
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 180 Episodes.
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Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 21
Episode | November 11th, 2022 | 35 mins 19 secs
bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv
This week, we're talking about season 5 episodes "Jughead" and "The Little Prince."
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Noirvember: The 1940s
Episode | November 7th, 2022 | 1 hr 34 mins
barbara stanwyck, bill wilder, double indemnity, film noir, laura, noirvember, orson welles, otto preminger, rita hayward, the lady from shanghai, vincent price
Moving on from Spooktober, it's now Noirvember! Join us as we discuss three 1940s film noir classics: 'Double Indemnity,' 'Laura,' and 'The Lady from Shanghai.'
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Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 20
Episode | November 4th, 2022 | 52 mins 26 secs
bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv
We're back to talk about Season 5! This week, we're talking about two-part premiere, "Because You Left" and "The Lie."
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Son of Spooktober: Anne Rice
Episode | October 31st, 2022 | 1 hr 38 mins
amc, anne rice, book review, books, horror, interview with the vampire, lestat, mayfair witches, new orleans, queen of the damned, southern gothic, supernatural, the vampire lestat, the witching hour, tv, tv series, vampire, vampire chronicles, vampires, witches
Tessa and Sam are joined by Emily of TVJawn to discuss Anne Rice and her legacy in vampire and horror fiction, including the 'Interview with The Vampire' novel and AMC adaptation as well as the novel 'The Witching Hour.'
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Son of Spooktober: Horror TV
Episode | October 24th, 2022 | 1 hr 8 mins
evil, horror, julie plec, kevin williamson, michelle king, mike colter, nina dobrev, robert king, ryan murphy, scream, spooktober, the cw, the vampire diaries, wes craven
Tessa and Sam are by former host Andy to talk about three TV shows that bring Spooktober to the small screen: 'Evil,' 'The Vampire Diaries,' and 'Scream.'
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Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 24
Episode | October 21st, 2022 | 1 hr 19 secs
crusher, data, klingons, la forge, lower decks, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf
A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Son of Spooktober: Hammer Horror
Episode | October 17th, 2022 | 1 hr 49 mins
christopher lee, dracula, frankenstein, hammer, hammer horror, horror, horror films, movies, peter cushing, star wars, the curse of frankenstein, the horror of dracula, the mummy, universal
Tessa and Sam are joined by Elyse of the Pod-wraiths podcast to talk the classic Hammer Horror team-ups of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing: 'The Curse of Frankenstein,' 'The Horror of Dracula,' and 'The Mummy.'
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Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 23
Episode | October 14th, 2022 | 49 mins 23 secs
crusher, data, klingons, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf
A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Son of Spooktober: Creature Features
Episode | October 10th, 2022 | 1 hr 50 mins
bae doon, bong joon-ho, creature from the black lagoon, godzilla, john carpenter, kaijus, kurt russell, shin godzilla, spooktober, the host, the thing, universal horror
Tessa and Sam are joined by Melissa to talk about creatures--from the Black Lagoon ('Creature from the Black Lagoon'), from Outer Space ('The Thing'), and from...dusty formaldehyde bottles ('The Host')?
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Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 22
Episode | October 7th, 2022 | 1 hr 1 min
crusher, data, klingons, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf
A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Son of Spooktober: Meta-Horror
Episode | October 3rd, 2022 | 1 hr 13 mins
halloween, horror film, horror movie, kevin williamson, nightmare on elm street, scary movie, sci-fi film, sci-fi horror, scream, shock horror, slasher, spooktober, spooky movie, the faculty, wes craven
Tessa and Sam are joined by former host Andy to talk about meta-horror, specifically works of meta-horror created by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson: 'Wes Craven's The New Nightmare,' 'The Faculty,' and 'Scream.'
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Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 21
Episode | September 30th, 2022 | 57 mins 37 secs
crusher, data, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf
A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Pop Culture for When You're Feeling Down
Episode | September 26th, 2022 | 53 mins 51 secs
about a boy, burn notice, emma stone, high fidelity, hilarie burton, jonah hill, maniac, matt bomer, nick hornby, psych, white collar
This week, we're talking about pop culture we were told we should watch when we're feeling down. But we didn't...because you're not the boss of us. Tessa finally starts watching 'Maniac,' Sam picks back up on 'White Collar,' and Andy reads 'High Fidelity.'
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Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 20
Episode | September 23rd, 2022 | 54 mins 27 secs
crusher, data, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf
A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Ep. 117 - The Afterparty, Fire Island, Jurassic World Dominion
Episode | September 19th, 2022 | 57 mins 29 secs
Andy talks the Afterparty and Tessa talks the queer Jane Austen adaptation Fire Island. Sam discusses Dinosours.
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Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 19
Episode | September 16th, 2022 | 57 mins 58 secs
crusher, data, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf
A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation