Best Viewer Interaction Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 381- Arleene Correa Valencia: From rural Mexico to the Napa Valley and back, fulfilling a family dream 53:41

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Napa, CA-based artist Arleene Correa Valencia talks about: Why she lives in Napa, CA, and the two distinct versions of the town, for the wealthy and for the poor ("you're either the owner of the vineyard, or you're working the vineyard," as she put it); how she's the first generation to not be working the vineyards, his dad having worked the vineya…

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Episode 380- London-based photographer and writer Michael Collins on the perils of photography, and art criticism, and why to give your viewers the benefit of the doubt 56:50

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London-based photographer and writer Michael Collins talks about: The flat where he's lived for 35 years, which is getting 'Wallace & Gromit' crowded; how he keeps film in his deep freeze (aka freezer) as opposed to anything edible, and how he's happy to shop for the day, while he points out that Brits see American refrigerators and are overwhelmed…

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Nosferatus - Count Orlok/Hutter 1:13:14

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Just in time for spooky season, we check in with several versions of German Expressionism's silliest little guy - Nosferatu. Follow the show on Tumblr at ltbkpod.tumblr.com

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Episode 379- artist Linnéa Gabriella Spransy – growing up in a commune, Yale grad school, working as a living artist in Kansas City, and co-founding the gallery Bridge Projects 44:53

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Pasadena-based artist Linnéa Gabriella Spransy talks about: Growing up between Wisconsin and a commune in Oregon, the latter which she describes as a complete commitment more than an experiment (the town was Wildeville, Cape Junction being the closest city); how you radically live out the life of Christianity, including giving away all their stuff,…

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Episode 378: Artist Camilla Taylor- "My House Burned Down" 52:24

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Camilla Taylor, Los Angeles artist, and curator of "My House Burned Down" (at Track16 Gallery), talks about: Her childhood with complicated religious origins, between her Mormon LDS father and her mother who branched off to start her own organization (some might say 'cult,' per Camilla), and how art, for her and many artists, can often fit the func…

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The Old Guard - Joe/Nicky and Andy/Quynh 1:02:57

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Sooooo...we recorded the first half of this episode all of the way back in July 2023 and then bided our time for the sequel to be released. We were surprised that The Old Guard 2 was only half a movie, but hey, here we are. If/when The Old Guard 3 is released, we'll do an update. In the meantime, enjoy! Follow the show on Tumblr at ltbkpod.tumblr.c…

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Episode 377- "An artist walks into a bar…" Guy Richards Smit on his New Yorker cartoons, his paintings, and humor in art 51:38

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Brooklyn-based artist and sometimes New Yorker magazine cartoonist Guy Richards Smit returns to the podcast eight years after his first visit to talk about: His admitted high self-regard, paired with self-awareness, which we identify as being rare; our respective experiences and takes on artist blowhards; his history with cartooning, going back to …

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Episode 376: Merging art & life and leaving the city for the country: artist couple and collaborators Gribaudi-Plytas. 47:13

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In Episode 376, Alex and Theo Gribaudi-Plytas talk about: Their location in rural France, at the southern end of the Champagne region, where there are tons of vineyards, many of which they take friends from out of town to, and how even in their minimally populated area they see plenty of income inequality; how they met while living in London's vers…

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The Outsiders - Ponyboy/Johnny 1:39:19

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In October 2016 a reader asked S.E. Hinton on twitter whether there were “any romantic feelings” between the characters Johnny and Dallas from The Outsiders. S.E. Hinton responded with: “No. Where is the text backing this?” In this essay we will… Follow the show on Tumblr at ltbkpod.tumblr.comBy HonestFun

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Episode 375: Marcie Begleiter on artist residencies, working with nature, leaving big cities, and much more 47:08

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Marcie Begleiter, an artist based on the Central Coast of California, talks about: artist residencies, including the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, where she recently did a 4-week residency, including collecting biological specimens/samples; how her time and relationship with the residency evolves over those four weeks, which has lead to artisti…

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Episode 374: "The Murder Next Door," Oakland-based graphic artist Hugh D'Andrade's first graphic novel 1:07:30

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Oakland-based graphic artist Hugh D'Andrade, author of the graphic novel "The Murder Next Door," talks about: His first graphic novel, The Murder Next Door, including what led him to finally making a graphic novel after being a big fan of them for a long time; studying fine art at the California College of Arts and Crafts back in the 1980s, and the…

