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Jaleh and Jessica host a podcast. WHOOPADEEDOO! It's a quote-fest on this week's episode, because we're talking about The Wedding Singer, and it's impossible not to quote along. We get intellectual about millennial 80s nostalgia before we devolve completely in classic Hart Chicks style. Now take off that Van Halen t-shirt, dear hearts, before you jinx the band and they break up.   Catch up with Dmitry @sigismundtryapkin on Instagram and TikTok #hartchickspresent #podcast #podcasting #contentcreators #ladypodsquad #TheWeddingSinger #romcoms #RomanticComedies #RomanticComedy Article referenced: Speed, Lesley. “Together in electric dreams: films revisiting 1980s youth.” Journal of Popular Film and Television 28, no. 1 (2000): 22-29.

It's time to cliff-dive into our next couplet: rom-coms with male leads, starting with Forgetting Sarah Marshall, a modern classic full of one-liners and Jason Segel's work of art. We mean the Dracula Musical, of course. Plus, we are pleased as punch to welcome Honorary Hart Chick Vince of The Future Break-Up (@futurebreakup), a guest spot years in the making. Sip on the Haderade and head to the North Shore with us, dear hearts.   Catch up with Dmitry @sigismundtryapkin on Instagram and TikTok #hartchickspresent #podcast #podcasting #contentcreators #ladypodsquad #ForgettingSarahMarshall #romcoms #RomanticComedies #RomanticComedy Articles Referenced: Perfetti-Oates, Natalie. “Chick flicks and the straight female gaze: Sexual objectification and sex negativity in New Moon, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Magic Mike, and Fool's Gold.” In Gender Forum, vol. 51, pp. 18-31. 2015.

The Mayors of Tangent Town have returned to discuss the magical realism of the modern fairy-tale, Penelope. We really get into this flick, as well as Rage Against the Machine, IMDB, and the plot of Atonement told badly. Plus, James McAvoy — need we say more? Don your best scarf & coat combo and hop a Vespa with us, dear hearts. Catch up with Dmitry @sigismundtryapkin on Instagram and TikTok   #hartchickspresent #podcast #podcasting #contentcreators #ladypodsquad #Penelope #PenelopeFilm #romcoms #RomanticComedies #RomanticComedy

Get your tokens, dear hearts, because we're taking the El straight to Chicago for the April Christmas classic, While You Were Sleeping. Eliza Jo is back too, so you know we have lots of opinions about everything: Spaceballs, string cheese, and the dramaturgical impact of voiceover. No, seriously we do. Flip your coat to the reversible side and hunker down in a chunky sweater with us. Catch up with Dmitry @sigismundtryapkin on Instagram and TikTok #hartchickspresent #podcast #podcasting #contentcreators #ladypodsquad #WhileYouWereSleeping #romcoms #RomanticComedies #RomanticComedy   Articles discussed: American Film Institute. “AFI's 100 YEARS…100 PASSIONS.” Accessed June 3, 2021. https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-passions/. 

CK Dexter Haven, it's another classic! Change out of that space-aged dressing gown and swan dive into The Philadelphia Story with us. We talk toxic men, Dateline, drunk acting, and all things yar. We also talk about the actual heroine, which is Dinah and we won't be taking any questions on the matter. Plus, who is going to make us the sequel with Mike & Liz, please and thank you? Don't wait for the tiger, dear hearts.   Catch up with Dmitry @sigismundtryapkin on Instagram and TikTok #hartchickspresent #podcast #podcasting #contentcreators #ladypodsquad #ThePhiladelphiaStory #romcoms #RomanticComedies #RomanticComedy   Articles discussed: The A.V. Club. “The Philadelphia Story Delivered One of the Most Star-Studded Love Triangles Ever.” Accessed May 28, 2021. https://www.avclub.com/the-philadelphia-story-delivered-one-of-the-most-star-s-1838267237. Wakeman, Gregory. “The Philadelphia Story: How an 80-Year-Old Comedy Resonates.” Accessed May 28, 2021. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210120-the-philadelphia-story-how-an-80-year-old-comedy-resonates.

