Podcasts by Waiting to X-hale
A Gen X-themed show with podcast veterans Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh and Karen Tongson (Pop Rocket). W2X revisits the pop culture & social issues that defined Generation X from a (queer) woman-of-color perspective in a way that sheds new light on the pop culture from both then, and now.
Further podcasts by Karen Tongson and Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh
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Ep. 114: Second Acts: The Waiting to X-Hale Finale from 2023-12-08T05:00
It’s the final episode, and there are tears shed, and personal revelations made as Karen and Wynter contemplate their favori...
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Ep. 113: Favorite Finales from 2023-12-04T05:00
In our penultimate episode, Wynter and Karen prepare for the end by reflecting on their favorite series finales including Ma...
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Ep. 112: Special Guests from 2023-10-07T04:00
This week we present our second "best of" episode featuring a collection of the lovely guests we've had over the years. You'll hear Guy Branham & Listen
Ep. 111: Ahead of Our Time from 2023-09-23T04:00
Ep. 110: My favorite disaster from 2023-08-19T15:31
Wynter flies solo again as she discusses her favorite natural disaster movies as Listen
Ep. 109: Gen X Grief&the Loss of Sinead O’Connor and Paul “Pee-Wee Herman “ Reubens from 2023-08-05T04:00
Wynter flies solo as she discusses Gen X grief in the wake of Listen
Ep. 108: HOTCAST from 2023-07-22T04:00
It’s the hottest summer on record, so Karen and Wynter take it upon themselves to discuss the pop culture that’s bringing al...
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Ep. 107: Threads, Bear, And Just Like That… from 2023-07-08T04:00
Wynter and KT have so much to chew on this week, including the scramble for social media life-rafts after Twitter. Wynter te...
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Ep. 106: Wynter is Back! Black Mirror and Other Current Dystopias from 2023-06-24T04:00
Wynter is back and we have an episode filled with SPOILER ALERTS for both the season finale of Listen
Pride Bonus Episode on Ultimatum: Queer Love from 2023-06-07T04:00
Karen assembles an expert panel of queers to dish about this summer's reality phenom, ...
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Ep. 105: GenX Coffee Klatsch + 1984 w/ Scott Poulson-Bryant&Ebony Elizabeth Thomas from 2023-06-03T16:00
Karen is joined this week by Scott Poulson-Bryant (a co-founding editor of Vibe magazine...
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Ep. 104: Met Gala and More w/ A.E. Stevenson from 2023-05-13T04:00
Fashion connoisseur and media scholar A.E. Stevenson joins KT thi...
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Ep. 103b: Nuo-Lingo and BoCo: “Touch Grass" w/ Andrew Ti from 2023-04-29T04:00
Karen and guest-host Andrew Ti take their "Asian conversation meant to be had indoors" outdoors to the soccer pitch. The two share their love of Listen
Ep. 103: Yo, is Gen X Racist? With Andrew Ti from 2023-04-22T04:00
Karen welcomes guest-host Andrew Ti (creator and co-host of Listen
Ep. 102b: Nuo-Lingo and BoCo: “Private Not Secret” w/ Guy Branum from 2023-04-17T04:00
Outtakes from episode 102 on Listen
Ep. 102: World(ly) TV: From Top Chef World All Stars to International Netflix Offerings from 2023-04-08T04:00
Our dear Guy Branum sits in for Wynter, as he and Karen have a wide-ranging conversatio...
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Ep. 101: What Did I Miss? Spare, The Last of Us, M3GAN&More - Plus THE OSCARS from 2023-03-17T10:45
Ep. 100: Turning 100 with Bob Odenkirk from 2022-11-07T10:00
It’s our 100th episode and season 5 finale!!! To help celebrate the occasion, the one and only BOB ODENKIRK was kind enough to join us for a chat about
Celebrate 100 episodes with us! from 2022-10-28T19:25
Head over to w2xpodcast.com and click the blue button on the right side to leave us a voicemail!
