Crushing Disappointment

"It's like God gave you something man. All those stories that you can make up, and He said, "This is what we got for you kid, try not to lose it."" Welcome to Episode #32 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Annie about her crush on Stand by Me (1986). Disappointments Does you being awkward absolve you of making people uncomfortable? In the intro, would it have sounded more adult to say "one of my closest friends" instead of "one of my best friends"? Did you give up editing the clicks? Stand by Me (1986) - Trivia - IMDb

"If love does not know how to give and take without restrictions, it is not love, but a transaction that never fails to lay stress on a plus and a minus." Welcome to Episode #31 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to himself about his crush on Emma Goldman. Disappointments: Is it called the Britannia Encyclopedia? In the 1890s, would you need to fill in an application to live in a brothel? Have you got worse at enunciating? How do you manage to speak quickly but with no energy? Do you need to make it clearer when you are quoting? Emma Goldman: Living My Life Loyal Books (Podcast): Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman Penny A. Weiss & Loretta Kensinger: Feminist Interpretations of Emma Goldman Paul Avrich & Karen Avrich: Sasha and Emma: The Anarchist Odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman Alix Kates Shulman: Dances with Feminists (Women's Review of Books, Vol. IX, no. 3, December 1991) The History Channel: Haymarket Riot Britannica Encyclopedia: Homestead Strike

"I imagined Many Moons in the sky lighting the way to freedom" Welcome to Episode #30 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to himself about his crush on Cindi Mayweather. Disappointments: Was this too ambitious? Should you have used more sources than just those you found by searching "Cindi Mayweather" on Google Scholar? Should you have just left this to people who are better equipped to discuss race, class, and gender? Black Girls Code Donna Haraway: A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century Cassandra L. Jones: “Tryna Free Kansas City” The Revolutions of Janelle Monáe as Digital Griot Daylanne K. English and Alvin Kim: Now We Want Our Funk Cut Janelle Monáe’s Neo-Afrofuturism D.A. Hassler-Forest: The Politics of World-Building: Heteroglossia in Janelle Monáe's Afrofuturist WondaLand Nathalie Aghoro : Agency in the Afrofuturist Ontologies of Erykah Badu and Janelle Monáe Grace D. Gipson: Afrofuturism's Musical Princess Janelle Monáe: Psychedelic Soul Message Music Infused with a Sci-Fi Twist Anders Liljedahl: Recalling the (Afro)future: Collective Memory and the Construction of Subversive Meanings in Janelle Monáe's Metropolis-Suites Aleksandra Szaniawska: Gestural Refusals, Embodied Flights Janelle Monáe’s Vision of Black Queer Futurity Jana Baró González: The ArchAndroid: Cyborg Consciousness in Janelle Monáe’s Cindi Mayweather Saga E. van Soldt: “Black Girl Magic, Y‟all Can‟t Stand It”: On Afrofuturism and intersectionality in Janelle Monáe‟s Dirty Computer Darieus Antonino Za Gara II: Finding Moments of Rupture in Monáe's Metropolis: A Hybrid Tradition Brianne A. Painia: “My Crown Too Heavy Like the Queen Nefertiti”: A Black Feminist Analysis of Erykah Badu, Beyoncé Knowles, Nicki Minaj, and Janelle Monáe Afrofuturists, authors and other interesting people to follow on twitter: Ytasha Womack, Ingrid LaFleur, Cassandra L. Jones, Nnedi Okorafor, Tananarive Due, N. K. Jemisin Ytasha Womack - Afrofuturism Imagination and Humanity TEDxFortGreeneSalon - Ingrid LaFleur - Visual Aesthetics of Afrofuturism Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa | Nnedi Okorafor Ytasha Womack L. Womack: Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture What does the Afrofuture say? Articles about Janelle Monáe Elizabeth Sandifer: A Short Guide to Janelle Monáe and the Metropolis Saga Aja Romano (Vox): Janelle Monáe’s body of work is a masterpiece of modern science fiction Geoffrey Himes (Paste Magazine): Janelle Monáe: Imagining Her Own Future Charles Pulliam-Moore (Gizmodo): From Metropolis to Dirty Computer: A Guide to Janelle Monáe's Time-Traveling Musical Odyssey YouTube Videos about Haraway I took the idea of "A Cyborg Manifesto" arguing for a 'posthumanism that is culturally and socially specific' from Rosanna McNamara, '15 Minutes of Utopia - A Cyborg Manifesto' & I took the comparison between the Cyborg and Marx's conception of capitalism producing the tools to destroy itself from "Theory and Philosophy"'s Donna Haraway's "A Cyborg Manifesto" Janelle Monáe Emotion Pictures mentioned Many Moons Tightrope Q.U.E.E.N. Primetime Dirty Computer