We're taking it all the way back to the OG rom-com this week, and we're pleased as punch to talk about what happened one night that was actually like four nights. Hear all about our film critic school past, our Spaceballs tangents, and our whole opinions about Pre-Code Hollywood (spoiler alert: you probably already know). Fly through the air with the greatest of ease with us, dear hearts.   Catch up with Dmitry @sigismundtryapkin #hartchickspresent #podcast #podcasting #contentcreators #ladypodsquad #ItHappenedOneNight #romcoms #RomanticComedies #RomanticComedy Articles discussed: Gottlieb, Sidney. “From Heroine to Brat: Frank Capra's Adaptation of Night Bus (It Happened One Night).” Literature/Film Quarterly 16, no. 2 (1988): 129. Maltby, Richard. “It Happened One Night: Comedy and the Restoration of Order.” Jeffrey Geiger und RL Rutsky (Hg.): Film Analysis. New York (2005): 216-237.

We're back, dear hearts, and we're ready to dive into our first season: Rom-Coms. We had to kick it off with a shoutout to our Bluebell roots with Sweet Home Alabama. We got hot takes on the fashion of 2002, the effects of lightning on sand, and how there is no such thing as a bad Ethan Embry performance. I hope Neil Young will remember to listen in, and so should you. Catch up with Dmitry @sigismundtryapkin #hartchickspresent #podcast #podcasting #contentcreators #ladypodsquad #SweetHomeAlabama #romcoms #RomanticComedies #RomanticComedy Articles discussed:  Palmer, Landon. “Gender, Regional Idenity, and the Civil War: Politics of the North and South in Sweet Home Alabama and Junebug” in Southerners on Film: Essays on Hollywood Portrayals Since the 1970s, edited by Andrew Leiter, p. 89-105. McFarland Inc, 2011. Senda-Cook, Samantha. “POSTFEMINIST DOUBLE BINDS: HOW SIX CONTEMPORARY FILMS PERPETUATE THE MYTH OF THE INCOMPLETE WOMAN.” Rocky Mountain Communication Review 6, no. 2 (2009).

We're back, dear hearts! Jaleh and Jess have a season of romantic comedy films coming your way. Go watch Sweet Home Alabama and download our episode this Friday! Subscribe at: https://lead.deals/podcasts/thehartchickspresent

Jaleh and Jess have a new podcast! Subscribe on the podcatcher of your choice to The Hart Chicks Present…You’re A Bit of Me. Watch episodes 1 and 2 of Love Island UK Series 3 to follow along next week. Hope you will join us, dear hearts.

We’re back on our BS, dear hearts, but this time, we’re in a much lusher locale. The two of us have fallen hard for Love Island UK, so we decided to pull each other for a chat about the drama of Series 5. Put on your grafting boots and make yourself a cheese toastie— we’re going to the villa!

It’s our regularly scheduled closing time at Hart of Dixie Chicks, so finish your whiskeys and beers. We decided to give our dear hearts a super sized episode for the last one, mostly because we couldn’t shut up about Zoe Hart, Wade Kinsella, and all our favorite Bluebellians. Plus, we have some entries in the mailbag as well as guest appearances from our podfathers The OC Men, the BS Twins, and a sweet message from Eliza Jo. Stay to the end to hear all about what we have planned after a (brief) pod-hiatus. We love you most, dear hearts!

We’re wrapping up season four. Jess and Jaleh chat about their favorite episodes and their favorite call backs. We make up possible Bluebell love triangles. Plus, we deal in some Wade-isms. We also dig into the mailbag and hear from our dear hearts. Join us as we break down the whole season from top to bottom.

It’s the finale, and we devolve from top to bottom. Because we had the time of our lives. No, we’ve never felt this way before. Yes, we swear. It’s the truth. And we owe it all to you, dear hearts. Long live the hart!

It's happening, dear hearts. It's the penultimate episode. We are Apocalypse Adjacent, and Bluebell as we know it will never be the same. At least, that's what Cyrus Lavon-ius Jeremiah Jones is telling us (that's CLJ Squared, fyi). Also, Zoe and Wade talk about love and marriage and their top five rants, while George gets an offer that AB won't let him refuse. It's the final countdown, and we feel some kind of way about it.

It's Brick's birthday, and he's either Molly Ringwald or Lil Sebastian-- we can't tell. We do know that he LOVES Meatball, and dear hearts, so do we. This week, we also love Lemon's coffee carting, Clora not being the worst, and WADE WITH A BEBO. Gird your loins. Plus, in a moment of Lead Deals synergy, we have Jon Timmons on for one last guest appearance. If you were here, you would believe us.

