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Film school is expensive - but we’ve already spent the money so you don’t have to. We talk s**t and talk shows.

Vanessa & Baraa


    • Oct 28, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 16m AVG DURATION
    • 88 EPISODES

    4.9 from 42 ratings Listeners of We Went To School For This that love the show mention: film, girls, hilarious, loved, funny, good, entertaining, amazing, great, real, work, show, listen.



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    #99.4 – Commercial Break #41: Free Palestine, By Any Means Necessary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 113:31


    We draw our line in the sand. Palestine will be free.

    #99.3 – Commercial Break #40: The Purge of 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2023 64:03


    What an L of a year. Except for when Morocco made it to the semi-finals of the world cup, did you guys know that?

    #99.2 – Commercial Break #39: I Would Like Something Else

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 56:07


    Vanessa's mellow re-telling of their journey as an arteest.

    #99.1 – Commercial Break #38: Quadruple Threat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 77:06


    Baraa gives us the sparknotes of her 20 odd years as an arteest.

    #98 – Commercial Break #37: New World Order

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 43:00


    #97 – Dialogue Discussion: American Gods/OITNB

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 60:23


    Welcome back to the final installment of the Dialogue Discussion miniseries. It's a mashup of shows, so here we go!

    #96 – Dialogue Discussion: Breaking Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 88:22


    See, the problem with males is that-

    #95 – Dialogue Discussion: Gilmore Girls/The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 57:29


    a talk. We're gonna talk about talking.

    #94 – Commercial Break 36: TBD

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 43:20


    Welcome to our renaissance era. Support the podcast and donate to our Patreon. Follow our Twitter , Instagram , and Facebook.

    #93 – Pilot Review: Alice in Borderland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 79:10


    Vanessa has been waiting to talk about this show since it aired. Baraa is still waiting to go to Japan…inshAllah. Support the podcast and donate to our Patreon. Follow our Twitter , Instagram , and Facebook.

    #92 – Pilot Review: New Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 67:32


    Quick genre jump to the half-hour comedy. Spoiler alert: many antics ensue.

    #91 – Pilot Review: Lupin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 65:11


    Grab your coffee and light a cigarette - we're headed to Paris to borrow some jewels from Marie Antoinette.

    #90 – Commercial Break 35: The Purge of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 80:40


    We missed you, and we're glad to be back. xoxo

    #89 – Commercial Break 34: The Purge of 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 61:55


    Oh, hey you guys. Y'all still alive?

    #88 – Commercial Break 33: Coming to You Live (From My Parents’ Basement)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020


    This week we bid LA adieu, and march forward as artists living in a global pandemic.

    #87 – Commercial Break 32: Invest In Your Peers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020


    It's part 2 of our "Should you move to LA/Working in LA during the pandemic and revolution" series.

    #86 – Commercial Break 31: The Weather is Really, Really Amazing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020


    We come back to the airwaves bearing gifts: a guest host to speak with us on art in quarantine, and the infamous "biG mOvE tO LA".

    #85 – Commercial Break 30: Never-Ending Cycle of Doom

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020


    We've made it to the pinnacle of Leo Szn: Baraa's Birthday.

    #84 – Infomercial Break 3: Why Should You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020


    How many of you have felt personally victimized by the Hollywood racist propaganda machine? 

    #83 – Commercial Break 28: Shoot the Sh*t

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020


    Listen to us have fun. 

    #82 – Infomercial Break 2: Hollywood Is The Feds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020


    back from unofficial hiatus to bring you the latest installment of our ACAB series. 

    #81- Infomercial Break 1: ACAB

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020


    This is not a moment, it's a daily fight. Stay brave, stay safe. 

    #80 – Dee Rees Review: The Last Thing He Wanted

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 88:08


    We're traveling again, and this time it's to two different countries + Miami. 

    #79 – Dee Rees Review: Mudbound

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 104:07


    We leave New York, and follow Dee Rees into the Mississippi Delta.

    #78 – Extra Credit: Parasite

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 8:30


    Here's a sweet little surprise to kickstart your weekend, from us to you.

    #77 – Dee Rees Review: Pariah

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 83:39


    Continuing on with our Directer Reviews™, we present the nuanced and enticing piece that is Pariah, courtesy of Dee Rees.

