Valley Girl

Hello again! We're back to dish on all the latest love, reality and celebrity drama! In this episode, we discuss the biggest news of the season- SCANDOVAL! Also, recapping Timothee Chalamet & Kylie Jenner, Selena Gomez & Hailey Bieber, and our favorite reality TV romances- Love Island, the Bachelorette, Love is Blind & more. Take a listen!

What's up bros? Brothers? Brethren? We're back to celebrate the 17th anniversary of our FAVORITE movie, She's the Man! Allison Roesler joins us to talk about what is indisputably Amanda Bynes' best performance, and one of the most formative films of our lives. We reminisce on the quotes we still use in everyday conversation, and test our lifetime of knowledge with some trivia. Do you play the beautiful game? Take a listen and play along!  

Hello! We're back to talk about everyone's current favorite show, HBO's The Last of Us! And don't worry if you haven't seen it yet-we'll warn you ahead of time about any spoilers! And we're only mid-way through the season anyway. Take a listen and let us know how you feel about zombies, mushrooms and Pedro Pascal. Byeeee!

This episode we look forward to the movies, shows & pop culture moments in 2023! Take a listen & let us know what you think

Round 2, baby! This episode we're continuing the Valley Girl's Choice Awards! This episode we determine the best Disney soundtrack, biggest tearjerker scene, scariest movie animal, biggest celeb scandal, best ghost, sweetest ride and even the most iconic moment involving a shoe. Take a listen and let us know what your winners would be!

Forget the Oscars, the Emmys, or the People's Choice Awards- we've made our own awards show! Presenting... The Valley Girl's Choice Awards! We determine (objectively) the best in pop culture categories. In this episode, we determine best dance scene, action sequence, kiss, monologue death, bad boy and more! Take a listen and let us know what categories we should add for part 2!

In this episode, we talk about two of our favorite movies of the year, The Menu and The Wonder! It has everything- Anya Taylor Joy, Florence Pugh, food, cults, and a fiery end. Take a listen and let us know what you think!

In this episode, we talk about the best scary movie of the summer, Barbarian, and our favorite cult documentary, The Vow, on HBO. Barbarian stars the suspicious Bill Skarsgard, the too-nice-for-her-own-good Georgina Campbell, and our favorite villain, Justin Long. It took us deeper and deeper into a terrifying (and sometimes funny) nightmare, and made us hold tight to our Nerds Rope for life. The Vow on HBO is arguably the BEST cult documentary we've ever seen! We'll also dive into Season 2 in a future episode.

It's been a busy fall/winter season, but there's nothing we'd rather do than to stay inside with a warm blanket, hot cup of tea, and our favorite streaming services. Take a listen to us talk about our most-recent binges, and let us know what you've been watching!

Did you miss us? After an extended break, we are finally back! And we've got A LOT to catch up on. In this episode, we recap the latest (and oldest) celebrity gossip from the last few months. Take a listen and subscribe for more episodes!

This week we wrapped up the latest season of ABC's The Bachelorette, and it was utter CHAOS. Melissa Zeman & Tina Bergmann return to discuss this season's ups, downs and dumpster fire moments. We also play a game of Rose or No Rose. Take a listen and follow us on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast!

This week we're reminiscing about all the movies that impacted our childhood, shaped our lives, and taught us important life lessons. Take a listen and let us know what movies you would add to your list!

We are so excited to finally talk about Apple TV's Severance! This episode has a LOT of spoilers so we recommend watching the show first! And if you don't already have Apple TV, consider this our unpaid ad telling you to BUY IT NOW! This show is unlike anything else and definitely worth a weekend binge.

This week we're keeping it real as talk about all the latest and greatest (mostly cult) documentaries that have consumed our lives! These documentaries have everything - music, 2000's fashion, skateboarding, religion, and even more. Take a listen! Music J Lo's Halftime Count Me In Spring Awakening: Those You've Known Woodstock 99 2000s Fashion & Jeffrey Epstein White Hot the Rise & Fall of Abercrombie Victoria's Secret Angels & Demons Skateboarding Minding the Gap Tony Hawk Until the Wheels Fall Off F1 Drive to Survive Religion & Cults Keep Sweet, Pray and Obey The Vow The Deep End Mormon No More The Way Down Misc The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist Three Identical Strangers Not So Pretty WeWork The Girl in the Picture