"I worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week for years. Being a comic book artist is like sentencing yourself to life imprisonment at hard labor in solitary confinement. I don't think I'd do it again." Welcome to Episode #29 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to himself about his crush on Wallace Wood. Disappointments: Is "being pretty excitement" correct English? Did you intend to speak in a different tone in the bits you added later? How many times to you say "Starger and Spurlock"? Steve Starger and J. David Spurlock: Wally's World: The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Wally Wood. The World's Second-Best Comic Book Artist Bhob Stewart & J. Michael Catron: The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood Volume 1 Bhob Stewart & J. Michael Catron: The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood Volume 2 Qiana Whitted: EC Comics: Race, Shock & Social Protest Sean Howe: Marvel Comics: The Untold Story Marvel in the Silver Age: Daredevil: Hooray for Wally Wood Matt Seneca: An Erection Four Decades Long: The Pornography of Wally Wood The Jock and Nerd Podcast: The 50th Anniversary of Wally Wood’s Red Daredevil (09/10/2015) Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill: Episode 148 - Wally Wood’s Gang Bang #1 (1980) Comic book artist Ken Landgraf demonstrates Wally Wood style lighting techniques HOW TO INK: Studying Inking Masters Episode 4 - Moebius, Wally Wood, P Craig Russell, & more Wikipedia page from Shock Suspenstories Tatjana Wood's colours on Swamp Thing with comparisons to the new colours here and here Some Featured Wallace Wood Comics My World (Weird Science #22) The Guilty! (Shock SuspenStories #3) In Gratitude (Shock SuspenStories #11) Perimeter (Frontline Combat #15) The Disney Memorial Orgy My Word (Big Apple Comix #1)

"If she loves you then she will turn around and see you ... turn ... turn!" Welcome to Episode #28 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Shandana about her crush on Shah Rukh Khan. Disappointments: How is it possible that you still don't know how to use a microphone? Do you have any new questions, ideas, thoughts? Did you not think about how to end the episode? Nosheen Iqbal (The Guardian): Shah Rukh Khan: ‘My success is all down to the women I’ve worked with’ Khandaan- A Bollywood Podcast Julien Cayla: Following the Endorser's Shadow: Shah Rukh Khan and the Creation of the Cosmopolitan Indian Male Neelam Sidhar Wright: Bollywood and Postmodernism Popular Indian Cinema in the 21st Century My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan Sonia Mariam Thomas (Buzzfeed): The Undeniable Misery Of Being A Shah Rukh Khan Fan Today Richard Dyer: Entertainment & Utopia Sunny Singh: The Road to Rāmarājya: Analysing Shah Rukh Khan’s Parallel Text in Commercial Hindi Cinema Podcast Recommendations Thirst Aid Kit Into It with Elle Collins Scroobius Pip's Distraction Pieces This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

"I want to thank you for your warmth and compassion." Welcome to Episode #27 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Alek about his crush on Mia Sara.Disappointments: How did you forget Matthew Broderick's name? Do you know how to set up the microphones? Should you have known Uncle Buck was a John Hughes film? Michael Leader (Den of Geek): Looking back at Ridley Scott's LegendEd Power (The Telegraph): Ridley Scott’s beautiful dark twisted fantasy: the making of LegendAntonio Sanna: “A Villainous Appetite: Erôs, Madness, and the Food Analogy in Hannibal and Legend”Matt Rodgers (HeyUGuys): Legend 1985 RetrospectiveMartin Morse Wooster: Angry classrooms, vacant minds: what's happened to our high schools?Roz Kaveney: Teen dreams: Reading Teen Film from Heathers to Veronica Mars

