If you do nothing else today, listen to this podcast just once, I promise you won’t regret it.
I’m definitely late to writing this review, but I wanted to write it anyways, even though the show has ended, because it meant so much to me (as I’m sure it meant did to a lot of others), so bare with me - this is going to be a lengthy review. I’m also a little late in the game discovering this podcast - I only started listening to HDYR in 2020! Amidst the pandemic chaos and boredom, I stumbled upon this lovely podcast while looking for something Muppet related lol. The first episode I watched was the Muppets Take Manhattan ep, and I quickly fell in love. I’ve always been a big movie person (Cinema Minor, in fact), and have watched a fair share of “older” movies, older in quotations, as a lot of these I didn't grow up with but knew really well, because I’m 24. And what really hooked me on this podcast were the hosts - Chris, Donna, and Carlos - because more than the selection of movies, more than their own analysis of the movies, more than the history or impact these movies had on my own life, their banter, their conversation, their stories, the bond they have: that’s what makes this podcast great. Y’alls humor is absolutely hilarious to me - I cant count how many times I’ve died laughing while listening to them. The stories y’all tell are just so amazing, that no matter how small, it makes me feel like I’m getting to know all of you without ever having met you. Donna’s laugh is one of the most pure sounds in the world, Chris’s storytelling skills are just phenomenal, Carlos’s commentary and jokes crack me up every time. I find myself listening to episodes for movie’s I’ve never even seen just to listen to their amazing conversation. And I think I owe a lot of my sanity, my ability to not completely break down because of the pandemic, to this podcast, because it allowed me to escape reality for a moment - something we all look to movies and media to do. I find myself watching some of these movies I haven't seen before just to listen to their episode about it. And while I’m definitely sad the podcast ended, I know there are so many episodes I haven't listened to yet, and even with the ones I have, I’ll listen to again and again, like a great tv show, because I know I’ll enjoy them, no matter how many times I hear them. So, to close, I just wanted to thank Chris, Donna, and Carlos for making this podcast, for being a source of positivity in the world, and for being who they are, with each other, for however many episodes I have left to listen to, and re-listen to after that.
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I just discovered this podcast and I love it! Such a good balance with the hosts and I love their movie/show picks. Stuff I would pick and stuff I wouldn’t, always entertaining. They are funny and I love when they make each other crack up. Their commentary is critical but they don’t take themselves too seriously. Love!
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I loved this show and these three people so much! Ive been a fan since around 2016 and I have laughed so hard I cried so many times…and ugly cried a few times, too, now that I think of it. Thank you so much for all of the memories, inside jokes, and always making my day more enjoyable. I hope the three of you are doing amazingly in your new adventures!
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