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Two sisters. Two coasts. One shared history of television super-fandom. Connor & Jordan Riley are re-watching the formative media of their youth - back with big brains and even bigger mouths.

Connor & Jordan


    • May 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 45m AVG DURATION
    • 46 EPISODES


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    4.04 What A Girl Wants Is a Dad

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 110:57


    Connor and Jordan cross the pond once again to discuss the merits of chandeliers as party topics, rich boys as parking attendants, and Kelly Preston as the villain in the teen rom-com What A Girl Wants, starring Amanda Bynes.

    4.03 That Walk You Can't Forget

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 119:47


    Connor and Jordan take a walk down memory lane with Mr. If He Wanted To He Would, jumping into a discussion of ugly sweaters, alt-right pipelines, and Jamie's other boyfriend in Mandy Moore's 2003 tearjerker, A Walk To Remember.

    4.02 Biffle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 95:52


    Connor and Jordan post up in the prop closet to discuss free cokes, Frankie Muniz, and the wave of familiar faces in their first Amanda Bynes feature, Big Fat Liar. 

    4.01 Moore Than a Princess

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 118:49


    Mandy Mania begins with the first episode of season 4! Princess lessons are in session when Connor and Jordan dissect deadbeat dads, dates with Michael Moscovitz, and the Stupid Cupid dance routine in Mandy Moore's first feature film, The Princess Diaries.

    3.14 Done and Dunst

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 78:44


    That's a wrap on season 3! Connor and Jordan unpack the Kirtsten Dunst lore, her early work as well as her more recent turns, and her most notable fashion and popular culture moments in the season 3 Finale of Days of Dunst.

    3.13 The Teen Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 94:53


    Connor and Jordan draw the Days of Dunst to a close in a daze of pastel Monolos, impotent men, and the downfall of the French monarchy. Let them eat cake as they watch Sofia Coppola's ode to the ultimate teen queen, Marie Antionette, starring Kristin Dunst. 

    3.12 Etown and Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 161:49


    Connor and Jordan ring in the New Year with the one we've been waiting for. Filmed on location in their Kentucky hometown, Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown (2005) is cracking open an Ale 8, rooting for the Cardinals and correcting your pronunciation of "Louisville".

    3.11 Winning Wimbledon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 123:59


    Connor and Jordan are serving up a well-matched discussion on Kirsten Dunst's backhand, Austin Nichol's sweatband, and Paul Bettany's sex appeal in the tennis movie that walked so that Challengers could run - 2001's unsung sports rom-com Wimbledon (2004).

    3.10 Sucks 2 Be Spidey

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 140:59


    Connor and Jordan throw out their spidey suits, reject rugged individualism, and get caught in the web of Sam Raimi's inspiring superhero classic, Spider-Man 2, starring Kirsten Dunst.

    3.09 The Amazing Mary-Jane

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 162:02


    Connor and Jordan find that there's so much to tell when talking about upside-down kisses, Macy Gray parades, and manic weapons manufacturers in their first Marvel movie, Spiderman (2002), starring Kirsten Dunst as Mary-Jane Watson.

    3.08 Manic/Pixie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 176:03


    Connor and Jordan enter the blue-tinged world of LA in 2001 to discuss race relations, mental health, and whatever the hell is on Kirsten Dunst's floor in the troubled teen blueprint Crazy/Beautiful.

    3.07 Midsummer Musical

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 110:27


    Connor and Jordan egg each other on discussing Martin Short's one liners, Kirsten Dunst's original compositions, and Shane West's fake British accent while recapping 2001's Midsummer Night's Dream adaptation, Get Over It.

    3.06 Brr It's Bring It On (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 67:36


    Connor and Jordan discuss Cliff's entitlement, Isis's academic career, and Torrence's second-place win in Part 2 of this Bring It On rewatch.

    3.05 Brrr It's Bring It On (Part I)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 90:04


    Connor and Jordan chat spirit fingers, stress dreams, and suburban white guilt in this rewatch of the ultimate entry in cheer-cinema, Bring It On, starring Kirsten Dunst. 

    3.04 Sistertime Sadness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 151:33


    Jordan:Yeah cute Connor Riley:Connor and Jordan take on nepo babies, bible thumpers, and teenage voyeurs in their discussion of Sophia Coppola's first feature film, the Virgin Suicides, starring Kirsten Dunst. TW: Suicide

    3.03 Nixing Nixon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 96:40


    Connor and Jordan dissect the dangers of dog walking, baking cookies that get you baked, and being secret youth advisors to Cher's Dad in Kirsten Dunst's political satire, Dick! 