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MCU Revisited - Stony, Science Boyfriends, Peggy/Natasha, and Agatha/Rio 1:23:32

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We're returning to the MCU to cover some additional listener requests. Timestamps are approximate: 2:30 - Tony Ships (Stony and Science Boyfriends) 40:35 - Peggy/Natasha 51:40 - Agatha/Rio Follow the show on Tumblr at ltbkpod.tumblr.comBy HonestFun

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Episode 373: RealTime Arts' Molly & Rusty on interactive happenings in Pittsburgh, where it's all about "Feeling the bean" 49:55

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In Episode 373, Molly Rice & Rusty Thelin, co-founders of RealTime Arts in Pittsburgh, talk about: The especially niche field of their work, which is the performance of live theater that aligns more with visual art and doesn't really check any of the 'theater' boxes, and how they have interactive elements but don't confront the audience the way a l…

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Episode 372: Painting, photography, and hard but necessary decisions: Claire Witteveen, an artist in Amsterdam 1:12:13

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In Episode 372, the 1st half of the conversation with Amsterdam-based painter and photographer Claire Witteveen, she talks about: Her putting off painting initially in favor of photography, for reasons both practical and related to insecurity, partly based on her mom being an artist who juggled that and being a mother; how she can feel completely d…

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Masters of the Air - Buck/Bucky 2:00:12

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"Those two have watched Test Pilot a few too many times." We're covering Gale "Buck" Evans and John "Bucky" Egan from Masters of the Air this episode, but we'll also be dipping back in time to explain this Test Pilot reference and discuss what might be the first homoerotic relationship between pilots put on film in 1927's Wings. Follow the show on …

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The White Pube, featuring Gabrielle de la Puente, on 'Poor Artists' and more 1:11:39

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Gabrielle de la Puente, half of the art critic duo The White Pube, talks about: A few things people outside of the UK need to know about Liverpool, where she's based; the origin story of the White Pube, when Gabrielle and Zarina were in art school together; the reputation of Central Saint Martins, the art school where they met, including where it w…

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Taking a Break from Meta- please join me in Boycotting all Meta platforms this week 12:16

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After learning about the Lights Out Meta campaign, a boycott on all Meta platforms from January 19th thru January 26th, 2025, it sounded like a good idea, and after reading about it more extensively, I think it's a necessary one. Here are the articles I quote from in this one-off boycott episode: Meta's pivot to the right sparks boycotts and calls …

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Epis. 370: Bullish on Miami 2024- SCOPE Art Show founder Alexis Hubshman 39:41

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Founder of the SCOPE Art Show, Alexis Hubshman talks about everything from its size (approx. 300,000 sq ft of exhibition space), to the number of galleries exhibited (95 from 27 countries) to how he makes the fair run smoothly; his support of new and emerging galleries, giving many of them rent-free booths, subsidized by their corporate sponsor par…

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Epis.#369: Cancel Culture Part 2 (Louis C.K.) and getting Stickered and Nan Goldin's Gagosian show 37:56

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In the latest OLD NEWS roundup with Emily Colucci of Filthy Dreams, we start by revisiting our prior, charged exchanged about Louis CK, in which Emily was admittedly a bit of an apologist for him, which alienated some listeners- in this case, while we don't land on the same page, we do air out our respective perspectives, and Emily dubs herself a c…

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - MacDennis 1:46:02

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We're covering MacDennis from the very long running FX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. You wouldn't say no to listening to this episode...because of the implication. Content Warning: This show contains basically everything that you could need a content warning about. Follow the show on Tumblr at ltbkpod.tumblr.com…

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The End - Part 2 - All Our Losties/Derek 1:28:26

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This week, Lacy loses her mind over medical stuff for the last time, we all lose our minds over more Lostie sideways reunions, and we cry, cry, cry our way through the final moments.Email us here (it may make it onto a video pod!) --- https://www.spacebearmedia.com/contactAll our other links! --- https://linktr.ee/spacebearmedia *PLEASE RATE & REVI…

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Episode 368: Tulsa Kinney on her 18 years running Artillery magazine and her complicated relationship with the art world 36:06

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In Episode 368, Tulsa Kinney, artist and now former founding editor of Artillery magazine, talks about: Why she sold the magazine after running it for 18 years, including burnout but also how impersonal she feels the art world has become since its more modest size when the magazine began; the lack of support she/the magazine received from many gall…

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The End - Part 1 - All Our Losties/Derek 1:36:07

