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Corey and Adam embrace 90s nostalgia by talking through every episode of Hey Arnold. Join them as they unpack the themes and narratives of this perfect cartoon, and realize that there is a little football-head in all of us. Wonderful listeners, if you would like to support our show click the Patreo…

Corey Vaughan and Adam Samaha

  • Sep 15, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 43m AVG DURATION
  • 67 EPISODES


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Episode #62 Mr. Hyunh Goes Country

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 68:57


Join us as we take the simple things, like French fried onion rings. Also we get all post-colonial up on this.

Episode #61: Dangerous Lumber

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 59:37


Corey and Adam talk Freud, phallic imagery, baseball, and performance anxiety in this week's episode of Hey Arnold Hey!

Episode #60: Harold the butcher

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 55:11


Harold learns the art of meats! This is an incredible episode. So much to talk about - incarceration and rehabilitation, meat as a hearty metaphor, the hipsterization of blue collar work, father figures, and so much more. We actually cried while watching this episode. Enjoy.

Episode #59: Helga Blabs All

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 50:42


Corey and Adam are back! This episode is from deep in the vault, which explains the lack of Covid talk. They talk about technology and ghosts, and generally praise the storytelling choices in this perfect episode. Hey Arnold Hey is back in production! See you next week.

Episode #58: Partners

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2018 44:23


Podcast Partners Corey and Adam return to talk about the episode Partners, featuring the grand return of everyone's favorite Frank Sinatra knock off: Dino Spumoni! They talk binaries and masculinity and deconstruction. Enjoy and rate and review!

Episode #57: Runaway Float

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2018 50:09


Corey and Adam are back, trying to catch the "runaway float" called capitalism. Spoiler alert, this is a good episode.

Episode #56: Teachers' Strike

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2018 32:21


Corey and Adam bum out real hard about one of the few Hey Arnold duds, "Teachers' Strike." Good luck sitting through this one!

Episode #55: Tour de Pond

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2018 49:07


Corey and "married man" Adam are back to talk about "Tour de Pond"! They wade in deeper than expected, and talk through the weight of familial expectation and the unfortunate realities of capitalism and class.

Episode #54: What's Opera, Arnold? (With guest host Charlotte Spangler!)

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2018 40:21


Adam gets married, Charlotte fills in! Corey and Charlotte nerd out about theater and get real with feminism.

Episode #53: Eugene Goes Bad

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 51:50


Corey and Adam put on their leather jacks and show us what it really means to be the bad boy. They talk about 50's hoodlums, being a hero, and how the costume we wear isn't necessarily the character of our hearts.

Episode #52: Four-Eyed Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2018 29:53


It's bean a long time coming, butt we're finally ready toot talk about Four-Eyed Jack. Lots of fart jokes with a little tiny bit of critical theory. Enjoy!

Episode #51: Coach Wittenberg

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 39:54


Corey and Adam return, this time to talk bowling, gender, and diversity. Corey get's nostalgic about Disney Channel Original Movies, and Adam makes a startling and gendered discovery!

Episode #50: Harold's Bar Mitzvah

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2018 45:28


Mazel tov! You are now a man. Corey and Adam talk through tradition and adulthood, and pull some post-structuralist themes outta their butts.

Episode #49: Hall Monitor

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2018 46:07


Corey and Adam are back with more Hey Arnold hey! This week, they chat up Hegla's lack of self-awareness, discuss the uncanny (a couple of nerds, these two!), and forget to give their cry of the week!

Episode #48: Crush On Teacher

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2018 41:35


Hey Arnold Hey back with lots of chill talk about love with a couple of chill guys. Adam rants about customers at his job and Corey falls in love with Miss Felter.

Episode #47: Helga's Boyfriend

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2018 36:38


Adam and Corey are impressed by Stinky's emotional intelligence.

Episode #46: Rhonda's Glasses

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2018 63:51


Corey and Adam are back to talk about everyone's favorite snob, Rhonda Wellington Lloyd. They also talk Shakespeare and civil rights! Put on the metaphorical glasses of intellectual sight, and enjoy a great episode!

