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Ep. 37: I Saw the TV Glow and I'm Not Okay - Six Degrees of Star Wars

We gathered the Worlds Elsewhere Podcast Network, which happens to consist entirely of queer femme-identifying and/or femme-socialized neuro

We gathered the Worlds Elsewhere Podcast Network, which happens to consist entirely of queer femme-identifying and/or femme-socialized neurodivergents, to talk about Jane Schoenbrun's 2024 film, I SAW THE TV GLOW. What could possibly go wrong?

Ellie's Medium article on I Saw the TV Glow:

Seeing Myself in the TV Glow

This essay discusses self harm and suicide. It also spoils just like, every single part of I Saw The TV Glow. Go see it before you read…

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Ep. 76: Dracula's Daughter Just Wants to Go to Pride - Six Degrees of Star Wars

We decided to celebrate pride by putting a bunch of queer women enjoyers into a room to talk about the first cinematic reluctant vampire who

We decided to celebrate pride by putting a bunch of queer women enjoyers into a room to talk about the first cinematic reluctant vampire who is also giving so much lesbian. The results are exactly what you think.

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Ep. 66: Mississippi Masala has the Spice - Six Degrees of Star Wars

Get in the Valentine's Day spirit with a movie that will raise your standards for romance, starring a post-first-Oscar Denzel Washington and

Get in the Valentine's Day spirit with a movie that will raise your standards for romance, starring a post-first-Oscar Denzel Washington and the film debut of Sarita Choudhury, in a beautifully crafted story directed by Mira Nair. Six Degrees of Star Wars is not responsible for any relationships that end as a result of someone watching this movie and realizing that they deserve better than their current partner. 

Mira Nair on Mississippi Masala:

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Mira Nair on Mississippi Masala | Interviews | Roger Ebert

An interview with the legendary Mira Nair about her newly restored 1991 film, Mississippi Masala.

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Ep. 52: My Fair Lady, Forces of Dub-stiny - Six Degrees of Star Wars

Let's take a look at an Oscar winning movie that involves a famous instance of an actor being dubbed when they weren't expecting to be... on

Let's take a look at an Oscar winning movie that involves a famous instance of an actor being dubbed when they weren't expecting to be... only let's make it extra ironic because we're doing an entire movie about language and speech. It's the romantic (against the wishes of George Bernard Shaw) comedy classic, MY FAIR LADY!

Worlds Elsewhere's Pygmalion:

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw | Worlds Elsewhere Theatre Company

Welcome to our 2024 Season mainstage winter play: the classic Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Sam Marchiony and adapted by Il

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Ep. 49: La Cage Aux Folles Gets Unlocked - Six Degrees of Star Wars

It's very timely, but it's also badly aged.  It's been adapted for the film and for the stage. And now we're looking at this tentpole o

It's very timely, but it's also badly aged.  It's been adapted for the film and for the stage. And now we're looking at this tentpole of queer cinema, La Cage Aux Folles! Happy Pride.

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Ep. 42: Portrait of a Lady on Fire = HAWT - Six Degrees of Star Wars

Allô, bonjour, it is a very good day to be egregiously French with the MOST lesbian period drama ever to lesbian period drama. This may well

Allô, bonjour, it is a very good day to be egregiously French with the MOST lesbian period drama ever to lesbian period drama. This may well be Céline Sciamma's masterpiece, but will it stand up to 4 sapphic disasters' shenanigans? Portrait of a Lady on Fire contains depictions of sex, abortion, and drug use, and discussions of suicide. Please proceed according to your needs and comfort level.

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Ep. 39: The Watermelon Woman is Sweet - Six Degrees of Star Wars

We gather a bunch of women enjoyers for a heartwarming and horny episode covering Cheryl Dunye's THE WATERMELON WOMAN. Join us for philosoph

We gather a bunch of women enjoyers for a heartwarming and horny episode covering Cheryl Dunye's THE WATERMELON WOMAN. Join us for philosophical discussions of representation, cinema, and lesbians! The Watermelon Woman contains explicit depictions of sex and focuses heavily on the history of systemic racism in Hollywood. Please proceed according to your needs and comfort level. 

Kyle's Watermelon Woman video:

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Ep. 34: The Daughter of Dawn is Illuminating - Six Degrees of Star Wars

We go back to the dawn of cinema with THE DAUGHTER OF DAWN, a love story set in the First Nations of the Great Plains. In discussing it, we

We go back to the dawn of cinema with THE DAUGHTER OF DAWN, a love story set in the First Nations of the Great Plains. In discussing it, we will take a (very limited) view of how Native people have been depicted in cinema, talk about the importance of media preservation (iykyk), and why Red Wing can do SO MUCH BETTER. This episode was recorded and edited across the unceded ancestral lands of the Mascogo, Mass-adchu-es-et, Miccosukee, Mohican, Munsee Lenape, Naumkeag, Pawtucket, Schaghticoke, Seminole, and Wappinger Nations. You can identify whose land you are on by visiting native-land.ca Find out more about the National Day of Mourning at uaine.org