41: Gravity Falls "The Stanchurian Candidate"

Charley and Ella are joined by singer/songwriter/ukulelist Molly Lewis to watch "The Stanchurian Candidate" and travel back to the halcyon days of 2015, when a grifter running for office was funny. We discuss the personal impact of Molly's work, the episode's political satire intersecting with reality, and the epic conclusion to the saga of Tad Strange. Follow Molly: https://twitter.com/Molly23 Check out Molly's music and livestreams: http://www.mollylewis.wtf/ https://www.twitch.tv/mollylele https://www.patreon.com/molly Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback Watch Gravity Falls episode 34 "The Stanchurian Candidate": https://www.disneyplus.com/video/6b63be64-ab04-4616-8e45-01e2e4944ad2 Stan’s campaign website: http://mabelsaidshedmakemeawebsite.com/ Check out Rae's document on the Tad Strange theories (future series spoilers within): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MD1HIYMgvtNO35L1O5fJFl1B1GPQos3mh2oSmVQ_SCc/edit Gravity Falls pitch bible page explaining why "Grunkle" was coined: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/940133739504218112/968007879875502141/unknown.png Daniel O'Brien's "How to Fight Presidents": https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/223917/how-to-fight-presidents-by-daniel-obrien-illustrated-by-winston-rowntree/ Download the theme song: https://ellacesari.bandcamp.com/track/my-hearts-in-gravity-falls-20-ft-pryin-brian "Hall of Conspiracies" theme by https://simandthedimbulbv2-0.tumblr.com/post/664143564235800576/back-when-i-was-working-on-guide-to-neil Theme song instrumental and Stan voiceover by http://twitter.com/PryinBrian Gravity Falls score by https://www.youtube.com/c/BradBreeckMusic/featured Table Read Stan Patreon shout-outs by https://twitter.com/RobRenzetti "Stanford" thumbnail font by TsunamiHolmes: https://tsunamiholmes.tumblr.com/post/621743237851398144/after-many-hours-of-tedious-work-i-can-finally Audio cleanup by