Clitical Thought

Hello to the girls, gays &&& theys, welcome to another morally and aesthetically random episode of Clitical Thought! Join us as we dissect the highs and lows of life through the modern female experience, by analysing the Australian texts ‘A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing' and ‘New Animal'! We explore how young female writers employ sex as a vehicle for self expression and self destruction, we ask, as a society are we having more sex, but as an extension, more lonely? Why do we want to feel desired more than we want to desire someone else? And when will Anna and Bella STFU about Sally Rooney? Your guess is as good as ours (lol)! Things mentioned: Bill and Melinda Gates divorce!

We are back (again!!!!) Join us as we discuss the Oscars (the winners and the losers), make unqualified fashion critiques before diving into discussing our favourite topics; the Yoghurt Wars™, Conservative Influencing™ and Age Gap Romances™. We ask, is Stanley Tucci playing a gay man an act of violence, who is Olivia Colman's designer and what 12 things do you need to be a lady?! Things mentioned (Oscars): Great year for women! - https://theconversation.com/oscars-2021-5-experts-on-the-wins-the-words-the-wearable-art-and-a-big-year-for-women-159697 First women of colour to win best director - Chloé Zhao - https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3131838/chinas-treatment-oscar-winner-chloe-zhao-shows-how-lose-friends - https://www.sbs.com.au/news/trailblazing-director-chloe-zhao-is-the-first-woman-of-colour-to-win-the-best-director-oscar Best supporting actress: Youn Yuh-Jung  - https://my.asiatatler.com/life/facts-about-youn-yuh-jung-minari-oscars-baftas-sag-awards First African-American winners in the category of makeup and hairstyling - Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/25/mia-neal-and-jamika-wilson-become-first-black-women-to-win-hair-and-makeup-oscar Talent is arbitrary: Fran Lebowitz documentary - Pretend Its a City (2021 Netflix) - https://www.vulture.com/2021/01/pretend-its-a-city-best-bits-in-netflix-fran-lebowitz-doc.html Why have there been no great women artists? Linda Nochlin (1971) - https://www.writing.upenn.edu/library/Nochlin-Linda_Why-Have-There-Been-No-Great-Women-Artists.pdf Foreign Film - Another Round (2020) - https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56647795 Minari (2020)  - https://www.theringer.com/movies/2021/4/12/22379106/steven-yeun-minari-deserves-best-actor-oscar Discussion on straight actors being cast in gay roles/Politicising film: - Supernova (2021) - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/sep/22/supernova-review-colin-firth-stanley-tucci-toronto - Stanley Tucci ‘Italy' series: - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/the-timeless-fantasy-of-stanley-tucci-eating-italian-food - Zadi Smith: - https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2019/10/24/zadie-smith-in-defense-of-fiction/ - Disclosure (2020): - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=585113292147850 - Ammonite (2020) -  https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/ammonite/ - Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) - The World to Come (2020) - Vanessa Kirby - It's a Sin (2021) - Manchester by the Sea (2016) Red carpet: - Rip Olivia Colman's stylist! https://www.google.com/search?q=olivia+colman+oscars+2021&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiVsJyjyq3wAhVHAnIKHe1pAmoQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=olivia+colman+oscars+2021&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIECCMQJzoCCAA6BAgAEB46BAgAEBhQ_g1YjxVgwhZoAHAAeACAAYUBiAH-BJIBAzAuNZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=ivWPYJXDGMeEyAPt04nQBg&bih=923&biw=1680#imgrc=RJ5tnzxuy7_f0M Yoghurt Wars/Demi Lovato— https://www.gossipcop.com/demi-lovato-frozen-yogurt-shop-feud/186622/ Conservative Influencer - Classically Abby - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClassicallyAbby/videos Clits of the week! - New Animal (2021) by Ella Baxter - The Father (2021) - Before Sunrise (1995) - Let Me Tell You What I mean (2021) by Joan Didian

Really not much else to say…. But we are back, baby! We have missed you and missed the mic, so please sit back and open your ears - to Clitical Thought Season 2!  Things we mentioned! Dolly Alderton Pod (Sentimental Garbage, The High Low, Love Stories) The Real Real - https://www.therealreal.com/ Moma PS5 www.instagram.com/Moma.ps5 Guardian - Falling sperm count: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/26/falling-sperm-counts-human-survival Sexual Discrimination Act - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/08/australias-sex-discrimination-law-will-be-amended-to-include-mps-judges-and-public-servants Media Watch: Christian Port vs ABC - https://youtu.be/Euog4waaHMs The Saturday Paper - Why our media and politics fail trauma survivors: https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/2021/03/10/why-our-media-and-politics-fail-trauma-survivors/161535780011237 Alan Kim!!!!! (cutest video ever) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMJDSpfjCaz/ Texts mentioned: (Does anyone have any audible recommendations - Hit Anna up!) Emotional Female by Yumiko Kadota New Animal by Ella Baxter Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Narrated by Rosamund Pike) Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason On Self Respect by Joan Didion Desiderata by Max Ehrmann Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Normal People by Sally Rooney Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler Sex, Lies and Question Time by Kate Ellis Films mentioned: The Courier (2020/2021) Lady Bird (2017) French Exit (2020) Parasite (2019) Minari (2021) Promising Young Woman (2021) Nomadland (2021) Music mentioned: Lana Del Ray Album - Chemtrails over the Country Club Taylor Swift - Fearless vault Devil Wears Prada High Fidelity I May Destroy You Moonlight Marie Antoinette

