Ah, listeners, it's that time. Join Aaron and Leyla as they celebrate the return of Lindsay Lohan to the tudum screen in her holiday romcom, Falling for Christmas! Enjoy a conversation about bisexual kings, scheming in-laws, and the kind of alternative casting Leyla gets up to when she doesn't wear her glasses. --- Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla celebrate finally completing their quest to watch the entire Fast & Furious franchise! Join us for discussions of Fast & Furious as a science fiction, the importance of orbs, and the Fast franchise villain-to-family pipeline.  ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional content and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews The Bible Boys Astral Heart

Weeee're back, and this week we're talking about the convoluted Mormon-aphor of the Twilight Saga: New Moon AND Eclipse! Join Aaron and Leyla for their endorsements of Charlie Swan and Dakota Fanning, a rehash of their thoughts on immortality, and how pornography is less horny than these films. Quileute Tribe Move to Higher Ground https://mthg.org/ Quileute Tribe Site (Visiting La Push) https://quileutenation.org/ Twilight But Okayer  https://twilightbutokayer.tumblr.com/post/190765580273/in-a-shocking-twist-of-events-melodrama-over Taylor Lautner's extremely funny TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@taylor_tay0l/video/7114829272602266886?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7114829272602266886&lang=en I will not be providing a link to the Twilight dildo, you can Google that yourself. ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional content and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews The Bible Boys Astral Heart

It's a loose one! Join Aaron and Leyla for their annual birthday episode, in which we explore Tumblr sexymen and unofficial hotboys alike! Learn some essential cringe lore about your cohosts, listen to some spirited arguments about sexy twinks and triangles, and I don't know, have a laugh at our expense.  Izzzyzzz: The Phenomenon of Tumblr Sexymen - https://youtu.be/q9i9KDtZtv8  Izzzyzzz: The Rise and Fall of Slenderman - https://youtu.be/Sx3S0ErEKvE  Sarah Z: Tumblr's Strangest Obsession: A History of the Onceler Fandom - https://youtu.be/us5Y_Kba7To  Sexypedia Wiki: https://sexypedia.fandom.com/wiki/Sexypedia_Wiki  Sans from Undertale won the Tumblr Sexyman poll, and I haven’t known peace since https://www.polygon.com/23344824/reigen-arataka-toby-fox-fan-fic-undertale-sans-tumblr-sexyman?utm_campaign=polygon&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter The Pope listens to Undertale's Megalovania In 2022 https://youtu.be/scaG05xsN_Y Canon Human Bill Cipher: https://www.reddit.com/r/gravityfalls/comments/5ccxh1/here_he_is_folks_the_canon_human_bill_cipher_from/  Animal Crossing fans keep joking about ‘Raymond in boxes’ https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/12/21256054/animal-crossing-raymond-villager-new-horizons-black-market-in-boxes-meme-fan-art-nintendo-switch Rise Of The Guardians Soundtrack | 44 | Jamie Believes - https://youtu.be/YnQT12UwKXc Naruto Reviewto - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/naruto-reviewto/id1500509266 Lazy Town-Cooking by the book remix ft. Lil Jon - https://youtu.be/G5KxZ5Lc_YA ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional content and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews The Bible Boys Astral Heart

This week, we get fast and a little more furious with the F&F spinoff, Hobbs & Shaw! Join Aaron and Leyla as we talk about the Hattie Shaw-Uchiha standalone spy flick that could have been, Idris Elba being a little sexy and evil (like we all should be), and the unhinged sexual tension between two large and strong men.  Omegaverse: What is A/B/O? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLoDTQ6B7cc Avatar: The Way of Water | Official Trailer - https://youtu.be/d9MyW72ELq0 You Wrote it Gay: Why Gendered Conflict is Queering Up Your Narrative - https://ko-fi.com/post/You-Wrote-it-Gay-Why-Gendered-Conflict-is-Queerin-I3I06O1RL ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional content and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews The Bible Boys Astral Heart

As promised, here is your second, bonus-esque episode. This week, Aaron and Leyla dive into R.F. Kuang's dark academia bludgeon, Babel! We talk about how no one comes out of this book unscathed (both in fiction and real life), devastating footnotes, and our usual bout of disaporic grievances.  The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-once-and-future-witches-alix-e-harrow/1136530996 R.F. Kuang's Fantasy Mag Interview: https://www.fantasy-magazine.com/fm/non-fiction/interview-rf-kuang/  ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional content and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews The Bible Boys Astral Heart

