Overton Sisters

This week's episode Asmik, a close friend of Maria's, joins us to talk about Armenian identity and geopolitics. Asmik was born in Yerevan and moved to Moscow in early childhood. Currently she is studying medicine in Russia, but keeps strong ties with Armenia through family and visits. Asmik also does film photography and creative writing (see our instagram for her beautiful pictures) The three ladies talk about topics such as:

Anne and Maria are back from an unplanned hiatus! In this episode the ladies chat about all sorts of things that have been on their minds lately:  ✧Vaccines and their safety ✧Small talk (spoiler: Eastern Europeans hate it!) ✧ Hijab ban in France, social media's effect on our perception of news and ideology ✧ Haiti and their bizzare debt for independence Tune in for a casual talk about serious things and to hear Maria struggle with her English:) ---------------- Our Instagram: @overtonsisters https://www.instagram.com/overtonsisters/ Email: overtonsisters@gmail.com Send us a voice message: https://anchor.fm/overtonsisters/message Music: Cik Mēs Viens Par Otru zinām by Via Santa https://youtu.be/BzRW8DISqpU

It's end of January and there is still barely any sunlight - Anne and Maria have a conversation about mental health.  Some topics they discuss:  ✧ The medicalisation and the commodification of human life   ✧ CBT as a solution to the mental health crisis (as proposed by WHO)  ✧ the perceived individual responsibility for disability and mental health struggles   ✧ have we approached some of the (mentally) hardest times in history? why?  ✧ Soviet psychiatry and slow progressive schizophrenia (also keep an open ear for the endless variations of Anne pronouncing the word schizophrenia)   ✧ the Bernie Sanders meme  This episode the ladies also experiment with a new-age bimbo outro.   We hope this conversation makes our listeners feel less alone in their peripeties!  Our Instagram: @overtonsisters https://www.instagram.com/overtonsisters/  Email: overtonsisters@gmail.com Send us a voice message: https://anchor.fm/overtonsisters/message  Transition and outro sounds: Paxil television commercial , 2001

With a big delay, the holiday special is finally here! It is as chill as it can get - with corny music and light-hearted chatting. The main topic of the episode - Russian and Latvian holiday traditions, and how they were affected by paganism and Soviet secularism. We also talk about online education, the good side of 2020 and our expectations for 2021. For the first time on this pod, we are actually hopeful and optimistic! ------------ Our Instagram: @overtonsisters https://www.instagram.com/overtonsisters/ Email: overtonsisters@gmail.com Send us a voice message: https://anchor.fm/overtonsisters/message Music: Please Don't Wish Me A Merry Christmas by Kara Square (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/34678

First guest appearance on Overton Sisters! In this episode Anne and Maria interview Derin Koçer - a war studies and international relations major, a charming Istanbulite and a columnist for various magazines in English and Turkish. Together they talk about Erdogan-era politics, political opposition, secularity and identity in Turkey. All of these topics are tied together with the recent Turkish TV show that is now available on Netflix. “Ethos” (or “Bir Baskadir” in Turkish) has sparked many conversations in Turkey and its diaspora . The show dissects the dichotomy of the progressive secular and conservative religious worlds within the contex of modern Istanbul. We highly recommend you watch it! ------- Derin works with House of Impact, T24 news , daktilo1984 portal. He also writes for Impakter and Affinity Magazines, discussing Turkey and the Middle East. Follow  him in instagram  and twitter:  https://www.instagram.com/derinkocer/ https://twitter.com/KocerDerin Read Derin's articles for Impakter and Affinity magazines: https://impakter.com/author/derin-kocer/ http://affinitymagazine.us/author/derinkocer/ —— Our Instagram: @overtonsisters https://www.instagram.com/overtonsisters/ Email: overtonsisters@gmail.com Send us a voice message: https://anchor.fm/overtonsisters/message Music: Bir Demet Yasemen by Turku, Nomads of the Silk Road (c) Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 0.4 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (http://www.turkumusic.com)

Anne and Maria have a conversation about the recent Instagram update and how the monopoly of social media platforms is making our online experience worse. They then talk about whether Gen Z is a more radical generation and what if Jeff Bezos decided to go cottagecore... In this episode they also discuss: the absurd schemes of becoming an Amazon seller romanticization of the monarchy in contemporary Russia the dilemmas of immigrants and how much is one willing to do for their community (lack of) therapy opportunities for neurodiverse individuals in Russia and more! ________ Stuff we mention: Read more on ABA therapy and experiences of autistic individuals on instagram @the.autisticats https://instagram.com/the.autisticats?igshid=19y3r1s493ptd The interview of Alexei Navalny, main Russian oppositionist, after Novichok poisoning by Russian journalist Yury Dud (english subtitles available): https://youtu.be/vps43rXgaZc ________ Our Instagram: @overtonsisters https://www.instagram.com/overtonsisters/ Email: overtonsisters@gmail.com Send us a voice message: https://anchor.fm/overtonsisters/message Music: School Days by Robbero (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Robbero/58429

In this episode Anne and Maria talk about Overton Window theory and how it inspired the ironic name of the podcast. The ladies also discuss homophobia and feminism in post-Soviet countries, Latvian politics, being Russian in Italy and shared Soviet heritage. Some questions they answer: Why Soviet symbolism is similar to symbols of Nazi Germany for Latvia ? What do post-Soviets think of Western youth becoming more socialist? What is the trauma and glory of Latvia and Russia? Is imagery of Soviet Woman a feminist ideal? Instagram: @overtonsisters https://www.instagram.com/overtonsisters/ Email: overtonsisters@gmail.com Music: School Days by Robbero (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Robbero/58429