Shut Up I Love It

Here’s a FREE PREVIEW of our latest Check-In Episode, aka "Shut Up Sasha and Joe." To hear more, head to https://www.patreon.com/c/ShutUpILoveItPodcastCheck-In Episode # 36: A tense situation during the first Super Mario Bros movie. "Is this show is any good?"

To Jared Culp, LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING is painful -- you can't catch your breath, it is hard on your knees and hips -- but once you get that euphoria, you become addicted and have to do it again. "It's a discipline thing." Jared is a designer, writer, and educator whose work explores modern life and Black domesticity. He directed the short film Cicadas and creates projects across film, design, and writing that examine everyday life. Episode Links: Jared's IG Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website.

Here’s a FREE PREVIEW of our latest Check-In Episode, aka "Shut Up Sasha and Joe." To hear more, head to https://www.patreon.com/c/ShutUpILoveItPodcastCheck-In Episode # 35: The worst birthday ever. The vaguest biggest life changes you've ever heard about. Discussing writers using AI.

Writer, filmmaker, and comedian Kat Kvas defends SMALL TALK, something that just might be the solution to our lack of connection -- and it doesn't always have to be about the weather. Kat's writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Onion, McSweeney’s and more. Her comedic short film, The Interns, premiered at HollyShorts last year and she most recently worked as a Creative Director at Netflix. Episode Links: Kat's IG, Kat's TikTok Kat's Website Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website.

Bryan Chamchoum brings us one of the greatest shows of all time: Genndy Tartakovsky’s PRIMAL Season 3, with the craziest premise ever. Bryan is a game designer and writer who bridges the gap between storytelling and interactive design. Episode Links: Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Hayley Gruenspan is an LA-based comedic screenwriter here to shine a spotlight on ANGIE TRIBECA, an insanely hilarious show that came out too early, back when not-very-funny dramedies ruled the television landscape. Episode Links: Hayley's (Private!) IG Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Here’s a FREE PREVIEW of our latest Check-In Episode, aka "Shut Up Sasha and Joe." To hear more, head to https://www.patreon.com/c/ShutUpILoveItPodcastCheck-In Episode # 34: Meeting up in person for the first time in years. The origin of "Big D". The issues with Partiful. Joe's biggest trophy.

When she’s not writing her first novel or reviewing restaurants around the country for The Infatuation, writer and journalist Anne Loreto Cruz joins us to defend THE LEGEND OF KORRA. An evolution of Avatar: The Last Airbender, TLOK was seen by some as its ugly stepchild and had to prove itself every season just to get another one. Episode Links: Anne's IG Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Shawtane Bowen makes a strong argument as to why Ari Aster's EDDINGTON is the best film of 2025, even if it has left you pissed on ReddIt. Shawtane is a writer, performer, director and a founding member of the comedy group, Astronomy Club. He teaches theater at a small liberal arts college in the middle of Vermont. Episode Links: Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Here’s a FREE PREVIEW of our latest Check-In Episode, aka "Shut Up Sasha and Joe." To hear more, head to https://www.patreon.com/c/ShutUpILoveItPodcastCheck-In Episode # 33: Sasha's FIRST and LAST confession at a Russian church. A shocking backlash to Joe's promotion of his Jean Jacket Club.

Writer and Army veteran Rachael B has us rewatch RACHEL GETTING MARRIED (2008), a micro-Dogme (bless us) starring Anne Hathaway that is decidedly not a romcom. Episode Links: Rachael's IG Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Here’s a FREE PREVIEW of our latest Check-In Episode, aka "Shut Up Sasha and Joe." To hear more, head to https://www.patreon.com/c/ShutUpILoveItPodcastCheck-In Episode # 32: Sasha recounts the humble beginnings of Shut Up I Love It & Joe talks about his Jean Jacket Club.

Margaret Kim is a stand-up who’s performed at Westside Comedy Theater and Flappers. She takes a lot of classes -- but her greatest comedy education is the ’80s TV series NEWHART, starring Bob Newhart. Episode Links: Margaret's IG Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Ese Atawo is a Canadian actor and improviser who misses the days when friends told each other the truth -- no matter how uncomfortable. Episode Links: Ese's IG Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Here’s a FREE PREVIEW of our latest Check-In Episode, aka "Shut Up Sasha and Joe." To hear more, head to https://www.patreon.com/c/ShutUpILoveItPodcastCheck-In Episode # 31: Mental health episode. Yoga next to Colin Farrell. Jacuzzi training conference.

Comedian Ken Breese is back to profess his love for the late ’70s, early '80s phenomenon of Japanese ANIME Americanized for U.S. audiences: dubbed and reeditedinto things like Battle of the Planets and Star Blazers. Episode Links: Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Turn on TV (or Cameo) and you’ll see David Danipour all over the place -- acting, improvising, thriving. One thing you will not see him do? Deliver a coherent logline for one of his favorite movies, PAN'S LABYRINTH (2006). Episode Links: David's Website David's IG David's YouTube Channel David's X Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Jay Hunter is back to propagate a fascinating theory that the Egyptian Pyramids were actually CHEMICAL PLANTS. The idea comes from Geoffrey Drumm of The Land of Chem. Episode Links: Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Thanks to Steven Cohen, we choose to be HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE, even if it's dumbest thing we'll do all year. Episode Links: Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Enter our TOP 5 MOVIES of 2025, with your cinema reviewers Nate Ballard, Joe Cabello and Sasha Feiler. Expect overlaps. Expect surprises. Episode Links: Thread Corner Honeymoon Improv Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website