SOME HOUSEKEEPING IN THE SHOW NOTES: Sorry about the unannounced mini-hiatus! There will be TWO episodes this week, so keep an eye out for our show on RF Kuang's 'Babel' on Wednesday. We'll be back to our regular cadence next week.  This week, Aaron and Leyla indulge in a Don Bluth classic, The Secret of NIMH! Join us for discussion of little guy things, direct-action shrews, and rats that were drawn sexy. Thumbelina | "Follow Your Heart" Clip | Fox Family Entertainment - https://youtu.be/tNY53T7RlDQ  (A minor correction from the show: Jaquimo DOES say he'll go find the prince, but he sucks at it, so he might as well not have. Don Bluth hates birds.) (CW FOR A VERY DETAILED SPIDER ~1:30 in) THE SECRET OF NIMH Clip - "The Great Owl" (1982) https://youtu.be/SqYo8130hhA Mausritter - https://mausritter.com/ ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional content and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews The Bible Boys Astral Heart

This week, join Aaron and Leyla in some undead regency-era shenanigans in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies! We celebrate Matt Smith knowing exactly what movie he's in, pitch yet another series of billion-dollar ideas, and ponder the concept of homages that don't understand their source material. ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional content and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews The Bible Boys Astral Heart

DALE! Just like Michelle Rodriguez, we've returned from the grave to talk about The Fate of the Furious. Join us in our neon orange Lambo for the dadifcation of the Fast franchise, the Michelle Rodriguez fan experience, and some good Christian fun. ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional content and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews The Bible Boys Astral Heart

Hello everyone! While your intrepid hosts deal with illness and life, respectively, please enjoy a rerun of one of our favorite episodes. Rest assured that we will be reviewing the upcoming live-action Death Note series by the Duffer Brothers, even after whatever the hell happened to us here. --- Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

Join Aaron and Leyla back in linear time for a wild discussion that predates the concept of tumblr sexymen, finds a way to mention our good crouton anime boy, and touches upon some deadly breasts.   ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, join Aaron and Leyla in welcoming back Michelle Rodriguez to the Fast franchise in Fast & Furious 6! This episode was recorded In the Past so enjoy our unhinged vibes, fuckable levels of misogyny, and a rundown of incredible fight scenes. ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, join an Aaron and Leyla from the past as we discuss Martha Wells's novella, All Systems Red! We discuss playing it fast and loose with robot pronouns, being a failure of a heartless killing machine, and vibing out with your favorite trashy space hospital drama.   Razor's Edge by Martha Wells  https://www.marthawells.com/razorsedge.htm  TRIGUN STAMPEDE – Official Trailer (2023) https://youtu.be/6T6sqsFGVi4    ---    Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, follow Aaron and Leyla into what is frankly an exhausted and mildly delirious recap of Spy x Family. We talk about the most expensive filler episode in television history, a cast that is incapable of being normal, and Leyla's aspirations to lead a coffee cult. Aaron on Holy Happy Hour: https://youtu.be/Ti5bijYiosQ ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla zoom back into the Fast franchise with Fast 5. Join us for a discussion of family members old and new, the Justin Lin Widower Appreciation Hour, and Aaron's dream vision for the future of the franchise.  ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

CW: Mentions of suicide and suicidal ideation, castration. This week, Aaron and Leyla swallow their own negative feelings to dive deep into the feelings and genders of Shelley Parker-Chan's debut novel, She Who Became the Sun! Join us to talk about monk antics, the saddest eunuchs you've ever heard of in your life, and some light war crimes.  Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao  https://xiranjayzhao.com/index.php/books/ The Khan Dynasty Series by Conn Iggulden https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/TKD/the-khan-dynasty The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri https://bookshop.org/books/the-jasmine-throne-9781549138751/9780316538510?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuuKXBhCRARIsAC-gM0jSEcieExntXZDKEC0ZTDMaS7h9yaYN2jPixn8PbPCIs-dnCX1o_ucaAvxwEALw_wcB The Unbroken by CL Clark https://bookshop.org/books/the-unbroken/9780316542753 ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 E-Mail: [email protected] Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs Aaron's TTRPG Reviews The Bible Boys Astral Heart Leyla's Essays

