Episodes

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    Jul 27 2024

    For the final episode of the MPDG season, the femcels discuss the 2004 sci-fi romance Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (dir. by Michel Gondry) and reiterate that Clementine is NOT a concept, Joel!

    Topics include Los Angeles Plays Itself, MaXXXine, Inside Out, and Rick and Morty. We also make fun of Sam Levinson a little. Bjork, Immanuel Kant, and Bella’s brother make guest appearances [NOT CLICKBAIT].

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Media We've Been Eating Lately
    Jul 13 2024

    What media have you been consuming lately? In this (accidental) bonus episode, the femcels get a bit carried away as they review all the films, shows, books, and articles they’ve stumbled across in the past month. Topics may include non-FDA-approved olive oil, poorly-planned YA dystopias, late-stage capitalism moodboards, and Ryan Gosling in a tight henley shirt. NOT CLICKBAIT.

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
    Jul 8 2024

    As the 4th episode of the MPDG season, your favorite femcels discuss the 2010 rom-com, action film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Topics include Jojo Siwa's unborn child triage of Teddie and Freddie and Eddie, the modern indie-slut generation of Scott Pilgrims, some age-gap discourse, and the Power of the Gorilla Grip -- and Self-Respect too, I guess.

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • (500) Days of Summer
    Jun 21 2024

    NOTE: this episode was recorded on May 13 and released on June 21.

    We're sooooo back. For the long awaited third installment of the MPDG season, your femcels have returned to chat about the 2009 rom (?) com (?) film (500) Days of Summer, directed by Marc Webb and written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. We’ll get into on-campus developments at UCLA, the Ottessa Moshfegh literary universe, Challengers, Timothee Chalamet's heritage, Los Angeles architectural history, and good ol’ situationship discourse.


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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Y/N's Blunt Rotation
    Apr 20 2024

    A gift from us to you this national holiday. In this episode, your favorite femcels take a lil treat before discussing the 2018 teen rom-com The Kissing Booth. Discussion topics include gender issues (and the aggressive male trope), unethical height differences, Jacob Elordi’s hair, non-legally binding weddings, and fan fiction.


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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Hipster Epidemic Patient Zero
    Apr 13 2024

    For the first film of the MPDG season, your favorite femcels discuss the 2004 rom-com-drama film Garden State, written and directed by Zach Braff and starring Braff himself and Natalie Portman. Topics include voting, femcel’s political alignments, matcha vape, Zach Braff’s fraternity origins, white hipsters, and whether or not Braff's fantasy girl can be salvaged.

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    58 mins
  • History of the MPDG
    Mar 30 2024

    Yes… the rumors are true… the femcels are BACK with the first episode of our 4th season on the most loved-hated character trope in film history: the manic pixie dream girl! In this ep, we bravely face the trope's (film blog) origins, gritty critiques, and evolution as well as the relevance of its modern application – if any. Discussion topics include Larry David’s age, Carrie Fisher auto-fiction, the tortured mind of a film critic, and the Noted MDPG magnet Zach Braff.

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    1 hr
  • Guest Ep: Titane w/ Elthuh
    Mar 4 2024

    In this episode, the femcels bring on special guest Elsa Servantez (DJ Elthuh) to discuss the 2021 body horror psychological drama film Titane (dir. Julia Ducournau). Discussion topics include True Detective, freaks and perverts, not-quite incest, car metaphors, and Alexandra Daddario’s boobs (respectfully!)

    Elsa is a fourth year undergraduate studying Philosophy and English at UCLA where she met and became lifelong friends with your dearest co-host Bella Garcia. She is the Co-Head of FEM Newsmagazine’s Radio department, a member of UCLA Radio’s Comedy department, the founder of the notorious @uclabeers on Instagram, and an excellent valet driver.

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    1 hr and 19 mins