Get ready to put on your red caps and make Clitical Thought Great Again™! That’s right - it is our US Election edition! Joined by a friend of the pod and our US political correspondent (crossing to us live from Brunswick) Cassius Hynam! So grab some root beer and sit back as we ask why does no one care about the VP? What does the US postal system have to do with Facism, and is Biden in danger of being overshadowed by Kamala Harris? (As god forbid we let a rich white man be overshadowed by a successful and qualified African/Indian woman - I mean what is the world coming to?)Guest: Cassius HynamCassius is an international relations & economics graduate and academic tutor at a subsidiary of the University of Melbourne, soon to commence an Honours thesis analysing Australia's foreign policy on a rising China. A man of many talents: Cass is a beer pourer, tik tok trailblazer, twitter tyrant and soon to be host of his own political podcast, so watch this space!Twitter-https://twitter.com/cassiusjosephIs Kamala Harris the best VP pick?Kamala Harris’ story: https://time.com/5881343/kamala-harris-global-history/Is Harris’ politics too influenced by powers within the criminal justice system and now the Democratic party? I.e. Do these shifts of values represent a morally uncertain individual or someone adaptive to a time and place?Great instagram post - Summary of Harris: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDzsjoUAj4o/Do we give Harris a break on some of her views as they were from a different cultural time?Disclaimer: We do not support her prosecution record that targeted marginalised communities. Regardless of cultural time period.Kamala Harris’ history on trans and sexwork issues:https://www.them.us/story/kamala-harriss-record-on-trans-and-sex-work-issuesIs Harris more important to Biden than he himself was to Obama? Could this be to his detriment?https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/08/inside-trumpworlds-anti-kamala-harris-attack-plan:“This is not Mike Pence to Donald Trump or Joe Biden to Obama. Kamala is going to be the candidate. She’ll be constantly overshadowing him. In three to four weeks, Biden is going to realize he made a dumb move.” Democratic National ConventionBiden’s Speechhttps://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/biden-dnc-speech-transcript/index.htmlDoes the disparity of education amongst voters lend the country to right-wing populism? Furthermore, does Trump’s attack on the US postal system indicate a potential shift toward facism?Thomas Frank: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/aug/22/the-people-no-review-thomas-frank-anti-populism-trump-fdrTrump’s political history with the US postal system:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-post-office-mail-vote/2020/08/15/27a2ffd4-de5f-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.htmlNetflix documentary:Abstract (2017): Season 1: Episode 5 - Paula Scher - Graphic Design26 minutes: The graphic designer speaks on the 2000 US electionElitism on the left - How does the US political system and culture wars compare to Australian politics?Clits of the week!Cassius: 7 am podcast - Australia’s love of copshttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/australias-love-of-cops/id1461999702?i=1000488289520Anna: Boys State (2020) - Find on Apple+https://apple-tv-plus-press.apple.com/en-US/originals/boys-state/Noughts and Crosses (2020) - BBC and BingeBella: Monkey Grip (1977) by Helen Garner

Greetings all! We hope this episode finds you well and socially d i s t a n c e d! Join us as Anna forces Bella to consume 75 minutes of heterosexual commercial television…. Aka. The Bachelor! Using this case study and springboard, we dive into a critical discussion of instinctual attraction (what shapes our desires and are we able to interfere with society’s conditioning), what our entrance would be if we were contestants and how we both have stereotyped ideas of what we find attractive in potential romantic partners. Before hitting the big scandal of the night, Zoe-Clare’s white supremacist rant - we ask - is it ok to joke about her racist and unhinged breakdown? This leads us to discuss the concept of ‘punching up’ and ‘punching down’ - is it fair to laugh at a woman’s expense? Is it ok to laugh at a man’s expense? Is it ok to laugh at Jordan Peterson’s expense? We ask the big questions… Why isn’t ‘sitting in the same bathwater’ not a more used expression, it’s a perfect analogy for a lack of political engagement with opposing viewpoints, am i rite?The Age Covid Tracker:https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/victoria-coronavirus-map-view-active-covid-19-case-numbers-in-your-postcode-and-see-if-there-are-any-large-outbreaks-in-your-area-20200813-p55leo.htmlThe BachelorAbbie Chatfield Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/its-a-lot-with-abbie-chatfield/id1500849438Watch on Ten Play: https://10play.com.au/the-bachelor/episodes/season-8/episode-1/tpv200811gbudfBella’s Bachelor entrance dress inspiration (just FYI):https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a30631992/ariana-grande-grammys-red-carpet-dress-pictures/?fbclid=IwAR2xD93rmEsRmeO3PbYW_0N1K9UVln8xOX8m6u0WuqgWTVbikseCdvBwtFIInstagram - Racism and the Bachelor:https://www.instagram.com/soalihaofficial/White tears, Brown Scars (2019) - Ruby HamadPunching up vs. Punching downHistory of: http://www.maskmagazine.com/the-joy-issue/life/stand-up-punch-downCan we laugh at white men’s inadequacy? (Punching up?)Can we laugh about Zoe-Clare’s bachelor meltdown? (Is this punching down or up?)Can you laugh at your own socio-economic-racial group? (Punching along the same line)Jordan Peterson: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/why-the-left-is-so-afraid-of-jordan-peterson/567110/?fbclid=IwAR0vohqQEbd-QrpCL7R3dr2faQ78-EXbeSWJjCUAdhSISYsHT9Lg89tOeqcSlavov Zizek vs. Jordan Peterson debate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsHJ3LvUWTsBen Shapiro:https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2020/08/11/the-importance-of-humiliating-ben-shapiro/#629927de4270Clits of the Week!A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing (2020) - Jessie TuMan Booker 2020 long list - https://thebookerprizes.com/fiction/2020The Adversary (2020) - Ronnie Scott https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/books/2020/05/31/the-adversary/15883416009772?fbclid=IwAR2eDwkpAflqAs7U1SG-okYWGh6MsnTUpwkWuirWPtDOg01XGjYHwwEqqnwHeads up! Our Such a Fun Age discussion will be in two episodes time (roughly two weeks). If you need a sign to pick up this book - THIS IS IT clits!

