and choreography, a topic they all love and everyone but Caitlin is good at. Lauren gives us the top dance movies of all time, Caitlin wonders why dancer-first singers last longest (Mo has an amazing answer!) and they try to make sense of their love of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, January 12, 2021
Women’s Bodies on TV w/Leila Cohan
Leila Cohan (Bridgerton) joins the classroom to discuss women’s bodies on television and also tries to figure out the name of a phone game from 2013. Caitlin thinks Friends was more sex-positive than we give it credit for, Lauren demands more fat people on TV, Leila casts the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City in historical fiction and we play a game called Period Drama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, January 05, 2021
Celebrity Resolutions with Alex Song-Xia & Patrick Keene
Alex Song-Xia and Patrick Keene (The Squirrel NYC) stop by the classroom to discuss our resolutions for celebrities in 2021! Sara Ramirez should tweet at Alex more, the guy from Scream needs to make Patrick a Cameo, Lauren would like to move in with Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith, and Caitlin’s crusade to get Snooki on #RHONJ is never-ending. Plus they discuss suggestions for other celebs by listeners like YOU! Happy New Year, Stan Stans! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, December 29, 2020
Recipe for Seduction Watch-A-Long!
Lifetime pulled out all the stop this holiday season, producing a branded made-for-TV movie for Kentucky Fried Chicken starring the hunk of a generation Mario Lopez. Caitlin and Lauren invite you to watch-a-long with them on MyLifteime.com and experience this cinematic experience together for our last ep of the year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, December 22, 2020
45. Christmas Variety Show with Alex Brightman, Jenny Ravitz, Ali Ghandour & More!
We Stan The Holidays and we couldn’t choose just one guest for our first ever Christmas Variety Show Extravaganza! So we’re bringing you a very merry #contentmas with Alex Brightman & Jenny Ravitz, Brady O’Callahan, Jack Frederick & Melissa Aquiles, Mariah Smith, Kathy Tao, Ali Ghandour, Jay Malsky and Timothy Dunn! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, December 15, 2020
Very Special Christmas Episode with Rachel Chapman
Rachel Chapman (You’re Got Hanks) joins the classroom to discuss Christmas TV episodes! Caitlin tries to trace It’s A Wonderful Life eps, but discovers they might not be Christmas-y, Lauren argues Christmas isn’t a season, it’s a genre, Rachel designs some Holiday attractions at Disney World and somehow ALF is shoe-horned into all this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, December 08, 2020
10,000 Takes on Madonna: with LaGina Hill, Shane O’Neill and Heather Turman
Lauren and Caitlin just can’t seem to wrap their heads around Pop Icon Madonna so they brought in a panel of opinionated expert,s LaGina Hill (Characters Welcome), Shane O’Neill (The Shawl), and Heather Turman (Helen’s Famous Pasta Salad) who are each in a different phase of their Madonna stan-dom. Lauren and Caitlin learn a lot, especially remembering how good Bedtime Stories is! We learn, we scream, we stan. Cher comes up, of course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, December 01, 2020
Let’s Talk Daytime with Eric Cunningham
This week’s academic symposium is dedicated to the wild and wacky wonderland of Daytime Talk shows! This week visiting pop culture professor, Eric Cunningham (The Drew Barrymore Show) stops by to dig in deep about fast casual dining in Jersey City, Lauren’s thesis that you gotta have gimmick to get ahead, and Caitlin counts down the top duos of all time in Daytime talk! So, pour yourself a cuppa Java and let’s get into daytime talk shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, November 24, 2020
Fanfiction Festival: a Celebration of Standoms!
