It's graduation time! We're looking back on season one and everything we've watched so far in an attempt to give out some coveted end of year awards and to reflect on the highs and lows of the high school genre, both with and without added drag

Adults Are The Bad Ones

Jun 27th, 2021 1h 35m

Never grow up! Or else your heart will die according to The Breakfast Club, or you’ll be one of the bad ones according to Fantasy High. Either way, Kate and Houmi will talk about you. There’s quite a lot of useless and a few useful adults in ou

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Jun 13th, 2021 1h 29m

Girl power! We all know who run the world, but do they run it better when there’s dragons? Join Kate and Houmi as they overanalyse the women of Fantasy High and the classic high school movie.Content warning: this episode contains discussions

Toxic Masculinity is Dead-uh

May 30th, 2021 1h 21m

Boys don’t cry! But they should. If they need to. Or just want to. Kate and Houmi take a look at how toxic masculinity rears its ugly head in Fantasy High and in classic high school movies, covering topics such as the male gaze, father-son rela

Get Your Smooches In

May 16th, 2021 1h 31m

Love is in the air! With all those teenage hormones flying around sex, sexuality and romance play a huge role in high school movies and in Fantasy High. Kate and Houmi talk all about it and try to avoid becoming part of a cliche love triangle.

Roll for Panic Attack

May 2nd, 2021 1h 27m

Kate and Houmi navigate the twists and turns of how mental health is depicted in high school movies and Fantasy High. From panic attack rolling mechanisms, to not so sensitive nicknames, to the 1950’s teenage delinquent, join us as we over-anal

To Thine Own Self Be True

Apr 18th, 2021 1h 29m

Who am I?! The theme of identity may crop up once or twice in Fantasy High and in high school movies. It's almost as if teenaged characters have a lot of figuring out to do. Who knew? Bonus points if you spot the two secret subtitles of this ep

Le Geek, C'est Chic

Apr 4th, 2021 1h 23m

Get your geek on! What happens to the high school nerd when you Just Add Dragons? Kate and Houmi take a deep dive into the nerd archetype as seen in Dimension 20’s Fantasy High and teen movies such as Weird Science and The Breakfast Club.

Who Needs A Cause Anyway

Mar 22nd, 2021 1h 26m

Rebel rebel! What happens to the teenage rebel when you Just Add Dragons? Kate and Houmi (over)analyse the classic trope in movies such as Rebel Without A Cause and The Breakfast Club and take a close look at Fig in Fantasy High to see how addi

The Start of Something New

Mar 8th, 2021 1h 10m

Join Kate and Houmi as they discuss new beginnings: specifically what starting high school is like if you go to the Aguefort Adventuring Academy or Shermer High School... sort of. Just Add Dragons compares and contrasts the worlds of Dimension

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John Hughes 101

Mar 8th, 2021 5m 49s

Kate and Houmi try and summarise as many John Hughes' movies as they can as quickly as they can, starting off with the epic that is The Breakfast Club. Give this a listen if you want a broad overview of some of the movies we will be referring t

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Fantasy High 101

Mar 8th, 2021 6m 4s

Join Kate and Houmi as they take a whistlestop tour through the world of Fantasy High, trying to summarise it (and D&D as a whole) as quickly as they can. Give this a listen if you want a refresher or need some background info about Fantasy Hig

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Season 1: Trailer

Mar 6th, 2021 1m 12s

What happens to pop culture when you Just Add Dragons? Join Kate and Houmi as they try and figure it out by overanalysing absolutely everything. Season one is all about the classic high school movie, comparing Dimension 20's Fantasy High with m

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