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TV & Film · 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

Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t: A Pop-Culture Comedy Podcast

by 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

80s and 90s movies and early 2000s tv may be called stupid shit by some, but you know it matters. So do we. We're Tracie and Emily, sister podcasters who love well-crafted fiction and one another. In this comedy podcast, we look at the classic movies of our Gen X childhood and adolescence, analyzing film tropes to uncover the cultural commentary on romance, money, religion, mental health, and more. From Twilight to Ghostbusters, Harry Potter to the Muppets, comedy to drama to horror, we use feminism, our super smart brains, and each other to uncover the lessons lurking behind the nostalgia of pop culture. Come overthink with us as we delve into our deep thoughts about stupid shit. 

Latest episodes

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Monsters, Inc: Deep Thoughts About Post-9/11 Mental Health, Furry Animation, and Tidy Storytelling

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Now put that thing back where it came from or so help me… Tracie revisits the classic Pixar animati

Sep 15
53 min

Sex and the City: Deep Thoughts About Feminism, Female Friendship, and Funky Spunk

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. “I love you, but I love me more.” This week on Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit, Emily shares her co

Sep 8
58 min

My Big Fat Greek Wedding: Deep Thoughts About Culture, Comedy, and How Women Use Their Agency When the Man Is Head of the Household

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Don't let your past dictate who you are, but let it be part of who you will become. In this ep

Sep 1
1 h 00 min

Star Wars IV: A New Hope: Deep Thoughts About Storm Troopers, Strong Women, and Unfinished Storytelling

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. “Somebody has to save our skins. Into the garbage chute, flyboy!” On this week's episode of De

Aug 25
1 h 05 min

The Breakfast Club: Deep Thoughts About Toxic Romance, Taking Teens Seriously, and John Hughes’ Insistence on Crotch Shots (Reprise 23)

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Don’t you…forget about me…Don’t Don’t Don’t Don’t! In this reprise of episode 23, Tracie takes anot

Aug 18
1 h 04 min

Jurassic Park: Deep Thoughts About Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, Bodily Autonomy, and When the Movie is Better (Reprise Ep 44)

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Hold on to your butts. On this week’s episode of Deep Thoughts, Emily shares her analysis of the 19

Aug 11
1 h 12 min

Disney’s Beauty & The Beast: Deep Thoughts About Classism, Stockholm Syndrome, and Yoga-Pants Feminism (Reprise Ep 6)

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Tale as old as time? It’s old, alright. True as it can be? Hmm, about that... Beauty and the Beast

Aug 4
50 min

Michael Jackson’s Thriller: Deep Thoughts about Undead Backup Singers, a Dead Pop Star and the “Death of the Author” (Reprise Ep 29)

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. It smells like the funk of 40,000 years in here! In today’s episode, Tracie shares her deep thought

Jul 28
54 min

Cheers: Deep Thoughts About Womanizing Men, Ambitious Women, and Pop Culture's Most Famous Bar

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Sometimes you wanna go Where everybody knows your name This week on Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shi

Jul 21
1 h 01 min

Grease: Deep Thoughts About Summer Nights, Performing Gender, and the Romance of Leather Pants and Letterman Sweaters

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion Grease is the way we are feeling This week on Deep

Jul 14
1 h 03 min

Short Circuit: Deep Thoughts About Robots, Romance, and "Acceptable" Racism in 80s Movies

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. I am standing here beside myself. For this week's episode of Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit,

Jul 7
57 min

You’ve Got Mail: Deep Thoughts About Tom Hanks’ Charm, New York City’s Coziness, and the Merits of a Two-Hour RomCom / Commercial for AOL

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. “…all this nothing has meant more to me than so many somethings.” This week, Emily revisited everyo

Jun 30
59 min

The Full Monty: Deep Thoughts About Masculinity, Fatherhood, and Using Comedy to Make a Political Point

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. No-one said anything to me about the full monty! For this week's episode of Deep Thoughts Abou

Jun 23
55 min

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Deep Thoughts About the Pop Culture Endurance of the Fantasy Barbarian Soldier from SPACE!

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. By the Power of Grayskull! On Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit this week, Emily returns to her first

Jun 16
52 min

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Deep Thoughts About Impeccable Storytelling, the Power of Connection, and Reese's Pieces

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. "E.T. phone home!" On this week's episode of Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit, Tracie revisits

Jun 9
55 min

The Sixth Sense: Deep Thoughts About Ghosts, Plot Twists, and Taking the Wrong Lesson from Pop Culture

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. "I see dead people..." This week on Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit, Emily returns to M. Night Shya

Jun 2
52 min

Underworld: Deep Thoughts About Feminism, Leather-clad Women, and the Edges of Helpfulness in Analogies of Race

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Whether you like it or not, you're in the middle of a war that has been raging for the better p

May 26
55 min

Highlander: Deep Thoughts About Bonkers Casting, Over-the-Top Cinematography, and Hiding Queer Subtext in Your Dad's Favorite Pop Culture

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. I am Connor MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod. I was born in 1518 in the village of Glenfinnan on the shor

May 19
49 min

An American Tail: Deep Thoughts About Animated Mice, American Immigration in Pop Culture, and the Power of Storytelling

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. We must have a wawwy. You know, a large gathering of mice for a reason. This week on Deep Thoughts

May 12
51 min

Night Court: Deep Thoughts About Likable Sleazeballs, Comedy with an Optimistic Heart, and Kooky 1980s Criminals in New York City

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. The Big Apple needs a worm like Fielding! This week on Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit, Emily revis

May 5
53 min

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#43
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Hearing these smart, insightful women discuss movies and TV through the lens of geeky feminism is one of the highlights of my week! As a Gen-X, I have complicated relationships with the media of the 80s and 90s, so I appreciate the nuanced conversations. We can love these movies and also see them for what they are, which is often problematic! Looking forward to more!

About IBD · Feb 2026

This entertaining and thought-provoking podcast is a must-listen every week! Hearing about great movies from the 80s and beyond, analyzed by two sisters who are bright and funny, enriches my life. If you love movies, you’ll love this show.

MarinaRenaissanceWoman · Apr 2025

This is a great podcast that really makes you think about the familiar favorites (and just generally, pop-culture references, as promised in the title). And while the discussion often turns to analyzing the ways in which a movie lacks compared to contemporary standards, it is not annoyingly “woke” but, rather, points out some new angles to consider. On a different note I’m wondering if the hosts would like to deep-think about Star Trek at any time. I would personally love to hear those discussions!

Brain the size of a planet · Nov 2024

I’ve now listened to every episode of this podcast and have enjoyed each one! If you love or hate The Princess Bride, Ghostbusters, Twilight, Muppets from Space, and Harry Potter, you HAVE to check out this podcast. I’ve laughed out loud every single time!

Kyle L-M · Sep 2023

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