This week Lauren & Caitlin are totally obsessed with The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, having big feels over the premiere of Grey’s Anatomy Season 17, and are joined by… 11 different comedians and performers who are sharing totally original fanfiction in our first ever FanFicFest! From Gossip Girl to Xfiles to Angelina Jolie and beyond - this very special episode has a little bit of something for everyone! Pour yourself a holiday bev of choice and join Lauren, Caitlin, Nikki Palumbo, Rodney Brazil, Erin Fenton, Angel Yau, Timothy Dunn, Victoria Edel, Ariel Gitlin, Sarah Beling, Benjamin Farha, Leah Jareb, and Rachel Chapman as we celebrate what it truly means to be a STAN. Be sure to follow us @WeStanSocial to tell us what you think! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, November 17, 2020
Parisian Adventures with Tai Leclaire
Tai Leclaire (Rutherford Falls) joins the classroom to discuss the city of lights, Paris. Caitlin encourages women to avoid being an LC and go to Paris, Lauren hates “Emily in Paris” and we discover Tai’s Teen Vogue past! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, November 10, 2020
Grey's Watch A Long!
Caitlin and Lauren go guestless this week as they take a break from real life and just watch the musical ep of Grey’s Anatomy, in anticipation of the premiere of season 17! Cue up your Netflix to Grey’s season 7 episode 18 “Song Beneath the Song” (we’ll tell you when to push play!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, October 27, 2020
WitchFest2020 with Hannah Solow, Alise Morales, and Lauren Clark
Hannah Solow, Alise Morales, and Lauren Clark argue why Hermione, the Sanderson Sisters or Mama Odie deserve to the first witch inducted into the We Stan Cauldron Canon, everyone agrees Anne Hathaway in the new Witches is weird, best friends use magic to help each other rap, and we ponder life’s most important question: is Mary Poppins a witch? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, October 20, 2020
The Meaning of Mariah Carey with Matt Rogers
Matt Rogers (Haute Dog, Las Culturistas) joins the classroom to emancipate our knowledge of Mariah Carey. Caitlin compares Mariah to Dolly, we torture Matt’s knowledge of Mariah’s Japanese B-Sides, Matt casts Mariah’s Kennedy Center Honors performances, Lauren is convinced that Mariah will win an Oscar and Matt pitches Mariah as Mama Rose in a Gypsy set in the modern music industry! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, October 13, 2020
Good For Her! With THNK 1994 with Matt Harkins and Viviana Olen
Thnk 1994 (Matt Harkins and Viviana Olen) stop by the classroom to tell us about heir new digital art exhibit about Britney Spears’ instagram, we interrogate the nature of “Good For Her,” Lauren bans herself from starting a restaurant and Caitlin thinks The View Halloween episode are high art. Also, we pitch five new Mary-Kate and Ashley movies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, October 06, 2020
Small Towns, Big Culture with Will Hines
Will Hines (Brooklyn 99, Search Party) joins the class room to discuss small towns on TV and movies. Will knows more about WB shows than you’d think, Caitlin mourns the loss of smart family shows of the 90s, Lauren surprisingly hates Mystic Pizza and Caitlin might start a patreon to hear goss about her town? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, September 29, 2020
Defying Genres with Bartees Strange
Recording artist Bartees Strange stops by the classroom this week to talk musicians that defy genres. Lauren confesses she learned how to straighten her hair for a photo shoot for a band that wrote one song, Caitlin dives deep into her thoughts on “Going Country”, and we give Bartees a ticket to Hollywood to become the next great reality singing competition judge. Be sure to check out Bartees’ new album, Live Forever, dropping on Bandcamp and Spotify October 2nd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, September 22, 2020
Chefs on Reality TV with Rekha Shankar
Rekha Shankar (College Humor, Between Two Ferns) join the classroom to talking the sweet and savory chefs of reality TV. Rekha has seen every episode of Top Chef five times, Caitlin gets a reality show heartbreak off her chest, Lauren proselytizes “Crazy Delicious” and they all miss 00s tacky Manhattan restaurant Vynl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, September 15, 2020
The Movies of 1999 with Jonathan Braylock & Tessa Claire Hersh
