Raccoon Court

Cross Examination #0004 - Mel manages to bring up three separate obscure PC games relating to this draft. Prosecutie Jess and Mel get derailed talking about Mongo from Shrek 2. We also pop into Hyperfixation Station to talk about The Magnus Archives for absolutely no reason.
Thank’s for showing up to jury duty! Court will be back in session (DEFINITELY) on March 29th, 2023 .

TW: speculation about the gender identity of Pleakley (the alien from Lilo and Stitch), dead parents, general objectification of cartoon characters, discussion of women as hags (and in their pre-hag era)

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APPENDIX
- RACCOON COURT MERCH BABY - our goodreads accounts (Mel, Jess)
- our Letterboxd accounts (Mel, Jess)
- the Lilo and Stitch Sandwich Stacking Game
- the Barbie Hairdresser Game
- Timone and Pumba game from Lion King 1.5
- Crush the Turtle chats
- our hyperspecific Spotify playlists (Jonathan Sims TMA, Martin Blackwood TMA, Annihilation)
- Podcast Recs (Hello from the Magic Tavern, Nerd Soup)

Case #0026 - Mel says “If I’m going down, everyone else on the ship is going down with me” as justification for sending Ilsa and Jess the Josh Hutcherson Whistle edit multiple times a day. Prosecutie Jess tells us about how she used to explore Professor Leighton’s Diabolical Box ;) Judge Ilsa considers the rapture.

Thank’s for showing up to jury duty! Court will be back in session ✨during that christmas creep✨ (end of December).
NOTE: Mel forgot to mention that her favorite sticker on her car was one that said “this car brakes for short kings” with pictures of Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan on both sides

TW: sexual assault/harassment of a minor, religion in general, child labor, Pick Me Boy sentiments, cyberbullying, giving an angel head, the Challenger Explosion, the Rapture / End Times, death, heaven, discussions of a camel being forced through a needle, talking about balding in the negative, dentistry

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Today’s podcast includes soundbites from "Meteor Shower"/ "Angels"/"January 28, 1986"/"Deer in the Headlights"/"Sunburn"/"Lonely Lullaby"/"If My Heart was a House"/"Vanilla Twilight"/"Enchanted (Cover)"/"Rugs from Me to You"/"Cave In"/"Rainbow Veins"/"Kamikaze"/"Tidal Wave"/"Alligator Sky"/"Fireflies"/"Umbrella Beach"/"On the Wing"/"Strawberry Avalanche"/"Hot Air Balloon"/"Beautiful Times"/"Up All Night"/"Vitamin Sea" by Owl City, "Gold" by Britt Nicole, "I am Denmark" by Aquarium, and "Kamikaze" by Carly Rae Jepsen. This is not my content, and I am utilizing it under fair use for comment and criticism.
APPENDIX
- Jess's Music!
- our Letterboxd accounts (Mel, Jess)
- our goodreads accounts (Mel, Jess)
- RACCOON COURT MERCH BABY (we now have unhinged bumper stickers)
- plugs (Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, The Southern Reach Trilogy)
- Mel's Owl City Playlist
- Music with hard stereo (Ghost Stories by the Narcissist Cookbook, Northern Downpour by Panic! at the Disco)
- Songs that run into each other (De Selby Part 1 and 2 by Hozier, 20 Dollar Nose Bleed and West Coast Smoker by Fall Out Boy)

Case #0015 - Judge Barbara Lynn discovers that she is the only non-mathlete in the court. Mel convinces the members of the court to quit their jobs and work at Dairy Queen with her. Anti-counsel Ally tries to enter a Buzzfeed quiz into evidence. Pets of the pod Maizie (Ally’s cat) and Rue (BL’s dog) make silent appearances.

Thank’s for showing up to jury duty! Court will be back in session on December 14th,, 2022 .

