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Medium Literate

by Monika Scott

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About the show

Monika Scott and Emily Faye are best friends and movie lovers. They’re not professional critics, but they love movies and want to get better at talking about them critically. The result is thoughtful, curious conversations shaped by a very long friendship. If you love movies but don’t see yourself in any of the movie podcasts you’ve found so far, welcome! Medium Literate is a comfort show for movie lovers who want to think a little deeper about movies together.

Latest episodes

Verity

October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

Against all odds, we are here to defend Verity. This week, Monika and Emily dip their toes into the CoHo waters to talk about Michael Showalter’s star-studded adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s extremely popular/horny/violent thriller…
Digger

October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

This week we’re talking about Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger, starring Tom Cruise as an oil tycoon at the center of an apocalyptic climate disaster (and also some other stuff) We discuss whether a movie can be intentionally unpleasant and…
Primetime

September 28, 2026 · 1 hr 58 min

Lance Oppenheim's 'Primetime' has been one of the most hotly anticipated films of the year, and Monika and Emily are both here to say that in their opinions, it did not disappoint. This episode covers a lot of ground, both within the movie…
Resident Evil

September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

Fire up those PlayStations, we’re headed to Raccoon City baby!! This week, we’re talking about Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil. Neither of us has ever played a Resident Evil game, which puts us in an interesting position: How well does a…
Practical Magic 2

September 14, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

Almost 30 years after the first movie, the Owens sisters are back... but also somehow it's only about 12 years or so since the events of the first movie, but also it's somehow present day. Look: time in Practical Magic 2 is very confusing…
Coyote vs. ACME & Finding Emily

September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

SURPRISE! WE ARE FINALLY IN PERSON FOR ONE OF THESE!! Monika and Emily wandered up to the Twin Cities to hang out, watch some youtube videos in an AirBnB, and of course check out the Minnesota State Fair! This week at the movies we cover…
The Dog Stars & It Ends

August 31, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

This week is an Old Man vs. Baby smackdown when we talk about both 88 year old legend Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic The Dog Stars and Gen Z newcomer Alexander Ullom's existential horror It Ends. We both preferred one over the other by a…
Tony

August 24, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

This week we're taking it back to the summer of 1975 in Provincetown, Massachusetts for Tony, the newest entry into the very-specific-moment-in-the-subject's-life genre of biopics. Emily and Monika are absolutely thrilled to have a reason…