Movies are so overwhelming to watch all at once. We split the task 50/50.
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Welcome to the Xicana Code Switchers podcast! Your co-hosts are Ariana and Patricia. We are both Xicana, scholar-practitioners in higher education. Each episode we discuss insights, tips, and resources for students and practitioners in higher education with a focus on social justice and platicas.
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The Horror Movie Podcast that‘s all about Righting Horror‘s Wrongs. Join Joe & Lara each week as they follow a simple yet effective formula: Shoot, Recruit, Revive, in an effort to right horror movie wrongs. Each chooses a character who survived the events of the film to die instead, another who died to survive and both recruit a character from a different film, show or franchise to change the course of the movie. They also take a look at IMDb reviews to see if internet film critics are able ...
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This week we switched two incredible Lifetime movies: Mistletoe in Montana (2021) and Holiday in Santa Fe (2021), starring Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez respectively. The episode is split into two parts, but Patrons get both parts right away at Patreon.com/nermernermer. If you need to make any hard decisions this holiday season, consider going …
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Celebrate Krampus on December 5th at your local Krampus event! This week Alexis and Suzy watched the 2015 film Krampus with a solid 50/50 split, determined by the Picker Wheel. Krampus is the character foil to jolly old Saint Nicolas; he's responsible for punishing the bad kids while Santa rewards the good ones. Please consider becoming a patron at…
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This week, Alexis and Suzy did a home switcheroo with the 2023 film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey and the 1977 film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Though they technically have the same main character, these movies could not be more different. Please consider becoming a patron at Patreon.com/nermernermer Did you know you can become a fre…
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This Halloween month is starting with Vampires Suck (2010), the Twilight spoof with a 4% on Rotten Tomatoes. Alexis and Suzy split it so that we each only had to watch less than 40 minutes. AND BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND here is the October 2024 scary movie playlist. The October 2nd movie is New Moon, not only because it is an amazing follow up to Vamp…
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This week, Alexis and Suzy went to the actual movie theater and bought two tickets to see the new Beetlejuice movie, only for one of them to wear a blindfold and the other to blast white noise over the sound. This episode, like every other episode of the Ole Switcheroo, contains spoilers. If you have any suggestions for movies to watch, please send…
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For labor day 2024, Alexis and Suzy enjoyed a special hot dog competition between Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi. One of us got the background information and the other watched grown men cram hot dogs down their throats for 10 minutes straight. If you are interested in becoming a Patron, please do! at patreon.com/nermernermer All other importan…
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This week, Alexis and Suzy watched episodes 1 & 3 of the Disney+ show Arctic Ascent and talked about it in the dead middle of the night. From Disney+: "Honnold has always dreamed of exploring Greenland and its unclimbed peaks. Now he and world-class climbers Hazel Findlay and Mikey Schaefer attempt to summit Ingmikortilaq, an unclimbed Arctic seacl…
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This is another episode from the Saw franchise with the next one from the series: Saw II (2005). You can listen to the episode we did on the first Saw movie here. Technically there are spoilers in this episode but also this movie is 20 years old and neither of us really know what's happening at any given moment. Do you want more? Become a patron at…
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Alexis and Suzy went to a new movie theater for this movie! This is more for Long Legs than for Despicable Me 4 but we are not holding back any plot points in this podcast episode so be warned there are 🚨spoilers.🚨 Please! become a Patron at Patreon.com/NermerNermer for digital downloads, bonus episodes, and early access. If you need help making a …
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SPOILERS FOR BOTH MOVIES WITHIN LASAGNA MOTORCYCLES Ideally, you’d listen to this right after watching Garfield and The Bikeriders but as April Wolfe says, it isn’t what happens in a movie but how it happens that makes a movie worth watching. Even though we’re revealing plot, I promise these half baked descriptions are not as cinematic as watching …
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We did another watch/listen for this week's episode about Saw (2004). The episode contains spoilers!!! Do you know what else contains spoilers? Our patreon, where you can get episodes early with a little extra zest on them. Patreon.com/nermernermer Find all other important links at Linktr.ee/nermernermer Need to flip a coin? Pickerwheel.com (not a …
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EYES/EARS is different from the regular SWITCHEROO because one of us watches the movie with a headset blaring white noise while the other is blindfolded and listening carefully. Alexis and Suzy watched/heard the excellent 1995 film Se7en. Huge shout out to Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, only one of whom has a recognizable voice. Listen in to find ou…
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This time we watched Parasite (2019) and hoo boy does that tell a different story in the second half without context. If you are all caught up on episodes of the Ole Switcheroo, consider checking out the 2SLGBTQIA+ pride podcast Suzy is doing for June: https://feeds.transistor.fm/exposing-the-holes-an-annual-pride-show ALSO please NOMINATE The Ole …
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We spun the Picker Wheel and landed in the Roadhouse (2024). This movie makes no sense at all! Have fun listening to it. There is a Pride show coming to Nermer Nermer Network this JUNE! The trailer is available here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/2d08c3ac Linktr.ee/NermerNermer由Nermer Nermer Network
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50/50: American Psycho (2000) That’s right, folks. Neither of us had seen American Psycho and now neither of us have seen the whole movie. Listen in to hear us figure out what’s real and what’s not. Some questions for the group: What does Jared Leto even look like? Is Christian Bale okay? What else is Reese Witherspoon’s resume? Linktr.ee/NermerNer…
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50/50: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) YES, IT’S TRUE. Neither of us had seen The Shawshank Redemption and now we’ve each only seen half. Especially considering how many people respect this movie and (rightfully) value its prestige, I must remind you there are SPOILERS. The movie is 30 years old. Just watch it. For those of you who have seen it, he…
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Ricky Stanicky is a 2̶0̶1̶2̶ 2024 comedy starring Zac Efron and John Cena that sat in preproduction for over 10 years, long enough for James Franco to get canceled and Zac Efron’s career to outlive Judd Apatow’s. Become a patron! It’s patreon.com/nermernermer由Nermer Nermer Network
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Alexis and Suzy did not want to watch the 2015 comedy Get Hard starring Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell but they did anyway and that’s what matters. We cut the movie right down the middle and brought the parts together. On Jawbreakers this month, we did the Oscars! https://share.transistor.fm/s/67f71569 Linktr.ee/nermernermer…
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Alexis and Suzy decide to split the movie Baywatch (2017) in half to make it easier to view. This movie stars the Rock and Zac Efron, in basically the same shape. This is the last Zac Efron movie for a while so I hope you like it. Visit us on Patreon at patreon.com/nermernermer Linktr.ee/nermernermer…
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This week, Alexis and Suzy watch the 2010 classic Charlie St. Cloud starring Zac Efron. As always, they each only watched half and filled the other person in on the facts. If you like the show, consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/nermernermer and/or follow on Instagram at @nermernermer. Linktr.ee/nermernermer…
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Listeners be warned: there are spoilers in this episode for Paper Towns (2015), Detective Pikachu (2019), and the Fault in Our Stars (2014). If you haven’t yet, you might want to listen to our episode on the Fault in Our Stars before starting this one, although it isn’t required to understand this episode. Please enjoy this epic adventure in movie …
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Alexis and Suzy split the movie The Fault in Our Stars. There are SPOILERS for this filth in the episode so if you’re still trying to hide from John Green’s truth in 2024 (?) this is not for you. The Fault in Our Stars is a 2012 novel about a girl (Hazel Grace) whose lungs have been affected by thyroid cancer. It is one of the best selling books of…
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Alexis and Suzy went to the movie theater in person and spun the Picker Wheel to see which of them WATCHED and which HEARD the excellent 2023 film Wonka. Huge shout out to EVERYONE for making this show a smashing success as we wrap up the year with the most fun we’ve had yet. Listen in to find out why we were both crying during the Aquaman 2 Traile…
