We The Academy is a weekly podcast that deconstructs popular media through a feminist lens. Just two pals in different cities, who get together (digitally) to gab about things they love, why they love them, and (most importantly) how they could be better.
Mackenzie Bartlett & Sarah Kennedy
Sarah and Mackenzie dive into the ethics of artificial intelligence! We discuss Ex Machina, Her, Under The Skin and Bladerunner (and Wall-E, kind of?)all while exploring the question: "Is AI a feminist issue?" This one's got it all: robo women, sex bots, Phil Collins...do we need to keep going?
In episode 6 of We, The Academy- Mackenzie and Sarah discuss Darren Aronofsky's "mother!". And boy, do we have some thoughts.
In this episode, Mackenzie and Sarah recap the 2018 Academy Awards and air their grievances (don't worry, there were a few things that we liked about it!). Tune in to hear about which film we think should have taken Best Picture and why!
The gals discuss the controversial Oscar nominee "Call Me By You Name" along with "I, Tonya" and pop culture's obsession with vilifying female icons in the media
In this two part episode, Mackenzie and Sarah discuss their feelings about Anastasia, and its new musical adaptation. We also test-drive a new segment called #BuzzedFeed, where Mackenzie drinks wine and Sarah gives her a quiz about which Anastasia character she is. Buckle up, babies.
In the second episode of We, The Academy: Mackenzie and Sarah dissect the character structure in Guillermo Del Toro's "The Shape of Water", how a monster serves as a voice for the voiceless, the importance of the Times Up movement, and the slice-of-life magic in "Lady Bird" directed by Greta Gerwig.
In the inaugural episode of We, The Academy- Mackenzie and Sarah babble about why they loved the newest season of Black Mirror (but more so, how they thought it could be better...) Just two pals in different cities, talkin' about stuff they love.