This week we're talking a look at one of our favorite Hollywood tropes: the movie makeover montage! You know it well... our hero is defeated. They're new in town, they've been broken up with, they've been fired, they're in a rut, they're lost. But with a little help from their friends... BAM! ZERO TO HERO (just like that)! There are few things we love more than a glow-up of our favorite movie characters. In this episode, we break down the best makeover montages of all time and give our own ANTM-style Makeover Awards for the all-time greats, including: She's all that Legally Blonde She's the Man Miss Congeniality The Devil Wears Prada Clueless Mrs. Doubtfire First Wives Club Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Pitch Perfect Bridget Jones Mean Girls 10 things I Hate About You Mulan Hercules Moana Cruella The Princess Diaries Dirty Dancing Remember the Titans Bend It Like Beckham Blue Crush Karate Kid Warrior Creed Rocky Knights Tale   Take a listen and follow @Valleygirlpodcast on Instagram to vote for your favorites! Byeeeeeee

Valley Girl is approaching our 2 year (!) anniversary and we're feeling a little nostalgic. Trent Stapley once again hosts a new game, The Game of Love. Play along as we try to guess where quotes originated from: E. L. James, the author of Fifty Shades of Grey, or is it an imagined Valley Girl original romance novel? Take a listen and find out!

We've been talking about movies together for a long time, but are we "Motion-Picture Perfect" for each other? Let's find out… Trent Stapley (our favorite guest and OG listener) takes over the podcast to challenge us to a game of his own creation, the Movie Compatibility Test!  We also briefly discuss the latest celebrity drama, including Kim Kardashian & Pete Davidson, Rita Ora, Armie Hammer, etc., and provide a brief update on our newest favorite show, Apple TV's Severance. Seriously, go watch it! But first, grab a pen and notebook and let the games begin!

Welcome back for round 2 of our summer rewind episodes where we tell you our favorite binges from Netflix, Hulu & Disney+! We also play our favorite game- Hot or Not: TV Show Edition. Here are the shows we discuss: Netflix Peaky Blinders (Cillian Murphy) Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Lewis Hamilton & Daniel Ricciardo) Russian Doll (Natasha Lyonne) After Life Outlander Hulu The Bear Alone Conversations with Friends (Jemima Kirke & Joe Alwyn) Candy (Jessica Biel & Justin Timberlake Under the Banner of Heaven (Andrew Garfield) Atlanta (Donald Glover & LaKeith Stanfield) Killing Eve Disney+ Moon Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi Reality TV The Bachelorette FBoy Island Love Island Real Housewives RuPaul

We've spent the summer staying inside watching TV and we're here to tell you our favorite binges from HBO and Apple TV! We also discuss why the Emmy nominations suck (justice for Sarah Goldberg and Sadie Sink!) and play our favorite game of Hot or Not: TV Show Edition. Here are the shows we discuss: Apple TV Ted Lasso Pachinko Succession After Party Physical The Essex Serpent Severance Little America Mythic Quest HBO Our Flag Means Death Barry Hacks The Staircase Irma Vep Nathan For You Flight Attendant The Righteous Gemstones Starstruck Weird Valley Niche The Kimberly Story  

Our first minisode! In this spoiler-free and shortest-ever episode, we catch up on all the movies that have gotten us through the summer so far, for better or for worse, including Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Northman, Deep Water, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Cyrano and Tony Hawk. Take a listen and let us know what you think by visiting us on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast!

Chrissy WAKE UP! We're back for season 3 of Valley Girl! And we could not be more excited to reunite and talk about one of our favorite shows of all time... Netflix's Stranger Things! We discuss our favorite moments from the latest installment of the series and try to solve the love triangle between Steve, Jonathan and Nancy. Who has the most red flags? Take a listen and follow us on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast to let us know how you really feel about the characters, the TikTok theories and the cliffhanger ending. Friends don't lie!

My lords, my ladies, and everybody else here NOT sitting on a cushion: Today you find yourselves equals. For you are all equally blessed. For I have the pride, the privilege, nay, the pleasure of introducing to you to our final episode about the legend, the actor, and the knight of our hearts, Heath Ledger! We miss him like the sun misses the flower.

