I'll Be There For You is a new podcast about pop culture and coping, named for the FRIENDS theme song or the Bon Jovi anthem, depending on your taste.
In each episode, host Lindsay Eanet talks with a person she admires about one or two pieces of pop culture that have gotten them through a difficult time, either personally or in a broader, more global “state of the world” context. She loves talking to people about things they love, and hopes this show will also be an opportunity to explore the strategies we use to cope and care for ourselves when the world is literally on fire, and how pop culture can shine a light on those methods and even help us make a better, more empathetic world. If you care about the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and the melting ice caps, this podcast is for you.
Brandon Prosek is a Renaissance man. Comedian, host, playwright, writer of a graphic novel about pirates, connoisseur of bad movies. This, however, is about a good movie, and how the 2017 romantic comedy The Big Sick got him through a rough time in his personal life. May it give you some comfort while we all deal with, well, a Big Sick. Take care of yourselves & each other out there. IBTFY loves you.
Topics include: Pirate content, the box-office bomb Cutthroat Island, Brandon's favorite good and bad movies, writing about mental health, the importance of representation, humor cutting through the tension, stanning Madeline Kahn and more.
2 Mar 2020
The Gentleman Caller Room (Mad Men with Molly Horan)
Do you remember your first post-college/"adulthood" living situation? What were you listening to or watching to get you through that time? In this episode, writer and academic Molly Horan (Refinery29, Mashable, Buzzfeed) shares her experiences moving to New York and coping with the isolation of moving to the city through Mad Men.
Topics include: Unlikable protagonists, trying to meet people after college, fighting loneliness, idealized depictions of New York, the impact of RENT on impressionable young minds, prestige TV, "having it all" as depicted in 30 Rock and The Witcher, how to find a parkour class in New York, how TV impacts our recreational activities and more.
17 Feb 2020
Ears With Feet (Tori Amos with James Bradford)
Content Note: This episode contains references to the death of a parent and eating disorders.
Season 2 of IBTFY is here! Excited to be back with more stories from funny, talented people and the pop culture that got them through rough times. For our first episode of this new season, actor/comedian/musician/multihyphenate James Bradford ("The Chris Gethard Show," the upcoming "Mare of Easttown") recounts his time as an Ear With Feet, or a devout fan of singer-songwriter Tori Amos, & how her music helped him through times of big transitions and a difficult loss.
Topics include: The inspiration for James's memorable memoir title, the episode of Murder, She Wrote where they took a swing at Friends, what the Amos-Bradford wedding would look like, Beyoncé and the Communal Music Video Moment, Tori Amos meet and greets, fan communities in the '90s and playing Dashboard Confessional for leather daddies.
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