#82: Housewives (The Stepford Wives & Don't Worry Darling)

<p>Alexa, play Labour by Paris Paloma</p> <p>Today we’re (belatedly) celebrating Mother’s Day by examining the trope many a’mother have been stuck in film history’s past: the housewife.  Set fire to your aprons and go maim a man with an iron while you listen to us discuss The Stepford Wives (1975) and Don’t Worry Darling (2022).</p> <p><br></p> <p>**CONTENT WARNING: suicide </p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast</p> <p>Email us at <a href="mailto:thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.com">thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.com</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula (<a href="mailto:gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com">gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com</a>)</p> <p>Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd</p> <p>Standard Music License </p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>Works Referenced:</p> <ul> <li>Don’t Worry Darling (2022) IMDb:<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10731256/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10731256/</a> </li> <li>Don’t Worry Darling (2022) Wiki: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Worry_Darling">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Worry_Darling</a> </li> <li>The Stepford Wives (1975) IMDb: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073747/?ref_=tttrv_ov">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073747/?ref_=tttrv_ov</a> </li> <li>The Stepford Wives (1975) Wiki: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stepford_Wives_(1975_film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stepford_Wives_(1975_film)</a> </li> <li>Turner, Kyle. “Why Is Hollywood Still So Obsessed With The Stepford Wives?” <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2022/09/dont-worry-darling-stepford-wives-film-analysis.html">https://www.thecut.com/2022/09/dont-worry-darling-stepford-wives-film-analysis.html</a> </li> <li>Dockterman, Elaina. “Breaking Down the End of Don&#39;t Worry Darling.” <a href="https://time.com/6215710/dont-worry-darling-ending-explained/#:~:text=Alice's%20neighbor%20Bunny%20shows%20up,fake%20children%20in%20virtual%20reality">https://time.com/6215710/dont-worry-darling-ending-explained/#:~:text=Alice&#3