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In Episode 36, Heather and Bennett discuss the book and recent TV adaptation of "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood. They also discuss the post-apocalyptic video game The Last of Us. Topics this week also include: Black Panther, the Winter Olympics, Hurricane Heist, Venom, Mulan, Apple, Fuller House, Brooklyn 99, Dick's Sporting Goods, Shohei Ohtani, Legend, The Hunger Games, Witcher, Assassin's Creed, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Billy Eichner, Joel McHale, Snowpiercer, Nick Offerman, Fahrenheit 451, The Woman King, Michelle Obama, Obsidio, Becky Albertalli, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Heather and Bennett discuss the New York Time's Bestseller "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas, and the new Marvel movie Black Panther. Other topics include: more olympic figure skating, Atlanta, Janelle Monae, Diet Coke, The Good Place, Parks & Rec, gun violence, curling, Snapchat, Youtube, Roger Federer, Major League Baseball, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, The Grinch, and Mike Schur.

In episode 34, Heather and Bennett get way too invested in Olympic ice skating. They also discuss the TV show The Good Place and the novel "The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells" by Andrew Greer. Other topics include: Jennifer Aniston, Michelle Obama, Sally Field, WEEI, gun control, Google images, Jake Peavy, Spyro the Dragon, Mackenzi Lee, Janelle Monae, and Black Panther.

In episode 33, Bennett and Heather discuss the book "Young Jane Young" by Gabrielle Zevin and the Oscar-nominated movie I, Tonya, starring Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, and Sebastian Stan. Other topics include: the Winter Olympics, the Super Bowl, Blades of Glory, Wild, Eli Manning, Dunkin Donuts, the Keipur Belt, Doritos, Best Buy, Whole Foods, Yuri on Ice, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Kim Possible, Lena Dunham, Joaquin Phoenix, Seth Rogen, Amy Schumer, Aidy Bryant, Reba McEntire, Melissa McCarthy, and "Every Day" by David Levithan.

In Episode 32, Heather and Bennett discuss the Oscar-nominated film Lady Bird and the novel "All the Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven. Also included: The Superbowl, The Grammys, A.P. Bio, Corporate, Haikyuu, Ellen, Michelle Obama, Black Panther, Seth Myers, Kelly Clarkson, Fantastic Beasts, Cleveland Indians, Ferry McFerryface, Bernard Tomic, Mario Kart, Red Dead Redemption, West Side Story, Antman, Westworld, When We First Met, Jungle Cruise, and Mr. Roger's Neighborhood

In Episode 31, your favorite Australian guest, Jen, joins Heather and Bennett to discuss the recent Marvel movies Spiderman: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok. Other topics include: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the Australian Open, Australia Day, James Franco, Jessica Chastain, Harry Potter, the Mighty Ducks, Jeff Goldblum, Graham Norton, Crocodile Dundee, and Blade Runner.

In Episode 30, Heather and Bennett discuss season 2 of Stranger Things and "All the Rage" by Courtney Summers. Other topics include: NFL, Australian Open, Winter Olympics, Women's March, Aziz Ansari, Serena Williams, Bill Gates, Matt Damon, SNL, Darren Criss, Paddington 2, Justin Timberlake, Trading Spaces, Sister Sister, Enchanted, Omnivore's Dilemma, Dune, and Joel McHale.

This episode, Heather and Bennett discuss the Pixar movie Coco and "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz. We also talk about: Patrick Rothfuss, The Aristocats, Emma Watson, Liam Neeson, The Golden Globes, Dippin' Dots, The Mayor, Justin Timberlake, Kodak, BoJack Horseman, Silicon Valley, Philip K. Dick, Darren Criss, Chris Hemsworth, Black Widow, and Rise.

In episode 28, Heather and Bennett discuss Wonder (the book and the movie adaptation) as well as comparing the books they read in 2017. Other topics include: Star Wars, Discworld, Boy Meet World, Handmaid's Tale, Outlander, Patrick Rothfuss, Get Out, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Michelle Kwan, Kalen Allen, TGIFriday's, Bitcoin, The Office, Thomas Middleditch, New Girl, Ready Player One, Mortal Engines, The Nutcracker, Jesus Christ Superstar, American Crime Story, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Half Magic.

In this special holiday episode, Heather and Bennett discuss two of their favorite Christmas movies, Love Actually and Elf. They rate the storylines in Love Actually, and play a game to see who can remember more Elf quotes. The best way to spread Christmas cheer is podcasting about Elf for all to hear.

Heather and Bennett discuss the new Star Wars movie (with many spoilers) and also discuss their first video game for the podcast, Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. Also included in this episode: avocados, Pitch Perfect, Hamilton, Taylor Swift, CDC, Harry Potter, Hello Kitty, AmEx, Great American Baking Show, Oceans 8, and Sarah J Maas.