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This week, Jake and Kat do some stuff, we argue over a flying punch, and Linus can you hear me, can you hear me, can you hear me, Linus!Email us here (it may make it onto a video pod!) --- https://www.spacebearmedia.com/contactAll our other links! --- https://linktr.ee/spacebearmedia *PLEASE RATE & REVIEW!*…

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LOST: What's in a Name? 37:36

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Join us for a quick BONUS episode as we dive deep into LOST character names, Lacy wants Derek to fundamentally change the way he laughs, and we can't go an episode without farting! Email us here (it may make it onto a video pod!) --- https://www.spacebearmedia.com/contactAll our other links! --- https://linktr.ee/spacebearmedia *PLEASE RATE & REVIE…

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What They Died For - All Our Losties/Ben 1:24:44

1y ago1:24:44

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This week, we make Lacy soup, hate on wall pissers, and Benjamin Linus likes to watch! Giggity! Email us here (it may make it onto a video pod!) --- https://www.spacebearmedia.com/contactAll our other links! --- https://linktr.ee/spacebearmedia *PLEASE RATE & REVIEW!*By Spacebear Media, Christy Armstrong, Lacy Jae, Derek Boswell, Benjamin Trimpe

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Epis. 367: Lisa Schiff's bankruptcy, trashing Paul McCarthy's WS/White Snow, painting underground, and pairing smells with artworks-- OLD NEWS continues with co-host Emily Colucci. 35:33

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In our continued dissection of the OLD NEWS, Emily Colucci and I discuss: Indicted former art advisor Lisa Schiff and her upcoming bankruptcy auction, to be conducted by Phillips; how Paul McCarthy is slowly throwing out his immense artwork, WS (White Snow), because he can't store the work any longer, and how he failed to get any museums to buy the…

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366: Cancel Culture, an art/fireworks performance gone wrong, the art market, and strategic gallery going- Emily Colucci of Filthy Dreams co-hosts the OLD NEWS 42:57

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In the latest round of OLD NEWS with former guest Emily Colucci (creator of the art & culture website Filthy Dreams), we cover: cancel culture through the lens of James Franco (who was part of our original recording back in 2016) and Louis C.K.; Cai Guo-Qiang's botched fireworks performance at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as part of PST Art's …

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Across the Sea - Jacob, Mother & the Man in Black/Christy 1:49:17

1y ago1:49:17

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This week, we welcome the goddess, CJ Cregg, set fire to the garbage heap of a language that is English, and fap fap fap fap fap our way around the Island!Email us here (it may make it onto a video pod!) --- https://www.spacebearmedia.com/contactAll our other links! --- https://linktr.ee/spacebearmedia *PLEASE RATE & REVIEW!*…

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Our Experience "Getting LOST!" 40:48

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Hey, LOST fans! Join Ben and Lacy for a quick chat about their experience at the World Premiere of "Getting LOST" in Los Angeles! Lacy fan girls like crazy about the cast members she met, Ben has some pizza, and we praise this incredible film! DON'T MISS IT!!Email us here (it may make it onto a video pod!) --- https://www.spacebearmedia.com/contact…

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Scream - Stuilly 41:28

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In honor of the upcoming spooky season, we're covering 1996's Scream. While the content is a little limited, it's an interesting vintage ship. Content Warning: This film contains rape and murder, which we discuss on the podcast. Follow the show on Tumblr at ltbkpod.tumblr.comBy HonestFun

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The Candidate - Jack & Locke/Derek 1:23:37

1y ago1:23:37

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This week, the dural sac makes a triumphant return, we decide that "Intriguingly Idiotic" should be our tagline, emergency oral is the best kind of oral and - SPANK, SPASM, SPUNK!Email us here (it may make it onto a video pod!) --- https://www.spacebearmedia.com/contactAll our other links! --- https://linktr.ee/spacebearmedia *PLEASE RATE & REVIEW!…

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Epis. 365: Brooklyn artist Liz Ainslie: a coveted artist loft, scream-core singing, and artists who stay with the community even after success 59:14

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The Conversation is doing an Open Call for future guests of the show (thru Oct. 10th)- if you're interested in being a guest, please submit here: "The Conversation Art Podcast" - Guest Open Call (jotform.com) Brooklyn artist, former hardcore-band singer, and recurring figure in Bianca Bosker's 'Get the Picture'), Liz Ainslie talks about: singing in…

