Practical Magic

The friendly ghost stops by for Rach's first(!) Halloween Summers Off spooktacular, Casper. Rach might be a little clammy this week, but it's not because she's scared. She gets to watch her crush slowly descend that staircase, take her hand to dance, and ask her, "Can I keep you?" This is a swoony, spooky episode. Rach displays all the butterflies and stirrings about one of her top crushes in Devon Sawa on air. Ty is obviously threatened and plans to put both Devon and this movie six feet under. Enjoy the fireworks. Someone's not making it out alive this year.

Rach brewed up something extra special for listeners this week with her first vidcast! Well listeners, the -Ber months have arrived and with that comes pumpkin spice lattes, apple orchards, and, unfortunately, the closing out of Summers Off. So what better way to transition us into spooky season than with the witchy classic, Practical Magic. And just in time for the long awaited sequel! We answer questions like: Is Rach more of a Sandy or a Nicki? Who is the Owens' family decorator? What is the tone of this film? And is there enough magic for Ty? - Spoiler: There is not but there never is! As always, thank you so much for listening Summers Off'ers, especially as we transition to pod-hosting parents (AHHHHH!) See you during Spooky Season!

Well listeners, the -Ber months have arrived and with that comes pumpkin spice lattes, apple orchards, and, unfortunately, the closing out of Summers Off. So what better way to transition us into spooky season than with the witchy classic, Practical Magic. And just in time for the long awaited sequel! We answer questions like: Is Rach more of a Sandy or a Nicki? Who is the Owens' family decorator? What is the tone of this film? And is there enough magic for Ty? - Spoiler: There is not but there never is! As always, thank you so much for listening Summers Off'ers, especially as we transition to pod-hosting parents (AHHHHH!) See you during Spooky Season!

Ty and Rach's second Vidcast launches off to the land of face huggers and chest bursters this week. How wacky and wavy will Ty's hands get? Welcome to "Summers Off After Dark." Ty's season finale has arrived! It's the Hudsons vs. the face huggers with...Alien! We hit all of the big topics: Are androids made of milk? Could Meryl Streep have fought off these chest bursters? How many volumes of puke did the original audience spew on first watch compared to Rach? How much did Rach talk during the film?   Answer Key: Maybe, Naa, Lots, LOTS! (Imagine this backwards and upside down for full effect.)

Welcome to "Summers Off After Dark." Ty's season finale has arrived! It's the Hudsons vs. the face huggers with...Alien! We hit all of the big topics: Are androids made of milk? Could Meryl Streep have fought off these chest bursters? How many volumes of puke did the original audience spew on first watch compared to Rach? How much did Rach talk during the film?   Answer Key: Maybe, Naa, Lots, LOTS! (Imagine this backwards and upside down for full effect.)

Time to roll out the red carpet because this week Summers Off welcomes movie royality - Pixar. We're watching the stunning, coming-of-age classic, Brave. As you've already guessed it, you'll be treated to many dialect attempts of the highlands. We'll compare our favorite Scottish films and histories. Ty will once and for all learn what makes a Disney film vs. a Pixar film. Rach will divulge a kink on air. And Ty and Rach rank the best and most overrated Pixar films of all time. Surprise - it's not Planes!

It's time to quiet those lambs with a movie that both our hosts have been anticipating for years. Silence of the Lambs! Listen to the beginnings of Rach's Jodie Foster impersonation that she has since perfected. Discover why Ty wants to play Buffalo Bill so bad in the musical version. Hear our hosts debate if this movie is scary or sexy.  Is this Rach's new favorite scary movie?! Get your fava beans ready and tune in to discover all the movie trivia you can handle, Clarice. Now SILENCE! (of the Lambs...)

I Am Sam. I Am Not Sorry that I made Ty watch this movie. When there's this much disparity between the audience and critic scores you know it's going to be a wild ride. Tune in to hear Ty's Sean Penn problems (sang in the style of T-Swift's "Champagne Problems"), the evolution of the cutest Dakota Fanning who was "the Shirley Temple of her day!", and whether or not Michelle Pfeiffer could've been the next Meryl. Is she too sexy for this movie? Is there too much chemistry between her and Penn? Can she help herself?! Let us be the judge and tune in and find out!

That's right! We continue with Ty's season of Horror/Horrifying with more of the latter on this week's episode of the classic courtroom drama, Primal Fear. Why was this movie so important to Ty? Who does Rach think is cuter between Richard Gere and Edward Norton? Has Laura Linney ever been better? How much of Norton's ending monologue will Ty perform? All of these questions will be answered, and more, this week on Summers Off!

This week Summers Off kicks off Rach's theme of not caring what anyone thinks – including you, listeners. She's gunna watch what she wants this summer, and that includes this 90s favorite Stepmom.  IYKYK. Join us as we welcome first time to the Summers Off Universe (SOU), Susan Sarandon. We apologize to you Susan that it took us this long to have you on. I guess we do care what you think!