The Thirst

Better Hold on Tight, Spider Monkey (part two)

‘what if I'm not the hero? what if I'm the bad guy?’

everyone’s favourite sparkly vampire family has returned to netflix and it seemed like the perfect excuse for steph and apryl to re-visit the twilight saga and ask: is the franchise still enjoyable, and does it hold up to the hype of our late teens?

in part two of episode 43, we look at our early experiences of watching and reading twilight, what works and definitely doesn’t in each film, and the legacy of such a huge pop culture phenomenon. plus, just how many red flags are there in edward and bella’s relationship?

we’d love to hear your thoughts on your twilight re-watch so make sure to shoot us a message on twitter, facebook or instagram. 

you can also email us your thoughts/feelings/feedback: thethirstpod@gmail.com

our NEW AND IMPROVED blog, with recommended reading & links for this episode: https://thethirstpod.wordpress.com/2020/08/24/episodefortythree/ 

Wet Ass Podcast (part one)

we’re back!!!!! after a few months off to recuperate (pandemics, eh?) it’s back to business with a big ol’ two-parter covering the very best in pop culture from the past few weeks and months.

in part one, we begin with the most pressing matters of international concern: the trailer drop for netflix’s ‘the devil all the time’ (4:47), the burgeoning romance between megan fox and machine gun kelly (12:30), and THAT amazing video from cardi b and megan thee stallion (19:45) (macaroni in a pot, etc).

next, it’s groundhog day! we take a look at the recent andy samberg comedy ‘palm springs’ (28:25) and the irony of watching someone relive the same day over and over while in lockdown. then on to tv, including michaela coel’s stunning BBC drama ‘i may destroy you’ (44:15) and a quick check in on everyone’s favourite friendly nbc psychologist, ‘hannibal’. plus, we give a quick recap of what else we’ve been enjoying in recent months.

we’ve split this ep just before the main event so make sure you download and tune in to part two, which revisits the famous little town of forks, washington and and the world of stephenie meyer’s ‘twilight’ on screen.

don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thethirst

our NEW AND IMPROVED blog, with recommended reading & links for this episode: https://thethirstpod.wordpress.com/2020/08/24/episodefortythree/

& you can email us your thoughts/feelings/feedback: thethirstpod@gmail.com

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

*WARNING: IN THIS EPISODE, WE GET QUITE NSFW & COVER ADULT THEMES SO APPROACH WITH CAUTION!!* sure, this episode is almost two hours long but it’s not like you don’t have lots of time on your hands, huh?? plus, this is ~a very special episode~ because guess what? we have A GUEST! first we spend some time addressing which celebrities are having a rough time in isolation (5:00) before moving onto vanity fair’s behind the scenes feature on ‘dune’ (22:00) something we’re hoping still sees a release later on this year…! on the TV front, it’s a phoebe waller-bridge special as we touch on the return of ‘killing eve’ (29:02) and PWB’s new show: ‘run’ starring our faves, merritt weaver and domhnall gleeson (35:22) on the film front, we cover celine sciamma’s beautiful ‘portrait of a lady on fire’ (40:03) before examining the return of fiona apple and her new album ‘fetch the bolt cutters’ (52:06). for the second half of the episode (1:01:45), we’re joined by writer and journalist paisley gilmour, who is a sex & relationships editor at cosmopolitan uk and the co-host of the ‘all the way with…’ podcast. after a brief game, she talks to us about her career, life during lockdown and shares some of her pop culture comforts. you can find paisley on twitter: wwww.twitter.com/paisleyrgilmour don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thethirst our NEW AND IMPROVED blog, with recommended reading & links for this episode: https://thethirstpod.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/episodefortytwo/ & you can email us your thoughts/feelings/feedback: thethirstpod@gmail.com

The C Word (Daniel Craig)

suddenly got lots of time on your hands and find yourself in need of a distraction? well, you’re in luck; episode forty one is a 90 minute c-free zone (unless the c-word is daniel CRAIG, in which case, we have LOTS of thoughts) we address that GQ shoot (5:25), the harry styles tiny desk (12:54) and a small bit of timmy time (16:30) before moving onto TV, where we discuss hulu’s ‘high fidelity’ (18:25) and the end of HBO’s stephen king drama, ‘the outsider’(28:36) on the movie front, we discuss australian bushranger biopic, ‘true history of the kelly gang’ (36:44) before diving into a discussion about pop culture comforts: what’s been keeping us and our listeners company during this extremely strange situation we now find ourselves in (52:06) don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thethirst our NEW AND IMPROVED blog, with recommended reading & links for this episode: https://thethirstpod.wordpress.com/2020/03/31/episodefortyone/ & you can email us your thoughts/feelings/feedback: thethirstpod@gmail.com

What's His Name in 'Donnie Darko'?

our podcast has reached the dizzy heights of FORTY EPISODES and to celebrate, we answered some of YOUR questions in this very special mailbag episode! thank you to everyone who sent us their Qs- tune in to see if we answered yours! don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thethirst our NEW AND IMPROVED blog, with recommended reading & links for this episode: https://thethirstpod.wordpress.com/2020/03/15/episodefortymailbag/ & you can email us your thoughts/feelings/feedback: thethirstpod@gmail.com

