🎉 Happy Birthday, Kelly! 🦈

This one’s for you. In honor of Kelly's birthday and the 50th anniversary of Jaws, the Geek Girl Soup crew dives deep into Spielberg’s genre-defining blockbuster. Susan and Cort are joined by special guest Scot from the Serious TV Drama Podcast to celebrate one of Kelly’s all-time faves.

0:00 – Welcome + Special Birthday Episode for Kelly

Scott's Podcast Update + Twilight Zone Deep Dive

Ironheart Review Bombing Drama

13:00 – Blockbusters Then and Now: Jaws, Sinners, and Cultural Impact Jaws vs. The Book: Which Is Better?

40:00 – Streaming Rec's: Smoke, F1, The Bear, The Rehearsal, and more

50:00 – What’s Coming: Superman, Jurassic World, Old Guard 2

54:00 – Daytime TV Shenanigans + Beyond the Gates Preview

58:00 – Jaws Memories: First Watch, Too Young? Too Perfect. Is Jaws a Horror Film or Just a Monster Thriller? Behind the Scenes: Feuds, Casting, and Shark Malfunctions

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💙 Happy Birthday, Kelly! This one’s all for you.

Happy Juneteenth! 🎉 This week, Susan and Cort celebrate Black freedom and storytelling by diving into the cultural feast that is Sinners, the latest masterpiece from Ryan Coogler. With vampires, music, history, and a whole lot of swag, Sinners is a film that refuses to be defined by a single genre—and the Geek Girl Soup crew is here for it.

The hosts break down:

• Their favorite characters (Smoke supremacy 🔥)
• Historical and cultural symbolism
• Why that surreal montage deserves all the awards
• Improv moments that made the film legendary
• The future of vampire lore through a Black cultural lens

Plus, there are recaps galore:

• Latest Love Island USA drama (Ace & Chelley are a mess, y’all)
• Summer TV recommendations: Revival, Materialist, How to Train Your Dragon 2025, and more
• Beyond the Gates soap recap: fake pregnancies, secret exes, and THAT slideshow

Major Topics & Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro, movie recs: How to Train Your Dragon, Materialist, Revival, Love Island US vs UK
• 00:18 Beyond the Gates: messy proposals, fake pregnancies, new villains
• 00:39 Sinners review: style, story, and supernatural brilliance
• 1:06 What’s next: Ironheart + summer pod schedule

Mentioned:

• Sinners OST (Spotify/Apple Music)
• Behind-the-scenes featurettes
• Ryan Coogler's interviews (NYT, Variety)

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Original music by Garrett Thompson

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Geek on!

Summer’s here and we’re diving headfirst into the horror! Susan, Kelly, and Cort are all back in the pod to dish about what’s been keeping us up at night (and hitting that “play next episode” button anyway). From physical media debates sparked by ATXtv Festival to spine-tingling summer scares like Gerald’s Game and I Know What You Did Last Summer, we’re deep in the scream stream.

We also break down the latest Beyond the Gates drama — because yes, Kat is still tampering with evidence (girl, NO). Plus, what’s hot in recommendations, and why we might just be side-eyeing Gwyneth’s candle game.

Mentions:

• Sinners
• Good Night, and Good Luck
• The Tylenol Murders
• Lilo & Stitch
• Ginny & Georgia
• Echo Valley
• Two Titan documentaries
• Beyond the Gates
• Mike Flanagan
• Piranha

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Original music by Garrett Thompson

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Geek on!