Mortified! The Friendship Quest
Every Monday, hosts Aaron and Leyla bounce a media recommendation to one another in order to bolster - or in some cases, really, really test - their long-distance friendship. Join us for a discussion on anything from our favorite Terrible Boys to the profitability of grown men dressing up as Bulbasaur and loudly shouting their own names.
Episodes
Happy New Year and welcome back to Mortified! the Format Refresh Quest. This week, Aaron and Leyla jack out about the Matrix! Join us for discussions of Keanu Reeves beautiful brown eyes, the function of a Chosen One, and praises for Lawrence Fishburn.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews aavoigt.com
Hey folks, Leyla and I are taking this week off, but will be back in 2026 to kick off our 7th(???) season of the show. Until then, here's a quick clip show of some of the best moments from the last 50 episodes of the pod. Thanks for all your time, and we'll see you next year!
Episodes used- 158, 165, 166, 169, 173, 177, 183, 195, 197
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
To celebrate 200 episodes of Mortified, Aaron and Leyla bust out a ballroom full of baddies and cover 5 different adaptations of the Cinderella fairy tale. We discuss the essential Cinderellements, examine why Aaron doesn't know any famous singers, and recoil in terror as Andrew Lloyd Weber strikes again.
Bad Cinderella Is One of the Musicals of All Time- https://youtu.be/jkTz-SWzQnU?si=9r1QQFIK-usnjPHx
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This week, Aaron and Leyla skywrite through Oz with Wicked: For Good! Join us for sex cardigans, yet another Starkid mention, and hashtag Free Toulouse.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews aavoigt.com
We're rereleasing one of our favorite episodes: the April 2024 discussion of Iron Lung. Hope you enjoy, and we'll see you in 2 weeks for a discussion of Wicked: For Good!
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This episode, Aaron and Leyla check out the indie horror game "Iron Lung!" We discuss how playing together revealed our "proclivities," ways to incentivize exploration, and the benefits of limited scope.
This week, Aaron and Leyla complete yet another loop around the sun and celebrate with a Hugh Jackman marathon! Join us for a completely normal episode where none of the hosts have a meltdown, a celebration of Hugh Jackman's infectious joy, and an Oklahoma hello to an OK musical.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews...
On this spooky episode, Aaron and Leyla unleash the horrors of meta-commentary with the 2011 film "The Cabin in the Woods!" With sudafed in our snoots, we talk about what did work about Whedonistic writing, debate whether this is a satire at all, and wish better for Marcus from Detroit: Become Human.
Bobvids "everything wrong with 'everything wrong with cabin in the woods'" ---
Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the alb...
This week, Aaron and Leyla free themselves of the witness stand to return to Star Wars: Andor S2. Join us to discuss more evil logistics, hearty disagreements about the amount of context prequel/sequel media wants you to have, and Aaron being a # ally # feminist.
Content warning for discussions of sexual assault between ~12:15 and ~20:35. There is a stinger and spoken warning marking the start in the episode.
Disney+ is on the BDS...
This week, Aaron and Leyla finally bring peace to Panem in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Parts 1 and 2! Join us to discuss booby-trapped Salt Lake City, some of our most left-field references, and a very 2025 lens on this 2014 film.
Bad Cinderella Is One of the Musicals of All Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkTz-SWzQnU The Excruciating Tale of Bad Cinderella - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvU8173saNw
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This week, Aaron and Leyla travel to future-NYC to discuss the Fifth Element! Join us to avoid major American political news current and past, the value of alphabetical Wikipedia, and perhaps one of the top-five episodes most capable of characterizing what the entire project of the Friendship Quest is all about.
Pop Culture Detective Agency - "Born Sexy Yesterday" https://popculturedetective.agency/2017/born-sexy-yesterday
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This week, Aaron and Leyla volunteer for the Quarter Quell in Catching Fire! Join us to discuss being a little bread boy meow meow, the desire for panache in fascism, and Leyla having watched this movie actually hungry.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews aavoigt.com
This week, Aaron and Leyla travel to the Corporation Rim to go rogue with Murderbot! Join us to wish for more serious hippies, be haunted by the movie Antz, and nitpick medical accuracy.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews aavoigt.com
This week, Aaron and Leyla enter the Coast Zone to accommodate unforseen events in their lives and watch The Hunger Games! Join us for a discussion of the YA sledgehammer, brooding 25-year-old teenagers, and God's most indecipherable camerawork.
Jen Wang, 'The Prince and the Dressmaker' - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-prince-and-the-dressmaker-jen-wang/1125855916
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "F...
This week, Aaron and Leyla try to unpack a confusing reading on artificial intelligence with M3gan 2.0! Join us for discussions of friend-shaped robots, strangely consistent paperclip motifs, and the desire to just go wahoo.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews aavoigt.com
This episode, Aaron and Leyla bring the Prejudice to Pride with the 2022 rom-com "Fire Island!" We trundle through the meat rack to discuss the impact of COVID on our language, the sexual demographics of various streaming services, and celebrate queer media that is simply mid.
SS Rajamouli in Death Stranding 2
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects: Aaron...
This week, Aaron and Leyla survive history once again to talk about RRR! Join us for discussions of scamming women romantically, bespoke whips, and a pitch for Hamilton 2.
Billiam: The Mission Impossible Movies are Absolutely Insane https://youtu.be/kiKp3F5VrvA?si=PjN-qGAnJeTU-1zW Banana bread? Hell yeah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GQyDuz4Fqc
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Referenc...
Join Aaron and Leyla and Marti and Ange for a very special TTRPG actual play of Michael Elliot's "Wild Speed Space Family!" We tear through the streets of the fictional city of Los Angeles, give you a vore 101 lesson, and meet a contractually hot cyborg.
Play WSSF! Play Marti's Games!
Songs used: Forward- Grand_Project Sad Sorrowful Piano Music- INPLUSMUSIC Tense suspense background music (30 seconds version)- HitsLab Heist Chase ...
This week, Aaron and Leyla return to Mahishmati with Bahubali 2: The Conclusion! Join us for mother-son conflict, a king's bad priorities, and a downright Clinton-esque flute solo.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews aavoigt.com
This episode, Aaron and Leyla hop aboard Agatha Christie's novel and Kenneth Branagh's film, "Murder on the Orient Express!" We discuss a broken contract with the audience, pitch Poirot as Doctor Who, and long for the days when they still put woke in movies.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Review...
This week, Aaron and Leyla gather 'round for an epic poem with Bahubali: The Beginning. Join us for Aaron's musical improv, a discussion of men's accessories, and yet another step toward our inevitable right-wing pivot.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews aavoigt.com
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