Jonathan Braylock (Astronomy Club, Black Men Can’t Jump in Hollywood) and Tessa Claire Hersh (Younger) join the classroom to discuss the most important films of 1999: you know, Red Violin, Drive Me Crazy and Wild, Wild West. They guess each other’s 99 crushes and Braylock takes the ultimate test on his wife’s icon Julia Roberts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, September 08, 2020
One Direction with Ariel Gitlin & Victoria Edel
Victoria Edel (Watch This Space) and Ariel Gitlin (The Foundation) join the classroom to turn the tables on the pop culture professors. This week, they school Lauren and Caitlin in their standom, One Direction! Ariel claims they should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Victoria thinks 1D is the best cover band of all time and Caitlin thinks maybe one of their names is Liev? Will Caitlin and Laurem be directioners by the end of this episode?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, September 01, 2020
Dinosaurs with James III
James III (Astronomy Club, Black Men Can’t Jump In Hollywood) joins the classroom to discuss his passion for dinosaurs. Caitlin blames Barney for ending the legacy of friendly dinosaurs, Lauren’s mom helps us understand her daughter’s fear of Jurassic Park , and we all examine the legacy of dinosaur songs in film and, of course, discuss which dinos are hot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, August 25, 2020
Tyra Banks with JW Crump
J.W. Crump (PodLedum) joins the classroom to discuss his Tyra Banks expertise. Caitlin proposes replacing middle school with The Tyra Banks Show clips, Lauren thinks Top Model cost Tyra a glorious acting career, we investigate the interesting overlap between Tyra and Shakespeare and we play Tyra Fail or Tyra Shall (it doesn’t rhyme). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, August 18, 2020
British Invasion with Rachel Smith
Rachel Smith (Smith Sister Live) joins the classroom for the stan-iest ep ever in which the three wannabe-Brits discuss several, different iconic British musical reality shows, Caitlin tries to prove World Idol existed and Lauren makes everyone convert to Superstar superfans! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, August 11, 2020
We Stan Ghosts with Marcy Jarreau
Marcy Jarreau (Brooklyn 99, A Funny Feeling) joins the classroom to school us on ghosts and we discuss ways in which ghost sex is the safest sex, Lauren believes Beetlejuice 2 is a prank on her specifically and we find out which celebs believe they’re haunted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, August 04, 2020
Boybands with Angel Yau
Angel Yau (Asian AF, AzN PoP!) is totally *NSYNC with Lauren & Caitlin as they do a survey course on Boybands! This week Caitlin tries to reconcile with a song that’s been confusing her for 11years, Lauren is once again thirsty, and Angel reads excerpts from a youth spent in love with Nick Carter! Quit playing games with our hearts & listen now! Be sure to follow @WeStanSocial on IG & Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, July 28, 2020
DILFs with Kevin Fallon (The Daily Beast)
Kevin Fallon (The Daily Beast) joins the classroom to discuss the hottest dads from TVs and movies. Lauren demands a special DILF Emmy for Riverdale, Caitlin thinks bad dads are the biggest DILFs and we discover Kevin’s ultimate DILF (the answer might surprise you -- and him!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, July 21, 2020
Make It Fashion with Johnathan Fernandez
This week best bud Johnathan Fernandez (Lethal Weapon, Gossip Girl) joins the classroom to school the pop culture professors on all things fashion from making GQ’s 10 Worst Dressed to an early obsession with Wendy Mallick from Just Shoot Me . Caitlin revisits the sartorial wonder of Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitters Dead and Lauren begs for fashion help, despite already having a Girl Scout badge for a mother-daughter fashion show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, July 14, 2020
Brother & Sister Bonding with The Powells
Comedians Raquel & Howard Powell put their sibling status to the test in our virtual classroom this week as we unpack REAL LIFE celebrity brothers & sisters! Caitlin gives thanks to a very dramatic pair of siblings from the Real Housewives of New Jersey, Lauren reminds everyone that Warren Beatty & Shirley McLaine are related, and Lauren & Caitlin both surprise one another with some very special cameos! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, July 07, 2020
Tooned in with Lauren Lapkus
