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Waiting to X-haleEp. 114: Second Acts: The Waiting to X-Hale FinaleIt’s the final episode, and there are tears shed, and personal revelations made as Karen and Wynter contemplate their favorite “second acts” in popular culture. Amidst it all, Wynter also discusses her new project dropping in January, and Karen shares a couple of lines from her new book Normporn. Plus, a glimpse at Apple TV+’s The Supermodel, and Todd Haynes’ latest, May/December. What’s the last NUO-LINGO ever? And what did each of our hosts choose as their final songs? We’re going to miss all of you, and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for you2023-12-081h 11Waiting to X-haleEp. 108: HOTCASTIt’s the hottest summer on record, so Karen and Wynter take it upon themselves to discuss the pop culture that’s bringing all the heat, from Barbenheimer opening weekend, to Mission Impossible and the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Before all that, Wynter rants about the erosion of travel etiquette, while Karen prepares for her return to Oz with a look at Deadloch, a lesbionic Aussie murder mystery that its writers originally called “Funny Broadchurch.” Plus, songs of the week from (you guessed it), Australia, and Japan. To get early access...2023-07-2255 minWaiting to X-haleEp. 107: Threads, Bear, And Just Like That…Wynter and KT have so much to chew on this week, including the scramble for social media life-rafts after Twitter. Wynter tells us all about the new Meta platform, Threads, while KT documents her various false starts and efforts at making a go of it on Bluesky. The two dish deep on the 2nd season of Hulu’s The Bear, and ask the question, “Fishes” or “Forks?,” all while heaping praise on Ayo Edibiri’s contributions to heartwarming BLERD representation.They also share their feelings about season two of And Just Like That…. Plus two songs of the week from Le Tigre...2023-07-081h 01Waiting to X-haleEp. 106: Wynter is Back! Black Mirror and Other Current DystopiasWynter is back and we have an episode filled with SPOILER ALERTS for both the season finale of Dave and all of Black Mirror, season 6. Which of Streamberry’s eps do we love, or…not so much? KT has an action alert for the LGBTQ+ community, as the GenX 1990s activist organization Queer Nation revs back up in Los Angeles to fight the ‘phobes. Plus, Japanese yacht rock and our undisputed song of the summer. To get early access to releases and bonus content subscribe to our patreon at: patreon.com/waitingtoxhale2023-06-241h 03Waiting to X-haleEp. 101: What Did I Miss? Spare, The Last of Us, M3GAN & More - Plus THE OSCARS Wynter and Karen are back with season 6 to ask each other, “what did I miss?” as they cover some of the notable pop culture moments that went down during their holiday hiatus. Before they get into Spare, The Last of Us and M3GAN, the two debrief about the 2023 Oscars, as Wynter goes against the tide of criticism around The Whale, while Karen considers the significance of Everything, Everywhere All At Once’s sweep of the top prizes. The two also catch up about their recent travels (KT went to Sydney for World Pride, and Wynter went to the backwoods of Washi...2023-03-171h 18Waiting to X-haleEp. 99: Queer for Fear and Our Horror Recommendations Wynter & Karen dive into the new Shudder documentary series, Queer for Fear: The History for Queer Horror, and are inspired to make some of their own queer horror recommendations for the spooky season. Wynter considers which streaming services she needs to drop, while Karen claps back at the WaPo piece claiming GenX’s shift to the right by considering how “Generation Jones” skews those purported numbers. Plus, Negroni Sbagliato (with prosecco in it), and two new songs of the week. 2022-10-241h 11Waiting to X-haleEp. 98: Too Much Too Crime? Dahmer, The Gabby Petito Story and Blonde Wynter assigns Karen a range of true crime offerings with varying degrees of budget and prestige, from Lifetime’s The Gaby Petito Story, to Netflix’s limited series, Dahmer and the cinematic offering, Blonde. The two discuss when true crime is too much in both quantity and affect. KT’s viewing habits have veered to deep straight dude sportiness, while Wynter walks us through some major GenX anniversaries for 90210 and Janet’s The Velvet Rope, plus Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney+. Nuo-lingo has a long reality story attached to it, and our songs of the week are bonafide jams. 2022-10-101h 08Waiting to X-haleEp. 96: 2022 Emmy PredictionsKaren and Wynter are back together again, just in time to drop their Emmy predictions for all the Comedy and Drama acting categories. They tell you who they want to win, as well as who they think will actually win, so listen-up before you fill out your ballots for the awards broadcast on Monday, September 12! Fresh from her vacay, KT talks about the “couple” shows she and Sarah watch together, like Industry on HBO. Wynter is stoked about the impending return of the Great British Bake Off and tells us about all the nuo-lingo that has officially been incorporated into...2022-09-121h 26Waiting to X-haleEp. 93: Irma Vep Across TimeKaren and Wynter have been seduced by Irma Vep, Olivier Assayas’ “serialized” HBO Max revisitation of his own 1996 indie film of the same name starring screen goddess Maggie Cheung (his ex-wife). The two get into all the series’ meta-narratives,, including Alicia Vikander as a modified K-Stew. Light SPOILERS. Karen is obsessed with #PREATH’s (Christen Press and Tobin Heath’s) sizzle on the ESPYs red carpet, while Wynter loves up on Nathan Fielder in The Rehearsal. (Where’s our HBO Max sponsorship already?!) Are we or are we not “BASED”? Plus two songs of the week from the 80s...2022-08-011h 07Waiting to X-haleEp. 89: FIGHT BACK! w/ author Raquel GutierrezCW: discussions of violence, self-harm, domestic abuse, mass shooting–in other words, of our everyday lives in the U.S.A. Wynter and Karen welcome special guest Raquel Gutierrez, author of the new book Brown Neon (out June 7). The three revive a conversation they started over drinks during the Gen X festival about vengeance movies centering women, and fantasies of fighting back in a bleak timeline moving increasingly from the genre of horror to realism. Karen talks about why she undertook a double-feature of the new Downton Abbey film with Alex Garland’s latest, Men starr...2022-06-0659 minWaiting to X-haleEp. 87: The Music of 1992 and 2002Wynter and Karen reflect back on the music of 1992 and 2002, from Pitchfork favorites to the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to selecting their MVP songs and albums from each year, they each get into what they were wearing and gift an NFT idea to Ja Rule in the process. Wynter continues delving into the saga of millennial overreachers by entering the world of WeCrashed, while Karen sobs to the epic, multigenerational saga that is Apple TV+’s Pachinko, while revisiting the thrills and jiggles of the Lakers’ showtime era of the 80s reimagined in Adam McKay’s Winning Time. 2022-04-1157 minWaiting to X-haleEp. 81: Yellowjackets! Buzz, Buzz, BuzzWynter & Karen welcome you to Season 5 with a bushel full of SPOILER ALERTS for both Search Party and the topic of their main segment, everybody’s latest obsession Yellowjackets (not that other “Yellow” TV show). Which Yellowjacket do each of them identify with vs. who they ended up with on their Buzzfeed quiz? In their eagerness to catch up at the start of the new year, Karen & Wynter get into a deep convo about the state of TV narratives as they’ve worked their way in, around or through Covid in its endemic phase. KT thinks Station Eleven is the most...2022-01-171h 12Waiting to X-haleEp. 80: Holiday Holigay Special w/ Alonso Duralde and Dave WhiteThe whole gang gets frisky with a very special feline-themed holiday episode. Our favorite holigays Alonso Duralde and Dave White join Wynter and Karen to discuss Hallmark’s The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014) and its brand new sequel, The Nine Kittens of Christmas (2021)--all in celebration of Alonso’s new co-authored book, I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies: The Deck the Hallmark Podcast’s Guide to Your Holiday TV Obsession. Karen & Wynter also break down the latest Live in Front of a Studio Audience featuring a star-studded cast re-enacting classic episodes of The Facts of Life and Diff’re...2021-12-131h 21
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Waiting to X-haleEp. 78: Squid Game and Playing for SurvivalSPOILER ALERT: Details from the several episodes of Squid Game are discussed in the main segment. Wynter and Karen join the rest of the world in obsessing over Squid Game, the S. Korean Netflix series about contestants playing children’s games to try to win billions of won without getting eliminated...literally. The two also talk about this week’s big reveal that W2X is curating the humanities program for the LA Phil’s GenX festival in spring 2022. In the spirit of the moment, Karen re-watches the film Waiting to Exhale for the first time since 1995, while W...2021-10-111h 12Asifo FM: Un Podcast de broma02 - ASIFO FM: #LMD4 l Free Britney l Halftime show l Ricky Martin l Wynter Ft. BlackpearlVengan a echar chismmillenial con The Wynter y Blackpearl2021-10-0342 minWaiting to X-haleEp. 77: ACS ImpeachmentWho is the “mother SCOBY” of all Karens? Find out on this week’s episode, which dives deep into Impeachment, the latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story anthology. How does the series ratchet up its scenes of bureaucratic drama as Sarah Paulson and Beanie Feldstein disappear into the roles of Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky? How has the series already shifted our hosts’ perspective on their original reactions to the scandal back in the 90s? Wynter gets bourgie (aka boujee) and hires a private chef after her adventures in Portugal, and Karen introduces us to the Aust...2021-09-271h 11Waiting to X-haleEp. 76: You’re Not the Main Character!Inspired by Kathryn VanArendonk's Vulture article about white men in crisis on TV, Wynter and Karen explore the many layers of white male aggrievement in TV, pop culture, and real-life (fr. Rutherford Falls, to White Lotus and Ted Lasso w/ a special shoutout to the new movie Vacation Friends). Wynter discusses the spoils she acquired in the Tom Girardi auction (Erica Jayne, on the RHOBH’s ex-husband), as our hosts comb through the other items on offer for both deals and insights into the rich and hoardy. Karen offers a super-cut of her thoughts about Netflix’s The Chair after...2021-09-131h 03Waiting to X-haleEp. 75: Geriatric Xers and End-of-Summer Top 10Film critics and husbands Dave White and Alonso Duralde of the Linoleum Knife Podcast are GUEST HOSTING W2X this week! While Wynter and Karen are running around taking care of business (at a safe distance and masked, of course) Dave and Alonso have stepped in to discuss "geriatric" millennials, Xers, and whether these terms are even useful. And with the end of summer upon us, they share their Top 10 films, tv shows, and printed words of the last few months. We also get their take on NUO-LINGO and always, some choice SOTW selections for your playlists. ...2021-08-301h 03Waiting to X-haleEp. 74: BioDocs from Bourdain to ValKaren and Wynter explore two high-profile and controversial documentaries about beloved figures Anthony Bourdain (Roadrunner), and Val Kilmer (Val). What do we get from conjuring their lost voices? And what do we miss in the process? Wynter performs our semi-annual Ryan Murphy check-in, and gets pumped up about ACS: Impeachment on the Lewinsky/Clinton scandal, while looking askance at this season of American Horror Story. Karen spends some quality time with the Peacock platform to tell us all about Dr. Death and Rutherford Falls. Nuo-lingo comes from an old familiar place, and songs of the week both new and...2021-08-1658 minWaiting to X-haleEp. 73: Woodstock 99 & Music Festivals with Ann PowersOne of our generation’s greatest pop music critics, Ann Powers (NPR Music), sits down with Karen and Wynter to process the new Woodstock 99 doc, and music festivals in general, while exploring the cultural conditions that stoked this calamity. This week, both hosts are up to going deep on Mike White’s latest HBO limited series, The White Lotus, and as promised, wrap up their take on the Fear Street trilogy by processing the 1666 edition. Plus, a homonymic nuo-lingo and songs of the week by powerful female artists working in *very* different styles. Find all things W2X at...2021-08-021h 20
Becoming a Mindful Teacher001- What is Trauma?In the premiere episode of Becoming a Mindful Teacher, Wynter dives into defining trauma, as well as getting into Big Trauma vs. Little Trauma.2021-07-2610 minWaiting to X-haleEp. 72: Ridin’ Down Fear Street: 1994 and 1978Wynter tells Karen to suck it up for a ride down R.L. Stine’s Fear Street, especially with the release of the trilogy on Netflix and its deep GenX flex (from 1994 to 1978). SPOILERS ABOUND! Before we get to the scary parts, Karen insists we process this year’s Emmy nominations. Which categories does she deem a veritable “Sophie’s Choice”? Meanwhile, Wynter makes some special requests of the team working on the new, Samantha-less SATC reboot. Plus, an update on all the nuo-lingo recently added to Dictionary.com, some of which our regular listeners already know, and a coupl...2021-07-191h 06Becoming a Mindful TeacherTrailer- Becoming a Mindful TeacherCheck out Becoming a Mindful Teacher with your host, Wynter, as she shares tips and strategies for making teaching easier while meeting the needs of those who have experienced trauma. Becoming a Mindful Teacher premieres on Monday, July 26!2021-07-0804 minWaiting to X-haleEp. 71: Soft, Yacht, and Spago Rock with Mike Pace and Molly LambertWe go long this week to pore over all the shout horns, crotchy synth chords and late-80s affluence of what Mike Pace famously describes as Spago rock. Molly Lambert explains the Spago-adjacent music she and her brother have dubbed “Glass Bricks rock,” and the whole panel gets into what Wolfgang Puck and Spago as fantasy and reality meant to pop culture from the 1980s onward. Wynter and Karen kick off the show by processing the homosocial episode of Dave, and explain why Apple TV’s Physical is more than a glossy journey through 1980s aerobics culture. Nuo-lingo reminds us we’r...2021-07-051h 23Waiting to X-haleGamechangers: Film & TV EditionWynter asks us all to think about the films and TV shows that changed the game, from those that captured the style and essence of their era (Clueless), to those that transformed the cultural conversation (Boyz N The Hood, and the early-80s trifecta of Victor/Victoria, Tootsie, and Yentl). Karen celebrates Pride month by getting into the FX docuseries, Pride alongside the series finale of Pose, while Wynter dishes about the cast shake-ups on RHOC. The two brace themselves as the state of California lifts all Coronavirus restrictions, and coin their own nuo-lingo, #unvaxxinista in the...2021-06-211h 21Waiting to X-haleEp. 69: The One With the Friends ReunionWynter and Karen hit all the angles of the HBO Max Friends reunion, from the true MVPs of the cast, to Irish uncle Joey, to its efforts to compensate for the show’s lack of diversity by highlighting its global legacy. The two get into a surprisingly deep conversation about tennis as Wynter tells everyone to leave Naomi Osaka in peace. Karen plots a return to Las Vegas to see Celine Dion early next year, and preps for it by watching Army of the Dead and Hacks. Nuo lingo gets literary, cinematic, and political, while our songs of the week ar...2021-06-071h 13Waiting to X-haleEp. 68: Girls 5 Eva, 3gether with Guy BranumTheir former girl group sister, Guy Branum told Karen and Wynter to watch the new Peacock series Girls 5Eva so they could all process it 3gether, which they do on this week’s ep. Karen is too busy cavorting in the gay woods with her vaxxed BFFs to absorb any new pop culture, though Guy does bring up one of their favorite old topics--lesbian representation on Top Chef--to keep things sapphically interesting. Wynter gets into the new CNN docuseries about The Story of Late Night, while peering into her crystal ball about what we might expect from the genre in...2021-05-241h 01Waiting to X-haleEp. 67: Our AIM is True - Social Media Through the AgesDust off your dial-up, and join Wynter and Karen for a glimpse at social media through the ages, from the classic AOL Instant Messenger, to all the apps we rushed to download during the pandemmy like Marco Polo, HouseParty, and Clubhouse. Karen is all-in for HBO’s Mare of Easttown and all things Kate Winslet, while Wynter tells us about her adventures in cryptocurrency. The two also get into The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Sony Animation’s latest, featuring a queer lead. Plus, nuo-lingo and two fresh olde bops. Find all things W2X at www.w2xpod...2021-05-101h 06Waiting to X-haleEp. 66 At the Movies (Again!)What upcoming movie releases will inspire Karen and Wynter to leave the comfort and safety of their pandemic bunkers to go to an actual theater?!? This is an especially tall order since news broke of the Arclight & Cineramadome’s demise in Hollywood, RIP. Hint: (M)CU at the movies… Meanwhile, the two continue on a docu-tear as Wynter reveals what Sasquatch on Hulu is really about. KT’s talk of a new true crime doc set in Riverside, CA--Netflix’s Why Did You Kill Me?--sends both hosts spinning out into memories of MySpace. WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND FOR BOTH...2021-04-261h 16Waiting to X-haleEp. 65 Better Be Good to TINA, with Nick MurphyWynter and Karen welcome longtime listener Nick Murphy, a fierce advocate and fan of the great Tina Turner, to chat about the new HBO doc revisiting her legacy. The three focus on what it means to truly pursue your dreams in your 40s. Wynter is deep in a doc dive, and gives us the skinny on Hulu’s We Work exposé as well as Q: Into the Storm. Karen eats her words about bad British Netflix shows, as she raves about the BBC series, The Serpent, a true crime drama about a French serial killer who preyed on hippies and...2021-04-121h 15
Seeking the Silver LiningSeeking a Successful Work SessionHello friends! In today's episode I will cover some advice for creating a conducive work environment, Items that can help contribute to your success when studying or working, and various strategies/methods for having a productive work session. I hope that this episode will leave you with some more tools for your toolbelt and bring a smile to your face!
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Email the podcast at seekingthesilverlining@gmail...2021-04-1226 minWaiting to X-haleEp. 64 It’s An Honor Just to Be Asian... #StopWhiteSupremacyKaren and Wynter confront the surge in anti-AAPI hate and violence during Covid, while exploring how its longer histories are intertwined with pop culture. Karen shouts out some writers doing the hard work of responding to the Atlanta shootings in venues like Vanity Fair and GQ, and tells Wynter what she’s been watching--both good and bad--to ease her mind. The two impromptu launch a recurring segment on The Real World: Homecoming and get into what’s the matter with Becky. Plus, WTF is an NFT? And why do we people think British accents on Netflix make shows...2021-03-291h 27
Seeking the Silver LiningSeeking the Joy in Small MomentsHello! I'm your host Lori Wynter and in this podcast I will be introducing myself, the podcast and sharing about ways to seek the joys in small moments. Thank you for choosing to listen and I hope you find a small moment today that makes you smile. 2021-03-1618 minWaiting to X-haleEp. 63 - Coming Home to The Real WorldWynter and Karen reveal the different reasons each of them cried when they watched The Real World: Homecoming, which reunites the cast of MTV’s first season of The Real World: New York (1992). Whose fashion and “smooth concave chest” do they miss most? And what are their impressions of the cast members both then and now? Plus, the two take a deep dive into THE event of the last week, Oprah’s exclusive interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Plus nuo-lingo, and songs of the week both old and new that slap.2021-03-151h 13Waiting to X-haleEp. 62: The World of WandaVisionWynter and Karen immerse themselves into WandaVision, as they explore how we use TV to work through our grief in myriad ways. Ever the completist, Karen re-watched all 23 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in timeline order, and reports back to us after a month living through the Infinity Saga. Wynter gets into the deja vu vibes of Tiger Woods’ recent car accident just a year after Kobe’s death, and right before our collective paniniversary. Plus, the two process HBO’s Allen vs. Farrow, and the magic of MC Hammer’s Foucauldian forays on Twitter. Wynter's piece on Wanda2021-03-011h 05Waiting to X-haleEp. 61: #FreeBritney + Bling Empire w/ Jenny YangWriter, comedian, and Asian American cultural icon Jenny Yang joins us to process WTF Bling Empire is all about. Karen and Wynter call an audible, and devote their ‘sup segment to Framing Britney Spears, because it truly is the only thing that’s on everyone’s minds these days, as the pressure intensifies to #FreeBritney from her father’s conservatorship. Plus, nuo-lingo from this extended phase of the pandemic, and some Britney songs worth (re)listening to. Find all things Waiting to X-Hale at w2xpodcast.com2021-02-151h 13Waiting to X-haleEp. 60: FOREVER 21Karen and Wynter kick off season 4 and 2021--the year this millennium is finally old enough to drink--with reflections on when they each turned 21. For Wynter, it was 2001, and she recalls her days tearing up the San Francisco scene, while immersing herself in new tech & the internet as her primary form of entertainment. Karen throws us back to 1994, the year she turned 21 and took her first trip ever to NYC for Stonewall 25. It was the year that The Real World: San Francisco with Pedro Zamora shared the airwaves with Friends, and R&B artists like Boyz II Men and Toni...2021-02-011h 03
Waiting to X-haleEp. 59: Gifts that Keep on Giving from our Family to YoursIt’s a family affair for our season 3 finale, as both Wynter and Karen’s parents pop into our Zoom room to chat about their favorite pop cultural memories--the gifts that keep on giving--from then and now. Each of our hosts get into what’s on their watch lists as “Christmastide” approaches, while Allyson, W2X’s own version of Ros from Frasier joins in the fun, and our coven plots for a better 2021 as we face the long winter ahead of us.2020-12-181h 54
Waiting to X-haleEp. 58: The Happiest Season...OR IS IT?! Karen could barely wait through the holiday weekend to hear what Wynter, her self-described “cis-het” gal pal thought of The Happiest Season, the new holiday romcom with sapphist leads. Find out what a “Madewell femme” is in KT’s taxonomy of lesbian types, as well as the provenance for a “min-pin or pocket-sized butch.” Wynter has some choice words for the youngsters who need to put some RESPECT on Catherine O’Hara’s deep filmography, as well as for the folks at Merriam-Webster who announced their word of the year (covered in this week’s nuo-lingo). Plus, the two chew on what KT has coine...2020-12-0457 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 56: Crownin’ Around with Diana: The Crown S4Karen & Wynter binged all of Netflix’s The Crown in a single day, as season 4 of the prestige series swerves into the GenX sweet spot of 1977-1990. The two get into the Charles & Diana of it all, and the cognitive dissonance of seeing Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher, while taking a stab at answering why two California-raised WOC like themselves are so fascinated by anemic British royals. Karen updates us on the pandemic-themed debuts of Grey’s Anatomy and This is Us, and Wynter reminds us why Leta Powell Drake is a national treasure. Plus Nuo-Lingo and tunes befitting the...2020-11-201h 12Waiting to X-haleEp. 55: Lipsync for Your Life: From Milli Vanilli to Sarah Cooper w/ Sarah KesslerWynter and Karen visit USC--this time virtually--in Sarah Kessler’s class on Audio(visuality). Sarah is a media studies scholar, TV editor of Public Books, and KT’s spouse aka quarantine hostage. The three get into a discussion of the role lip-syncing has played in U.S. pop culture as entertainment, the source of scandal, and as a means of building a following all the way to a Netflix special a la Sarah Cooper’s Everything’s Fine. Wynter gets into the chart daddies of election coverage, John King & Steve Kornacki, Sarah tells us why this season’s The Bacheloret...2020-11-131h 00
Waiting to X-haleEp. 53: Written in the Stars w/ Amanda Yates Garcia, the Oracle of L.A.Wynter and Karen welcome a witch, healer and the Oracle of Los Angeles, Amanda Yates Garcia (author of Initiated: Memoir of a Witch), to offer some perspective and guidance about the astrological plane and what we might be facing in the weeks ahead. Before Amanda arrives, our hosts catch up on some recent movies, including Justin Simien’s Bad Hair, and the return of Borat in his “subsequent moviefilm.” Karen also tells us about The Kingmaker, a 2019 doc on Imelda Marcos and her dictatorial family’s efforts to return to Filipino politics. Plus, an audience submitted NUO-LINGO, and full-circle realness...2020-10-301h 26
Waiting to X-haleEp. 52: Defend Your Sequel w/ Kill by Kill’s Patrick & Gena Wynter brings an all-horror loving posse over to our Zoom room to get hyped for Halloween. Patrick Hamilton and Gena Radcliffe of the Kill by Kill podcast come to defend their favorite horror sequels. Wynter advocates for her own favorite, and Karen judges the soundness of all three pitches. Who will take the prize: Psycho II, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, or Halloween III: Season of the Witch? Plus: Karen finally dives into the “Normcore cult” of NXIVM and HBO’s The Vow, Wynter tells us about “purity spirals” and Blackpink drops the bass. Kill by Kill Podcast Scaredy Cats Horror...2020-10-231h 16
Waiting to X-haleEp. 51: A Mental Health Break w/ Dr. Megan Auster-RosenKaren and Wynter are joined by Dr. Megan Auster-Rosen, the co-director of the mental health program at Cedars Sinai, to talk about how to ride out the next several weeks. How do we break free from doomscrolling? What binges feel good to us, and what series have successfully undertaken the difficult task of depicting trauma? (SPOILERS for the reality series Alone). Wynter tells us about the documentary, The Social Dilemma, while Karen brings us into the thick of two Twitter disputes, one involving Hainanese chicken rice. We’re soliciting nuo-lingo submissions, and have two 90s songs of the week ju...2020-10-161h 01
Waiting to X-haleEp. 50: Debating SNL Wynter and Karen take a look back at SNL’s political coverage, especially its parodies of presidential debates past and present, as the show resumes production with a live studio audience. Is satire even possible in the political world we’re living in today? Trying with all her might not to get too caught up in the onslaught of news, from 45’s COVID cluster to the death of Eddie Van Halen, Wynter is in a transatlantic mood and tells us all about Emily in Paris. Karen can’t help but get into the Ryan Murphy Netflix series Ratched, which features Filipino...2020-10-091h 00
Waiting to X-haleEp. 49: Getting Pen15Karen and Wynter do their best to catch you up with season 2 of Hulu’s cringe comedy Pen15, while reminiscing about their own deeply awkward middle school years. ***Warning: Pen15 Spoilers and Middle-School Callouts in this Ep!*** Plus, Wynter tells us about the Peloton pandemic lyfe, while Karen is soliciting any additional info anyone may have about the Great British Bake-Off bubble. Where are people practicing their signature bakes? Do contestants go directly home when they’re kicked off, or do they sit in their sad quar rooms eating leftovers from the challenges? There’s no nuo-lingo this w...2020-10-021h 07
