Episodes
March 20, 2020
Ep. 27: GenX Lives! Generational Divides in the Global Pandemic
Wynter and Karen record remotely from their separate quarantine pods in Encino and Echo Park and give you an update on what they’ve been doing during their respective quarantines. Spoiler alert: they sure as hell ain’t writing King Lear. Mostly...
March 13, 2020
Ep. 26: “What Movie Am I In?!?” Our Brave New World of Outbreaks and De-Extinction
Like everyone else in the world, Wynter and Karen are preparing for a possible Coronavirus quarantine. What social distancing and stockpiling techniques have they been practicing to avoid “the ‘roni?” With the world as eerie and uncanny as it is...
March 9, 2020
Ep. 25: Sleepytime TV and Not So Super Tuesday
Karen and Wynter fixed their audio problems just in time to record in the wake of Super Tuesday 2020. They get into the nitty-gritty generational breakdown between candidates and their supporters while assessing the media (hell)scape of electoral...
March 6, 2020
Ep. 24: Slapchop the Nad’s - A Journey with Infomercials
Have you ever bought something “as seen on TV” and not available in stores? Wynter and Karen stroll down memory lane about the most irritating and captivating infomercials from the 80s, 90s and today, while sharing their reviews of products that...
Feb. 28, 2020
Ep. 23: Cheer Up, Baby!
This week, Karen and Wynter take on the Netflix phenomenon, Cheer, a docuseries about the championship cheer squad from Navarro College in Corsicana, TX. Wynter speaks candidly about what it’s like to embark on life in her 40s, which includes taking...
Feb. 14, 2020
Ep. 22: Hostless with the Mostest - Oscars 2020
What box subscriptions keep Wynter and Karen thrivin' and survivin'? Wynter tells us all about a very different kind of streaming service that serves up classic Blaxploitation, while Karen finally admits which celebrity chef taught her how to cook....
Feb. 7, 2020
Ep. 21: Hot For Terri/Terry - Looking Back at Just One of the Guys (1985)
Wynter and Karen return from their holiday hiatus, and reflect on what 2020 has wrought thus far, and speak from the heart about the complicated feelings each of them experienced as Angelenos after the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter...
Nov. 29, 2019
Ep. 20: Gratitude & Holiday Hopes: ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ vs. ‘We Are The World’
Grounded in the hopeful spirit of songs by Band Aid and U.S.A For Africa, Karen and Wynter chat about what they’re grateful for in 2019 – and look forward to renewed focus and positive productivity in the coming year. While Wynter hopes Instagram...
Nov. 22, 2019
Ep. 19: The Head That Wears The Crown: Early Elizabeth II vs. Silver Jubilee Elizabeth II
Karen and Wynter couldn’t resist diving into season 3 of Netflix’s most opulent and expensive series, The Crown as soon as it was released. How do the two feel about the new cast, lead by Oscar-winner Olivia Colman & Helena Bonham Carter as we...
Nov. 15, 2019
Ep. 18: Postmillennial Femme-inisms LIVE at USC: Sex & the City vs. The L-Word
W2X goes back to school w/ Professor Tongson’s class on U.S. Pop Culture LIVE at USC! Wynter is off on assignment, so Tre’vell Anderson from OUT magazine and Sarah Kessler, the TV editor for Public Books (and Karen’s better half) join her for a...
Nov. 8, 2019
Ep. 17: Black Middle Class - 227 vs. Black-ish
All hail Regina King! Her turn on HBO’s The Watchmen alerted most of white America to the existence of a “Black Wall Street” in its opening depiction of the 1921 “Tulsa massacre.” This episode explores the shifting TV representations of the...
Nov. 1, 2019
Ep. 16: “The Nice Guys”: Paul Rudd vs. John Cusack
With the recent release of Paul Rudd's Netflix series, Living with Yourself, we began to ask ourselves which everyman, GenX heartthrob might be the "better" version of another? This week we stage a showdown between everybody's favorite nice guys, Paul...
