Mortified! The Friendship Quest

Mortified! Episode 161: Sex Pestz (Antz / A Bug's Life)

This week, Aaron and Leyla crawl through a buggy double-feature of Antz and a Bug's Life! Join us for an unexpectedly good villain monologue, an offensively bad main character, and a reaffirming of this podcast's core ethos. 
---Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGs- https://aaronsxl.itch.io/Aaron's TTRPG Reviews- https://www.youtube.com/@aavoigthttps://aavoigt.com/

Mortified! Episode 160: Duloc All-Stars (Shrek)

This episode, Leyla and Aaron discuss the class 2001 animated comedy, Shrek! We trace the lineage of 2010's meta-humor, find out what conservatives think indoctrination is, and Leyla finally gets to call out Aaron's "preferences."
---Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGs- https://aaronsxl.itch.io/Aaron's TTRPG Reviews- https://www.youtube.com/@aavoigthttps://aavoigt.com/

Mortified! Episode 159: Efficient Blood Ocean Cruising (Iron Lung)

This episode, Aaron and Leyla check out the indie horror game "Iron Lung!" We discuss how playing together revealed our "proclivities," ways to incentivize exploration, and the benefits of limited scope.
The Atlantic article on the OceanGate sub- https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/06/missing-titanic-submarine-safety-catastrophe/674491/
IGN Article- https://www.ign.com/articles/dev-of-submarine-horror-game-iron-lung-says-sales-spike-feels-so-wrongFollowing the creature in Iron Lung- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGJCczo8zQQIron Lung Official Trailer- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8E8Ryx49soJay Dragon's- "A Dozen Fragments on Playground Theory" (I got the framing of the rules as a skeleton for play from this piece)- https://medium.com/@possumcreek/a-dozen-fragments-on-playground-theory-684104bcb4abGuardian article about cognitive test- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/21/donald-trump-cognitive-test-closer-look
---Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGs- https://aaronsxl.itch.io/Aaron's TTRPG Reviews- https://www.youtube.com/@aavoigthttps://aavoigt.com/

Mortified! Episode 158: Rise of the Brave Flat-Ass Onceler (RotG/The Lorax)

This week, Aaron and Leyla celebrate Easter and a bit of Tumblr history with a double feature of The Lorax and Rise of the Guardians. Join us for a movie in which very little happens, some mythological semantics, and Aaron shaming Leyla for their taste in men (again).
---Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGs- https://aaronsxl.itch.io/Aaron's TTRPG Reviews- https://www.youtube.com/@aavoigthttps://aavoigt.com/

Mortified! Episode 157: Blowjob for Revenge (He Who Drowned the World)

CW for self harm
This episode, we finish off the Radiant Emperor duology with Shelly Parker Chan's "He Who Drowned the World!" We talked about Normal Bro Stuff, a bunch of complicated gender feelings, and what an evil shonen protagonist looks like. 
Interview with Shelly Parker Chan
---Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGs- https://aaronsxl.itch.io/Aaron's TTRPG Reviews- https://www.youtube.com/@aavoigthttps://aavoigt.com/

Mortified! Episode 156: The Phantom of The Basketball Is Here (Kuroko's Basketball)

This week, Aaron and Leyla celebrate March Madness by revisiting an anime that's been haunting them since the sports sampler episode, Kuroko no Basket. Join us for discussions of phantom boys, horoscopes, and endless comparisons to Haikyu.
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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

Mortified! Episode 155: Turtleneck in the Streets, Scissors in the Sheets (Pretty Woman, Something's Gotta Give)

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

Mortified! Episode 154: The Rom-Tonally-Non-Com-mittal (Phillauri)

This week, Aaron and Leyla knock themselves out with the supernatural Bollywood romcom, Phillauri (2017)! Join us for a quintessential Mortified jaunt through a movie we objectively liked but wanted to be better, and know that we definitely forgot to mention a possible ghost pregnancy.
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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