It Gets Messy

i've read 17 books this year including several new releases!! here my thoughts & my takes and what I am excited about next. I can talk books all day, but this is not even an hour, so give it a listen.

i reflect on my first year of grad school, the things I did well, the things I've learned, the things I wished I did better. I talk about my summer intentions and how those will set me up for the fall. It's all about self exploration baby

Another episode on my conservation biology mini season! We're studying for this exam and we got 2 more chapters done today. We're talking species-level conservation and communities and ecosystem level conservation. And I figured out how to put music in!

part 2 in our bonus series on conservation biology to help me study for my finals!! i'm really enjoying this actually

Over the next few weeks I'll be using this podcast as a tool to study for my exams. I'm going to summarize my content for you as a way to help me remember everything I need to know for class. Trying to explain it to someone else is a great way to show that you know it - so that is what I'm doing here!

in terms of all things academic - time to talk about my experience getting into grad school!!!!

This is all about my experience with social media and GETTING OFF OF IT!!!! my life has changed. welcome to my chaotic academia The audio was recorded oddly and I wanted to disclose that I used AI to fix it

Alina spent time exploring the story of Circe - this episode was inspired by the popularity of Greek myths in modern pop culture and the stories of women in history. It's fun, and interesting, and there is much to discuss. Listen and chime in :) SOURCES: https://www.worldhistory.org/Circe/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Circe-Greek-mythology https://mythopedia.com/topics/circe **https://mythologysource.com/circe-greek-goddess/** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/support

Bringing back the hobbies talk! I revisited the note in which I wrote down a list of hobbies I wanted to start 3 years ago when I graduated from college and filled you in on what hobbies I have (or haven't!) started since that very first episode so many moons ago. Thanks for being along for the journey y'all :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/support

in this episode of chaotic academia, alina delves into the story of joan of arc - a badass historical figure she's been meaning to learn about for a while and finally has! sit back, learn something new, and enjoy the story! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/support

I watched way too much "lifestyle" internet content and learned a lot of things and also got frustrated. Here are my musings. important references: https://www.bluezones.com/documentary/ https://www.npr.org/series/1199526213/body-electric --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/support

Alina talks about doing work for good, nonprofits, learns about the American Climate Corps, and discusses Taylor Swift and her environmental and political controversies. SOURCES & LINKS: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/research-reports-and-data-nonprofit-sector https://www.charitywatch.org/top-rated-charities https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/nonprofit-workforce-shortage-crisis https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/green-careers https://www.businessinsider.com/sustainability-careers-green-job-market-skills-required-2022-2 https://www.philanthropy.com/article/americans-are-volunteering-less-what-can-nonprofits-do-to-bring-them-back https://www.whitehouse.gov/climatecorps/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/12/19/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-american-climate-corps-listening-sessions-new-actions-to-mobilize-the-next-generation-of-clean-energy-conservation-and-resilience-workers/ https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2023/12/biden-harris-administration-announces-new-agreement-between-seven https://americorps.gov/sites/default/files/document/American-Climate-Corps-MOU.pdf https://www.npr.org/2023/09/20/1200483937/biden-climate-corps-job-training https://grist.org/politics/want-to-join-the-american-climate-corps-what-we-know-so-far/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Civilian-Conservation-Corps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_National_Park_Service https://www.npr.org/2024/02/01/1228373511/heres-why-conspiracy-theories-about-taylor-swift-and-the-super-bowl-are-spreadin https://weareyard.com/insights/worst-celebrity-private-jet-co2-emission-offenders --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/support

Earlier this year, Alina read Disasterology by Dr. Samantha Montano. In this episode, Alina talks a bit about the book and learns about how to plan for a disaster. https://www.disaster-ology.com/ https://grist.org/indigenous/why-more-than-60-indigenous-nations-oppose-the-line-5-oil-pipeline/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/briefing/finding-climate-havens.html https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/climate-change-disasters-and-their-mitigation https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_climate-essentials_072023.pdf https://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/pfd.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/foodwater/prepare.html https://www.fema.gov/disaster https://toolkit.climate.gov/topics/built-environment/disaster-planning MY BLOG: https://alinechaoticacademia.wordpress.com/ from my sidequests: https://www.lowes.com/n/buying-guide/choosing-a-fire-extinguisher https://www.britannica.com/science/ether-chemical-compound --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/support

