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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Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 5
Episode | December 7th, 2021 | 42 mins 44 secs
recap, star trek, the original series, tos, tv
A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek
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Sam Assigns! PT Anderson! Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, The Master
Episode | December 6th, 2021 | 1 hr 13 mins
adam sandler, haim, joaquin phoenix, licorice pizza, magnolia, movies, paul thomas anderson, philip seymour hoffman, pt anderson, punch drunk love, the master, tom cruise
Sam assigns three movies directed by Paul Thomas Anderson: 'Magnolia,' 'Punch-Drunk Love,' and 'The Master.'
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Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 4
Episode | November 30th, 2021 | 36 mins 22 secs
recap, star trek, the original series, tos, tv
A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek
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Ep. 78 - The Straight Story, One Tree Hill, The Haunting of Hill House, The Outer Worlds w/Jarret
Episode | November 30th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
cw, david lynch, fallout, mike flanagan, movies, netflix, obsidian, one tree hill, television, the haunting of hill house, the outer worlds, the straight story, video games
This week, we're joined by new friend of the pod, Jaret, for an episode of #monkeyfails, which is what happens when you intend to take one thing off your backlog but end up taking off something else. Jarret talks David Lynch's 'The Straight Story,' Sam goes old-school teen soap with 'One Tree Hill,' Andy and his dog Bard watch 'The Haunting of Hill House,' and Tessa plays 'The Outer Worlds.'
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Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 3
Episode | November 23rd, 2021 | 39 mins 11 secs
recap, star trek, the original series, tos, tv
A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek
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Tessa Assigns! This Is How You Lose the Time War, Dirty Computer [Emotion Picture], Castlevania
Episode | November 22nd, 2021 | 1 hr 10 mins
amal el-mohtar, books, castlevania, dirty computer, emotion picture, janelle monae, max gladstone, music, netflix, this is how you lose the time war, tv
It's Tessa turn to tell Andy and Sam watch to watch and read this week: 'This Is How You Lose the Time War' by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, Janelle Monae's 'Dirty Computer [Emotion Picture],' and 'Castlevania'!
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Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 2
Episode | November 16th, 2021 | 29 mins 11 secs
recap, star trek, the original series, tos, tv
A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek
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Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 1
Episode | November 9th, 2021 | 24 mins 42 secs
recap, star trek, the original series, tos, tv
A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek
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Andy Assigns! Odd Taxi, Your Name, One Piece
Episode | November 8th, 2021 | 1 hr 21 mins
Andy forces Tessa and Sam to watch Odd Taxi, Your Name, and One Piece.
Will they learn to love Odakawa the Walrus who drives a taxi? How will they like the amazing Your Name. And finally will they embark on a voyage with Luffy in One Piece? -
Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 6
Episode | November 2nd, 2021 | 27 mins 35 secs
bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv
This is it! What will Tessa think about the season two finale?
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Bride of Spooktober, Episode 4
Episode | November 1st, 2021 | 1 hr 49 secs
alien, aliens, james cameron, jennifer's body, megan fox, milla jovovich, movies, pitchfork, resident evil, ridley scott
Surprise! Bonus Spooktober episode! This week, Tessa watches 'Aliens,' Sam watches 'Resident Evil,' and Andy watches 'Jennifer's Body.'
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Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 5
Episode | October 26th, 2021 | 20 mins 15 secs
bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv
Continuing our journey through Season 2. This week: "Lockdown," "Dave, "S.O.S," and "Two for the Road."
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Bride of Spooktober, Episode 3
Episode | October 25th, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
black mirror, goodnight mommy, james wan, malignant, movies, stanley kubrick, the ring, the shining, tv
This week, we're joined by new friend of the pod, Melissa, who checks 'The Shining' off of her list. Tessa watches 'The Ring'; Sam watches the episode of 'Black Mirror,' "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too"; and Andy watches 'Goodnight Mommy.'
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No Time To Die
Episode | October 20th, 2021 | 37 mins 20 secs
007, bond, daniel craig, eon productions, film recap, james bond, no time to die, recap
Bonus Bond! Elyse, Tessa, and Sam reunite to review and discuss the most recent addition to the James Bond franchise: No Time to Die.
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Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 4
Episode | October 19th, 2021 | 21 mins 5 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 2
Episode | October 18th, 2021 | 52 mins 37 secs
Sam decides to talk about a Tim Burton film that surely wouldn't have Johnny Depp in it.
Andy tries to get his cohosts to reveal what kind of horror scares them and fails.
He then goes to talk about Thailand Horror-Comedy Pee Mak
Tessa dives into a book. Another book. A scary book. That's right Tananarive Due's The Good House