Waiting to X-haleEp. 48: Fast Times and the Rise of the All-Star Table ReadKaren has fled Los Angeles for the rest of September, as both she and Wynter mourn the loss of the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg by girding their loins for the fight ahead. The two give a full rundown of the pandemic Emmys, and get into why so many of us are seeking refuge in nostalgic all-star table reads, from Fast Times at Ridgemont High, to the all-Black Golden Girls reenactment, the Princess Bride reunion, and the recently announced all-black Friends table-read w/ Sterling K. Brown as Ross(!) Plus, we find out what nuo-lingo is circulating from the DMV (D...2020-09-251h 05
Waiting to X-haleEp. 47: Remembering Chadwick Boseman with andré carringtonWynter has made some upgrades to her club, The Palace, on Grand Theft Auto, while Karen calls Away, the new mission to Mars drama on Netflix, “normporn in space.” Dr. andré carrington, a renowned scholar of race and science fiction--and a birder!--joins us for a retrospective of Chadwick Boseman’s tragically short, but illustrious career. We get beyond the superhero legacy and consider some of the real-life legends Boseman portrayed on screen. Nuo-lingo covers a term that crossed over from academia into public discourse, and we bring you a couple of songs about skies. Plus, andré tells you to watch...2020-09-181h 13
Waiting to X-haleEp. 46: Lovecraft Country with Dr. Jonathan P. Higgins We’re a full month into Lovecraft Country, so Dr. Jon Paul Higgins from the Learnt podcast joins us for a spirited discussion about the show’s horrors, both everyday and paranormal, as well as what it’s done for Blerds (Black nerds) everywhere. Karen seeks refuge from “Dumbkirk” and the week’s other stupid and tragic occurrences by mainlining Cobra Kai, while Wynter and Dr. Jon take definitive sides in Brandy vs. Monica. Plus, a nuo-lingo term so old it’s new again, and several songs of the week including two from the aforementioned “verzuz” favorite. Masculinity On The Mat How Lovecr...2020-09-111h 10
Waiting to X-haleEp. 45: Facing the Music with Bill & TedKaren and Wynter explore what it means to be excellent to each other in a world as dire and apocalyptic as our own, as they get into the #girldad energy of Bill and Ted Face the Music (spoilers in the discussion!), and the entire Bill & Ted trilogy. Wynter tells us about a Brit comedy called I Hate Suzie that she happens to love. Karen is super bummed out and despairs out loud about the rise of fascism in the U.S., but finds a spot of joy in Niecy Nash’s announcement about her marriage to musician Jessica Betts, as...2020-09-0456 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 44: The Go-Go’s with Kathy ValentineA bonafide rock star turned author, Kathy Valentine (yes, THE Kathy Valentine from The Go-Go’s, and author of the new memoir All I Ever Wanted) joins Karen and Wynter to talk about ALL OF IT--from her time on the scene in Austin and Hollywood in the late-70s and early 80s, to The Go-Go’s imperial years, and her new life as an author. Wynter tells us about the Fast Times at Ridgemont High table reading that never was, and Karen alerts us to a new Sapphic period drama starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan sure to take the “b...2020-08-281h 09
Waiting to X-haleEp. 42: 90s Domestic Thrillers with Brandy Monk-PaytonMedia scholar & author Dr. Brandy Monk-Payton (Fordham University) joins Karen & Wynter to talk about the preponderance of domestic psychodramas like The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and Sleeping with the Enemy in the early 1990s. Together they explore what they say about cardigan femininity, race, and the terror of misaligned hand towels. The three also process Megan and Cardi’s WAP, the Kamala Harris VP announcement, and Perry Mason on HBO (Max). Plus, Nuo-lingo and three SOTWs! Join our Patreon for early access, bonus content, and SWAG!2020-08-141h 15
Waiting to X-haleEp. 41: What’s Good is Bad & Bad is Good w/ June Diane RaphaelKaren and Wynter kick off a brand new season joined by June Diane Raphael, co-founder of the Jane Club, and star of Grace and Frankie, Long Shot and The High Note. June Diane drops in to BLOW OUR MINDS with her read on Clueless, a movie she used to think was good, but realizes might actually be bad. Meanwhile, Wynter’s crush on Dr. Fauci has led to crafting (?!?), and Karen is moved to tears by the WNBA starting their new season from “the bubble,” while wearing Breonna Taylor’s name on their jerseys. This week’s Nuo Lingo is really...2020-08-071h 16
Waiting to X-haleEp. 40: You Must Remember Polly Platt with Karina LongworthWynter and Karen welcome guest Karina Longworth of You Must Remember This for their season 2 finale! Karina tells us all about Polly Platt, the subject of this season’s YMRT. Polly was an Oscar-nominated production designer, screenwriter, producer, and executive who put her stamp on some of the greatest and most loved films of the 1970s and 80s – including Paper Moon, Bad News Bears, Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News, The Witches of Eastwick and more. We get into how sexism, and the auteurist focus on her ex, Peter Bogdanovich, rendered Polly “invisible” in various ways. Wynter also brings us “The Pudding...2020-06-261h 04
Waiting to X-haleEp. 39: Together Again to Talk Gen Z with Guy Branum & Margaret WapplerWynter and Karen reunite with their former podmates Guy Branum and Margaret Wappler in this supersized episode fundraising for G.L.I.T.S and SummaEverything! The fierce foursome indulge in a deep catch-up about everything from the demise of the “girl boss,” to 90 Day Fiance and Top Chef All Stars (Margaret even cameos at a boozy brunch in one of the episodes), all while processing the pop culture in the last year that they’ve missed talking to each other about since they wrapped Pop Rocket in May 2019. The gang puts their Gen X heads together for an analys...2020-06-191h 29
Waiting to X-haleEp. 38: Just Can’t [The] Help ItWynter returns this week, as we welcome special guests Renee Bever (artist, co-host of Attack of the Queerwolf), and Tavia Nyong’o (author, Professor of American Studies at Yale). The panel catches up about how they’ve been participating in the national uprisings, while reflecting on some of the media moments, both head-scratching, and inspiring over the last week, from the Dems draped in kente cloth, to “You About to Lose This Job,” the unofficial anthem of the movement. Wynter also digs deep into the “Bon Appetit Revolt,” a developing story at the time we recorded. The panel devotes some deep con...2020-06-121h 26
Waiting to X-haleEp. 37: American UprisingWe stand with the Black Lives Matter movement in advocating for racial justice, and against police violence. Wynter and her family have also suffered a personal tragedy, so this episode is in somber observance of this, as well as our current national events. Queer scholars & activists, Homay King and Jeanne Vaccaro join Karen to offer reports and resources for social justice actions, including ways of contributing for those who cannot participate in street actions. They discuss the media coverage of protests, race, and the pandemic, while reflecting on how race, feminism and LGBTQ politics intersect, or fail to, in “pr...2020-06-081h 12