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Ep. 99: Queer for Fear and Our Horror Recommendations from 2022-10-24T10:00
Ep. 98: Too Much Too Crime? Dahmer, The Gabby Petito Story and Blonde from 2022-10-10T10:30
Ep. 97 WRESTLING with GENX’s ANGLOPHILIA from 2022-09-26T11:00:07
The end of the Elizabethan-era (part II) prompted us to reflect on how British pop culture has dominated GenX’s imaginaries, from new wave and the new romantics, ...
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Ep. 96: 2022 Emmy Predictions from 2022-09-12T10:00:29
Karen and Wynter are back together again, just in time to drop their Emmy predictions for all the Comedy and Drama acting categories. They tell you who they Listen
Ep. 95: She-Hulk and Snark w/Ryan Bailey from 2022-08-29T13:09:34
Wynter is in the driver's seat one more time and wants to know if you're watching She-Hulk. It's a refreshing glass of characters and story that you don't even need to have watched all 432 Marve...
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Ep. 94: A Free For All w/ Abby Gardner from 2022-08-15T18:06:40
While Karen is on vacation, Wynter brought in special guest host Abby Gardner (We Have Notes Podc...
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Ep. 93: Irma Vep Across Time from 2022-08-01T10:18:55
Karen and Wynter have been seduced by Irma Vep, Olivier Assayas’ “serialize...
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Ep. 92: WORTH THE WAIT? From Stranger Things to Umbrella Academy from 2022-07-19T01:23:42
Wynter has returned from her European vacation to tell us about her encounter with Aline–not to be confused with Celine, who the main character of this French-Canadian film very closely...
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Ep. 91: Comin’ in Hot: FX’s THE BEAR from 2022-07-04T11:53:06
This week Karen is joined by author, curator, and former kitchen-geek Jennifer Doyle, as well as Chef Courtney Storer to talk about the buzzy and bingeable FX series The Bear. As the c...
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Ep. 90: A Theysian/Gaysian Guide to Hulu’s FIRE ISLAND from 2022-06-13T15:37:39
Ep. 89: FIGHT BACK! w/ author Raquel Gutierrez from 2022-06-06T11:45:01
CW: discussions of violence, self-harm, domestic abuse, mass shooting–in other words, of our everyday lives in the U.S.A.
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Ep. 88: W2X Live @ REDCAT w/ Kevin Smith&Sandra Bernhard from 2022-05-09T21:09:13
This is an edited version of the live show - Patreon members get the full unedited video!
The Gen X festival’s Humanities co...
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Ep. 87: The Music of 1992 and 2002 from 2022-04-11T11:00:17
Wynter and Karen reflect back on the music of 1992 and 2002, from Pitchfork favorites to the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to selecting their MVP songs and albums from each year, they each get ...
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Ep. 86: 80s Erotique with Karina Longworth from 2022-03-28T17:57:10
This week Karina Longworth, the creator, producer and host of You Must Remember This Listen
Ep. 85 - A Most Excellent Vintage: Our Favorite OSCARS Years from 2022-03-14T15:34:40
Wynter and Karen look back on their favorite Oscars years and winners in recent, i.e. prime GenX decades, as we round the corner to the 94th Annual Academy Awards.
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Ep. 84: THE FUTURE OF MUSIC IS…RAISING THE DEAD? from 2022-02-28T15:21:54
We’re thrilled to welcome back Ann Powers of NPR Music, and author of Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music to talk to us about the future of music....
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Ep. 83: THE FUTURE IS NOW from 2022-02-21T14:34:23
Karen returns from her bout w/ the Omarion variant to catch up with Wynter about Super Bowl Sunday, including all the ads, and the “GenX has arrived” halftime show featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop, Mary...
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Ep. 82: And Just Like That…It’s 1996 from 2022-01-31T12:30:39
Hot on the heels of our last episode on Yellowjackets, Wynter and Karen a...
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Ep. 81: Yellowjackets! Buzz, Buzz, Buzz from 2022-01-17T19:56:10
Wynter & Karen welcome you to Season 5 with a bushel full of SPOILER ALERTS for both Search Party and the topic of their main segment, everybody’s latest obsession Yellowjackets Listen
Ep. 80: Holiday Holigay Special w/ Alonso Duralde and Dave White from 2021-12-13T16:16:02
The whole gang gets frisky with a very special feline-themed holiday episode. Our favorite holigays Alonso Duralde and Dave White join Wynter and Karen to discuss Hallmark’s The Nine Lives o...