We love Heath Ledger, and if it's quite alright, we need Heath Ledger! We're finally talking about our icon and teenage crush, for whom our love knows no limits. Take a walk with us down memory lane as we talk all about Heath, his life, his movies, and his legacy. RIP and happy belated birthday to our #1 Hollywood dream man.

A LOT has happened these past few months, and it's time we caught up on our recent movie and TV binges, as well as our current music and celebrity obsessions. In this episode, we discuss it all! Let us know your current pop culture recommendations on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast!

And the Oscar for the most dramatic awards show goes to... last night's Academy Awards! In this episode we break down all the details and the drama. Take a listen and let us know how you felt about the iconic moments, the fights and the fashion on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast! (Editor's note: this episode was recorded prior to Will Smith's public apology to Chris Rock)

The pop culture gods have blessed us again by creating a movie that combines all the things we love: RPatz, detective work, Zoe Kravitz, and justice. In this episode we discuss how we feel about the latest Batman installment, how it compares to The Dark Knight, and why you should always see movies in a theater with reclining seats.  Take a listen and let us know how you felt about The Batman on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast! 

In this episode, we discuss our truest loves- Season 2 of Netflix's Love is Blind and the finale of HBO's Euphoria, and attempt to answer the question- is love truly blind? Or is it a red flag? Let us know how you felt about the couples, the weddings, and, most-importantly, Ashtray, Fezco and the ending of Lexi's play. Follow us on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast!

Did you ever think that maybe there's more to life than being really, really, really ridiculously good looking? Or are you just in the mood for an Orange Mocha Frappuccino? If you said yes to one or both of those things, then tune into this episode to hear us discuss one of our favorite comedies of all time, Zoolander! We also can't help but recap the latest episode of Euphoria and our recent Netflix binge, The Tinder Swindler.  Take a listen and let us know your favorite Zoolander quote, Euphoria moment or Tinder Swindler red flag on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast!

A LOT has happened in 2022 so far and it is time for us to catch up and break it all down. In this episode, we recap celebrity drama, discuss the Oscar nominations, share our current favorite TV binges, and of course, go on a few tangents.  Join us and let us know your current pop culture obsessions on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast!

"Love is a million things," and one of them is experiencing the visually-stunning, creative, dramatic, intense and explicit HBO show, Euphoria! In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the acting (ZENDAYA!), the characters, themes, behind-the-scenes drama, and even play a game of True or False.  Take a listen and let us know how you feel about Euphoria on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast!

Time to go back to school! But don't worry, you don't need to brush up on your world history or trig. Instead, we're giving you an intro lesson on the legendary RuPaul's Drag Race. Drag Race has not only been one of the best reality and competition shows for the past thirteen years, it has also been a platform for love, acceptance, and compassion. During our lesson you'll learn about some of the greatest contestants, seasons, and scandals of the series. But more importantly you'll learn about the central thesis of the show: “If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?”  Are you a drag race fan?! What's your favorite season?! Let us know on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast!

In this episode, we celebrate Claire's birthday by revisiting one of her favorite pre-teen classics, 2002's Blue Crush, starring Kate Bosworth, Matthew Davis and Michelle Rodriguez. Take a listen and think back to the days when surf and SoCal fashion ruled the red carpets, and influenced us all to wear puka shells, bucket hats and frosted tips.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a Valley Girl in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a good movie, and girl, we got it! In this episode, we obsess over one of our favorite books and movies of all time- Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice! We break down our favorite scenes, quotes and characters from the 2005 film, starring Keira Knightley, and discuss the red flags we should have seen coming with Mr. Wickham and the green flags with Mr. Darcy. Take a listen and let us know your favorite moments by following us on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast!

Happy New Year! This episode we're reminiscing on the good times and reflecting on all the blessings from the Pop Culture Gods this past year, including our favorite music, movies, TV shows and celebrity stories. 

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from Valley Girl! To celebrate the season, we decided to get festive and write our own Christmas movies. Will we create a new holiday classic? Will we find the true meaning of Christmas? You tell us! Follow us on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast to let us know what you think and to play some Holiday Hot or Not. Thanks for listening and have a wonderful holiday season!

Would you survive 39 days on a desert island with no food, no supplies and only the clothes on your back? On this episode, we talk with our friend and Survivor expert, Charlotte Rheingold, to discuss the past 41(!) seasons of the show Survivor and imagine how we would fare surrounded by strangers, vying for the million dollar prize. How do you think you would do? Let us know on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast!

