I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!

Sydney Painter and Anthony Pinggera

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If you've ever wanted to be more cultured, but you're pressed for time, then you've come to the right place. Join co-hosts Sydney Painter and Anthony Pinggera, two queer millennials with ADHD, as they review all the books, movies, and musicians that you've been meaning to get to but haven't made time for yet. And until now, neither have they! Let's all become more sophisticated together, shall we?

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Arcade Fire & Moonstruck

I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!

06/14/22 • 65 min

We might as well call this episode "all nostalgia, all the time!" First, we review that classic 80's romantic comedy, "Moonstruck" (or as young people call it, the Cher movie with "snap out of it!"). Then, We spin up the kings of mid-aughts indie rock, Arcade Fire, and cry about how we're not as young as we used to be. But in a fun way, we promise.

This episode contains explicit language and a brief discussion of Nicolas Cage losing his hand in a deli accident.

Co-Hosts: Sydney Painter and Anthony Pinggera

Theme music by Dana Wilentz.

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Follow the show on Twitter at @SophisticatePod. Sydney is on Tiktok at @trashanalysis. Anthony is at @AnxiousArchfey on both TikTok and Twitter.

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4 Listeners

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial & Sex Pistols

I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!

06/28/22 • 66 min

On this episode, we watch the most wholesome movie, E.T., and then listen to the least wholesome band, the Sex Pistols. Or at least, that was the plan, until Sydney went rogue.

This episode contains strong language and brief discussions of terminating pregnancies.

Co-Hosts: Sydney Painter and Anthony Pinggera

Theme music by Dana Wilentz.

Follow the show on Twitter at @SophisticatePod. Sydney is on Tiktok at @trashanalysis. Anthony is at @AnxiousArchfey on both TikTok and Twitter.

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Mrs. Dalloway

I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!

08/09/22 • 67 min

After our last foray into the world of literature, we were looking for a book that would really kick us in the proverbial face. Enter the mad genius Virginia Woolf and her modernist classic, "Mrs. Dalloway." If you've ever wondered how a hundred-year-old piece of art could still feel relevant, the answer is right here. Was it easy? No. Was it worth it? Every step of the way. And as a bonus, we also have a lengthy discussion of Nicole Kidman's award-winning turn in "The Hours"!

This episode contains explicit language and discussions of suicide, both fictional and historical.

Co-Hosts: Sydney Painter and Anthony Pinggera

Theme music by Dana Wilentz.

Follow the show on Twitter at @SophisticatePod. Sydney is on Tiktok at @trashanalysis. Anthony is at @AnxiousArchfey on both TikTok and Twitter.

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4 Listeners

Metallica & Run Lola Run

I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!

09/20/22 • 77 min

From the streets of nineties Berlin to the biggest heavy metal band in the world, we're bringing the intensity! This week, we cover the titans of thrash metal and bestselling band of the 1990s, Metallica! Then we dive into time loops and money heists with the relentlessly German "Run Lola Run".

This episode contains explicit language and brief discussions of violence.

Co-Hosts: Sydney Painter and Anthony Pinggera

Theme music by Dana Wilentz.

Follow the show on Twitter at @SophisticatePod. Sydney is on Tiktok at @trashanalysis. Anthony is at @AnxiousArchfey on both TikTok and Twitter.

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4 Listeners

Episode Six (Taylor's Version)

I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!

02/15/22 • 55 min

While we were recording our first batch of episodes, our world was rocked by the release of Red (Taylor's Version). It was then that we admitted a shameful truth to each other: neither of us had listened to an entire Taylor Swift album before! We felt called to drop everything and devour her entire discography multiple times in the span of two weeks. And what better time than Valentine's Day (okay, the day after Valentine's Day) to release an episode about someone whose private life has been made so aggressively public?

We hope you enjoy it; this one gets deep!

This episode contains strong language and frank discussions of violence, including violence against women.

