Unsolicited with Emily Blake and Owen Evans

Join Emily as she says goodbye to her cohost. Stay tuned for more changes to come!Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Directed by Adam McKay, performances by Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, and David Koechner, DreamWorks Pictures, 2004.Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Directed by Adam McKay, performances by Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, and David Koechner, Paramount Pictures, 2013.@leaninorg. “Women in the Workplace 2022: The Full Report.” Lean In, leanin.org/women-in-the-workplace/2022/the-state-of-the-pipeline. Accessed 23 Jan. 2023.

Owen and Emily take on the "legend," Ron Burgundy and his treatment of women in the office. Yes, her too.Sources:Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Directed by Adam McKay, performances by Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, and David Koechner, DreamWorks Pictures, 2004.Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Directed by Adam McKay, performances by Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, and David Koechner, Paramount Pictures, 2013.@leaninorg. “Women in the Workplace 2022: The Full Report.” Lean In, leanin.org/women-in-the-workplace/2022/the-state-of-the-pipeline. Accessed 23 Jan. 2023.

How do we respond to a thief? Where is the line between generosity and a boundary? Emily and Owen discuss Peter Rabbit and Mr. McGregor of the Beatrix Potter classic.Sources:Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London, William Clowes Limited, 1902.“Recidivism Rates by State 2022.” Recidivism Rates by State 2022, https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/recidivism-rates-by-state. 

To what lengths would you go to retain your youth? Emily and Owen take on Mother Gothel's abuse in pursuit of youth in this week's new episode.Sources:Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD. “No Shame in Wanting to Look Younger - It Is Natural and You Might as Well Live Longer.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 19 July 2021, https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexzhavoronkov/2021/07/19/no-shame-in-wanting-to-look-youngerit-is-natural-and-you-might-as-well-live-longer/?sh=6433b2326179. Tangled. Directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, performance by Donna Murphy, Walt Disney Animation Studios, 2010.

What happens when we give so much of ourselves that we no longer have anything left to give? Join Emily and Owen as they discuss the Giving Tree and self care in the new year.Sources:Silverstein, Shel. The Giving Tree. New York City, Harper & Row, 1964.

In our first sibling session, enjoy a holiday discussion of The Grinch, a lonely figure abandoned by society, featuring Tristan Hurd.Sources:Geisel, Theodore Suess. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Random House, Inc., New York, 1957.How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Directed by Chuck Jones and Ben Washam, performances by Boris Karloff, Thurl Ravenscroft, and June Foray, CBS, 1966.

Michael Scott's character in The Office was groundbreaking—but were his leadership skills? The World's Best Boss comes under scrutiny on this week's episode of The Office.Sources:“A. A. R. M.” The Office, created by Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant, season 9, episode 2, NBC, 2012.“Business School.” The Office, created by Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant, season 2, episode 17, NBC, 2006.“The Client.” The Office, created by Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant, season 2, episode 7, NBC, 2005.“Fun Run.” The Office, created by Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant, season 2, episode 5, NBC, 2007.“Halloween.” The Office, created by Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant, season 2, episode 5, NBC, 2005.“Money Part 1.” The Office, created by Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant, season 4, episode 7, NBC, 2007.“Scott’s Tots.” The Office, created by Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant, season 6, episode 12, NBC, 2009.“Take Your Daughter to Work Day.” The Office, created by Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant, season 2, episode 18, NBC, 2006.

In this week's episode of the podcast that gives fictional characters advice they didn't ask for, Emily and Owen discuss the convoluted world of Jay Gatsby. Mired in love, infidelity, murder, and lies, it can be hard to see how far is too far. Should Gatsby have let Daisy go, or is he her only hope?Sources:Fitzgerald, Francis Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner's sons, 1925.