Welcome back Clitical Thinkers - we hope this episode finds you well (especially Victorians - hang in there)! Join us as we dive into an analysis of how music/film/tv/books both defy and comply with gender - we first pay respects to Amy Winehouse (on the 9 year anniversary of her death), we look at the correlation between female pop music and individualisation in contrast to neoliberalism *take a drink*, before finally, discussing Taylor Swift and how covid19 has had us all adapting to a somewhat cottage core aesthetic that serves as a direct counter to the neoliberal dream *take a drink*. We end with the question - is sourdough/banana bread/home life perhaps our only hope in the war against neoliberalism? *take a drink*Things mentioned:Amy Winehouse (14 September 1983- 23 July 2011)Film/documentary: Amy (2015)Emmy nominationshttps://www.vulture.com/2020/07/emmy-nominations-2020.htmlhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CDMxSr7nUXD/Taylor Swift:Folklore (2020)Miss Americana (2020)Scandal:https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a29811842/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-drama-timeline/Look What You Made Me Do - Killing Eve:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-26/what-taylor-swift-killing-eve-cover-means-for-scooter-braun-feud/12286020Cottagecore:https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/8/3/21349640/cottagecore-taylor-swift-folklore-lesbian-clothes-animal-crossingDisclosure (2020) - NetflixConversations with Friends (2017) - Sally RooneyClits of the Week:Exciting Times (2020) - Naoise DolanGirl, Woman, Other (2019) - Bernardine EvaristoSuch a Fun Age (2020) - Kiley ReidA Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing (2020) - Jessie TuSopranos (1999 - 2007) - BingeI May Destroy You (2020) - HBO/BBCDark (2017-2020) - NetflixLiterary Friction (podcast) episodes mentioned:https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/literary-friction-conversations-with-sally-rooney/id1000387053?i=1000386531579https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/literary-friction-rest-relaxation-with-ottessa-moshfegh/id1000387053?i=1000419148781https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/literary-friction-social-media-with-kiley-reid/id1000387053?i=1000468653402https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/literary-friction-in-therapy-with-ben-lerner/id1000387053?i=1000460056397

Put your party hats on and join us in singing happy birthday to Bella! That’s right, we were fortunate enough to record this episode on Bella’s day of birth, but also unfortunate enough that we had to record this episode through Squadcast (our nemesis). But do not fear clits, whilst the hard border between Vic and NSW may be keeping us apart, our h8 of all things neoliberal keeps us closer than ever. Join us as we have some fun birthday musings, discuss representation over structural change, and cheer as we realise Kanye’s political party is called The Birthday Party™ and works perfectly for this episode’s title. Feeling #blessed!Things mentioned:My Year of Rest and Relaxation (2018) by Ottessa MoshfeghWhite Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (2018):Why Diversity Training Isn’t Enough -(Article from New Republic): https://newrepublic.com/article/156032/diversity-training-isnt-enough-pamela-newkirk-robin-diangelo-books-reviewsChapo Trap House Episode (podcast):https://open.spotify.com/episode/4bf70zr9FoUanNkfvwoqFs?si=_lwpX6xuRPulZVDw5C2KsQSister Works Cloth Masks:https://sisterworks.org.au/product-category/reusable-face-masks/Amber Lee Frost: I’m Not Wearing a Mask - (Article from Damage Mag): https://damagemag.com/2020/05/14/im-not-wearing-a-mask/Jeff Bezos Wants Amazon Employees to “Reflect” on Junteenth. Warehouse Workers are Organizing Instead. (Article from the Jacobin):https://jacobinmag.com/2020/06/juneteenth-amazon-warehouse-jeff-bezosFlemington/North Melbourne Housing EstatesAMSAA Donation information: https://www.facebook.com/AMSSAnorthmelbourne/photos/a.1015757248601142/1635832299926964/?type=3&theaterBook Club!Such A Fun Age by Kiley ReidMelbourne Peeps, support Australian independent/small bookshops, perhaps:Hill of ContentBrunswick BoundHappy ValleyClits/Books of the week:Rodham by Curtis SittenfieldThe Flat Share by Beth O’LearyThe Romanovs by Simon Sebag MontefioreAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (if you can be bothered lol)The Great (2020) - Stan

