Paid in Puke Podcast: 2024 Oscars Special

It’s the Paid in Puke 2024 Oscars Special! Join us and special guest Denise Rodriguez (our Resident Oscar Specialist) as we run through the major categories (all the actors, director, and picture) with our Misses, Wishes, and Predic-shes. We dive deep into the enigma that is the career of B-Coop, and why Oppenheimer has so many more noms, even though Barbie clearly won in terms of money and popularity. We fawn over Poor Things, and we agree that a Greta was snubbed, but it might not be the one you think. We give Past Lives, Saltburn, and All of Us Strangers the recognition that the Academy failed to bestow. And we puzzle over why Willem Defoe is one of the best actors to never win an Oscar.

As a bonus, we each chose a technical category to discuss, and what we’re most looking forward to on Oscar Night. 

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Paid in Puke Podcast S9E8: The Assistant

On season 9, episode 8 of Paid in Puke Podcast, we’re sorting through Kitty Green‘s 2019 drama, “The Assistant”. It stars Julia Garner, as the titular assistant at a high-powered New York film production office, who navigates a particularly trying day at work. While this is a “me too” movie, and the nameless boss in question bares some resemblance, The Assistant is not about Weinstein. Instead, it captures an all-too pervasive systematic conspiracy to allow powerful men to assault women without repercussions. 

The Assistant is also relatable anyone who has ever had a job description vague enough to become the office task dumpster. We love this movie, Kitty Green’s unique ability to capture the sinister tone of misogynist micro-aggressions, and Julia Garner’s nuanced frown. 

On the Lunchtime Poll, we reveal the dumbest thing a boss has ever asked of us. 

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