Shows
Tepid TakesFashion Microtrends and Suburban LandscapingElisa and Mia envision the future of fashion trends after the current trend hyper-cycle runs out of gas and extoll the virtues of edible, practical, and beautiful landscaping in the expanse of suburbia.2022-02-0351 minTepid TakesTepid Takes Sports Spectacular!!In this special sports-themed episode, Mia, Elisa, and special guest/sports expert Mat debate the stupidity of the wolf turn in women's artistic gymnastics, learn about the sordid saga of the Olympic Modern Pentathlon, and discuss how sports spectatorship acts as a language of emotionality for straight men.2022-01-061h 18Tepid TakesThe Death of Party Rock and The Celebrity Watchability IndexElisa and Mia mourn the death of the Party Rock era and pioneer a new algorithm to determine which celebrities are worth going to the movies for.2021-09-2757 minTepid TakesCreepypasta Revival, Alex Jones's Gay Frogs, and Drag Race Down UnderElisa, Mia, and special guest Elena (Elisa's sister) call for a return to the heyday of creepypasta, learn what Alex Jones was referring to when he said they're "puttin' chemicals in the water that turn the friggin' frogs gay," and give a glowing review of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.2021-09-271h 43Tepid TakesRevenge Mailing Lists and ManilowvianismMia and Elisa debate different mailing lists they could sign their mortal enemy up for as a prank, and coin a new subgenre of 1970's easy listening music. (In-person episode! Live studio audience! A musical performance!)2021-06-231h 18Tepid TakesHellenistic Classic Womanhood and Marvel PropagandaMia and Elisa talk about how Classically Abby relates to the Greeks and modern right-wing rhetoric, and how the Marvel Cinematic Universe perpetuates violent nationalistic attitudes. Special guest appearance from our friend Riley for an update on happy music!2021-06-231h 44Tepid TakesCancel Culture Alternatives and the K-pop Industrial ComplexElisa and Mia discuss how to ethically engage with celebrities and how the K-pop industry markets people as products.2021-06-2258 minTepid Takes“Other Girls” and Sad MusicMia and Elisa decide whether it's a good or bad thing to be “like other girls,” and come up with a system to categorize happy and sad songs and determine which is better.2020-08-171h 21Tepid TakesCamp and Fashion MagazinesElisa and Mia discuss what Susan Sontag's camp looks like in the modern day and more ethical (and more interesting) alternatives to popular fashion magazines.2020-07-1749 minTepid TakesMovie Length and MySpace’s SuccessorMia and Elisa determine the ideal movie length and uncover an intriguing blast-from-the-past social media site that could change everything.2020-06-2549 min