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Ep. 79: Fright Night Finale! Halloween Kills, Chucky and Ghosts from 2021-10-25T11:30
Our hosts close out season four with a Halloween-themed episode that covers a spate of new horror-related releases from Halloween Kills to SyFy’s Chucky series. Speaking of hor...
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Ep. 78: Squid Game and Playing for Survival from 2021-10-11T11:00
SPOILER ALERT: Details from the several episodes of Squid Game are discussed in the main segment.
Wynter and...
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Ep. 77: ACS Impeachment from 2021-09-27T14:15:57
Who is the “mother SCOBY” of all Karens? Find out on this week’s episode, which dives deep into Impeachment, the latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story anthology. How ...
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Ep. 76: You’re Not the Main Character! from 2021-09-13T13:38:21
Inspired by Kathryn VanArendonk's Vulture article about white men in crisis on TV, Wyn...
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Ep. 75: Geriatric Xers and End-of-Summer Top 10 from 2021-08-30T14:59:16
Film critics and husbands Dave White and Alonso Duralde of the Linoleum Knife Podcast are GUEST HOSTING W2...
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Ep. 74: BioDocs from Bourdain to Val from 2021-08-16T13:24:46
Karen and Wynter explore two high-profile and controversial documentaries about beloved figures Anthony Bourdain (Roadrunner), and Val Kilmer (Val). What do we get from conjuri...
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Ep. 73: Woodstock 99&Music Festivals with Ann Powers from 2021-08-02T14:11:35
One of our generation’s greatest pop music critics, Ann Powers (NPR Music), sits down with Karen and Wynter to process the new Woodstock 99 doc, and music festivals in general, while exploring the ...
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Ep. 72: Ridin’ Down Fear Street: 1994 and 1978 from 2021-07-19T13:38:05
Wynter tells Karen to suck it up for a ride down R.L. Stine’s Fear Street, especially with the release of the trilogy on Netflix and its deep GenX flex (from 1994 to 1978). SPOILERS ABO...
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Ep. 71: Soft, Yacht, and Spago Rock with Mike Pace and Molly Lambert from 2021-07-05T18:50:21
Ep. 70: Gamechangers: Film&TV Edition from 2021-06-21T16:13:47
Wynter asks us all to think about the films and TV shows that changed the game, from those that captured the style and essence of their era (Clueless), to those that transformed the cul...
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Ep. 69: The One With the Friends Reunion from 2021-06-07T15:31:48
Wynter and Karen hit all the angles of the HBO Max Friends reunion, from the true MVPs of the cast, to Irish uncle Joey, to its efforts to compensate for the show’s lack of diversity by hi...
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Ep. 68: Girls 5 Eva, 3gether with Guy Branum from 2021-05-24T18:07:13
Their former girl group sister, Guy Branum told Karen and Wynter to watch the new Peacock series Girls 5Eva so they could all process it 3gether, which they do on this week’s ep. Karen ...
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Ep. 67: Our AIM is True - Social Media Through the Ages from 2021-05-10T16:07:30
Dust off your dial-up, and join Wynter and Karen for a glimpse at social media through the ages, from the classic AOL Instant Messenger, to all the apps we rushed to download during the pandemmy...
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Ep. 66 At the Movies (Again!) from 2021-04-26T17:22:21
What upcoming movie releases will inspire Karen and Wynter to leave the comfort and safety of their pandemic bunkers to go to an actual theater?!? This is an especially tall order since news bro...
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Ep. 65 Better Be Good to TINA, with Nick Murphy from 2021-04-12T19:51:30
Wynter and Karen welcome longtime listener Nick Murphy, a fierce advocate and fan of the great Tina Turner, to chat about the new HBO doc revisiting her legacy. The three focus on what it means ...
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Ep. 64 It’s An Honor Just to Be Asian... #StopWhiteSupremacy from 2021-03-29T17:33:18
Karen and Wynter confront the surge in anti-AAPI hate and violence during Covid, while exploring how its longer histories are intertwined with pop culture. Karen shouts out some writers doing th...