This week, Aaron and Leyla dive into some not-true true crime with Hulu's Only Murders in the Building. Join us for a discussion of Aaron's love of sad old men, celebrity cameos, and to find out which of our hosts doesn't know who Nathan Lane is.    An Appropriately Unhinged Recap of Glee (part 1) https://youtu.be/tr4rhB33swI  Saint Young Men trailer https://youtu.be/-P4BJdOMce8  Steve Martin hints at retirement after the Hulu satire 'Only Murders in the Building' https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/steve-martin-hints-retirement-hulu-satire-only-murders-building-rcna42654    ---    Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla descend into the tunnels to find their big God-bots in The Big O! Join us for discussions of a toy-first strategy, distractingly derivative works, and the ways in which father-daughter relationships in anime fall apart.  Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back to Me Now (Official Extended Remastered HD Video) https://youtu.be/j8fHNdrZTSI Big O-And forever(lyrics) https://youtu.be/SHNvj79I7Fg mega-DAY-oos vs MEGA-doos poll https://twitter.com/leylses/status/1553629919133011968 ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla take a LISTENER RECOMMENDATION(!!) and venture into the Boiling Isles to watch the Owl House. Join us for a discussion of baby queers we can't necessarily relate to but want to protect, the progressive sledgehammer-wielders inside the TV Animation branches of your favorite media monopolies, and owl tubes. Studio 4°C Animates Fight Sequence in Episode of The Amazing World of Gumball TV Series https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-21/studio-4c-animates-fight-sequence-in-episode-of-the-amazing-world-of-gumball-tv-series/.105596  Alex Hirsch's (@_AlexHirsch) S&P Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/1537314312926003201?s=20&t=8JpXG37ayqzZ8M0STcjiYw  Amity & Luz Dance💃(Clip) / Enchanting Grom Fright / The Owl House (CTO Uploads) https://youtu.be/yhNB0vO7FxI  A Brief Timeline of Disney's 16 'First Gay Characters' https://www.out.com/film/2022/3/22/disneys-first-out-lgbtq-gay-characters  Netflix saves Nimona after Disney scrapped LGBTQ-friendly animated film https://ew.com/movies/nimona-netflix-premiere-2023-first-look-photo/  ---  Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla tunnel their way back to the Fast franchise with Fast and Furious (not THE Fast and THE Furious, which is the first movie; Fast and Furious, the fourth one). Join us for discussions of the perfect angel-to-devil ratios, Catholicism cameos, and the insidious full-circle return to James Cameron's influence.    ---    Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart COMING SOON: Sit, Boy! 

This week, Leyla gets dragged kicking and screaming against her will by two people she thought were her friends (Aaron and our special guest, Marti) to watch 2019's 'The Joker.' Join us for a discussion of how we live in a society, Joaquin Phoenix's ribs, and being terminally diagnosed as clown.  You can find Marti and their excellent games at http://heartforge.itch.io and http://heart-forge.tumblr.com!  The Joker's Musical Madness: https://youtu.be/Y-UuJGqhFXc Well, I didn’t like Joker: https://youtu.be/0tsdOo_wO44  Italian Hand Gestures TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR2tPBbT/?k=1   ---    Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, we finally return to our regular episode format and tomfoolery with a sports anime sampler! We watched three episodes of Captain Tsubasa, Kuroko's Basketball, and Yowamushi Pedal. Join us for discussions of whether or not boys who are terrible at basketball are also dead, an explanation of hyperlocal Western New York pasttimes, and too many Naruto comparisons for anyone's comfort.  Do you have a genre of anime you think we should sample? More sports anime for our perusal? E-mail us at [email protected]!  Avatar: The Way of Water’s going to turn Sigourney Weaver into a teenage Na’vi https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/1/23191479/avatar-the-way-of-water-sigourney-weaver-kiri  Sigourney Weaver Plays Jake And Neytiri’s Adopted Teenage Na’vi Daughter In Avatar 2 https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/sigourney-weaver-plays-jake-and-neytiris-teenage-navi-daughter-in-avatar-2-world-exclusive/  knb english dub moments that i genuinely enjoy (p.1)  https://youtu.be/Q_46oWlNJvE?t=131  Kan Jam Illuminate https://www.kanjam.com/products/kan-jam-illuminate The Rules of Jai Alai - (Cesta Punta) - EXPLAINED! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOnHK9gx2jY    ---    Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

