Sam Morris
Co-Host of Monkey Off My Backlog
Sam Morris (she/they) is Monkey's resident Gen Xer. She is an assistant professor of English, specializing in young adult literature and secondary English education. Sam writes primarily about music (mostly pop), television, and movies. Elsewhere, she has written about John Green, Harry Potter, and The Hunger Games; Hayley Williams as the anti-manic pixie dream girl; and Pearl Jam as utopian philosophers.
Here, she is your source for all things Taylor Swift, Keanu Reeves, Friday Night Lights, and all manner of pop culture trivia. She may not remember what he had for dinner last night, but she can tell you some obscure fact from an album’s liner notes that she read thirty years ago.
Sam Morris has hosted 188 Episodes.
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Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 3
Episode | October 12th, 2021 | 24 mins 55 secs
bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv
Continuing our journey through Season 2. This week: "The Long Con," "One of Them, "Maternity Leave," and "The Whole Truth."
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Bride of Spooktober, Episode 1
Episode | October 11th, 2021 | 50 mins 4 secs
joel schumacher, movies, something is killing the children, the invisible man, the lost boys, universal horror
It's the beginning of Spooktober! This week, we're doing vampires, things that go bump in the night, and invisibility!
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Bond, James Bond (Part 5)
Episode | October 7th, 2021 | 1 hr 10 mins
bond, casino royale, daniel craig, eon production, george lazenby, goldfinger, james bond, no time to die, on her majesty's secret service, pierce brosnan, roger moore, sean connery, the spy who loved me, thunderball, timothy dalton
It’s Bond week! Join Sam, Tessa, Nigel, and Elyse for part three of their epic, five-part journey toward objectively deciding which James Bond film is the best James Bond film. Nobody does it better than us!
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Bond, James Bond (Part 4)
Episode | October 6th, 2021 | 57 mins 51 secs
bond, daniel craig, eon production, george lazenby, james bond, license to kill, pierce brosnan, roger moore, sean connery, skyfall, spectre, the living daylights, the world is not enough, timothy dalton
It’s Bond week! Join Sam, Tessa, Nigel, and Elyse for part three of their epic, five-part journey toward objectively deciding which James Bond film is the best James Bond film. Nobody does it better than us!
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Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 2
Episode | October 5th, 2021 | 17 mins 38 secs
bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv
This week, more Season 2: Tailies! Others!
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Bond, James Bond (Part 3)
Episode | October 4th, 2021 | 53 mins 58 secs
It’s Bond week! Join Sam, Tessa, Nigel, and Elyse for part three of their epic, five-part journey toward objectively deciding which James Bond film is the best James Bond film. Nobody does it better than us!
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Bond, James Bond (Part 2)
Episode | September 30th, 2021 | 54 mins 6 secs
daniel craig, diamonds are forever, die another day, eon productions, goldeneye, james bond, madonna, moonraker, movies, no time to die, quantum of solace
Sam, Tessa, Nigel, and Elyse are back with part two of their five-part journey toward objectively deciding which James Bond film is the best James Bond film. Nobody does it better than us!
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Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 1
Episode | September 28th, 2021 | 25 mins 33 secs
lost
A podcast devoted to Tessa watching 'LOST'
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Bond, James Bond (Part 1)
Episode | September 27th, 2021 | 46 mins 7 secs
adele, chris cornell, christopher lee, duran duran, eon productions, for your eyes only, james bond, live and let die, movies, no time to die, paul mccartney, roger moore, sean connery, the man with the golden gun, you only live twice
Join Sam, Tessa, Nigel, and Elyse as they begin their epic, five-part journey toward objectively deciding which James Bond film is the best James Bond film. Nobody does it better than us!
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Ep. 68 - The Philadelphia Story, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Castle in the Sky
Episode | September 20th, 2021 | 48 mins 53 secs
Tessa talks about the old movie The Philadelphia Story (Not the Tom Hanks/ Neverending Story Crossover)
Sam talks about deep breath High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Andy discusses the difficult to describe beauty of Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky -
The World of Wong Kar Wai
Episode | September 13th, 2021 | 52 mins 39 secs
2046, as tears go by, berlin, criterion, criterion collection, hong kong, hong kong cinema, in the mood for love, movies, music, shang chi, take my breathe away, tony leung, top gun, wong kar wai
Longtime friend of the pod but first-time guest Jack is with us as we dedicate an entire episode to the brilliant and unconventional Wong Kar Wai, a master of Hong Kong cinema.
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Ep. 66 - The Sparks Brothers, Whip It, Mother 3
Episode | September 6th, 2021 | 53 mins 19 secs
alia shawkat, documentaries, drew barrymore, earthbound, edgar wright, elliot page, jimmy fallon, kristen wiig, mother 3, movies, nintendo, sparks, the sparks brothers, video games, whip it
Things get real this week as Sam talks about 'The Sparks Brothers,' Tessa reflects on 'Whip It,' and Andy tells us about 'Mother 3' and ('EarthBound'). Remember, this podcast is a judgment-free zone, Andy.
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Ep. 65 - Casablanca, Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye, The Prisoner
Episode | August 30th, 2021 | 1 hr 8 mins
casablanca, claude raines, humphrey bogart, ingrid bergman, marvin gaye, motown, movies, music, otis redding, patrick mcgoohan, peter lorre, stax, the prisoner, tv
This week, Andy discusses 'Casablanca,' Sam talks about Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye, and Tessa reveals what 'The Prisoner' is.
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Ep. 62 - Easy Rider, Dark Side of the Moon, Final Fantasy III
Episode | August 9th, 2021 | 59 mins 14 secs
dark side of the moon, easy rider, famicom, final fantasy, final fantasy iii, jack nicholson, movies, music, pink floyd, square, square enix, video games
This week, Sam and Tessa discuss counterculture with 'Easy Rider' and 'Dark Side of the Moon,' and Andy talks about 'Final Fantasy III.'
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Ep. 60 - Wong Kar Wai, Wreck-It Ralph, One Cut of the Dead
Episode | July 26th, 2021 | 52 mins 36 secs
Wong Kar-wai, the master film maker that did In the Mood for Love and Fallen Angels gets covered by both Sam and Tessa as they discuss what makes Wong Kar-wai special. Tessa gives a talk about Wreck-It Ralph and why she's a Fix-it Felix. Andy talks Japanese zombie comedy with One Cut of The Dead.
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Ep. 58 - LOST, Final Fantasy XV, Quantum Break
Episode | July 12th, 2021 | 48 mins 10 secs
final fantasy, final fantasy xv, jj abrams, kingdom hearts, lost, quantum break, remedy, royal edition, square, square enix, tv, video games
Andy's back...just in time to hear Tessa talk about the first season of 'LOST'! Plus, Andy and Sam talk video games with 'Final Fantasy XV' and 'Quantum Break.'