Married to the Idea

May 05 2023 148 ep. 71 mins 5

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We're Aaron and Liz, the husband and wife hosts of Married to the Idea, where we discuss movies, television shows, books, and various other parts of pop culture from two different points of view. Sometimes we agree, sometimes we don't, but that's what makes our podcast, and our lives, exciting!

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7.3 MCU Phase 4 TV Shows March Madness (Part One)

May 05 2023 92 mins

We entered March with a dream. A hope. To definitely rank the eight shows in the MCU's Phase 4 television lineup. And we knew we'd need some help. Two months later, we emerge with our friends Paige and Sam, to deliver the first of a three-part series dedicated to answering that question. First up in our bracket: The Falcon & The Winter Soldier VS Miss Marvel, and Hawkeye VS MoonKni

S7 E2 - Penelope

Feb 14 2023 36 mins

It's the month of love and we're celebrating with a look an underrated classic from 2006, Penelope! This modern fairytale stars Christina Ricci and James McAvoy and it's enthralled both Aaron and Elizabeth. Take a listen as they discuss why the movie is well done, that it explores some deeper themes and turns fairytales on their heads!

7.1 2022 Recap

Jan 27 2023 43 mins

In the first episode of 2023, Aaron and Elizabeth take a look back at 2022 and the offerings, cinema-wise, that were presented. Yes, they missed a lot. Yes, they watched movies that were regrettable. Yes, they feel bad about it. Come take a listen and see which movies they missed, and which movies they skipped.

6.8 Christmas Movie Venn Diagram

Jan 05 2023 52 mins

Aaron and Liz are Back Bay-Bee! It's felt like no time at all has passed! And it still feels like Christmas.... Right??? The talks-way-too-much couple explores what qualifications actually Make a movie into a Christmas Movie and Liz premieres her (patent-pending) Christmas Movie Venn Diagram! Come take a listen and leave your predictions below!

6.7 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

May 27 2022 106 mins

We promise...we aren't trying to be controversial. But we've got opinions, and we brought in our Marvelous Married cohosts Sam and Paige once more to try and offer perspective on the latest entry in the MCU. Spoilers abound, so tread carefully.

6.6 Disney Animated Movie Madness - Part Three

Apr 04 2022 136 mins

We're finally to the elite eight in the DAMM bracket, and we needed all the help we could get. So we reassembled the Marvelous Marrieds and brought in Sam and Paige to help us figure out who will be the winner! Some high points - the ever-present threat of mimes, using math to solve our problems, and explaining the concept of the waifu to the uninitiated Paige.

6.5 Disney Animated Movie Madness - Part Two

Mar 21 2022 60 mins

We're back for Part Two, and we're on a roll now! We're charging through the Sweet Sixteen and we get down to the Elite Eight, which we will tackle in next week's conclusion to the D.A.M.M. bracket. It's already hurting to see some of our favorites go head to head, and those vetoes are going to become very powerful, so join us and see how your bracket's doing.

6.4 Disney Animated Movie Madness - Part One

Mar 14 2022 81 mins

Welcome to D.A.M.M., or the Disney Animated Movie Madness bracket! We pit 64 of the best and brightest from Disney and Pixar to find the top seed. This took much longer to record than we originally thought, so join us every week this March as we go through another round of contenders, trying and failing to be objective the whole way through. You can download the bracket for yoursel

6.3 Encanto

Feb 04 2022 72 mins

We promise not to make the obvious joke here in the written description. We promise no such thing won't happen within the episode. It's time to take a look at the amazing Madrigals in Encanto, Disney's 60th animated movie. Choreography, characters, music, and more to gush about, as well as theories to propose and lessons to be learned. *Spoiler free for the first half, and if you w

6.2 2022 Movie Review, Part Two

Jan 21 2022 78 mins

You know why we're here - there's a whole Part One explaining it - so let's get right into the movies coming out in summer 2022. Positivity only, and no spoilers - just excitement and good vibes. This was a huge undertaking, and we're glad we had Rich to hold our hand along the way. Be on the lookout for him when we take on the second half of 2022 later this year!