Buds, Greg and Alex love all things Beatles related, but know very little when it comes to their history, the culture around them, and all the minute details true Beatles fans know. Well, luckily Alex is married to someone who does know a lot about them! Enter: Ashley Crouch, "Beatles Expert". All three discuss the new documentary from Peter Jackson and Disney, our own personal histories with the music, and everything Beatles related we can think about. Come rock out with us and witness 4 musical geniuses change Rock music forever.

The buds: Gregory and Alex

Guest bud: Ashley Crouch

Music by Oscar Arriaga (Instagram)

Artwork: Hannah Shirley and Ashley Crouch

Twitter: BetterWithYou2

Email: betterwithyoupod@gmail.com

Alex and Greg loved a lot of things in 2021 (as well as didn't love, but that's not the point of this show). Listen here to hear what their "Top 5 Media/Things that got us through 2021!" What a mouthful, anyways, We talk about anime and we talk about Princess Diana. Please join our weird Venn Diagram and enjoy these things with us!

The buds: Gregory and Alex

Music by Oscar Arriaga (Instagram)

Artwork: Hannah Shirley and Ashley Crouch

Twitter: BetterWithYou2

Email: betterwithyoupod@gmail.com

This week the buds talk about one of Greg's favorite games of 2021: Metroid Dread! Alex doesn't much like the series but thinks this game could be up his alley. We got all your Metroid-y goodness here. Oh boy, do we.

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Supplemental Let's Play Video: YouTube

The buds: Gregory and Alex 

Music by Oscar Arriaga (Instagram) 

Artwork: Hannah Shirley and Ashley Crouch 

Twitter: BetterWithYou2

Email: betterwithyoupod@gmail.com

*CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of suicide. It's mostly in passing and only mentioned 2-3 times, but it does come up.*

Oh boy, this one is good! If you enjoyed the buds' discussion of Akira Kurosawa's Samurai Films, you'll enjoy this one too! Alex is giddy over discussing Stray Dog (1949), The Bad Sleep Well (1960), and High and Low (1963)! These really are great films, and if you haven't seen them, please go watch them wherever you can!

The buds: Gregory and Alex

Music by Oscar Arriaga (Instagram)

Artwork: Hannah Shirley and Ashley Crouch

Twitter: BetterWithYou2

Email: betterwithyoupod@gmail.com

*CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of suicide. It's mostly in passing and only mentioned 2-3 times, but it does come up.*

The buds officially have their audio mostly sorted out. It's getting better! Give them a year, and they'll figure it out! Join them as they discuss one of their favorites (and one of the best) film directors to ever live: Akira Kurosawa. This week it's all Samurai films all the time, babyy! We got your Seven Samurai. We got your Yojimbo. Your Throne of Blood. We got it all! 

Tune in next week when the buds discuss the crime dramas of Akira Kurosawa and what separates them and connects them to his samurai films.

The buds: Gregory and Alex

Music by Oscar Arriaga (Instagram)

Artwork: Hannah Shirley and Ashley Crouch

Twitter: BetterWithYou2

Email: betterwithyoupod@gmail.com

The buds talk about one of their favorite authors, Haruki Murakami! All the classics are talked about: Norweigen Wood! Wind-up Bird Chronicle! Kafka on the Shore! 1Q84! Get in on this hot discussion of Murakami sad-boys with your favorite boys! If you want to read the super interesting interview Greg mentions with Murakami and Mieko Kawakami, you can find that here: A Feminist Critique of Murakami Novels, with Murakami Himself

Also, Alex bought a new microphone, and then Greg went ahead and recorded his audio through his laptop microphone. Silly Greg! The audio will be fixed next week, we swear!

The buds: Gregory and Alex

Music by Oscar Arriaga (Instagram)

Artwork: Hannah Shirley and Ashley Crouch

Twitter: BetterWithYou2

Email: betterwithyoupod@gmail.com

Alex gets out of breath talking about Sam Raimi's Spiderman 3. Sorry.

Also, this was recorded awhile ago in the pre-'Snyder Cut' era and the buds have since seen it. They did not like it and won't apologize for it (If this is confusing, it's because you're here, reading this, and not listening. Or maybe you are listening while reading but you haven't gotten to this, admittedly, very small section of this episode. It's really a throw away line. You know what? Just go ahead and listen...Thanks).

The buds: Gregory and Alex

Music by Oscar Arriaga (Instagram)

Artwork: Hannah Shirley and Ashley Crouch

Twitter: BetterWithYou2

Email: betterwithyoupod@gmail.com

Hey! Welcome to Better With You! This is a podcast where two buds talk about stuff they like! What do we like? Well I guess we really like Cowboy Bebop! Do you like Cowboy Bebop? Cool.

The buds: Gregory and Alex

Music by Oscar Arriaga (Instagram)

Artwork: Hannah Shirley and Ashley Crouch

Twitter: BetterWithYou2

Email: betterwithyoupod@gmail.com