In Episode 26, Heather and Bennett discuss Season 1 of the TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Find Me: A Novel by Laura van den Berg. Also included: A Christmas Prince, Elf, Coco, Frozen, Hamilton, NASA, Australian Open, marriage equality, Kim Davis, Barbie, Brooklyn 99, Tiffany Haddish, Jonathan Groff, Larry Nassar, Time Magazine, Brock Turner, Rafael Palmeiro, Andy Weir, Avatar, The Jonas Brothers, Great American Bake-Off, A Discovery of Witches, Jurassic World, Game of Thrones, Baby Driver, and Quentin Tarantino.

In Episode 25, Heather and Bennett discuss the tennis movie Battle of the Sexes starring Emma Stone & Steve Carell, and the romance novel "Letters from Skye" by Jessica Brockmole. Also discussed: Coco, Stranger Things 2, Young Sheldon, Ghosted, The Mayor, John Green, Downsizing, Carpool Karaoke, Foxconn, Pixel buds, NFL, Darren Criss, Get Out, Harry Potter, GLOW, The Notebook, Sweet Home Alabama, Love Simon, The Incredibles 2, His Dark Materials, Mulan, The Good Place, The Disaster Artist, To Die In A Gunfight, Call Me By Your Name, and The Avengers: Infinity War.

Heather and Bennett discuss a book that they unanimously disliked, and also talk about Bennett's first time experiencing a Studio Ghibli movie. Other topics include: Reputation, Wonder Woman, Marriage Equality, Al Franken, trophy hunting, Jose Altuve, Colin Kaepernick, Joe Biden, Food Inc, What The Health, Amazon, A Goofy Movie, American Crime Story, Fantastic Beasts, Big Hero 6, Rampage, Handmaid's Tale, and A Wrinkle in Time.

Heather and Bennett are joined by their friend Elizabeth to discuss the Japanese figure skating anime Yuri on Ice and Sarah Rees Brennan's novel "In Other Lands." Also included in this episode: Glee, Darren Criss, Hamilton, Hillary Clinton, Graham Norton, 2017 elections, Stranger Things, Chili's, Aziz Ansari, Louis C.K., Gregory Maguire, Haikyuu, Sailor Moon, Star Trek, Harry Potter, The Song of Achilles, Carry On, The Magicians, Chronicles of Narnia, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Lady Bird, The Breadwinner, Skam, Pride & Prejudice, Hamlet, and Theo Katzman.

Heather and Bennett discuss the 2016 remake of The Jungle Book, and "The Fifth Season" by N.K. Jemisin, the first book in The Broken Earth trilogy. Also included: Taylor Swift, Breaking Dawn: Part 2, Pirates of the Caribbean, Logic, Zadie Smith, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Papa John, Maggie Stiefvater, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Smith, Margot Robbie, Eminem, Bette Midler, Hocus Pocus, The Inheritance Theory, Tarzan, the Lion King, Beyonce, Thor, Crazy Rich Asians, Constance Wu, and Love, Simon.

This week, Heather and Bennett discuss three "scary" movies (scary for Heather at least). Happy Halloween! Also included in this episode: Halloween costumes, Taylor Swift, Andi Mac, Amazon Key, The Weather Channel, Red Box, Colin Kaepernick, Allison Williams, Groundhog Day, Phillip K. Dick, Willy Wonka, Logan, Ryan Murphy, Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Kingkiller Chronicles, Suburbicon, and The Star.

We made it to Episode 20! Heather and Bennett discuss "A Tale for the Time Being" by Ruth Ozeki and Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk." Also included in this episode: Mean Girls, Voltron, Cursed Child, Great British Bake-Off, SNL, Doris Burke, The Ellen Show, the royal baby #3, Skam, Gordon Hayward, Inception, Schroedinger's cat, Wonder Woman, Jane Goodall, Steve Irwin, Gina Rodriguez, Hamlet, Riz Ahmed, and Tamora Pierce.

In Episode 19, Heather and Bennett discuss the TV show Orphan Black and the book "Ink and Bone" by Rachel Caine. Also included in this episode: 1 liter of wine, apple picking, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Mayor, Ghosted, Supermarket Sweep, Leslie Knope, Nike Break 2, Michael Pollan, Blade Runner, World Cup, Puerto Rico, Boy Scouts, Sister Sister, and Annihilation. Donate here: hispanicfederation.org/donate youcaring.com/rickymartin

In Episode 18, Heather and Bennett compare two YA books with long names and two Marvel movies. As usual, they have opposite opinions on them. "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" compared to "Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda," and the original X-men versus the recent Logan. Other topics include: GLOW, the Bold Type, Voltron, A Court of Wings and Ruin, Jimmy Kimmel, Boy Meets World, Parks & Rec, Netflix, Michelle Obama, Google Translate, AIM, #HandsOffMyBC, Cam Newton, John Green, Hey Arnold, Phillip Pullman, Pacific Rim Uprising, and JJ Abrams.