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Ep. 63 - Coming Home to The Real World from 2021-03-15T10:00
Wynter and Karen reveal the different reasons each of them cried when they watched The Real World: Homecoming Listen
Ep. 62: The World of WandaVision from 2021-03-01T17:11:35
Wynter and Karen immerse themselves into WandaVision, as they explore how we use TV to work through our grief in myriad ways. Ever the completist, Karen re-watche...
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Ep. 61: #FreeBritney + Bling Empire w/ Jenny Yang from 2021-02-15T11:30
Writer, comedian, and Asian American cultural icon Jenny Yang joins us to process WTF Bling Empire Listen
Ep. 60: FOREVER 21 from 2021-02-01T14:56:23
Karen and Wynter kick off season 4 and 2021--the year this millennium is finally old enough to drink--with reflections on when they each turned 21. For Wynter, it was 2001, and she recalls her d...
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Bonus Trailer: Dance Hubs from 2020-12-28T19:51:55
While the show is on a holiday hiatus, we wanted to share a podcast project Karen has been working on at USC that you might be into!
The Consortium for Gender, Sexuality, Race and Popula...
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Ep. 59: Gifts that Keep on Giving from our Family to Yours from 2020-12-18T12:00
It’s a family affair for our season 3 finale, as both Wynter and Karen’s parents pop into our Zoom room to chat about their favorite pop cultural memories--the gi...
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Ep. 58: The Happiest Season...OR IS IT?! from 2020-12-04T12:00
Ep. 57: Thank You, Thank You: Listener Dedications + An Amazing Race detour w/ Nicole J. Georges from 2020-11-26T17:03:13
We are so grateful to our extended W2X family, and some very special guests, who sent us their dedications and messages of gratitude for the Thanksgiving holiday, while also reminding us about t...
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Ep. 56: Crownin’ Around with Diana: The Crown S4 from 2020-11-20T12:30
Karen & Wynter binged all of Netflix’s The Crown in a single day, as season 4 of the prestige series swerves into the GenX sweet spot of 1977-1990. The two get into the Charles & Diana of it all...
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Ep. 55: Lipsync for Your Life: From Milli Vanilli to Sarah Cooper w/ Sarah Kessler from 2020-11-13T12:00
Wynter and Karen visit USC--this time virtually--in Sarah Kessler’s class on Audio(visuality). Sarah is a media studies scholar, TV editor of Listen
Ep. 54: Reunion for a Fair Fight w/ Guy Branum and Margaret Wappler from 2020-11-06T12:00
This week, we teamed up with our old pals Guy Branum and Margaret Wappler and raised $750 for Stacey Abrams' FAIR FIGHT! During our taping the day before election...
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Ep. 53: Written in the Stars w/ Amanda Yates Garcia, the Oracle of L.A. from 2020-10-30T11:00
Wynter and Karen welcome a witch, healer and the Oracle of Los Angeles, Amanda Yates Garcia (author of Initiated: Memoi...
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Ep. 52: Defend Your Sequel w/ Kill by Kill’s Patrick&Gena from 2020-10-23T11:00
Ep. 51: A Mental Health Break w/ Dr. Megan Auster-Rosen from 2020-10-16T11:30
Karen and Wynter are joined by Dr. Megan Auster-Rosen, the co-director of the mental health program at Cedars Sinai, to talk about how to ride out the next severa...
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Ep. 50: Debating SNL from 2020-10-09T11:00
Ep. 49: Getting Pen15 from 2020-10-02T12:00
Karen and Wynter do their best to catch you up with season 2 of Hulu’s cringe comedy Pen15, while reminiscing about their own deeply awkward middle school years. ...
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Ep. 48: Fast Times and the Rise of the All-Star Table Read from 2020-09-25T14:49:37
Karen has fled Los Angeles for the rest of September, as both she and Wynter mourn the loss of the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg by girding their loins for the fight ahead. The two give a full r...
