Not About The Weather Podcast

It's our Not About The Weather 2021 retrospective, and we are going all-in with our biggest pop culture hype and gripe of the year. Ariana, Brittany, Natalie and Karen are all here to decompress. Ted Lasso and Mythic Quest are both heavily featured, with a shout out to Dickinson as well. No, we are not shills for Apple, yes we will become so if ever they want us to be. That platform is creating a lot of great work right now. Ariana takes us through her hype regarding this year's wonderful coming of age portrayals for teenage girls, and Brittany rekindles her long-lost experience with live music. In terms of gripes, we have a powerful and wide ranging slate of things to complain about. Brittany is concerned that America's sweetheart Steve Kornacki is being used and abused as a gimmick (Let Steve Be Steve!) and Karen is disappointed by the Melissa McCarthy movie Thunder Force, which should have been brilliant but just... wasn't. Natalie feels that while the final season of Brooklyn 99 was, in many ways, very meaningful and very conscious, it betrayed Jake Peralta at the close, and Ariana simply feels that the way people engage in fandom just isn't fun any more. As well as our year-end hypes and gripes, the group reflects on their experience of 2021 at work and at home, and assesses whether this year was, at the end of the day, a good or bad one for them personally. Results are mixed. And a great Question of the Day sparks a fantastic discussion about all the performers who shone for us this year like never before. Be sure to stay tuned for the post credits addition. ("Nooooooooowen Wilson.") Congrats to COVID-19 on its season 3 renewal and we'll see you next year! #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: “What established actor/writer/creator most surprised you this year with their new work?” Resources/Recommendations: Explaining Subjectify on Not About The Weather Episode 37 Natalie's interview with James Lance, aka Trent Crimm, The Independent Natalie's Throwback Review of Brett Goldstein's movie 'SuperBob' Brett Goldstein's extra nice tweet about the review Films to be Buried With on Spotify and Apple The Killers Instagram Live videos - saved on YouTube 'The Lost City' - Official Trailer subjectifymedia.com @subjectifymedia on Twitter Subjectify Media on Instagram Subjectify Media on Facebook Subjectify Media on Tumblr This episode's hosts are: Brittany Lovely, Natalie Fisher, Karen Rought, and Ariana Quiñónez. Not About The Weather skips the small talk to engage audiences with passionate, personal, in-depth discussion regarding the world of storytelling and entertainment. Featuring conversation, commentary and interviews with the Not About The Weather team and our special guests from all walks of life about whatever's got us fired up this week, be it movies, music, memes, TV, theatre, books, baked goods or bad days at the office. This podcast is the first general-interest, personality-based discussion show from a group of podcast hosts formerly dedicated to covering specific properties with a singular focus. In each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. Follow Us: Twitter // Instagram // Tumblr // Facebook Listen and Subscribe: Audioboom // Apple // Spotify // Stitcher // Google // Amazon Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! You can also email us at notabouttheweather@gmail.com or visit our homepage for archives and more information about our show.  Not About The Weather is a Subjectify Media podcast production. Visit Subjectify Media for more shows, including Prophecy Radio, Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast , and ReWatchable, and for all our latest articles about the stories we're passionate about.

It's the Supernatural Finale Anniversary Special! Natalie and Cass are joined by Liliana, host of the Supernatural podcast St Alphonso's Academy of Squee and recent guest contributor here on Subjectify, to talk about the Supernatural series finale, and what the hell has happened since, a year after it all ended. Join us for a very special and very long celebration slash mourning slash something as we hype and gripe the demise of the show, air our worries about what's become of the fandom, and beg the cast and crew to just be normal about gay people. These shownotes are going to have a bit of a different structure to our usual here on Not About The Weather, for three reasons: a) this is an extremely long episode, b) it's probably going to be listened to by people other than our normal audience, and c) there may be parts that you want to hear and parts that you don't. So for the first time ever, we're including a detailed list of time stamps. We respect that some fans do not want to engage with any positivity about the Supernatural finale, however Not About The Weather is always structured to include both a "Hype" and "Gripe" from each host about their topic of choice, and, although no one here loves the finale, all the hosts on this episode have tried to take it in good faith. If you don't want to listen to our finale-related hypes - especially if you are triggered by Dean's death - that is all good. We don't really talk about it in detail, but everyone on this episode does accept that plot point as well as the Heaven endgame. We'd appreciate it if you keep things civil and don't come for our throats about the fact we don't have a moral objection to it. Just feel free to skip straight to 1 hour 30 mins to hear our grievances - that's where stuff starts getting really passionate, particularly the 45 minute segment griping about the attitude shift to "interpret" Castiel's queerness away. Good times. Here's the detailed breakdown by time stamp: 0m 30s - Introduction of hosts. 6m 53s - We recap the plot of the Supernatural finale in the off chance any listeners haven't seen it. 11m 40s - Most people we know hate the finale very badly, and wanted or were expecting a happier ending where everyone lives a good life finally free of Chuck. We agree this was a very desirable ending, however, we do not hate the finale as much as some people do - in part because we were anticipated something much worse. We check in on how Liliana is feeling about it these days. 15m 21s - We get the aim of Dean's death, but we don't have to like it. But we all agree that Sam's ending was possibly the worst of them all, just in terms of what it implied about his character's personality and growth and decency and all that. Even though they died, Dean and Cas both felt landed and whole, as characters. Sam's ending was just depressing. 20m 55s - Even though that she didn't expect it to happen, Natalie believes that after 15 years, the show definitely could have gotten away with a happier ending while still remaining authentic to the Winchesters' journey, but we suspect that, for whatever reason, the powers that be just did not see a happier ending as truthful to what Supernatural is all about, despite the characters having earned it. 24m 59s But surprisingly, the finale was still a happier ending than Cass and Natalie expected. Regarding Castiel in particular, the bar was on the floor - we believed Misha wasn't coming back, and we were expecting a cruel, tragic utter lack of resolution that implied he would be stuck in the Empty having trauma dreams forever. Hypes 28m 50s - The overall Chuck as the writer villain plot and how it has recolored the whole show from the very beginning. The best thing about the Chuck twist was that it gave us, as viewers, a whole new show. Supernatural, from day one, is a brand new experience, knowing the truth about Chuck, and it makes the whole thing that much better. Is there a chance that Ben Edlund had this idea in mind way back in the day? 46m 30s - The redux, repair and freeing of Heaven as seen in the finale. Over the years, we weren't sure if the show was aware of how messed up their version of Heaven was, but setting it right or changing what happens to human souls after they die was a huge priority for us as fans, because no matter whether we saw the boys die or not in the finale, they are human and will one day eventually die. We support that the finale showed us this, and feel we wouldn't have trusted it if it wasn't via Dean. We really hope that fandom will get interested in exploring more Heaven-based fic sometime soon. 1hr 11m 25s - The fact that so many former SPN cast members and writers are killing it in their careers - it's been a joy to watch because of course it's a huge group after 15 years, but a lot of them are reaching new heights (Kathryn & Shoshannah with Marvel, J2's shows, Misha's many pursuits, Ruthie & Mark S on Doom Patrol, Rich directing lots of TV) and how it's just lovely to see them thriving professionally while still remaining part of our community. Gripes 1hr 33m 08s - The cancellation of Wayward Sisters. Yes, we're still mad about it, but it's relevant today because we believe that if that show had been running in tandem with Supernatural, the Supernatural finale endgame would be entirely different. We feel absolutely certain that if Wayward had been picked up, none of the boys would've died at the end. 1hr 44m 48s - The COVID finale. If we're going to hate the finale, we want to at least hate the real version. We believe that the same plot points may have felt different if a different tone was taken, and the fact that there will always be a big asterisk next to the finale in terms of what it was meant to be, is infuriating. And don't get us started on Misha's absence. Plus, even if we didn't love the finale, the show deserved to get to do what it really wanted to do - not be hobbled by a pandemic. 2hr 02m 49s - The fact that people continue to invalidate the Destiel confession a year later. It was gay, it was romantic, just let us have it. Even the cast are walking back previous statements, which is really disappointing. It's dangerous, it's gaslighting, and it's a really bad look for a show with a significant queer fanbase. We really don't like that the concept of art being "open to interpretation" - a good concept that we agree to in theory - is being weaponized to basically say "if this character being queer upsets you, you can explain it away." 2hr 46m 19s - Two Truths and a Lie: Cass Edition, about Old Fandom Lore 2hr 54m 14s - Ask NATW Anything: “What do you all feel is the most important fandom shift post-finale? Do you think there has been one?” Let's just say we have a LOT to unleash for this one, including the loss of conventions, the puriteen police, and the fact that people still aren't ready to have differing finale opinions without getting extremely combative or traumatized. Liliana addresses plenty of this in the article she shared on Subjectify for the anniversary as well. 3hr 18m 30s - Bonus Ask NATW Anything: “What did I ever do to deserve this?” We apologize to a dear friend and explain how we three all met and spent time together at 2018 JIBCon in Rome. Christine Baranski was involved. Resources/Recommendations: Not About The Weather Episode #27 - featuring Cass Cass on Archive of our Own Liliana's Subjectify article about the finale anniversary Liliana's Supernatural podcast - St Alphonso's Academy of Squee Not About The Weather Episode #38 - platonic ideal of a normal Weather episode Not About The Weather Episode #33 - featuring Meredith Glynn Not About The Weather Episode #31 - featuring Meghan Fitzmartin Not About The Weather Episode #10 - featuring Davy Perez Some Things I Still Can't Tell You - Misha's poetry book Our review of 'Some Things I Still Can't Tell You' Roadfood: Discovering America One Dish at a Time - Misha's new PBS show Eric Kripke comments on Misha's Road Food Kathryn Newton will star in the MCU's Ant-Man 3 Shoshannah Stern is writing for the MCU's Echo on Disney+ Yadira Guevara-Prip stars in See on Apple TV+ Meghan Fitzmartin on writing Tim Drake, one of DC's Robins, as bisexual subjectifymedia.com @subjectifymedia on Twitter Subjectify Media on Instagram Subjectify Media on Facebook Subjectify Media on Tumblr This episode's hosts are: Natalie Fisher and Cass Cooper. Our special guest is: Liliana Luper. Not About The Weather skips the small talk to engage audiences with passionate, personal, in-depth discussion regarding the world of storytelling and entertainment. Featuring conversation, commentary and interviews with the Not About The Weather team and our special guests from all walks of life about whatever's got us fired up this week, be it movies, music, memes, TV, theatre, books, baked goods or bad days at the office. This podcast is the first general-interest, personality-based discussion show from a group of podcast hosts formerly dedicated to covering specific properties with a singular focus. In each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. Follow Us: Twitter // Instagram // Tumblr // Facebook Listen and Subscribe: Audioboom // Apple // Spotify // Stitcher // Google // Amazon Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! You can also email us at notabouttheweather@gmail.com or visit our homepage for archives and more information about our show.  Not About The Weather is a Subjectify Media podcast production. Visit Subjectify Media for more shows, including Prophecy Radio, Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast , and ReWatchable, and for all our latest articles about the stories we're passionate about.

