Natalie invites her friend Amber (@spukhaus) to come back to the pod and explore the world of surrealist internet horror, primarily through the lens of Too Many Cooks and Don't Hug Me I'm Scared. The episode happened to be recorded 2 days after the U.S. election, making this the Post Election Episode (trademark), and the pair spends the episode processing the results and connecting its themes to the topic at hand. Accompanying playlist of each video mentioned will be available on Patreon via editor notes.

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In the Twi-Tober Finale Episode, Natalie's friend Becca joins her to tackle Breaking Dawn. 2 movies. 1 book. 700+ pages. And we had a lot to say. We provided plenty of anecdotes along the way, such as the story where Becca was high at youth group, or when Natalie played the wife of a mass shooter (TWICE) in high school. Also, the 9/11 of it all. So many gems in this episode.

Content Warnings: brief discussion of incest (this episode truly does cover it all)

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Natalie's friend Addy returns to the podcast for episode 3 of Twi-Tober and together they attempt to tackle Eclipse. There's a lot to discuss, such as the weird casual racism in the backstories, and the Jacob Black of it all. That man should be in prison. This episode features more direct quotes from the text than any other, because summaries do not do these questionable plotlines justice.

TW: racism/general stereotyping of POC (specifically indigenous communities, but some other examples sprinkled throughout), assault, manipulation

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For episode 2 of Twi-Tober, Natalie invites her friend Marlene to discuss New Moon. The pair reflect on becoming friends through the internet, and where they are now. No stranger to their own mental health struggles, they reflect on how New Moon may offer one of the most accurate protrayals of a depressive episode in media, and how this is the only story that primarily focuses on Bella and her coming of age.

Potential TW from discussion of mental health struggles and suicidal ideation, as well as some conversations on consent and how New Moon begins to set up some very unpleasant themes to come in future books/movies.

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Natalie welcomes you all to Twi-Tober, where we will be covering every Twilight book every Friday in October. Up first, of course, is TWILIGHT. Joined by her college friend Marissa, the pair dissect the original novel and Stephanie Meyer's obsession with re-writing it, and then tackle the iconic blue-tinted film and how a female director (Catherine Hardwicke) brought the elements of feminine gaze and camp, which is noticeably missing in later movies.

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To celebrate the end of the season, Natalie reflects on Brat Summer and deep dives into the Charli Xcx album it was named after. She explores the history of the word "brat", and the graphic design of the album before finally going through each track and giving her thoughts on the album, life, and everything in between.

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Natalie is joined by Wylie of the All My Friends Are Reading podcast and together the two explore the Rich (Usually Masculine) + Poor (Usually Feminine) romance trope! Through this lens, Natalie finally gets to dive into some narratives she's been wanting to cover: Saltburn, The Raven Cycle, Mara Dyer, and Pride and Prejudice! The two also bond over their shared love of Benedict's Bridgerton book (an opinion that some would find controversial) and talk lots about the patriarchy and how money controls everything.

Listen to my episode on Wylie's podcast HERE:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2alQyb1l3Feikrk870zUFg?si=cde7e8c155b8437b

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Natalie is joined by her best friend, Jolie, the original Friend By Chance. Together they discuss the story of how they met (Natalie was a weirdo, as usual) and the books they both were assigned to read for school. They reminisce on Uncle Jesse's cameo in the Raisin in the Sun movie (this is real I Googled it after), their disappointment towards Frankenstein, and so much more. A lot of lore is dropped in this one.

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