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The Deviants PodcastSinnersSend us a textThe highly anticipated return with a HIGHLY anticipated horror movie!Adaeze and Taiwo are back again to talk all about the current box office hit Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler, starring Michael B. Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku, Miles Caton, Hailee Steinfeld, Li Jun Li, Jayme Lawson, Yao, Delroy Lindo, and Jack O'Connell!We breakdown what WE think of the movie, what AUDIENCES think about the movie, and what the STUDIOS want us to think about the movie with a few laughs...2025-05-011h 31
The Deviants PodcastThe SubstanceSend us a textAdaeze and Taiwo tackle ageism, misogyny and more in this week's episode The Substance starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley.2025-03-121h 31
The Deviants PodcastWe're Back!!Send us a textJust popping in with a quick announcement about what this next chapter of our podcast looks and sounds like. We cannot wait hang out and grow with you. Love, Adaeze and Taiwo2025-01-2120 min
The Deviants PodcastWickedSend us a textSO IF YOU CARE TO FIND USLOOK TO wherever you find your podcasts!That's right! Adaeze and Taiwo are back with an extended episode to talk about the latest movie musical taking the world by storm, Wicked starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande-Butera!Join us as we break down the movie, song by song (RIGHT!), character by character (Is this Nessa's villain origin story?), and allegory by allegory (It's a story about racism duh).2024-12-0608 min
The Deviants PodcastHalloween Special: Smile 2Send us a textTrick or Treat?Adaeze and Taiwo are treating you to both with this week's episode, Smile 2, starring Naomi Scott or Lemonade Mouth fame!Join them as they talk through every detail of the movie except, somehow, if Voss was a sponsor???2024-10-311h 09
The Deviants PodcastUgliesSend us a textTaiwo and Adaeze watched Uglies so you don't have to!2024-10-101h 07
The Deviants PodcastBlink TwiceSend us a textAdaeze and Taiwo discuss Blink Twice, Zoe Kravitz directorial debut!2024-09-201h 25
The Deviants PodcastIt Ends With UsSend us a textWe are back and better than ever!This week Adaeze and Taiwo watched It Ends With Us and discuss everything about it. And we mean EVERYTHING! From Reddit behind the scenes tea to BookTok book lore. Join us as we try and figure out what the hell happened during the filming of this movie and parse out our feelings about the book with only 27% read!2024-08-231h 26The Deviants PodcastKenya Moore (Hair Care!) & the Karen Read CaseSend us a textWho's up for a Deviation? These two girls!This week Adaeze and Taiwo discuss the Real Housewives of Atlanta drama unfolding pre-season premiere and also the Karen Read case. Why?Because they feel like it!Join them on the journey of this deviation in this week's episode of The Deviants!2024-06-2852 minThe Deviants PodcastDiddy And ButkerSend us a textDeviation Time!This week Adaeze and Taiwo deviate from movies to discuss the Diddy and Butker situations that played out in the last few weeks!Sit with us we work our way through the misogyny inherent in the way these men and the public have discussed both these situations!2024-05-311h 25The Deviants PodcastThe Idea of YouSend us a textAdaeze and Taiwo watched The Idea of You starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine! Based on the book originally written by actress Robinne Lee, it was adapted and directed by Michael Showalter of Wet Hot American Summer fame.Listen to what The Deviants have to say about the newest in what is slowly becoming a new (strange) genre, age-inappropriate rom coms!2024-05-101h 18The Deviants PodcastChallengersSend us a textThis week Taiwo and Adaeze discuss the recently released Zendaya sexy tennis thriller (?) Challengers!2024-05-031h 03The Deviants PodcastPoor ThingsSend us a textAdaeze and Taiwo discuss Yorgos Lanthimos's latest Academy Award winning film, Poor Things!2024-04-051h 08The Deviants PodcastMea CulpaSend us a textAdaeze and Taiwo watch Tyler Perry's Mea Culpa to see what all the hype (or should we say hate?) is about!2024-03-291h 18The Deviants PodcastLove is Blind Part 2Send us a textAdaeze and Taiwo continue their discussion of this season of LIB with our two remaining couples, Clay & AD and Jimmy and Chelsea.2024-03-221h 15The Deviants PodcastLove is Blind Pt1Send us a textTaiwo and Adaeze get together and discuss the first 3 couples of Love is Blind! 2024-03-171h 14The Deviants PodcastAll About LoveSend us a textTaiwo and Adaeze read bell hooks. ever popular All About Love and discuss the things they love, the things they disliked, and how this book just may change their lives.2024-03-042h 03The Deviants PodcastHigh School MusicalSend us a textWe're back on our DCOM shit with the iconic HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL! Who says we have to let it go? And let it go, we did not.Raise your hand if this movie change the course of your life and is the whole reason that you became an actor.......Oh.....Just Taiwo? Cool. Cool cool cool.AnYwAy join us as we discuss some very important questions likeWhose vocals are we listen to? Zac Efron or Drew Seeley?Who is/are the real villain(s) of...2023-07-121h 12The Deviants PodcastThe Holiday SitterSend us a textTaiwo and Adaeze are back at it again with a familiar face.That's right, we watched Hallmark's FIRST EVER gay Christmas movie, The Holiday Sitter starring Jonathan Bennett! And ALLEGEDLY the reason for Candace Cameron Bure leaving her Hallmark home for a certain network that shall NEVER be named.Happy Homo-Hallmark holiday season to you all, and to all, enjoy this very joyful episode!2022-12-2155 minThe Deviants PodcastA Christmas Kiss II: Another Christmas KissSend us a textTaiwo and Adaeze continue their Christmas deviations with a fan request from Esther Sandoval, A Christmas Kiss 2! Or is it Another Christmas Kiss? Clearly the producers didn't know, and neither do we!We couldn't bring you the second movie in what is clearly the ACKU (A Christmas Kiss Universe) without catching all of you up on the first movie, so we make sure to give you a run down on that too. Tune