
Still Buffering
Young Adult
A cross-generational guide to the culture that made us, by Sydnee McElroy, Teylor Smirl, and Rileigh Smirl. New episodes every Thursday.
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United States
Description:
A cross-generational guide to the culture that made us, by Sydnee McElroy, Teylor Smirl, and Rileigh Smirl. New episodes every Thursday.
Twitter:
@Stillbuff
Language:
English
Episodes
Still Buffering: "Casablanca" (1942)
9/21/2023
Though admittedly this movie was far from any of our childhoods, it's become part of a meaningful holiday tradition for Teylor, so it merits a whole episode!
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:46:02
Still Buffering: "Snow Angel" - Renee Rapp
9/18/2023
Not only does Rileigh get to share one of her favorite twenty-something teenage girl artists with her siblings this week, but she gets to teach them ALL about the absolute biggest deal in American high school theatre: the JIMMY'S.
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:44:58
Still Buffering: Jimmy Buffett
9/11/2023
We had planned on talking about Jimmy and his music in our next episode, but with the news of his passing, we found it difficult to talk about much else this week than the man whose music has brought our family together for decades. We got a little emotional this week, but join us as we take a trip through not only our favorite Jimmy songs, but our favorite Jimmy memories from a life full of them.
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:48:06
Still Buffering: "Princess Mononoke" (1997)
8/29/2023
We're big fans of Miyazaki films around here, and while we may be slightly partial to Howl's Moving Castle (and for some of us, the tasty tasty looking food in that movie) this one is right up there too.
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:50:44
Still Buffering: Mario
8/20/2023
It's not every week we get to take a journey through an amorphous idea of media on this show, but this time we're taking a deep dive into the world of Mario Mario, including all its lil quirks that maybe don't make that much sense but don't just think about them too hard because it's MARIO.
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:48:46
Still Buffering: "Stick Season" - Noah Kahan
8/13/2023
This week, we learn that the Smirl siblings have no idea what/where/who New England is, but they're convinced it's Appalachian, even though they literally just figured out that it's not. But we'll still talk about Noah Kahan's album like it's about Appalachia.
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:50:16
Still Buffering: "Lost in Space" - Aimee Mann
8/4/2023
Continuing our decision to not discuss any media that is subject to the ongoing strikes, we've been talking about a lot of music recently, and now it's Teylor's turn!
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:51:30
Still Buffering: "Fight Club" (1999)
7/30/2023
It seems counter-intuitive that we're talking about Fight Club, since, well of course the first rule of Fight Club and all and...well...maybe we shouldn't? Is this breaking the rules?
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:51:18
Still Buffering: "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)"
7/21/2023
It's that wonderful time of year once again where Rileigh gets to force her siblings to sit down and talk about Taylor Swift with her for a whole 45 minutes. From teen angst to both her saddest and most scathing songs, Speak Now really has it all, and now we get to listen to Taylor's Version!
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:55:17
Still Buffering: Harley Quinn
7/11/2023
Sometimes, one of us loves a character or an artist or a body of work so much we can't even narrow down our favorite pieces, we just have to talk about absolutely all of it, so that's why this week Teylor has us talking ALL about ALL things Harley Quinn.
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:54:26
Still Buffering: Spongebob
6/29/2023
Well, it's all Sydnee can talk about these days, and it's a cartoon/movie/musical/entire universe that has spanned all the generations on this podcast, so let's dive in to Spongebob!
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:53:06
Still Buffering: "Barbie: The Princess and the Pauper" (2004)
6/19/2023
To celebrate the upcoming live action Barbie movie that is sure to break the internet and make an appearance on this podcast, we're taking a look back at the Barbie movie musical that started it all, which is also Rileigh's personal favorite. It also just happens to feature one of the most unironically funny moments in film history and some straight up BOPS on the soundtrack.
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:51:08
Still Buffering: Paramore
6/12/2023
CW: This episode contains a brief mention/discussion of suicide/mental illness
Like all great things from the 90s and 2000s, Paramore is having a resurgence! It's time to deep dive back in time with the band that brought us so many hits, and for Teylor, some really meaningful memories.
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:56:26
Still Buffering: "[scrubs]"
6/4/2023
Things have been pretty hectic over here in the still buff fam but we're finally back on schedule with a look back at one of Syd's all-time favorite shows, Scrubs! Also, a shockingly in depth discussion of actual, real, physical scrubs, for some reason.
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:53:01
Still Buffering: "Scream 6" (2023)
5/21/2023
If there's one thing in life that's certain, it's that you can always count on a new Scream movie being released at any given time, and it's always going to feel just as familiar and meta as the one before. This time in Scream/Stab world, it's a franchise, so no rules!
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:53:52
Still Buffering: Letters to Cleo
5/8/2023
Syd always has some questionable pics for her summer playlist, but Tey is helping her out this week by providing us with some great 90s/2000s hits from Letters to Cleo that actually ARE suitable for a summer playlist.
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:50:02
Still Buffering: "Singled Out"
4/30/2023
Did you ever appear on the 90s dating show, Singled Out? Did you actually fall in love? Were those dates even real? We need to know everything, because this show leaves SO many questions to be answered for the modern viewer.
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:51:35
Still Buffering: "New Girl"
4/23/2023
We thought it was the Millennial/Gen Z equivalent of Friends, but the more we think about it this show is WAY better. It's the show that brought us bird shirts and True American, it's New Girl!
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:48:35
Still Buffering: "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006)
4/14/2023
It's a classic tragic-comedy (which we didn't know was a thing until just now) that we all know and love, especially since it reminds us so much of a little McElroy we all love. Come talk about beauty pageants and metaphors with us!
(TW: this movie has themes of suicide and death, which we discuss)
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:48:59
Still Buffering: "Full House"
4/9/2023
The siblings think they've finally cracked the reason why Sydnee always had such a love for Full House...and it's because her secret life goal is to recreate it with her entire family. Also why did Danny Tanner hate Kimmy Gibler SO much??
Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas
Duration:00:49:31