You all saw that video of Daniel Radcliffe, right? Ariana is in love with the man due to the unusual anthology series Miracle Workers, and tells us all about the potential link between each unrelated season. Having fallen down a DanRad hole, the only issue is that he hasn't yet claimed his throne as a romcom prince. If you're in the mood for a cozy mystery, Natalie can't recommend Only Murders in the Building highly enough as a major hype of fall TV, and Only Murders was Brittany's hype too, until she got some big news about her favorite musical of all time.  That's right, it's time for Brittany to scream about Groundhog Day, and if you haven't ever heard her do this before, you're in for a real treat. Her gripe, however, is a pretty serious one, as she shares some personal work-life balance issues that have made her turn pleasurable hobbies into a form of work, creating guilt for taking time out to watch or read literally anything. On a lighter note, Natalie is griping about both her consistent hyperfixation with every show's brattiest, nastiest sad boy (some of the greatest hits include Thomas Barrow from Downton Abbey, Jackson Whittemore from Teen Wolf, Yuri Plisetsky from Yuri on Ice, Ben Gross from Never Have I Ever, and, most recently and powerfully, Jamie Tartt from Ted Lasso) and others' inability to understand that this trope exists for a reason and the reason is ~growth. Brittany gives us two truths and a lie about her history seeing her beloved Groundhog Day, and our question of the day reveals a secret hobby that she's been keeping and a discussion about the value of adults continuing to try activities for fun without necessarily needing to be good at it. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: “What *thing* have you become obsessed with since the pandemic began?” Resources/Recommendations: Explaining Subjectify on Not About The Weather Episode 37 Tim Minchin says Groundhog Day is coming back to London Groundhog Day The Musical Original Broadway Cast Recording on Spotify Brittany and Tim Minchin on Instagram Only Murders In The Building - Official Trailer Miracle Workers - Official Trailer Daniel Radcliffe's Miracle Workers season 3 dance scene What If - Official Trailer James Acaster having a breakdown on The Great British Bake-Off subjectifymedia.com @subjectifymedia on Twitter Subjectify Media on Instagram Subjectify Media on Facebook Subjectify Media on Tumblr This episode's hosts are: Brittany Lovely, Natalie Fisher and Ariana Quiñónez. Not About The Weather skips the small talk to engage audiences with passionate, personal, in-depth discussion regarding the world of storytelling and entertainment. Featuring conversation, commentary and interviews with the Not About The Weather team and our special guests from all walks of life about whatever's got us fired up this week, be it movies, music, memes, TV, theatre, books, baked goods or bad days at the office. This podcast is the first general-interest, personality-based discussion show from a group of podcast hosts formerly dedicated to covering specific properties with a singular focus. In each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. Follow Us: Twitter // Instagram // Tumblr // Facebook Listen and Subscribe: Audioboom // Apple // Spotify // Stitcher // Google // Amazon Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! You can also email us at notabouttheweather@gmail.com or visit our homepage for archives and more information about our show.  Not About The Weather is a Subjectify Media podcast production. Visit Subjectify Media for more shows, including Prophecy Radio, Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast , and ReWatchable, and for all our latest articles about the stories we're passionate about.

This right here is the Subjectify Media Special. In this episode, we let you know all about the founding of our new home, Subjectify Media, and look back together on the decade of podcasting and journalism on Hypable that brought us here. We've all shared a lot, working together, and we reflect on all the best things about that - the friendship, collaboration, travel, special events, skills gained, experiences, fandoms, the lot, while explaining what the plan and inspiration is for the new website. It's a wild ride through our sense of identity and accomplishment, and a huge introduction to what comes next. If you have followed our writing and want to know what happened - this is the episode for you. We talk about the closure of Hypable, how the news made us all feel, and how we pulled ourselves out of the depths of despair in order to create something new and great! The key to all of this is how much we love fandom communities and the platform for engagement and discussion that Hypable provided, and Subjectify will continue to provide. Speaking of, Karen introduces her new podcast (another one!) that will focus on one of her lifelong loves, Percy Jackson. In terms of gripes, Natalie tells us all about Subjectify brand name and ethos while highlighting the irony about "bias" in entertainment journalism. (Art is subjective. Critics are meant to be subjective! That being said, we don't plan to be negative, we just aren't going to apologise for our personal slant about what elements are important to us.) Karen lets people know just how tough, financially, being a freelance writer is these days, and how COVID has made it worse, and Kendra expresses contempt at exploitative clickbait headlines - which we never did on Hypable and won't be doing on Subjectify. Natalie gives us two truths and a lie about some of the most ridiculous reader hate she's ever gotten, and our question of the day throws back to some of our most memorable work over the last few years. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: “Fave Hypable article OR one you now disagree with/want to change?” Resources/Recommendations: subjectifymedia.com @subjectifymedia on Twitter Subjectify Media on Instagram Subjectify Media on Facebook Subjectify Media on Tumblr Nico di Angelo and 8 other ‘Percy Jackson' characters who deserve standalone novels From ‘Iron Man' to ‘Far From Home': Exploring Tony Stark's legacy within the MCU Dear ‘The Vampire Diaries': A love letter to Mystic Falls Is Star Wars setting up Poe Dameron as its first queer protagonist? Dean Winchester and the study of death in ‘Supernatural' season 13 How the healing power of ‘Schitt's Creek' helped me to find my paddle This episode's hosts are: Karen Rought, Natalie Fisher and Kendra Cleary. Not About The Weather skips the small talk to engage audiences with passionate, personal, in-depth discussion regarding the world of storytelling and entertainment. Featuring conversation, commentary and interviews with the Not About The Weather team and our special guests from all walks of life about whatever's got us fired up this week, be it movies, music, memes, TV, theatre, books, baked goods or bad days at the office. This podcast is the first general-interest, personality-based discussion show from a group of podcast hosts formerly dedicated to covering specific properties with a singular focus. In each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. Follow Us: Twitter // Instagram // Tumblr // Facebook Listen and Subscribe: Audioboom // Apple // Spotify // Stitcher // Google // Amazon Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! You can also email us at notabouttheweather@gmail.com or visit our homepage for archives and more information about our show.  Not About The Weather is a Subjectify Media podcast production. Visit Subjectify Media for more shows, including Prophecy Radio, Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast , and ReWatchable, and for all our latest articles about the stories we're passionate about.

