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Get ready to sing like your mother depends on it. We talk: weird basement vibes in an opera house, giving in to illogical desire, what we use to hide what others don't want to see about us, & more in an effort to understand the Phantom from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, The Phantom of the Opera. In sleep he...podcasted (?) to me. At the end, Tiana shares her Phantom poem, "The Phantom of the Walmart."  We have a Patreon! Check it out here! https://www.patreon.com/nextdoorvillain Subscribe to our monthly newsletter here. Check out our Instagram: @nextdoorvillain #ThePhantomOfTheOpera #Musical #Phantom  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nextdoorvillain/message

Pull the lever, baddies! We empathize with Yzma from Disney's The Emperor's New Groove. We talk: Inca Empire, what it's like to get fired like Yzma, a time we were "scary beyond all reason" & more. At the end, Tiana shares her poem written from the perspective of Yzma.  Sources: World History Encyclopedia: Inca Textiles Headwear of Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas Wikipedia: Inca Empire We have a Patreon! Check it out here! https://www.patreon.com/nextdoorvillain Subscribe to our monthly newsletter here. Check out our Instagram: @nextdoorvillain --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nextdoorvillain/message

Somebody once told us the world is gonna roll us, we ain't the sharpest tools in the shed. Neverthless, we attempt to empathize with Lord Farquaad from the Dreamworks animated film, Shrek (2001). We discuss whether or not size really matters, fairytale displacement, and the logistics of stacking 20 mattresses on top of a pea. Thoughts? Email us at [email protected] We have merchandise. Get it here. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter here. Check out our Instagram: @nextdoorvillain Check out our website: https://www.nextdoorvillain.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nextdoorvillain/message

We revisit Cruella de Vil with special guest, Erik Thompson aka Gay Cruella. Gay Cruella embraces Cruella with all his heart and soul. He and Joe talk all about Cruella de Vil - her origin, evolution, how they empathize with the fierce lady and more. You can find Erik on Instagram @gaycruella  References: In ‘Cruella,’ an Iconic, Queer-Coded Villainess Is Still a Threat https://observer.com/2021/05/disney-cruella-queerness/ Thoughts? Email us at [email protected] We have merchandise. Get it here. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter here. Check out our Instagram: @nextdoorvillain Check out our website: https://www.nextdoorvillain.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nextdoorvillain/message

Tiana goes solo for this episode and talks about our groovy Saiyan Prince, Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z/Super. Majin Vegeta, Vegeta-related performance poetry written and performed by Tiana, what Tiana's learned from Vegeta, & more. Hhhrrahhhhh!!!!! "You may have invaded my mind and body...but there's one thing a Saiyan always keeps: his pride!" Thoughts? Email us at [email protected] We have merchandise. Get it here. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter here. Check out our Instagram: @nextdoorvillain Check out our website: https://www.nextdoorvillain.com/ #DragonBallZ #MajinVegeta #SaiyanPrince --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nextdoorvillain/message

We discuss Margaret White, AKA Carrie's mom, from the film Carrie (1976)! We talk: Telekinesis, the boys sniffin' and dating you, hyperreligiosity, things we believe in that others might find weird, and much more as we attempt to understand and relate to Margaret White. At the end, Tiana shares her horrifying poem written from Margaret's perspective. This episode is almost as horrifying as the movie Carrie itself and beware of...the blood!!!!!!!! Resources & Sources: Hyperreligiosity Vanity Fair: Why the Movies Love Telekinetic Women, and Why We Fear Them "Period Shaming in the Bible" by Ilana Reimer Thoughts? Email us at [email protected] We have merchandise. Get it here. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter here. Check out our Instagram: @nextdoorvillain Check out our website: https://www.nextdoorvillain.com/ #Carrie #Horror #Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nextdoorvillain/message

Heads are rolling! The Queen of Hearts from Disney's Alice in Wonderland (1951) is a red, temper-y spectacle and we love it. We talk: the wildness of the Wonderland world, failure, when there was a time we couldn't take a joke, and much more as we try to empathize with and relate to the Queen of Hearts. If you don't listen to this episode, off with your head! Just kidding. Totally kidding!! At the end, Tiana shares her acapella poem-song written from the perspective of the Queen of Hearts. Disclaimer: This episode was recorded on March 26, a day before the 94th Academy Awards. When we talk about "taking a joke" in the episode, we are in no way implying any opinions about the actions of Will Smith or Chris Rock. Lol.  Thoughts? Email us at [email protected] We have merchandise. Get it here. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter here. Check out our Instagram: @nextdoorvillain Check out our website: https://www.nextdoorvillain.com/ #TheQueenOfHearts #AliceInWonderland #Disney #PodcastEpisode --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nextdoorvillain/message