Clitical Thought would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people who are the Traditional Custodians of this Land. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past, present and emerging of the Kulin Nation and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who are listening. Clitical Thought would also like to acknowledge the Black Lives Matter movement in Australia and across the globe. We stand in solidarity with every individual/community that has been oppressed by systematic racism and subject to any form of racial discrimination. Your voices are so important: we are listening.Hello Clits! Welcome to a very important and special episode. Today we are joined by our dear friend of the pod - Ethan Savage! We are honoured to be able to sit down and have this conversation.Ethan is an Kaantju, Girrumay, and Badu Islander who has completed Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Anthropology and Politics. You can find Ethan on instagram at @ethansavage_ ! (#promo)Questions:Performative allyship:In her book, ‘White Fragility,’ Robin Diangelo writes that ‘one of the greatest fears of a white person is being told that we have said or done something racially problematic.’ Do you think that some white ‘allies’ in the Black Lives Matter movement prioritise protecting themselves against this fear and absolving themselves of white guilt instead of productive and material allyship? What issues with white allyship have come up during the past few weeks?Focus on the US racial movement over our national issue:Australia, like the US, has a brutal and genocidal history of white colonisation that continues to manifest today in police brutality and mass incarceration. Why do you think Australians are inclined to prioritise US systemic racism over what happens in our own backyard?In a similar vein, what do you make of Scott Morrison’s comments that Australians shouldn’t ‘import’ the BLM movement into Australia?Police Brutality:As a white woman, I was socialised throughout my childhood to understand the police as a force that would protect me instead of the force of brutality and violence that it actually is. What is your understanding of the police and what factors and experiences have shaped this understanding?Crime and colonisation:Angela Davis: “Imprisonment has become the first, not last, resort for many social problems that blight the lives of those in poverty; problems that become ‘conveniently grouped together under the category “crime” and by the automatic attribution of criminal behaviour to people of colour’.Racial Duality:Black voice vs. White voice?Where did the last name Savage come from?Resources/Things mentioned:The End of Policing (2019) - Alex VitaleIn My Blood it Runs (2019): https://inmyblooditruns.comhttps://pathtoequality.com.au/?fbclid=IwAR1p6jRXPBUo536NTnDmM39F70Wj3To8dU4-mtBPEeQ3YauhRUUJrml96a8https://linktr.ee/BlakBusiness?fbclid=IwAR3oab7tXKAl8VEGZ-R-N3N0abLg8Y6ktnJh71trZw0i5tB6f1yFUE68tAU

Welcome to part 2 of our Q and A extravaganza! Join us as we continue on our pilgrimage to moral enlightenment, taking only a few slight detours along the way, we ask - is sex ever truly casual? is social media a net positive or a net negative? and can Anna please talk to someone about her issues?- tik tok is not the answer.Question 1: Do you think it can ever actually make u happy? or are people kidding themselves when they convince themselves that their are #owning their bodies and liberated etc - basically can sex ever be truly casual?Question 2: Social media - net positive or net negative?Question 3: I have a question for you both: what is your go to book recommendation? And for Bella specifically: You obviously work in a bookshop and though I’m assuming you haven’t been able to work at the moment, what's a book you’ve seen recently (could be pre-quar) that’s been the most popular at the store? I’m talking flying off the shelf and your thoughts on it!Pachinko (2017) - Min Jin LeeThree Women (2019) - Lisa TaddeoThe Man Who Saw Everything (2019) - Deborah LevyTalking to Strangers (2019) - Malcolm GladwellFleishman is in Trouble (2019) - Taffy Brodesser-AknerMy Year of Rest and Relaxation (2018) - Ottessa MoshfeghClits of the Week!The Adversary (2020) - Ronnie ScottExciting Times (2020) - Naoise DolanYellow Notebook: Diaries Volume I 1978–1987 (2020) - Helen GarnerLondon Spy (2015) - Starring Ben Wishaw (I get there eventually).