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Ep. 47: Remembering Chadwick Boseman with andré carrington from 2020-09-18T11:30
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Ep. 46: Lovecraft Country with Dr. Jonathan P. Higgins from 2020-09-11T11:00
Ep. 45: Facing the Music with Bill&Ted from 2020-09-04T11:00
Karen and Wynter explore what it means to be excellent to each other in a world as dire and apocalyptic as our own, as they get into the #girldad energy of...
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Ep. 44: The Go-Go’s with Kathy Valentine from 2020-08-28T11:00
A bonafide rock star turned author, Kathy Valentine (yes, THE Kathy Valentine from The Go-Go’s, and author of the new memoir Listen
Ep. 43: What’s Cookin’ in the Pandemic w/ Katherine Spiers from 2020-08-21T12:00
Our dear friend and the smartest mouth in town, Katherine Spiers (Smart Mouth Listen
Ep. 42: 90s Domestic Thrillers with Brandy Monk-Payton from 2020-08-14T12:00
Media scholar & author Dr. Brandy Monk-Payton (Fordham University) joins Karen & Wynter to talk about the preponderance of domestic psychodramas like T...
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Ep. 41: What’s Good is Bad&Bad is Good w/ June Diane Raphael from 2020-08-07T12:00
Karen and Wynter kick off a brand new season joined by June Diane Raphael, co-founder of the Jane Club, and star of Gr...
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Karen interviews Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls from 2020-07-17T16:15:26
Karen interviews Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls from 2020-07-10T16:19:13
In this summer bonus episode, Karen shares her spring interview with Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls in preparation for her NPR article on the duo. Special thanks to NPR Music (especially A...
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Ep. 40: You Must Remember Polly Platt with Karina Longworth from 2020-06-26T15:38:40
Wynter and Karen welcome guest Karina Longworth of You Must Remember This for their season 2 finale! Karina tells us all about Polly Platt, the subject of this season’s YMRT. Polly was ...
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Ep. 39: Together Again to Talk Gen Z with Guy Branum&Margaret Wappler from 2020-06-19T15:15:34
Wynter and Karen reunite with their former podmates Guy Branum and Margaret Wappler in this supersized episode fundraising for G.L.I.T.S and SummaEverything! The fierce foursome indulge in a dee...
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Ep. 38: Just Can’t [The] Help It from 2020-06-12T15:11:43
Wynter returns this week, as we welcome special guests Renee Bever (artist, co-host of Attack of the Queerwolf), and Tavia Nyong’o (author, Professor of American Studies at Yale). The p...
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Ep. 37: American Uprising from 2020-06-08T15:56:07
We stand with the Black Lives Matter movement in advocating for racial justice, and against police violence. Wynter and her family have also suffered a personal tragedy, so this episode is in so...
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Ep. 36: Butches for Billions with Raquel Gutierrez from 2020-05-29T16:22:54
Wynter is off for the week, so one of Karen’s oldest BFF’s, the poet, writer and performer Raquel Gutierrez joins her from Tucson, AZ to talk about everything fro...
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Talking Hollywood with Guy Branum from 2020-05-22T15:49:02
Guy Branum joins us for an impromptu reunion to talk more about Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood on Netflix. Last week, guy texted Karen about the show, which we covered in our supersized Ep. 35. 6 hours...
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Ep. 35: Hollywood, Babylon from 2020-05-15T15:07:04
Wynter and Karen are not alone! Special sexxy guests, Guinevere Turner and Alonso Duralde join them in the W2X Zoom Room for a deep hang, and some scandalous conv...
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Ep. 34: Never Have I Ever…avoided a controversial teen sitcom from 2020-05-08T15:10:30
Karen & Wynter dive into the fray to discuss Mindy Kaling’s latest sitcom, Never Have I Ever Listen
Ep. 33: WTF, LFE? (On Little Fires Everywhere) from 2020-05-01T15:22:19
Wynter & Karen talk through the twists and turns of the 90s-set racial melodrama, Little Fires Everywhere
Ep. 32: Valley Girlz from 2020-04-24T16:08:34
With the 1983 classic, Valley Girls back on streaming services, Wynter and ...