Lauren Lapkus (The Wrong Missy, Good Girls) joins the classroom to discuss cartoons! The talented voice artist pitches us her own animated series “Hanging Out With Older People,” and Lauren Brickman tests Lauren Lapkus’s knowledge of fellow Laurens. Caitlin is inspired by only cartoons from the year 2000 and Lauren argues passionately that cartoons are hot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, June 30, 2020
Religion on TV with Susie Meister
Susie Meister (The Brain Candy Podcast, The Challenge) who is a REAL PhD joins the classroom to discuss religion on TV. Caitlin praises Janelle from Sister Wives as TV’s #1 pious woman and Lauren goes hard for religious diversity on TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, June 23, 2020
The Bop Pod Crossover with Ilana Michelle Rubin
In this dual episode of We Stan Together and The Bop Pod, hosts Caitlin, Lauren and Ilana Michelle, interview each other about their quarantine playlists, fangirl out about Elton John and Ariana Grande and reveal a Sweating To The Oldies origin story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, June 16, 2020
Continuity Errors with Mariah Smith
Mariah Smith (Outmatched, Keeping Up With The Kontinuity Errors) joins the classroom to discuss Continuity Errors on TV! Mariah helps us solve continuity mysteries like whatever happened to Judy Winslow, Lauren rebrands Pretty Little Liars “Pretty Big Errors” and Caitlin proclaims that Saved By The Bell helped Millennials deal with the continuity errors in their own mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus · Tue, June 09, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter
We Stan Together is not releasing a traditional episode this week. Caitlin and Laure reiterate their support for Black Lives Matter and offer to be a resource for anyone with questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, June 02, 2020
Superman with Michael Hartney
Michael Hartney (School of Rock, Throwing Shade) joins the classroom to lead us through a cram session on his standom -- Superman! We pontificate what a Real Housewives of Metropolis would look like, pitch J.Lo a Superman movie and ponder a world in which Superman is bigger than Jesus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, May 26, 2020
Backdoor Pilots with Jeena Bloom
Jeena Bloom (Shweet! A Ladies Guide To Bro Culture) drops by the classroom to pontificate backdoor pilots and their many incarnations, mostly on The Facts of Life. From a racist would-be Brady Bunch spin-off to the 80s LA version of Gossip Girl we so richly deserved, these historical pop culture oddities are given they academic study they honestly don’t deserve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, May 19, 2020
Graduation (Friends Forever) with Zeke Smith
Zeke Smither (Survivor) joins Caitlin and Lauren safely from his shelter-in-place in California to discuss graduations in pop culture. Zeke schools us on military academies, and dispenses cherished advice to 2020 grads. Lauren has the hots for Kim’s Convenience and Caitlin hasn’t stopped talking about A Different World for 30 straight years. Also, no one knows Lindsay Lohan’s level of education. Follow us on social @WeStanSocial and Zeke @zekerchief! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, May 12, 2020
Women of Country with Brady O’Callahan
Brady O’Callahan (A Show Sometime) virtually join Caitlin and Lauren for the first episode recorded in shelter-in-place to discuss the women of country music. We talk Dolly Parton concerts, country clapbacks, avenge Nashville (the show), ponder why Gwen Stefani should never become a country diva, and discover why Oklahomans are such good singers. Follow us on all social @WeStanSocial and Brady @BradyOCallahan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, May 05, 2020
Advanced Studies in Teen Drama w/Emily Duke
Emily Duke, a visiting professor from her own podcast “Melodramatic Teen Universe” joins the classroom to discuss one of the most foundational topics in pop culture literacy: teen dramas. From the ones that should have lasted longer than one season to the top platonic OTPs to the fake universities our fave characters attended, not one inch of teen dramas goes uncovered! Follow Emily Duke @emilydukehaha! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, April 28, 2020
Teenage Dreams w/ Laura Grey & Kristy Lopez-Bernal
Laura Grey and Kristy Lopez-Bernal join the classroom to discuss the most important topic: teenage crushes. We trace the rise and fall of Justin Timberlake, solidify Joshua Jackson’s GOAT status, and confront the unbridled sexuality of Steve Guttenberg. Follow Laura (@LauraGreyMatter) and Kristy (@klopezbernal). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, April 21, 2020
Online Feuds Makeup Exam!
