You Are What You Love

Every Wednesday, Host Marissa Tandon sits down with a new guest to answer one question: what piece of media changed who you are as a person forever? each guest brings a new answer, and over the cour…

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The Amazing Spiderman with Yuvi
Spiderman and Peter Parker have been a mainstay of the superhero world for decades. With three major film adaptations of the character, including Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland's takes on the friendly neighborhood Spiderman. The character sells more merchandise than any other Marve…
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Interview With The Vampire with Amy
Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice is one of the most iconic pieces of vampire media, and it's made it to the screen more than once. Amy first encountered Louis and Lestat at a young age through the 1994 film, starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. The movie slipped through the cracks of her Mormo…
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Tennis & The Open Era with Edward Schmit
Tennis is a sport that comes with ups and downs, but for Edward Schmit, it also came with a fresh level of obsession. After a hurricane took over his US Open experience, Eddie found himself falling in love with a sport he'd always been aware of, but never fully paying attention to. As he watched p…
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Hockey with Lexi LaFleur Brown
Hockey has a long and storied history, and the Toronto Maple Leafs have been there since the beginning of the NHL. Lexi LaFleur Brown's family have been there for even longer. The sport is in Lexi's blood -- from her indigenous ancestors on the ice to her family's long standing love (and suffering)…
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Heated Rivalry with Erin Cholakian
Heated Rivalry took the world by storm over six episodes, bringing new fans to the world of hockey, and helping thousands of people all over the world feel a little more human. For Erin Cholakian, it also brought her closer to taking back her dream of being on stage. As she watched her favorite boo…
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Star Wars The Force Awakens with Jen Markham
Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the rebirth of a franchise. And this time, there was a woman at the center of it all, wielding a lightsaber and crafting a new narrative for the future. Jen Markham saw Rey Skywalker on screen, and wanted to be her for Halloween. The ensuing google helped her find f…
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Season 3 Trailer
You Are What You Love returns Wednesday, May 13th. A new slate of guests, new stories, and new this season, an option to watch the podcast on video! Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube and tune in every Wednesday for new episodes!
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Agatha Christie with Ally Carter
Ally Carter, author of massive novels like The Gallagher Girls novels, The Blonde Identity, and most recently, The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year, joins to discuss the work of Agatha Christie. We discuss growing up on a farm, the first time Ally realized she could be a writer, and how Agatha Chr…
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The Ribbon Duet with Sarah Ullrich
Sarah Ullrich, co-host of Post Book Depression, joins to discuss the romance book duet from author Pepper Winters. We discuss how the book was outside of her comfort zone, and how that helped Sarah understand herself, the expectations readers have of the romance genre as a whole, and how the long …
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The Where Duet with Amy Watson
Amy Watson, co-host of Post Book Depression, joins to discuss the romance thriller duet from author Mia Sheridan. We discuss how Sheridan's writing made Amy reframe her view of characters she wasn't sure she should care for, open up discussion with her friend and future co-host Sarah, and how sus…
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