in as we discuss this 2014 classic and give away the award for Worst actor in this week's episode...2022-12-151h 07The Deviants PodcastFalling For ChristmasSend us a textThis week, Adaeze and Taiwo begin their holiday deviations with Falling For Christmas. Lindsay Lohan is back on our screens, but is her appearance taking us back to simpler times? In this Christmas movie, Netflix attempts to come for Hallmark's neck. Bringing about some very important questions like... How many tropes is too many tropes? Is it possible to hold yourself hostage? What do you get when you cross a big city girl and an heiress? And most importantly, are outtakes finally making a triumphant comeback? All this and more on this week's...2022-12-071h 12The Deviants PodcastHocus Pocus 2Send us a textAdaeze and Taiwo take on the newest Hocus Pocus installment with extra special guest Emaley Rose.2022-10-051h 26The Deviants PodcastUnder Wraps 2021Send us a textHow do you say Deja Vu in mummy?actuallyThis week, Adaeze and Taiwo take on Disney ambitious remount of the first ever Disney Channel Original Movie "Under Wraps". This version updates the original, but maintains it's heart. This movie asks important questions like1. What's a step Dave?2. How DID that movie end?3. Where can we find our very own Mummy friend to have and to hold?4. Is Disney extolling the virtues of Latch Key Childhoods?All that and more in this episode2022-09-2851 minThe Deviants PodcastAlley Cats StrikeSend us a textIt's a cat eat cat world in the competitive world of Middle School (High School?) basketball...I mean bowling. West Appleton has just won the face off against East Appleton tying up the years long bid competition for the mighty Apple. And now, the deciding contest must take place in a bowling alley. While watching this semi forgotten Disney Channel Original Movie, Adaeze and Taiwo find themselves faced with these nail biting questions:1. When did bowling fall out of favor with the general American public?2. Did this movie restore bowling's r...2022-09-1458 minThe Deviants PodcastTeen Beach MovieSend us a textOh we can't stop singing about our triumphant return to Disney Deviants with Teen Beach Movie starring Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Garrett Clayton and Grace Phipps!This week we are joined by an extra special guest Chidera Nwoko (@chideranwoko on instagram) to discuss the many questions we had with this one. And trust us, there are LOTS of questions! But one thing for certain, these songs are a banger. Oh Disney, when can we get back to this, huh? Get ready to go a little surf crazy with us i...2022-06-291h 26The Deviants PodcastHorse SenseSend us a textNeigh Neigh Neigh!That's horse for "Whoa is it already time for another Disney Deviants episode?" If you haven't guessed already, we watched the critically acclaimed Horse Sense starring every single member of the Lawrence Brothers dynasty. (Joey, Andrew and Matt) And yes we are counting Matt's cameo as *reads note* Cowboy in Airport.This movie is as close to DCOM Western as we're ever going to get, and has us asking ourselves, "Are we sure this is a Disney Channel Original Movie?" The scenery is...2022-04-211h 03The Deviants PodcastEddie's Million Dollar CookoffSend us a textIt's a bird! It's a plane! Wait...it's world renowned chef Bobby Flay? That's right this week we shook things up and watched Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off and we have never been more excited about purple goo! If you'd like to know who to thank for jumping the gun, it's one of our faithful listeners, Shai! Without her we may have waited to (re)experience the amazing cinematography of one of our childhood faves! We may also have completely forgotten that the entire plot of this movies hinges on blatant a...2022-04-061h 01The Deviants PodcastTurning RedSend us a textThis week we bring to you a sudden and unannounced deviation due to the release of Disney Pixar's newest film, Turning Red!And with this deviation from schedule comes a deviation from format. We talk Likes, Dislikes, and the controversial opinions that rocked the interwebs concerning this movie. And we answer the burning question that is at the core of every Disney film: Who is this made for?Join us as we journey to the year 2002 and get our *Insert name of generic boy band...2022-03-231h 00The Deviants PodcastThe Cheetah Girls 2Send us a textAs February comes to a close, so too does Black History month. But fear not faithful listeners. March ushered in Women's History month and what better way to celebrate these endings and beginnings than by having the blackity black blackest show we could, with guests from our friends over at Textured Heir!That's right! This week we are joined by Mariah and Camille and Lyndan of Does This Hold Up podcast and get to discuss all things growl power as we take on The Cheetah Girls 2! We strutted our way through...2022-03-091h 04The Deviants PodcastLucaSend us a textSanta Mozzarella! This week we took on sea monsters, triathlons and racism with this ne Disney addition2022-02-2550 minThe Deviants PodcastInvisible SisterSend us a textWe're back and more visible than ever (shout out to Mikasa Ackerman!). Ironic because this week we watched Invisible Sister, starring Rowan Blanchard and Paris Berelc!"How have we never heard off this DCOM?" Is the #4 question we ask ourselves. Preceded by is the math mathing, is the science sciencing, and is the logic logicing? The answers to all of the above might be no, but this movie just might be a yes! Find out as we discuss Invisible Sister in this week's episode of Disney Deviants!2022-02-091h 00The Deviants PodcastDon't Look Under The BedSend us a textThe Disney Deviants are finally back with DCOM for you! We know we made you shiver with anticipation (Did you miss us 😏) and for good reason! What do you get when you combine horror and Disney Channel? Why, Don't Look Under the Bed of course!In the DCOM classic, that we somehow both missed, we follow Frances Bacon as she encounters the wi-cked-ly funny imaginary friend Larry Houdini (imaginative🙄) as they try to save the neighborhood from the evil doings of the Boogeyman. Or should we say boogey person? Either...2022-01-261h 