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Ep. 31: Conspiracy Theories from 2020-04-17T15:01:37
Karen and Wynter greet you from the new nation of Cascadia, or OrCaWash, or whatever you prefer to call the western pact states. Wynter gives us the “state of Twitter” in these times, including ...
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Ep. 30: Nochella: Music for the Cruelest Month from 2020-04-10T13:49:16
It’s their third week of quarantine, so Karen is talking to Steak-umm on Twitter, and Wynter thinks Ellen sux. In lieu of music festival season launching this April, the two offer their own virt...
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Ep. 29: Wild Times with Tiger King from 2020-04-03T13:08:19
W2X Movie Night - Tuesday, April 7 at 6pm PST Pacific - check our social media accounts for details!
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Ep. 28: Sheltering in Place with our 70s/80s/90s Faves from 2020-03-27T14:55:28
Karen & Wynter are in week two of their quarantines in Echo Park & Encino, following “shelter in place” directives from Gov. Newsom in California. This prompted them to wonder which fictional ch...
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Ep. 27: GenX Lives! Generational Divides in the Global Pandemic from 2020-03-20T14:22:16
Wynter and Karen record remotely from their separate quarantine pods in Encino and Echo Park and give you an update on what they’ve been doing during their respective quarantines. Spoiler alert:...
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Ep. 26: “What Movie Am I In?!?” Our Brave New World of Outbreaks and De-Extinction from 2020-03-13T13:49:33
Like everyone else in the world, Wynter and Karen are preparing for a possible Coronavirus quarantine. What social distancing and stockpiling techniques have they...
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Ep. 25: Sleepytime TV and Not So Super Tuesday from 2020-03-09T15:22:42
Karen and Wynter fixed their audio problems just in time to record in the wake of Super Tuesday 2020. They get into the nitty-gritty generational breakdown betwee...
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Ep. 24: Slapchop the Nad’s - A Journey with Infomercials from 2020-03-06T12:00
Have you ever bought something “as seen on TV” and not available in stores? Wynter and Karen stroll down memory lane about the most irritating and captivating inf...
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Ep. 23: Cheer Up, Baby! from 2020-02-28T12:00
This week, Karen and Wynter take on the Netflix phenomenon, Cheer, a docu...
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Ep. 22: Hostless with the Mostest - Oscars 2020 from 2020-02-14T15:24:40
What box subscriptions keep Wynter and Karen thrivin' and survivin'? Wynter tells us all about a very different kind of streaming service that serves up classic Blaxploitation, while Karen final...
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Ep. 21: Hot For Terri/Terry - Looking Back at Just One of the Guys (1985) from 2020-02-07T12:00
Wynter and Karen return from their holiday hiatus, and reflect on what 2020 has wrought thus far, and speak from the heart about the complicated feelings each of them experienced as Angelenos af...
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Ep. 20: Gratitude&Holiday Hopes: ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ vs. ‘We Are The World’ from 2019-11-29T11:30
Grounded in the hopeful spirit of songs by Band Aid and U.S.A For Africa, Karen and Wynter chat about what they’re grateful for in 2019 – and look forward to rene...
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Ep. 19: The Head That Wears The Crown: Early Elizabeth II vs. Silver Jubilee Elizabeth II from 2019-11-22T13:40:52
Karen and Wynter couldn’t resist diving into season 3 of Netflix’s most opulent and expensive series, The Crown<...
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Ep. 18: Postmillennial Femme-inisms LIVE at USC: Sex&the City vs. The L-Word from 2019-11-15T14:10
W2X goes back to school w/ Professor Tongson’s class on U.S. Pop Culture LIVE at USC! Wynter is off on assignment, so Tre’vell Anderson from OUT magazine and Sarah Kessler, the TV editor for Pub...
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Ep. 17: Black Middle Class - 227 vs. Black-ish from 2019-11-08T14:36:37
All hail Regina King! Her turn on HBO’s The Watchmen alerted most of white ...
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Ep. 16: “The Nice Guys”: Paul Rudd vs. John Cusack from 2019-11-01T13:39:56
With the recent release of Paul Rudd's Netflix series, Living with Yourself...
