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This Ends at Prom
This Ends at Prom is a weekly podcast analyzing the staying power of womanhood featured in coming-of-age and teen girl movies from the queer, feminist cisgender and transgender perspectives of wives BJ Colangelo and Harmony Colangelo.
Episodes
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KPop Demon Hunters (2025) w/ Laura Sirikul
“That’s the funny thing about hope. Nobody else gets to decide if you feel it. That choice belongs to you.” We're goin' up, up, up! It's our moment! You know…
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30 Years of Clueless and 5 Years of This Ends at Prom
"UGH. AS IF!" Back in 2020, the recently married Wives Colangelo sat down in their Cleveland apartment to kill some time during quarantine and talk about teen…
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Freakier Friday (2025)
"My face looks like a Birkin bag that's been left out in the sun to rot!" The long-awaited sequel to 2003's FREAKY FRIDAY is finally here, and The Wives…
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Now & Then (1995)
"As we grow older, it becomes difficult to just believe." In honor of the film's 30th anniversary, The Wives Colangelo are stuffing their bras with pudding…
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In Memory of Margo Donohue, Heaven Help Us (1985) Re-Release
"I've been kicked off the track team, and without track, my grades will be based on ...my grades." The world lost a wonderful woman this month with the passing…
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Light of Day (1987)
"Music is all that matters. One hour on stage makes up for the other 23." The Wives Colangelo are heading back to the Midwest for a trip, so it's only fitting…
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Dumplin' (2018)
"As far as I'm concerned, a swimsuit body is a body with a swimsuit on it." This week The Wives Colangelo are heading to Texas, signing up for a pageant to…
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Blue Crush (2002)
"You're a girl that doesn't ask a guy what to do..." Surf's up, and we're remembering having very confusing feelings about watching all of these cool surfers!…
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Mermaids (1990)
"Charlotte, I know you're planning a celibate life, but with half my chromosomes, I think that might be tough." We at This Ends at Prom firmly believe that we…
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I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
"That's a shame, being that it's the 4th of July and all. Kids like you should be out having fun. Drinking, partying, running people over, getting away with…
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The Doom Generation (30th Anniversary)
"Ever feel like reality is more twisted than dreams?" The Wives Colangelo are closing out Pride Month by introducing Harmony to the punk rock cinematic world…
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Prom Dates (2024) w/ D.J. Mausner!
"It's a first-year college party. Everyone's gay." This week The Wives Colangelo are joined by the ultra-hilarious D.J. Mausner to talk about their prom night…
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Saved! (2004) w/ Sarah Marshall
"Why would God make us all so different if he wanted us to be the same?" The incomparable Sarah Marshall makes her mighty return to discuss one of the best…
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Loser (2000) 25 Years Later
"I love self-loathing complaint rock you can dance to." It's Harmony's birthday and whatever baby wants, baby gets, so we're upgrading Amy Heckerling's LOSER…
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Rent (20th Anniversary)
"How do you measure a year in the life?" May-usical month comes to an end as The Wives Colangelo reflect on the film adaptation of Jonathan Larson's…
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Stage Fright (2014)
"I sleep with women, but musicals make me feel gay!" It's BJ's birthday week so she's forcing Harmony to watch a horror musical, the CAMP meets FRIDAY THE 13TH…
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Cry-Baby (1990)
"I may be a drape, but I love your granddaughter. And if that's a crime, I'll stand convicted, ma'am." John Waters returns to This Ends at Prom with the second…
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Camp Rock (2008)
"I'm not ashamed. It's just, for once, I just wanted to fit in and be popular." May-Usical Month continues with another Disney Channel Original Movie, the Demi…
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Cabaret (1972)
"Does it really matter so long as you're having fun?" May-Usical Month returns with an all-time great musical about a 19-year-old Cabaret singer in Berlin just…
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
"We accept the love we think we deserve." If you were on Tumblr in 2012, chances are you or someone you know had a huge THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER phase…
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Where The Lilies Bloom (1974) w/ Sam Pancake
"Sometimes on the wind, I feel something say my name, telling me to come to some far-off place." This week The Wives Colangelo are going back to the 1970s…
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Thoroughbreds (2017)
"The only thing worse than being incompetent, or being unkind, or being evil, is being indecisive." This week The Wives Colangelo are heading to Connecticut…
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Harriet the Spy (1996)
"You're an individual, and that makes people nervous. And it's gonna keep making people nervous for the rest of your life." On February 26, 2025, the world…
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Twilight: Breaking Dawn (Part 1 & 2) w/ Rosie Knight
"You nicknamed my daughter after the loch-ness monster?!" Sequel month comes to a close with the long-awaited conclusion to This Ends at Prom's coverage on The…
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The Craft: Legacy (2020) w/ Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
"Witchcraft in general is such a charged word. We literally house babies in our stomachs. That's some Ridley Scott shit." Sequel month is getting witchy as The…
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde (2003)
"Speak up for the home of the brave. Speak up for the land of the free gift with purchase. Speak up, America!." Sequel month continues as The Wives Colangelo…
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Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
"We got a chip on our shoulder and nothing to lose. And we’re not backing down from anyone. Aca Wiedersehen, bitches." Sequel month is back with a vengeance…
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St. Elmo's Fire, 40 Years Later
Kirby: "I always thought we'd be friends forever." Kevin: "Yeah, well forever got a lot shorter all of a sudden." Despite popular belief, the Brack Pack wasn't…
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The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) w/ Nina Starner
"Goodbye Lizzie McGuire, hello fabulous." Hey now, hey now! This is what dreams are made of! This week The Wives Colangelo are joined by freelance writer and…
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Beastly (2011)
"Just because something is beautiful doesn´t mean it’s good." Love is in the air and there's nothing more romantic than a Beauty and the Beast teen movie…
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Becky (2020) & The Wrath of Becky (2023)
"There was a little girl, who had a little curl, right in the middle of her forehead. When she was good, she was very good. But when she was bad, she was…
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The Baby-Sitter's Club (1995)
"You know, we're more than just a club. We're friends. Best friends. Nothing could ever change that." THE BABY-SITTER'S CLUB movie turns 30 years old this…
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Honor Society (2022)
"Men don't have to choose between love and power." Contemporary teen movies thrive on streaming platforms, so this week The Wives Colangelo are talking about…
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Sucker Punch (2011)
"For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the sheltered will never know." Can good intentions and stunning imagery be enough to overcome a lackluster…
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I, Tonya (2017)
"There's no such thing as truth. It's bullsh*t. Everyone has their own truth, and life just does whatever the f*ck it want." To discuss the story of Tonya…
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Times Square (1980)
"I ain't got much time. I don't expect to live past 21. That's why I got to jam it all in now, you know?" The Wives Colangelo are kicking off a brand new year…
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Totally Killer (2023) w/ Nay Bever!