00The Deviants PodcastEncantoSend us a textThe year is 2022, and we are back with more Disney deception...I mean deviations. Definitely deviation, never deception. This week, we continued to detour from our regularly scheduled programming to bring you...ENCANTO. Disney's newest blockbuster has it all. Magic, family connection, and the unstoppable ability to make Taiwo and Adaeze burst into tears. Join us as we delve into Encanto.2022-01-131h 06The Deviants PodcastUnder The Christmas TreeSend us a textIt's week 5 of December and it seems like you missed a present over there. Yeah. Right there, Under the Christmas Tree! That's right! We are bringing you our final holiday deviation of the season, Under the Christmas Tree courtesy of Liftetime!For Lifetime's first ever Lesbian Christmas movie, we had to bring in a very special Queerio, Satchel Williams, to guest host!Our season finale (>.2021-12-301h 04The Deviants PodcastA Christmas Dance ReunionSend us a textIt's a bird!It's a plane!It's the High School Musical Reunion we've all been waiting for!That's right! This week we watched A Christmas Dance Reunion starring Monique Coleman and Corbin Bleu! Wwe are down an Adaeze (we miss you very very much!) and up a Jessica Money! Yes, you heard that right! Jessica Money makes her triumphant return to the podcast for another fun holiday movie. We just wish it could have lived up to the heights of Jingle Jangle.Oh well, join us as w...2021-12-221h 09The Deviants PodcastThe Ultimate Christmas PresentSend us a textAdaeze and Taiwo are joined by special guest Samantha Hunter of Butter With That and discuss all things DCOM Christmas as they talk their way through The Ultimate Christmas Present!2021-12-151h 22The Deviants PodcastSingle All The WaySend us a textThe Single Bells were ringing this week with our extra special return guest Brennen Malone. While Taiwo is away, Adaeze and Brennen will play? Sing? Cry? We watched Netflixs' Single All The Way, and in this episode we discuss some very important things like1. What gay Christmas means to us.2. Which man will Adaeze **not** be looking at this week?3. WHY DON'T WE HAVE A JENNIFER COOLIDGE ONE WOMAN NATIVITY?Join us as we look **respectfully** and live vicariously through this Christmas special.2021-12-081h 03The Deviants PodcastPrincess Switch 3: Romancing The StarSend us a textOn this the first day of the 25 Days of Christmas (don't sue us ABC Family -- I mean Freeform!) we begin our month of Holiday Deviations kicking it off with a holiday favorite, The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star!We are once again joined by Vanessa Hudgens, Vanessa Hudgens, and *drum roll* Vanessa Hudgens(!!!), playing Stacey, Margaret, and Fiona, respectively. And this time the limelight is all Fiona's! This movie has everything! Vaguely Christmas relatedAn African Cardinal (A man of...2021-12-011h 04The Deviants PodcastAdventures In BabysittingSend us a textOn this Thanksgiving Eve we are thankful for you listeners who embrace our chaotic content and nature! And we are also thankful for Brittney Spears because Oops we did it again! We watched two different movies, but we did not let it derail our release this week and for that, we are truly thankful!Tiffany Paulsen (Writer of Holidate) makes her second appearance on the podcast with our next DCOM, Adventures in Babysitting, the 2016 remake of the 1987 classic! And she is truly a giver when it comes to giving us content...2021-11-241h 10The Deviants PodcastHocus PocusSend us a textSpooky Season 🎃 has come and gone, and Turkey season is upon us. But due to some broken #PromithesPromithes the spooks are back from a one night only engagement with today's Disney Deviants Deviation! We watched the halloween camp classic, Hocus Pocus starring our girls Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker and we and guest host Lauren Parrow, ate it up!Join us as we discuss DD friend (and perhaps recent enemy?) Of the podcast, Kenny Ortega's 1993 Halloween gem on this week's Disney Deviants - Hocus Pocus!2021-11-101h 09The Deviants PodcastHalloweentown 2: Kalabar's revengeSend us a textWe're closing in on the end of October, so you know what that means! The sun is setting at 6:00p and a permanent cool front seems to have set in. The decorations have been hung in the apartment with care in hopes that Halloweentown soon will be here! Come settle in with us and a very special return special guest, Jenna Kuerzi, as we discuss all things (Kal)abar's Revenge! How does this hold up to the original you may ask? Well let's just say it might be a les...2021-10-271h 08The Deviants PodcastHalloweentownSend us a textWe have finally reached it friends! Spooky season is upon us so of course that means we watched the DCOM halloween classic Halloweentown! And joining us to chat all things witches, werewolves, and warlocks (oh my!) Chrystine Rayburn of sibling podcast Butter with That? And she is giving research, she is giving DRAMATURGY, and Queen Debbie is giving us theatre dahlings! Find out is Halloweentown is giving what needs to be have in this week's episode of Disney Deviants -Halloweentown!Ratings Corner:Adaeze: 4/5Taiwo: 4/5Chrystine: 4.5/5...2021-10-131h 06The Deviants PodcastThe SwapSend us a textIt's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's another body swap movie a la Freaky Friday! That's right we watched and (one of us) read Megan Shull's The Swap! Can you guess which one actually read the book? Hint hint: the person who did not just start her first week of her 2nd year of grad school and her first year teaching. Sorry! We're getting just as tired of all our broken promithes promithes as y'all are!This one is a little....chaotic and as much as we'd love to attribute t...2021-09-291h 07The Deviants PodcastGeniusSend us a textOur movie this week is a throwback to undergrad minus the undergrad, plus the junior high, times a whole lot of hijinks! That's right, this week we watched Genius! The 1999 DCOM. If you don't have any recollection of this movie, you're in luck! We're here to get you caught up on the silliness. For a movie about a child physics genius, they sure do defy gravityClass is in session in this weekend's episode of Disney Deviants - Genius!2021-09-1551 minThe Deviants PodcastDescendants 2Send us a textThe summer is a winding down and what better than to close it out with a (2 hour) bang? This week we watched Descendants 2 and it was a doozy! Where did it excel, improve, and (of course) go horribly wrong? For possible answers see below. For definitive answers, listen to this weekly's episode of Disney Deviants - Descendants 2!(1. China Ann McClain 2. The songs, debatable 3. Everything else?)2021-09-011h 19
