MSCL TV Club: High school is a battlefield!!!! (Episodess 1 and 2)
Happy To Be Here
Greta Johnsen
4.6 • 924 Ratings
🗓️ 23 January 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The My So-Called Life rewatch begins! Greta Johnsen and Kristin Meinzer discuss episodes 1 and 2 with Ronald Young, Jr. They talk about the nostalgic power of the series, how the pilot holds up as a pilot, and the extreme angst of it all.
SHOW CREDITS
Creator and host: Greta Johnsen
Co-host: Kristen Meinzer
Senior Producer: Ben Goldberg
Composer: Andrew M. Edwards
Tile art: Lou Lovisek
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| 0:00.0 | This doesn't seem like a Friday. |
| 0:05.2 | It's Thursday. |
| 0:08.1 | Oh. |
| 0:13.6 | Hello, I am Greta Johnson, host of Happy to be here. |
| 0:19.2 | And I'm Kristen Mineser, host a podcast like The Nightly and Movie Therapy, among others. |
| 0:25.8 | And for the next few weeks, we are going to rewatch every episode of the 1994 teen drama, My So Called Life. |
| 0:33.7 | That's right. We'll be watching an episode at a time. And we're going to be keeping spoilers to a minimum. So if you're a first-time watcher, we welcome you to watch along with us. |
| 0:45.7 | Yes, today we are talking about the first two episodes of the show, Pilot and Dancing in the Dark, and we are thrilled to have a very special guest with us, producer, storyteller, |
| 0:55.3 | and host Ronald Young Jr. Ronald is the host of the film review podcast leaving the theater. |
| 1:00.9 | He's a regular contributor to NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, and he created the wonderful podcast, |
| 1:05.9 | Wait for it. And perhaps most importantly, he had never seen my so-called life before today. |
| 1:13.1 | Ronald, thank you for being here. |
| 1:15.2 | Hello, Greta. |
| 1:15.9 | I'm so excited to talk about this show. |
| 1:18.3 | I have so many thoughts. |
| 1:20.5 | Okay. |
| 1:21.8 | I am so excited to hear your thoughts. |
| 1:24.8 | I'm also really curious to hear Kristen, what you thought since you haven't seen the show since it aired on TV in 1994. But before we get to the episodes, |
| 1:32.7 | Ronald, I have to know, is this a show you ever would have picked up if I hadn't demanded that |
| 1:38.5 | you watch it? You know, I, I know. I don't think it is. Perfect. |
| 1:46.0 | Why not? |
| 1:47.3 | You know what's funny? |
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