A podcast about two friends coming to terms with their complicated relationship with the TV show Glee Support this podcast: patreon.com/recoveringgleek
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Join us as we hang out, read some emails, and chat about what books we've been reading, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, and the greatest song of all timeAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Lena and Ian compare and contrast the coming out stories of our main queer characters (namely Kurt, Santana, Blaine, Brittany, Unique, Karofsky, and Beiste) by reexamining season 1's Preggers, season 3's I Kissed a Girl On My Way, and Saturday Night Gleever, and Season 6's Jagged Little Tapestry and Transitioning.…
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The Return: where the hell have you been???
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Remember this podcast? It's back. We’re back from hiatus and back into the halls of McKinley High! This week we give updates on our lives, talk about the future of the podcast, and see what Glee characters we are four years laterAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Series Wrap Up Character Review Pt 3
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We bid farewell to our Season 4 newbies, as well as additional Glee Clubbers added along the way (Sugar, Joe, Rory, Lauren). A lot is said about the Glee Project.Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Series Wrap Up Character Review Pt 2
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We say goodbye to Sam, Blaine, Will, Emma, and Sue by discussing their arcs, inconsistencies, and songsAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Series Wrap Up Character Review Pt 1
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We take a look back at our OG New Directioners and discuss what went well with their plotlines, what went wrong, and which of their songs we think of mostAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Series Wrap Up Superlatives w/Former Guests
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Our podcast will not go gentle into that good night as we begin our multi-part series wrap up. This week we give our series wide superlatives for best/worst episode, best/worst plotline, and best/worst song, with some special guests weighing in. (Andrew McGuire and Allison Dodge of Gleek of the Week, Lucas Graden and Murjanatu Mutuwa from Typecasti…
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Enemy of the podcast Alex Allred makes one final visit to celebrate officially having seen every episode of Glee, discuss the highs and lows of season 6, and give us his pitch for the GleebootAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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A little SNEAK PEEK at our Patreon exclusive episode on High School Musical 2. If you would like to hear the full episode join our patreon at patreon.com/recoveringgleekAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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IT'S THE SERIES FINALE!! Ryan, Ian, and Brad throw all realism and stakes out the window and go on a wish fulfillment fun ride for an hour. Almost everyone comes back, but almost none of them speak. We flash forward to the absolute worst year the writers' could've picked, Sue becomes VP, Will changes the American education system, Klaine is on broa…
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EP Tiff is back to join us on a trip back to the pilot. Get ready to see a lot of things you didn't realize you missed like Kurt's basement bedroom! Sheets N' Things! MATT RUTHERFORD????? It's mostly a nostalgia trip for nostalgia's sake, but that doesn't mean it's not good.Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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It's the final competition episode! Sue is on the warpath, the New Directions have four entire coaches, and JESSE ST JAMES IS BACK.Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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S6E10 The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester w/ Zach Faust
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WE'RE FINALLY BACK BABYYYY. Zach Faust (@suesylvestertiktok) joins us to discuss Geraldo Rivera, the return of Carol Burnett, and the absolute least climactic way the writers could've solved the New Directions vs Warblers disputeAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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The newbies finally get to talk, Billie Eilish's brother joins the cast, and Sue gets bossed around by a 13 year oldAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Minisode 111 I Upload Therefore I am a Bad Bitch
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Listener thoughts on the double wedding, Abuela being invited to the wedding, and Burt's relationship with BrittanyAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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It's a double wedding for the gays!!! Blaine finally has a mom, the show continues to embarrass Tina, and Quinn is nowhere to be foundAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Coach Beiste is back at McKinley after transitioning, Rachel throws a house party with all her students, and the writers make these kids cheat on each other againAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Listener's have thoughts on the situation with Abuela and Brittany, Samchel, and our beautiful brainsAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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S6E6 What the World Needs Now w/ Gleek of the Week
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Allison Dodge and Andrew McGuire return to the podcast to discuss Samchel, Brittana, and Burt Bacharach hitting on a family memberAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Lena and Ian read your thoughts on The Hurt Locker Part 2 and talk SurvivorAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Jigsaw Sue puppet holds Klaine hostage, the New Directions compete in the invitational, and Justified and Ancient is kind of a banger songAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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It's a minisode about the Hurt Locker, the future is now!Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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The one we've been waiting for, Sue tries to reunite Klaine, destroy the New Directions, and get revenge on Will in one fell swoop. Ian Brennan is fully unleashed to do whatever he wants with the script, the show lets go of having any basis in reality, and we eat it up.Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Our lives got away from us so here is a snippet of our patreon episode on Pitch Perfect. listen to the whole episode at patreon.com/recoveringgleekAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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A little SNEAK PEEK at our Patreon exculsive episode on High School Musical 3. If you would like to hear the full episode join our patreon at patreon.com/recoveringgleekAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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A little SNEAK PEEK at our Patreon exclusive episode on Glee Fanfiction. If you would like to hear the full episode join our patreon at patreon.com/recoveringgleekAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Thoughts on Beiste! Thoughts on Brittana! Thoughts on gender! All this and more!Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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The New Directions honor Alanis Morissette and Carole King by NOT singing You Oughtta Know, Quinn makes her last real appearance, and Tina continues her tradition of getting cut off while singingAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Were the Warblers wrong to not let Jane join? Is post modern gay a good character actually? Do we have a career in close up magic? All this and more in minisode 106!Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Welcome back Titans its HOMECOING!! The Alumni are back to help recruit the next generation of New Directions. Lena and Ian discuss the new newbies, Glee feeling like Glee again, and THE MCCARTHY TWINSAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Minisode 105 The Great Blainofsky Debate of 2023
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People have THOUGHTS on Blaine and Karofsky dating, with special guest thoughts on Max George and Buffy the Vampire SlayerAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Rachel's show bombed, Klaine broke up, Blaine flunked out of school, and Lena and Ian are eating it up. This show is about losers again, hooray! We also discuss the return of Vocal Adrenaline, Sue running McKinley, and Disney's FrozenAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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LET'S WRAP UP SEASON 5 IN A MINI FASHION BABYYYYY. What would the New Directions specialize in if they were doctors? Does season 5 get a bad rap? What's going on at the farm? All this and more in minisode 104Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Enemy of the podcast Alex joins Lena and Ian to discuss the highs and lows of season 5, what he thinks will happen on season 6, and the backstory of the patron he played in the background of the diner where Shirley MacLaine took Blaine to lunch.Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Minisode 103 The Untitled Minisode Project
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Lena and Ian read your thoughts on the Santana exclusion, the Sam of it all, and thinking this was the series finaleAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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S5E20 Untitled Rachel Berry Project
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It's the season finale and offscreen the tension is at an all time high, while onscreen the tension is non existent. Everything goes great for everyone, Rachel's singing voice makes people feel joy for the first time, and Blaine has a bird kink.Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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The girls are fighting, Peter Pan is free, and we're all dogs. All this and more on this weeks minisodeAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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After a season of being neglected Chris Colfer takes matters into his own hands and writes a Kurt centric episode himself. Samcedes bicker like an old married couple and Rachel gets dragged for four blocks by a bunch of dogs and then lets them pee all over the Spotlight Diner.Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Strong thoughts abound on Rachel trying to leave Funny Girl and the Klaine power dynamic constantlh shiftingAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Rachel throws away her dreams three weeks after achieving them, Mercedes is a selfless angel, and Shirley MacLaine hits on BlaineAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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We take a walk down memory lane with some of your favorite bits from the podcast to celebrate our 100TH MINISODE!! (and there's also some Opening Night talk)Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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It's opening night of Funny Girl and Rachel is stressed, Sue's in love, and Tina is there. Santana comes back to give some tough love, Rachel becomes queen of the gays, and Will's phantom wife gives birth off screen.Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Your thoughts on Blaine's diet, Glee's attitude toward sex, and Artie's ageAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Don't have sex. If you do you will get chlamydia, and die. Or have to wear a giant STD costume in Washington Square Park. Meanwhile Klaine is having relationship drama again and Mercedes thinks her first time won't be special because she's no longer in high school????Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Lena and Ian share your thoughts on Samcedes, Madam Tibideaux, and Blaine and Kurt having so many classes togetherAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Glee tries to take on multiple social issues at once while also paying tribute to Stephen Sondheim, with varying results. Samcedes relationship problems are maybe overly simplified, Rachel is made to be a villain for prioritizing a show where dozens of jobs depend on her, and Kurt is once again put through severe trauma because this show cannot let…
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This episode has more haters than just Ian, we're all in our Hunger Games era, and we love the 'smells of the city' (dumpsters)Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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There is no Lima, only New York. There's trouble in Klaine's paradise, Sam pulls a reverse Sampson with his hair, and Rachel and Artie hang out for the first time ever. Also Mercedes is back!!!Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Two jazz musicians share your thoughts on Tina being an adoptee, the Glee club singing songs from the future, and what Quinn sees in PuckAv Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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Glee sheds off McKinley as it heads off in a NEW DIRECTION, GET IT????? but not before it redoes some more old numbers, creates some new ones, and nearly refuses to acknowledge the newbies were ever in the club.Av Ian Allred & Lena Conatser
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