Episodes

Ep. 38: Just Can’t [The] Help It

June 12, 2020

Wynter returns this week, as we welcome special guests Renee Bever (artist, co-host of Attack of the Queerwolf), and Tavia Nyong’o (author, Professor of American Studies at Yale). The panel catches up about how they’ve been …

Ep. 37: American Uprising

June 8, 2020

We stand with the Black Lives Matter movement in advocating for racial justice, and against police violence. Wynter and her family have also suffered a personal tragedy, so this episode is in somber observance of this, as we…

Ep. 36: Butches for Billions with Raquel Gutierrez

May 29, 2020

Wynter is off for the week, so one of Karen’s oldest BFF’s, the poet, writer and performer Raquel Gutierrez joins her from Tucson, AZ to talk about everything from making pizzas with coral mushrooms to Netflix’s Lovebirds. R…

Talking Hollywood with Guy Branum

May 22, 2020

Guy Branum joins us for an impromptu reunion to talk more about Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood on Netflix. Last week, guy texted Karen about the show, which we covered in our supersized Ep. 35. 6 hours later, we got together with G…

Ep. 35: Hollywood, Babylon

May 15, 2020

Wynter and Karen are not alone! Special sexxy guests, Guinevere Turner and Alonso Duralde join them in the W2X Zoom Room for a deep hang, and some scandalous conversation about Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood, a new limited series r…

Ep. 34: Never Have I Ever…avoided a controversial teen sitcom

May 8, 2020

Karen & Wynter dive into the fray to discuss Mindy Kaling’s latest sitcom, Never Have I Ever on Netflix. They engage multiple perspectives on the show, from controversies around its caste bias, to its role in diversifying co…

Ep. 33: WTF, LFE? (On Little Fires Everywhere)

May 1, 2020

Wynter & Karen talk through the twists and turns of the 90s-set racial melodrama, Little Fires Everywhere. Both continued to explore online extravaganzas this week, including Sondheim’s 90th Birthday Concert, and the Melrose…

Ep. 32: Valley Girlz

April 24, 2020

With the 1983 classic, Valley Girls back on streaming services, Wynter and Karen revisit the film alongside other San Fernando Valley gems like Karate Kid, Earth Girls are Easy, La Bamba and of course, Boogie Nights. Wynter …

Ep. 31: Conspiracy Theories

April 17, 2020

Karen and Wynter greet you from the new nation of Cascadia, or OrCaWash, or whatever you prefer to call the western pact states. Wynter gives us the “state of Twitter” in these times, including her own viral tweet about Sara…

Ep. 30: Nochella: Music for the Cruelest Month

April 10, 2020

It’s their third week of quarantine, so Karen is talking to Steak-umm on Twitter, and Wynter thinks Ellen sux. In lieu of music festival season launching this April, the two offer their own virtual W2X music festival for you…

Ep. 29: Wild Times with Tiger King

April 3, 2020

W2X Movie Night - Tuesday, April 7 at 6pm PST Pacific - check our social media accounts for details! Wynter and Karen each enter week 3 of their respective quarantines, so their habits (pop cultural and otherwise) have take…

Ep. 28: Sheltering in Place with our 70s/80s/90s Faves

March 27, 2020

Karen & Wynter are in week two of their quarantines in Echo Park & Encino, following “shelter in place” directives from Gov. Newsom in California. This prompted them to wonder which fictional characters from the 70s, 80s or …

Ep. 27: GenX Lives! Generational Divides in the Global Pandemic

March 20, 2020

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 writi…

Ep. 26: “What Movie Am I In?!?” Our Brave New World of Outbreaks and De-Extinction

March 13, 2020

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…

Ep. 25: Sleepytime TV and Not So Super Tuesday

March 9, 2020

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 (h…

Ep. 24: Slapchop the Nad’s - A Journey with Infomercials

March 6, 2020

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 rev…

Ep. 23: Cheer Up, Baby!

Feb. 28, 2020

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 4…

Ep. 22: Hostless with the Mostest - Oscars 2020

Feb. 14, 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…

Ep. 21: Hot For Terri/Terry - Looking Back at Just One of the Guys (1985)

Feb. 7, 2020

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 B…

Ep. 20: Gratitude & Holiday Hopes: ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ vs. ‘We Are The World’

Nov. 29, 2019

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 …

Ep. 19: The Head That Wears The Crown: Early Elizabeth II vs. Silver Jubilee Elizabeth II

Nov. 22, 2019

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 …

Ep. 18: Postmillennial Femme-inisms LIVE at USC: Sex & the City vs. The L-Word

Nov. 15, 2019

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 …

Ep. 17: Black Middle Class - 227 vs. Black-ish

Nov. 8, 2019

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 repres…

Ep. 16: “The Nice Guys”: Paul Rudd vs. John Cusack

Nov. 1, 2019

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…