Caitlin returns to the classroom to do her makeup assignment on Mariah Carey’s many different feuds. Lauren and sub host Caitlyn cross-examine. See if she passes the test! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus · Thu, April 16, 2020
Podapalooza Annoucement! Visit plza.org for tickets
Quick annoucement about exciting news!! We Stan will be contributing to Podapalooza! Podapalooza is a virtual podcast festival to raise money for COVID relief. Check out our episode out April 25th and find some new favorite podcasts in this incredible lineup. Donate and get your pass here: www.podapalooza.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, April 14, 2020
Online Feuds with Abby Lloyd & Taylor Jackson
Abby and Taylor from Betches join the classroom to learn about online feuds. Is an unfollow a declaration of hate (yes) and will it spoil “Will & Grace” forever (probably)? Producer Caitlyn (@morebananapods) subs in as Pop Culture Professor! Our very first substitute teacher! Abby & Taylor are the former hosts of the Betches podcast “Off Campus” and are now the hosts of Betches “Let Me Finish”. Follow Abby on IG @abbiabbeyabby and Taylor @taylajacksonn and for all your Betches needs, check out @betches Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, April 07, 2020
Crossover Episode Madness with Timothy Dunn
Old school TV scholar Timothy Dunn pops by the classroom to discuss crossover episodes. We interrogate why there was never a “Golden Girls”/”227” crossover and did NBC even understand the concept? Richard Belzer is king and Timothy tells us how “Supermarket Sweep” and “Sabrina” could finally be united. Follow Timothy on Twitter (@timothydunn) and IG (@timothydunnhimfun) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 31, 2020
Obscure Reality Shows with Ziwe
The reality landscape has as many one hit wonders as megahits: do the words “Boy Meets Boy” or “Stewarts & Hamiltons” mean anything to you? Whether they do or not, this is the episode for you. Reality stan/pop culture icon Ziwe joins us in the classroom. Find her on Twitter (@ziwe) and on IG (@ziwef) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 24, 2020
80’s Ladies Mixtape with Lady Lightning
You love our theme song and you’ll love the band that made it: Lady Lightning joins the classroom to discuss one of their big influences: the ladies of 80s music. Paula Abdul’s “Opposites Attract” may have caused a generation of bad relationships. Tracey Ullman is an underrated pop star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 17, 2020
We Stan Toxic Masculinity?
Ken McGraw and Doug Widick (Toxic Masculinity: The Musical) are in detention in this week’s class about Toxic Masculinity. Lauren asks the experts if her crushed are problematic and Caitlin tries to explain that even if Eminem’s songs are troubling, at least he loves his family. The most toxic men of Disney are exposed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 10, 2020
Getting Smashed with Ben Farha and Michael DiFrancisco
Let us all be your star, er, professor on an academic study one of the most important text in the Western canon: NBC’s medium hit show Smash . Guest lecturers Ben Farha and Michael DiFrancisco join us to answer these pressing questions: Who should have been Marilyn? Is Smash ultimately a PSA about peanut allergies? Follow Mikey who does out wonderful art @thecompassrosestore and @mike.difransisco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 03, 2020
Double Threat: When Singers Try To Act with Sara Chase
The wonderful Sara Chase joins the classroom this week as that discuss Singers Who TRY To Act, a category full of surprising successes. Adam Levine’s hotness is debated and the movie Crossroads gets the academic inquiry it so richly deserves. Could Sara have been Kelly Clarkson? Listen and stan out. Follow Sara on IG @sarachase_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, February 25, 2020
FUNemployment with Anna Roisman
Anna Roisman has made a name for herself by turning unemployment into FUNemployment by hosting a Facebook live talk show turned live show turned podcast! This week we test her knowledge of unemployment in pop culture & talk about our own brushes with unemployment. You can STAN our fabulous guest by following her on social media @AnnaRoisman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, February 18, 2020
