Recommended to Me by a Friend

Due to unforeseen technical difficulties in the form of a laptop throwing off this mortal coil and going to join the choir invisible, we will be taking a brief hiatus in order to hire its replacement. In the mean time, we will be airing episodes of Over and Done With! We hope you enjoy that and we will be back soon to finish our commentary on Pirates of the Caribbean 4 and 5! Keep a weather eye on the horizon!

Surprise! How much difference does 20 years make? With Leah temporarily out of town, Aubry is tasked with entertaining anyone that comes to the podcast. Enter Recommended's youth consultant, Ashley! Ashley has taken the recommendation of the hit ABC family show Greek, but will today's youth relate to the characters and conflicts? Or is Greek nothing more than an old relic? Come and hear what happens when someone watches a show marketed toward their age group... over a decade later. This week Ashley brings her own youthful observations to the table as Aubry answers the questions she might have about this

In this third instalment of the Pirate's franchise Leah gets a little seasick from her own recommendation! As they navigate the weird waters at world's end, Leah and Aubry discuss the important questions this film brings up: Do the "flat earthers" actually have a point? Who's story is easier to follow with unearthed deleted scenes? And just how sexy is "too sexy" in terms of this podcast? Find out why Aubry advocates for mint leaves and why Leah will punch anyone offering her a peanut. All this and more on this week's episode as Recommended covers 2007's Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End! (Pirate noise!) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Avast! Sheets to the wind! And... other pirate phrases, our adventure continues with the second instalment of our pirate franchise with 2006's Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest! Listen as Leah and Aubry slowly run out of positive ways to describe some of the films more repetitive aspects and discuss the bizarre choices the film makes. How do you feel about the wacky antics of the Pelegostos tribe (cannibals), the visually stunning wheel fight, and the now infamous romantic storyline between Jack and Elizabeth? Meet the fish pirates, learn to play liar's dice, find out why you shouldn't wear hats you find in the ocean and much, much more on this week's episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A new franchise begins and Leah and Aubry take on the first of The Pirates of the Caribbean series: The Curse of the Black Pearl! Listen to this insanely long episode as the Recommended lasses discuss this gem from 2003 and debate multiple moments. Did Jack or Will make the more appealing pirate? At who was Barbossa aiming his pistol? And just how does that pesky curse actually work? All these questions and more on this week's episode of Recommended To Me By A Friend! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The reveal of our franchise! It's Leah's turn to pick and she picks... New episodes released Mondays!

The thirty-three-year saga that spans from the beginning of time, all over the afterlife, and to the very brink of the destruction of everything ends here and now. Hear what the Recommended Gals have taken away from the conclusion of this most excellent trilogy and what lessons they believe there are to be learned from it. Was the cavewoman a feminist symbol? Did Bill and Ted's daughters successfully carry the torch? And is being terrible at just one thing really what binds us all in this cosmic universe? Join us as we join Preston and Logan one last time in Bill & Ted Face the Music! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Bill and Ted Face the Music... is not ready yet. But I swear there's a good reason! Come for a quick listen, get a dose of schadenfreude, and find out why the episode is late. Spoiler Alert: It was Aubry's fault! PS: No dogs were injured during the happening of this story.

Leah and Aubry discuss the most triumphant return of our two excellent time travelers in the second instalment of the B&T series: Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey! Listen along to hear our take on what this movie has taught us all about the possibilities of our own personal hell, the "true meaning" of life, and the best way to combat the worst of ourselves. Plus meet the new Recommended Gal's favorite new character: Death. Ready or not, it's time for the next chapter in this most outstanding saga... STATION!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

They're back! And this time, Leah and Aubry discuss the first chapter in the Bill and Ted trilogy! Leah, having taken the recommendation of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, has a few questions for her recommender (Aubry) and has some interesting insight and more than a few questions to bring to the table after her first viewing. Listen along as our two hosts discuss the importance of an historical education, the complexities of time travel, and why Aubry talks the way she does. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A Bear and Bird, an epic adventure, and a twenty year saga suddenly changes for one podcast host! Join Aubry and welcome back Bennett as they discuss gamers' darling, Banjo-Kazooie, and encounter a twist well worth the twenty-year wait! We are taking recommendations! If you have questions about this week's episode, a past episode, or a future episode, or if you have something you would like to recommend, message us on Instagram @Recommendedtomebyafriend, email us at Recommended_friend@outlook.com, send us a tweet @RecommendedToUs, or find us on Facebook @Recommended to Me by a Friend. You can recommend anything from film and tv, books, games, music, YouTube Channels, food, places to visit, and more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

