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GUY GIRLS
smart. silly. sisters.
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Where movie-loving overthinkers geek out, look within, and laugh out loud
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Movies and tv from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s may be dismissed as trivial, unimportant, or even "stupid shit." The truth is that shit was influencing how we think about the world and ourselves. If you're a GenX or Millennial, it influenced you, too. You can ignore it -- and lots of people will tell you you should -- but shouldn't you know what's in your head?
We think so.
We're Tracie and Emily, sister podcasters who love well-crafted fiction and one another. In Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t, we look at the classic movies and tv shows of our Gen X childhood and adolescence, analyzing film tropes to uncover the embedded cultural messages about romance, money, religion, mental health, and more.
From Twilight to Ghostbusters, Jaws to Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter to the Muppets, we use feminism, our super smart brains, and each other to uncover the lessons lurking behind the nostalgia of pop culture comedy, drama, science fiction, and horror.
Explore our back catalog, or you can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, our Patreon, or wherever you get your pods.
About The Guy Girls
We are Tracie Guy-Decker and Emily Guy Birken, known to our extended family as the Guy Girls.
We both have super-serious personas in our "day jobs." No, really. Emily is a Finance writer who used to be a classroom teacher. Tracie writes and consults on social justice and mindfulness and has worked as a project manager for non-profits. If you really need to see the bona fides, please visit our individual websites: tracieguydecker.com and emilyguybirken.com
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For our work together, what you need to know is that Tracie is older (3 years), Emily is funnier (by at least 3 percent), and we're both hella smart, often over-literal, and completely unashamed of our overthinking prowess. We love science fiction and murder mysteries, good storytelling with liberal amounts of dramatic irony, and analyzing pop culture together
What listeners are saying:
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A place for over thinkers who love movies
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.
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Entertaining and thought-provoking
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.
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Great podcast!
Ever find yourself thinking deeply about subjects that no one else seems to care about? You're not alone. This podcast was made for you! I love the all encompassing look Emily and Tracie take on things most people just see at the surface. This podcast will really make you think.
About you
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You are a smart cookie. One bright bulb. A deep thinker. Probably, people have accused you of over thinking once or twice in your life.
You've been around for a minute. You remember when we were basically unreachable when we left the house. You remember pagers. And the MTV astronaut. And Furbies.
You like movies, tv shows, and even clever commercials, and you like to understand more about them and why they affect you. And we're here to tell you, you don't need to abdicate your brain in order to enjoy what you enjoy.
The purveyors of (pop) culture have been furnishing the house that is your mind your entire life. Some of what they gave you is beautiful and good -- well-made furniture a person can really settle into. But some of it is utter crap, made of particle-board and misogyny. You get to decide what you want to keep in that brilliant brain of yours. You don't have to keep tripping over the manipulative furniture of the mind that was placed there when you were a kid. Come along with us. Each week we take a look at the sources of that furniture and decide what to keep, what to rebuild, and what to just plain throw away. And we won't make you cancel anything that you love, just hold it accountable for the not-so-great lessons it hid inside the stories that delighted you.
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