It's Symbolic

Episode 14- Cat Soup/Nekojiru (1990-1998, 2001)

We try to make sense of the strange, mystifying, and utterly bleak world of the manga artist Nekojiru. Is there an underlying sense of hope beneath the cruelty, or is it just awful children all the way down? 

We promise we'll cover a happier topic next week.

Episode 13- archy and mehitabel (1916-1935)

in a blast from the past 
the gang takes a look 
at the queer tale of an insect 
who is also a poet

Episode 12- Heathers (1988)

What's your damage? We take a look at the eighties high-school favorite and see what makes it a timeless classic. Murder and mayhem ensue. Trust us, it'll be very.

Episode 11- Takeshi's Challenge (1986)

Have you ever been punched in the face by a famous comedian? Don't worry if you haven't- while it may not be a service that we provide here at It's Symbolic, we've got a game for you that emcompasses the same general experience.

Episode 10- The Young Ones (1982-1984)

We may not be the young ones very long, but we ARE going to talk about the 1982-1984 BBC2 series The Young Ones. Also known as Screaming Brits: The Show. This week, we need to do our laundry.

Episode 9- The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)

We go on what is either a journey of self-discovery or an excuse to make a lot of penis jokes by looking at Peter Gabriel's Genesis swan song. It's one of the two, I'm sure.

Episode 8- Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (2007)

We get ourselves a paperclip and make a reservation in the Wish Room as we discuss Cing's neo-noir adventure title. The secret of the hotel may not reveal the location of our missing partner, but it could demonstrate the magic of the early DS era.

Episode 7- Gregory Horror Show (1999-2003)

This week, we book a room in Naomi Iwata's cozy little slice of personal hell and try to work out the meaning behind all of our underlying fears- and maybe some of yours. Needless to say, the other guests aren't making it easy. 

Also, Muir gets distracted and talks a lot about DuckTales.

Episode 6- [title of show] (2008)

This is the description for our episode on [title of show], which as a musical about two guys writing a musical about two guys writing a musical is one of the most metatheatrical examples of musical theatre. In turn, this audio showcases our discussion, in which only one out of three actually knows the world of theatre and we work out whether a showcase of humanity outweighs the crime of being a theatre dork. These words are a failed attempt at postmodernism.

Episode 5- But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)

Listen, we're all gathered here because we care about you very much. And frankly, we're worried. But there's no better way to show that we care than talking about a rom-com from the ninties about lesbians, is there?