The discussion of CATS! (2019) continues as Julia and Corey dive deep into the uncanny valley to find out what human-like robots and animated cat people have in common.

Reading It Wrong

Disclaimer: I don't own CATS, they're too uncanny.

Julia and Corey are back in 2020 with the lucky number 13th episode. With all the buzz about the new CATS (2019) film, they dive into what makes the experience so...absurd. *I guess...spoilers?*

Disclaimer: I don't own CATS, but seriously what's a Jellicle Cat?

What? The Holidays are over?? Not for Julia and Corey. It's time to dig deep into the history of one of the most popular television phenomena of the holidays! Sappy made-for-tv christmas movies!

Disclaimer: I don't own Christmas, but Hallmark probably does

In this episode, Julia and Corey discuss synesthesia, color theory and how colors make us feel things. Wait...what was that about the color blue?

Disclaimer: I don't own color, but it gives me the feels!

Welcome to a very special episode! This week we introduce a new concept to the show where we nix the source material and talk about a theory Julia developed about seeing ourselves in characters who are wholly unlike us.

When You Put It That Way...

In this episode, Julia and Corey tackle cognitive dissonance! Didn't like the ending of your favorite show? This episode is for you... Ft. Spoilers for the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and others listed below!

Disclaimer: I don't own it, but it's RUINED EVERYTHING

Is your favorite character A MURDERER? Are they morally reprehensible?? Julia and Corey cannot stop bursting into song in this week’s episode about rooting for characters who we really, by all accounts, should not be rooting for.

Disclaimer: I Don't Own These Faves, but They're Super Problematic

This week we talk about fanfiction! We delve into the different ways it teaches us writing skills, allows us to enjoy fandoms in a different way, or just provides some excellent lurker content.

Disclaimer: I Don't Own Fanfiction

In this week’s episode, Corey’s back to being confused! We’re talking about shipping (the act of supporting two characters being involved in a romantic relationship) and how our real life feels determine our fan feels.

Disclaimer: I Don't Own Shipping, but I Hope It Arrives in Two Days or Less!

Corey takes the wheel in this spooky Halloween special. This week our duo tackle their scariest topic yet…pseudoscience!

Disclaimer: I Don't Own Astrology, but That's Cause I'm A Gemini

In this episode of Reading it Wrong, Corey repeatedly misunderstands the concept of parasocial death while Julia uncovers her ability to magically predict when her favorite characters are going to die. A week before Halloween, nothing is scarier than realizing you only liked a show for one character…and now they’re deader than the author.

Disclaimer: I Don't Own Parasocial Death, but It Sounds Scary

In this episode of "Reading it Wrong" Julia gets really excited over cartoons and some of the marketing strategies that went into building a new kind of childhood.

Disclaimer: I Don't Own My Own Childhood

In this episode of Reading it Wrong, Julia and Corey tackle Roland Barthes' "The Death of the Author." No authors were actually harmed in the recording of this episode. Only Corey's brain.

Disclaimer: I Don't Own the Death of the Author

GET TO KNOW US! In this introductory episode of Reading it Wrong you can get to know your hosts. Or! You can skip ahead to the next episode to start exploring!

Disclaimer: I Don't Own the Pilot

Do you feel like your fan fiction is just as real as canon? Have a ship that sank too soon? Upset by the choices an author made? In this hour-long weekly show, a Master of Film Studies and a Creative Writer discuss the bizarre ways and reasons consumers ignore authorial intent, create biases and overall misinterpret everything.

hubhopper

Reading It Wrong

hubhopper