The Real Housewives fans have taken over the podcast! Bravo experts Kristal and Chris join us this week to recap the latest franchise drama, pass out awards to our favorite characters and moments, and even draft our dream Housewives cast. Join us on this therapy and gossip session by sharing your dream cast or tagline with us on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast.

It's our favorite time of year- Oscar season! And this week we celebrated by watching two films with a bit of Oscar buzz: Spencer, the Princess Diana biopic starring Kristen Stewart, and Belfast, the coming-of-age story set in Ireland during the 60's and 70's, starring Jamie Dornan. Chloe Hilkins joins us again to discuss how we felt about the films and chat about some of our favorite themes, specifically the  accents, the fashion and the royal drama. Let us know how you felt about the films on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast!

This week we went back to the movie theaters and can't stop talking about the latest blockbusters: Dune and Last Night in Soho! We try to keep this episode (mostly) spoiler free, but spill all the celebrity tea in our Pop Quiz: Actor Edition! Take a listen and let us know what you think about the movies or how well you did on the trivia by visiting us on Instagram @valleygirlpodcast. Talk to you all soon!

Chloe joins us again to discuss the latest celebrity news and reality TV drama from the past few months. We talk Bravo, Bachelorette, Britney Spears, unexpected celebrity couplings, and, of course, the Kardashians. Claire finally becomes a K-Stew fan and Courtney convinces us all that Kim K and Pete Davidson are the best celebrity couple of the year. Take a listen and let us know your thoughts on Instagram @valleygirlpodcast

On this special mini-sode, we visit a locally famous psychic and have our fortunes told via Egyptian tarot cards. Will we become rich? Famous? Have dozens of children? Listen and find out!

We're back for Season 2! This time we're joined by longtime friends Allie Russo and Allison Roesler, our resident horror experts, to rank our favorite scary Halloween movies. Join us for a spooky time and let us know your favorites on Instagram @valleygirlpodcast

We've made it to the Season 1 Finale of Valley Girl, and also to the Finale of our Twilight Saga discussion. Stephanie Funk joins us to recast Twilight if it were remade today. We've picked some winners, some controversial choices and a few wildcards - looking at you, Stanley Tucci! Let us know who you would cast in a modern day Twilight on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast. Thanks for being a part of our first season of Valley Girl! We can't wait to talk again soon. BYEEEE!

We've been waiting 100 years to break down Breaking Dawn, part 1 and 2, with our best friend, Stephanie Funk. We laughed, we cried and we couldn't get enough of Shakespearean actor, Michael Sheen. Take a listen and stay tuned for our next episode where we'll recast all the original actors of Twilight. 

Say it… out loud… NEW EPISODE! Stephanie Funk reunites with the Valley Girls to continue our discussion about The Twilight Saga. In this episode, we review New Moon and Eclipse and debate Team Edward vs. Team Jacob. Let us know what you think on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast

Hold on tight, spider monkey. We're finally discussing Twilight! Join us as we reminisce about the book and film releases and discuss our favorite and cringiest parts of this saga. Stephanie Funk helps us dive deep into the characters and behind the scenes facts about these movies that we love to hate and hate to love.

Katie Thurston may have given her final rose, but are we ready to accept it? Bachelorette fans Melissa Zeman and Tina Bergmann join Courtney to discuss the finale episode and After The Final Rose special. Take a listen and follow us on Instagram @ValleyGirlPodcast to let us know what you think about the franchise, the ending and, of course, Greg!

Once upon a time, Drew Barrymore schooled a hot prince on economics, philosophy and love, and we all lived happily ever after. Can you imagine a better plot? Neither can we because this movie has it all! Join us as we break down our favorite characters, quotes and scenes from this classic tale and let us know how you feel about Ever After!

On this episode of Valley Girl, Courtney and Claire recap their current TV addictions and what they're looking forward to in the year 2021.

In this episode of Valley Girl, Courtney and Claire discuss the 2004 movie, Troy, and their feelings about Brad Pitt in gladiator attire. They also play a game of Hot or Not: Sword & Sandals edition. Let us know what you think!

In this episode of Valley Girl, Courtney and Claire discuss their obsession for Jake Gyllenhaal and his acting career.