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The Last Recruit - The Originals & Desmond/Ben 1:41:34

1y ago1:41:34

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This week, Ben tries to do an episode while high as Claire gets carjacked by a dingo, and Lacy freaks out about inappropriate medical stuff - AGAIN - then, "Hands Drop! Up your weapons!"Email us here (it may make it onto a video pod!) --- https://www.spacebearmedia.com/contactAll our other links! --- https://linktr.ee/spacebearmedia *PLEASE RATE & …

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Everybody Loves Hugo - Hurley/Christy 1:28:08

1y ago1:28:08

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This week, Lacy gets high and forgets how to host the podcast, the Black Rock pulls an Ilarzt, and THE REMEMBERING BEGINS!Email us here (it may make it onto a video pod!) --- https://www.spacebearmedia.com/contactAll our other links! --- https://linktr.ee/spacebearmedia *PLEASE RATE & REVIEW!*By Spacebear Media, Christy Armstrong, Lacy Jae, Derek Boswell, Benjamin Trimpe

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Episode 364: Turner Prize-winner Jesse Darling may or may not keep making art; new OLD NEWS with co-host Dr. Maiza Hixson 1:05:34

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In this New OLD NEWS episode, Dr. Maiza Hixson and I talk about the profile of recent Turner Prize winner Jesse Darling in the New York Times-- We discuss Darling's persona as portrayed in the article, his anti-capitalist leanings; what his future as an artist looks like, reading beyond what he says in the article towards his immediate future, havi…

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Happily Ever After - Desmond/Ben 1:29:16

1y ago1:29:16

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This week, we stick the butter fork up the anal ca-nay-nal, FAP our way through "You All Everybody," and Lacy is a Debby Downer Bomb Dropper - get ready!Email us here (it may make it onto a video pod!) --- https://www.spacebearmedia.com/contactAll our other links! --- https://linktr.ee/spacebearmedia *PLEASE RATE & REVIEW!*…

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THE LAST EPISODE! 29:49

1+ y ago29:49

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Ever wished you could get into the mind of your teenage self to laugh at the shenanigans you got up to and laugh at your mistakes? Well this is exactly what we do. Co-host Nathan kept an in depth diary for his whole school life and we go through it page by page. Want a laugh? Be sure to join us each week! ► Contact us: [email protected] ► Pat…

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The Package - Sun & Jin/Lacy 1:32:10

1+ y ago1:32:10

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This week, unbutton the tops of our sweaters, get creamy with Keamy, and run face first into a tree!Email us here (it may make it onto a video pod!) --- https://www.spacebearmedia.com/contactAll our other links! --- https://linktr.ee/spacebearmedia *PLEASE RATE & REVIEW!*By Spacebear Media, Christy Armstrong, Lacy Jae, Derek Boswell, Benjamin Trimpe

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An Interview with "Getting LOST" Documentarian Taylor Morden 1:32:39

1+ y ago1:32:39

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Surprise, LOST fans! We've got a BONUS episode for you, and it's a BIG ONE! Taylor Morden, the incredibly talented documentarian bringing us “Getting LOST,” met up with all four hosts for a generous 90-minute interview. Listen as we discover that Taylor fits in like he’s the long LOST fifth host of the pod! Get ready to hear about Taylor’s LOST ori…

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100th EPISODE!! 54:03

1+ y ago54:03

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Ever wished you could get into the mind of your teenage self to laugh at the shenanigans you got up to and laugh at your mistakes? Well this is exactly what we do. Co-host Nathan kept an in depth diary for his whole school life and we go through it page by page. Want a laugh? Be sure to join us each week! ► Contact us: [email protected] ► Pat…

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Epis. 363- Friendship and Fraud in the Art World, with author and former art dealer Orlando Whitfield 46:07

1+ y ago46:07

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Writer, former art dealer, and author of All that Glitters- A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art, Orlando Whitfield talks about: His interest in street photography, and how philosophy and critical thinking led him to apply and then attend Goldsmith's College; a quick update on his former friend, co-worker, collaborator and employer Inigo Phil…

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Boy Meets World - Jack/Eric 56:35

1+ y ago56:35

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We're back with another listener request to cover Jack/Eric from Boy Meets World. Yes, it's a fun little ship, but the real question we took away from revisiting this 90's sitcom is: why was the show working so hard to gaslight us into thinking Eric wasn't gorgeous in drag? We also (very briefly) address the 9-1-1 elephant in the room. Follow the s…