The Deviants PodcastWhere The Crawdads SingSend us a textWelcome back to our friends to another episode of *record scratch* Textual Deviants! Did you miss us? Well we missed yall! So we declared this #SmartGirlSummer and decided to give you all the book content you've been craving. And what better book to start out with than one that has sat on the NYT Best Sellers list for 3 years straight? That's right, we read Delia Owen's Where The Crawdads Sing and let's just say it was polarizing! Find out who played good cop and who played bad cop in thi...2021-08-251h 11The Deviants PodcastJohnny TsunamiSend us a textAloha friends and mahalo! This week we watched yet another extreme sports DCOM. If you haven't guessed by jovial greeting, we watched the 1999 classic (that Taiwo can't remember?!?) Johnny Tsunami! This movie is giving us thoughtful casting, POC leads, thoughtful discussions on race and wealth (#EatTheRich!), and of course all of the extreme sports two 90s girls can dream of! We're talking surfing, snowboarding, and the difference in 90s & current DCOM budgets. Were the budgets bigger then or now? And if it's bigger now, WHERE IS IT ALL GOING? (Hint: poorly m...2021-08-181h 13The Deviants PodcastZOMBIES 2Send us a textZabradabroo! Oh sorry. That's Zombie for This week we watched the highly(questionable) anticipated sequel to Zombies, Zombies 2 (And nothing else)!And honestly it was all about the Werewolves and we're only slightly mad about it.In this installment, we add indigenous peoples and the misappropriation of their tribal lands to our thinly veiled race allegory. And boy is it in the right*wrong* hands!Find out exactly what we took issue with from A(ddy) to Zed in this weeks episode of Disney Deviants! 2021-08-041h 23The Deviants PodcastSmart HouseSend us a textWe've reached the pinnacle of 90s technology in this week's episode. That's right! We watched everyone's favorite 1999 DCOM, Smart House. And the Disney Deviants house is jumpin' jumpin' because we are joined by self proclaimed Smart House expert, Brennen Malone!Smart House has EVERYTHING:Ryan Merriman pre Luck of the IrishA bully that gets his just dessertsWicked 90's dance movesDial up Internet2021-07-211h 28The Deviants PodcastFreaky Friday 2018Send us a textIt seems every generation has their own version of Freaky Friday so how did Disney try and make this one stand out from the crowd? Why make it a musical of course! Yes, you read that right! This week we watched the 2018 DCOMM(usical) Freaky Friday! And all we can say is 🎶biology what have you done to meeee🎶 (us)?!How does this stack up to the similarly titled, 2003 seminal classic of our childhood? Find out all of that and more in this week's episode of Disney Deviants!2021-07-071h 13The Deviants PodcastThe Thirteenth YearSend us a textWe did it, Joe! We finally reached the DCOM seminal classic The Thirteenth Year!This week we dove fin first into first into maybe the best DCOM we've watched so far(?), The Thirteenth Year! Why the best you may ask? Well this movie had everything!A cherubic Jonathan Taylor Thomas-esque lead with a name built for the stageThe quintessential 90s NERDThe development of a friendship that actually makes sense! A PROFESSIONAL MERMAID for sure!Parents who are....actually helpful???And many more! Come s...2021-06-231h 19The Deviants PodcastKim Possible: Live ActionSend us a textDud duh dih duh! What's the sitch?This week we delve into the all too familiar world of Kim Possible and her (supposed to to be) bumbling sidekick Ron Stoppable as we watch 2019's Kim Possible DCOM!Did this DCOM live up to our Disney Channel Original fantasies? Shall we count the ways?Shego = HotDrakken = certainly evil (but more Doofenschmirtz than Drakken)Shego pressons on black gloves = ICONICChristy Carlson |Romano cameo of MEH proportionsA seriously obvious STALKERWade as Kim's personal assistant *cough* we mean as Kim's di...2021-06-091h 20The Deviants PodcastCan of WormsSend us a textThis week we discuss a movie that's been lost to the DCOM vault....until now! And we may have inadvertently discovered why!Can of Worms is the 6th Disney Channel Original Movie, and if you've never seen this DCOM but the name sounds familiar, that's because it was based on a 1999 book of the same name by Kathy Mackel, who also wrote the screenplay! #GirlPower We ponder the facts of this movie like: How did Disney get such a quick turnaround on this?Was there a rule in the...2021-05-261h 13The Deviants PodcastTangled: Before Ever AfterSend us a textIn this week's episode, we watched probably (?) the shortest Disney Channel Original Movie to date, Tangled: Before Ever After! Clocking in at a neat 58 minutes, Tangled: Before Ever After brings new life to the original underappreciated classic. The voices we know and love are back! Certified hotties Mandy Moore and Zach Levi(!) We are introduced to some voices we now freaking love (Eden Espinosa 2021-05-1250 minThe Deviants PodcastThe Cheetah GirlsSend us a textIt's here. The one we've all been waiting for!This week we watched the first ever DCOM MUSICAL (and possibly the best one to date?) The Cheetah Girls!This piece of Disney Channel feminist history exudes growl power and came to us in 2003 by way of Deborah Gregory (author extraordinaire!!!), Alison Taylor (screenplay writer and fellow woman), and Oz Scott (director and...man...well you win some you lose some). Starring early 00s faves Raven Symone (in the same year that That's So Raven premiered!), Adrienne Bailon...2021-04-281h 23The Deviants PodcastDisney's DescendantsSend us a textIn this week's episode, we finally made it to the Disney Channel Original Behemoth, Descendants! (Not to be confused with the 2011 George Clooney dramedy.) Descendants is part of Disney's desire to rewrite the history of their numerous villains starring Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson, BooBoo Stewart and character queens Kathy Najimy as Evil Queen and Kristin Chenoweth as Elphaba! Wait...