Merylthon: Recent Episodes
Merylthon Podcast
We're a brother-sister duo journeying through Meryl Streep's filmography, listen and watch along with us!
On this marquee episode of Merylthon, Oscar and Alexus discuss The Prom's experimental restructuring of narrative, engage in the Nikki Blonsky discourse, and rave about Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square.
In this long-awaited episode of Merylthon, Oscar and Alexus discuss Meryl's first straight comedy, the 1989 film She-Devil. Talking points include: the politics of The Prom's movie poster, The Bee Movie, and how exactly one pronounces the word bosom.
In this episode of Merylthon, Oscar and Alexus discuss the understated but starry film Marvin's Room. Talking points include: Diane by Design, Goofy (as in the Disney character), goofy (as in the adjective used to describe Diane's wig), Meryl's chains, and the fashion history of leggings.
In this truly unhinged episode, Oscar and Alexus discuss the truly unhinged movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence, which features Meryl in perhaps her smallest role ever. Talking points include: teddy bear pockets, Barbie Fairytopia, and robot aliens.
In Episode 5, Oscar and Alexus have their friend and Into the Woods stan Tory on to discuss Tracey Ullman's BAFTA nominations, Anna Kendrick's surprising vocal range, and Meryl's method cow acting. Thanks for listening! We do not own any music featured in this episode
In episode 4 of Merylthon, Oscar and Alexus spend nearly an hour talking about Rendition, a film no one has seen. Discussed in this episode: Meryl's ugly bangs, a pre-Big Little Lies Reese and Meryl collab, and Judi Dench's Oscar win for Shakespeare in Love.
In this episode of Merylthon, Oscar and Alexus cover Meryl's most recent Oscar win for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, circular hats, and how she kinda sounds like Julia Child.
In the second episode of Merylthon, Oscar and Alexus discuss the 1990 Meryl film Postcards from the Edge. Talking points include: Dennis Quaid, Meryl's police uniform, AND a very special guest. See you all next time for The Iron Lady!
In the first episode of Merylthon, brother-sister duo and certified Meryl-heads Oscar and Alexus cover the 1986 film Heartburn as their first stop on a journey through Meryl Streep's filmography.