Favorite Parts

Put on your aviators, pick a call sign, and leave your motorcycle helmet at home - we're headed back into The Danger Zone. Alison is joined again by her brother Matt, original Top Gun enthusiast and in-house military expert, to talk about why it's the pilots, not the planes, in Top Gun: Maverick.

Open the gates... Alison and guest co-host Mindy chat about the irony of Disney making a pro-union musical, why Christian Bale wasn't able to back out of his contract, and whether David and Les are Jewish (they are).

Alison and guest co-host (and friend!) Pete use their suspicious minds to have a little more conversation about Baz Luhrmann's Elvis and decide whether it's just an unchained melody or if it achieves the impossible dream. 

Start the sunset countdown, Alison is joined by guest co-host (and friend!) Laila to chat about everyone's favorite new rom-com, Fire Island.

Alison is joined by guest co-host (and brother!) Matt to talk about aging yourself with Billy Madison references, highlights from our rec league basketball days, and Adam Sandler's contribution to the sports movie pantheon.

Alison and her guest co-host Adam chat about five nominees for this year's song of the summer, Lizzo and Harry Styles being stage pals, and whether Kate Bush ever made it up that hill.

Alison and guest host Kurt Evans chat about this season's Lake Lanier thesis statement, the social justice industry, food as culture, and the white Hunger Games in Atlanta's Season 3.

Alison & Tre travel back to the early 90s to revisit Hillman College, gush over Dwayne Wayne, agree that Jaleesa is the best character, and reflect on Ron's ahead-of-his-time fashion choices.

This week, we cover comic books, School of Rock, Matilda (the book NOT the movie), and Shakespeare as we chat about our favorite fictional and non-fictional teachers!

How birthdays are like martryoshka dolls, remembering "red sweater days," and the power of repetition. Join Alison & Tre as they discuss the first short story of the pod!

Like many things from the 1980s, Dead Poets Society has not exactly aged well. (All listeners and Alison excluded, of course.) Is this film secretly an indictment of private schools? Why is everyone so inspired by Mr. Keating? Join us as we explore the depths of our DPS cave!

"Dead Poets Society" Is A Terrible Defense of the Humanities (The Atlantic)

Grab a chair and immediately fall out of it - Alison & Tre are talking about Abbott Elementary this week! 

*Show Notes*

Grumpy Philadelphia Inquirer Op-Ed

A new season! We start by chatting about teacher selves, Mr. Johnson and Ms. Stohr, what our first years were like, what we think about Teach for America, and our favorite parts of being a teacher. Plus a Season Two preview. Class is in session, friends!

Tre disagrees with almost all of Alison's rankings of the ten Best Picture nominees, and we finally get to talk about The Worst Person in the World!

Alison and Tre travel back to Montana in 1925 to talk about loneliness, family, and what it means to be a man. We also confirm that we did, in fact, understand the ending of this movie. Join us!

Tre and Alison get lost in the desert landscape of Dune. Tre has an enhanced viewing experience, while Alison cannot stop talking about Star Wars, despite having only seen a singular Star War. Join us!

Alison & Tre continue their exploration of this year's Best Picture nominees with a look at Licorice Pizza. Spoiler alert: Tre ordered licorice as his movie treat. Together, our co-hosts try to understand why this movie needed to last more than two hours.

Alison & Tre discuss one of this year's ten Best Picture nominees, Nightmare Alley. Where does the word "geek" come from? Why is Molly always eating chocolate? Is life just one big scam? We answer at least one of these questions on this week's episode!

Introducing the Favorite Parts podcast, with Alison & Tre. Two opinionated friends talk about their favorite parts of movies, books, and who knows what else!