Oct. 25, 2019
Ep.15: “Intimate Horror” & Female Anti-Heroes: Midsommar vs. Hereditary
***SPOILER ALERT - MIDSOMMAR AND HEREDITARY PLOT DETAILS ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE*** It’s Halloween-time and modern-day horror ensnares Wynter who finally convinces Karen to watch Midsommar and Hereditary. Which movie could she not make it...
Oct. 18, 2019
Ep. 14: The Gay 90s with Heather Matarazzo: Indie vs. Mainstream
***SPOILER ALERT: MAJOR PLOT POINTS FROM THE JOKER ARE REVEALED IN THIS EPISODE*** Amazing guests keep rolling into W2X, and this week Wynter and Karen are joined by the one and only Heather Matarazzo, an actor, writer, director, who’s played some...
Oct. 11, 2019
Ep. 13: All Hail the Queen (Latifah, not that other lady): Cleo vs. Khadijah
Wynter & Karen welcome Madin Lopez, a stylist and the founder of ProjectQ: a non-profit organization benefiting LGBTQ+ homeless youth by providing free gender-affirming haircuts, and safe-spaces, as well as life-skills workshops. On this National...
Oct. 4, 2019
Ep. 12: Ryan Murphy’s Nostalgia Game - AHS vs. ACS
With the recent debut of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story: 1984, Wynter and Karen take the occasion to explore his deeply nostalgic oeuvre to consider whether or not his dominion is 80s camp or 90s magic realism, i.e. horror stories or true crime...
Sept. 27, 2019
Ep. 11: The (Inappropriate) Objects of Our Affections: School Daze vs. Dear White People (TV series)
Karen and Wynter travel all the way to the University of Mississippi in Oxford for their first live show, with special guests Kiese Laymon and Alysia Steele. The four of them get into our inappropriate objects of pop-cultural affection--or the many...
Sept. 13, 2019
Ep. 10: On Becoming Kirsten Dunst: 1990s KD vs. 2000s KD
All hail the goddess, Kirsten Dunst, who just received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and is turning heads with her spectacular turn as Krystal Stubbs on the new Showtime series, On Becoming a God in Central Florida. Karen & Wynter dive...
Sept. 6, 2019
Ep. 9: X’ed out of D23 - The Cat from Outer Space vs. Flight of the Navigator
Disney rolls out the reboots at its annual D23 convention and--surprise, surprise--there's little to tickle the fancies of Generation X, with all the devotion to Lizzie McGuire & HSM. Wynter & Karen remedy that by telling you which Disney...
Aug. 30, 2019
Ep. 8: Give us the Keys, Brandon: BH 90210-Brenda vs. Kelly
Both Wynter and Karen try not to cry every time they talk about the dearly departed Luke Perry, aka Dylan McKay. The two dive headfirst into a long simmering debate from the last 30 years--Brenda vs. Kelly--as the Fox reboot, BH 90210 confounds and...
Aug. 23, 2019
Ep. 7: Impeachment & Political Sex Scandals: 1998 vs. 2019
Wynter and Karen are abuzz with news of the casting for Ryan Murphy's next season of American Crime Story on the Clinton impeachment, with Monica Lewinsky on board as a producer, and Beanie Feldstein playing Monica. Each reflect on that moment in...
Aug. 16, 2019
Ep. 6: What the Wild Things Teach Us: Cocaine Bear vs. Meth Gator
W2X goes wild as we conjure a raucous showdown between urban legends, Cocaine Bear vs. Meth Gator! Who are they? What are they? And what do they tell us about person-kind's relationship to nature as it's evolved since nature TV in the 1970s and 1980s?...
Aug. 9, 2019
Ep. 5: From Pin-Ups to Big Papas: Brad Pitt vs. Leonardo DiCaprio
It's a battle of GenX matinee idols, Brad Pitt vs. Leonardo DiCaprio. Wynter and Karen reflect on the arc of Brad & Leo's careers in light of their latest joint venture, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The two also reveal the special joys of...
Aug. 2, 2019
Ep 4: YouTubin' with Generation X: Mentos vs. Diet Pepsi
Pop open a Bartles & Jaymes, and pull your rocking chair up to your laptop, Wynter and Karen get into how Generation X uses YouTube, from nostalgic forays into old commercials and landmark pop culture moments, to how-to videos and instructional...