Hacks

Raechel Jolie guests to talk homoerotic friendship, post-#MeToo feminism, and subverting TV tropes in HBO's Hacks. Full transcript available here.To follow Raechel's work, visit her Instagram and Substack. 

In this bonus episode, Alexia talks copaganda, the failure of state institutions, and the public/private divide in the 2025 film Weapons. Full transcript available here.References:Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build A Safer World by Dorothy Roberts

Clarisse Hansard guests to talk therapy, revenge, and lesbian U-hauling in Season 2 of The Last of Us. Full transcript available here.

Saiba Varma guests to talk Buddhism, broken men, and sexual perversion in Season 3 of The White Lotus. Full transcript available here.References:How Realistic Is the Buddhism of the 'White Lotus?'

Raechel Anne Jolie guests to talk dominant/submissive dynamics, corporate feminism, and the limits of personal liberation in the 2024 film Babygirl. Full transcript available here. To follow Raechel's work, visit her website and Instagram. 

Maya Hislop guests to talk couple supremacy, colorism, and polyamorous power dynamics in season 1 of Peacock's Couple to  Throuple. Full transcript available here.

Alexia is back after a long hiatus to talk anti-capitalism, anarchofeminism, and chaotic bisexuals in HBO's Harley Quinn: The Animated Series. Full transcript available here.

Clarisse Hansard guests to talk queer love, race swapping, and building post-apocalyptic societies in Season 1 of HBO's The Last Of Us. Full transcript available here. Content warning: there is an in-depth discussion about (assisted) suicide from 54:00 - 1:10:35. References from the episode:Allie Capps, "Problematic Disability Tropes in 'The Last Of Us' Have Real Consequences We Need to Talk About." Amy Mackelden, "'The Last of Us' Is Killing Me." Teresa Jusino, "HBO's The Last Of Us Reginited Discussion of the Game's Israel/Palestine Politics." 

Saiba Varma guests to talk white privilege, the corrupting power of wealth, and the homophobic trope of villanous gays in Seasons 1-2 of the White Lotus. Full transcript available here. 

Jackie Bustamente guests to talk white guilt, girl stoners, and the politics of faking poverty in Seasons 1-5 of Broad City.  Full transcript available here.