We’re excited to introduce you to the We Can’t Like This Anymore Podcast. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation below.

Thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

We are not professional podcasters. We are three Millennial Bostonians with a particular sense of humor that wanted to spend more time with each other. And that took the form of a podcast. When work moved us away from each other, it became so easy to lose touch, but this podcast is a way for us to connect over something that brings us joy. Our differing education, careers, and experiences allow each of us to speak to different things. Sometimes we agree, sometimes we disagree, and sometimes it’s a mixed bag. Either way, we always bust each other’s chops. It’s a fun cocktail of movies, culture, and our own family dysfunction.

Melina, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

It’s a tale as old as time. Girls grow up together. Girls move away for work. Girls miss each other and love movies. A podcast is born.

We are three Bostonians cousins who grew up together, but now all of us live in different parts of the country. One day, one of us texted the group and asked, what if we started a podcast? We were all in! Our next challenge was to figure out what it was going to be about. We quickly decided it had to be about movies because all we did as kids was throw blankets and pillows on the floor, grab some unhealthy snacks, and put on a movie. We knew nothing else. But we wondered how would our perceptions changed now that we’re “grown-ups”? Were we even allowed to like some of these movies anymore? Was it safer to just cancel everything? Publicly, we could extol how problematic some of these movies were, but secretly… we still loved some. So, we decided to rewatch and discuss if the uh-oh’s and oh-no’s of these films are really, truly, all that cringe. In the end, we separately decide if the movie is worth staying with, should be dumped, or maybe we just need more time with it- although we admit it’s a toxic relationship. Ultimately, we’re in the business of tough love.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

When we started this podcast, our goal was purely selfish. We wanted an outlet outside of our careers that allowed us to let go, have fun, and connect with each other. The actual podcast itself was almost more of an excuse to just hang out. Then we started getting positive feedback from listeners who said the podcast made them feel the way it made us feel, and we realized our little trio was growing. It wasn’t just about us hanging out and teasing each other. We were now inviting people into our little circle, and they felt included. We see now that we get to bring people a moment of pure fun each week. Maybe it makes morning traffic feel slightly more bearable, laundry less of a drag, or filling out those spreadsheets less soul-sucking. It’s so cool that our joy doesn’t have to be contained. It can be shared.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

There is no greater compliment than hearing that someone chooses to spend their time listening to us. There are so many things to watch and listen to, and everyone’s free time is so scarce. When we hear from listeners that they can’t wait to listen to us every Monday on their drive to work, while they clean, or run errands, it makes us feel like we’re doing something right. One listener told us that she loves to listen to us late at night while she’s feeding her newborn. As you grow older, it can be hard to stay connected with the people you love. You move away from friends and family, spend all your time working, and then feel too tired to go out when you do have time off. It happened to us! We needed to make time to reconnect and truly enjoy ourselves. We’re spending our free time and extra energy making this podcast, and we hope our listeners have as much fun listening as we do recording. We love making it each week, and, so far, it seems like our listeners really feel that.

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