So what would you do if you were growing up in a civilization populated by people who, for the most part, had super powers, and you do not? Would you cry a lot? Would you stand up for what's right in spite of your limitations? Would you help the bully who has been a jerk to you all this time? This week, after many recommendations from several people, we watched "My Hero Academia"! Join us as we discuss our experiencewith the show, our experience dealing with a hurricane that put us a week behind schedule because there was no power for a week, and Leah's cat Fred makes a cameo! Find out if "My Hero Academia" is All Might or if it lacks all the quirks (if you watch the show, you'll understand the puns)! Aubry and Leah are taking recommendations! If you have questions about this week's episode, a past episode, or a future episode, or if you have something you would like to recommend, message us on Instagram @Recommendedtomebyafriend, email us at Recommended_friend@outlook.com, send us a tweet @RecommendedToUs, or find us on Facebook @Recommended to Me by a Friend. You can recommend anything from film and tv, books, games, music, YouTube Channels, food, places to visit, and more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It's ... it's ... we don't know either! This week we dive into the 1994 movie "It's Pat," where no one can tell if the main character is a man or a woman, and discuss it's origins as a comedy sketch to becoming a full length movie, many of the surprising stars you will find in this movie, and if a movie like this would even be made today. Find out if "It's Pat" is a movie you'd spend a lazy Saturday watching with your favorite person or if you wouldn't recommend it to your worst enemy! We also welcome special guest, Bennett Traylor, who will be sharing his take on this unique movie. Come see what happens when two artistics are exiled during a global pandemic and invite willing listeners to interfere with their lives! Aubry and Leah are taking recommendations! If you have questions about this week's episode, a past episode, or a future episode, or if you have something you would like to recommend, message us on Instagram @Recommendedtomebyafriend, email us at Recommended_friend@outlook.com, send us a tweet @RecommendedToUs, or find us on Facebook @Recommended to Me by a Friend. You can recommend anything from film and tv, books, games, music, YouTube Channels, food, places to visit, and more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Demogorgons, Winona Ryder, the 80s, Oh, My! This week, Aubry and Leah discuss Stranger Things! Leah has watched it many times, but this is Aubry's first experience with the exciting Syfy drama. Is it worth the hype? Should you "stay or should you go now"? Listen and find out if Stranger things is worth recommending to a friend! Come see what happens when two artistics are exiled during a global pandemic and invite willing listeners to interfere with their lives! Aubry and Leah are taking recommendations! If you have questions about this week's episode, a past episode, or a future episode, or if you have something you would like to recommend, email us at Recommended_friend@outlook.com, send us a tweet @RecommendedToUs, or find us on Facebook @Recommended to Me by a Friend. You can recommend anything from film and tv, books, games, music, YouTube Channels, food, places to visit, and more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

"So put your hands in the air, then you jump off the ground! Then you take that funky butt and shake it all around!" These are just some of the lyrics you'll find in some of the many Ninja Sex Party music videos! This week, Aubry and Leah check out Ninja Sex Party and discuss which songs and videos were their favorites, which ones were freakin weird, and which ones held actual meaning for their lives. Find out if Ninja Sex Party is something worth recommending to a friend! Come see what happens when two artistics are exiled during a global pandemic and invite willing listeners to interfere with their lives! Aubry and Leah are taking recommendations! If you have questions about this week's episode, a past episode, or a future episode, or if you have something you would like to recommend, email us at Recommended_friend@outlook.com, send us a tweet @RecommendedToUs, or find us on Facebook @Recommended to Me by a Friend. You can recommend anything from film and tv, books, games, music, YouTube Channels, food, places to visit, and more!

Ferda! Half -price appies, boys! That's a Texas-size 10-4, good-buddy! And that's what I appreciates about you! This random string of nonsense makes perfect sense - if you've watched the popular Canadian comedy, Letterkenny! Join Aubry and Leah as they discuss their likes and dislikes about the show, facts you might not know about how the show came to be, and help you decide if this show is worth recommending to someone else or if it's a "Hard no." Come see what happens when two artistics are exiled during a global pandemic and invite willing listeners to interfere with their lives! Aubry and Leah are taking recommendations! If you have questions about this week's episode, a past episode, or a future episode, or if you have something you would like to recommend, email us at Recommended_friend@outlook.com, send us a tweet @RecommendedToUs, or find us on Facebook @Recommended to Me by a Friend. You can recommend anything from film and tv, books, games, music, YouTube Channels, food, places to visit, and more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Aubry and Leah take on the 1998 movie "Can't Hardly Wait," a teen romantic comedy that turns highschool stereotypes on their head and gained a cult following. Find out whether or not it is worth recommending to someone else or if, like high school, it's a lot of hype and you can't hardly wait until it's over! Come see what happens when two artistics are exiled during a global pandemic and invite willing listeners to interfere with their lives! We are taking recommendations! Do you have something you want to recommend? Email us at recommended_friend@outlook.com or find us on Facebook @Recommended to Me by a Friend and Twitter @RecommendedToUs . --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Have you ever had someone recommend something to you? Have you ever asked for a recommendation for something? Have you ever taken a recommendation you regretted? Do you have something YOU want to recommend? Then welcome to Recommended to Me by a Friend! We are taking recommendations and seeing how well they work with our lives. We're on a mission to improve our time spent in all things and are looking to expand our horizons in areas such as film and tv, books, food, health and beauty, music, and adventure! Come see what happens when two artistics are exiled during a global pandemic and invite willing listeners to interfere with their lives! Join hosts Aubry Cillo and Leah Johnson as they take on recommendations! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app