*checks notes*...I mean Maleficent! It might be interesting, but we are not interested!But our boy Kenny is back! and.....simply middling. High School Musical this is no...2021-04-141h 24The Deviants PodcastZenon: Girl of the 21st CenturySend us a textCetus lupeedus!!! In this week's episode, Adaeze and Taiwo flashback to the future and arrive in the year 1999 with Zenon:Girl of the 21st Century!The year is 2049 and there are flying cars, regular space travel, out of this world fashions (slinkies in hair? I WANT), clip/word art has made a STRONG comeback and computers somehow still use disk drives to transmit data.This is a 90s fever dream of halfway through the century (holy shit that's only 28 years away???) And we wouldn't have it any other way...2021-03-311h 23The Deviants PodcastZOMBIESSend us a textIn our next installment of Disney Deviants we discuss the musical (?) race allegory Z-O-M-B-I-E-S! This movie has everything:A horrible titleA double wig revealRace disguised with purple/gray painted skinCraze amaze dancers BUCKYBody positive representation (Go Bri!)And Taiwo's personal fave: 4 of your fave 90s/00s movies rolled into one.Join us as we unravel this thinly veiled story about segregation in this week's episode Z-O-M-B-I-E-S!2021-03-171h 07The Deviants PodcastBrink!Send us a textWelcome back to another installment of Disney Deviants! This week, we finally made it to the other side of the DCOM universe. Yes you've got that right! We finally got to discuss the first DCOM throwback that we grew up with, Brink! Can we say grew up with if we dont remember a single thing about the plot? This movie has everything, actual teens acting as teens, hot protagonists😉, hot antagonists😉, and extreme sports! And no it's not hockey! Join us we relive our 1998 (but really 2005) childhoods with Brink! starring Erik Von Det...2021-03-0359 minThe Deviants PodcastUpside Down MagicSend us a text2021-02-171h 05The Deviants PodcastYou Lucky DogSend us a textRaise your hand if the DCOM classic You Lucky Dog! was a part of your childhood growing up. Us neither! Kirk Cameron and friends (RIP James Avery & Taylor Negron) and wife (!?!?!) round out this goofball comedy about a supposedly grown man(?) who comes into extreme wealth by way of a dog who is immune to the dangers of chocolate.Was this the movie that made Kirk Cameron leave heathen Hollywood? And who brings a gun to a law fight? Find out the answer to this and many more in this week's e...2021-02-031h 04The Deviants PodcastPhineas And Ferb: Candace Against the UniverseSend us a textOn this episode of Disney Deviants, it's Adaeze and Taiwo against the Phineas and Ferb Universe. The absence of cable in our lives has created a nostalgia shaped crater in our hearts that only Phineas and Ferb can fill, or Candace and Candace in this case. Which one of the Disney Deviants hosts donned a green wig to embody Ferb for the day? Who is the Phineas and Ferb super fan that knows all the lyrics by heart? Who will spend the next few weeks binge watching this Disney Classic for more nostalgia p...2021-01-211h 06The Deviants PodcastUnder WrapsSend us a textWe promised, and we delivered. New Year, New Season, New us! We are officially Disney Deviants and for our first episode we watched Under Wraps, the 1st ever DCOM!This movie (not film) gave us horror, comedy, action, romance, a true quadruple threat! We came here for garbage, and Disney said NOT TODAY! And for that we are eternally grateful.Join us as we talk through the delightfully fun, and somewhat Grown, Under Wraps!2021-01-061h 04
The Deviants PodcastHolidateSend us a textIt's the end of a season and an era. In our final episode of 2020 we discuss Holidate the Emma Robert's vehicle written by Tiffany Paulsen and directed by John Whitesell!It's our final Christmas Edition movie, and what an infuriating note to end on! So many questions, so little time. Like who invented the term Holidate, Netflix or Twitter? Was Paulsen getting paid per time anyone said holidate?why does this movie feel longer than The Goldfinch? And how could Tiffany slip so low after 2007 classic Nancy Drew?We're...2020-12-301h 05
The Deviants PodcastDolly Parton's Christmas On The SquareSend us a textIn our penultimate Christmas Edition episode we bring in New Light Theatre's Elsa Kegelman (https://www.elsakegelman.com, instagram & Twitter: @kegelwoman)to help us tackle the crazy mess that is Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square!We will not blaspheme the name of our love & Queen Dolly Parton, but we just may roast her movie! (I mean, how many plots do we need?) Thank goodness she cast her only begotten daughter, Christine Baranski, to save us all from this Christmas hell!Join us we try to remember one...2020-12-241h 26
The Deviants PodcastJingle Jangle: A Christmas JourneySend us a text The highly anticipated, most requested episode is here. This week we finally watched the star-studded Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey directed by David E. Talbert! And of course we had to bring in our resident musical theatre expert to help discuss, Jessica Money (instagram: @money226156)! This episode has everything:Blackity black lead cast! (Come through Uncle Forest, Auntie Phylicia & cousin Anika!)VOCALSUncle Forest tryna catch an afrobeatCamp Rock 2 (ONLY) SlanderAnd the greatest child actor to ever grace our sc...2020-12-161h 08
The Deviants PodcastThe Princess Switch: Switched AgainSend us a text🎶Jingle bells, Netflix sells Christmas sequels we MUST watch🎶This week we are giving you sequels, just not the sequels you asked for. We watched The Princes Switch: Switched Again starring Vanessa Hudgens!We have not one, not two, but THREE different Vanessas! And those aren't the only surprises this episode brings! (Convoluted plots, a love....square? Pentagon?, undercover Brits?!?)This episode may shake you to your core. We know we were! Find out why as we discuss The Princess Switch: Switched Again by Mike Rohl!2020-12-091h 04
