This Is Why We're Like This

Nov 10 2022 88 ep. 57 mins 69

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A podcast about the movies we watched as children that shaped who we are today, for better ... or for worse. Hosted by Julia Rios and Geoffrey Pelton, two Boston area comedians.

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Spaceballs the Podcast with Julia and JJ from Chessfeels

Nov 10 2022 60 mins

Julia's name twin, Julia Rios (AKA Dr. Chess Julia) and her cohost JJ from the Chessfeels podcast join us to talk about Spaceballs. Full show notes including transcript at https://www.juliarios.com/spaceballs-the-podcast-with-jj-lang-and-julia-rios-from-chessfeels

After These Messages: Canadian Commercials with Kelly

Aug 05 2022 63 mins

Friend of the pod Kelly joins us to talk about commercials for Canadian theme parks and attractions. Full show notes including links to the commercials and a trascript at https://www.juliarios.com/after-these-messages-canadian-commercials-with-kelly

The Country Bears with Kelly

Jul 28 2022 82 mins

Friend of the pod Kelly joins us to talk about the fever dream that is The Country Bears. Full show notes and transcript at https://www.juliarios.com/the-country-bears-with-kelly/

After These Messages: Thingmaker with Chia and Dan

Jul 14 2022 35 mins

Chia and Dan talk toys and commercials of their childhoods! Full show notes with links to commercials and a transcript of the episode at https://www.juliarios.com/after-these-messages-thingmaker-with-chia-and-dan

Child of Glass with Chia and Dan

May 11 2022 76 mins

Friends of the pod, Chia and Dan, join us to discuss a movie Chia remembered as VERY ROMANTIC! Child of Glass is an adaptation of the first Blossom Culp novel, The Ghost Belonged to Me. This episode is a wild ride that takes us into explorations of Richard Peck's work, Disney's low point in the late seventies/early eighties, and the way the scariest thing about this movie is its in

After These Messages: Hobo Kelly with Gwynne Garfinkle

Mar 17 2022 32 mins

Happy St. Patrick's Day! To celebrate, Gwynne Garfinkle is back with us to talk about obscure children's shows from her youth. Specifically, we talk about Hobo Kelly, the magical hobo clown who has a leprechaun fly her around and drop her off at Hobo Junction. Sure and begorrah, ‘tis she! Full show notes and transcript available at https://www.juliarios.com/after-these-messages-h

Zoom with Gwynne Garfinkle

Mar 09 2022 79 mins

2022 marks the 50th anniversary of a PBS show beloved by kids in the 1970s: Zoom! No, it is not the video conferencing tool… Our guest this time is Gwynne Garfinkle, who wrote a letter to Zoom that was read on the air in 1974! Gwynne grew up to become a writer of novels, stories, poems, and more, and it all started with Zoom. Check out Gwynne's books, including her novel, Can't F

Donald's Snow Fight

Jan 29 2022 46 mins

Greetings on this, the first Annual Snowmo Sapiens night! With a potentially historic blizzard in Boston, we present you this very on topic podcast episode about a 1942 Disney short starring Donald Duck.It's Donald's Snow Fight!Geoffrey remembered this one from his childhood, and this is not exactly an After These Messages, but it is sort of in that spirit, recorded to go with The

The Dog Who Stopped the War/La Guerre des Tuques

Jan 06 2022 59 mins

Hey! It's a new year! And we are starting it off on a super downer note with a movie about a dog dying… Uh. Sorry? But possibly our suffering is your joy, in which case, you're welcome!Full show notes and transcript available at https://www.juliarios.com/la-guerre/

The Forbidden Door with Eugenia Triantafyllou

Dec 12 2021 70 mins

Eugenia Triantafyllou joins us again from Greece to talk about Greek television and a very specific episode of Storybook International: The Forbidden Door!Full show notes at https://www.juliarios.com/the-forbidden-door-with-eugenia-triantafyllou/