Super Woman Diaries #8: We Don't Watch the Oscars (And We're Not Sorry)
Chasing Brighter Podcast: Choosing Real Over Perfect
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Show Notes
Oscars season is here — and Jessica and Kelly haven't seen most of the movies. Oops. This week's Super Woman Diaries takes a fun detour into what the sisters are actually watching, reading, and loving right now. From Sinners to Bridgerton to Night Court reboots, they get real about how much streaming has changed pop culture, why prestige film culture doesn't hit the same anymore, and what it means to just... watch something fun without guilt. Oh, and there's a brief but passionate tangent about Anaconda. You're welcome.
In This Episode:
- Why neither of them can keep up with Oscar nominees (and why that's totally fine)
- How streaming changed what "good" means — and who gets to decide
- The books they're reading right now (including one that made Jessica cry)
- What the family is watching together when you've got an 11-year-old, two teenagers, and two adults to please
- Kelly's deep dive into Slow Horses with Gary Oldman
- Jessica's obsession with Mr. Malcolm's List and why she loves what Bridgerton does with casting
- The Night Court reboot nobody expected to love — and then loved
- A spoiler about Ford vs. Ferrari that is very much deserved at this point
Books Mentioned:
- The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros
- Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
- Wuthering Heights (and the film adaptation Kelly is hunting down)
- Ford vs. Ferrari (yes, there's a book)
Shows & Movies Mentioned:
- Sinners (Ryan Coogler/Michael B. Jordan)
- Mr. Malcolm's List
- Bridgerton
- Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
- Victoria
- The Closer
- High Potential
- Night Court (reboot)
- St. Denis Medical
- Anaconda (2025, with Paul Rudd and Jack Black)
- Ford vs. Ferrari
- Jumanji franchise
- Outlander
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