Welcome clits to episode 10! We love creating this podcast and are obsessed with the community we have created! So to celebrate, we thought we’d turn to you guys for the questions and the content. Welcome to our Q&A special (watch out Hamish Macdonald)! We dive in to the easy breezy stuff, with questions about sex work and the furthering of female objectivity, how to escape a hug, language policing and the victimhood of incels! Buckle up.Also just a disclaimer, we had minimal time between viewing these questions and recording our answers. Many of our thoughts are our initial reactions and opinions regarding the subject. It was our intention to handle each question with respect to all parties, and we hope we have done so.Question 1: Can women who are strippers claim to be furthering women’s empowerment when they’re fuelling the industries that position women as objects?Trisha Paytas instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trishapaytasLuke Warm Sex (2016) (ABC iView):https://iview.abc.net.au/show/luke-warm-sexQuestion 2: I’m not a hugger. I only like to hug my friends when necessary and I definitely don’t like to receive a hug and a kiss on the cheek from acquaintances every time I see them. How do I make it clear to those people to get their greasy mitts off?Question 3: What is your opinion on using politically incorrect phrases about homosexuality such as “dyke on a bike” “lezzo” & “that’s so gay” coming from the mouth of gay people themselves and then also straight people who have close gay friends (who think these phrases are not offensive anymore because their friends use these as a joke).Slavoj Zizek article: https://qz.com/398723/slavoj-zizek-thinks-political-correctness-is-exactly-what-perpetuates-prejudice-and-racism/Slavoj Zizek video essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IISMr5OMceg&fbclid=IwAR3z9iF6Ui9M5mOnDq6KP8mXeFmY3wmfvJUyDKqqHXpQwzxQ3o5z9ue95doQuestion 4: Do you think incels can be considered victims of our current culture?Documentary: TFW No GF (2020)Variety film review of TFW No GF: https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/tfw-no-gf-review-incel-documentary-sxsw-1234599950/The New Man of 4chan: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/new-man-4chan-nagle?fbclid=IwAR15EOafLPZDT2i4uSWKTDK7VbXCfrIwzYV2PcD0eAjhK9_1ARvHhK_UFU4Ginger Gorman - Troll Hunting: Inside the world of online hate and its human fallout (2019)

PSA: This episode contains spoilers about the miniseries/text Normal People written by Sally Rooney. So if you have not read/watched and intend to, we recommend doing so before listening!Grab someone to hold, because this week we delve deep into love… in play/book to film/series adaptations! This was not the intention, but for some reason all we could talk about were romantic books, tv shows and films! But we’re definitely not complaining. Join us as we discuss how a $365 Prada headband is essential, why are Austen adaptations so much more fun than Shakespeare’s and how is Connell Waldron the most emotionally stupid yet acutely intuitive person all at the same time?Things mentioned:Lara Johnson-Wheeler - Prada headband $365 - https://www.vogue.co.uk/preview/articles/5ea176d19ede3800088961cf?status=draft&cb=47010Kim Jong Un Tweet by Anne Drank - https://twitter.com/egurl420/status/1254660259735408642Chinese Doctor/Corona Virus Whistle blower - https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-probe-finds-coronavirus-whistleblower-doctor-was-punished-inappropriatelyAdaptations!Austen:Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (1813)Pride of Prejudice - Mini series (19Bride and Prejudice (2004)Pride and Prejudice - Film (2005)Emma - Jane Austen (1815)Clueless (1995)Emma - (1996)Emma - Miniseries (2009)Emma (2020)Sense and Social distancing: ’Lockdown has given me a newfound affinity with Jane Austen's heroines’ (Guardian) - Josephine Tovey: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/apr/30/sense-and-social-distancing-lockdown-has-given-me-a-newfound-affinity-with-jane-austens-heroinesLittle Women - Louisa May Alcott (1868)Little Women - Miniseries (1978)Little Women (1933)Little Women (1949)Little Women (1995)Little Women (2018)Little Women (2019)Louis Garrel’s DVD picks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Xf_iXTjXgFrench: Jolie-laide: Pretty-ugly - “a woman whose face is attractive despite having ugly features”.Shakespeare:“Shakespeare was a genius because he smuggled his poetry in popular works” - Little Women, 2019Macbeth - Shakespeare (1606)Macbeth - Roman Polanski (1971)Macbeth - Justin Kurzel (2015) - Feat. Michael FassbenderTaming of the Shrew - Shakespeare (1594)10 Things I hate About You (1999)Twelfth Night - Shakespeare (1602)She’s the Man (2006)Contemporary Adaptations:Fault in Our Stars - John Green (2012)Fault in Our Stars - (2014)Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky (1999)Perks of Being a Wallflower - (2012)Normal People - Sally Rooney (2019)Normal People - miniseries (Hulu & Stan) (2020)Normal People review - Sally Rooney’s love story is a small screen triumph (The Guardian) - Lucy Mangan: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/apr/26/normal-people-review-sally-rooney-bbc-huluThe Irresistible Intimacy of Normal People (The Atlantic) - Sophie Gilbert: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/04/hulu-normal-people-sally-rooney-radical-romance/610921When Did Everything Get So Toxic? (NY Times) - Lauren Oyler: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/magazine/when-did-everything-get-so-toxic.htmlPaul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones interview podcast- https://open.spotify.com/episode/6yUEZXuuaVzPQZ2HIlRruJ?si=qHOcIWiRSXSo6kTRniVpmA