TW: mention of bullying, public sex, and inappropriate age gap relationships

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Today’s podcast includes soundbites from the movie High School Musical (2006) as well as the songs "Gotta Go My Own Way (Non-Stop Dance Party Version)" by Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Disney, "Unsaid Emily (feat. Charlie Gillespie)" by Julie and the Phantoms Cast, "A Night to Remember" by High School Musical Cast, Disney, "Get'cha Head In The Game" by Troy, Disney, "Now or Never" by High School Musical Cast, Disney, "Bet on It" by Troy, Disney, "Scream" by High School Musical Cast, Disney, Zac Efron, "I Want It All" by by High School Musical Cast, Disney, Lucas Gabreel, Ashley Tisdale, and "Everyday" by Troy, Gabriella, Disney (credited here as they appear on Spotify). This is not my content, and I am utilizing it under fair use for comment and criticism.
APPENDIX
- RACCOON COURT MERCH BABY
- High School Musical on Ice
- High School Musical 2 Non-Stop Dance Party
- Julie and the Phantoms soundtrack
- Mel's recs from the episode (Booksmart, The French Dispatch, Love on the Brain)
- Ally's recs from the episode (AERIE Down to Earth Crew Sweatshirt, Call Me By Your Name)
- Lin Manuel Miranda "Bet On It" parody
- Taylor Swift Raccoon Court episode
- Camp Rock Raccoon Court episode

Cross Examination #0002 - We learn that Jess, Sarah, and Mel all say “horror” with different accents, despite growing up on the same island. Prosecutie Sarah talks about her favorite pubes-based horror movie. Mel reminisces about King Bach’s spaghetti in the pocket vine. Prosecutie Jess talks about how hot the Scary Godmother is.

Thank’s for showing up to jury duty! Court will be back in session on November 16th, 2022 .

TW: horror, body horror, cults, murder, suicide, grief, vampires, mention of Johnny Depp,
Spoiler Warning: Midsommar, Hereditary, Alien, Ready or Not, The Invitation (2015), The Babysitter, Cabin in the Woods, Rubber, The Thing, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Donnie Darko, Jennifer’s Body, Scream 1-5, Halloween (all 19 of them), Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scream Queens (season 1), Signs, The Village, What We Do in the Shadows, Dark Shadows, Annihilation (the movie) and The Southern Reach Trilogy (the books), The Blair Witch Project, The Visit, Paranormal Activity, Sweeney Todd, Moulin Rouge, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Mulholland Drive, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Fly, The Witch, It Comes at Night, Children of Men, Black Swan, Rear Window, Black Christmas, The Silence of the Lambs, The Birds, Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me, Jeepers Creepers, Blue Velvet, Under the Skin, Jaws, In the Mouth of Madness, The Lost Boys, We Need to Talk About Kevin, 28 Days Later, Men, The Craft, Anna and the Apocalypse, Krampus, Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline, Monster House, Franken-weinie, Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular, Us, Nope, Get Out, It Follows, Saw (the whole franchise), Final Destination (the whole franchise), Orphan, Rosemary’s Baby, It, Pet Cemetery, Children of the Corn, The Shining, Carrie, E.T.

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APPENDIX
- RACCOON COURT MERCH BABY
- Don't Worry Darling reviews (Mel, Sarah, Jess)
- The Magnus Archives
- King Bach spaghetti in the pocket Vine
- Good 4 You music video
- Mad World (original, piano)
- Jess's Lost Boys playlist
- Riverdale Carrie cover
- Michael's Art
- Jess's music
- The Monster Mash

Cross Examination #0006 - Defendant Judge BL outs herself as the #1 Nick Miller hater? Judge Prosecutie Jess is foiled by the shackles of heterosexuality. Mel reveals what celebrities they would like to have dinner with in 2009.

Thank’s for showing up to jury duty! Court will be back in session at the end of June!

TW: murder, familial abuse, sexual relationships with a phone booth, Nazi mention, death, Mel and Jess’s accounts on Polyvore from 2007, unhealthy relationships, screaming

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Today’s podcast includes soundbites from Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan, and Howl's Moving Castle. This is not my content, and I am utilizing it under fair use for comment and criticism.
APPENDIX
- Jess's Music!
- our Letterboxd accounts (Mel, Jess)
- our goodreads accounts (Mel, Jess)
- RACCOON COURT MERCH BABY (we now have unhinged bumper stickers)
- inspiration for this episode!
- BL's plugs (Going outside, Howl's Moving Castle, The Princess Bride, Captain America and the Winter Soldier)
- Jess's plugs (Challengers)
- Mel's plugs (Jujutsu Kaisen, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Attack on Titan, Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter, Cool! by Leanna Firestone, Losing My Mind by Montaigne)