Never Have I Ever... left an unaired podcast episode in drafts for over a year due to a global pandemic! What we have here is a throwback episode** that includes a long discussion of the excellent first season of Never Have I Ever, inspired by the topic of well-executed love triangles. With the second season coming out in a matter of days, catch up with us to find out if we are Team Ben or Team Paxton as we reflect on all the things that make this show fantastic. Since Ariana picked love triangles as both her hype AND her gripe, we also learned about all the things wrong with the love triangles in Gossip Girl, Jane the Virgin and To All The Boys: PS I Still Love You. We also reminisce over our Rewatchable season about Pitch, coo over the bromance between Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal and sing the praises of Prodigal Son season 1. Little did we know that our time with that masterpiece was limited.  On a trickier note, Natalie is struggling with the pressure of expectation to like a piece of media that friends recommend due to their emotional attachment to it, a situation that can be difficult as both the pusher and the pushee, and Brittany brings to light the sad reality that we're all struggling with our reading speeds these days.  **Here's the deal, folks. Back in the first lockdown, we recorded two episodes back to back - one specifically focusing on the growing issues of COVID and one escapist one, completely avoiding talking about COVID. Due to the State of Things in 2020, the Coronavirus special quickly - as in, within a few days - became dated and not appropriate to air any more, so we canned the two-part special. However THIS part, the "No-rona" partner half, is, upon re-listening, actually fine and relatively evergreen, aside from the part where Prodigal Son has since been rudely and cruelly cancelled. Given the return of Never Have I Ever, this seemed like the perfect moment to publish it. Spoiler Warning: Part of this episode involves massive spoilers for season 1 cliffhanger of Prodigal Son. Although the show is now complete, if you plan to watch, you should skip this spoiler. The BIG spoiler discussion begins at around 1 hour 18 min and finishes at around 1 hr 27min. Feel free to skip it if needed. Each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. Follow Us: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: iTunes // Stitcher // Spotify Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode's hosts are:  Brittany Lovely, Ariana Quiñónez and Natalie Fisher.

It's the Supernatural Special Series that absolutely no one asked for! During 2021, Natalie is forcing forever-newbie Brittany to watch Supernatural in its entirety - an episode a day, taking us all the way to the end of the year to cover 15 seasons and 327 episodes. Although this rewatch is merely a social event taking place within a group chat "book club" of about ten good friends, we couldn't help share some of our thoughts in podcast form, so you're getting one episode per season, and we'll be joined each season by another member of our Winchester Gospels Book Club. This time it's Maria Greig, perhaps better known to fic readers as aeli_kindara on AO3. And so this is season 1, in which we meet Sam and Dean, fall in love, and consider the implications of the story from day 1 with the retroactive knowledge of both Chuck's twisted endgame and the series finale. Natalie struggles with the show's intention for Sam as a protagonist, Maria creates the John Winchester's A+ Parenting Spreadsheet to end all spreadsheets, and Brittany deems John The Worst Person She's Ever Had The Pleasure Of Watching On TV. Chinhandsing over Dean from all parties is to be expected, but we are fascinated by the reminders that the Dean we've grown to expect wasn't always like that - that the trauma that hardens him happens to him over the course of the series, and that the Dean we first meet is the Dean we're always wanting him to get back to. You can expect a hype and gripe from each of us about a general premise or concept of the season, as well as a bit of a chat about favorite and least favorite episodes. By the way, Brittany's top episode of season 1 was Bugs. This podcast is NOT spoiler free for the rest of the series. Follow Us: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: iTunes // Stitcher // Spotify Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are:  Brittany Lovely and Natalie Fisher. Our special guest is: Maria Greig Resources/Recommendations: Maria on Archive of Our Own

Season 2 of Not About The Weather is here! There's a new Presidential Administration and we feel like it's finally safe to come out of our holes. We explain the reason for our longer hiatus and attempt to get back into the swing of things. On the agenda today: it's trashy romance novel time for Brittany in both her hype and her gripe, Natalie takes issue with the lack of brand-new stories finding their place on television but hypocritically has plenty of praise for a new show that's tied very heavily to some hugely prominent intellectual property, and Karen simply has too many books, as well as too many feelings about Mortal Kombat. Classic Karen. Before we get into our hypes and gripes, we interview our very own published author Karen Rought, about her Cassie Quinn series, co-authored with L.T. Ryan. Book #2, Whisper of Bones, is out now! Content Warning: Part of this episode involves discussion of the act of sexual assault that takes place in Bridgerton season 1 episode 6. The discussion begins at around 59 min and finishes at around 1 hr 15min. Feel free to skip it if needed. Each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "What is your favorite piece of media you're glad they haven't adapted?" Follow Us: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: iTunes // Stitcher // Spotify Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are:  Brittany Lovely, Karen Rought and Natalie Fisher. Resources/Recommendations: K.M. Rought's Author Page on Amazon Path of Bones - Cassie Quinn #1 Whisper of Bones - Cassie Quinn #2 (OUT TODAY!) Symphony of Bones - Cassie Quinn #3 (Pre-order now for May 4) There's a Horse In The Hospital -- John Mulaney How Bridgerton Handles the Book’s Wildly Controversial Scene -- Vanity Fair Michael Green on Kings promo getting pulled by NBC Mortal Kombat First Look -- Entertainment Weekly WandaVision Trailer #1 -- Disney+ WandaVision Trailer #2 -- Disney+ Saeed Jones on WandaVision The Like Us series by Krista & Becca Ritchie Karen's Book Collection Giveaway

A SPECIAL OF ICE AND FIRE: As winter approaches and Game of Thrones will soon provide answers regarding the conclusion of George R.R. Martin's as yet unfinished Song of Ice and Fire novels, we wanted to talk about that entire situation and how the TV show outstripping the books may affect the story of the series in general. Ariana and Natalie - both book readers and show watchers - are joined by ASOIAF superfan (and wordsmith for another of the great genre television epics of our time) Meredith Glynn to traverse the Seven Kingdoms and consider some of the book-to-screen moments that we loved and loathed. From Dorne to the Iron Islands, we delve deep but barely scratch the surface of this massive feat of worldbuilding, but one thing unites us: we've always got our Sansa ships to get all weird about. Also, Jon/Dany is the worst, goodbye. Each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "If given choice of any Castle in Westeros, where do you live?" Follow Us: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: iTunes // Stitcher // Spotify Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Ariana Quiñónez and Natalie Fisher Our special guest is: Meredith Glynn Resources/Recommendations: Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read Podcast Girls Gone Canon Podcast Nobody Suspects The Butterfly Race For The Iron Throne - Historical and Political Analysis by Steven Attewell Joanna Robinson - Which scene from the series do you think MOST MOST MOST gets the books? Tower of Joy scenes Ariana's Articles: How the feminist representation of Arianne Martell could have improved ‘Game of Thrones’ ‘Game of Thrones’ is underserving Dorne and Westeros’ people of color Jaime Lannister is a feminist: Why the ‘Game of Thrones’ rape scene matters Is ‘Game of Thrones’ foreshadowing a Jon and Sansa marriage?

Rent: Live may have proved that the 21st century iteration of the live TV musical is a failed experiment, and we try to figure out where it all went wrong. Consumers in the global community need to be more conscious about their access to content, but what part does privilege play? And the horrific R. Kelly documentary leaves us feeling helpless about the lack of accountability in the public eye and wondering if this will ever change. But on a lighter note, Natalie wants to introduce you to the nuns and nurses of Nonnatus House, Brittany wants you to love your local library, and once Ariana is finally in the zone to talk about Smallville, she wants you to know that this series is the best example of superhero foreplay to date. Our two truths and a lie also provide a delightful insight into one host's long-term celebrity crush. Each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "What is the weirdest app you currently have on your phone?" Follow Us: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: iTunes // Stitcher // Spotify Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are:  Brittany Lovely, Ariana Quiñónez and Natalie Fisher. Resources/Recommendations: Surviving R. Kelly -- Lifetime Call the Midwife -- BBC iPlayer Call the Midwife -- Netflix Deadly Class -- Image Comics The Name of the Rose -- Goodreads This Close -- Sundance Now Smallville -- Hulu Kanopy BorrowBox Book Depository Bitmoji