Happy isolation day #139409 give or take. We hope this pod entertains and stimulates, as we begin with a very uneducated and anecdotal discussion on skin care, before turning to the memoir of the minute - Malcolm Turnbull’s ‘A Bigger Picture’. We ask why are politicians obsessed with legacies, just what makes Jacinda Arden so competent and who the f in Anna’s house keeps setting off the fire alarm !Random skincare discussion lol:Skincare should be medicine for your face - Amber A’Lee Frost: https://theoutline.com/post/8395/french-skincare-is-the-future?zd=1&zi=nua4qohgDrunk Elephant - Unethical? - https://youtu.be/Qtq040qENt4Podcast: The Dream - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-dream/id143574329What is Retrieve? - https://www.nps.org.au/medicine-finder/re-trieve-creamRetinoid Uglies - https://www.thecut.com/2019/04/7-people-on-tips-for-surviving-the-retinoid-uglies.htmlCrazy Skincare Reddits - https://www.reddit.com/r/AusSkincare/Malcom Turnbull BiographyA Bigger Picture (2020) - Malcolm TurnbullPrime ministers and their legacies: https://theconversation.com/secrets-and-scandals-where-malcolm-turnbulls-memoir-fits-in-the-rich-history-of-prime-ministerial-books-136730Leak: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/19/pms-senior-adviser-accused-of-pirating-malcolm-turnbulls-unreleased-memoirOn His Struggle with Suicidal Thoughts: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-17/malcolm-turnbull-book-leadership-spill-suicidal/12153074On News Corp: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/16/malcolm-turnbull-news-corp-is-like-a-political-party-with-the-murdochs-encouraging-intolerance?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR2_yy3D2kezvA7a32dBv4PRdjY8tqiKa8suVl7UmDDLKFqo57gPwMeaANwOn Donald Trump: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/20/malcolm-turnbull-on-donald-trump-you-dont-suck-up-to-bulliesJacinda Ardern - https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-leadership-coronavirus/610237/Clits of the Week!The Crown Season 3 (We may have interchanged season 2 and season 3 - but you get the picture!)We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - Karen Joy FowlerScrubs (2001-2010)Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-fake-doctors-real-friends-60367049/Killing Eve (2018-) - ABC iView (BBC America)Ozark (2017-) - NetflixExciting Times (2020) - Naoise DolanThe Adversary (2020) - Ronnie Scott

TW: This episode touches on child sex abuse, sexual assault/allegations and the justice system.Welcome back iso-ladies and gentlemen! Join us as we lament over the injustice system and the fall of Bernie and all of his bros (us included). Before jumping right into the Madonna - Whore - Complex…. we ask each other, what is a Madonna… what is a whore? And can women be both… and furthermore, can women be more than one singular defining archetype that relates directly to her sexuality and as an extension, their value? Idk its a toughie. Also P.S sorry Bella sounds like she’s recording in a tin shed, she is. Her quarantine bunker.Pell’s Tweet - after George Pell release: https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/1247438777586298880The Guardian - Why George Pell Walked Free: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2020/apr/08/why-george-pell-walked-freeDaniel Andrew’s Statement: https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/statement-from-the-premier-36/?fbclid=IwAR3XA6icwTTsIGGsG1ur-GIvVP-UBhOHv76Cv1uEoKU3zJr7ttWBKiR3JrABernie down :(https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/us/politics/bernie-sanders-concession-speech.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/opinion/bernie-sanders-campaign.htmlThe Economist - How to weigh an allegation of assault against Joe Biden: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/04/04/how-to-weigh-an-allegation-of-assault-against-joe-bidenDear Joe Biden - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/09/joe-biden-earn-our-support-green-new-deal-bernie-sanders?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherMadonna Whore Complex (MWC)Eggshell Skull (2018) - Bri LeeMadonna-Whore Complex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8UPq5MRNNo&t=1276s (Highly Critical)Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood: 1985) (Hulu: 2017-)Martin Scorsese video essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxR9OAcXE94 (Film by Firing Squad)You Belong With Me (2009) - Taylor SwiftTwilight Saga - (Stephanie Myer: 2005-2008) (Summit Entertainment: 2008-2012)Gilmore Girls (2000- 2007)Clits of the Week:Everything I know About Love (2018) - Dolly AldertonPodcasts (that are a lot more chill than Red Scare)The High Low - Pandora Sykes and Dolly AldertonGurls Talk - Adwoa AboahFuture Nostalgia (2020)- Dua Lipa