Aaron moved, which means we get to play a game again! Join us (and our two guest co-hosts Josh and Marti) for a genuinely wild game of Our Farm Becomes the Battlefield.  Our Farm: https://itch.io/s/53147/our-farm-becomes-the-battlefield-itchfunding  Marti: http://heartforge.itch.io and http://heart-forge.tumblr.com Josh: @GreeneHistory on Twitter, The Bible Boys ---    Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

Pardon our unexpected absence: Aaron is moving and Leyla burned out! We were gonna miss this week, but instead we missed last week accidentally! This week, join us for a not-very-funny but very thoughtful discussion of G. Willow Wilson's "The Bird King!" We talk about mean girls, good-ish dog-boys, and the poetry of Wilson's prose.   ---    Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

(Apologies ahead of time for the car alarm and mouse clicks in this episode: Aaron's neighbors have bad timing and Leyla forgot to fill out some important paperwork for a business trip.) This week, Aaron and Leyla avoid juvenile detention by getting fast and furious with Tokyo Drift! Join us for an extremely cool lore drop about Aaron's dad, yet another set of sick crossover ideas that should make us millionaires, and a cameo from the ghost in Aaron's apartment.  Please give us a ring or an e-mail if you want us to make you a Mulan 2 drinking game. The Lion King 2 - My Lullaby  https://youtu.be/cx_G4TfC3Sk SYLVAN Episodi 01 https://youtu.be/aWGomzc0GfE   ---    Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

It's-a me, a clip show!  Please enjoy the best goofs we have on offer. We'll be back next week with more ~ new content ~. : )  ---    Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla reach the bonkers milestone of getting together one hundred times and talking about various media properties. Join us as we luxuriate in each other's company and talk about five Disney sequels that range from passable to actively hostile to the hosts, the heteronormification of Li Shang and Mulan, and create the Disney Sequel Theatrical Universe. Please give us a ring or an e-mail if you want us to make you a Mulan 2 drinking game. The Lion King 2 - My Lullaby  https://youtu.be/cx_G4TfC3Sk SYLVAN Episodi 01 https://youtu.be/aWGomzc0GfE   ---    Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

To help the victims in Buffalo, NY, you can donate to:  @bflocommunityfridge on Venmo https://www.feedmorewny.org/donate/ https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/buffalo-mass-shooting-fundraisers    ---   This week, join Aaron and Leyla on a himbo-assisted run through the jungle in The Lost City! We talk about our mixed feelings on Sandra Bullock as Indiana Jones in sequins, Channing Tatum's powerful wig, and discover that Aaron likes romcoms and for some reason decided never to mention it to his friend, famous lover of romance.    ---   Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This episode title will make more sense next week. But this week, Aaron and Leyla walk recklessly into an ancient temple and get caught in a time loop in 2021's "The Forgotten City." Join us for a discussion of engaging with philosophy outright, Leyla recording a podcast while incredibly motion sick, and a defense of lesbians who torture.   ---   Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla come back from their journeys out of town to record a loose conversation about the strangely disappointing 2 Fast 2 Furious. We talk about the mean hottie to bad bitch pipeline, thank Tyrese and Ludacris for breathing life into a lot of vrooming and not a lot of dialogue, unorthodox ways of enjoying this motion picture, and then we find Vin Diesel somewhere we did not expect him.    ---   Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla find an animated movie from the 2010s that Aaron actually liked. Join us for discussions of Super-Elvis, VFX artists having to shave Henry Cavill, how all art is theft, and a very major achievement for your local podcast hosts.   Studio Grackle "Hades" Nintendo Switch Announcement Trailer: https://youtu.be/y74WBx-nwew  Star Wars Visions Episode 3 Best Scenes "The Twins" https://youtu.be/4NmvIiZ5gF0  Why Megamind is a Subversive Masterpiece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-2Tjm2M2cg   ---   Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla remember that sexism is cartoonishly bad with Xiran Jay Zhao's "Iron Widow." We revisit our love of mechs, celebrate an anarchist polycule, and Leyla loses her mind a little bit because she remembers how she also Snapped one day and is also now an "unhinged bitch."   ---   Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

In this episode, Aaron and Leyla finish their biblical space foray into the Xenosaga universe with Xenosaga III. We talk about king cowards, near-canonical lesbians and a parallel surplus of boyfriends, and wanting more gobbledigook in our sci-fi (but not more Proper Nouns).  --- Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