I went on a learning journey, learning about myself, and learning how to self-publish my own poetry collection. Listen all about it here! BUY COLLECTION: https://a.co/d/dt9emEB Project website: https://alinechaoticacademia.wordpress.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/support

THROWBACK to when I commented on the book The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. Now, I've watched the movie and I am here to give you my thoughts! Check out my other projects here: https://alinechaoticacademia.wordpress.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/support

In this episode Alina goes over her reads for the year, books she loved, sort of liked, and what she wants to read next. If you're looking for book recommendations, this is the place to look --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/support

Alina is BACK! After a long year Alina has questions that she is going to google and this episode Alina asks, what even is a girlboss? Or was a girlboss? We know it's laughable and toxic but why? What are the benefits and how does one become one? What is the story behind girlbossing? Listen in to this surprising episode about feminism and its modern tie to capitalism. Here are the articles read: https://www.elitedaily.com/women/girl-boss-mean-girl/1305707 https://island-diaries.com/girlboss-101-steps/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/06/girlbosses-what-comes-next/613519/ https://gen.medium.com/the-end-of-the-girlboss-is-nigh-4591dec34ed8 https://www.vox.com/22466574/gaslight-gatekeep-girlboss-meaning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girlboss https://hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu/afe-how-to-be-a-girlboss/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chaoticacademia/support

Alina is back and as either insane or better than ever. In this episode she talks a little bit about what it is like to be a NEW community organizer and navigating organizing in a society where we are too burnt out to give anything else of ourselves. It's a fun little delve into Alina's new career as well as some food for thought on how we spend our time. Also, apologies for the sound! Alina moved and is in short-term housing for a while because her job requires travel, so she does not have her usual recording microphone and is back to using the good ol' iPhone headphones --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

SPOILER WARNING! If you haven't read the book that came out over 200 years ago, this episode will contain spoilers! In this episode, Alina talks about Jane Austen's life, her book Pride and Prejudice, and some of Alina's thoughts. This is like an unofficial preview of what Alina's Book Club will look like. If you like books, literature, learning, stories without actually having to read them, then definitely listen. Alina rips into her least favorite characters and hypes up the besties. SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen#Family https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/pride/summary/ MY LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/alinadevoogd --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

Alina talks all about how to approach your studies, different learning styles, places to learn, and answers a listener question. SOURCES: https://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/education/blog/types-of-learning-styles/ https://academicsupport.jhu.edu/resources/study-aids/active-versus-passive-learning/ MY LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/alinadevoogd --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

In this episode Alina talks about the podcast updates, getting her shhh together, being her authentic, even if aggressive, self, what she believes can help you get your shh together, and how she wants to become sharper. A new year for a wannabe scholar. LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/alinadevoogd --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

Alina talks about learning a new language, her studies in Spanish, learns some cool facts, and shares ways to learn a new language. Language is incredible and studying foreign languages is a great way to step into another world and out of your bubble. LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/alinadevoogd SOURCES: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/languages/ https://www.census.gov/topics/population/language-use/about.html https://cis.org/Report/673-Million-United-States-Spoke-Foreign-Language-Home-2018 https://statisticalatlas.com/United-States/Languages https://telelanguage.com/blog/spanish-speakers-united-states-infographic/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/soniathompson/2021/05/27/the-us-has-the-second-largest-population-of-spanish-speakers-how-to-equip-your-brand-to-serve-them/?sh=a3fbd24793ae https://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/how-many-languages-are-there-world SPANISH RESOURCES: https://www.spanishpod101.com/ https://www.wordreference.com/ https://studyspanish.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

In this episode, Alina googled how to be confident so she can be more confident again. Maybe this advice is helpful, maybe it's not. Give it a listen to see for yourself! LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/alinadevoogd articles looked at: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/370881 https://www.success.com/7-mental-hacks-to-be-more-confident-in-yourself/ https://www.tonyrobbins.com/building-confidence/how-to-be-confident/ https://www.wikihow.com/Be-Confident https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-boost-your-self-confidence-4163098 https://markmanson.net/how-to-be-confident https://www.lifehack.org/683919/how-to-be-more-confident-the-definitive-step-by-step-guide --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

