Reading It Wrong

The discussion of CATS! (2019) continues as Julia and Corey dive deep into the uncanny valley to find out what human-like robots and animated cat people have in common.

Julia and Corey are back in 2020 with the lucky number 13th episode. With all the buzz about the new CATS (2019) film, they dive into what makes the experience so...absurd. *I guess...spoilers?*

What? The Holidays are over?? Not for Julia and Corey. It's time to dig deep into the history of one of the most popular television phenomena of the holidays! Sappy made-for-tv christmas movies!

In this episode, Julia and Corey discuss synesthesia, color theory and how colors make us feel things. Wait...what was that about the color blue?

Welcome to a very special episode! This week we introduce a new concept to the show where we nix the source material and talk about a theory Julia developed about seeing ourselves in characters who are wholly unlike us.

In this episode, Julia and Corey tackle cognitive dissonance! Didn't like the ending of your favorite show? This episode is for you... Ft. Spoilers for the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and others listed below!

Is your favorite character A MURDERER? Are they morally reprehensible?? Julia and Corey cannot stop bursting into song in this week’s episode about rooting for characters who we really, by all accounts, should not be rooting for.

This week we talk about fanfiction! We delve into the different ways it teaches us writing skills, allows us to enjoy fandoms in a different way, or just provides some excellent lurker content.

In this week’s episode, Corey’s back to being confused! We’re talking about shipping (the act of supporting two characters being involved in a romantic relationship) and how our real life feels determine our fan feels.

Corey takes the wheel in this spooky Halloween special. This week our duo tackle their scariest topic yet…pseudoscience!

In this episode of Reading it Wrong, Corey repeatedly misunderstands the concept of parasocial death while Julia uncovers her ability to magically predict when her favorite characters are going to die. A week before Halloween, nothing is scarier than realizing you only liked a show for one character…and now they’re deader than the author.

In this episode of "Reading it Wrong" Julia gets really excited over cartoons and some of the marketing strategies that went into building a new kind of childhood.

In this episode of Reading it Wrong, Julia and Corey tackle Roland Barthes' "The Death of the Author." No authors were actually harmed in the recording of this episode. Only Corey's brain.

GET TO KNOW US! In this introductory episode of Reading it Wrong you can get to know your hosts. Or! You can skip ahead to the next episode to start exploring!