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I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!
I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!
Sydney Painter and Anthony Pinggera

If you've ever wanted to be more cultured, but you're pressed for time, then you've come to the right place. Join co-hosts... more

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Episodes

Mommie Dearest - Christina! Bring Me the Axe!

Did you miss us? We're back just in time to completely miss spooky season with our first dip into the... more

28 Nov 2023 · 55 minutes
IASASCY Rewind: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

We've been taking a little bit of a break here at I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You, but in... more

06 Oct 2023 · 38 minutes
Barbie - Now I Am Become Ken, Destroyer of Worlds

Hi, Barbie! It's Barbenheimer, and we're here celebrating the first billion-dollar female-directed blockbuster: Barbie! Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie continue... more

14 Aug 2023 · 55 minutes
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (ft. Arie Levine) - Post-It Notes and Scoliosis

On this, our fortieth episode, we bring back our first returning guest, friend of the pod (and Anthony's wife) Arie... more

15 Jul 2023 · 1 hour,
Vanderpump Rules, Season 10 - It's a Scandoval, It's an Outrage!

We took a couple of weeks off, but we've come roaring back with a breakdown of one of the wildest,... more

27 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
Gremlins & the Goonies - Screaming Children and Wet Puppets

After our lengthy deep dive into Dolly Parton, we decided to give ourselves a well-deserved break by watching *checks notes*... more

30 May 2023 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
Dolly Parton, Part 2 - The Light of a Clear Blue Morning

We return with a vengeance for the second part of our first (intentional) two-parter as we cover the last twenty-five... more

12 May 2023 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Dolly Parton, Part 1 - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)

On our first planned two-part series, we do "the Full Waits" on an icon, legend, and one of our favorite... more

24 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
Titanic - There Was Room on the Door!

For most of the month of March, Sydney was on a cruise ship in Norway. To celebrate, we have another... more

07 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
The Terminator & Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Hasta La Vista, Bay-Bee!

Brush off your endoskeletons and spin up those time machines, because we're doing a double-feature of classic Arnold Schwarzenegger/James Cameron... more

23 Mar 2023 · 56 minutes
Boogie Nights and Pixies - Except the Little Fish!

Sometimes, the art of the past should stay in the past. This week, we listened to the band without whom... more

08 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 25 minutes
Star Wars, the Original Trilogy Part 2 - ...It's A Space Station!

Having fixed their part one whoopsie-doodle, Anthony and Sydney return for the second part of their two-part discussion of "Star... more

22 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
Star Wars, the Original Trilogy Part 1 - That's No Moon...

Cue John Williams and start the opening title crawl, because this week, Sydney cops to a BIG hole in her... more

07 Feb 2023 · 41 minutes
John Wick & Paramore

Happy 2023, y'all! We're back from our holiday break with our thirtieth episode. This time, we're sitting down to watch... more

24 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
Nina Simone and North By Northwest

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life, and we're feeling good. This week, we talk... more

13 Dec 2022 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
Rent (ft. Arie Levine)

November 29th. 9 am. Pacific Standard Time. From here on in, we talk all about our first musical, a show... more

29 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
Taylor Swift - Midnights & Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loneliest Time

On October 21st, 2022, Taylor Swift released her newest album, "Midnights." But did you know that Carly Rae Jepsen released... more

15 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
Halloween (1978) (with Anthony Bellantoni)

How better to celebrate Halloween than by releasing an episode on (the day after) Halloween about the archetypical slasher movie,... more

01 Nov 2022 · 54 minutes
Psycho & Alien

From Ridley Scott to Alfred Hitchcock, we're continuing our celebration of Spooky Season with our first two-movies episode! First, we... more

18 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
Lady Gaga and the Chromatica Ball

On our second episode of our recurring segment, "Why Are You Like This?", Anthony and Sydney gush about an artist... more

04 Oct 2022 · 1 hour,
Metallica & Run Lola Run

From the streets of nineties Berlin to the biggest heavy metal band in the world, we're bringing the intensity! This... more

20 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
The Mummy (with Cate Osborn)

Ooh, baby, do we have a special episode for all of you! We're sitting down with ADHD advocate/sex educator/TTRPG player/fellow... more

06 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Marvin Gaye & Napoleon Dynamite

Some art is so of-the-moment that looking back on it even a few years later can be confusing and disappointing.... more

23 Aug 2022 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Mrs. Dalloway

After our last foray into the world of literature, we were looking for a book that would really kick us... more

09 Aug 2022 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Kate Bush & Snow White

Weird wedding dances? Waterboarding? A queercoded mirror? This episode has everything! This week, we cover the musical genius that Stranger... more

26 Jul 2022 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie

We're tilting at windmills, y'all. On our second episode about a book, we take on a true titan of postcolonial... more

12 Jul 2022 · 45 minutes
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial & Sex Pistols

On this episode, we watch the most wholesome movie, E.T., and then listen to the least wholesome band, the Sex... more

28 Jun 2022 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Arcade Fire & Moonstruck

We might as well call this episode "all nostalgia, all the time!" First, we review that classic 80's romantic comedy,... more

14 Jun 2022 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Part Two

This is the second part of our two-part COVID-palooza coverage of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." On this episode,... more

07 Jun 2022 · 40 minutes
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Part One

If you've ever wondered what we do when we get stuck in the house with COVID, the answer is: we... more

31 May 2022 · 41 minutes
I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!
Marvin Gaye & Napoleon Dynamite
I'm A Sophisticate and So Can You!
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Some art is so of-the-moment that looking back on it even a few years later can be confusing and disappointing. Some art... more