Waiting to X-haleEp. 36: Butches for Billions with Raquel GutierrezWynter is off for the week, so one of Karen’s oldest BFF’s, the poet, writer and performer Raquel Gutierrez joins her from Tucson, AZ to talk about everything from making pizzas with coral mushrooms to Netflix’s Lovebirds. Raquel, aka “Raquefella” also reveals Karen’s AIM name from back in the day, while bringing us her thoughts on why we are so obsessed with pop culture about billionaires, a la Succession, Wolf of Wall Street, and of course Billions. Nuo-Lingo gives us a word befitting the age of Zoom, plus a slinky SOTW from the 80s. Join our P...2020-05-291h 06
Waiting to X-haleEp. 35: Hollywood, BabylonWynter and Karen are not alone! Special sexxy guests, Guinevere Turner and Alonso Duralde join them in the W2X Zoom Room for a deep hang, and some scandalous conversation about Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood, a new limited series rife with queer pool parties and other gratuitous forms of wish-fulfillment. Find out how Alonso and Guinevere are both being annoyingly productive during their quar, while you get not one, but two SOTWs. The full kiki was captured on video for our Patreon subscribers, plus we have another surprise special guest coming through for some beaucoup BoCo on Hollywood, so po...2020-05-151h 25
Waiting to X-haleEp. 34: Never Have I Ever…avoided a controversial teen sitcomKaren & Wynter dive into the fray to discuss Mindy Kaling’s latest sitcom, Never Have I Ever on Netflix. They engage multiple perspectives on the show, from controversies around its caste bias, to its role in diversifying contemporary teen representation. This has also been a busy week for our two hosts. Which one is going in for a free drive-thru Covid-19 test? And who survived a harrowing trip to Tarzhay? Who got sucked into Netflix’s Hollywood? And who fell in love with Alice Wu’s The Half of It? All this, plus, nuo-lingo and a boppin’ SOTW. Join o...2020-05-0859 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 33: WTF, LFE? (On Little Fires Everywhere)Wynter & Karen talk through the twists and turns of the 90s-set racial melodrama, Little Fires Everywhere. Both continued to explore online extravaganzas this week, including Sondheim’s 90th Birthday Concert, and the Melrose Place cast reunion. Karen also accidentally watched, and enjoyed, the HBO original film Bad Education starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney. Wynter shares a Nuo-Lingo you should all stop doing, and they leave you with a cover of a 90s classic as the song of the week. Join our Patreon for early access, bonus content, and SWAG! Little Fires Everywhere - Trailer Elena mee...2020-05-011h 01
Waiting to X-haleEp. 32: Valley GirlzWith the 1983 classic, Valley Girls back on streaming services, Wynter and Karen revisit the film alongside other San Fernando Valley gems like Karate Kid, Earth Girls are Easy, La Bamba and of course, Boogie Nights. Wynter chimes in on Babyface vs. Teddy Riley, while Karen plunges into the catacombs with the Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary production that streamed for free on YouTube for 48 hours. Plus, Nuo-Lingo and a song fit for a fast dance at prom. Join our Patreon for early access, bonus content, and SWAG! "What a Hunk!" scene from Valley Girl 'The P...2020-04-2458 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 31: Conspiracy TheoriesKaren and Wynter greet you from the new nation of Cascadia, or OrCaWash, or whatever you prefer to call the western pact states. Wynter gives us the “state of Twitter” in these times, including her own viral tweet about Sarah Sanders. This week the two also get into all sorts of pop culture they’ve been consuming, from Karen’s first true “binge” of the quarantine (Netflix’s Unorthdox), to the new season of Killing Eve, Wynter’s obsession with 90 Day Fiancee, as well as her disappointment in HBO’s Run. Conspiracy theories abound, and we’re here to debunk all of them...2020-04-171h 08
Waiting to X-haleNochella: Music for the Cruelest MonthIt’s their third week of quarantine, so Karen is talking to Steak-umm on Twitter, and Wynter thinks Ellen sux. In lieu of music festival season launching this April, the two offer their own virtual W2X music festival for you this week. Sure there’s no Coachella and Stagecoach, but what really strikes at Karen’s heart is the postponement of PopCon 2020, the annual gathering of musicians, music writers, scholars, and fans at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture, which she’d been organizing for the better part of a year. Nevertheless, she brings us a little taste of schedul...2020-04-101h 03
Waiting to X-haleEp. 29: Wild Times with Tiger KingW2X Movie Night - Tuesday, April 7 at 6pm PST Pacific - check our social media accounts for details! Wynter and Karen each enter week 3 of their respective quarantines, so their habits (pop cultural and otherwise) have taken some unpredictable turns. Find out what they’ve been watching, listening to and doing that indicates they’ve gone over the edge. Speaking of which, the culture at large has reached the “watching Tiger King” phase of our isolation. Find out why neither Wynter or Karen are surprised that Joe Exotic exists. You should stop deadnaming his former zo...2020-04-0358 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 28: Sheltering in Place with our 70s/80s/90s FavesKaren & Wynter are in week two of their quarantines in Echo Park & Encino, following “shelter in place” directives from Gov. Newsom in California. This prompted them to wonder which fictional characters from the 70s, 80s or 90s would they actually want to shelter in place with for various practical, and sometimes other reasons. They catch up on what their days have been like, to what entertainment has kept them afloat in these troubled times. Plus, a very of the moment Nuo-Lingo, and a song of the week cover that made Karen cry. Join our Patreon for early acces...2020-03-2759 min
Funny MummiesFunny Mummies: Angeline WynterSisters are doing it for themselves and even more so in this episode, as Jen is joined by her nearest and dearest BFF, her sister Angeline! We hope it’s not filled with too many in-jokes and self indulgence. Spoiler: it probably is.Join our Funny Mummies facebook page here:www.facebook.com/groups/funnymummiesYou can find Angeline online here:Angeline is a singer, songwriter and pianist. She has performed in a number of musical outfits including acapella group Betty and the Betties, Laleh Lilu, The Angeline Wynter Band, Angelswine, So...2020-03-2236 min
Funny MummiesFunny Mummies: Angeline WynterSisters are doing it for themselves and even more so in this episode, as Jen is joined by her nearest and dearest BFF, her sister Angeline! We hope it’s not filled with too many in-jokes and self indulgence. Spoiler: it probably is.