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SPOILERS FOR BOTH MOVIES WITHIN Ideally, you’d listen to this right after watching The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes but as April Wolfe says, it isn’t what happens in a movie but how it happens that makes a movie worth watching. Even though we’re revealing plot, I promise these half baked descriptions are not as cinematic as watchi…
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Alexis watched the first half of No Hard Feelings (2023) and Suzy watched the second half. They each had some laughs and pieced the story together. This movie is fairly new so be WARNED we discuss the WHOLE MOVIE including SPOILERS. If you want to become a Patron, go to patreon.com/nermernermer由Nermer Nermer Network
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Suzy and Alexis saw Moulin Rouge (the Musical) live in the theater and switched at intermission. Moulin Rouge is the Broadway version of Baz Luhrman’s 2001 movie by the same title. The musical premiered in 2018 and won 10 Tony awards. It is a disgrace.由Nermer Nermer Network
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This week Alexis and Suzy watched both films that came after Steve Jobs’ untimely death in 2011. The movies are Jobs (2013) starring Ashton Kutcher and Steve Jobs (2015) starring Michael Fassbender. Please hold your applause. Halfway through both movies, Alexis and Suzy switched rooms and watched the second half of the other movie.…
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Alexis watched the first half of the Wolf of Wall Street and Suzy watched the second half so neither of them had to watch the full 3 hours. If there is one thing you need to know about this movie, it's long. It is exhausting. It isn't quite the inspiration all the online crypto scammers seem to think it is. Though Alexis and Suzy are not in perfect…
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Alexis and Suzy watch Joker (2019) and The Exorcist (1973) simultaneously and switch rooms halfway through (around the 61 minute mark). As people of a certain age, Alexis and Suzy squarely dodged watching The Exorcist and any of its sequels. Before 2023, the last movie to come out in the franchise was in 2005, the year Alexis and Suzy turned 10 and…
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Fans of Jawbreakers: halt! Everyone else: listen up! This is episode zero of Alexis and Suzy's brand new show the Ole Switcheroo. For continuity reasons, this episode is conveniently the last episode of Jawbreakers podcast, originally published on the Jawbreakers feed on August 1st, 2023. If you've already heard us talk about Barbenheimer, this is …
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From the people who brought you Jawbreakers podcast, an all new show. One person watches the first half of the movie and halfway through, we switch and the other person watches the other half. Brought to you by https://pickerwheel.com/ Music in trailer by https://www.patreon.com/sethmakessounds由Nermer Nermer Network
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In this episode we had the great honor of having Dra. Yvette Martínez-Vu, host of the Grad School Femtoring Podcast, join us for a part II discussion on leaving academia and how she started her personal development journey as a First-Gen Chicana. Listen to Grad School Femtoring Podcast Episode 173 featuring Xicana Code Switcher hosts. BIPOC Busines…
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In this episode, we had the pleasure of having Mitzi Martinez discuss how she transitioned out of Student Affairs to a career in Learning and Development (L&D). You can connect with Mitzi on LinkedIn or her website. BIPOC Business Shoutout: Eauso Vert For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your BIPOC bu…
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We welcomed Magali Limeta back to share her experience of deciding to run for a school board elected position. If you would like to volunteer with or donate to her campaign, please visit her campaign website. BIPOC Business Shoutout: Artpce, check them out: https://www.artpce.com/ Instagram: @artpce TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/artpce Twitter: …
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This week we had Janine Huerta, a third-year Ph.D. student in the Social-Personality Psychology field. Her research area is sexual communication and more specifically, how the ways in which men and woman talk about sex contributes to the orgasm/pleasure gap. You can contact Janine via her email omedi004@ucr.edu. Book Recommendations: “Come as you a…
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This week's guest, Rachel Freeman, walks us through how she decided to apply, accept, and navigate her Ph.D. program at UCLA. She reminded us of the importance to make time for self-care along the way.Resources My Undocumented LifeBIPOC Business S/O Olive Kollection, Tiktok @kbeautymomFor all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@g…
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Join us for this week's episode featuring Cultura Media! It is is a pleasure to begin our third year and 5th Season of the Xicana Code Switchers podcast by having our first guest: Mitzi Salgado! She holds a Master's degree in International Public Policy & Management from the University of Southern California with a specialization in Border and Immi…