In this episode, Aaron and Leyla just barely peel themselves from the ground to talk about Little Witch Academia. We discuss kids shows made by people who make horny non-kids shows, Bandit Keith's step-daughter, Aaron's love of mean women, and being on the edge of moral panic.  --- Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla watch a chad-wolf learn how to please his lady and the nice guy finish fast and last in Alpha and Omega (2010). We discuss a heavy-handed 88-minute euphemism, the terminal velocity of sequels, and married geese. Penelope (2006) (which has actual James McAvoy and not the other guy Leyla constantly mistakes for him) Kurtis Conner, "GOAT STORY 2: Was This Necessary?" Genndy Tartakovsky's POPEYE Animation Test 'Real' by Years & Years 'King' by Years & Years Alpha and Omega 6: Dino Digs (2016)- Looking at a new home   --- Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Leyla gets revenge for watching Pan (2015) by dragging Aaron through a Xenosaga 2 workshop. Join us for a slightly unorthodox writers' room where we try to put our own spin on an unhinged Nietzsche-flavored JRPG reduction and Aaron actively forgets what property we're talking about, and then rants about carrots. Show Notes:  Nietzsche Explained: Beyond Good and Evil (ALL PARTS) THE Vampire Diaries Video   --- Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla shuffle back to 2013 to discuss authorial growth (and not-death!) in Samantha Shannon's "The Bone Season!" Join us for a discussion of aged tropes, our usual chats about the zeitgeist, and a moment of self-discovery.  Show Notes:  Sarah Z: The Rise and Fall of Teen Dystopias  https://youtu.be/-hxGGWn3gWA  Samantha Shannon re: Paige's assault (CW: mention of sexual assault) https://sshannonauthor.tumblr.com/post/677667073942585344/was-paige-sexually-violated-in-the-penal-colony-of  The Priory of the Orange Tree https://bookshop.org/books/the-priory-of-the-orange-tree/9781635570304  What Type of Voyant Are You?  https://www.playbuzz.com/bloomsbury13/a-what-type-of-voyant-are-you    --- Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla visit the Monsterverse on devastatingly small screens with Godzilla vs Kong! Join us for discussions of Aaron as a cryptobro, Leyla's nuclear core, and what makes the Monsterverse the second-best cinematic universe out there (the first being the Princess Switch cinematic universe, of course).  Show Notes:  Godzilla vs. Kong brings the ruckus for an unbelievably good time https://www.polygon.com/reviews/22356658/godzilla-vs-kong-review   ---   Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

Timecodes to skip some light mention of suicide/body horror: Shuu: 11:17 to 12:52 Kazuaki: 13:04 to 14:24 Nageki: 24:00 to 26:27   This week, Aaron and Leyla partake in a heartful, hurtful whirlwind with Hatoful Boyfriend. We talk bad romance route division, Leyla's embarrassing taste in men, and how we keep finding time capsule games we don't necessarily love.  Hatoful Boyfriend - A Literary Analysis (pt. 1) Hatoful Boyfriend - A Literary Analysis (pt. 2) HeartForge Games Final Fantasy X/X-2   --- Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Leyla drags Aaron kicking and screaming into yet another convoluted anime video game series with the Nietzsche-and-Jesus based Xenosaga I: Der Wille zur Macht! We cover Mortified's longest media summary ever performed, keep secrets from Aaron, and discuss a storied set of characters who are all dressed for completely different events.   --- Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla traverse back in time and sideways in dimensions to talk about Netflix's historical fiction anime miniseries, Yasuke! We talk about wanting to be hooked, frustrating Russian mercenaries, make odd comparisons to children's properties, and think about how we'd like to immortalize local-to-us historical figures.    Also, it's newsletter time! Make sure you sign up for our personal recs and additional opinions.   Show Notes:  The British Empire’s homophobic legacy could finally be overturned in India Yasuke: The mysterious African samurai - BBC News The Significance of Yasuke, the Black Samurai African Samurai by Thomas Lockley Not My Daimyo: Looking at Feudalism in the Book of Boba Fett   --- Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, join Aaron and Leyla as they ascend the GenCo hierarchy and find out what type of vessel Zydrate comes in while watching 'Repo! The Genetic Opera!' We talk about why "bad" art needs to happen, the state of media criticism, terrible dads, teenage rebellion, and Paris Hilton's subtle cultural comeback.    Show Notes:  Paris Hilton's (Rumored) Radio Restoration Hobby This is Paris (Documentary) A retelling of Oedipus Rex with vegetables (CW for sexuality, violence, incest) What is Camp? When the “Good Taste of Bad Taste” Becomes an Aesthetic Aaron's Review of Future.Shock "That's Hot" by Ayesha Erotica, which is the song Leyla was thinking of when she said Paris had a song about being an heiress --- Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla color outside the lines with Chicory: A Colorful Tale! We talk about good animals, Aaron's fear of bugs both real and imagined, impostor syndrome, and the pressure put on artists and creators in the modern day.    Show Notes:  Maddy Myers “Best Video Games of 2021” Chicory review: https://www.polygon.com/c/22796149/50-best-video-games-of-2021-polygon-goty Rebekah Valentine’s IGN Review: https://www.ign.com/articles/chicory-colorful-tale-review    --- Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Hotline: ‪(775) 573-8882 Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla are BACK for another year of the Friendship Quest, and kick off 2022 with a viewing of League of Legends: Arcane! Join us for a chat about longing scientists, punchy lesbians, MILFs, diagetic imagined dragons, viluba supremacy, and us establishing the canon of what Aaron now calls "the Mortiverse." We invite you to be ... our enemy. --- Twitter: @MortifiedPod Hosts' Twitters: @aaronsxl / @leylses Sign up for our monthly newsletter, which has additional takes and our personal recs. Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects: Aaron's TTRPGs The Bible Boys Astral Heart

