Mortified! The Friendship Quest
Every Monday, hosts Aaron and Leyla bounce a media recommendation to one another in order to bolster - or in some cases, really, really test - their long-distance friendship. Join us for a discussion on anything from our favorite Terrible Boys to the profitability of grown men dressing up as Bulbasaur and loudly shouting their own names.
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Episodes
Episodes
Monday Apr 20, 2026
Monday Apr 20, 2026
This week, Aaron and Leyla plunder the depths of their Emmersonian minds while watching Megalopolis! Join us for a lot of expressions of shock and disbelief, and ... also disbelief and shock. We rated this "technically a movie."
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com
Monday Apr 06, 2026
Monday Apr 06, 2026
Aaron and Leyla finally put down their ideological burden and finish their two-month journey of reading "The Fountainhead." We get the maddest we've ever been, get fully irradiated with yaoi, make a short pilgrimage to the cuck chair, and cap it all off with a special musical ending, for real fans only.
Links-
Marc Andreessen on Introspection
The Wuthering Heights Skin Room
Sideways- Why Hellfire is the Best Disney Villain Song Ever
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com
Monday Mar 23, 2026
Monday Mar 23, 2026
Content warning: There is discussion of fitional sexual assault from ~11:20 to ~21:20.
This week, Aaron and Leyla drill down into the Fountainhead, parts 2 and 3! Join us for discussions of psychic kink negotiations, Rand re-inventing shounen dialogue and fight choreography, and the fact that this 700-page objectivist tome does occasionally drop bars.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com
Monday Mar 09, 2026
Monday Mar 09, 2026
Hi gang! Leyla here. I'm not feeling too ✨jazzy✨ so this week Aaron has generously agreed to rerun an old episode, so I can have some time to reset and be ready to further discuss the Fountainhead next episode. Please enjoy!
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Original Description:
This week, we round out our month of romance with 1990's "Pretty Woman" and 2003's "Something's Gotta Give!" We discuss our undying love for Julia Roberts, the differences between love scenes and character arcs, and the wildest reason you could have a pair of scissors in your nightstand.
also if you listen through the whole episode you do get to hear the funniest joke Aaron's ever made that will only land if you use tumblr
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGsAaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com
Monday Feb 23, 2026
Monday Feb 23, 2026
The prophesied right wing sellout moment has finally arrived. Leyla and Aaron, in an attempt to prepare for Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis," have decided to dive into a classic of objectivist philosophy, Ayn Rand's 1943 doorstopper, "The Fountainhead." Follow us down the rabbit hole as we discuss a high schooler's ideology, explain why objectivism is appealing to lonely kids, and cut the novel in half by asking these dudes to just kiss already.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
This week, Aaron and Leyla give a deservedly short sendoff to the Matrix Revolutions! Join us for discussions of critical structural flaws, not knowing what Neo and Trinity would talk about at dinner, and let's say, several distractions.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGsAaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com
Monday Jan 26, 2026
Monday Jan 26, 2026
On this episode of Mortified, Leyla and Aaron boot into the 2003 "Matrix Reloaded" to find out what exactly Neo does after he gets his Superman powers. We discuss Neo and Trinity's nonexistent romance, putting Ghosts in your mind control device, and whether the Matrix has a skybox.
Links:
Ed Smith- It Doesn't Matter When You Kill All the Civilians
The Making of the Matrix Reloaded
Creating the Burly Brawl
John Stancil's Matrix Tabletop Game
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGsAaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Happy New Year and welcome back to Mortified! the Format Refresh Quest. This week, Aaron and Leyla jack out about the Matrix! Join us for discussions of Keanu Reeves beautiful brown eyes, the function of a Chosen One, and praises for Lawrence Fishburn.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGsAaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com