  PODCASTING ABOUT PODCASTING SPECIAL: Natalie and Brittany are joined by Meghan Fitzmartin, host of Wine and Comics and creator of Red Rhino, to hype and gripe about our experiences as podcast producers and listeners, with a particular focus on the resurging world of scripted audio drama. Meghan shares her history as a writer as she tells us how radio plays were her gateway drug into script classes, and explains exactly why audio drama is such an important and evocative way of storytelling for her. Audio content in general is one of the most accessible mediums available to both creators and consumers, which we discuss for the mixed blessing that it is. Everything that makes podcasting such a self-sufficient and flexible medium with doors held wide open to anyone and everyone who wants to get involved can also mean that - especially for scripted drama - there's a lack of respect for the medium in and of itself from the wider entertainment industry.  Nevertheless, 2019 may be the year that changes all that, as more scripted podcasts become a regular part of conversation, and more franchises are turning to them as an interesting option to provide fans with more content. We exchange war stories about technical mishaps that hopefully will encourage others to realize that this is really a self-taught craft that you too can gloriously mess up just as we have. Of course, point of entry to the world of podcasts is a huge hurdle for some people, so we also have about one million recommendations of shows that we love.   Each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "What are your desert island podcasts?" Follow Us: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: iTunes // Stitcher // Spotify Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are:  Brittany Lovely and Natalie Fisher. Our special guest is: Meghan Fitzmartin. Podcast Recommendations: Talk Shows: Wine and Comics ReWatchable The Empire Film Podcast Talk Salad & Scrambled Eggs Dear Hank and John Slate's The Americans Podcast The Good Place: The Podcast The Wayward Podcast   Audio Drama: Red Rhino (also on Patreon) The Bright Sessions Wolverine: The Long Night The Adventure Zone Wooden Overcoats Deck the Halls (with Matrimony!) Wolf 359 Hello from the Magic Tavern Cabin Pressure - Season 1 The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Cicero Much Ado About Nothing   Other Resources: BBC Sounds Audio Drama BBC Radio 4 Drama Big Finish Productions Script Anatomy Classes PodCon - January 19-20, Seattle WA Excerpt from 'HogFather' Brittany's She-Ra interviews Starting a podcast on Libsyn The Unwind Dystology by Neal Shusterman

We're saying thank you, next to 2018 with our End of Year Special - a bumper episode covering our biggest hypes and gripes of the entire year that's past. Over the course of 2018, Brittany discovered a hatred of the streaming binge model and wants to get back to week-to-week episodic watch experience, and also is on a personal mission to revamp every awards show ever (excepting the Tonys, of course.) Mitch and Natalie share issues about moving and upheaval, and a horror of feeling apathetic and stuck in your physical space - albeit with very different roots - and Natalie also draws back the curtain on the extremities of social media abuse and cyberbullying within the Supernatural online community. On a more positive note, Mitch was thrilled this year by a resurgence of video games in general pop culture, and his new role writing about them, and, noticing a similar pattern with D&D, we  discuss what draws certain people to the type of entertainment that involves you in storytelling as a participant, rather than a passive observer.  Brittany has moved to a new town with a lot of history, walkability and adorableness - her very own Mayberry - but she's also been able to travel more than expected in 2018, and while doing so, she's discovered the benefits of embracing her inner tourist and learning about the places she visits on guided tours and encourages everyone to do the same.    For Natalie, it was a delight to witness Prince Harry (her childhood imaginary best friend) get married to Meghan Markle, both for the indulgent, escapist modern fairytale of a progressive American princess and for the very real ways that the young royals are reinventing their position in the spotlight to raise awareness for incredible causes. Celebrity activism in general was another highlight of the year, with the US midterms in particular seeing many notable figures, including Taylor Swift, recognizing that neutrality in the face of injustice is in line with oppression, and publicly endorsing candidates or speaking to their followers about voting for the first time. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "One book, show or movie that’s been on your list for forever that you didn’t get to this year but will definitely read/watch in 2019?" Follow Us: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: iTunes // Stitcher // Spotify Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are:  Brittany Lovely, Mitchel Clow and Natalie Fisher. Resources/Recommendations: Jimmy Fallon's Glee Club Opening for 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, 2010 -- YouTube Neil Patrick Harris' Opening Number for 65th Tony Awards, 2011 -- YouTube Neil Patrick Harris' Opening Number for 66th Tony Awards, 2012 -- YouTube Neil Patrick Harris' Opening Number for 67th Tony Awards, 2013 -- YouTube James Corden's Broadway Carpool Karaoke for 70th Tony Awards, 2016 -- YouTube  Natalie's Supernatural Coverage -- Hypable Mitch's Gaming Coverage -- Hypable Full Ceremony: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Royal Wedding -- YouTube Highlights from Harry and Meghan's wedding -- BBC News Bryony Gordon's Mad World: Prince Harry -- Podbean The day Prince Harry showed the world how to talk about our problems -- Bryony Gordon for The Telegraph The Duchess of Sussex supports 'Together' cookbook celebrating community kitchen -- YouTube Buy Together: Our Community Cookbook -- Book Depository Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Closing Ceremony Highlights -- YouTube Taylor Swift Endorses Tennessee Democrats -- Instagram People Have Plenty to Say About Taylor Swift Breaking Her Political Silence -- Time How Taylor Swift's political endorsement could become the 'biggest ripple ever' at the polls -- CNBC Produced by N Fisher and L Bunch

Feeling walked all over by The Walking Dead, Mitch needs his traumatic TV deaths to be real and permanent - he definitely should not attempt to watch Supernatural any time soon. Speaking of SPN, Natalie is feeling some frustration with storytelling in general - or rather, the growing lack of trust that audiences seem to have in the structure of serialized work - you’ve gotta be willing to wait for it! Especially, it seems, when one Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays and integral role. And we’re back on Broadway once again, bemoaning the limitations of live theater and the pros and cons of the filmed productions.   But right now, ‘tis the season to watch Hallmark, in all its snowy, sexless, save-the-business small town glory. Brittany is on a Christmas movie bender, and we discuss the safety net that this kind of programming provides. It’s delicious comfort food, as is this year’s new release of Queer Eye. While we still remember the original series, we are so grateful that the new Fab Five are here to save us all. And the precious artform of 2D animation, particularly in the style of Studio Ghibli, leads to another conversation about the shifting scope of television and what that means for content creators. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "If you could interview one fictional character, who would it be, and what would you ask them about?" Follow Us: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are:  Brittany Lovely, Mitchel Clow and Natalie Fisher. Resources/Recommendations: The Walking Dead has condemned itself for all time -- The Verge How The Walking Dead Completely Screwed Up Glenn's Story In Season Six -- Forbes Walking Dead Bosses Defend Andrew Lincoln's Exit Fake-Out -- The Hollywood Reporter Supernatural at 300: Stars and EPs speak to the show’s legacy and what to expect in the milestone episode -- Hypable National Theatre Live -- Cinema Broadcasts Bandstand Cinema Broadcast Trailer -- YouTube Live from Lincoln Center: Sweeney Todd -- YouTube Countdown to Christmas -- Hallmark Channel All 58 Lifetime Christmas Movies, Ranked -- Elle Christmas Inheritance -- Netflix A Christmas Prince -- Netflix A Christmas Prince: Royal Wedding -- Netflix The Princess Switch -- Netflix The Dragon Prince -- Netflix Every Studio Ghibli film ranked in order of greatness -- NME The best animated shows for those who don’t know where to start -- Hypable Tangled vs. The Fall of Disney Animation -- Flickchart Queer Eye -- Netflix Queer Eye | Yass, Australia! -- YouTube Watching Queer Eye’s Jonathan learning to ice skate proves that it’s #nevertoolate to try something new -- The Pool Produced by N Fisher and L Bunch

The exhaustion of a Hollywood assistant, the commitment to volunteering for a charity and the shaming of a working actor all lead to a long reflection on what we owe to each other, whether it comes to the service industry, the sad state of the world or the entitlement of human nature. Thankfully, The Good Place is here to save us all, and they have the podcast to prove it. Meanwhile, Mitch is disgusted by the development of video-game add-ons that prey on FOMO, but needs to use a metaphor about pizza to allow his companions to commiserate, and just in time for Hanukkah, Natalie is mourning her lack of Hebrew, and we delve into the cultural experience of immigrant parents choosing to teach or not teach their second generation children their own native language. Also, Anton Yelchin - bless his beautiful soul - sure was in a lot of movies about crazy rich murder teens. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "Have you ever been nervous to start a show because you know its fandom is toxic?" Follow Us: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are:  Ariana Quiñónez, Mitchel Clow and Natalie Fisher. Resources/Recommendations: The Shaming of Geoffrey Owens and the Inability to See Actors as Laborors, Too -- The New Yorker The Good Place: The Podcast -- NBC Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard -- Kristen Bell Episode Kristen Bell Tells Her Side of the Furniture Feud -- The Ellen Show 'Supernatural' Star Jensen Ackles Opens A New Texas Brewery And Keeps It All In The Family -- Forbes Family Business Beer Company -- Austin, TX  Random Acts -- Non-profit Dedicated to Acts of Kindness Worldwide Thoroughbreds -- Official Trailer Thoroughbreds -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Fierce People -- Official Trailer Jar Jar Binks Actor Became Suicidal After Star Wars Backlash -- Vulture Produced by N Fisher and L Bunch

