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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