<p>We continue our Pixar 2000s miniseries with one of the studio’s most unexpectedly profound films: Ratatouille. Joined by Brooke Solomon and Jordan Gustafson of The Queer Quadrant, we dig into why this movie about a rat who cooks somehow became one of Pixar’s most emotionally resonant works.</p><br><p>We talk about Ratatouille as a love letter to food, Paris, and creative ambition; the film’s quietly radical worldview; the cultural impact of “ratatouilling” someone; and why the movie asks us to accept its reality completely or not at all. Plus: gay rat discourse, cursed 2007 box office math, and why this might be Pixar at the absolute height of its powers.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/brookebsolomon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brooke Solomon</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jordan_gustafson/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jordan Gustafson</a> co-hosts of The Queer Quadrant</p><p>🎧 Podcast: <a href="https://www.thequeerquadrant.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thequeerquadrant.com</a></p><p>📸 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thequeerquadrant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thequeerquadrant</a></p><p><strong>Hosts:</strong></p><p>Phil Iscove</p><p>📸 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pmiscove" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/pmiscove</a></p><p>Emily St. James</p><p>📸 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emilystjam" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/emilystjam</a>s</p><p><strong>Show:</strong></p><p><strong>Podcast Like It’s the 2000s</strong></p><p>🎧 Listen &amp; subscribe: <a href="https://linktr.ee/podcastlikeits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/podcastlikeits</a></p><p>📸 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/podcastlikeits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/podcastlikeits</a></p><p>💜 Patreon (bonus episodes &amp; video): <a href="https://www.patreon.com/podcastlikeits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/podcastlikeits</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>