Episode #45: Eating Contest

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2018 40:22


Corey and Adam talk about the weight of family legacy, and get nerdy about consumption. They also forget how to pronounce Souvlaki. This week's song is by Connan & The Moccasins! Enjoy it, it's called "Hey Chocolate".

Episode #44: Quantity Time

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017 49:34


Corey and Adam hang out with Big Bob and Helga Pataki! They talk about exercising power, feminism, personhood, and entitlement. Technology is cyclical! Merry Christmas and Happy Winter Solstice!

Episode #43: Steely Phil

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 36:46


Growing up is hard, even if you're pushing 80. That's what Adam and Corey talk about this week! They also groan through some classic old man one-liners, Adam gets educated on "fop", and Corey recalls meeting a very precocious (and emotionally connected) 2 year old.

Episode #42: Arnold's Halloween

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2017 40:25


Corey and Adam get extra-terrestrial! They talk about the uncanny and conspiracy theories, and analyze Big Bob's fathering abilities. The Truth Is Out There.

Episode #41: Best Friends

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2017 51:03


Corey and Adam break down Rhonda and Nadine's broken friendship. Why do we hurt the person who cares for us most? Probably for Jungian reasons. They talk feminism and binaries and having a voice.

Episode #40: The High Life

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2017 59:11


We like your face! Adam and Corey talk about economics and "crushing it", and revel in Gerald's dad's iconic teaching moments. Please rate and review!

Episode #39: Gerald Moves Out

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2017 43:23


Corey and Adam apologize about hating on football, and process living in loneliness. And aren't we all just two old dudes arguing about lint?

Episode #38: Mud Bowl

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2017 36:09


Join Corey and Adam as they "tackle" (pun intended) the classic Hey Arnold football episode Mud Bowl. They complain about the football and the throes of war (big surprise!), and chat about how to love your enemy. Also, bigger surprise: this episode has some pretty interesting Feminist perspectives. Rah Rah Rah! Show note: uhhhhh read this article:https://www.theringer.com/2016/12/1/16039962/bill-simmons-malcolm-gladwell-future-of-the-nfl-b6e14a14124

Corey and Adam on "That's So 90s Podcast"!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2017 62:01


Corey and Adam join Bobby Semelsberger on his podcast! Corey and Adam go deep. Bobby calls us "professionals". Check out his Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/thatsso90spod !!! And ours! https://www.patreon.com/heyarnoldhey

Special Episode Update!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2017 1:24


An update on Hey Arnold Hey's next episode!

Episode #37: Phoebe Cheats

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 50:28


Cheaters never prosper! Join Corey and Adam as they talk pressures of education, abject theory, and "moving like an angry wind".

Episode #36: Freeze Frame

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2017 36:54


Join Corey and Adam post-haste as they discuss the post-modern and post-structuralist elements of Freeze Frame! Corey get's nerdy about "Blow Up!" and Adam manages to go a whole episode without talking politics. Rate and review! We've got a Patreon too: https://www.patreon.com/heyarnoldhey Help support our podcast!

Episode #35: Hooky

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2017 32:45


Adam and Corey talk skipping school! Also, very special announcement about the future of our podcast! Also, no new episode for two weeks, as Adam is backpacking through Alaska!

Episode #34: Arnold Saves Sid

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2017 50:00


Adam and Corey are back at it with a deep dive into marxism, anarchy, Christianity, and Sid's general anxiety. Thanks for listening! Please rate and review!!

Episode #33: Ms. Perfect

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2017 36:12


Join Adam and Corey as they talk through playground economics, city mice vs. country mice, and gendered bullying. Lila is an adorable perfect child and will probably make you cry.

Episode #32: Ransom

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2017 37:21


Corey and Adam are back with a rich conversation of representation, play acting, and sibling rivalry. They get super nerdy about art, too!

Episode #31: Big Caesar

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 40:11


Join Corey and Adam as they take the Hero's Journey! They'll talk about mystical beings and monsters and initiations!