The Deviants PodcastHappiest Season Directed by Clea DuVallSend us a text🎶It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!🎶In our hearts anyway...(#GlobalWarming) and on our tv screens! This week we kick off Textual Deviants: Christmas Edition by watching Happiest Season by Clea DuVall, Hulu's newest, barrier breaking, Queer Christmas movie starring Kristin Stewart, MacKenzie Davis, Dan Levy, & Alison Brie!There was so much to love (Jane/Riley😍) And so much to hate (Harper/Sloan🤬) in this movie that Clea DuVall originally intended for theatrical release (#FuckCovid), and we discuss it all.Join us as we start a dev...2020-12-021h 08
The Deviants PodcastThe Goldfinch Directed by John CrowleySend us a textWelcome back to another episode of Textual Deviants: Moving EditionThis week we watched The Goldfinch directed by John Crowley (director of the best romantic film Brooklyn!) and said an East Coast goodbye to Taiwo as she moves to Cali! Adaeze bets her firstborn child that this was a Lean Cusine version of The Goldfinch. What else are we willing to bet her (non-existent) first born child on?1. Auntie Donna (Tartt) doing THAT! 2. Finn Wolfhard's accent ain't IT.3. HBO will attempt a miniseries of...2020-11-251h 19
The Deviants PodcastGrown by Tiffany D. JacksonSend us a textThe highly anticipated sequel episode that everyone has been begging for is finally here! And by sequel we mean we read an unrelated book by the same author....OopsThat's right, we read Tiffany D. Jackson's latest release, Grown, and we've got the ca-yute merch to prove it!The book is short, but the material is heavy. And we talk about all of it (or at least as much we can fit in under 1.5hrs) Listen to this episode to hear amazing TD podcast hits such as:2020-11-181h 19
The Deviants PodcastWhere'd You Go Bernadette Directed by Richard LinklaterSend us a textOne week ago, we discussed Where'd You Go Bernadette on election day, and it was a wonderful distraction. Today we are discussing it's movie companion, by the same name, directed by Richard Linklater!We made a deal with a god we dont believe about our candidate winning (yay striking down fascism!), so unfortunately that means no more witty questions like: What do you get when you cross a filmmaker with a distinctly realistic aesthetic (almost to the point of absurdity) with a satirical, semi-commentary and absurd characters?T...2020-11-111h 05
The Deviants PodcastWhere'd You Go Bernadette by Maria SempleSend us a textIt's election day and we need a really big distraction from the anxiety of it all. So why not dive into the anxiety of the titular character in this weeks read Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple! In this absurdist (our word) satire (their word) we are thrown into the life of Bernadette Peters world renowned actress, Broadway belter, and all around believable lady and ‐‐ *checks notes* -- sorry Bernadette Fox, LA transplant, renowned architect, no waste queen and all around hater of people. We always get those two confused! ...2020-11-041h 10
The Deviants PodcastThe Night I Disappeared by Julie Reece DeaverSend us a textAfter much delay, (we forgive you USPS, getting the #Vote out is def more important) we have returned to our regularly-ish scheduled content.To close out our month of #SpooksMcGooks we read 2002 psychological spook, The Night I Disappeared by Julie Reece Deaver and break down all the levels of Jamie's psyche. And some of our own as well! Tangents abound (sorry not sorry) in this week's episode, The Night I Disappeared by Julie Reece Deaver!2020-10-281h 02
The Deviants PodcastNovember AnnouncementSend us a textIn this regularly deviant episode, we breakdown the schedule for November! Are we late? Yes. Are we sorry? ....Ok yeah...but really...No. are we predictably unpredictable? Always.2020 has been a trip y'all! Let's take it easy on each other!And if you would like to take it easy with us, join us for our continution of the Book & Movie format for November!2020-10-2715 min
The Deviants PodcastCoraline Directed by Henry SelickSend us a textWelcome back for another chaotic episode of a differently scheduled ♫Textual Deviants, uh , uh , uh —♫ THEME SONG UNDER CONSTRUCTIONThis week we are joined by long time friend of the podcast, first EVER guest, and host of her own podcast, Depp Impact, Jenna Kuerzi! (http://www.jennakuerzi.com/) as we discuss Coraline Directed by Henry Selick (NOT TIM BURTON) of Nightmare Before Christmas fame! We learned a lot while watching Coraline and we'd love to share a little bit of it with all of you!2020-10-211h 04
The Deviants PodcastI'm Thinking of Ending Things By Charlie KauffmanSend us a textToday is the first of our book to movie reviews and we could not be more excited to be starting it off with I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Charlie Kaufman!No we do not have that wrong. This movie is credited as having been WRITTEN by Charlie Kaufman and not Iain Reid.If you thought Iain Reid's ITOET was weird, than you better tighten your bootstraps because you're in for a real ride. Join us as we discuss this Netflix "arthouse fil-um", its strengths (*cough*dance*co...2020-10-141h 07
The Deviants PodcastI'm Thinking Of Ending Things by Iain ReidSend us a textIt's October which means we are starting our month of #Spooks🎃 and let us tell you, we are starting it off RIGHT, but our sound is all WRONG. (Forgive us listeners for one of us *cough"taiwo*cough* has sinned.)For our first episode of October, we read the truly #SpooksMcGooks I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid. Find out which one of us had to sleep in her sister's bed after reading this and which one of us is an ITOET savant. Listen to us work through all...2020-10-071h 08
The Deviants PodcastMaximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James PattersonSend us a textWe are closing out #YAMonth with a throwback to 2005 Taiwo's bookshelf. This week we read Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson. Yes, that James Patterson.We've read five books over five weeks and we've truly grown as "young adults". I mean, we FINALLY completed our first ever #TightTwo! But we also return to our old ways of horrible memories for names. Well you win some, you lose some. Find out what caught us off guard, whose brain is just worms, and what IKYFL stands for. Don't mind u...2020-09-301h 03