This is Dedicated To You, Ben Stiller

our second episode of 2020 is here and it's an AWARDS SEASON catch up, with a few spoilery reviews of HBO's 'the outsider' (25:35), taika waititi's 'jojo rabbit' (39:30) and book adaptation 'just mercy' (52:23. after that, we dive deep into ~every awards ceremony so far~ (1:01:18) and ahead of the academy awards on february 9th, we make our own oscar predictions. we also asked for you to send your questions for a future mailbag episode; anything you want to know? GET IN TOUCH!! don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thethirst our NEW AND IMPROVED blog, with recommended reading & links for this episode: https://thethirstpod.wordpress.com/2020/02/21/episodethirtynine/ & you can email us your thoughts/feelings/feedback: thethirstpod@gmail.com

"Women: They Have MINDS!" - Our End of Year Round-Up, 2019

it's been a while and we're now at the start of a new decade(!) but we're BACK with our end of year 2019 best of lists! we share our film, tv, music, book & podcast top tens, plus a few ~honourable mentions~ and other shout-outs to things we loved over the last twelve months. some of the discussion may be a little spoiler-y so listener discretion is advised!! if you don’t yet have a copy of our zine, you can buy one here: https://thethirstpod.bigcartel.com & you can also find our spotify playlist over here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/57MCpdABVaRpUc8D36fbsL?si=MDeyejvRSI-4L5M_-ZPwFQ don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thethirst our NEW AND IMPROVED blog, with recommended reading & links for this episode: https://thethirstpod.wordpress.com/2020/01/09/eoty2019/ & you can email us your thoughts/feelings/feedback: thethirstpod@gmail.com

You Always Hurt The One You Love

episode 37: “that's some heavy-duty conjecture.” we start with news (2:20) covering brad pitt and alia shawkat (who aren’t dating), trent reznor’s inadvertent CMAs win (he didn’t really wear a cowboy hat), harry styles’ SNL double-duty (must get rid of toxic in community) PLUS our usual ~timmy time~. on the review front we cover the first six episodes of HBO’s ‘watchmen’ remix (29:00, beware of SPOILERS) before moving onto rian johnson’s whodunnit mystery ‘knives out’ (49:50) and then noah baumbach’s divorce drama, ‘marriage story’ (1:02:10) then- taking inspiration from this stark look at the logistical end of a relationship- we look at BREAK UP MOVIES the good/the bad/the most emotionally distressing! (1:21:00) and to conclude: our OBSESSIONS OF THE WEEK! (1:45:40) if you don’t yet have a copy of our zine, you can buy one here: https://thethirstpod.bigcartel.com don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thethirst our NEW AND IMPROVED blog, with recommended reading & links for this episode: https://thethirstpod.wordpress.com/2019/11/17/episodethirtysix/ & you can email us your thoughts/feelings/feedback: thethirstpod@gmail.com

Find Me and Call Me By Your Name

episode 36 is a pod of two halves, quite literally: 50% us, 50% ~special guest appearance~! as always, we start with news (2:49) as we cover variety’s new actors on actors series, keanu reeves and his age appropriate girlfriend, the my chemical romance reunion AND timmy time is back in full effect. reviews wise: we cover joaquin phoenix in todd philips’ ‘joker (16:38) and mike flanagan’s shining sequel ‘doctor sleep’ (34:17) plus a few nods to other things of note including ‘watchmen’ and ‘succession’ (42:45). steph even finds time to test apryl’s knowledge with a very special ‘riverdale’ game (43:50). music wise- it’s HARRY STYLES SZN! (48:38) new single! the accompanying video! forthcoming album! 2020 tour! we’re overwhelmed and crying (but in a cool way) then for our main topic, we have our first book-focused discussion about ‘find me’, the recently published follow up to andre aciman’s ‘call me by your name’ (53:47). we’re joined by writer and fellow CMBYN-aficionado, claire biddles, who helps us pick the novel apart and shares with us her love for elio and oliver. you can find her extremely on-brand-for-us twitter account at: https://twitter.com/msclairebiddles to conclude, we share our OBSESSIONS OF THE WEEK! (1:52:16) if you haven’t listened to our review of netflix’s ‘the king’, visit episode 35 & a half: https://soundcloud.com/thethirstpod/lff2019 don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thethirst our NEW AND IMPROVED blog, with recommended reading & links for this episode: https://thethirstpod.wordpress.com/2019/11/17/episodethirtysix/ & you can email us your thoughts/feelings/feedback: thethirstpod@gmail.com

We Met Greta Gerwig at London Film Festival & All We Got Was This Episode

our second annual london film festival recap is here; we discuss our weekend antics including a brush with one of our favourite directors, a leap into the world of fandom plus reviews of screenings we attended: robert eggers' ‘the lighthouse’ (23:24) and netflix’s historical drama, ‘the king’ (43:00) our 2018 LFF episode can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/thethirstpod/we-walked-the-red-carpet-with-timothee-chalamet-all-we-got-was-this-podcast-episode don't forget you can find us on twitter: www.twitter.com/thethirst our blog, with recommended reading & links for this episode: https://thethirstpod.wordpress.com/2019/10/20/lff2019/ & you can email us your thoughts/feelings/feedback: thethirstpod@gmail.com