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Waiting to X-haleEp. 27: GenX Lives! Generational Divides in the Global PandemicWynter and Karen record remotely from their separate quarantine pods in Encino and Echo Park and give you an update on what they’ve been doing during their respective quarantines. Spoiler alert: they sure as hell ain’t writing King Lear. Mostly they’re just wrangling their Boomer parents--and their own deep anxieties. Amidst all of it, GenX has also managed to wedge its way into the Covid-19 conversation on Twitter with several bold claims about our ultimate preparedness for a crisis of this magnitude. The two break it all down for us. Plus, what’s a Zoom cocktail party li...2020-03-2058 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 26: “What Movie Am I In?!?” Our Brave New World of Outbreaks and De-ExtinctionLike everyone else in the world, Wynter and Karen are preparing for a possible Coronavirus quarantine. What social distancing and stockpiling techniques have they been practicing to avoid “the ‘roni?” With the world as eerie and uncanny as it is in the age of late capitalism, both are feeling a little like they’re actually living in disaster films like Contagion, Outbreak, Cloverfield, Idiocracy and even...Jurassic Park (!) Plus, a longer than usual nuo-lingo chat about “Periodt” and when slang veers in and out of cultural appropriation. Join our Patreon for early access, bonus content, and SWAG: https://www.pa...2020-03-1350 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 25: Sleepytime TV and Not So Super TuesdayKaren and Wynter fixed their audio problems just in time to record in the wake of Super Tuesday 2020. They get into the nitty-gritty generational breakdown between candidates and their supporters while assessing the media (hell)scape of electoral politics in general. Wynter tells us what Kim Kardashian has to do with all of it at the end of the segment (!!!) In light of all this political drama, the two also tell us what TV helps them go “nighty night” after a long and stressful day of facing the world. You might be surprised--or not--at Wynter’s frightening selections, while Karen g...2020-03-091h 00
Waiting to X-haleEp. 24: Slapchop the Nad’s - A Journey with InfomercialsHave you ever bought something “as seen on TV” and not available in stores? Wynter and Karen stroll down memory lane about the most irritating and captivating infomercials from the 80s, 90s and today, while sharing their reviews of products that either they or their parents actually bought. It’s the end of an era for the Real Housewives of Orange County with Tamara and Vicky’s departures, and Wynter is here to tell us all about it. Karen revels in Season 40 of Survivor, featuring all past winners and a whole new currency of “fire tokens.” Plus, nuo-lingo is back, so you...2020-03-0652 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 23: Cheer Up, Baby!This week, Karen and Wynter take on the Netflix phenomenon, Cheer, a docuseries about the championship cheer squad from Navarro College in Corsicana, TX. Wynter speaks candidly about what it’s like to embark on life in her 40s, which includes taking a “Lexapause” to try and make a baby. Karen has taken on the daily ritual of trying to perfect the tornado omelette (or “omurice”), while explaining to us the meaning of “borrid” after a screening of Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Plus, a song of the week that comes with an 80s movie recommendation! Join our Patre...2020-02-281h 02
Waiting to X-haleEp. 22: Hostless with the Mostest - Oscars 2020What box subscriptions keep Wynter and Karen thrivin' and survivin'? Wynter tells us all about a very different kind of streaming service that serves up classic Blaxploitation, while Karen finally admits which celebrity chef taught her how to cook. It's Oscar season, so the two share their very different feelings about another hostless ceremony, while looking back on some of their favorites. Nuo-lingo is tea-related, and the two offer up an Oscar-winning song as a mantra for 2020. Join our Patreon for early access, bonus content, and SWAG: https://www.patreon.com/waitingtoxhale Links to just a...2020-02-1453 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 21: Hot For Terri/Terry - Looking Back at Just One of the Guys (1985)Wynter and Karen return from their holiday hiatus, and reflect on what 2020 has wrought thus far, and speak from the heart about the complicated feelings each of them experienced as Angelenos after the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. The two tell us what entertainment sustained them during their break, and take a deep look back at one of E.W.'s "top 50 movies about High School," Just One of the Guys. Plus, nuo-lingo is back and better than ever! Join our Patreon for early access, bonus content, and SWAG: https://www.patreon.com/w...2020-02-0756 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 20: Gratitude & Holiday Hopes: ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ vs. ‘We Are The World’Grounded in the hopeful spirit of songs by Band Aid and U.S.A For Africa, Karen and Wynter chat about what they’re grateful for in 2019 – and look forward to renewed focus and positive productivity in the coming year. While Wynter hopes Instagram removing likes from the platform eases our anxieties, Karen recommends a book on choosing activism that actually makes us feel good. The two also discuss Apple+’s viability in the streaming world, boundaries at work, and leave us with a rockin’ SOTW! Have some feedback for us to consider for season 2? We’d love to hea...2019-11-291h 03
Waiting to X-haleEp. 19: The Head That Wears The Crown: Early Elizabeth II vs. Silver Jubilee Elizabeth IIKaren and Wynter couldn’t resist diving into season 3 of Netflix’s most opulent and expensive series, The Crown as soon as it was released. How do the two feel about the new cast, lead by Oscar-winner Olivia Colman & Helena Bonham Carter as we enter EIIR’s midlife transformations? Karen has a little something to say about Gen Z labeling Gen X a bunch of “Karens.” And as usual, nuo-lingo enhances our vocabulary, as Wynter gets us bopping to a new song of the week. Join our Patreon for bonus content and SWAG: https://www.patreon.com/waitingtoxh...2019-11-221h 00
Waiting to X-haleEp.15: “Intimate Horror” & Female Anti-Heroes: Midsommar vs. Hereditary***SPOILER ALERT - MIDSOMMAR AND HEREDITARY PLOT DETAILS ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE*** It’s Halloween-time and modern-day horror ensnares Wynter who finally convinces Karen to watch Midsommar and Hereditary. Which movie could she not make it through?!? The two get into horror/suspense auteur Ari Aster’s impressive body of work exploring intergenerational trauma, and what they call “intimate horror” within families and between lovers. Wynter goes to the theater to see Famous, a play set in 1994, based on the Two Corey's trauma they experienced as young heartthrobs and child actors from the GenX era. Karen finds re...2019-10-2557 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 14: The Gay 90s with Heather Matarazzo: Indie vs. Mainstream***SPOILER ALERT: MAJOR PLOT POINTS FROM THE JOKER ARE REVEALED IN THIS EPISODE*** Amazing guests keep rolling into W2X, and this week Wynter and Karen are joined by the one and only Heather Matarazzo, an actor, writer, director, who’s played some of the most iconic roles in film and TV over the last 25 years, including Dawn Wiener in Welcome to the Dollhouse, Lily Moscovitz in the The Princess Diaries films, and of course, Stacey Merkin on The L-Word. The three get into a stunning range of conversations about life, death, and “acceptance” before debating Todd Philli...2019-10-181h 05