  We're shipping it with author and TV writer Britta Lundin - this episode features a deep dive into Britta's incredible novel 'Ship It' and a very special chat with the author herself. In our interview segment, Britta discusses her own fandom history and her unique perspective behind the scenes on pretty much all sides of the fandom/creator divide - as a voracious shipper with plenty of queer readings of assumed straight characters, and as a TV writer who works on a CW show and is privy to many of the practicalities, restrictions and realities of television production. Then, in our panel discussion, we bring together three hosts with different levels of fandom immersion - a prominent fanfiction writer, a deeply invested consumer of transformative fanworks, and an obsessive curator and analyst of canon information. Together, we hype and gripe over the 'Ship It' experience and all the ways it related to our individual fandom behavior. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "What two characters from different shows/movies/books do you ship?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Brittany Lovely, Natalie Fisher and Cassandra Hutton. Our special guest is: Britta Lundin. Resources/Recommendations: Britta Lundin's Tumblr Riverdale on Netflix The Bold Type on Freeform House Love Debate: Cameron, Cuddy or Wilson? Natalie's 'Ship It' Review Brittany's Vacation Tenzin fanfiction Cass on Archive of Our Own The Dean/Cas Pinefest Tom and Lorenzo's Mad Style Mandy Moore and Darren Criss - Variety Actors on Actors 'Ship It' on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, Book Depository and Goodreads 'Carry On' on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, Book Depository and Goodreads 'Fangirl' on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, Book Depository and Goodreads 'How To Repair A Mechanical Heart' on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, Book Depository and Goodreads 'Stranger Than Fanfiction' on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, Book Depository and Goodreads Produced by N Fisher and L Bunch

Buffy's back and Brittany's bothered by reactionary reboot rage. Natalie's been on a voyage down Schitt's Creek and she's thrown away the paddle. And always late, but better late than never: Mitch finally saw Call Me By Your Name and he does not think the level of emotional terrorism should be allowed, but he finally knows the difference between Pretty Woman and Miss Congeniality.  We've got some questions about the Mamma Mia extended universe, but at the end of the day who really cares, when we've also got Colin Firth dancing on a boat and Jessica Keenan Wynn giving us her best baby Baranski? Brittany went to Sweden, where they do not care about Mamma Mia 2, Mitch went to Foxborough, where he smelled Taylor Swift and then was left to starve, and Natalie went to LA, where she was dead-guy adjacent and ended up running into ol' faithful. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "Tell the class about a meaningful experience you had recently as a fan." Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Brittany Lovely, Mitchel Clow and Natalie Fisher. Resources/Recommendations: 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Inclusive Reboot in the Works With Joss Whedon New 'Buffy' showrunner Monica Owusu-Breen gives clarification about 'reboot' concept ‘Siren’ season 2 will include new mermaid mythology – and probably polyamory ‘Shadowhunters’ fails to find new home per production company Rewatchable Podcast on Hypable A Saeed Jones #LateBuffy thread Luca Guadagnino plots 'Call Me By Your Name' sequel ‘Call Me By Your Name’: Michael Stuhlbarg Says Luca Guadagnino Is “Serious” About Sequel 'Call Me By Your Name' Original Soundtrack - Peach-Scented Vinyl Edition 'Schitt's Creek' on Netflix Schitt's Creek: Why Aren't You Watching This Great Sitcom? Behind-The-Scenes with Samantha Barks and Andy Karl - Pretty Woman: The Musical Darren Criss on Stephen Colbert: Millennials Want One Thing At A Piano Bar Tramp Stamp Granny's on Instagram

One for our SPN family - from Sydney to Los Angeles to Rome, here's a two-part discussion between Natalie and Supernatural mainstay Richard Speight, Jr, about a very special recent episode that Richard starred in - as two separate characters - and also directed. During a press phoner for a teaser article, the idea of a follow-up post-episode breakdown was brought to the table by the man himself, and in an abandoned staff hallway behind the scenes of a convention in Rome, we sat down to get into the nerdy nitty gritty now that the episode is live in the world. Richard Speight, Jr has appeared on Supernatural since season 2, as a Trickster character eventually revealed to be the archangel Gabriel. After his character's season 5 death, he became a popular performer - and eventually the host - for many Supernatural live events, including their official North American Convention Tour and the show's annual panel appearances in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con. More recently, he's regularly worked on the show as a director, to much acclaim, and season 13 saw the reintroduction of his character onscreen.  The episode in question, "Unfinished Business," written by Meredith Glynn and directed by Speight, explores the truth behind Gabriel's death and resurrection and the puzzle behind his deception as Loki - questions that loyal viewers have been waiting over a decade to learn about this fan-favorite character. Both parts of this interview - pre-episode, which appears in part as written content on Hypable.com, and post-episode - are included in this Supernatural deep-dive. Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Natalie Fisher and Richard Speight, Jr. Resources/Recommendations: Richard Speight, Jr. chats ‘Kings of Con’ and his return to the ‘Supernatural’ director’s chair - Hypable ‘Supernatural’ legacy Richard Speight, Jr. on acting and directing Gabriel’s origin story - Hypable Inside: Unfinished Business - The CW YouTube Unfinished Business - Supernatural Wiki Gabriel - Supernatural Wiki Not About The Weather thanks the Jus In Bello Convention organizers for giving permission and making time for Richard to appear on this podcast during their event.  

Tremors (1990) is a cult classic that Karen loves more than should be possible. While her cohosts reluctantly join the hype bandwagon for the new movie, Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell, the hype is real about our interview with series star Michael Gross. Reba and Jaws references aplenty, this special NATWP will be the perfect thing to get you excited about the Tremors series again. Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Brittany Lovely, Mitchel Clow and Karen Rought.  Resources/Recommendations: SpongeBob Alaskan Bull Worm clip Jaws Dolly Zoom clip Tremors TV series trailer

Heavy is the head that wears The Crown, especially when it comes to light that our glorious Elizabeth Regina, Claire Foy, isn't worth as much to Netflix as her whiny husband. That's gotta be some deeply ironic sort of treason. Also in gripes, Brittany is furious about being emotionally manipulated by The Bachelor - a show that none of us watch - and Mitch is disappointed Netflix's latest original horror movie, Veronica, for its lack of originality. In better news, Christopher Robin proves that the combination of voice-actor nostalgia and Ewan McGregor's sad, sad face is too much for any one heart to handle, and we weigh up the general value of Disney's live-action slate. Mitch opens up a Marvel-ous can of worms with a spoiler-free Jessica Jones season 2 discussion that snowballs into the pros and cons of the MCU's unprecedented on-screen seralization of all things Marvel, and what it actually takes to keep up. And in undebatably magical news: Lin-Manuel freakin' Miranda is Lee freakin' Scoresby in the BBC's long-awaited His Dark Materials miniseries. HESTER. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "What did you eat for dinner? What should I eat for dinner?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Brittany Lovely, Mitchel Clow and Natalie Fisher. Resources/Recommendations: Christopher Robin live action trailer The Nutcracker and the Four Realms trailer Mary Poppins Returns trailer Lin-Manuel Miranda reportedly cast in BBC’s adaptation of His Dark Materials Trilogy In The Heights - When The Sun Goes Down The Golden Compass AU IGN Interview Jessica Jones season 2 trailer The Crown's Queen Claire Foy paid less than co-star Matt Smith Inside Netflix’s $130 Million The Crown, the Most Expensive TV Series Ever The Bachelor: ABC Exec Reveals the Real Story Behind Arie’s Breakup and the Next Bachelorette Veronica trailer Raw trailer

Who'da thunk it? Paddington 2: the hype is real. BAFTA nomination real. Speaking of award show season, as we approach the Oscars, Natalie might still be holding a little tiny grudge about someone being robbed of a certain EGOT. Meanwhile, Ariana, Professional Hollywood PA, is well on her way to her very own IMDB page - catch her in the end credits of a certain brilliant sitcom reboot. And in a Dirk Gently dual hype and gripe, Brittany leads a discussion about the difficulty of falling overwhelmingly in love with the work of an unforgiveable creator. Also, our ReWatchable listeners can find a little bit of spillage here about our current frustrations, and the existence of This Is Us divides the team entirely. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "What is your favorite hyperspecific sub-genre?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Brittany Lovely, Ariana Quiñónez and Natalie Fisher. Resources/Recommendations: One Day At A Time on Netflix In Paddington 2, Hugh Grant is Oscar-Worthy - Slate Hypable's Rewatchable Podcast - Buffy and Angel "This Is Me" by Pasek and Paul, from The Greatest Showman "Mystery of Love" by Sufjan Stevens, from Call Me By Your Name Brittany's article about Hallmark Christmas Movies  Frozen in Love - Hallmark A Christmas Prince - Netflix The Wider Earth - Queensland Theatre Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency on Netflix and Hulu Natalie's interview with Osric Chau of Dirk Gently Max Landis Accused of Sexual Assault

