Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t: A Pop-Culture Comedy Podcast · Sister podcasters raised by 80s and 90s movies: Tracie Guy-Decker, lover of animation, Muppets, comedy, and feminism & Emily Guy Birken, storytelling nerd, mental health advocate, and pop culture aficionado
Scream: Deep Thoughts About Badass Final Girls, Self-Aware Pop Culture, and Why We Expect Morals from Horror but Not Comedy
October 31, 2025·1 hr 1 min·5 clips
Emily almost watched Scream the day she learned a peer was murdered, forcing her to confront murder as entertainment.
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A sharp, affectionate look at why Scream still holds up and still rewards close reading.
This episode breaks down Scream with care, using the film to think about bodily autonomy, pop culture, and the pleasure of reading too much into something others might shrug off.
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If you want a thoughtful, funny conversation about why Scream still matters, start here.
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