Co-hosts: Sydney Painter and Anthony Pinggera

Theme music by Dana Wilentz.

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Mulholland Drive/Labelle

I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!

05/17/22 • 67 min

Sydney and Anthony are getting brainy this week as they find the groove of the legendary queer funk/rock girl group, Labelle! Then, they try to wrap their heads around David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive." Does the movie make sense? What is sense, anyway? Only time will tell...or will it?

This episode contains explicit language and frank discussions of sexuality.

Co-Hosts: Sydney Painter and Anthony Pinggera

Theme music by Dana Wilentz.

Additional Reading:

Glitter Up the Dark: How Pop Music Broke the Binary - Sasha Geffen

Why Labelle Matters - Adele Bertei

Follow the show on Twitter at @SophisticatePod. Sydney is on Tiktok at @trashanalysis. Anthony is at @AnxiousArchfey on both TikTok and Twitter.

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Marvin Gaye & Napoleon Dynamite

I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!

08/23/22 • 68 min

Some art is so of-the-moment that looking back on it even a few years later can be confusing and disappointing. Some art ascends the era of its making to become timeless. On this episode, we deal with both. First, it's the indie comedy that made Jon Heder a star and made every teenage boy in 2004 ask: does the chicken have large talons? It's "Napoleon Dynamite"! Then, we spin up the records of one of the most influential, talented, and emotionally haunted male recording artists of the twentieth century: Marvin Gaye!

This episode contains explicit language, as well as discussions of depression, drug addiction, self-harm, and murder.

Co-Hosts: Sydney Painter and Anthony Pinggera

Theme music by Dana Wilentz.

Additional reading: Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye, by David Ritz.

Follow the show on Twitter at @SophisticatePod. Sydney is on Tiktok at @trashanalysis. Anthony is at @AnxiousArchfey on both TikTok and Twitter.

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Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie

I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!

07/12/22 • 45 min

We're tilting at windmills, y'all. On our second episode about a book, we take on a true titan of postcolonial literature: Salman Rushdie's epic, Midnight's Children. This was a doozy of a book in every possible way.

Co-Hosts: Sydney Painter and Anthony Pinggera

Theme music by Dana Wilentz.

Follow the show on Twitter at @SophisticatePod. Sydney is on Tiktok at @trashanalysis. Anthony is at @AnxiousArchfey on both TikTok and Twitter.

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Kate Bush & Snow White

I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!

07/26/22 • 80 min

Weird wedding dances? Waterboarding? A queercoded mirror? This episode has everything! This week, we cover the musical genius that Stranger Things brought back into the cultural zeitgeist: Kate Bush! Then, we go way, way back in film history to the very first Walt Disney Animated Feature: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves!

This episode contains explicit language and brief mentions of violence, including poisoning.

Co-Hosts: Sydney Painter and Anthony Pinggera

Theme music by Dana Wilentz.

Follow the show on Twitter at @SophisticatePod. Sydney is on Tiktok at @trashanalysis. Anthony is at @AnxiousArchfey on both TikTok and Twitter.

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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Part Two

I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!

06/07/22 • 40 min

This is the second part of our two-part COVID-palooza coverage of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." On this episode, we cover Seasons 3 through 5, including the continuing Tragedy of Kim and Kyle, the weird blip that is Season 4, and that fight in Amsterdam!

This episode contains explicit language and frank discussions of addiction and domestic abuse.

Co-Hosts: Sydney Painter and Anthony Pinggera

Theme music by Dana Wilentz.

Follow the show on Twitter at @SophisticatePod. Sydney is on Tiktok at @trashanalysis. Anthony is at @AnxiousArchfey on both TikTok and Twitter.

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I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You! currently has 47 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Lgbt, Culture, Classics, Literature, Commentary, Music, Comedy, Podcasts, Movies, Queer, Music Commentary, Tv & Film, Cinema, Review and Film Reviews.