Stranger Still: A Stranger Things Podcast

Part 1 – The Monster, The Bathtub & The Upside Down

Season 1, Ep. 5

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

In this first part, Zach and Matt talk about the structure of the season, monsters, and the power of childlike innocence to overcome cynicism.

7. Joyce Byers with K.B. Hoyle
36:51
Matt and author K.B. Hoyle explore Joyce Byers character and why she's the kind of woman we (and lost boys) need.
6. Part 2 – The Monster, The Bathtub & The Upside Down
34:44
In Part 2 of our Season 1 finale, Zach and Matt talk about Hopper’s heroism, Steve Harrington’s hair, and ask “what can we learn from a bunch of kids?”
4. Holly Jolly; The Body; The Flea and The Acrobat
42:33
Matt & Zach are back with a triple-decker Eggo waffle supreme of an episode! Eleven is defended, teens make mistakes, and everyone faces things they can't explain... but cannot ignore.
3. The Weirdo on Maple Street
37:37
Matt & Zach discuss what the various POVs bring the story and think about how the mundane and the strange work together to enlarge our sense of reality.
2. The Vanishing of Will Byers
26:54
In this episode, Matt and Zach discuss the familiar tropes STRANGER THINGS sets up to subvert and think about those times when the extraordinary intrudes on the ordinary. Oh, and we take a super scientific Buzzfeed quiz.
1. Nostalgia and Stranger Things
26:38
To prepare for watching Stranger Things, Matt & Zach share their feelings about 80s nostalgia and ask just what exactly nostalgia is.
Let's get Metaphysical! Introducing Stranger Still
03:33
Matt & Zach introduce themselves before diving into the wonderfully strange world of Stranger Things