Bluebell is having Big Feelings this week, and we are right there with them. We have deep chats on parents, loss, and forgiveness, and we know we're biased, but it's really good. Jaime King is also bringing the A-est of games, and we can't applaud her enough. Plus, on a lighter note, George and AB's first date is a little fishy, but we have good feelings about it. Pick up the pieces with us, dear hearts.

It's our Annual Bluebell Sparkle Christmas Holiday Magic Elf Solstice Jamboree 2: Electric Bugaloo, and you're all still invited! Join Holly Jaleh Christmas and Jes-mukkah BS as we perform a 12 Days of Bluebell Christmas for the ages, Secret Santa a townie or two, and recast our favorite holiday movies & TV episodes. Happy holidays, dear hearts!

Were-raccoons, butt yanks, and ambrosia-- oh my! Only Hart of Dixie could bring this amount of chaos so close to the end and still deliver the goods. We get extra silly with Honorary Hart Chick Jamie Clark Yeah, while also digging deep into the problematic dirt pile of gender norms surrounding babies. You can be anything that you want to be, dear hearts, whether you hide your hair in a hat or not.

Hello People of Bluebell! Jessica & Jaleh met via their love of podcasts, and one of their shared favorites is How Did This Get Made?, a comedy podcast with Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, and Jaleh's celebrity list of one Jason Mantzoukas. When Jess went to see a live taping of HDTGM, she sang a Second Opinions song that was featured in the episode! We got a minisode here with all the sordid deets here (including JASON AND A BEBO), and listen for yourself on HDTGM around the 1:07:42 mark. It's bonkers.

Sorry not sorry for making you hungry this week, but blame the Pritchett Sisters for their Bar-B-Que burritos. Wade and Zoe are making plans for the future, much to Lavon's dismay, while Lemon is making matches and finding finds and catching catches. Plus, there are fart jokes, were-raccoons, and more South Hollow talk. It's what you've come to expect, dear hearts, and we're happy to deliver.

Come on, dear hearts, why don't we solve some crimes... and all that jazz? This week in Bluebell, someone allegedly targets Shelby during the town talent show, and everyone's guilty! Except for a nakie Wade and Zoe. This week in Podbell, we make timely jokes about lettuce, the unbearable beauty of Ben Wade-att, and more deep cuts than you can shake your goat at. We can't undo it-- we were born this way.

Happy Day After American Thanksgiving, dear hearts! Whether you’re out shopping for the best deals or ignoring your family for a while, we’re thankful for you. We’re also thankful for possibly the sexiest Wade yet, the very good bagels, and the best bridge in R&B. We also get into the Longbourn of it all when Dash brings Jane Austen to Bluebell. Swoon! Swallow your pride and give us a listen, dear hearts. We’re down on bended knee.

Where does the pollen go? Wade knows! But he does NOT know that Zoe's eggo is preggo with his babo! Plus, we break down Grease 2 for a scandalized Cool Rider/Honorary Hart Chick Russell, AB shows her Jessica side with Truth Whisperers and cheese, and Jaleh shares one of her favorite moments of the entire series. We got your pistol right here, dear hearts.

We are in the home stretch dirt pile, dear hearts, and we have lots of feelings about that. We also have lots of feelings about Season 4, which is to say, THINGS ARE HAPPENING. Does Bluebell get a fire department? Does Lemon pick a fella? Does Kablang mean boner? We dive into this week’s discussion like Zoe in the lake. Let's get together with this game changer of an episode, yeah yeah yeah.

Welcome to the season 3 wrap up, dear hearts! We dig into the dirt pile of an excellent season, with our top three episodes, our best musical revelations, and a rousing game of FMK involving the Truitt Brothers that does NOT go where you think it will. Things have happened, and we can't wait to see what's next.

We're taking our most dangerous shot this week, from the top of the dirt pile straight into the Hart of Dixie, just in time for the season 3 finale. There are twists, there are turns, there is talk about Cress Williams' excellent face. We do our best to be residents of Relevant Town, which is easy to do with an episode chock-full of revelations. Take a second chance, dear hearts-- we just can't say goodbye.

Happy Daredevil Day! Er, I mean, happy new HODC episode day, of course! In between your many rewatches of Wade Kinsella as a bad agent turned worse, hang out with us and relive the days when he was just a guy trying to get his dad and ex out of a hole. Literally. Plus, Lady Pod Squader Amanda takes a break from her Picture Show A-Go-Go to help us tackle the many proposals that Bluebell has to offer. Get stuck with us, dear hearts.