"I ask for nothing / I can get by" Welcome to Episode #26 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Georgette about her crush on Esmeralda from Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame.Georgette'sPodcast: Just the Tip and the episodes "It Makes my Cu*t Wet" and "Anal Mindset"Twitter: @Just_GeorgetteInstagram: @Just_GeorgetteKilling Kittens Manchester Social: The Big 'O' DiscussionMyemail: crushingdisappointmentpod@gmail.comtwitter: @disappointmattDisappointments: Why did you ask if Esmeralda is too impressive, when you previously found Aragon's impressiveness to be a positive? Could you stop saying "And then" and "On the flip side"? Why did you not mention that Esmeralda's singing voice was Heidi Mollenhauer? Romani or Gypsies? | Dijana Pavlovic | TEDxBocconiUAmy M Davis: Good Girls and Wicked WitchesCeleste Lacroix: “Images of Animated Others: The Orientalization of Disney's Cartoon Heroines From The Little Mermaid to The Hunchback of Notre Dame”Michael Smith: “Driven to Sin”: Victor Hugo’s Complex Vision of Humanity in Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre DameAdina Schneeweis: The Bohemian Gypsy, Another Body to Sell: Deciphering Esmeralda in Popular CultureHannah Koga (Medium): Esmeralda and SexualizationLindsay Ellis: The Case for Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame

"I feel sorry for you, you zeroes, you nobodies. What’s going to live on after you die? I’ll tell you — nothing, that’s what!" Welcome to Episode #25 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Girl on the Net about her crush on Rik Mayall.Girl on the net's:Website: girlonthenet.comAudio Porn: girlonthenet.com/audio-pornTwitter: @girlonthenetPatreon: patreon.com/girlonthenetComedy Recommendations: Helen Bawel & John Robertson's Dark RoomMyemail: crushingdisappointmentpod@gmail.comtwitter: @disappointmattDisappointments: Did you forget to ask a couple of questions and hope nobody would notice that you just threw them in at the end? Did removing most of your irritating "uhums" make it seem that you weren't there? Did you say "prophetic" instead of "pathetic" in the intro? Clips from Blackadder II and Man Down. Bottom is currently on Netflix UK.Professor Nick Groom: A TributeJustin Quirk (The Guardian): 'Shut up you hippy!'Philip Watson (GQ): When Rik Mayall covered GQ

"I'm not a cat, I don't say meow" Welcome to Episode #24 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Anna about cats and Cats.Disappointments: Was it being proved wrong that made you shit on the idea of the Jellicle cats? Were the effects discussed in Pan's Labyrinth computer generated? Should you be so critical of a musical you haven't seen? Does this episode spread misinformation about dogs? Have you been listening to the Cats soundtrack since recording this? Cat VideosThomas Edison - 1894 Boxing catsPhineas Tyrion Holly @orangeisthenewblackandtanMr. Sandman Cats Compilationだるまさんが転んにゃ - Stalking CatFunny CatsCatDad Feeds His Kitties In Cat Mask Fail! (Original Video)Woman’s Maine Coon cats have oddly human facesThe Original Grumpy Cat!Nyan Cat [Original] Samuel D Gosling, Carson J Sandy & Jeff Potter: Personalities of Self-Identified “Dog People” and “Cat People”Psychology Today: NeuroticismFacebook Research: Cat People, Dog PeopleJessica Gall Myrick: Emotion regulation, procrastination, and watching cat videos online: Who watches Internet cats, why, and to what effect?Justin Jones: How Cats Took Over the Internet—And Became ArtCatherine Shoard (The Guardian): Cats’ dirty little secret: it’s a horny feline rompSiman Hans (The Guardian): Cats review – will haunt viewers for generationsKim Honda: "A Witch, A Cat Woman": Cat Woman's Patriarchal RootsClip from Batman: Arkham Knight with Batman and Catwoman character models swappedLucy Jones (The Guardian): Claws out! Why pop culture clings to the crazy cat ladyStéphane Garnier How to Live Like Your Cat

