It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s an unreasonable hatred for Hackensack, New Jersey!

This week, Tracie brings her Deep Thoughts about the 1978 film Superman: The Movie. From the way this film helped legitimize comic books and superheroes as a valid art form to the huge influence Christopher Reeve’s Superman still has on our culture, this pillar of the Guy Girls’ childhood offers a lot to appreciate on a second look. But, not everything is rosy in Smallville and Metropolis, including the misogyny of Lois Lane’s inability to spell, despite being The Daily Planet’s best reporter, and a cavalier attitude about consent.

Retreat to your own personal Fortress of Solitude and take a listen.

Our theme music is "Professor Umlaut" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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REDRUM! REDRUM!

On this week’s episode of Deep Thoughts, Emily breaks down the horror masterpiece, The Shining. The sisters walk through the ways in which Shelley Duvall’s portrayal of Wendy Torrance is an unexpected feminist icon, how Kubrick created an intentionally incoherent film while abusing his actors (except for 6-year-old Danny Lloyd), and just what is up with the theory that the film is a critique of the genocide of Native Americans. Also: Emily shares her deeply held belief that moving hedge animals are NOT SCARY.

Jump on your big wheel, throw on your headphones and listen…if you dare!

CW: Discussions of domestic violence, child sexual assault, murder, and genocide

Mentioned in this episode:
"MAZES, MIRRORS, DECEPTION AND DENIAL" by Rob Ager
The September House by Carissa Orlando
https://www.salon.com/2013/10/04/stanley_kubrick_misogynist_partner/
Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theater
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-the-shining-1980

Our theme music is "Professor Umlaut" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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HEY YOU GUY(Girl)S!

On this week’s Deep Thoughts, Tracie revisits a classic of GenX childhood: The Electric Company. This children’s sketch comedy program with an all-star cast (Morgan Freeman! Rita Moreno! Bill Cosby?) showcased the wonderful ways that informal education can be intentional, subversive, funny, and validating. While not everything from The Electric Company has aged well (the Spell Binder relied on racist stereotypes about Arabs and did we mention Bill Cosby?), there is much to enjoy in this staple of 1970s television.

Make like Fargo North, Decoder, and apply your mustache and headphones to take a listen!

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Our theme music is "Professor Umlaut" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Learn more about Tracie and Emily (including our other projects), join the Guy Girls' family, secure exclusive access to bonus episodes, video versions, and early access to Deep Thoughts by visiting us on Patreon.