Greeting Quaran-queens! Join us as we take you through our quaran-tines (quarantine + routines lmfaooo) before continuing with a clitical discussion of the woman of the moment - COVID19! We ask all the chill questions… like who deserves to live? Is the human experience just for those that contribute to the economy? And since when does balsamic vinegar go off, and can it comatose you? (Asking for a friend).Slavoj Zizek - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HabyJi66l0w&list=WL&index=31&t=0sTrump’s endorsement of false coronavirus medication:https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/mar/25/can-chloroquine-really-help-treat-coronavirus-patientshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2020/03/23/man-dead-from-taking-chloroquine-after-trump-touts-drug-for-coronavirus/#2ac43c9172e9New Zealand’s Government text vs. Australia’s:https://www.pedestrian.tv/coronavirus/nz-government-coronavirus-text-message/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/how-does-australia-s-covid-19-response-compare-to-new-zealandClosing schools exposing class divisions:https://theconversation.com/schools-are-moving-online-but-not-all-children-start-out-digitally-equal-134650Eco-Facism: https://ketanjoshi.co/2020/03/20/watch-out-for-this-symptom-of-corona-virus-lazy-ecofascism/amp/?fbclid=IwAR1rbzyNNMSbGyEqW2BADFrMDgyiL-2NCIvKPpR0O2TEeKIj-6uzm9GlF_wClimate barbarism (Naomi Klein) - https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/climate-change-naomi-klein/Unabomber - In His Own Words (2020) - NetflixManhunt - Unabomber (2017) - NetflixEugenics and Coronavirus: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/eugenics-isnt-going-to-save-you-from-coronavirus.htmlIs Barbarism with a Human Face our Fate? - Slavoj Zizek - https://critinq.wordpress.com/2020/03/18/is-barbarism-with-a-human-face-our-fate/?fbclid=IwAR3cMcaMVTUIH2Fb_-Czm05nTvTPT_mv34TFG7428F9FYJR8_66MwMyhsPICoronavirus causing a social recession: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/america-faces-social-recession/608548/?fbclid=IwAR2NLh0FkdYZEob1_GfLKPOBR3sj6XpDpbmVoeyJ33JNuGQp0Z_uyzCahLAClits of the week:Females by Andrea Long Chu (2019)Succession (2018- ) (HBO)Years and Years (2019)Netflix:The Big Short (2006)Paterson (2016)Flowers - (2016-18)Dark - (2017-)

Trigger Warning/Disclaimer:This episode touches on sexual assault, child abuse and domestic violence. We of course do not empathise with offenders and deeply support all victims of all crimes/oppressive situations.After weeks of technical difficulties, we are back! Just in time to entertain, empathise and critique you all through this apocalypse. Join us as we (stressfully) discuss covid19, the cancelling of social life and then beautifully segueing into the dangers of metaphorically canceling - #cancel culture ! This episode asks the questions do you want to be a part of the chain that ends someone’s life? When does someone’s actions translate into them as a person? And are there certain crimes that transcend cancellation?Corona Virus: Facts Checked - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/15/can-a-face-mask-stop-coronavirus-covid-19-facts-checkedCancel Everything - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-cancel-everything/607675/The Dos and Don’ts of ‘Social Distancing’ - https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-what-does-social-distancing-mean/607927/?fbclid=IwAR2kSCFzAlaVdMCH6NGtDrME746AmVD-QMpse8PX63G_ss259hFVPygAvJAThe Conversation - https://theconversation.com/cabin-fever-australia-must-prepare-for-the-social-and-psychological-impacts-of-a-coronavirus-lockdown-133353?fbclid=IwAR092NWBV_c2C9U5y-C5OwuqsyZojNE-UW2iDn9iz8nVhXF2CHFh9d5OqTsCancel Culture:Contrapoints - Canceling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjMPJVmXxV8The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez - Netflix (2020)Harvey Weinstein - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/nyregion/harvey-weinstein-sentencing.htmlSlavoj Žižek thinks political correctness is exactly what perpetuates prejudice and racism - https://qz.com/398723/slavoj-zizek-thinks-political-correctness-is-exactly-what-perpetuates-prejudice-and-racism/Dave Schapelle - ComedianRed Scare Podcast (language) - https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/profile-red-scare-podcast.htmlWhite Tears/Brown Scars (2019) - Ruby HammadZadi Smith- “There is an urge to be good. To be seen to be good. To be seen.” https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/07/23/now-more-than-everClits of the week!Shits of the week - Coronavirus/someone dressed up as coronavirus to be interviewed - https://scroll.in/video/956170/caught-on-tv-this-channel-aired-an-interview-with-someone-dressed-up-as-the-coronavirusAttached (2010) - Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. HellerInvisible Man (2020)1917 (2020)Strange Antics: A History of Seduction (2020) - Clement KnoxNigella Bites (2001)Merch!!!!!

Lights, camera, action.... Chalamet! Buckle up as we (with minimal industry knowledge) harshly critique/gush over this years films at the 2020 Oscars! So grab the popcorn and watered down coke as we ask the BIG question... would you rather "Boot-edge-edge" or "Butter-gig"? Things mentioned:Find Anna on Q+A!https://www.abc.net.au/qanda/2020-10-02/11933296What went wrong in Iowa?https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/caucus-disaster-wrong-200204204306989.htmlJojo Rabbit (2019)Directed by Taika WaititiEichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil Hannah ArendtLittle Women (2019)Directed by Greta GerwigLittle Women’s Real Feminist Problem- Caitlin Flanagan https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/little-womens-real-feminist-problem/604429/Greta Gerwig brings out inherent queerness - Tracy E. Gilchrist https://www.advocate.com/film/2019/12/03/greta-gerwig-brings-out-inherent-queerness-little-womenParasite (2019)Directed by Bong Joon HoWhat next? - Kyle Buchanan https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/14/movies/parasite-oscars.htmlA complex feeling tugs at Koreans - John M. Glionna https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-jan-05-la-fg-south-korea-han-20110105-story.htmlFor Sama (2019)Directed by Waad Al-Kateab & Edward WattsReview: “Searing story of a Syrian war-zone baby” - Mike McCahill https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/12/for-sama-review-waad-al-kateab-aleppo-syria-documentaryThe Joker (2019)Directed by Todd PhilipsReview: “The most disappointing film of the year” - Peter Bradshaw https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/oct/03/joker-review-joaquin-phoenix-todd-phillipsReview: Glenn Kenny https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/joker-movie-review-2019