"I never take my skates off" Welcome to Episode #23 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Ed about his crush on Rollergirl.Disappointments: Does naming this episode "Rollergirl" come across as passive-aggressive rather than amusing? Did The Hangover come out in 2008? Should you send out the questions in advance? Elaine Lipworth (The Courier Mail): Heather Graham: I'm a nerdRosanna Greenstreet (The Guardian): Q&A: Heather Graham, actorClaire Coghlan (NY Times): Actress Heather Graham Turns From #MeToo to Toil and TroubleGeorge Toles: Paul Thomas AndersonFrogmouth (The Cauldron): The Power Of Roller Derby Skate NamesAlexa Clay (Medium): The Power of Alter EgosScience Daily: 'Power poses' don't work, eleven new studies suggestJacob Oller (Interview Magazine) Heather Graham Sends up Hollywood's Toxic Masculinity in Her Director DebutLucy Bolton: Melanie Griffith: Wild Girl and Working WomanSara Century (SYFY): 54 Thoughts We Had While Watching Lost in Space [1998]

"I'll open up a can of whoop-ass on you!" Welcome to Episode #22 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Mariam about Stone Cold Steve Austin.Disappointments: In trying to make it more linear have you made it less interesting? Shouldn't you be better at making the guests feel relaxed? Should you have done Alfred Russel Wallace or Isambard Kingdom Brunel as originally planned? BBC Radio 4: Judy Garland: The Final RainbowIsambard Kingdom BrunelBBC Radio 4 Extra: Charisma: Pinning Down the ButterflyScience Daily: Why Do People Support Underdogs And Find Them So Appealing?L. Jon Wertheim and Sam Sommers (The New York Times) The Eternal Appeal of the Underdog

"If I have 15 minutes, we'd drink tea, eat biscuits. I talk, you laugh, and we'd be on our way. Unfortunately, I don't." Welcome to Episode #21 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Sofia about her crush on Henry Cavill.Disappointments: Should you have discussed the difference between not seeing and embracing difference? Did you make up your stat about mental health issues for people who lose weight? I can't find that article. Henry Cavill's Instagram post about his dogHelen Coffey (The Independent): Two men take 'emotional support' falcons on flightBBC: 'Emotional support peacock' barred from United Airlines planeBBC: Asos bulldog clipped dress causes a fuss onlineHenry Cavill talks dating and filming naked scenes in The Tudors in Elle Magazine interviewDaniellé Abena Scott-Haughton (Danielle Dash): Stephanie Yeboah, Jameela Jamil & White FeminismKayleigh Donaldson (Pajiba): The Problem with Jameela Jamil's body positivity campaignKatherine Singh (Flare): Henry Cavill Joins the Growing List of Men Who Don't Understand #MeTooLeaving Neverland: Michael Jackson and MeSuperman bad CGI Face in Justice LeagueChristopher Reeve Workout 'Superman (1978)' Behind The ScenesFractal Enlightenment: How to Become an Overman (Übermensch) in Seven “Easy” StepsDarren Franich (Entertainment Weekly): Mission: Impossible — Fallout and the redemption of Henry Cavill

"... I know how to fence and you don't. Or, I have class and you don't. Take your pick." Welcome to Episode #20 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Sidney Berthier about his childhood crush on Lindsay Lohan.Disappointments: Would an understanding of post-structuralism have been useful here? Should you have pointed out that you were 12 when you first saw V for Vendetta? Do you know what "self-effacing" means? Is everything with two options a double? Sidney's website: www.sidneyberthier.comCharlie Chaplin: Speech from The Great Dictator"U.S. Air Force: Origin Story" advert shown before Captain Marvel in the US.Gavia Baker-Whitelaw (The Daily Dot): Is ‘Captain Marvel’ military propaganda?Chris Heasman (Little White Lies): Captain Marvel’s Air Force problemReuben Baron (Comic Book Resources): The MCU's Relationship With the Military, From Iron Man to Captain MarvelDan Hassler-Forest: Capitalist Superheroes: Caped Crusaders in the Neoliberal Age - the chapter "Disaster Capitalism and the Traumatized superhero" shows my reading of V for Vendetta to be pretty juvenile. Also, the chapter "Surveillance, Control and Visibility in the Neoliberal City" briefly looks at how Iron Man's 'superficial rejection of the military-industrial complex is contradicted by its ongoing celebration of militarized (and privatized) cutting-edge technology' (p.183).Geoffrey Macnab (The Independent): Doubles in the moviesEmma Jones (BBC Culture): Why are there so many doppelgangers in films right now?Alissa Wilkinson (The Atlantic): What's With All the Movies About Doppelgängers?Kristen Fuller, M.D. (Psychology Today): JOMO: The Joy of Missing OutLouis Menand (New Yorker): What Personality Tests Really DeliverHarley Therapy: Your ‘Shadow’ Self – What It Is, And How It Can Help YouChristina Sarich (The Mind Unleashed): 7 Ways to Spot Your Shadow Self & How to Use It to Become FreeHannah Gadsby: NanetteMara Wilson (Cracked): 7 Reasons Child Stars Go Crazy (An Insider's Perspective)Olivia Laing: The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being AloneBFI: 10 great films about doubles