"God, the '80s are wild." The Wives Colangelo are closing out the year by going back in time to the 1980s, fighting a slasher, and laughing their faces off…
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Happiest Season (2020)
"I am not hiding you! I am hiding me! Okay?" It's the holiday season and The Wives Colangelo are diving headfirst into the discourse surrounding the lesbian…
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Garden State (20th Anniversary)
"That's life. If nothing else, it's life. It's real, and sometimes it f*ckin' hurts, but it's sort of all we have." 20 years ago, Zach Braff made his feature…
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Dinner in America (2020)
"Do you think I'm weird?" Four years ago, the hosts of this podcast fell in love with a movie called DINNER IN AMERICA, and the underground sensation has…
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Cinderella (2015) w/ Fifi Dosch
"I have to tell you a secret that will see you through all the trials that life can offer. Have courage and be kind." It's the fourth Cinderella story covered…
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The Wizard of Oz (85th Anniversary)
"If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why can't I?" With the premiere of WICKED just days away, The Wives Colangelo are going back 85 years…
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Pieces of April (2003)
"Once, there was this day... this one day when... everyone realized they needed each other." Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so The Wives Colangelo are…
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Dick (1999) 25th Anniversary
"You can't let Dick run your life!" We were hoping the election would turn out much different than it did, but this isn't the first time America has dealt with…
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May (2002)
"So many pretty parts and no pretty wholes." Happy Halloween, Prom Party! The Wives Colangelo are closing out the most wonderful time of the year by diving…
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Wendell & Wild (2022)
"Maybe demons aren’t the most trustworthy beings to make a deal with?" Spooky season continues on with the best stop-motion movie from Henry Selick to watch…
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Departing Seniors w/ director Clare Cooney!
"Well, the idea that there was any control to begin with is a f*cking illusion. There's only one thing in the universe we have even the tiniest bit of control…
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The Guest (10th Anniversary)
"Never let anyone pick on you. Otherwise, you'll carry it with you the rest of your life." 10 years ago, Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Dan Stevens, and Maika…
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) w/ Julia Marchese and Teri Gamble
"Whatever you do... don't fall asleep." A Nightmare on Elm Street is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, so The Wives Colangelo are joined by guests…
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Wolfwalkers (2020) w/ Leigh Monson
"We didn’t know the Wolfwalkers were real. That you were people." Inside you, there are two wolves... and they're both gay and looking for family and community…
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Inside Out (2015)
"Crying helps me slow down and obsess over the weight of life's problems." This Ends at Prom's month of animation continues with a Pixar film about an…
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Nimona (2023)
"Kids. Little kids. They grow up believing that they can be a hero if they drive a sword into the heart of anything different. And I'm the monster?" To help…
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Booksmart (2019)
"We are not one-dimensional. We are smart and fun!" This Ends at Prom turns four this week, which means we're finally seniors! To celebrate, we're honoring…
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The Virgin Suicides (1999) w/ Miranda Zickler
"We knew the girls were really women in disguise, that they understood love, and even death, and that our job was merely to create the noise that seemed to…
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Whip It (15th Anniversary)
"You really need to stop shoving your psychotic idea of '50s womanhood down my throat." 15 years ago, Drew Barrymore and Elliot Page joined forces to deliver a…
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Blockers (2018)
"This is not a big deal. They're teenage girls. They have sex. Do you, like, freak out when you see a bee f*cking a flower?" Finally, a movie that actually…
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Step Up (2006) w/ William Bibbiani
"Do I look like I own tights?" This week the Wives Colangelo are diving back into the world of dance movies and finally tackling STEP UP. Joining your hosts is…
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10 Things I Hate About You (25th Anniversary)
"But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all." 195 episodes ago, The Wives Colangelo covered 10 THINGS I…
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Legally Blonde (2001) w/ Bobbi Miller
“I’ll show you how valuable Elle Woods can be.” The Wives Colangelo have held off on covering LEGALLY BLONDE until there was a guest wanting to talk about the…
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Gidget (65th Anniversary)
"I'm no dame!" 65 years ago, a blonde small fry played by Sandra Dee picked up a surf board, showed the boys at the beach what she was made of, and completely…