Together again! We get punchy as we go through some Bluebell broships for the ages-- Zorge, LemonWade, BrickShelbyTomWanda, and the Brothers Truitt. Plus, we got pee smells, a supercut of anyhoodles, and a list consisting only of Jason Mantzoukas. Five forks for you, dear hearts.

There's nothing quite like having a guest on a peak silly hour in Bluebell, so we're happy to welcome Honorary Hart Chick Jamie this week to connect the lovers, the dreamers, and Jamie. Since we basically live in Tangent Town now, get ready for Glee breakdowns, owl confusion, and a template for Jaleh's best rants. Plus, Wade is in the rain, dear hearts. This is not a drill. Don a fez and hootie hoo with us.

It's Wade Kinsella Night, and we're all invited! Uncork your favorite classy wine and dive in, dear hearts. This week, Magnolia is an evil genius (which she clearly didn't get from her father), Lavon has a great face but little else going for him, and Annabeth Nass is the One True Queen. Why? Because she inspires the newest friendship of ZOE and LEMON. It is ON and POPPING, just like we always dreamed. Get back in the saddle again!

If loving tangents is wrong, we don't want to be right, dear hearts, and this week, we are wronger than ever. If you're into Zavon and Lemorge, Road House, Wade's flirts, the bad side of Munchausen's, 7th Heaven v. Beavis & Butthead, and our best rant to date, then stick a Clint Black in your pocket and be wrong with us.

Zoe & Joel attempt to go the long distance, and it goes about as smoothly as you think. Apparently, baby sometimes carrying your love for someone ain't enough, dear hearts. Rose convinces Lavon to let Bluebell be a French sister city, and Lavon agrees in order to get his French groove back. Brick's got his eye on the MOTY, but Stanley stands in the way. Finally, here's your one chance for Fancie's, and Lemon and George don't let us down. Instead, they GET down. Brown chicken brown cow.

Huzzah, dear hearts, and welcome to Ye Olde Bluebell. We've got Renn Faires, we've got Unlucky Tucky, and we've got the best cold open since Angela begged Oscar to save Bandit. Plus, Russ is back, back again! So you know it's gold! Fall into this ring of fiery silly goodness with us!

We don’t know much, dear hearts, but we know Lemon is back. Brick throws a Gatsby Gala for Lemon culminating in the not-so-secret reveal that Zoe’s mom, Candace, is a terrible mom and fixer. Also, Joel is not fat. Vivian is nervous to get reacquainted with Lemon. George visits Headmaster NotCharleston with Magnolia. So much happens this week. Here another solid AM Gold of an episode comes again.

Welcome to Deep Cuts with Jaleh and Jessica, where we are at our weirdest and pop culture laden finest, and occasionally, we even talk about the TV show this podcast is actually about. There are tons of returning characters-- Candace Hart, Bootin' Scootin' Lloydy, and a card-carrying Crazy Earl. Come go with us, dear hearts, and 10 points to anyone who actually understands all our references.

This is it-- the episode you've all been waiting for! As long as what you've been waiting for is Jaleh and Jessica getting into the nitty-gritty of toxic masculinity! We discuss who actually should have been a cowboy (hint: not Joel), the difference between confidence and cockiness, and the most untoxic man of all time (Meg Cabot readers will know the answer!). Drill a hole in your wall and cover it up with us, dear hearts.

The merger is almost upon us, dear hearts, and like all great Bluebellians, the town is doing whatever they can to stop it. Turns out, all they needed was some historically racist pee. Plus, Shelby's baby has a daddy, Lynly reenacts an iconic Little Women moment with Tansy and a curling iron, and Jaleh and Jess are both bothered by V (the original, of course). Join us as we take a time machine back to 1993 and realize that it's terrible.

Hang on to your playbills because DJ EJ is back to drop a theater in the theatre beat this week. We go in deep as we chat about why can’t Zoe be creative? Also, is Tansy the worst? Plus Wade has us singing “Maybe This Time” as we Cabaret our way into becoming The Star of the Show. Come for the Ethel Merman stye showtunes but stay for the ice cream talk, dear hearts.