"It seemed like the real thing but I was so blind" Welcome to Episode #19 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Rob about his teenage crush on Debbie Harry.Disappointments: Are you out of your depth talking about music? Are you out of your depth talking about the 70s? Did you cut out the times you didn't know the bands Rob was talking about (OMD, The Specials, Japan, Altered Images, George Benson, Joan Armatrading, The Beat etc.)? Did you subsequently pretend to know The Stranglers? Wayne Koestenbaum: “Debbie Harry at the Supermarket” from My 1980s & Other EssaysSue Steward & Sheryl Garratt: Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: True Life Stories of Women in PopJamie James (Rolling Stone): Platinum BlondeAndy Beckett: When the Lights Went Out: Britain in the Seventies

"I'm sorry, Harry. I know it's New Year's Eve. I know you're feeling lonely, but you just can't show up here, tell me you love me, and expect that to make everything all right. It doesn't work this way." Welcome to Episode #18 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Anna about New Year's Eve.Disappointments: Did you try and hug afterwards and whack Anna in the face with your shoulder? Did your interrupt and dismiss an apology? Did you ignore your dad's contribution to Christmas? Ana Swanson (The Independent): New Year’s Eve: The scientific reason why it is generally terribleEmily Esfahani Smith (TED Talk): There’s more to life than being happyMarwa Azab Ph.D. (Psychology Today): Why Sharing Your Goals Makes Them Less Achievable?Richard Wiseman: New Year’s Resolution ProjectWentworth Miller (Oxford Union): Clip & Full Q&AAlfie Bown: Enjoying It: Candy Crush and Capitalism

"If I want your opinion I'LL ASK FOR IT!!!" Welcome to Episode #17 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Dan about his crush on Misty.Disappointments: Did removing the sound of breaths make the beginning sound stilted? Does the audio actually sound better? Is "me and another football person" the worst phrasing of all time? Despite cutting out over half of the recording, is this episode too long? Do you act like a dickhead in the chat about "the one"? Pop Culture Detective: The Adorkable Misogyny of The Big Bang Theory and The Complicity of Geek Masculinity on the Big Bang TheoryThe Adam Buxton Podcast Episode 83: Simon PeggSavage Lovecast Podcast with Dan SavageShirley M. Ogletree, Cristal N. Martinez, Trent R. Turner and Brad Mason: Pokémon: Exploring the Role of GenderAnne Allison: Portable monsters and commodity cuteness: Pokémon as Japan’s new global powerDavid Buckingham Julian Sefton-Green: Gotta catch ’em all: structure, agency and pedagogy in children’s media cultureHow TV Ruined Your Life: Episode 4 - LoveJoseph Tobin: Pikachu’s Global Adventure

“It is all impersonal; it is political.” Welcome to Episode #16 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Joseph about his crush on Naomi Wolf.Disappointments: Did you manage to make a long introduction that is still unclear? Have you added another piece of clutter to the information overload that you're experiencing? Why did you stop asking questions and just start talking about yourself? Adam Ruins Everything Podcast Episode 44: Dr. Daniel Jolley on Why Conspiracy Theories Are HarmfulThe Receipts Podcast Episode 48: XXX Feat. OloniNaomi Wolf: Oxford Union AddressNaomi Wolf's blog on DailyCloutAdam Curtis on UFOs and Perception Management, a clip from HyperNormalisationNicholas Negroponte: Being DigitalGreenpeace's view on 'Chemtrails' | UKChristina Hoff Sommers: Who Stole Feminism?Casper G Schoemaker: A critical appraisal of the anorexia statistics in The Beauty Myth: introducing Wolf's Overdo and Lie Factor (WOLF)Maia Szalavitz: Naomi Wolf’s Vagina Aside, What Neuroscience Really Says About Female DesireEve Andrews: The real fear behind climate conspiracy theoriesLyndon Johnson control the weather, to control the world ! 1962Fake Book Covers on the Subway PART TWO