Episode #30: Monkey Business (With Guest Charlotte Spangler!)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2017 47:24


Join Corey and Adam and special guest Charlotte Spangler as they dive deep into the psyche of Helga's monkey brain. They talk depression, hypochondria, and puberty, and go on lots of tangents. Please rate and review! Find Charlotte's sketch team No Boys Allowed here ----> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEn1uiiOHPNFtgjaQmuDShQ

Episode #29: Eugene's Pet

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2017 47:58


Corey and Adam talk loneliness and and imaginary friends! Please rate and review!!

Episode #28: The Longest Monday

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2017 50:53


In this episode Corey gets nerdy about safe spaces and Adam gets political (big surprise, huh?). Please rate and review!

Episode #27: Gerald's Secret

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2017 44:37


Join Adam and Corey on their Tour de Gerald's Secret! They talk about the developmental milestone of learning how to ride a bike! They talk about anxiety, fear, World Peace, and friendship!

Episode #26 Helga's Love Potion

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017 46:52


Can Helga live a full life without love? Corey and Adam talk love, addiction, and obsession.

Episode #25 Season 2: Harold's Kitty

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2017 39:30


We're back! We've missed you. Technology is hard! On this episode we dive deep into some classic Hey Arnold character development. We talk about spinsters and feminism and loneliness, and how sometimes we barricade our heart and live off of metaphorical cat food. Please rate and review THANKS!

sad update

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2017 1:09


Podcasting is hard, BRB

Episode #24 Season 2: The Big Scoop

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2017 52:43


Extra, extra! Read all about it! Corey and Adam talk fake news, media, journalism, and the economics and ethics of truth-telling. Trigger warning: this podcast contains several references to President Trump! P.S. This episode lands a little out of order in the Hulu playlist, but we promise: it does not effect the serialized storyline!

Episode #23 Season 2: New Teacher

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2017 46:44


Were you the kind of kid that tried to ruin your teachers life? If you answer yes, then this episode is for you! If you shook your head no, well.... you should still listen!

Episode #22 Season 2: Save the Tree

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2017 51:25


In this episode Adam and Corey talk about environmentalism, idealism, greed, language and much more!

Episode #21 Season 2: Arnold's Valentine

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2017 43:26


Welcome to Season 2 of the best podcast about a child with a misshapen head! In this episode we talk about love, identity, and why you should not follow Arnold's lead and go on a date with two people at the same time.

Season 2 Update

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2017 1:50


Will Corey and Adam ever return? Stay tuned to find out!

Episode #20 Season 1 Finale: Arnold's Christmas

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2016 46:36


In this very special season finale episode Adam and Corey discuss consumerism and Christmas, the Vietnam War, the beauty and utility of idealism, and how Helga saves the day! Plus they premiere a new show format! Will this be the way the show is in Season 2?! Only time will tell...

Episode #19: Part Time Friends / Biosquare

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2016 58:29


Come join Adam and Corey in their own little Walden (crickets included!) In this episode, they chat about the story behind episode ordering, marxism in the local flower shop, critical theories of bottle episodes, and Arnold and Helga's own little Walden Pond. Show Notes! Sitcoms out of order??? http://www.avclub.com/article/whole-sitcoms-out-order-236921 Henry David Thoreau had his mom do his laundry (but he is still an influential bad ass) http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/i7113.html Bottle Episodes as a Naturalist Theatrical Experience http://cst.sagepub.com/content/9/3/54.full.pdf

Episode #18: Magic Show / Twenty Four Hours to Live

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2016 59:42


In this episode Adam and Corey talk about self-perception and image, dreams and Corey gets literary!

Episode #17: False Alarm / World Records

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2016 53:10


In this Episode Adam and Corey talk about C-sections, legal procedure, the benefits of celebrating mediocrity, mortality and a variety of other things. To see how this all connects to a children's show like Hey Arnold! have a listen!

Episode #16: Abner Comes Home / The Sewer King

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2016 40:11


In this episode Adam and Corey talk honestly about their feelings about "Abner Comes Home". Corey makes it clear that he studied Art History in college and Adam doesn't want you to eat pigs anymore... mostly because they are smarter than your dog and a three year old baby.

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