The SWAMP

Its May, so you know what that means... catch my drift and catch this pun, cuz its A-MAY Adams. Mostly talking about two mice in a bucket of cream this week and how rizzless Leonardo DiCaprio is. Our stuff: Patreon (where we jut covered Monkey Man, and will soon be covering Challengers) TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch

Hey there, did you know that there are two versions of this movie and that one of them is so disgusting and questionable and also the director of this movie impregnated a 16 year old when he was 33? Well buckle in! It's okay if you didn't already know that, we didn't either when we chose to cover this film!!! Heavy content warnings this week for upsetting topics such as the s*xulazation of young Natalie Portman as well as the very real abuse that French actress and filmmaker Maïwenn experienced at the hands of this movie's director. Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

Uvula lamps will be popping off in a HUGE way #trendalert. Many thanks to Toni and Julia of the Pop Culture Vultures podcast for joining us this week to discuss the 2006 crunchy muchy ooky spooky film Monster House. Be sure to check out their show and social medias!!! Apple and Spotify links here Instagram and TikTok links as well Here is a link to that meme Emily was referencing Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch

Content warning, we cover a lot of NSFW material this week, including sexual content and discussion of r*pe and sexual assault as it pertains to the plot of the film. Are the bedbug extermination fumes making us a little unhinged this week? Maybe. Check out the Pop Culture Vultures podcast, who will be upcoming guests on an episode about Monster House! Apple and Spotify links here Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

Introducing 'introducing April' where we'll cover actors first film performances, kicking it off this week with EGOT icon legend diva Jennifer Hudson in her award winning role in the 2006 musical film adaptation of Dreamgirls. Check out the Pop Culture Vultures podcast, who will be upcoming guests on an episode about Monster House! Apple and Spotify links here Twitter thread about the crimes of Eddie Murphy (I know twitter isn't a reliable news source, but a lot of the articles on this topic use derogatory and outdated terms, so you can do your own googling if you want to find those) Link to (tiktok) video of Beyonce having main character syndrome in Destiny's Child Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

Sending you all the cryptic instructions on how to build a machine so you can listen to this podcast. Thanks to @rainy_mornings_ on instagram who suggested we cover this 1997 sci-fi classic this week! And big shouts out to everyone who sent in questions. Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

Covering the 1996 Baz Luhrmann Romeo and Juliet adaptation. How loud can you scream camp? Shouts out to elbarbeque for suggesting this movie for this week, and apologies for butchering your name on the pod, I transcribed it horrifically onto my episode notes and obviously missed a few letters. Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

Early episode this week to celebrate last night's Academy Awards. We made some predictions, played some games, and ate some cheese! Recorded during the commercial breaks so you have our most hot off the press reactions to the winners, snubs, and fashions of the evening. Thank you again to all who sent in questions via instagram. Link to the 1999 Life is Beautiful Oscar Acceptance Speech Link to donate and learn how to support Palestine Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

It's not too late for Bottoms to win best picture at the 2024 Oscars! Thank you to @zoeisfein for suggesting we cover this romp of a film this week. Marshawn Lynch visiting Amish Country video link Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

We go together like (insert unintelligible scatting) and that's why we're covering the 1978 musical hit Grease! Thank you Jen for all her movie picks this month, and be sure to check out our monthly bonus episode on Big Hero 6 on the Patreon with special guest Jen herself. Link to the Chris Fleming video discussed at the beginning of the episode, a must watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxR2W8eAEUo Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

APOLOGIES, so sorry, genuinely so embarrassed by our audio quality this week. I got a new mic and apparently the test recording I did was not indicative at all of what the audio would sound like. REALLY SO SORRY for the unlistenability this week. I am not an audio engineer and this podcast does not have a production team. Anyways, here's our episode on Treasure Planet. Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

Insert clip of Willow Pill in the snatch game as Drew Barrymore saying "E.T. phone my home." Join us this week to discuss the 1982 banger classic E.T., movie choice curtesy of Jen. Content warning for this episode, we do discuss dissecting animals in science class, if that (understandably) makes you squeamish feel free to skip 47:00 through 53:00. TikTok creator Emily referenced in her drink pairing for this film: https://www.tiktok.com/@noahtanen Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

Jen rings in our THIRD Swampaversary with her first choice for Jen-Picks-All month, the iconic 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You. Thank you all for THREE WHOLE YEARS of Swampage and silly goofy fun times. R.I.P. Heath Ledger. For those curious to see the Heath Ledger/JGL face side by side pic: https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/84vuhx/the_scary_similarity_between_heath_ledgerjoseph/ Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

Is it too late to replace Timothee Chalamet with Dominic Sessa as Bob Dylan??? Join us this week while we discuss The Holdovers and other Academy Awards thoughts, feelings, and predictions. Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

Would it really be an Academy Award themed month if we didn't discuss eight time nominee and zero time winner Glenn Close? CONTENT WARNINGS: this movie (and thereby this podcast episode) deals with some very heavy topics such as self harm, suicide, untreated mental health and mental health stigma, violent behaviors, animal abuse, and abortion. If anyone is interested in watching the ORIGINAL ending of the film, here's the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY_NQK7rJrY Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

Reminiscing on when the Academy Awards actually had taste. Covering another deserving winner this week, the 2003 Oscar Best Picture film Chicago starring the endlessly talented Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger and most importantly Queen Latifah. Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

It's awards season baby, so lets get into it, the triumphs and defeats, the epic highs and lows of The Academy Awards. Starting it off strong with a deserving winner, but more importantly, Dev Patel. Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

Ending the year strong with some literacy and chocolate cake! Discussing the directorial debut of Mr. Danny Devito, the 1996 feel-good film Matilda. Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

Hop into a giant robot and mind meld with us this week while we drift into the world of Guillermo Del Toro's 2013 blockbuster Pacific Rim. This is your last chance to get us to 4.9 stars on Spotify and 100 Apple Podcast reviews to unlock the words to the SWAMP theme song. Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast

Learning a thing or two about solving the climate crisis this week via the ten tapping toes of Mr. Elijah Wood as Mumble the tone-deaf penguin. Help us get to 100 Apple Podcast reviews, and get us to 4.9 stars on Spotify and we'll add words to the Swamp theme song!!! Our stuff: TikTok: @theswamppodcast Instagram: @theswamppod Twitter: @theswamppod Our Letterboxd Accounts: @okaydara and @ekievra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv794Q8FKCMaBThxuWIZwIQ Our website: https://www.the-swamp-podcast.com/ Email: theswamppod@gmail.com Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSWAMPpodcast