Paid in Puke S9E3: But I’m a Cheerleader

On season 9, episode 3 of Paid in Puke, we've got spirit for
Jamie Babbit's 1999 satirical comedy, "But I'm a Cheerleader",
starring Natasha Lyonne, Clea Duvall, Melanie Lynskey, Cathy
Moriarty, Katharine Towne, Mink Stole, RuPaul, Bud Cort, and for
5 seconds, a Dawson's Creek-era Michelle Williams.


Special guest Kate Preusser, managing editor at Lookout Landing*
joins us to talk about why this is one of two influential films
from her early twenties (the other being Showgirls). Still, Kate
had the most Hot Probs, in relation to representation and some of
Megan's toxic traits. 


Kate also brings to us some Fun Facts, as well as the not-so-fun
bad takes from the (mostly cis male) critics of 1999 that saddled
this delightful film with a low Rotty T score that persists to
this day. 


Baxter's offspring joins us on Keggers with Kids, and on the
Lunchtime Poll, we reveal things we didn't know about ourselves
until someone else pointed it out.


 


*Lookout Landing is an online Seattle Mariner's baseball
community.