Why is this audio file so long? The time from the last word of the statement to the last second of the track totals 8 minutes and 46 seconds. 8 minutes and 46 seconds doesn't sound like a long time until you are confronted with just how long it

Deleted Scenes: Britney Spears, Master Of Not Breaking

May 19th, 2020

Neither of us is normally super excited about deleted scenes, because they’re usually deleted for a reason. But in this case, there’s at least one with some really rather important information that would have been pretty great if they’d left it

Credits: These Four Goofballs, And Also Justin Long

May 18th, 2020

We’re breaking form slightly this week, but trust us, it’s for the best. We’re in the credits, which are also a music video, but it’s in-universe? Theme Music: “Crunky” by Freedom Trail Studio

Minute 90: Crossroads: The Victor Ho Story

May 15th, 2020

In the last pre-credits minute, we get a bit of a post-performance epilogue that calls back to the beginning of the movie. James and Erin have different memories about what kind of terrain it takes place on and the credits begin to roll which b

Minute 89: Bob Saget: Not Britney Spears

May 14th, 2020

It's....haha....it's a short episode today as Britney/Lucy finishes up the concert video/audition. So Erin and James talk about whether either of them have seen Britney Spears in concert. And also other concerts/shows they've seen.Theme Music

Minute 88: Bon Jovi, 98 Degrees, Metallica, and Britney Spears

May 13th, 2020

In this episode we talk about the song "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" about as in depth as we can. We talk about it's chart history, what award it won, and even do a deep dive on Wayne Isham, the director of the music video for the song (as

Minute 87: Sleeves by JNCO

May 12th, 2020

In this episode, we discuss the best bit of stage business Dan Aykroyd does in this movie, pot lip balm, the American Idol feel of the performance space where Lucy is singing...oh and we touch on the shirt she's wearing just a little.Theme Mu

Minute 86: Pop's [REDACTED] Apology

May 11th, 2020

Pop gives his best (?) attempt at an apology, we talk about Lucy's response, wonder about what the cab driver is doing, and prepare for a week of performance in this, the stretchiest of home stretches.Theme Music: "Crunky" by Freedom Trail St

Minute 85: Things That Have Keys

May 8th, 2020

We learn about “Spy Kids”, which is a random and weird thing to happen on this podcast, but also not the WEIRDEST thing to happen on this podcast. We also contemplate what “Crossroads” by Stephen King would look like. (Also stick around after t

Minute 84: Ladies? Let's Roll.

May 7th, 2020

Lucy and company prepare to fly home. It’s a light minute, not a whole lot happens, but we’re still confused about exactly what capacity Lucy was planning to participate in this music audition thing, because people keep talking about her coming

Minute 83: One I Tester Image Amount

May 6th, 2020

Kit goes to visit Mimi, and somehow Mimi ends up comforting Kit—not because Kit expects or asks for it, but because Mimi is a really, really good friend and person and she recognizes that Kit is hurting, even as she herself is also hurting.An

Minute 82: Everyone’s Favorite Science Magazine

May 5th, 2020

Mimi reads a magazine, and James tells us all about it—it’s got a band on the cover that *isn’t* N*SYNC! Erin gets confused about which hot guy whose name start with “Ty” was in the “Toxic” video, and we try to track down an article from the ma

Minute 81: Men Are Disappointed In Lucy

May 4th, 2020

Pop continues to be the worst. James and Erin have some questions about Lucy’s involvement in this audition. Ben is a little bit dim. We realize that throughout this movie, the male characters have just been really unhappy with Lucy and her cho

Minute 80: Crossroads: Parents Suck (Serious Week: Day 5 (The Last Day))

May 1st, 2020

CW: Brief discussion of losing a baby (but nothing close to in-depth. More of a talk about using that event as a plot device)In this episode, James asks Erin a question about the plot of the movie and it leads to a very good, though long, dis

Minute 79: This is a Teen Road Trip Comedy (Serious Week: Day 4)

Apr 30th, 2020

CW: Discussion of miscarriage, fetal death, and possible surgeryIn this episode, we discuss Southern accents, collect calls, and how amazing Taryn Manning is. Also, a LONG discussion about what the timeline of Mimi's tragedy could possibly ha

Minute 78: The "Oh [REDACTED]!" Episode (Serious Week: Day 3)

Apr 29th, 2020

CW: Discussion about sexual assault and miscarriage.In this episode, the bad stuff gets really bad. We kind of just say what happens and then move on to talk about other stuff, since it's largely just a lot of montage shots. We discuss what "

Minute 77: The XY Files (Serious Week: Day 2)

Apr 28th, 2020

CW: This episode begins a discussion about a sexual assault. It's not mentioned specifically in the movie but we discuss it.Welcome to Day 2 of The Serious Week. Things get worse as we met Dylan's "sick friend" and Kit notices what Dylan is d

Minute 76: Paul McCartney Was Our Dialect Coach (Serious Week: Day 1)

Apr 27th, 2020

Hey everyone. It's James. Let me tell you about the feelings I had when I realized that it was going to be my week to edit The Serious Week. They were multitude. This week is going to get heavy, but today's episode isn't there yet. We have some

Minute 75: You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Time Jump

Apr 24th, 2020

We lose more time in this minute, and honestly we still don’t know where it went. But we learn about a song, and speculate as to not only where the time went, but also why Kit is so insistent that Mimi go along with her plan.Theme Music: “Cru

Minute 74: But…Where ARE They?

Apr 23rd, 2020

Kit and Mimi are not where James initially thought they should be. Ben and Lucy are in a place that Erin contends they should not be but James says is mostly fine. (Curious and don’t mind being sliiiiightly spoiled for tomorrow’s minute’s begin

Minute 73: I'm Kinda...Horny

Apr 22nd, 2020

Dylan is a bad boyfriend, Kit doesn’t want to make waves, and Lucy is “tired”.Theme Music: “Crunky” by Freedom Trail Studio

Minute 72: Road Trips and Money With Shonda Rimes

Apr 21st, 2020

The timeline for EVERYTHING changes WILDLY in this minute. Also we don’t actually know how this recording contest is supposed to work. We would really like Shonda Rimes to come on the show and explain all this, so if anyone knows her…  Also, as

Minute 71: Seaweed Him? I Hardly Know Him!

Apr 20th, 2020

It’s time for some stock footage of LA! A building for a label Britney isn’t on, the Hollywood sign (and all its history, which includes Hugh Hefner, Gene Autry, Andy Williams, and Alice Cooper)…Mimi gets her wish, and the movie basically ign

Minute 70: Car Tunes

Apr 17th, 2020

This episode is largely about female rock stars of the mid 90's. What rocker did James think was SO badass in like 95 or 96? How did Erin acquire Jagged Little Pill? Who won the 1997 Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance and how many Tr

Minute 69 (nice): Do NOT Play This Episode For Your Mom/Mother/Mama

Apr 16th, 2020

Warning: The first part of this episode is....explicit LOL. Let's just say we celebrated the occasion in Classic James and Erin fashion. By being 12 year olds. Also: a very chaste discussion about calling parents by multiple names