Remember when you could just call someone without texting first to see if it was okay? Toby Faulkner loves TALKING ON THE PHONE and thinks we should stop apologizing for calling a friend out of the blue.

Toby is a Brit living in LA who writes messy characters trying to hide from themselves. He loves big twists and laughing and crying in the same scene.

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Writer Kristy Martino helps us appreciate MENOPAUSE, historically blamed on “the wandering womb” and said to make women “dull, unattractive, and cowlike.” Oh the good ole days!

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Comedic screenwriter Hayley Gruenspan makes the case for REBECCA BLACK and her ongoing career post-Friday​, against all odds.

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Not only did our guest writer J. A. Helling WORK AS A PROSECUTOR, she had fun doing it. Except that one last case, that had made her quit.

Episode Links: J. A.’s Website Joe's Patreon

What if DOOMSCROLLING isn't the problem... but the solution? Leave it to Spencer Frankerberger (The Infinite Husk, Hacks, NBC/Universal's Late Night With Chucky), a Greek-American actor/director and MT-BC obsessed with movies, theme parks (@theoreticalthrills), and sports.

Episode Links: Spencer's IG Theoretical Thrills Joe's Patreon

Finally, a guest brings on something CANCELLED! Comedy writer Coral (Carl) Rucker is here to defend AMERICAN PIE (1999), and he only saw the edited version...until recently.

Coral is currently working on his feature JESUS CAMP, a raunchy comedy about a group of teens on a mission to lose their virginity at a hyper-strict church camp.

Episode Links: Coral's IG Joe's Patreon

Brilliant yet nefarious lady reporter Damiana Garcia (Michael Lucid) is back to describe her affinity for WATCHING MOVIES ALONE. No one should get hurt... in theory. Episode Links: Michael's IG Joe's Patreon

Here’s a FREE PREVIEW of our latest Check-In Episode, aka "Shut Up Sasha and Joe." To hear more, head to https://www.patreon.com/c/ShutUpILoveItPodcast

Check-In Episode # 39: The spoiler tells it all!!