  The Greatest Showman goes up against the real greatest showman - the one and only Harry Styles. All of Brittany's Spongebob-iest dreams have come true; Caitlin indoctrinates us into the cult of Beebo, the God of War; and Mitch has been sitting on his Anne with an E explosion for many moons. Surprise, surprise: J.K. Rowling continues to exemplify the ancient proverb about dying a hero or living long enough to see yourself become a villain. And hey, remember when Roy Moore LOST the Alabama election? Well, this was recorded in the wee small hours before that momentous occasion, so we do a lot of screaming about the travesty that was his campaign.  #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "How many tabs do you have open at the moment?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Brittany Lovely, Mitchel Clow, Caitlin Kelly and Natalie Fisher. Resources/Recommendations: J.K. Rowling breaks silence on Johnny Depp / Grindelwald casting controversy - Hypable This Is Fine The Greatest Showman trailer I feel like The Greatest Showman is taking some creative liberties - EW Bryan Fuller and Michael Green exit American Gods at Starz - Hypable Brittany and Natalie's American Gods recaps - Hypable Caitlin's Arrowverse Mid-Season Finale recap - Hypable Constantine revived as animated series on CW Seed - Hypable Anne with an E Netflix trailer Lucas Jade Zumann on IMDB Harry Styles self-titled on Spotify Natalie's Sign of the Times single review - Hypable Harry Styles: Boy of the Year of the Girl - Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone Brittany's interview with ‘SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway’ writer Kyle Jarrow - Hypable SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Cast Recording on Spotify Musical Medly from SpongeBob SquarePants - official video footage  

Yes, San Diego Comic-Con was in July. Yes, it is now December. But hey, Open Registration just happened, so celebrate your wins or mourn your losses with our very special Comic-Con Clip Show! During the convention, we spoke to lots and lots of awesome people who all play a specific role as part of what makes SDCC magical - from the artists to the logisticians, fellow journalists to creators of iconic fandoms, we shared stories about our experiences at this year's cons and memories of cons in the past. This live-recorded episode dives right into our first interview and finishes up with a sleepy post-event deconstruction with Karen and Natalie. (Genuine apologies for our unintentional hiatus - there was a technical reason for this, but we are back in business.) #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "What's your most vivid memory from a past convention?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Karen Rought and Natalie Fisher. Our special guests are: Charlie Capen, Karen Hallion, Michael Dante DiMartino, Kerry Dixon, Lord Mesa and Jessica Mason. Resources/Recommendations: GISHWHES @ SDCC 2017 How To Be A Dad The Misha Collins "Experience Dominatrix" Thing Charlie Capen's White House Gender Discussion Panel Karen Hallion's Portfolio and Store Karen Hallion Hypable Interview Hank Green's Wizard School Card Game Rebel Genius by Michael Dante DiMartino Avatar: The Legend of Korra Comics Mike's Korrasami Statement Bryan's Korrasami Statement Big Block SingSong San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog Parks and Cons An Englishman in San Diego Wynonna Earp at SDCC 2017 - The Mary Sue Louden Swain Saturday Night Special on Spotify Supernatural's Full Screen Hall H Introduction, feat. Kansas Jason Momoa's Aquaman Full Screen Hall H Crowd Entrance Atomic Blonde Director David Leitch Hypable Interview Sideshow Collectibles  "Confessions of an anxious introvert: I thrive at fandom conventions"

Live from New York, it's... Sunday afternoon, TBH. For our first ever live-in-person recording, Natalie and Brittany are joined by old friends Mara, of Atlantic Records and the Brooklyn Theatre Club; and Leo, of yelling through the door at home during Natalie's podcasting sessions. Vaguely themed around New York itself, this episode touches on the highs and lows of summer in the city: food and tipping, industrial history, subway urban legends... and, naturally, Broadway. Mara has some unique anecdotes to share about going backstage at Hamilton, as well as her own theatre company antics; Natalie is grieving over missing the greatest birthday party in the history of time; and Brittany has a really unfortunate new crush.  #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "What's the weirdest local tradition (a la Groundhog Day) that you've ever witnessed?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Brittany Lovely, Natalie Fisher, and Leonie Bunch. Our special guest is: Mara Frankel. Resources/Recommendations: Trash Royalty Brooklyn Theatre Club The Hamilton Mixtapes: Immigrants (We Get The Job Done) Vince Staples Sprite Commercial Panic! At The Disco's Brendon Urie in Kinky Boots Turnstile Tours Brooklyn Army Terminal Dead Horse Bay The Mole People The Ripon Hornblower Yamba Cane Toad Muster Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast

Spider-Man: Homecoming was a Stark-fest, and we're in love on this almost-live episode recorded during Indy PopCon. Heckling Matt Ryan was the best thing ever - and he gives as good as he gets. Not having air-conditioning at any con is the worst. Also the worst: mosquitos. And while conventions are awesome, the illness known as con-crud is not. Unpacking after a con is a nightmare, especially when your car has turned into a swimming pool.  Reuniting and making friends at cons is a highlight. Getting introduced to new games is wonderful. After four failed attempts, Donya finally saw Five Year Mission play live. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "How do you react if you really like something and someone tries to tell you that your opinion is wrong or the thing you like is problematic?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Karen Rought, Kristen Kranz, and Donya Abramo. Resources/Recommendations: Five Year Mission band homepage Knives in Hens starring Matt Ryan Sushi Go Party card game The Established Facts game-centric podcast The Obsessive Viewer tv/film review podcast The Nerds You're Looking For fandom general talk podcast

OITNB. Dirk Gently. Baby. As in, B - A - B - Y Baby. These coincidentally rhyming properties are some of the things that we're currently recommending. But in the wake of MTV's recent announcement, we're passionately enraged by the ongoing dismissal of longform content. The issue of the alleged shortening attention span of the average internet user ties into several more of our gripes, including Jack's observation of online abuse in the RuPaul's Drag Race community and Karen's discovery of the world's most bullshit opinion article about franchise film gatekeeping. Meanwhile. Natalie is an utter hypocrite about a couple of book to screen television adaptations, Karen's stoked for Comic Con despite hating panels, and Brittany's Comic Con is wherever Natalie is. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "Do you have any, or plan to get any, fandom tattoos?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Brittany Lovely, Natalie Fisher, Karen Rought and Jack Farrugia. Resources/Recommendations: Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast - Whose Show Is It Anyway? MTV News cuts writers, axes longform, emphasizes video Comics Alliance To Close New York Times copy desk to top editors: ‘You have turned your backs on us’ Probably Natalie's Longest Ever Article Buzzfeed: Meet The Man Who Stopped Thousands Of People Becoming HIV-Positive Buzzfeed: 13 Potatoes That Look Like Channing Tatum Caroline Framke's article on RuPaul’s Drag Race and DragCon Tom Hardy on CBeebies Bedtime Stories The Fans Have Inherited the Film Industry — and It's a Problem for the Rest of Us Celebrities Read Mean Tweets - Oscar Isaac edition Maggie Stiefvater’s The Raven Cycle to be adapted for TV Watch Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency on BBC America for free Watch the trailer for Orange is the New Black season 5 Watch the trailer for The Big Sick Watch the trailer for Baby Driver Edgar Wright Reddit AMA

Cats and gaming. Gaming and cats. That's pretty much what you're getting here. Mitch and Natalie are joined by author, spoken-word performer and video game restoration artist Christopher Gutierrez to talk about his new charitable initiative, The Catcade, an arcade alley take on the traditional cat cafe. This combination of interests has us talking about the best and worst of our experiences with animal rescue, gaming culture, the hang-ups of asking for support as a self-made creator, and, of course, the weirdnesses of our cats - between our three hosts, we have eight!  #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "What’s the weirdest thing you’ve done/that’s happened to you on a long road trip?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Mitchel Clow and Natalie Fisher. Our special guest is: Christopher Gutierrez. Resources/Recommendations: The Catcade The Catcade Indiegogo (ends 22 May) DeadxStop Publishing Two days in June 1992 in the halls of Bolingbrook High School King of Kong documentary - trailer Interview with the writer of the longest piece of fiction ever composed - a Super Smash Bros fanfic My First Virtual Reality Groping Potato Salad Kickstarter Guy Radio 64 Nintendo Podcast The Art of Asking - TED Talk Cat Haikus - source