Special guest episode with Annie Prafcke, host of Misfits! Annie and I relate to, empathize with, and learn from O-Ren Ishii from Kill Bill Vol. 1. Cottonmouth has sliced and diced our minds in more ways than we thought. Wooooeeee. We talk: O-Ren Ishii and identity, violence as a way to maintain power, Tarantino, what our villainous traits are, and much more. At the end, we share haiku and tanka poetry written about and from the perspective of O-Ren! Annie Prafcke is a writer and podcaster based in Austin, TX. Her most recent podcast is called Misfits, a show about people who feel like black sheep in their communities because of their identities. Check out the podcast Misfits on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Goodpods, and anywhere else you get your podcasts. Check out Misfits on Instagram and Twitter at @acxpmisfits Sources:  Lucy Liu: My success has helped move the needle. But it'll take more to end 200 years of Asian stereotypes. (2021)  Katona, Leah Andrea, "The Use of Violence as Feminist Rhetoric: Third-Wave Feminism in Tarantino's Kill Bill Films" (2008). Theses Digitization Project. 2759. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2759 Mattern, E. (2014). Caucasian Girls and Samurai Swords: Dualism in Kill Bill. First Class: A Journal of First-Year Composition, 2015 (1). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/first-class/vol2015/iss1/10 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nextdoorvillain/message

Blowin' things up, the release of fear, reclamation of good power, what would YOUR alter ego be like, and way more are discussed in this episode where we try to understand the perspective of and empathize with Tyler Durden from Fight Club! At the end, I, Tiana, share a Fight Club poem written by yours truly. A mild note: I accidentally mispronounce "testosterone" as "sestosterone" due to tongue/teeth fail when saying the word. Whoopsie! Info on U.S. consumer debt crisis: https://www.debt.org/faqs/americans-in-debt/ We have merch! Get Next Door Villain merchandise here. Check out our Instagram: @nextdoorvillain Subscribe to our Monthly Newsletter here #FightClub #TylerDurden #Villain --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nextdoorvillain/message

There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to successfully survive a horror movie- but we wonder if knowing these rules matters at all as we discuss the notorious Ghostface killer from the original Scream (1996) movie. MAJOR SPOILER ALERT, we attempt to empathize with the murderous duo Billy and Stu. Tiana lets out her inner serial killer as she stalks Joe over the phone, Joe gets on a big ole soapbox about why we empathize with villains, and we both wonder what might set us off on a murderous spree. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nextdoorvillain/message

Hello, Hap. Special guest episode! I, Tiana, talk with mega-passionate-fan-of-The-OA, Mandy Paris, about the real evil scientist, Hap from The OA! We talk: the necessity of Hap, the implications of finding out what happens after you die, what YOUR "shadow" is, OA shenanigans, and much much more. Plus we share a poem written from the perspective of Hap! #SaveTheOA  Mandy Paris is a a wedding photographer and marketing and communications professional based in Minneapolis, MN. To take a look at her amazing (oftentimes OA-inspired) photography and book a session with her, check out https://mandyparis.com/. Her Instagram is @mandyparisphotography. Episode cover art of Hap is also done by the amazing Mandy Paris.  Write a Love Letter for us here. We have merch! Get Next Door Villain merchandise here. Check out our Instagram: @nextdoorvillain Subscribe to our Monthly Newsletter here Feel free to rate us on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify #TheOA #Hap #SaveTheOA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nextdoorvillain/message

What would you do if your toys just, like, came alive? We answer what we'd do & we discuss: blowing toys up, where smithereens go, what toys we would be, weird activism vibes from Sid, and more all in an effort to empathize with and relate to our favorite punk-kid-that-blows-toys-up, Sid from Toy Story. Things get silly and weird. "Time for lift off!" - Sid  We have merch! Get Next Door Villain merchandise here. Check out our Instagram: @nextdoorvillain Check out our website Subscribe to our Monthly Newsletter here Feel free to rate us on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify #ToyStory #Sid #Podcast #Villains --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nextdoorvillain/message