Netflix and NO chill with Chris Burns (@FatCarrieBradshaw)
This week we take a deep dive into the world of Netflix original movies. We also talk about how hot Brian Austin Green & Randall Park are as well as the fact Lauren never knows how to pronounce last names. Test your Netflix knowledge alongside Chris as we put him through a rigorous academic review! You can stan Chris Burns by following him on instagram @FatCarrieBradshaw for all his latest antics and hot takes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, February 11, 2020
Love to LOVE Love with Caity Brodnick
This year we’re sending a big ‘ol Valentine to American Sweetheart Jennifer Love Hewitt ( Party of Five, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Ghost Whisperer) . That’s right, just in time for Hallmark’s second favorite holiday we’re doing a deep dive into a career that can only be described as ICONIC with an icon in her own right, Caitlin Brodnick ( Dangerous Boobies ). To send us Valentines follow us @WeStanSocial oninstagram, twitter, and TikTok! If you can’t hardly wait for more of Caitlin Brodnick you can listen to HER podcast ScamWow also on the More Banana Network & follow her @CaityBrodnick on Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, February 04, 2020
Royally Obsessed with Corin Wells
It was December of 2019 & we couldn’t know then what was about to rock the Royal Family of England… but that didn’t stop us from being Royally Obsessed with Corin Wells ( Upright Citizens Brigade) . We talk all things Royal in this episode from the hottest single Princes on the market today to fictional Royal families who didn’t get enough love. If you ever owned, or wanted to own, a Princess Diana Beanie Baby this episode is for you. If you aren’t sure what that is - you need this episode, too! Clapback or show us some love through social media by following @WeStanSocial on instagram, twitter, and TikTok! If you become royally obsessed with Corin you can follow her @charity_corin on Instagram & Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, January 28, 2020
Stage Door Johnnies with Jeff Hiller
Jeff Hiller (Broadway’s Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson ) joins Caitlin and Lauren to discuss BROADWAY. We get into the art of Stage Dooring, Test Jeff’s showtune knowledge, and unpack both The Cher Show & American Psycho. Oh, and if you think we don’t manage to mention the Real Housewives of Atlanta, then you don’t know us yet. Connect with us through social media by following @WeStanSocial on instagram, twitter, and TikTok! For all your Jeff Hiller super STAN needs, follow him @boomboomhiller on instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, January 21, 2020
Old School 'Ships' with Lauren Ashley Smith
Lauren Ashley Smith (A Black Lady Sketch Show) joins Caitlin and Lauren to discuss the old school 'ships that formed their ongoing romantic neuroses including Boy Meets World, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Vernica Mars and Gillian Anderson IRL. Follow We Stan @westansocial! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trailer · Sat, December 14, 2019
We Stan Together Podcast Trailer!
Episode 1 is out January 21st 2020! What do you stan? Hosted by real Pop-Culture Professors, Caitlin Bitzegaio and Lauren Brickman, We Stan Together podcast is smart people about dumb topics. The history of pop culture is a rich, wild, and ever expanding playground. Not to mention, a full time job. Who has time to read every Insta post, think piece, and Twitter thread? Don’t worry, we did, so you don’t have to. We’ll be your CliffsNotes to pop culture. Listen in each week and you’ll be a hit at whatever happy hour, office function, or bridal shower you are forced to attend. Caitlin has written for The Rundown with Robin Thede, Impractical Jokers and Project Runway. Lauren has written for The Cherry Picks, Glamour Magazine and performed with Lisa Lampanelli’s Losin’ It. She is a Company Member of the Story Pirates. They're both UCB performers & directors! Together, they are the Pop Culture Professors, because yes, they both have advanced degrees and have taught college. Weirdly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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