The Deviants PodcastOctober Book AnnouncementSend us a textWe're just two Naija gyals, standing in front of the world, asking you to forgive us for changing up our format / putting out a late announcement yet again! (We've been very bad 😉)As the year drifts quickly to an end, we find our lives drifting as well to opposite ends of the earth (read: country). So that means a new format is in order! Find out how we're switching things up, and how our October schedule is breaking down in this month's announcements!2020-09-2715 min
The Deviants PodcastCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareSend us a textAs we near the end of September and the air begins to gain that familiar chill of autumn, our YA book month is heating right the fuck up!This #HumpDay we are reading the horny af, 2007 classic, City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, the first in the Mortal Instruments series!*Stefon Voice* This episode has everything: A clutch two minute synopsisMae Whitman worshipA woman protangonistDemons & demon huntersDated gender roles Werewolves Cucumber sandwich shamingA traitorous twist ...2020-09-2358 min
The Deviants PodcastIncendiary by Zoraida CordovaSend us a textWelcome back to another chaotic episode of Textual *voice cracks*.We are more than halfway through YA month and this week we had the immeasurable pleasure of reading a book with the sexiest cover to date, Incendiary by Zoraida Cordova!It's the Badass women for me. It's the diversity for me. It's the potential for sequels month for me. Let us know what it is for you and if we should make this theme theme a thing thang 😉 as we discuss Incendiary by Zoraida Cordova!2020-09-161h 18
The Deviants PodcastAllegedly by Tiffany D. JacksonSend us a textWelcome back to another episode of Textual Deviants where the format is made up and the schedule doesnt matter! This week we ferociously, speed read Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson! After reading a particularly derisive 1 star review, we just HAD to tell [NAME REDACTED] just how wrong they are, point by point.Enjoy the takedown of the century (or at least of the hour), with our 5-star (plz rate us) rebuttal of a 1-star review as we discuss Tiffany D. Jackson's Allegedly!2020-09-091h 05
The Deviants PodcastThe Rest Of The Story by Sarah DessenSend us a textIt's the Wednesday before Labor Day, so you know what time it is? It's the beginning of Back to School month!In this quite perfectly timed #WaybackWednesday we start our month of YA reads with The Rest of the Story by a Deviant fave, Sarah Dessen!In this episode we pinpoint 5 (6?) things that make a quintessential Sarah Dessen novel. So you know we had to list the 5 things that make this a quintessential TD episode. "Interesting, interesting, interesting." "And another thing too." Potentially blowing out your head...2020-09-021h 19
The Deviants PodcastKindred by Octavia E. ButlerSend us a textQuarantine's got us feeling like it's the roaring 20s again (pandemic, anyone?) So we decided to throw it back to a 1979 classic that throws it back to 1815! (#Meta!)Today we worship at the altar of the queen of sci-fi, Octavia E. Butler, and pay her homage by discussing her 1979 classic, Kindred!This one truly had us in our feelings, a stress read like no other. Grab your best anxiety reducer and buckle in for a crazy ride!2020-08-261h 05
The Deviants PodcastSeptember Book AnnouncementSend us a textThis month we're bringing you back to school special. This means nostalgia meets procrastination. We're a week late, but we hope it doesn't affect our GPA. This month, we are stepping into YA land, and we couldn't be more excited excited excited. We will be revisiting authors and towns from our past, as well as exploring new dimensions and potential favorites. Join as we mentally rewind, and hopefully unwind.September 2nd: The Rest Of The Story by Sarah DessenSeptember 9th: Allegedly by Tiffany D. JacksonSeptember 16th: Incendiary...2020-08-2615 min
The Deviants PodcastCirce By Madeline MillerSend us a textAre you ready for the #MeToo era read you didn't know you needed (or in T's case, were reading?)This week we read the rich, (dollar bill bookmarks anyone!) imaginative retelling of the lesser known Greek witch, Circe by Madeline Miller. In this read, Miller questions the portrayals of women in Greek myths and leads us to ask some questions of our own, such as:Why is the theme of the week #DisappointedAndUnsurprised? (Hint: starts with m ends with en)What character does T see a...2020-08-191h 07
The Deviants PodcastMidnight Sun by Stephenie MeyerSend us a textThe book we all begged for in 2008 is finally here! Is it 12 years too late or right on time? Does Edward watching Bella sleep age like fine wine or sour vinegar? And above all, is 672 pages ENOUGH pages to recapture our fading youth? That's for us to know and you to find out. Join us as we answer the call of the undead and (no longer) glittery in this week's episode, Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer!*During our reading of the reviews we discovered that the Quileute Tribe (depicted t...2020-08-121h 24
The Deviants PodcastMy Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteSend us a textThese two Naija babes are finally reading a book by another Naija gyal! This week's read sees us going back to our motherland in the comedy (?) My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. This one is really interesting, interesting, interesting for it's content. It also brings up some questions about us, like, which one of us would help our sister cover up a murder? Dive in as we uncover some childhood trauma!2020-08-051h 21