    #76 – Commercial Break 25: I Love You, Bro

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 88:48


    Ease the pain of social distancing with the soothing sound of Vanessa walking us through dying.

    #75 – Bong Joon-Ho Review: Parasite

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 135:11


    We bid farewell to the Bong Joon-Ho review series.

    #74 – Bong Joon-Ho Review: Snowpiercer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 86:29


    All aboard kids, we're riding this dystopian train for 2 hours and 6 minutes. 

    #73 – Bong Joon-Ho Review: Barking Dogs Never Bite

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 101:00


    We're mixing things up this season: TV show reviews are out, and film director reviews are in. This new format will only last as long as lockdown does, so enjoy it while it's here. 

    #72 – Commercial Break 24: It’s Corona Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 86:10


    Surprise - we're making our return and not on a Tuesday! It's a new year, and a new world. If you don't want your hands, then stop listening to our show. 

    #71 – Commercial Break 23: The Purge of 2019 (aka Who Is She??)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 66:14


    Your favorite podcasters reminisce on 2019, and how far they've come since the last purge.

    #70 – Friends Review: S3E2 & S1E7

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 68:05


    To close out the 25th anniversary of Friends airing, we present to you our final review:

    #69 – Friends Review: S5E9 & S5E14

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 48:18


    Half this episode had to be redacted due to unprofessionalism and potential bridge-burning. Enjoy what's left. 

    #68 – Friends Review: S3E15 & S6E17

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 83:10


    This week we review two fan favorite episodes

    #67 – Friends Review: S4E12 & S8E9

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 49:56


    Join us as we discuss what has a worse aging process: white people, or comedy from the ‘90s.   Spend that five dollars you found in your jacket pocket here: Patreon. Follow our Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , and Tumblr. Keep rating and reviewing on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify!      

    #66 – Friends Review: S6E9 & S5E8

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 44:31


    Pretend everything in this first sentence is a play on the Friends theme song. 

    #65 – Commercial Break 22: 1900’s Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 44:49


    The 26 club just got a little less exclusive with the admittance of Vanessa.

    #64 – Commercial Break 21: No, Sorry, Shut the Fxck Up.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 76:13


    If we put in the effort to coordinate & record with an 8 hour time difference...

    #63 – Fleabag Review: Season 2 Episodes 5 – 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 59:49


    All good things must come to an end - not this podcast though, just season 2 of Fleabag. 

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    #62 – Fleabag Review: Season 2 Episodes 3-4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 84:52


    Claire has a really big office that we technically can’t mention, and we attend a Quaker meeting where we technically can’t talk unless the spirit moves us. It’s moving us. Stop being cheap and contribute to our Patreon.  Follow our Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , and Tumblr. Keep rating and reviewing on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify!    

    #61 – Fleabag Review: Season 2 Episodes 1-2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 85:37


    If you're a piece of trash that's working on bettering yourself, then you're in the right place. 

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    #60 – Recap: Fleabag Season 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 38:49


    Please prepare to stan tf out of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, otherwise...we don't want you to listen to our show anymore.

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    #59 – Project Plug: They Can’t Stop Us All (Area 51 Documentary)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 19:38


    Ashley M. Ryan is back with us to tell you all about her latest project: a documentary following the soon-to-happen storming of Area 51.

    #58 – Commercial Break 20: We Didn’t Start the Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 81:41


    Shoutout to all the white men, and corporations responsible for the degradation of our planet - we can't stand y'all. 

    #57 – Commercial Break 19: Out to Pasture

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 54:42


    It's been a long 25th year, so consider this episode your gift from Baraa ( & Vanessa).

    #56 – Black Mirror Review: Season 5 Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019 66:34


    Skip the first five minutes if you don't want to hear us laughing excessively over nothing. 

    #55 – Black Mirror Review: Season 5 Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 68:53


    Best episode ever. That's it. That's the whole description. 

    #54 – Black Mirror Review: Season 5 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 93:20


    Hey cowards, your favs are back and trying to figure out how to get this hot girl summer started before it's too late. 

    #53 – Commercial Break 18: F*ck ICE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 91:38


    Hello fans, we've got some catching up to do.

    #52 – Atlanta Review: Season 1 Episodes 9-10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 86:00


    It’s the end of our trip down South; thank you to our hosts Ern, Paperboi, and Darius (especially Darius).

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