"If by my life or death I can protect you, I will." Welcome to Episode #15 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Steph about her crush on Aragorn, son of Arathorn.Disappointments: How many different ways can you say Éowyn? Do you pronounce every author's name incorrectly? You were right the first time: Strider was almost called "Trotter". He was "Stomper" in Bored of the Rings. Jennifer Grek Martin: “Two Roads to Middle Earth:” Comparing the Visualization of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings Cinematic TrilogyMariah Huehner: “I am No Man” Doesn’t Cut It: The Story of EowynVirtuella: Aragorn - a feminist’s nightmare?Thessaly La Force (NY Times): Viggo Mortensen, the Unlikely Leading ManJudy Ann Ford & Robin Anne Reid: Aragorn’s Journey Towards Kingship in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Peter Jackson’s Lord of the RingsLynette R. Porter: Unsung Heroes of The Lord of the Rings: From the Page to the ScreenAlso, here's the picture of Stuart Townsend as Aragorn, an article about the unpublished letter, the Tumblr posts from Trekkie-Lover and Smokesprite, The Anthology of Aragorn Illness and Injury Fiction, an article about The Mellon Chronicles, and Anarchistica's comment on a reddit thread.And here's a video of Mysonne doing a much better job than me of expressing how men need to do better.

"I'm smart, you're dumb; I'm big, you're little; I'm right, you're wrong, and there's nothing you can do about it." Welcome to Episode #14 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Misha about her recurring dreams about Danny DeVito.Disappointments: Did you re-record a section where you said Anna's full name? Are you that tall that you are frequently having people hug your stomach? How do you say "translated"? Misha, isn't it called Lust Stories, not Love Stories? sexuallyattractedtodannydevito.tumblrRichard Mertens (Medium): 4 Nightmares I’ve Had Where I Woke Up to Danny DeVito Holding MeTom Gerken (BBC News): Danny DeVito takes teen's cardboard cutout to It's Always Sunny setFunny or Die: Fifty Shades of DeVitoErik Hedegaard (Rolling Stone): Danny DeVito at 70: A National Treasure on Sex, Drugs and FamilyFrank T. McAndrew Ph.D. (Psychology Today): The Freudian Symbolism in Your DreamsSaul McLeod (Simply Psychology): What are the most interesting ideas of Sigmund Freud?Dream Moods: Dream Symbol Search ResultsRiz Ahmed talks about acting stereotypesJonah Hill Hurts Buzzfeed PodcastsAnother Round: @heavenrants & @brokeymcpovertyThirst Aid Kit: @bimadew & @tnwhiskeywomanSee Something Say Something: @radbrowndadsPod Squad: @juliastmi, @megandetrie, @alexlaughs, @Camilalalaa, @TastyKeish.

"I make a point of avoiding familiarity with pirates" Welcome to Episode #13 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Abi about her crush on Orlando Bloom.Disappointments: Does your memory make sense considering Orlando Bloom is in the background of the shot of Keira Knightley's leg? Was Orlando Bloom in Kinky Boots, Abi? Have you already used your True Blood/Games of Thrones material? Did you butcher this episode in the edit by trying to make it Orlando Bloom specific? Have you made everything worse with your introduction? The Leg Scene - I must have thought it was Johnny Depp's leg.Marshall Sella (GQ): The Epic Life of Orlando BloomKaleem Aftab (The Independent): Orlando Bloom interview - the pin-up hero is leaving blockbusters behind: 'No more family films. Now it’s grittier roles'Hannah Furness (The Telegraph): Orlando Bloom interrupts his own play to yell at audience member to 'put that f------ iPad away'