We are back (finally!) and it feels so good. Join us as we recap the hellscape that was January before diving into an easygoing and chill discussion of Feminism + Capitalism! Enjoy the ride as we ask the questions on everyone's mind… Would you want someone to want to like you or want to fuck you? Can you be hot under totalitarianism and why does Bella think everything is made in the early 2000s?Things mentioned:Corona Virus and racism - https://mumbrella.com.au/criticism-over-downright-offensive-and-unacceptable-race-discrimination-news-corp-coronavirus-headlines-615148Why I’m Not a Feminist (2017) - Jessa CrispinWhy Feminism and Capitalism Can’t Coexist - https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/09/capitalism-socialist-feminism-inequality-sexismUS Election - Demographic of Voters - https://www.people-press.org/2019/08/16/most-democrats-are-excited-by-several-2020-candidates-not-just-their-top-choice/Milkman (2018) - Anna BurnsThick (2019) - Tressie McMillan CottonClits of the week!Confronts Her One-Night Stand of a Life (2013) - Elizabeth Wurtzel - https://www.thecut.com/2013/01/elizabeth-wurtzel-on-self-help.html?fbclid=IwAR2qwsmOqy9fiQSEjiKHRzPgqf4PFZ9gXgAu3gS7b64K9ZgJvhzLyd9IU88Prozac Nation (1994)- Elizabeth WurtzelGirl, Woman, Other (2019) - Bernardine EvaristoTopeka School (2019) - Ben LernerChernobyl (2019)Killing Eve (2018-)Succession (2018-)

Time for our second episode & the final episode of the decade!Join us we sweat our way through a discussion of the Australian bush fire crises before delving into a clitical analysis of the current craze of political incompetency, why the left is so unsexy and how to hold the door open to progress, when the door keeps shutting tighter and tighter.Things mentioned:Lockheed Martin - Supporting Australian Tertiary Educationhttps://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/universities-condemned-for-investing-with-weapons-companies/9600914https://theconversation.com/partnerships-between-universities-and-arms-manufacturers-raise-thorny-ethical-questions-93005AC Grayling - Democracy and Its Crisis (2017)Australian Fires:https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/25/factcheck-why-australias-monster-2019-bushfires-are-unprecedentedhttps://independentaustralia.net/article-display/gladys-berejiklian-slashes-fire-service-budgets-while-nsw-burns,13307Morrison’s Religious Discrimination Billhttps://www.ag.gov.au/Consultations/Pages/religious-freedom-bills-second-exposure-drafts.aspxhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/11/the-coalitions-religious-discrimination-bill-whats-changed-and-can-doctors-refuse-treatmentBroad City (2014-2019)“It’s all fucking rigged even when you win, look at Brexit.”https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2019/december/labour-s-defeatMeasuring GDPhttps://link-springer-com.ezp.lib.unimelb.edu.au/content/pdf/10.5822%2F978-1-61091-611-0_3.pdfToo far left?https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/13/us/politics/britain-labour-elections-democrats.htmlWhen the door opens, it shuts even harder…hClits of the week!Alice Robinson - The Glad Shout (2019)SupertrampClimaxx Soundtrack (2018 - Yes, Bella says early 2000s… For some reason Bella thinks everything is produced early in the 21st century.)Jia Tolentino - Trick Mirror (2019)Casey McQuiston - Red, White & Royal Blue: A Novel (2019)Jasmine Guillory - The Royal Holiday (2019)Also, a huge thankyou for those who listened to our first episode! Huge things coming in 2020!

Welcome to Episode 1.... What the Zuck!Join us as we clitically analyse the surveillance state, Daddy Zuck himself and whether or not we can be *woke* and enjoy Sex and the City.Things mentioned:Surveillance:Open to Close - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/07/australias-civil-rights-rating-downgraded-as-report-finds-world-becoming-less-free?fbclid=IwAR1NtEoW8eWvr49YqE9c7Wj0GRp7KSCw0lhHPv3Vd0cHrTAEla723gm7_a8Shoshana Zuboff - The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (2018)Platform Capitalism (2016)Cal Newport - Digital Minimalism (2019)online Uber gameZadie Smith - Grand Union (2019), Feel Free (2018)John Berger - Ways of Seeing (1972)Zuck:The Social Network (2010)Zuckerberg’s Apology:https://theconversation.com/mark-zuckerbergs-facebook-apology-is-the-linguistic-equivalent-of-shit-happens-94736https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/mark-zuckerbergs-theory-of-privacy/2014/02/03/2c1d780a-8cea-11e3-95dd-36ff657a4dae_story.htmlClits of the Week!Sex and The City (1998-2004)Girls (2012-2017)Ben Lerner- The Topeka School (2019)Sally Rooney - Even if You Beat Me (2015): https://thedublinreview.com/article/even-if-you-beat-meMin Jin Lee - Pachinko (2017)Lisa Taddeo - Three Women (2019)Knives Out (2019)