People are talking (like Jaleh and Jessica) Talking 'bout people (the people of Bluebell) We hear them whisper (about the Bluebell/Fillmore merger) You won't believe it! (Read the Blawker to find out more!) You'll laugh just a little too loud as we stare just a little too long at Wade in that shirt & skinny tie. But we're sure we're seeing something you see too, dear hearts. We hope to give you something to talk about.

Happy Thanks-Mukkah to you and yours! We're celebrating a new holiday with our new guest and Honorary Hart Chick Tina as we dive into a family-centric episode. If you think an OC/Gilmore Girls mash-up would be amazing, then we have NEWS for YOU. Plus, Wade has cute hair and a white button-up shirt-- we go all in on that. Get ready for our most redacted episode yet, dear hearts!

Come, Son of Jo-El! Kneel before Hart Chicks! This week, it’s another Season 3 banger that’s jam-packed with silliness. And if you ask Cricket, she’ll add cheese to that jam. Judge Jaleh hears the case of Barf v. Poop, and Jess sings BS. It’s what you’ve come to expect, dear hearts, and we aim to please.

Why do you drink, dear hearts? Is it because Honorary Hart Chick Russ is our guest? This week Zoe/Chloe and the magical Joel crash a Wilkes Family party and get to know Cousin Vivian. George and Lynly kiss in public. AB’s parent visit and, boy howdy, do they love Lavon. (Side note: What is not to love?) Lemon and Wade are BFFs, y’all, even if they are no longer workplace proximity associates. Pour yourself a drink, listen to Jess admit she was wrong, and enjoy.

Ain't no podcast like a Hart of Dixie Chicks podcast because HODC has a many-layered Scotch egg who may or may not be Doctor Who, Lavon's great face, continued Peak George, and Belles Against Kudzu. Plus, it's Joel Vs George in a battle for Zoe Hart's heart, according to the Blawker & townie tweens. Two will enter, but who knows how many will leave? We do. That's who.

What's this? What's this?! It's Halloween in Bluebell again, and long-time dear hearts know what that means. This year is no exception-- we get an AB health scare, Joel in eyeliner, and a big Lavon surprise that may involve a manicure. Plus, Honorary Hart Chick THE Jon Timmons is here to get another lesson in relationships and feelings. Help us make it through the night, dear hearts.

Jaleh is still living that sick life & Jessica is full of pizza & beer, so we're at our very best to discuss even more season 3 hijinks. We have a two prong approach, just like Zoe, so listen in to see if it works for any of us, including Zoe's Cohen. Plus, Frank is Keith Mars, Lemon busts out the big stencils, and George gets a franks-and-thumbs. Star wipes all around, dear hearts.

Welcome to Antic Time in Bluebell, and we celebrate by going all over the map with Honorary Chick Jamie. Join us as we travel from Viking vacays to SHUT UP JOEL to Chekov's Reginald VelJohnson. We definitely think you should slip on down to the OH-asis with us, dear hearts. Even if Jamie doesn't understand.

Happy Season 3, y'all! It turns out, whenever Jaleh said that Things. Will. Happen., she was referring to this episode, where it's ALL THE THINGS. We cover New York real estate, Peak Lloyd, the best movie montages, and everyone's favorite new character. Who says you can't go home? Not us, dear hearts.

Hey dear hearts, whatcha doing? It's a holiday weekend here in the US, and your co-hosts have been dealing with Some Stuff, so we thought it was a good week to minisode. This week, it's all about Jessica BS and her amazing predictions. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and if you're lucky snot won't come out of your eyes before we tackle season 3.

It’s been A WEEK, dear hearts. So, you are getting a real Basic B*tch recap. We’re looking back on season 2 as a whole. We've got our top 3 episodes, Townie Royale, production love notes, and an amazing Scott Porter TV Pitch Hour. Plus, our dearest heart Russell Lloyd has a laundry list of questions and we say one more goodbye to DJ EJ. You know, your typical season wrap-up stuff.

It's the season 2 finale, and THINGS. ARE. HAPPENING! Is Zoe gone forever? (No!) Is Jonah? (Probably...) Is George? (Maybe?) Plus, we go SO all in for Tim Matheson that even HE notices, and Gloriana is a band. Make sure to stay to very end for a programming update, dear hearts.

It's all star charts and gassy balls for the Prom, dear hearts! There's drama, there's ultimatums, and there's even Rob Huebel. Le WHAT? Swipe left for Catfished Meatball and right for Hart Chicks!