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Welcome to Media Made, the show in which we, year by year, explore the movies, music, and TV that most invaded our lives! Hosts Rod and Jess discuss the media that made them in this elaborate couple's exercise turned podcast. Help them decide who has better taste and who won each year overall!
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Thursday Mar 10, 2022
1999 Music - Dream Theater Vs. Christina Aguilera!
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
We're partying like it's 1999 in this music episode! Hosts Rod & Jess discuss one of the most important Progressive Metal albums of all time with Dream Theater's Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, as well as the last big hit of the 90's with Christina Aguilera's self-titled debut! Be ready for a lot of soul searching, story songs, and sauciness in this one!
Content Warning: Sexual Content, Discussions of Suicide, Discussions of Substance Abuse, Discussions of Domestic Abuse
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Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Titans clash in Media Made's last movie episode of the 1990's! In this nearly FOUR-HOUR 1999 Movies episode, Rod & Jess discuss the Shakespearean teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You and the bombad sci-fi fantasy epic Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace. Which film had the better characters? Which film had the better story? Which film deserves to be revered and which one deserves to be forgotten? Find out with us!
Content Warning: Sexual Content, Discussions of Sexual Assault, Discussions of Substance Abuse, Discussions of Racial Insensitivity
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Thursday Feb 17, 2022
1998 TV - The Wild Thornberrys Vs. Cowboy Bebop!
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Get hype, folks! In this 1998 TV episode, Rod & Jess discuss one of the most critically acclaimed anime series of all time, Cowboy Bebop! ...And they discuss The Wild Thornberrys too, I guess. Get yourself ready for freeform jazz, lion attacks, existential crises, and internet memes! See you space cowboys!
Content Warning: Sexual Content, Discussions of Substance Abuse
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Thursday Feb 10, 2022
1998 Music - Liquid Tension Experiment Vs. Lauryn Hill!
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Another big music episode comin' at ya! In this 1998 Music episode, Rod & Jess discuss both the self-titled debut release of instrumental progressive rock supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment and the highly acclaimed The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill. How will our hosts handle an album of only instrumental tracks? Which emotional jams will make them cry? Listen to find out!
Content Warning: Sexual Content, Discussions of Self Harm, Discussions of Abortion, Discussions of Substance Abuse
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Thursday Feb 03, 2022
1998 Movies - Practical Magic Vs. Mulan!
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Media Made is back with a pair of magical 1998 movies! This time around, Rod & Jess discuss the merits (and failings) of cult classic witch film Practical Magic; and, just in time for the Chinese New Year, they discuss the Disney Renaissance favorite Mulan. Who knew that this would be our longest episode yet? We sure didn't!
Content Warning: Sexual Content, Discussions of Substance Abuse, Discussions of Domestic Abuse, Discussions of Racial Insensitivity
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Thursday Jan 20, 2022
1997 TV - Recess Vs. Pokémon!
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Get ready for another long one, folks! In this 1997 TV episode, Rod & Jess discuss THE BIGGEST MEDIA FRANCHISE ON THE PLANET... and Jess' show is here too. Yes, we're talking Disney's Saturday morning classic Recess and the global multimedia monster that is Pokémon! Gotta catch 'em all!
Content Warning: Sexual Content, Discussions of Racial Insensitivity
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Thursday Jan 13, 2022
1997 Music - Dream Theater Vs. Will Smith!
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Just how did our 1997 Music episode become our saddest, baddest, dumbest, and longest episode ever? We're not sure! But here we are discussing metal band Dream Theater's stab at mainstream Falling Into Infinity and pop culture superstar Will Smith's return to rap Big Willie Style. Rod & Jess jump into the deep end with this unlikely pair of '97 albums!
Content Warning: Sexual Content, Discussions of Suicide, Discussions of Substance Abuse, Discussions of Child Abuse
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Thursday Jan 06, 2022
1997 Movies - Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves Vs. Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion!
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
We kick off 2022 with a new year for Media Made! In this 1997 Movies episode, hosts Rod & Jess take a look at two lesser-known late 90's comedies, as forgotten straight-to-video sequel Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves takes on quirky cult classic Romy and Michele's High School Reunion! Get ready for talk of kids in cahoots, high school memories, and rampant product placement!
Content Warning: Sexual Content
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Media Made
Welcome to Media Made, the show in which we, year by year, explore the movies, music, and TV that most invaded our lives!
Hosts Rod and Jess discuss the media that made them in this elaborate couple's exercise turned podcast. Help them decide who has better taste and who won each year overall!