"It's Morphin Time!" Welcome to Episode #12 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Richard about his crush on the Pink Power Ranger.Disappointments: Did you talk too much about the show and not enough about crushes? Did you do a whole load of research about Batgirl thinking that was who you were going to talk about? Did you say that you were going to type out some quotes but then forget which ones? Did you forget to mention that you have edited the intro of the last episode to remove the email address? Diane E. Levin and Nancy Carlsson-Paige: The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Teachers Voice ConcernMaria W. McKenna & Elizabeth P. Ossoff: Age differences in children's comprehension of a popular television programKent A. Ono: “Power Rangers: An Ideological Critique of Neocolonialism” in Contemporary Media Culture and the Remnants of a Colonial PastA. Rose (1995) Metaphor with an attitude: The use of The Mighty Morphin 'Power Rangers television series as a therapeutic metaphorPersonal EssaysJoshua Rivera: The Strange Internet Legacy of the Pink Power RangerCheyna Roth: How The Original Power Rangers TV Show Made Me A FeministJessica Arnold: How the Power Rangers' Pink Ranger Was and Still Is My Feminist IconCulturally Disoriented: How Power Rangers turned me into a FeministThe 2017 FilmRachel Moss: 'Sexist' Female Power Rangers Outfits, With High Heels And 'Boob Armour', Outrage The InternetEmily Gaudette: Token Queer People Are Not a Marketing Strategy, HollywoodYas Necati: Like so many films before it, Power Rangers promised a properly queer character then failed to deliverGabe Bergado: The 'Power Rangers' Autistic Superhero Is So ImportantKerry Magro: I Have Autism And This Is My Review Of The Power Ranger Who Has Autism

"...it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea" Welcome to Episode #11 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Azeem about his crush on Manchester United.Disappointments: Is this a crush? Did you forget the password to your email address after telling listeners to contact you? Did you then re-edit the episode to remove this? Did you look desperate asking for guests? Twitter: @disappointmatt

"i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart)"Richard Armitage's reading can be found here Welcome to Episode #10 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Amber about her crush on Richard Armitage's voice.Disappointments: Do you not know how to use the equipment? Why do you not have a backup? Why didn't you record the chat again? Twitter: @disappointmatt

"I'm a damsel, I'm in distress, I can handle this. Have a nice day." Welcome to Episode #9 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Billy about his crush on Megara from Disney's Hercules.Disappointments: Do you need to learn to listen? Are you somehow falling into the creepy trappings of both "nice guy" and "lad" cultures? What was the last hand-drawn Disney film? Apparently, it's Winnie The Pooh (2011). Annalee R. Ward: Mouse Morality: The Rhetoric of Disney Animated FilmSarah Coyne: Pretty as a Princess: Longitudinal Effects of Engagement With Disney Princesses on Gender Stereotypes, Body Esteem, and Prosocial Behavior in ChildrenPhilip Cohen: The Trouble With Disney's Teeny, Tiny PrincessesTracy Dye: 7 Reasons Meg From 'Hercules' Is The Most Underrated Disney Heroine EverMary Grace Garis: 11 Reasons Megara From 'Hercules' Is Super UnderratedAmy Ratcliffe: 7 Reasons why Megara is the MVP in HerculesTweet from @JenAshleyWright

"It's a beautiful night/ And we call it bella notte" Welcome to Episode #8 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Hana about her crush on spaghetti.Disappointments: How do you pronounce "inexorably"? Should you have dropped the "crush" angle earlier? Isn't that when the conversation becomes more interesting? Couldn't you get rid of that thudding sound? Spaghetti Restaurants: Padella "probably one of the best places in the UK for pasta", Trullo, Flour & Grape "really nice", Campania & Jones, Pastaio.Burger Restaurants: Patty & Bun "best", MEATliquor "also decent", Honest Burgers "is fine", Big Fernand "some of the best veggie ones I've eaten". The Impossible Burger website is here.Fine Dining: Silo in Brighton "First waste free restaurant", Blue Hill Farm in New York! "the most carrot tasting carrot", The Sportsman in Whitstable, Moor Hall in Lancashire, L'Enclume in Cumbria. Tim Urban: Why Generation Y Yuppies Are UnhappyHuffington Post: Food And Love: How They Are Linked In The BrainJordan D Troisi: Chicken Soup Really Is Good for the Soul: “Comfort Food” Fulfills the Need to BelongZagat Blog: Hot trends and food photos: Zagat reveals all in latest dining surveySteve Zagor, Dean of Culinary Business and Industry Studies at the Institute of Culinary Education, quote from Instagram has completely changed the way we eat and that's not a good thing from InsiderMaryanne Fisher: The Relationship Between Sex and FoodI found a Myers–Briggs personality test thing here. I got INTJ-A, so pretty close to Hana's guess.Judith Hanson Lasater & Ike K. Lasater: What We Say Matters: Practicing Nonviolent Communication

