Episodes

  • Joyce Byers with K.B. Hoyle

    Joyce Byers with K.B. Hoyle
    Apr 15 2020
    Matt and author K.B. Hoyle explore Joyce Byers character and why she's the kind of woman we (and lost boys) need.

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    37 mins
  • Part 2 – The Monster, The Bathtub & The Upside Down

    Part 2 – The Monster, The Bathtub & The Upside Down
    Apr 1 2020
    In Part 2 of our Season 1 finale, Zach and Matt talk about Hopper’s heroism, Steve Harrington’s hair, and ask “what can we learn from a bunch of kids?”

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    35 mins
  • Part 1 – The Monster, The Bathtub & The Upside Down

    Part 1 – The Monster, The Bathtub & The Upside Down
    Mar 18 2020
    In this first part, Zach and Matt talk about the structure of the season, monsters, and the power of childlike innocence to overcome cynicism.

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    28 mins
  • Holly Jolly; The Body; The Flea and The Acrobat

    Holly Jolly; The Body; The Flea and The Acrobat
    Jan 29 2020
    Matt & Zach are back with a triple-decker Eggo waffle supreme of an episode! Eleven is defended, teens make mistakes, and everyone faces things they can't explain... but cannot ignore.

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    43 mins
  • The Weirdo on Maple Street

    The Weirdo on Maple Street
    Jul 17 2019
    Matt & Zach discuss what the various POVs bring the story and think about how the mundane and the strange work together to enlarge our sense of reality.

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    38 mins
  • The Vanishing of Will Byers

    The Vanishing of Will Byers
    Apr 11 2019
    In this episode, Matt and Zach discuss the familiar tropes STRANGER THINGS sets up to subvert and think about those times when the extraordinary intrudes on the ordinary.Oh, and we take a super scientific Buzzfeed quiz.

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    27 mins
  • Nostalgia and Stranger Things

    Nostalgia and Stranger Things
    Feb 2 2019
    To prepare for watching Stranger Things, Matt & Zach share their feelings about 80s nostalgia and ask just what exactly nostalgia is.

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    27 mins
  • Let's get Metaphysical! Introducing Stranger Still

    Let's get Metaphysical! Introducing Stranger Still
    Jan 29 2019
    Matt & Zach introduce themselves before diving into the wonderfully strange world of Stranger Things

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    4 mins