This episode has nothing to do with cream, it's all about libraries! (I am so sorry about the name, I just can't get off Berries and Cream Tiktok despite all my efforts) In this very messy episode, Alina talks through a brief history of libraries, some fun facts, and why you should go to your local lib MY LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/alinadevoogd RESOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_libraries https://www.britannica.com/topic/library/The-history-of-libraries https://www.citethisforme.com/blog/2018/03/15/history-of-libraries https://ehistory.osu.edu/articles/burning-library-alexandria https://www.ala.org/news/sites/ala.org.news/files/content/State-of-Americas-Libraries-Report-2021-4-21.pdf https://www.carnegie.org/news/articles/andrew-carnegie-legacy-support-public-libraries/ https://www.nps.gov/articles/carnegie-libraries-the-future-made-bright-teaching-with-historic-places.htm --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

SPOILER ALERT! This episode basically spoils the ENTIRETY of the book, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. I give my thoughts, my critiques, my praises for the book that really gave context to my childhood favorite. I love the Hunger Games with my WHOLE heart and reading this book was a must. Not to mention, I get all political science nerdy in the second half, and sleep deprivation causes some giggles. 8.5/10! Truly I mean no hard feelings in any of my critiques. This episode is for commentary purposes only and I just hope to share some info with yall! I enjoyed it! my linktree: https://linktr.ee/alinadevoogd email me at: itgetsmessypodcast@gmail.com As always, RESOURCES: https://www.britannica.com/topic/social-contract Hobbes vs Locke with Regard to the State of Nature by Yusuf Gok https://www.the-philosophy.com/hobbes-vs-locke --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

In this episode, Alina talks about how she got started in activism way back in her youth and then shares ways for you to get involved, too. If you care about social justice or some kind of issue and feel like you don't know where to begin, this is a potential start for you!! Check out my linktree! https://linktr.ee/alinadevoogd --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

In this episode, Alina talks all about her life post-college and how she is manifesting her dream life and managing post-grad limbo. It's messy and real and just what your ears need to hear if you just finished college and don't know what the heck to do! You're not alone and that is okay Follow the pod on Twitter: @podchaoticacade Check out this website: edx.org (not sponsored!) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

Summer is almost over so get ready for reading! This episode is all about reading for the humanities, political science, and college in general because man college reading is hard. You can apply some of these tips and tricks to any type of reading you have to do! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

Alina talks all about self-care, what it is and is not, why it's important, and how to do it. Learn and hear about how we're taking care of ourselves in these trying times. SOURCES: https://www.everydayhealth.com/self-care/ https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/newsroom/2019/04/what-is-self-care --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

In this episode, Alina researches how to be safe while dating online. Full of great tips and important precautions, listen to Alina help you be safe out there. Also, there is a very long tangent about Farmers Only. SOURCES: https://www.safewise.com/blog/how-to-date-online-safely/ https://www.safety.com/10-online-dating-safety-tips/ https://rainn.org/articles/online-dating-and-dating-app-safety-tips https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/what-you-need-know-about-romance-scams https://www.aarp.org/home-family/dating/info-2019/online-dating-safety.html https://vkool.com/online-dating-safety/ https://lifehacker.com/how-to-stay-safe-when-meeting-someone-from-the-internet-1040400781 https://www.eharmony.com/safe-online-dating/ https://www.stitch.net/blog/2016/10/definitive-guide-staying-safe-online-dating-sites/ https://www.chamberofcommerce.org/how-to-run-a-free-background-check#how-to-run-a-free-background-check-with-diy-tools- https://bestcompany.com/online-dating/company/farmers-only https://store.farmersonly.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

This week, Alina's ramblings are all about invasive species. She chats about what they are, how they are problematic, her experiences with them, and some ways you can get involved in the battle against them! RESOURCES: https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/what-are-invasive-species https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/isac_definitions_white_paper_rev.pdf https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/snakes-ate-florida-180972534/ https://www.conservation.org/blog/why-is-biodiversity-important/ https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/national-invasive-species-management-plan https://www.michigan.gov/invasives/0,5664,7-324-103724_68072---,00.html https://www.michigan.gov/documents/invasives/Invasive_Plant_Disposal_Guide_pdf_626156_7.pdf https://www.audubon.org/content/why-native-plants-matter https://extension.psu.edu/why-use-native-plants https://www.epicgardening.com/invasive-species-sold-at-garden-centers/ https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJW-Zgjz7G0 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

