Her name has graced perfume, clothing, and handbags since the 1920’s. She freed women from the constraints of the corset and popularized a sporty and casual elegance. Because of her, most women have in their closet a little black dress. She is the only fashion designer listed on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most […]
Kate dusts off the VHS copy and turns the time circuits on to talk about Back to the Future. She explains why discussing this movie in any depth gets her in trouble, as well as the 3 constants, the Crispin Glover & Bob Gale feud and she gives time travel advice. Sources: Legal look: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/back-future-ii-a-legal-833705 […]
On this week’s episode we are talking about a gal who was promoted by Louis B. Mayer as “the world’s most beautiful woman.” Her patent, with George Antheil, is the blueprint for a technology we all use today. It’s called Frequency Hopping and it’s used in cell phones, blue tooth and in wifi. Click here for the […]
Looking for some cool book titles to add to your summer reading list? Gal’s Guide has you covered! Join us as we welcome special guest speaker, Katie Harris. Katie will get you ready for summer with recommendations of female authors and female main characters. We’ll be talking about the books we love and love to […]
Kate & Adam Eastwood finish up this 3 part look at Star Trek TV. They dig in deep on Deep Space 9’s “The Forsaken” and Voyager’s “The Gift.” They talk about the themes of acceptance and connection. ABOUT Filmmaker Kate Chaplin takes a film that has influenced her life for good, bad or ugly and […]
Adam Eastwood is back and this week we’re taking on Star Trek: The Next Generation’s episode The Child, and Enterprise’s episode The Expanse. Trigger Warnings as Kate & Adam do talk about abortion, rape and September 11th in this powerful episode. ABOUT Filmmaker Kate Chaplin takes a film that has influenced her life for good, […]
Adam Eastwood is back! Adam had such a great time talking about X-men with Kate that he proposed coming back to talk about specific TV episodes in the Star Trek universe. Today Kate and Adam dig deep into the power of illusion in the Star Trek Original Series episodes, The Cage and The Menagerie. They […]
This week Kate is joined by Jennifer Berk to talk about the messages and childhood confusion in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing. They talk about the music and the dancing, explore motifs of upstairs/downstairs, father-daughter relationships, fear, and wonder just what is “an appointment” is and what being “in trouble” means. Trigger warning we do […]
Calling all wonder women! The first ever Wonder Woman feature film hits theaters June 2. Wanna know more about the crazy history and inspiration behind Diana Prince? This month Kate Chaplin brings you the 75 year history of this superhero for peace and love. Kate will catch you up and get you pumped for the […]
Reunited once again Wil Derringer guests to talk about one of his top 5 must-watch movies, 1957’s 12 Angry Men. Kate & Wil talk about the importance and benefits of conversation, reasonable doubt and prejudice. About Filmmaker Kate Chaplin takes a film that has influenced her life for good, bad or ugly and dissects it […]
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