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Ep.15: “Intimate Horror”&Female Anti-Heroes: Midsommar vs. Hereditary from 2019-10-25T10:30
***SPOILER ALERT - MIDSOMMAR AND HEREDITARY PLOT DETAILS ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE***
It’s Halloween-time and modern-day horror ensnar...
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Ep. 14: The Gay 90s with Heather Matarazzo: Indie vs. Mainstream from 2019-10-18T10:30
***SPOILER ALERT: MAJOR PLOT POINTS FROM THE JOKER ARE REVEALED IN THIS EPISODE***
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Ep. 13: All Hail the Queen (Latifah, not that other lady): Cleo vs. Khadijah from 2019-10-11T10:30
Wynter & Karen welcome Madin Lopez, a stylist and the founder of ProjectQ: a non-profit organization benefiting LGBTQ+ homeless youth by providing free gender-aff...
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Ep. 12: Ryan Murphy’s Nostalgia Game - AHS vs. ACS from 2019-10-04T13:08:20
With the recent debut of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story: 1984, Wynter ...
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Ep. 11: The (Inappropriate) Objects of Our Affections: School Daze vs. Dear White People (TV series) from 2019-09-27T12:10:06
Karen and Wynter travel all the way to the University of Mississippi in Oxford for their first live show, with special guests Kiese Laymon and Alysia Steele. The ...
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Ep. 10: On Becoming Kirsten Dunst: 1990s KD vs. 2000s KD from 2019-09-13T10:00
All hail the goddess, Kirsten Dunst, who just received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and is turning heads with her spectacular turn as Krystal Stubbs on t...
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Ep. 9: X’ed out of D23 - The Cat from Outer Space vs. Flight of the Navigator from 2019-09-06T10:30
Disney rolls out the reboots at its annual D23 convention and--surprise, surprise--there's little to tickle the fancies of Generation X, with all the devotion to ...
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Ep. 8: Give us the Keys, Brandon: BH 90210-Brenda vs. Kelly from 2019-08-30T10:30
Both Wynter and Karen try not to cry every time they talk about the dearly departed Luke Perry, aka Dylan McKay. The two dive headfirst into a long simmering debate ...
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Ep. 7: Impeachment&Political Sex Scandals: 1998 vs. 2019 from 2019-08-23T12:57:39
Wynter and Karen are abuzz with news of the casting for Ryan Murphy's next season of American Crime Story <...
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Ep. 6: What the Wild Things Teach Us: Cocaine Bear vs. Meth Gator from 2019-08-16T12:57:55
W2X goes wild as we conjure a raucous showdown between urban legends, Cocaine Bear vs. Meth Gator! Who are they? What are they? And what do they tell us about per...
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Ep. 5: From Pin-Ups to Big Papas: Brad Pitt vs. Leonardo DiCaprio from 2019-08-09T11:00
It's a battle of GenX matinee idols, Brad Pitt vs. Leonardo DiCaprio. Wynter and Karen reflect on the arc of Brad & Leo's careers in light of their latest joint venture, Once Upon a Time in ...
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Ep 4: YouTubin' with Generation X: Mentos vs. Diet Pepsi from 2019-08-02T14:00:32
Pop open a Bartles & Jaymes, and pull your rocking chair up to your laptop, Wynter and Karen get into how Generation X uses YouTube, from nostalgic forays into ol...
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Ep. 3 - Summer Shenanigans: Summer School vs. Dazed&Confused from 2019-07-26T12:11:02
'Tis the season for dogs wearing sunglasses, horndog teens and poolside rumpshakin'. Karen and Wynter get deep into summer shenanigans, both their own, and everyt...
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Ep. 2: Goonies vs. Stand By Me, and the Stranger Things of It All from 2019-07-19T11:15:47
Wynter catches up with Karen after she returns from her month-long book tour abroad, and the two get into some of the things KT missed back in the U.S. of A. , including HBO MAX, and the new ser...
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Ep. 1: Pilot from 2019-07-10T00:40:04
It's the debut episode of Waiting to X-hale, a Gen X-themed show with podcast veterans Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh and Karen Tongson. W2X revisits the pop culture & social issues that defined Gene...
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