They Thought I Was You
Hosts Becca Roth and Lani Harms revisit their childhood obsessions with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, analyzing their work, examining their impact on pop culture, and talking with the people who worked with them. It's the deep dive you've always wanted and the recognition the Olsen Twins always deserved.
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103 episodes
The Definitive Ranking of Every Mary-Kate and Ashley Movie (Part 2 of 2)
The scores have been tallied... and today they are finally revealed.In this episode, we continue our scoring starting with Switching Goals and go through New York Minute, and we end up with a final ranking (sub category wins will be ann...
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Episode 99
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1:32:52
The Definitive Ranking of Every Mary-Kate and Ashley Movie (Part 1 of 2)
Since the beginning of this podcast, we knew this day would eventually have to come. We have spent the past 3 years becoming Mary-Kate and Ashley scholars, dissecting every movie front to back, talking to writers, talking to costars, talking to...
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Episode 98
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1:36:10
Obsessing over Mary-Kate and Ashley with Madeleine Byrne
Continuing our trend of talking to people the internet introduced us to, our guest today is a fellow millennial content creator whose viral Mary-Kate and Ashley-related videos constantly pop up on our feeds. When we reached out to her, we learn...
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Season 5
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Episode 97
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1:22:16
Interview with TRL's Damien Fahey
A few episodes ago, we talked about Mary-Kate and Ashley’s visit to TRL in 2004 to promote their upcoming film, New York Minute. In that TRL appearance, they were interviewed by a VJ who thought a picture they were in with Robert DeNir...
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Season 5
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Episode 96
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1:10:12
New York Minute: Part 2
This is it. The final episode of our final two-part review of a film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley. This journey has gone faster than a New York Minute.Today we finish our review of the second half of the film and get a l...
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Season 5
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Episode 95
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1:42:09
New York Minute: Part 1
We can't believe we're finally here. Our final Mary-Kate and Ashley movie review. And just like we suspected: it's a two part episode.On May 7th, 2004 (exactly 20 years ago today), Mary-Kate and Ashley's final film together, New Yor...
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Season 5
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Episode 94
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2:07:45
Saturday Night Live Starring Mary-Kate and Ashley (2004)
On Saturday, May 15th, 2004, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen had a decision to make: they could either attend their senior prom or host the season finale of Saturday Night Live. As you probably guessed, they chose SNL.And as a consolation fo...
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Season 5
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Episode 93
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1:55:50
The Countdown to 18
We're counting down the days to New York Minute's 20th anniversary, but before we get there, we have to talk about another countdown that is unfortunately a touchstone of this era in Mary-Kate and Ashley's careers: the countdown to their 18th b...
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Season 5
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Episode 92
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1:31:11
The Infamous 2004 Oprah Interview
Today we reckon with one of the most infamous Mary-Kate and Ashley interviews of all time. On April 28th, 2004, Oprah invited Mary-Kate and Ashley onto The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss their upcoming film New York Minute, to ask about...
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Season 5
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Episode 91
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1:42:07
New York Minute Press Tour 2004
The countdown to New York Minute continues! And today, we're examining all the late night interviews and talk show appearances that Mary-Kate and Ashley did to promote their action comedy feature, New York Minute (excluding th...
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Season 5
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Episode 90
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1:29:27
Mary-Kate and Ashley vs. the Tabloids
We are officially on the road to New York Minute! In our next few episodes, we will cover the press & publicity tour that Mary-Kate and Ashley went on in 2004 ahead of their much anticipated theatrical release, New York Minute. And ...
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Season 5
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Episode 89
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1:29:21
Mary-Kate and Ashley's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
On April 29th, 2004, at 17 years old, Mary-Kate and Ashley received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And on February 14th, 2024, two thirty-somethings, Lani and Becca, finally visited it.Since Lani and Becca both live in Los Angele...
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Season 5
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Episode 88
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1:08:04
On the Road to Deborah Dean Davis
Last month, we received an email from our former podcast guest Deborah Dean Davis (screenwriter of It Takes Two) with the most amazing message:"After alllllllllllllllll these years I took down the It Takes Two film poster.........
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Season 5
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Episode 87
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28:18
THNK 1994 (Viviana Olen & Matt Harkins)
Welcome to our first interview of 2024! Today we talk with Viviana Rosales Olen and Matt Harkins, the creators of THNK1994 and the masterminds behind the "
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Season 5
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Episode 86
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1:01:43
Mean Girls 2024 vs 2004
We are SO excited to share our very first subscriber bonus episode with you! In this bonus series, we will be discussing Mary-Kate and Ashley adjacent, feminine-centric pop culture of the '00s. And we're starting with the film that defined the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 85
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1:31:28
Vanity Fair - It's Totally Raining Teens
In July 2003, Vanity Fair, whether intentionally or not, put together the most monumental photoshoot in history. A photoshoot like nothing that had ever been done before and, dare we say, could never be done again. A photoshoot so deeply ...
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Season 5
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Episode 84
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2:07:41
Mary-Kate and Ashley Q&A Part 2
We can finally say it-- HAPPY NEW YEAR! We didn't intend for this to be a 2 part episode, but you know ur girls. We can never have a short conversation ;)So as promised, the remaining questions and long anticipated voice mails are answe...
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Season 5
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Episode 83
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1:10:27
Mary-Kate and Ashley Q&A Part 1
It’s the most wonderful time of the year— it’s our end of year Q&A! Last week, we collected questions from you— our listeners, Patreon subscribers, Instagram followers, etc, about topics ranging from our favorite Mary-Kate and Ashley dads t...
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Season 5
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Episode 82
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1:12:37
Mary-Kate and Ashley in 2023
"You know, anonymity is a luxury as well.” - Mary-Kate Olsen, 2023On Nov 17th, 2023 (that's right THIS year, just a few weeks ago) Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen sat down for an extremely rare interview with
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Episode 81
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1:48:41
The Challenge, Part 2
Today, we conclude our conversation about Mary-Kate and Ashley's final direct to video film, The Challenge (2003).And if you know this movie, you know that the ending is what makes this film a piece of magic. Both Lani and Becc...
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Season 5
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Episode 80
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1:19:33
The Challenge, Part 1
On May 3rd, 2003, Mary-Kate and Ashley released their last direct-to-video film, The Challenge, marking the end of an era. Yes, the sisters would go on to star in New York Minute a year later, but that would get a theatrical r...
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Season 5
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Episode 79
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1:36:01
Two of a Kind: Nightmare on Carrie Street
Happy Halloween! In celebration of our favorite holiday, we're playing for you the ENTIRE Halloween episode of Two of a Kind: Nightmare on Carrie Street (ep 6).Yes, this show was meant to be watched, but we think it actually works quite...
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Season 5
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Episode 78
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26:09
Mary-Kate and Ashley's 2003 VMAs & Rolling Stone Cover
We are THRILLED to be talking this week about Mary-Kate and Ashley's appearance at MTV's 2003 Video Music Awards and subsequent Rolling Stone Cover (and never again about Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action).On August 28th 2003, Mar...
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Season 5
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Episode 77
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1:06:16
Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action - THE FINALE
We can't believe we're finally here. Over the course of the last two months, we've done something we never thought we'd do, something no one asked us to do, something we were maybe never *supposed* to do. We watched every single episode o...
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Season 5
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Episode 76
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1:25:08
Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action Part 4
This is our FOURTH episode about Mary-Kate and Ashley's cartoon, Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action. We're completely out of control!!Today we talk about episodes 12-15, 19, and 21, and we follow last week's format of taking turns telling e...
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Season 5
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Episode 75
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1:26:46