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In this episode, Ariana and Patricia check in about the start of a new year navigating pandemic, grad school, and work life. We are excited to begin a new season and upcoming new guests. Recommended Social Media Accounts: Imani Barbarin follow on TikTok @crutches_and_spice BIPOC Business S/O MuxeresXingonas For all our listeners, you can email us a…
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The Grave Switchers still very much have Scream-fever this week and are revisiting the final instalment of the original trilogy, Scream 3. Is Scream 3 the best film in the franchise? Absolutely not. Is this the best episode the Grave Switchers have ever put out? Also a hard no. Would we recommend you watch Scream 3 and then listen to this episode? …
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It's a big week for the Grave Switchers! They've finally seen Scream (2022) and they have some thoughts! Could it be that this week's Shoot, Recruit, Revives are more divisive than the film itself?! All Joe & Lara know is they'd sure like to see Joe's vision come to life... BIG spoilers for Scream (2022), so go and watch it first and then let the G…
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This week the Grave Switchers have got Scream fever, but don't worry - this is a Scream (2022) spoiler-free zone! Ahead of the release of the newest instalment in the Scream franchise Joe & Lara are revisiting the original films. Who will survive the ruthless Grave Switching this week? Plus, let us know your thoughts on Lara's controversial recruit…
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It may be a brand new year but this week's film is another horror classic, William Friedkin's The Exorcist. Ever wondered what form the devil takes when he's not busy possessing a twelve year old girl? Or how many hot priests is too many? Or what on Earth made that spooky noise in Joe & Lara's kitchen?! Unfortunately the Grave Switchers can only an…
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This week the Grave Switchers are sick! But they're not letting that get in the way of them discussing their second festive horror flick, Michael Dougherty's Krampus. In a setting where you're trapped with the in-laws and in need of festive cheer more than ever, who would you recruit to avoid the summoning of evil Santa? Their shoot, recruit, reviv…
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This week the Grave Switchers are getting festive but keeping it spooky as they discuss the original holiday horror classic Black Christmas. Find out who Joe and Lara chose to shoot, recruit and revive and, more importantly, whether they can string a sentence together! Plus, there are a couple of new perspectives this week as Lara enlisted the help…
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This week's movie is Wes Craven's 1984 supernatural slasher classic - A Nightmare on Elm Street. Freddy Krueger gets the Grave Switchers' treatment this week as they put their Shoot, Recruit, Revive formula to the test against the inhabitants of Elm Street (if that even IS where they live..). Plus, for the first time EVER it's very nearly a clean s…
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This week Joe & Lara discuss Edgar Wright's Rom-Zom-Com classic Shaun of the Dead whilst waiting for their pasta bake to cook. After applying their Shoot, Recruit, Revive formula to the film the Grave Switchers learn it's an easy save, but recruiting proves to be particularly tricky for Lara... [Contains spoilers for Shaun of the Dead and, strangel…
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This week we had the pleasure of interviewing Denise Fernández. We discussed her experience moving out of state for her grad program, how Ethnic Studies impacted her educational journey, and her new professional journey. She is currently working as a Student Services Specialist for the Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford U…
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This week Joe & Lara are talking all about the iconic 1999 found footage horror that follows the incredible 'true' story of student director Heather, who would rather film her friend's dismembered body parts than read the bloody map properly! The Grave Switchers put their Shoot, Recruit, Revive formula to the test against The Blair Witch to see if …
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It’s Halloween! Well not quite, but this week Joe & Lara talk about the new Halloween Kills movie and who to shoot, recruit & revive. Can anyone stop Michael Myers? Let’s see if the Grave Switchers have any ideas… [Spoilers]由Grave Switchers
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In this week’s episode Joe & Lara discuss the 1992 slasher classic Candyman. Who will they shoot, recruit & revive? Apparently it’s not quite as straightforward as they thought it would be. Plus, how to deal with strangers in car park garages. [Spoilers]由Grave Switchers
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