We want our men to cry and our women to kill, if our love of Jon Bernthal's Punisher and Charlize Theron's Atomic Blonde are any indication. Social media needs to stop trying to fix what ain't broke - good thing that this recording took place prior the most recent and disgusting Twitter update, otherwise we'd still be screaming. Meanwhile, Mitch makes some extremely incorrect assumptions about Keanu Reeves and Natalie uses the podcast as a cheap form of therapy as she expresses her joys and sorrows over internet fandom friendship, in particular a very weird and traumatic occurrence. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "What do you think is the next big step in improving LGBT representation in fiction?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Mitchel Clow, Natalie Fisher and Karen Rought. Resources/Recommendations: 'Scream season 3 may reboot the entire series' - Hypable Scream Cast Peach Jon Bernthal 'Cemetary Scene' - Daredevil Bob Ross - The Joy of Painting Atomic Blonde trailer Awesome Stuff About Keanu Reeves, Shut Your Mouth Mitchel 'Is Star Wars setting up Poe Dameron as its first queer protagonist?' - Hypable

If all superhero films turn out like Logan, Brittany will be single-handedly funding the entire genre, but if all live-action Disney films turn out like Beauty and the Beast, she will be burning the studio to the ground. Movies aside, the rest of this episode is a veritable deluge of CW commentary. Ariana arrives armed with a spreadsheet to explain her hype and gripe as a singular issue, Jane the Virgin's Raf vs Michael debate* - is it an example of white mediocrity surpassing brown excellence? And after several mentions in passing in recent weeks, Donya finally lets loose about Riverdale's (lack of) asexual representation, but Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has helped her become less anxious about starting new shows.  *We're never a spoiler-free show, but please note discussion of MAJOR spoilers for the current season of Jane the Virgin, commencing at 40:40. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "I am in a long distance relationship and the only real part of the relationship is sexting... How do I tell the boy that that does not a relationship make and it legit means nothing to me?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Brittany Lovely, Ariana Quiñónez and Donya Abramo. Features a cameo from a surprise dad in the background. Resources/Recommendations: Tom and Lorenzo - Beauty and the Beast coverage Ewan McGregor on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert James Corden's Crosswalk the Musical - Beauty and the Beast Mulan: Rise of a Warrior Logan "Sunseeker" promo Cole Sprouse on Jughead's Sexuality - Bleeding Cool An Asexual’s Defense of Jughead Kissing Betty on Riverdale - Vulture We Asked Asexuals if Riverdale's Jughead-Betty Romance Is Bullshit - Vice The CW App - watch Riverdale, Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Newsies proved that cinema screenings are the way forward for Broadway, but while we're on the subject of theater, Mitch and Brittany are still arguing about the Gilmore revival - in this case, specifically whether the 16 minute Stars Hollow: The Musical scene was a work of genius or a waste of space. Bringing it down a notch: Natalie is a house wanker, Brit has lost her fandom FOMO, and Caitlin recounts her experience within the nonsensical American healthcare system. However, our love remains pure for many things: Brittany continues to champion The Americans, Mitch wants you to go taste test the cultures of the world at Epcot, and Caitlin gives us her latest audiobook recommendation - The Bear and the Nightingale. Also, we're all old, boring and obsessed with lifestyle programming. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "Favorite friendship (any media)?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Brittany Lovely, Mitchel Clow, Caitlin Kelly and Natalie Fisher Resources/Recommendations: Stars Hollow: The Musical Chuck & Darren Criss - Computer Games Gumtree - the Australia Craigslist Property Brothers - HGTV Chuck Hughes - Cooking Channel Barefoot Contessa - The Food Network GoodRX Prescription Checker Hank Green- Living With A Chronic Disease The Americans Season 5 Official Trailer - FX Feud: Bette and Joan First Look - FX The Bear and the Nightingale - Audible Norse Mythology - Audible Newsies Movie Event: Official Trailer Riverdale Isn't As Progressive As It Thinks It Is

From Thunderbirds to Auguries, Malfoys to MACUSA, this episode is themed specifically around the new Potter canon that's been released into the world in this past year via Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. This might honestly just be an excuse for us to talk excessively about Jamie Parker, who makes Cursed Child worth seeing, but we've got lots of love for the play's casting, performance and magical special effects, if not its plot. We're taking umbrage with Rowling's continued double standards between representation in her work and advocacy in her real life, and the script book of Cursed Child was really not the best way to share that story. Fantastic Beasts introduced some awesome new canon to the universe, but did it really, really need Johnny Depp? Also, there's a Hamilton meltdown in here somewhere, because this is us. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "Do you accept the new Potter content as actually being canon?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Brittany Lovely, Donya Abramo, and Natalie Fisher Resources/Recommendations: "Keep The Secrets" video featuring first glimpse of Jamie Parker as Harry Beyond the Binary interview with James Le Lacheur How Lavender Brown Became White J.K. Rowling and Eddie Redmayne In Conversation at Lumos Screening of Fantastic Beasts

Where the hell is Darren Criss? The rest of the team chimes in with their ultimate obsessions to share and grievances to air from the horrorshow that was 2016. Tragic TV cancellations - some more prominent than others - are on the gripe menu, as is the seriously problematic way that some YA creators handle requests for diversity. However, a lot of family films like Zootopia and Pete's Dragon served up some super-woke meaningful content that we can all enjoy, and we're alive on Planet Earth at the same time as Lin-Manuel Miranda. Who do we want to bring to tears in 2017? This episode is part two of our 2016 year in review special - hear about 2016 from the rest of our hosts on episode 10! #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "Who is your favorite Ariana? Grande, Dumbledore, or the original?“ Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Brittany Lovely, Kristen Kranz, Ariana Quiñónez, and Natalie Fisher Resources/Recommendations: S.E. Hinton Twitter Drama Summary from Huffington Post Maggie Stiefvater on racebending The Raven Cycle Elsie Fest Darren Criss developing music business sitcom 'Royalties' Just one petition example of the "Save Agent Carter" campaign Law and Order: Special Letters Unit Sesame Street parody Daveed Diggs singing "Rubber Duckie" on Sesame Street The article that made Lin-Manuel Miranda cry The tweet where Lin-Manuel Miranda admitted he cried Here is a thing if you don't know what an EGOT is Misha Collins' Facebook Live videos, including election campaigning

2016 SPECIAL: our ultimate hypes and gripes of the year we're glad to see the back of. Mitch is a Gilmore fan elated, but is slowly losing faith in Apple and the way their locked-in products forces the hand of users. Donya has no time for Hollywood’s whitewashing, while Karen has all the time in the world for what Disney is doing to create more diverse films. Also, Donya really REALLY wants you to watch Voltron before the second season drops* (*given the release date of this episode, it has now, in fact, dropped) and somewhat unexpectedly, Rogue One was a movie that decidedly split our hosts - one of us did not like it at all. This episode is part one of two - hear about 2016 from the rest of our hosts on episode 11! #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "I love binge-watching and have just finished all of my shows. What are your favorite shows to binge-watch on Netflix (other than the ones everyone talks about)?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Karen Rought, Mitchel Clow and Donya Abramo. Resources/Recommendations: Resistance Radio - Rogue One SpecialStar Wars Minute PodcastRidley Scott Won't Cast "Mohammad so-and-so" in ExodusGilmore Guys PodcastVoltron Season 2 Speculation

Featuring old college pals Timothy Omundson and Richard Speight Jr. - separately, not together, unfortunately. We ain't that fancy. Also, we promise the title comes from one of our guests and does not reflect our own sentiments. Along with our main chat about creating Kings of Con and directing Supernatural, Rich draws back the curtain on the reality of conventions as a business and what makes a con guest succeed or flop, and also delves a little deeper about his character Gabriel and the canon of Supernatural's angels in general.  Tim joined us at Oz Comic-Con 2016 where we discussed transferring Galavant from screen to stage, the entire messy world of television ratings, cancellations and planned series endings (Psych, Supernatural...) and the fact that his eagerness has caused a certain Hamilton cast member to take out some extra insurance against sabotage.  For context, we've bracket these live-recorded interviews with our own discussion of the craft of interviewing at conventions and some of our best and worst personal experiences. You can skip to 17:08 for Richard's interview and 1:02:17 for Timothy's. The Richard Speight recording really showcases just how much great content gets lost when turning a lengthy interview into a short feature article and our as-yet-unreleased Timothy Omundson content is a great example of how non-time-sensitive interviews sometimes get put on the backburner and don't get the time in the sun they deserve. Each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "What's your favorite kind of interview? Like in person one on one, roundtables, written responses, on the phone, panel Q&A, etc..." Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes // Stitcher Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Natalie Fisher and Donya Abramo. This episode features pre-recorded interviews with: Richard Speight, Jr. and Timothy Omundson. Resources/Recommendations: Kings of Con Indiegogo Kings of Con - Episode One Comic-Con HQ - Free Trial Available Natalie's Richard Speight, Jr. feature article based on this interview "Stars Getting Rich Off Fan Conventions" - The Hollywood Reporter Galavant Season Two Opening Number Alan Menken's Tweet Thread After Galavant Cancellation Will Supernatural End At 300 Episodes? Tim Omundson's Live Action Voltron Short Paul Dini on Young Justice Cancellation - The Mary Sue