"If I were in your shoes, I'd whisper before I shout" Welcome to Episode #7 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Josh about his crush on Rachel Stevens.Disappointments: Is Josh too far away from the microphone? Do you need a dictionary? Are you too tired? Did you forget to add an ending? Sweet Dreams My LA Ex & Funky DoryEveryman Testicular Cancer Awareness CampaignRoland Barthes: The Death of the AuthorNIVEA MEN & Liverpool FC | UK's First Body Shaving Range TV adFeminist Frequency: Strategic Butt Coverings - Tropes vs Women in Video Games

"It's all about you, baby" Welcome to Episode #6 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Rheannon about her crush on McFly.Disappointments: Do you spend enough time talking about McFly? Isn't that verse by Ludacris and not Lil Jon? Are you accidentally reasserting a male/female binary in your questions? Is your introduction good enough considering the times you've failed in your interviews? Adam Ruins Everything: Why You Should Tell Coworkers Your SalaryRachel Simmons: The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and ConfidenceEhrenreich, Hess & Jacobss: "Beatlemania: Girls just want to Have Fun" from, I think, Re-Making Love: The Feminization of Sex This includes the Dr. Joyce Brothers quote: "The Beatles display a few mannerisms which almost seem a shade on the feminine side, such as the tossing of their long manes of hair. . . . These are exactly the mannerisms which very young female fans (in the 10-to-14 age group) appear to go wildest over"Matt Willis interview on Scroobius Pip's Distraction PiecesAlexis Petridis: Mad About the Boys

"It's time to play the game." Welcome to Episode #5 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Sophia about her crush on Triple H.Disappointments: Is this conversation incomprehensible to people who don't know pro wrestling? Shouldn't you, as someone who doesn't watch wrestling, clarify that most fan cultures have fans who act as gatekeepers, and they exist in things you like? Have you edited the episode too much? Isn't he called Steve and not Vince, Sophia? Tut tut. Hunter Hearst Helmsley (1995-1998) // D-Generation X (1997-1999) // The Game // McMahon Helmsley Regime (2000) // Return From Quad Injury (2002) // Evolution (2003) // Handlebar Moustache (2005-2006) // Reign of Terror (2007) // Chief Operating Officer (2013-2016)Most of these images were found on this Reddit Forum. Danielle M. Soulliere: Wrestling with Masculinity: Messages about Manhood in the WWE

"In a time of ancient gods, warlords and kings, a land in turmoil cried out for a hero." Welcome to Episode #4 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Jess about her crush on Xena, the Warrior Princess.Disappointments: Did you compress this audio so much that it has become flat? Are there occasions where you speak for people you shouldn't? Are you presenting yourself as an expert on things you know nothing about? Sigrid Ellis: Queer KittyEmily Asher-Perrin: It’s Time to Retire “Boob Plate” Armor. Because It Would Kill YouAngie B: Xena and Gabrielle: Lesbian IconsAnna Wagner-Ott: Analysis of Gender Identity Through Doll and Action Figure Politics in Art EducationSeth Stephens-Davidowitz: Everybody LiesJeffrey A. Brown: Beyond Bombshells

"Is calling you my dear out of reach?""Pure Shores" can be found on Youtube, Spotify and iTunesThe clip from The Beach can be found here Welcome to Episode #3 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to James about his crush on the song "Pure Shores" by All Saints.Disappointments: Have you edited this to death? Did you have to bring attention to the editing? Shouldn't you have realised that your Daniel Levitin quote came from this Slate interview rather than his book?The Neuroscience for Kids page on Synesthesia can be found here.

“I’m with you till the end of the line.”Welcome to Episode #2 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Alex about his crush on Captain America.Disappointments: What year was The First Avenger released? How do you not ask "what are old fashioned values"? Could you be more clear when asking questions about fan bases?Mark D. White: The Virtues of Captain AmericaKris Anka's tweets can be found here and the helicopter scene with Céline Dion here

"If I understand anything, I understand anger. And that's because I understand what it feels like to be rejected. And don't think I don't understand loneliness too." Welcome to Episode #1 of Crushing Disappointment. Matt chats to Anna about her crush on Jonathan Rhys Meyers.Disappointments: How do you pronounce Steerpike? How do you pronounce Mervyn Peake? Was that question recorded in post?