What About Meryl?
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What About Meryl?
A Meryl Streep podcast where we watch a Meryl movie every week and talk about it/her/us. Hosted by Danita Steinberg and Emily Gagne.
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'Mamma Mia 2' / We Really Like Her! Crossover Event
In the We Really Like Her! / What About Meryl? crossover event you’ve been waiting for,
Emily and Danita are joined by Stephanie and Candis, tw...
Episode 46: It's Complicated
We saved the best for last! Yes, it's finally time to talk about Emily's favourite film, 2009 Nancy Meyers opus 'It's Complicated'.
Prep...
Episode 45: Angels in America
It's been a while since we've last recorded but as our finale looms, we take a look at the 2003 miniseries 'Angels in America'. We talk about Meryl's...
Episode 44: One True Thing
As we're winding down, we're tackling another serious role for Meryl with 1998's 'One True Thing'. From the 'timeless mom' look Streep brings, Renee Z...
Episode 43: Mamma Mia!
Here we go again! This week, we tackle 2008's summer smash 'Mamma Mia!' So much singing and dancing that neither of us is saying SOS. We talk Meryl's...
Episode 42: Prime
We're back! And with what might be Meryl's worst movie ... ever? Listen on for our thoughts on 2005's 'Prime', which co-stars Uma Thurman and an espe...
Episode 41: The Giver
It's time to go back to school with 2014's 'The Giver'! We talk about the book Emily read (and hated!)as a child, that Taylor Swift cameo, tarnished J...
Episode 40: A Cry in the Dark
We're back in the '80s again this week with 'A Cry in the Dark'!
Did the dingo really eat Lindy Chamberlain's baby? Or did it GET her bab...
Episode 39: Heartburn (feat. Johanna Schneller)
This week, Johanna Schneller, host of CBC's 'The Filmmakers', returns to discuss another one of her favourites, 1986's 'Heartburn'.
Base...
Episode 38: Falling in Love
On the latest What About Bobby? .... er, What About Meryl? ... we talk about 1984's 'Falling in Love'! Is it as delightful as the VHS copy currently s...
Episode 37: Into The Woods
Are you ready to follow us into the woods (INTO THE WOODS!)?
This week, Meryl's a witchy woman, stealing both scenes and princesses. But...
Episode 36: Julie & Julia (feat. Shinan Govani)
Bon Appétit! We're cookin' up something good this week with the delectable 2009 film 'Julie & Julia'. But we're joined by Toronto Star columnist/pop c...
Episode 35: The French Lieutenant's Woman
We're going way way back to the olden times for 1981's The French Lieutenant's Woman. A highly revered film but we're not huge fans of the film and no...
Episode 34: Ricki and the Flash
In this week's episode, Meryl gets to rock out and the girls couldn't be more psyched. Danita can't stop gushing about how perfect is this movie and m...
Episode 33: Doubt (feat. Chris Hanna)
"Should be banned from the airwaves!" We hope Sister Aloysius doesn't feel the same way about us as she does "Frosty the Snowman" because we have no d...
Episode 32: The Homesman
Emily's dad loves The Homesman, but do Emily and Danita? After all, Meryl only appears in the last few minutes. In this episode, we talk once again ab...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MERYL!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MERYL STREEP! We recorded a short birthday minisode discussing her 68th birthday. Come join us as we ruminate on what she does for her...
Episode 31: Florence Foster Jenkins
We finally a picked a good movie out of the Meryl box!
It's finally time to discuss 'FFJ' (a.k.a. 'Florence Foster Jenkins'). In additio...
Episode 30: Lions for Lambs
In this week's all-new, Meryl goes up against 'The Mummy' star Tom Cruise. Yes, we're talking about 'Lions for Lambs' and let's just say we're not th...
Episode 29: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
This week, we travel to the land of Lemony Snicket for 2004's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events'! Join us as we discuss Aunt Josephine in detail, from h...
Episode 28: Ironweed
This week, we're in the Great Depression, thanks to 1987's 'Ironweed'. Not even a rousing musical interlude Meryl can save this true bore of a film, w...
Episode 27: The River Wild
Travel downstream with us this week, as we cover 1994's 'The River Wild'! In this thriller, Meryl plays a river rafting expert bent on showing her fam...
Episode 26: Manhattan
New York, New York, it's a wonderful town! Especially in black and white, as the ladies learned after watching 1979's 'Manhattan'. Woody Allen's follo...
Episode 25: Silkwood (feat. Dawn Whitwell)
This week, a working class Meryl Streep fights the man in 1983's 'Silkwood' and comedian Dawn Whitwell joins us to talk all about it. Meryl plays the...
Episode 24: Dark Matter
This week, we get into some serious 'Dark Matter' with a film that starts with Meryl doing tai chi. (How do you go from Miranda Priestley to that?) Af...
Episode 23: The Manchurian Candidate
This week, we're treading dangerously into the political thriller zone with the 2004 remake of 'The Manchurian Candidate'. There's lots to chew on as...
Episode 22: The Hours
Celebrate your Easter Monday with a little Easter Meryl (not really) in 2002's The Hours. Three stories, three women, two hosts, one infamous nose and...
Episode 21: Music of the Heart
This week, we're going to Harlem to learn about violin in 1999's 'Music of the Heart'. Before talking about Meryl's style (which we're dubbing 'Danita...
Episode 20: Kramer vs. Kramer
Time to talk about another defining Oscar-winning performance: 1979's 'Kramer vs. Kramer'. The ladies talk about what must be going through Joanna's m...
Special: Johanna Schneller on Interviewing Meryl
In a special *mini* episode, Johanna Schneller, columnist for the Toronto Star/Globe & Mail/Metro, joins us again to talk about what else? More Meryl!...
Episode 19: Out of Africa
After last week's lack of Meryl, we're getting 2.5 hours worth now with 1985's Best Picture-winning 'Out of Africa'. Finally, a man worth Meryl's time...
Episode 18: Rendition
We got a rough one this week with 2007's 'Rendition'. Meryl is only in it for like 5 to 8 minutes! At the very least, it does have several scenes of J...
Episode 17: The Devil Wears Prada (feat. Michael Yerxa)
Highly demanded and hotly anticipated, we finally get to 2006's The Devil Wears Prada with our special guest, documentary filmmaker/Amazing Race Canad...
Episode 16: The Iron Lady
As we wrap up another Oscar year with another Meryl nomination, let's celebrate when she won shall we? 2011's The Iron Lady had Mrs. Streep embodying...
Episode 15: The Deer Hunter
This week, we went on a Meryl-fueled field trip to the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto on the snowiest day of the year. We wanted to see the 1978 class...
Episode 14: Adaptation (feat. Johanna Schneller)
We break away from the Meryl Box in honour of our special guest, Movie/TV Columnist (Globe & Mail, Metro, Toronto Star) Johanna Schneller! She joins u...
Episode 13: Sophie's Choice
This week, we tackle one of the heaviest films of Meryl's career with one of her career-defining roles in 1982's 'Sophie's Choice'. It wasn't easy to...
Episode 12: Dancing at Lughnasa
We travel off to Ireland for an under-the-radar film with 1998's 'Dancing at Lughnasa'. A tale of five sisters living together with lots of folk danci...
Episode 11: The House of the Spirits
The ladies aren't happy about this week's film, 1993's The House of the Spirits. A movie where Meryl levitates objects and everybody tries to hide it?...
Episode 10: She-Devil (feat. Josh Korngut)
After our awards show high, we're back on schedule with 1989's 'She-Devil'. Meryl is one of the rich and the famous and wants Roseanne's husband all b...