Waiting to X-haleEp. 13: All Hail the Queen (Latifah, not that other lady): Cleo vs. KhadijahWynter & Karen welcome Madin Lopez, a stylist and the founder of ProjectQ: a non-profit organization benefiting LGBTQ+ homeless youth by providing free gender-affirming haircuts, and safe-spaces, as well as life-skills workshops. On this National Coming Out Day, the three evaluate Queen Latifah’s career and how her iconic characters, Cleo from Set it Off, and Khadijah from Living Single have influenced queer people of color over the last 25 years. Wynter swims with the gators of the horror-suspense flick, Crawl, while Karen revels in a stunning new oral history of the Lilith Fair in Vanity Fair. Meanwhile, Madin tells us a...2019-10-1159 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 12: Ryan Murphy’s Nostalgia Game - AHS vs. ACSWith the recent debut of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story: 1984, Wynter and Karen take the occasion to explore his deeply nostalgic oeuvre to consider whether or not his dominion is 80s camp or 90s magic realism, i.e. horror stories or true crime stories? The two talk about where they were when Richard Ramirez, the serial killer known as the Nightstalker and resurrected in AHS 1984, was wreaking havoc IRL. Wynter goes Inside Out with Demi Moore’s new autobiography, Karen GAGS over the recently announced thirtysomething reboot, while both take a detour into The Affair’s wild psychosexual turns...2019-10-041h 01
Waiting to X-haleEp. 11: The (Inappropriate) Objects of Our Affections: School Daze vs. Dear White People (TV series)Karen and Wynter travel all the way to the University of Mississippi in Oxford for their first live show, with special guests Kiese Laymon and Alysia Steele. The four of them get into our inappropriate objects of pop-cultural affection--or the many times each of them has been told they were wannabes, or didn’t belong for being POC who like “problematic pop objects.” Befitting their idyllic campus setting, the panel gets into how School Daze vs. Dear White People (the TV series) each explore the minefield of desire and student culture at universities. Wynter praises Hustlers and tells us why J...2019-09-271h 01
Waiting to X-haleEp. 10: On Becoming Kirsten Dunst: 1990s KD vs. 2000s KDAll hail the goddess, Kirsten Dunst, who just received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and is turning heads with her spectacular turn as Krystal Stubbs on the new Showtime series, On Becoming a God in Central Florida. Karen & Wynter dive deep into her under-appreciated career, focusing on her debut decade (the 1990s), as well as her rise to box-office domination (in the 2000s). Wynter calls new career opportunities in from the universe, while honing her taste-making and curatorial skills by indulging in a mini-marathon of Michael Douglas films. Karen finally plugs her fall book tour for...2019-09-1356 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 9: X’ed out of D23 - The Cat from Outer Space vs. Flight of the NavigatorDisney rolls out the reboots at its annual D23 convention and--surprise, surprise--there's little to tickle the fancies of Generation X, with all the devotion to Lizzie McGuire & HSM. Wynter & Karen remedy that by telling you which Disney reboots from the 70s & 80s they'd be interested in seeing, especially between The Cat from Outer Space vs. Flight of the Navigator. Karen fishes for a Netflix sponsorship by theming her birthday party, aka "Leztopia" after Wine Country. She also tells us what's brewing on the final season of Showtime's The Affair. Wynter follows up her previous VMA chatter with a postmortem...2019-09-0658 min
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Waiting to X-haleEpisode 1.8: Give us the Keys, Brandon: BH 90210 | Brenda vs. Kelly Both Wynter and Karen try not to cry every time they talk about the dearly departed Luke Perry, aka Dylan McKay. The two dive headfirst into a long simmering debate from the last 30 years--Brenda vs. Kelly--as the Fox reboot, BH 90210 confounds and excites viewers with its many layers of meta. Wynter is excited about this year's VMA's (!?!?), but only because Dr. Missy Elliott received the Video Vanguard award. Karen's wife has lured her into Bachelor Nation, with this season's queer-ish Bachelor in Paradise. Plus, in NUO-LINGO, we clarify the subtle nuances between "achievement unlocked" and "goals," while our SOTW...2019-08-3048 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 7: Impeachment & Political Sex Scandals: 1998 vs. 2019Wynter and Karen are abuzz with news of the casting for Ryan Murphy's next season of American Crime Story on the Clinton impeachment, with Monica Lewinsky on board as a producer, and Beanie Feldstein playing Monica. Each reflect on that moment in history as a turning point when politics and tabloid journalism collided, and Fox News was but a fledgling cesspool of misinformation. They also consider Monica's journey from infamy to potential Emmy and Golden Globes triumph, while digging into how our threshold for political & presidential crimes and misdemeanors has grown exponentially. Wynter visits Mexico for her anniversary, and...2019-08-2359 min
Waiting to X-haleEp. 5: From Pin-Ups to Big Papas: Brad Pitt vs. Leonardo DiCaprioIt's a battle of GenX matinee idols, Brad Pitt vs. Leonardo DiCaprio. Wynter and Karen reflect on the arc of Brad & Leo's careers in light of their latest joint venture, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The two also reveal the special joys of "secret single behaviors" when they take themselves out without their spouses. Wynter hits the comedy clubs, and Karen talks about her close encounter with Maya Rudolph & PT Anderson at the movies. Plus, nuo-lingo and your SOTW. Join our Patreon for bonus content and SWAG: https://www.patreon.com/waitingtoxhale ...2019-08-0955 min
Waiting to X-haleEp 2: YouTubin' with Generation X: Mentos vs. Diet PepsiPop open a Bartles & Jaymes, and pull your rocking chair up to your laptop, Wynter and Karen get into how Generation X uses YouTube, from nostalgic forays into old commercials and landmark pop culture moments, to how-to videos and instructional content. But they don't stop there: Wynter also scours YouTube for fresh content to break us all out of our slacker rut. Speaking of slackers, Karen revisits Always Be My Maybe through the lens of the Asian slacker, while also anticipating crying a lot to Awkwafina's dramatic turn in The Farewell. Meanwhile, Wynter prepares to celebrate her first wedding...2019-08-0253 min
Waiting to X-haleSummer Shenanigans: Summer School vs. Dazed & Confused'Tis the season for dogs wearing sunglasses, horndog teens and poolside rumpshakin'. Karen and Wynter get deep into summer shenanigans, both their own, and everything we've seen on screen since the 1980s. Karen is surrendering to yoga while catching up on Big Little Lies, while Wynter has some thoughts to share about all the online drama over casting a black Little Mermaid and black female 007. Alright, alright, alright: this week's title card showdown is a battle royale between two summer films from the 80s and 90s, Summer School vs. Dazed & Confused. Plus, more "nuo lingo"--HIGH KEY--and not one...2019-07-2654 min
Waiting to X-halePilotIt's the debut episode of Waiting to X-hale, a Gen X-themed show with podcast veterans Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh and Karen Tongson. W2X revisits the pop culture & social issues that defined Generation X from a (queer) woman-of-color perspective in a way that sheds new light on the pop culture from both then, and now. In our first episode, Wynter & Karen welcome you to their world, and debate who'd come out on top in a head-to-head showdown between SINGLES vs. REALITY BITES. We discuss whether or not each of us "belongs" in Gen X, at the same time that we consult the...2019-07-1057 min
The Shelley Wynter ShowKiller Mike Joins The Shelley Wynter Show To Explain His Lyrics And The Political AtmosphereKiller Mike GTO joins the Shelley Wynter Show to explain the inspiration behind his lyrics and discuss the current political atmosphere in America.2018-10-0900 minThe Shelley Wynter ShowThe Shelley Wynter Show 10-02-18Today's topics: Shelley stands up for Kanye by responding to a Snoop Dogg tweet and gets suspended from Twitter, Mark Roundtree from Landmark Communications a local polling firm joins the show and is ACDC saying the n-word?2018-10-0200 min