This week, Aaron and Leyla wrap out 2021 with a viewing of the 1997 direct-to-VHS sequel to Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast: An Enchanted Christmas! Join us for a discussion of what's inside Mrs. Potts, Beast's toxic romantic relationships, and yet another pitch for an extended cinematic universe. And, after we recover from one of the more reputable Disney sequels, we put our best episodes through our now-annual bracket, decide what our best discussion was, and then do a little goalsetting for 2022.  If you don't make it through the second half of our episode, just know that you, the listener, have our endless gratitude for hanging in there with us for two years. Tell your friends about this podcast, and we'll be back next year with a new look, a new groove, and somehow even fewer hinges than we normally have.  The Fast and Furious Musical TikToks: https://twitter.com/Tori_Bedford/status/1412766069899530241  --- Follow us @MortifiedPod on twitter. Sign Up for our monthly Newsletter! Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Find more of their music here. Aaron: Twitter: @aaronsxl Aaron's TTRPGs Bible Boys: @TheBibleBoys

This week, Aaron and Leyla switch it up for the holidays by returning to the Princess Switch franchise! We talk about team rocket-ass accomplices, rank some hot simps, and pitch some sick sequels to keep this, the Best Movie Franchise, going forever. Princess Switch 3 Trailer: https://youtu.be/CfXzd8fgy6Q  Is the Star of Peace Real? https://thedipp.com/the-princess-switch/is-the-star-of-peace-real-heres-the-scoop-on-the-princess-switch-3-relic  --- Follow us @MortifiedPod on twitter. Sign Up for our monthly Newsletter! Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Find more of their music here. Aaron: Twitter: @aaronsxl Aaron's TTRPGs Bible Boys: @TheBibleBoys

(The title of this episode is to be read to the tune of 'Prince Ali' from the Disney movie, Aladdin. Thank you.) (Also, if you think Leyla's audio sounds insane, that's because it does, and she is taking recommendations for new voice modulators that don't regularly betray her.) This week, Aaron drags Leyla kicking and screaming back to their late high-school years and revisit Starkid's production of 'Twisted!' They discuss time capsules, how much Aaron loves his wife, and how much Leyla hates inexplicably hates Aladdin.  Prince Achmed: https://youtu.be/iU0MtyQB3AE  --- Follow us @MortifiedPod on twitter. Sign Up for our monthly Newsletter! Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Find more of their music here. Aaron: Twitter: @aaronsxl Aaron's TTRPGs Bible Boys: @TheBibleBoys

This week, Aaron and Leyla indulge in exploring the career yet another Actor Who Just Looks Like He's Having a Great Time, Brendan Fraser, and watch The Mummy (1999)! We talk about wild casting trends from the 90s, charming CGI, and run some transformative thought experiments with sequels and TTRPGs.  --- Follow us @MortifiedPod on twitter. Sign Up for our monthly Newsletter! Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Find more of their music here. Aaron: Twitter: @aaronsxl Aaron's TTRPGs Bible Boys: @TheBibleBoys Leyla: Twitter/Tumblr/Instagram Astral Heart: @_astralheart