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Episodes Monday Rundown May 5 - 11 2025
This week: Emily watches Superman and Grease in an attempt to understand what 1978 felt like.
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Episodes Monday Rundown April 21-27 2025
Emily's descent into the comedies of her youth reaches its apotheosis: The Brady Bunch Movie.
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Episodes Monday Rundown April 7 - 13 2025
This week: The Wheel of Time! John Williams! My professional jealousy exposed!
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Episodes Monday Rundown March 31 - April 6 2025
This week: An amazing short-story collection about sexless jerks. And a mystery game!
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March mailbag
This month: Good acting in bad movies! Bad accent work! And how to call out from work!
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Episodes Monday Rundown March 10 - 16 2025
Including: Yellowjackets, Chappell Roan, and lesbian witches. (These are all the same thing.)
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Episodes Monday Rundown March 3 - 9 2025
This week: a wonderful Canadian film, a heterosexual romance, and a creepy YouTube channel.
books
Woodworking is here! Come see me on my book tour!
Did you know I wrote a novel???? I don't know if I've mentioned it before.
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Episodes Monday rundown February 17 - 23 2025
Emily takes her kid to a movie. Also: Hitchcock, trans robots, and killer monkeys.
woodworking
Your novel-writing questions answered
By someone who has (almost) published one novel.
movies
February mailbag
What's Emily's kid into? And what are some perfect late winter stories?
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January mailbag
What does Emily think of Martin Scorsese? Of adapting her book? Of AI? Of DUCKS AND HORSES???