Supernatural and American Crime screenwriter Davy Perez joins us to share stories about his first SPN episode "American Nightmare," and what might be coming up next in season 12. We talk continuity (how does a brand-new staff writer pull off a well-executed throwback to twelve seasons of canon, and what are some of the past episodes that most shaped Davy's interpretation of the Winchesters?) the influence of Catholic guilt, and what's in store for Castiel in Davy's next episode, which is currently shooting. We also discuss his experience as a successful applicant for the much-lauded Disney/ABC writing program, the on- and off-screen diversity of American Crime and the difference in structure of the various writers' rooms he's been a part of, including the current process over at Supernatural HQ.  Each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: Directly from the SPN production offices, and not passive aggressive in any way at all: "What's the most obnoxious thing you do to a co-worker? (including but not limited to the things on their desk)" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Natalie Fisher and Ariana Quiñónez. Our special guest is: Davy Perez. Resources/Recommendations: Supernatural tops polls for Democrats and Republicans ABC's American Crime A Blueprint For Diversity Behind Camera Supernatural paints humanity as Sam and Dean's greatest threat Andrew Dabb on Castiel-centric episodes Disney/ABC Writing Program Davy's Blog

Live television events that stopped our various nations, more shows we'd want to see Netflix revivals of, and the surprising movies that we didn't expect to get shook by... Natalie and Donya are joined by our extended podcasting fam Kristen, who gives us her thoughts on the schadenfreude of tagged hate and Twitter spoilers (and also some hot gossip about how Karen arranges her bookshelves.) There's a little bit of Gilmore, a little bit of Fantastic Beasts, and some serious ranting about the double standards for female directors. Each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "Is there something everyone you know is into that you just can't be bothered with even though you think you might like it?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Natalie Fisher and Donya Abramo. Our special guest is: Kristen Kranz.   Resources/Recommendations: Your Name trailer - subbed Your Name trailer - dubbed Teen Wolf Gilmore Girls AU Jill Soloway New Yorker interview Kathleen Kennedy Variety interview Celebrities Read Mean Tweets Crowded House at Sydney Opera House, 1996 - Distant Sun Crowded House at Sydney Opera House, 2016 - full concert Australia's national experience of the Crowded House live broadcast

The Crown vs The Badlands: two extremely different interpretations of nobility in miniseries format, and we're obsessed with both. It's also Karen's actual birthday, but she doesn't appreciate greeting cards of obligation. Mitch wants others to a) travel to their dream destinations and b) keep their sickness to themselves, and Donya just wants a break from all of the madness. Each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "HOW IS KAREN CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY?! And what would everyone arrange for Karen's birthday if money and laws of physics were no issue?“ Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Karen Rought, Mitchel Clow and Donya Abramo. Resources/Recommendations: Katamari Damacy trailer The Crown trailer Into the Badlands trailer

U.S. ELECTION SPECIAL: Will Tuesday, November 8th be the end of the world as we know it? In our first ever themed episode, we're joined by British political activist Megan, who's traveled to the States to volunteer on the Hillary Clinton campaign, in order to talk about the aspects of the election cycle that have gotten us the most fired up - everything from the Will and Grace reunion to why non-compulsory voting is a thing. Brittany defends her Republican friends, Ariana's glad that people now believe that racism still exists, Megan's got a laundry list of happy and hopeful Hillary hypes, and Natalie's just excited for the Secretary of Balloons. Please note that this episode contains very partisan views about the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. While Not About The Weather will always be a show grounded in personal opinion, we appreciate that some people may not wish to hear two hours of intense political discussion on a podcast they signed up to purely for pop culture commentary. If that's how you feel, we fully understand this and encourage you to skip this episode and return to us next week when things will be back to normal.  BUT DO GO AND VOTE, PLEASE. Each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "If Trump wins, we can officially relocate things to Australia, right?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Natalie Fisher, Ariana Quiñónez and Brittany Lovely. Our special guest is: Megan Bentall. Resources/Recommendations: Will and Grace Election Special Reunion Joe Biden goes to Costco Bill and Balloons Bill and Balloons, The Sequel Obama and the Trump Supporter Great reasons to vote for Hillary Find a polling place! Know your rights to take off work!    

J.K. Rowling is, as usual, everyone's problematic fave, and Ariana reminds us of some of the Harry Potter universe's highest and lowest points - canon nonwithstanding. Less problematic: Brittany's discovery of the legendary Ursula K Le Guin, and Natalie's return to reading her comfy old Trixie Belden mysteries. Also, The Only Gilmore Girl returns as Brit explains her stress over people engaging with her about her favorite shows. Where does this possessiveness come from? Does everyone experience it? And do we have any Republican listeners? If so... sorry about the intro. Each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "What do you think of Donald Glover casting as Lando?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Natalie Fisher, Ariana Quiñónez and Brittany Lovely. Resources/Recommendations: Remus/Sirius in canon The Shoebox Project Ilvermorny's Questionable History Ursula K Le Guin - Library of America Trixie Belden bibliography The Thinning trailer Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life trailer Donald Glover's letter about quitting Community Hollywood Reporter - 7-Year-Old's review of Return of the Jedi  

The Nintendo Switch is bothering Mitch, Karen's carin' for the live action Assassin's Creed, and Donya wants you to Ask Her About Her Feminist Agenda. If you're wondering about metaphorically cutting your cable cord or keeping said cord around for The Great British Bake Off all whilst enjoying your depressing dystopian novels in the peace and quiet of the apocalypse, then this episode is for you. Each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "How can I juggle all the shows in the world that Natalie keeps reccing to me?“ Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Karen Rought, Mitchel Clow and Donya Abramo. Resources/Recommendations: First look at Nintendo Switch Why Does Nintendo Keep Giving Gamers What They Don't Want? The Chelsea Cain situation, summarized Mockingbird on Comixology SciShow YouTube Channel Superfruit YouTube Channel Assassin's Creed Trailer The Great British Bake-Off

Is Jane the Virgin the only good comedy currently on television? Is any Funko Pop really worth three hundred dollars? It's been ten years - will Natalie ever shut up about The History Boys? Has there ever been a Broadway original cast change grief period quite like Hamilton's? Also, Karen rejoices at the potential of another Rick Riordan fan, and Sebastian Stan is really bad at social media. Each episode, our Not About The Weather hosts and their guests will bring an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "2016 has been quite a mess, if you ask me. What do you think is the best thing that’s happened in 2016?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Natalie Fisher, Karen Rought, Brittany Lovely and Donya Abramo. Resources/Recommendations: "Magic to Do" from Pippin Funko Pop Price Guide Magnus Chase Book Hype Episode Rick Riordan on Twitter Sebastian Stan on Instagram The CW App Natalie's Really Melodramatic History Boys Blog Post  

Welcome to Not About The Weather, a new pop culture commentary podcast from the team behind Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast and friends! In our inaugural episode, we attempt to explain how this podcast is actually going to go: each week, our hosts, no matter who they may be, will bring to the table an obsession to share and a grievance to air from the their experiences in the world of pop culture, fandom, or sometimes, just plain old life. In this episode, Ariana has a grievance with Mitch’s Potter movie obsession, Natalie shows up to the Supernatural fandom 15 minutes late with Starbucks, and Karen hates mornings. #ANA - Ask NATW Anything: "Am I anti-feminist because I want to watch Supergirl now that Tyler Hoechlin is on board?" Follow us on EVERYTHING: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram // Tumblr // iTunes Visit natwpodcast.com or email natwpodcast@gmail.com for more information about our shows. Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! This episode’s hosts are: Natalie Fisher, Karen Rought, Mitch Clow and Ariana Quiñónez.  Resources/Recommendations: Movies in 15 Minutes - Prisoner of Azkaban NaNoWriMo Sweet/Vicious Pitch (Whyyyy.)