Kaley and Steff dive into the dark, cheeky, heartbreaking world of Fleabag to talk hot priests, wicked stepmothers, and bangable US presidents.

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506 - Fleabag

The scathingly funny political satire The Thick of It prompts discussion of fragile masculinity, child pornography*, and of course, the dumpster fire currently occupying the White House. (*We keep it lighthearted, but if this is a trigger for you, consider yourself warned.)

505 - The Thick of It

Cabin fever sets in right on schedule as the ladies giddily and enthusiastically explore Bottom (ooer!)during the first of their episodes recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic. A show about two sad, desperate loners who rarely leave their flat and harbor no hope for the future? It's like looking in a mirror.

504 - Bottom

Steff and Kaley discuss the seductiveness of book shops (remember those?), the absurdity of employment, and acts of embarrassingly optimistic self-sabotage in this conversation about the delightfully zany sitcom Black Books. (*Note: this is the last of the pre-pandemic episodes, so don't worry; things'll get weird next week.)

503 - Black Books

The girls get candid about humiliating sexual misconceptions, bodily fluids, and the age of consent in their exploration of the colorful, sweet--and gross and sticky--Chewing Gum. (*Note: this episode was recorded pre-pandemic, hence the now-borderline-disconcerting lightheartedness.)

502 - Chewing Gum

Anglophilia's back with a 5th season! And if the hosts sound a little too carefree and coherent while covering the star-studded showbiz comedy Extras, it's because they recorded it before COVID-19 reached our shores and upended life as we know it. Ahh. Remember January? Good times. Er... neutral times. Well... not-quite-yet-fully-apocalyptic times. There we go.

501 - Extras

In this impromptu pandemic special, Stephanie and Kaley work through their anxieties about the harrowing state of the world, occasionally remembering to return to the topic at hand: the delightful 2004 "rom-com-zom," Shaun of the Dead. If you're holed up in quarantine, grab a nice cold pint (of hand sanitizer) and give us a listen while we wait for all this to blow over.

Pandemic Special: Shaun of the Dead

Stephanie and Kaley discuss fascist Hollywood beauty standards, disappointing American remakes, and the shockingly dark and outrageous roller coaster ride that is Camping... and Kaley is startled by a large insect.

405 - Camping

Listen up, daughter... Kaley and Steff are covering the loud, fast, and relentlessly wacky showbiz satire Filthy, Rich & Catflap, so lock up your milkmen, bust out the booze, and let's paaar-ty!

404 - Filthy, Rich & Catflap

In discussing Phoebe Waller-Bridge's first series, Crashing, Steff and Kaley inevitably touch on all their favorite topics: Fred & Ginger, Sondheim, Sex and the City, cute gay boys making out, and vaginas.

403 - Crashing

Join Stephanie and Kaley in 18th century Versailles for a sophisticated salon on the period comedy Let Them Eat Cake, with discussion topics ranging from political revolution to uncontrollable flatulence.

402 - Let Them Eat Cake

In the first episode of their season devoted to "one-season wonders," Kaley and Stephanie cover the hilarious cheesy-80's-horror-spoof-cum-mockumentary, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Strap in for some premenstrual telekinesis, giant randy eyeball monsters, and maggots. Maggots. MAGGOTS.

401 - Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

People say we're the best podcast hosts. They go, y'know, "Oh, Kaley and Stephanie, you're brilliant, you're so funny, Anglophilia makes us laugh and cry, your season finale about the groundbreaking mockumentary masterpiece The Office was as hilarious and insightful as the show itself." And we go, you know, "C'est la vie." If that's true, excellent.

306 - The Office

Subtlety goes out the window as Steff and Kaley dish about swinger parents and kissable celebrity paraphernalia in this episode about the vulgar, over-the-top yet oddly endearing sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme.

305 - Gimme Gimme Gimme

Do men's lives resemble gay porn when women aren't around? Is Steve Taylor the perfect embodiment of everything that's wrong with the world? Do Stephanie and Kaley still have a soft spot in their hearts for Coupling, the naughty sex farce of their youth, despite its glaring flaws and rampant sexism? Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps...

304 - Coupling

American Anglophiles Kaley McMahon and Stephanie Callas explore the witty, whimsical, dark, zany, sometimes disturbing but always hilarious world of British comedies.

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