    3.02 Homicide in the Heartland

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 109:32


    Connor and Jordan venture to Mount Rose, Minnesota, to judge the merits of small-town ennui, sparklers from Mexico, and Sarah Rose's capitalist agenda in the mockumentary-style cult classic Drop Dead Gorgeous, starring Kirsten Dunst.

    3.01 All I Wanna Do is Strike!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 124:58


    Connor and Jordan are back with a third season with original Bad Girl Kirsten Dunst. They're pledging allegiance to the Daughters of the American Ravioli and kicking the boys out of Miss Goddard's in this recap of the utterly delightful and oft-overlooked 1998 classic, All I Wanna Do.

    2.13 Freddie Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 103:20


    Connor and Jordan enter the last edition of the Freddie Files, providing essential info on personal rankings, FPJ lore, and the final word on THAT Star Wars rant. Plus, a very special announcement about season 3! 

    2.12 Scooby Redux

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 99:20


    Connor and Jordan watch their final Freddie Prinze Jr. movie, asserting that Shaggy and Scooby BELONG in the gang, SMG's relationship advice is mid, and Seth Green's heart throb status is undeniable. Monsters Unleashed indeed!

    Scooby Snafu

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 89:27


    Connor and Jordan say ruh roh to the latest installment of the Freddie Files, as they discuss bleached hair, body swaps, and what it means to get "Moodied" in the live action remake of Scooby Doo. 

    2.10 Summer Catch Throws Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 149:04


    Connor and Jordan enter the home stretch of the Freddie Files as they dive into East Coast nostalgia and discuss heavy-hitting issues like fat fetishes, trust-fund kids, and farm team f***k ups in Freddie Prinze Jr.'s summer flick about America's pastime, Summer Catch. The Big C*nty CouchHosts That Girl Gina & Mike Fails invite queers and peers to...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

    2.09 Feds Over Heels

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 110:07


    Connor and Jordan are on their very best model behavior this week as they revisit Freddie's most fashion forward flick. Unpacking the insufferable superiority complex of the "every girl," the undeniable comedic magic of shacking up with super models, and the twist ending we all saw coming in 2001's Head Over Heels.

    2.08 When Boy Met Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 109:15


    Connor and Jordan discuss foam parties, oversharing on flights, and messy friendships as they rewatch When Harry Met Sally  for college kids - also known as Boys and Girls starring Freddie Prinze Jr. 

    2.07 Down to Shampoo (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 74:33


    Connor and Jordan are back to tackle their vices over cake in the second part of their Down to You rewatch.

    2.06 Down to Shampoo (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 67:24


    Connor and Jordan say HELLO WORLD to the romantic turmoils of college kids in the 2000s, getting right down to it about dorm life, art girls, and drinking shampoo in Freddie Prinze Jr's early oughts romance, Down To You. 

    2.05 Commander Slander

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 72:59


    Connor and Jordan withstand the worst movie to date; discussing convoluted battle plans, bad CGI, and sexy space costumes in the misfire known as Wing Commander starring Freddie Prince Jr. 

    2.04 She's All That and a Falafel Hat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 145:15


    Connor and Jordan and another teen movie starring heartthrob Freddie Prince Jr - this week we're unpacking choreographed dances, Real World dunces, and Paul Walker's diabolical turn in the syndicated darling and rom com classic, She's All That. TW: discussions of sexual assault

    2.03 Last Summer's Sequel: Rufus' Revenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 106:46


    Connor and Jordan win a free trip to the Bahamas to investigate mysteries both minor (karaoke etiquette, tanning bed risks) and major (who green-lit Jack Black's dreads? Why is Ben Willis big mad?) in the iconic sequel Still Know What You Did Last Summer, starring Freddie Prinze Jr. 

    2.02 Freddie's First Murder (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 87:13


    Connor and Jordan return for Part 2 of the recap and lay to rest their discussion of fake ice, fish hooks, and life insurance fraud in I Know What You Did Last Summer starring Freddie Prinze Jr. 

    2.01 Freddie's First Murder (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 75:52


    Connor and Jordan start the second season of 2nd Showing off swimmingly, discussing pageant queens, wife beaters, and vehicular manslaughter down at Dawson's Beach in the quintessential 1997 summer slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer starring Freddie Prinze Jr. 