The Deviants PodcastPercy Jackson and the Olympians (Book 1): The Lightening Thief by Rick RiordanSend us a textPicture it. It was the summer of 2005. School had just let out and you find yourself at your local library borrowing the hottest book of the summer, Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightening Thief. Afterwards, you jam to Hilary Duff's latest album Most Wanted featuring hits like So Yesterday and Wake Up as you head to Rita's opening day. You are in bliss. Or maybe you're a Taiwo who somehow missed out on the existence of this series until the *movie that shall not be named* came out in the...2020-07-291h 07
The Deviants PodcastAugust 2020 Book AnnouncementsSend us a text Wondering what read to buy next? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Well, we've got US covered, but we would love it if you join us. In this house we definitely judge a book by its cover, so next month, we have quite a collection. We have serial killers, sexy islands, and time travel. What more could a girl want?2020-07-2210 min
The Deviants PodcastGet a Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Part 2Send us a textThis week we finally get what we've all been waiting for, a deep dive into the lusty waters of softcore porn! - *cough* We mean Get a Life, Chloe Brown! Honestly Chloe's managed to actually manifest a life through the power of lists, so we thought we might create one of our own!Camping with the person of your dreams and getting. It. On. Learn to play the guitar strictly through the power of osmosis. MORE SMUDGEAn Amber Riley led HBO adaptation!!!Find out if we get everything we wished fo...2020-07-2254 min
The Deviants PodcastGet a Life Chloe Brown by Talia HibbertSend us a textIn this week's episode we dip our toes in the waters of (trill) rrrrromance. Our girl Chloe Brown is getting a life and we are here to check her list twice! And of course we have some questions. 1. What does the cat say? (Hint: it's never miaow) 2.What's the male equivalent of a manic pixie dream girl? 3. When will we get to the meaty softcore porn we know we are all here for! Join us as we cross the first half of Get a Life, Chloe Brown off...2020-07-1538 min
The Deviants PodcastThe Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Parts 4-6Send us a textIn Part 2 of The Vanishing Half we finish up our thrilling ride on the Vignes emotional rollercoaster and are left speechless. Except for our weekly questions of course! Will our computers ever make it through an episode without technical issues? Is Brit Bennett a literary goddess fully deserving of her place on the throne of the NYT Best Sellers list? And last and certainly most important, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK KENNEDY AND FRANTZ??? We just took a DNA test, turns out we still hate Stella in The Vanishing Half Pt. 2!2020-07-081h 15
The Deviants PodcastThe Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Parts 1-3Send us a textIn this episode we are transported through time and space to Mallard, Louisiana in the 1950s. Identical twins start off life on the same path but end up on complete opposite ends of the racial spectrum. Brit Bennett takes us on a rollercoaster of emotions and as we talk our way through it all we find our selves asking all of the important questions, like: How many takes of our intro do we have to do before we get it (semi) right? What does The Vanishing Half have in common with British comedy...2020-07-0154 min
The Deviants PodcastJuly Book AnnoucementsSend us a textEXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT. So, you wanna know what we're reading in advance? How ridiculous you are. Well, you asked and so we answered. In this minisode, we affirm some core beliefs, and announce what books we will be reading in the month of July. Follow us on instagram for an exact episode schedule. 2020-06-2419 min
The Deviants PodcastThe Last House Guest Part 2 by Megan MirandaSend us a textOn the second, and much rockier of our summer walks we find ourselves meeting several new(?) friends in The Last House Guest. Will the finale leave us high and dry on the shores of Littleport, Maine? Will we continue our wild streak of confusing names? Will we fall face first into all of the glaring plot holes?All this and more to be answered in The Last House Guest Part 2!Twitter: @textdeviantsInstagram: @textualdeviantsEmail: textdeviants@gmail.com2020-06-1758 min
The Deviants PodcastThe Last House Guest Part 1 - Megan Miranda (Chapters 1-15)Send us a textToday we take the first of two summer walks down the shores of very real, very rich Littleport, Maine. Opulence. Chaos. Murder. Will we ever remember the difference between Sadie and Avery? Did Sadie ever learn to apologize?? Will Megan Miranda live up to her incredible legacy??? Come and read into the sexy, sexy subtext with us as we discuss Megan Miranda's The Last House Guest!Contact Us: Textdeviants@gmail.com2020-06-101h 00
The Deviants PodcastThe Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesSend us a textOn May 19th Suzanne Collin's Hunger Games prequel was released and the world would never be the same. Panem is back (Or are we simply back in Panem?) and better(?) than ever and so are we. Who continues our streak of fucking up names? Who will get mad at a completely fictional character first? And who among us will drop a huge secret about their involvement with the Hunger Games Trilogy (saga? idk)? Who knew that stories about uprisings could be such a pleasant distraction from our current s...2020-06-031h 35
The Deviants PodcastThe Silent Patient Part 2Send us a textWill Adaeze ever get over these blank pages? (Hint: she doesn't). Will Taiwo ever truly teach Adaeze how to pronounce Michaelides? Did Alicia Berensen kill her husband? Find the answers to these pressing questions and more as we wrap up our review of "The Silent Patient". And Join us next week, as we do a full book review of Suzanne Collin's "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes", a Hunger Games Prequel2020-05-271h 24
The Deviants PodcastThe Silent Patient Part 1Send us a textIn the first part of our 2 part premiere, we read The Silent Patient, a #1 New York Times bestseller from 2019, at Taiwo's insistence. In this episode, we read the first part of the book, and discuss important topics such as unreliable narrators, blank pages, and how exactly one pronounces Michaelides. We hope you love this episode, and if you don't, fret not. There will be more to hate tomorrow2020-05-201h 33