In this episode Alina researches a dear internet idol, food network star, and American dad: Guy Fieri. Alina discusses some fun facts about his start, his fame, his empire, and then delves into his most controversial moments. If you live or visit Flavortown, this is an episode for you --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chaoticacademia/support

In this episode of Chaotic Academia, Alina talks about the importance of having hobbies, talks about her favorite hobbies and those she aspires to start. Sometimes it feels like we have nothing outside of obligations. If you're feeling like your life is nothing but work and school and you need a life, check this episode out! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

Today Alina talks about feminism today and how gender roles are harmful for everyone! trigger warning: violence, violence against women --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

In this episode Alina gives her opinions on TikTok influencers and why she doesn’t like them. From the addictiveness of social media, to the stupidity of content, the pressure on teenagers, the commodification of your life, Alina really gets into her unpopular opinions! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

Alina talks about her favorite topic and cause: the environment! Giving recommendations for her favorite environmentalists and some tips and ways to be an climate fighter she covers a solid overview of what it takes to be an eco-warrior. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

In this episode I, Alina, ramble about all of my favorite movies. I have terrible taste in movies but I love what I love, what can I say? TW: suicide, death are discussed a little bit in this episode --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

In this episode, Alina talks all about stress, self care, and ways to de-stress because we all have stress in our messy lives --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

Today I talk about why I love meditation, how I got into it, where you can start meditating, all of the great benefits, and I even guide a meditation in the end of the episode! If you’re looking for a little bit more peace in this new year, this is a great episode for you! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

Alina finishes up her rant about why American Education sucks big time and talks a little bit about what we need to do to make it a bit better but really it’s a systemic issue so government do better --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

Check out this bonus episode reflecting on 2020, one of the most wild years I’ve ever experienced --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

Alina basically goes on a rant about all of the things about the American Education system that upsets her and why we should be doing better! School is cool --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

Alina talks all about her messy love life that doesn’t even exist. People speculate and people assume but rarely do people know. Here’s her take on love and the whole thing --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

I literally just took a bunch of buzzfeed quizzes so if you want to psychoanalyze me this is the perfect chance to dig deep into who I am. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

We talk procrastination, going into finals mode, survival, chaos, the whole nine yards. Good luck all of you college kids! UkqFENcfDnxWV7sevSMT --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

Happy Holidays from your fav messy girl Alina. This episode I talk about Christmas and all the holidays I can think of with a very special surprise guest. Get into the holiday spirit and listen to us chat about favorite holidays and traditions! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

In the middle of the night I decided to rank all of my favorite shows’ characters so here we are! If you like sitcoms give this episode a listen, where I comment on characters from New Girl, Gossip Girl, Grace and Frankie, The Good Place, Letterkenny, That 70s Show, Brooklynn 99, Gilmore Girls, Psych, and Schitt’s Creek! (Not in that exact order!) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

Today I talk about quitting meat and discuss the absolute horrors of factory farming. Industrial production of meat is messy in a bad bad way --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

Alina talks about trying to get your academic life together and how to be a successful student. In case you were looking for some unsolicited school advice here it is. Is she qualified? No but school is her whole life and it’s what she knows and does best! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

Today we’re talking about what I’m doing to deal with the chaotic mess of my life. The world is on fire right now so things are MESSY and here’s my attempt to get my sh!t together! It’s crazy and unedited because you’re getting me unfiltered in my true messy fashion. TW: eating disorder discussion at 29:15 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support

Today we’re talking about voting and the steps you gotta take to get voting! We talk about Michigan laws and a bit about national laws, too. We talk about barriers to voting and a little bit about the Voting Rights Act. It’s so important to get out there and do your civic duty this year! To get some voting resources check out vote.org and make sure to check your state’ Secretary of State website! Email me at alinaisstudying@gmail.com with any voting questions --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itgetsmessy/support