Our 100th episode! Abortionpalooza 2024 covers Lily Tomlin's 2015 comedy, "Grandma", and a 1988 episode of the Fox drama, "21 Jump Street" called "Whose Choice is it Anyway?".
All in High School
Paid in Puke S9E10: The Bling Ring
We're rummaging through Sofia Coppola's 2013 true crime drama, "The Bling Ring", based the script on Nancy Jo Sales' 2010 Vanity Fair article, "The Suspects Wore Louboutins".
Paid in Puke S9E7: Bottoms
We're celebrating Emma Seligman's 2023 high school sex comedy, "Bottoms", written by Seligman and Rachel Sennott. "Bottoms" stars Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, and Marshawn Lynch.
Paid in Puke S9E4: Clueless
We scratch the surface of Amy Heckerling's 1995 star-making high school comedy, "Clueless", starring Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy, Stacey Dash, and Dan Hedeya. Heckerling wrote the script based on "Emma", the classic novel by Jane Austen.
Paid in Puke S9E3: But I'm a Cheerleader
We've got spirit for Jamie Babbit's 1999 satirical comedy, "But I'm a Cheerleader", starring Natasha Lyonne, Clea Duvall, and Melanie Lynskey, Cathy Moriarty, Katharine Towne, Mink Stole, RuPaul, Bud Cort, and for 5 seconds, a Dawson's Creek-era Michelle Williams.
Special guest Kate Preusser, managing editor at Lookout Landing* joins us to talk about why this is one of two influential films from her early twenties (the other being Showgirls). Still, Kate had the most Hot Probs, in relation to representation and some of Megan's toxic traits.
Paid in Puke S8E10: Batman Returns w/ Daniel Waters
We are thrilled and honored to bring you our first cis male guest: Daniel Waters! He gets a P*ssy Pass for writing the film that inspired our podcast theme (Heathers) and another feminist classic: Batman Returns.
Paid in Puke S8E5: Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
We're revisiting the 1997 hit comedy, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, starring Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow. It was directed by David Mirkin (Get a Life, Heartbreakers), and written by Robin Schiff, based on her play "The Ladies Room".
Paid in Puke S8E4: Jennifer's Body
On Series 8, Episode 4 of Paid in Puke, we're changing the narrative on Karyn Kusama's 2009 horror comedy, Jennifer's Body, written by Diablo Cody and starring Amanda Seyfried and Megan Fox. This movie was criminally mis-marketed by male executives at the time, to teenage boys, when it's actually a sapphic supernatural doomed high school romance
Paid in Puke S6E3: Abortionpalooza 2021
On today's episode, we're discussing the tragic state of underage abortion rights in the United States through thematically similar, but tonally opposite films: Eliza Hitman's 2020 drama "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" and Rachel Lee Goldenberg's 2020 comedy, "Unpregnant".
Paid in Puke S5E10: Fast Times/Anniversary Party
On our series 5 finale, we're doing a double shot of Jennifer Jason Leigh and Phoebe Cates, with Amy Heckerling's 1982 comedy debut, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, written by Cameron Crowe, and 2001's Mumblecore template drama, The Anniversary Party, written and directed by Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Alan Cumming.
Paid in Puke S5E6: Heavenly Creatures
The second half of Series 5 kicks off with Peter Jackson's 1994 crime drama, Heavenly Creatures, which introduced two phenomenal actors at once: Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey.
Paid in Puke S3E9: Lynn Shelton Special
On this episode of Paid in Puke, we pay tribute to the late Seattle film auteur, Lynn Shelton, who recently passed away unexpectedly at the age of 54. We celebrate her career with 2013's Touchy Feely, which Lynn also wrote, and 2014's Laggies, written by Andrea Seigel.
Paid in Puke S3E2: Superstar
On today's episode, we get in touch with our inner Superstar with Bruce McCulloch's 1999 comedy staring Molly Shannon as Mary Katherine Gallagher!
Paid in Puke S2E10: Ghost World
In our final episode of Series Two, we fan girl all over Terry Zwigoff's 2001 film, Ghost World, based on the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes.
Paid in Puke S2E6: Bring it On
On this episode of Paid in Puke, we've got s-loads of spirit for Peyton Reed's ahead-of-its-time (a few Hot Probs aside) anti-appropriation film, Bring it On, starring Kirstin Dunst and Gabrielle Union.
Paid in Puke S2E4: Dick
In this episode, we go through the looking glass to discuss Andrew Fleming's (The Craft) 1999 political teen comedy, Dick!
Paid in Puke S1E7: The Craft (1996)
We're back in that golden year of cinema, 1996, to discuss Andrew Fleming's one-of-a-kind teenage witch (not to be confused with Teen Witch) escapade, The Craft!
Paid in Puke S1E6: Carrie
We dive head-first into Brian De Palma's 1976 horror classic, Carrie, starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie!
Paid in Puke S1E2: Heathers
Discussing the cult classic that inspired our podcast!
Paid in Puke S1E1: Fogelfest! (The Spy Who Dumped Me/Booksmart)
In our first ever episode, we celebrate the BFF-centered works of Susanna Fogel!