We’re back! After a long hiatus and a global pandemic the Well Why Not gals are here and sanitized. This time they’re talking about binge worthy shows and repeat watchable movies because you never know how much time we might have on our cleanly washed hands. COVID-19, Coronavirus, meet your match with these comedic shows and movies to lift your spirits and possible stop you from going insane.

Topics discussed in this podcast:

• The premise of Raising Hope is surprising.
• Do you think this is all hype or a global conspiracy?
• Is “The Office” okay to watch now?
• Is “Monty Python” okay to watch now?
• Futurama may be the smartest show ever.
• Dark Shadows, a supernatural soap opera we’ve all been missing.
• Wash your hands and don’t touch old people.

In this special valentine’s week episode Marissa and Kia take part in their own version of the Newlywed Game. Will Kia embarrass herself? Yes. Will Marissa cry? I don’t think so?!

Topics discussed in this podcast

• Marissa’s new found love of Drag Kings.
• Rocky Horror Picture show in Portland.
• What’s the best candy in the world?
• Did Kia talk to her dentist about her candy eating needs?

In this week's episode we have guest host Mikel on to discuss with Kia their experience creating a game in 48 hours for the Global Game Jam. Also maybe we talk about football and Teddy Roosevelt and Ida Lupino. It was late, there were tangents.

Topics discussed in this podcast:

• What is the Global Game Jam?
• Is there a chance Gwyneth Paltrow could sue us?
• Did Kia almost accidentally make Wreck It Ralph?
• Happy Birthday to film director Ida Lupino!
• The big game with the football, what happened?
• Why we call teddy bears, teddy bears.
• Why can't we drink coffee at night like everybody does in old movies?

In this week’s episode Kia & Marissa discuss all things YouTube! Some history, some facts, and they count down their individual top 5 favorite YouTube channels.

Topics discussed in this podcast:

• Did YouTube really start because of a boob?
• How much content is posted to YouTube per minute?
• Are food channels taking over YouTube?
• Marissa talks about her favorite horror.

Cats the movie, was it that bad? Listen as these musical theater and film nerds discuss the nightmare and merits of CGI. Is it a godsend or do we say fix it in post just too much?

Topics discussed in this podcast:

• What is the uncanny valley?
• Why baby Yoda is the best and how Werner Herzog defended his honor?
• What is better practical effects or computer generated imagery?
• Should we bring actors back from the dead?
• Did a guy in his basement outdo ILM and The Irishman?
• Who is Verna Fields?
• The Good Dinosaur has the best backgrounds?
• What will the MCU look like in 25 years?

In the first episode of the year Kia and her husband/guest host Mikel discuss their new years resolutions and some history behind the phenomenon of every January starting a gym membership and then awkwardly canceling it later.

Topics discussed in this podcast:

• Peloton, how much do they hurt your butt?
• What does eating peacock have to do with New Years?
• Is 2020 the best sounding year?
• Why racketball is the best sport.
• Who is Janus?
• Our experiences with doing a “No Spend Month”
• How many people actually accomplish their resolutions?

Can a movie be so bad that it becomes good? In this episode Kia and Marissa discuss their favorite guilty pleasure movies that were hated by critics, fans, and sometimes even the people who made them.

Topics discussed in this podcast:

• The Room, what is a fan screening really like?
• Showgirls, is it too bad?
• Mortdecai and how Johnny Depp’s fake mustache nearly won an award.
• How many Ice Age movies are there? It’s more than you think.
• Roger Corman and what he did for b-movies.
• Did James Cameron’s big break involve a giant boob ship?
• Can Sylvester Stallone sing country music?
• Did Treasure Planet ruin Disney?
• When did Sam Rockwell start dancing? Was it Charlie’s Angels?

Scorsese says Marvel movies are theme parks?! Coppola says they’re despicable?! In today’s episode Kia and Marissa discuss what they think of the debate that has been rattling Hollywood and we find out if these diehard nerds have what it takes to finally figure out, WHAT IS CINEMA!

Topics discussed in this podcast:

• What did Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola actually say? Was it all that bad?
• The difference between a film and a movie.
• Kia saw The Irishman, what did she think of it?
• Does Bambi 2 have the most horrifying scene ever?!
• How does the Library of Congress National Film Registry work?
• Kia and Marissa have opinions, do they even matter?

Public Domain? What is it? Why are people trying to do weird things to Mickey Mouse? OR ARE THEY??? In this week’s episode hear how Marissa and Kia differ in opinion when it comes to public domain.

Topics discussed in this podcast ya’ll:

• The history of public domain and where the term comes from.
• The Sonny Bono Act and how it changed everything.
• Do you need public domain to be creative?
• When does Mickey Mouse enter public domain?
• Do we talk about Snow White way too much?

Let us know what you think: What's your opinion on public domain? After listening to this episode even Kia has no idea what to think anymore.

Dolly Parton holograms, cinnamon bread, and half the Titanic. In this week’s episode Kia tells Marissa all about her summer trip to Dollywood and the mild obsession she’s had with Dolly Parton her whole life.

Some topics discussed in this podcast ya’ll:

• What did we wear for halloween? Yes, it involves Dolly Parton.
• All you can drink is not a good idea.
• What do they do to butterflies in Dollywood?
• Is Dolly Parton our God?
• The tourist trap that is Gatlinburg, Tennessee.