    1.15 Christmas Kidnapping

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 83:22


    Connor and Jordan say happy holidays with lucky lotto tickets, Roy Rogers wannabes, and the rambunctious Rhea Perlman in Mary Kate and Ashley's To Grandmother's House We Go in this special episode of the Dualstar Diaries. Alternate SidesA movie podcast with a twistListen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

    1.14 Horse Girls and Hoedowns

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 77:18


    Happy Thanksgiving! We're celebrating with another surprise episode. Connor and Jordan join the Committee to Save Rafter Six, including its community of trick riders, teepee conservators and theme park enthusiasts, in Mary-Kate and Ashley's How the West Was Fun. 

    1.13 Trouble with Doubles (From the Vault)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 72:05


    Happy Halloween 2nd Stans! Connor and Jordan bring The Dualstar Diaries back from the dead; discussing 90s parenting practices, the struggles of sharing, and Eric McCormack in his absolute prime for a special Halloween episode brought to you FROM THE VAULT, in honor of Mary-Kate and Ashley's Double Double Toil and Trouble. 

    1.12 Dualstar Adieu

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 99:21


    Connor and Jordan put a cap on the MK&A canon with a Dualstar postmortem; discussing personal rankings, the price of fame, and some pretty special announcements  - with a surprise guest star.

    1.11 More Mishaps by the Minute

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 125:01


    Connor and Jordan talk music videos, misadventures, and grown men obsessed with Mary-Kate in their final Dual Star Production, and Ashley's last acting credit (ever!!) New York Minute. 

    1.10 The Final Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 101:15


    In the spirit of competition, Connor and Jordan are headed to Mexico to talk about non-binary spiders, the thrills of pool kissing, and surprise drops-ins from your most available exes in Mary-Kate and Ashley's final home video installment, The Challenge. 

    1.09 Interns in Italy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 107:44


    Connor and Jordan get passionate about office romances, rude interns, and the rich kids with no work ethic as they rewatch Mary-Kate and Ashley's last European adventure comedy, When in Rome. 

    1.08 Getting Nowhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 95:37


    Connor and Jordan drive a thrilling discussion about the practicality of convertible road trips, proper protocol for unrequited crushes, and some very glaring queerbaiting in Mary Kate and Ashley's coming-of-age road trip flick, Getting There.

    1.07 Holiday in the Slammer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 120:17


    Connor and Jordan wade through the next installment of the Dualstar cannon, a film with all the cinematic stylings of an in-flight movie, to discuss the consequences of hotel jail, the merits of Austin Nichols, and the absurdity of flying private in Mary-Kate and Ashley's  Holiday in the Sun. 

    1.06 Twinning London

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 124:32


    Jordan & Connor cross the pond to linger near the loo with lords, mingle with mates from model UN, and point pinkies at polo matches in a supersized review of their long-time favorite Mary-Kate and Ashley movie, Winning London.

    1.05 Undercover Down Under

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 94:08


    Connor and Jordan enjoy surreal dilemmas down under while dissecting the pitfalls of popularity, the merits of can-crushing, and the ideal date soundtrack with Mary-Kate and Ashley's genre-defining classic, Our Lips Are Sealed. 

    1.04 Switching Girls and Goalies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 75:58


    Midwestern girls Connor and Jordan reflect on little league culture, distant dads, and the importance of honoring your own interests in Mary-Kate and Ashley's Switching Goals.

    1.03 Pre-teens with Passports

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 69:25


    Connor and Jordan take the pod abroad to discuss French-American cuisine, dating versus Disney, and diplomats named Jeremy in Mary-Kate and Ashley's first international entry into the Dualstar canon, Passport to Paris.

    1.02 Billboard Sad Dad

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 84:33


    Connor and Jordan ponder the whisk-less existence of Venice Beach pre-teens as they re-examine Mary Kate and Ashley's biases against gold diggers, punks, and cool girls with glasses in their seminal direct-to-video classic, Billboard Dad. 

    1.01 It Takes Two to Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 85:55


    Connor and Jordan revisit the Olsen twins' first theatrical release, It Takes Two and talk about the plight of 90s single motherhood, hapless rom-com fiancés, and the physical comedy genius of our girls, Mary-Kate and Ashley. 

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