MSCL TV Club: Duh squared (Episode 19)
Happy To Be Here
Greta Johnsen
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2026
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Greta Johnsen and Kristen Meinzer discuss the finale of My So-Called Life -- “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities” -- with Pop Culture Happy Hour host Linda Holmes and Ronald Young, Jr., who hosts Weight for It.
They talk about the centrality of Angela and Rayanne’s friendship, the power of Patty’s nostalgia trip, and how the episode works as both a season and series finale.
Plus, Greta and Kristen talk to Winnie Holzman, the creator of My So-Called Life. about how fulfilling it is to hear stories about the show’s impact even though it aired more than 30 years ago. She reflects on one of the main throughlines of her career: wanting to work on creatively inspiring teams.
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Creator and host: Greta Johnsen
Co-host: Kristen Meinzer
Senior Producer: Ben Goldberg
Composer: Andrew M. Edwards
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| 0:00.0 | I had a dream about him last night. |
| 0:04.0 | I dreamed. |
| 0:06.0 | I was taking out the garbage. |
| 0:09.0 | And suddenly I realized there's someone there. |
| 0:12.0 | And it's Princess Diana. |
| 0:14.0 | Oh, not another Princess Diana dream. |
| 0:17.0 | Why does Mom dream about her a lot or something? |
| 0:20.0 | Not that often. |
| 0:21.8 | Anyway. |
| 0:29.5 | Hello, I'm Greta Johnson, host of Happy to Be Here. |
| 0:32.8 | And I'm Kristen Mineser, host of podcasts like The Nightly and Movie Therapy, among others. And Kristen, for the past |
| 0:40.2 | couple of months, you and I have been co-hosting this miniseries rewatching every single episode of the 1994 |
| 0:45.8 | teen drama My Soapel Life. Indeed, we have. It has been the highlight of my week for the past few |
| 0:52.2 | months. I've so enjoyed every minute with you, |
| 0:55.3 | with our guests. It's been a glorious rewatch. It's been so special. But today is a very |
| 1:02.0 | bittersweet day because today we only have one episode left to talk about. We're about to talk |
| 1:08.5 | about the end of my so-called life. |
| 1:11.6 | That's right. |
| 1:14.8 | Today, we're talking about the series finale of the show. |
| 1:18.6 | It's called In Dreams Begin Responsibilities. |
| 1:21.5 | We have some very special guests for this one. |
| 1:24.1 | We are, of course, going to discuss the finale in detail. But later on in this episode, we also have a really exciting interview. It is with |
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