WOMEN OF DOLOR

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An interview style conversation between two women of color, hosts Trisha Basak and Ambar Grullón. These WOMEN OF DOLOR explore their experiences in American society as intersectional minorities and ~as very cool human beings~. Keep up with them on Instagram (@womenofdolor_podcast). Sound design by Laura Feliz (@lauuu.design). Title song by Trisha Basak.

Trisha Basak & Ambar Grullón


    • Mar 25, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h AVG DURATION
    • 17 EPISODES


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    S3E1 - WE'RE BACK, BABES (FT. HOPEFUL & HORNY)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 74:05


    Trisha and Ambar have no excuses (but also no shame) about starting a new season. But, hey, at least Natalie and Keke from Netflix's Twentysomethings are with them. Tune in for some shameless conversations. Listen to Natalie and Keke's podcast, Hopeful & Horny, here. Follow Natalie on Instagram at @keepitcabo and Keke on Instagram at @keaunoperez.

    S2E3 - SO WE DID A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 52:24


    Trisha and Ambar decide to switch places for three days, but their social experiment doesn't go according to plan. They talk about the self, swapping wardrobes, and the immense relief of not pretending to be somebody else.

    S2E2 - 36 QUESTIONS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH US

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 43:50


    Trisha and Ambar answer 10 of the infamous 36 Questions to Fall in Love with a Stranger. Which means, they've also pitched themselves as Top Tier Romantics. Want to fall in love with them?

    S2E1 - ASTROLOGY

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 66:38


    Trisha and Ambar have a divinely fun conversation about the stars. With their guests, Benjamin Alicandri and Valentina Zapata, they gab about their sun signs, predeterminism, and why millennials and Gen Z have made astrology their new religion.

    S1E13 - GIRL TALK, PART ONE: CONSPIRACY THEORIES

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 48:41


    Trisha and Ambar are back and worse than before. Trisha dishes out some conspiracy theories while Ambar questions Absolutely Everything And Everyone. Kick back, relax, and enjoy some terror-inducing anxiety!

    S1E12 - THE PEOPLE OF DOLOR

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 73:40


    Trisha and Ambar take the backseat for this season's finale. It's a community forum, featuring the PEOPLE OF DOLOR. These beautiful Black and brown individuals talk about: personal experiences, grievances, what all white people should know, and why they're proud of who they are. (cw: racial trauma)

    S1E11 - CULT FILMS: IN OR OUT?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 59:32


    Trisha and Ambar talk about two infamous cult film franchises: The Twilight Saga and Harry Potter. With their guest Samantha Franz (the Swiss Army knife of theatre), they dissect: how the two shaped pop culture, what is it that drew audiences in, and why we continue to love them both as we unpack the problematic source material. Stay tuned, spider monkeys! (CW: stalking, dating violence, abuse)

    S1E10 - DISNEY PRINCESSES

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 68:48


    Trisha and Ambar indulge their nostalgia and remember their love of Disney Princesses. They're not dead, but maybe they're outdated - keep up as the WOMEN OF DOLOR figure out if we can be socially responsible and reclaim Disney Princesses. (CW: consent, assault, parental abuse)

    S1E9 - LITTLE WOMEN, PART TWO

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 62:40


    Trisha and Ambar, still heated from the previous episode (but who wouldn't be?), are back at it again in the final installment of this Little Women two-parter. Along with their Hannibal-loving buddy, Juliana Bodenstein, they dish about: Beth's adultified childhood, Amy's ambition and superficiality, Laurie's unfortunate patriarchal role, among others. Trisha, Ambar, and Juliana also discuss which characters each of them emulates.

    S1E8 - LITTLE WOMEN, PART ONE

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 62:40


    Trisha and Ambar have their very first guest: their Hannibal-loving buddy, Juliana Bodenstein! In the first installment of this Little Women two-parter, the trio discuss the novel, Jo & Professor Bhaer, Meg and John's classist struggles, and the Greta Gerwig of it all.

    S1E7 - DEAR STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 64:14


    Trisha and Ambar gossip about Strong Female Characters and how being Strong isn't actually fair or attainable. They gab about female-led sequels, toxic femininity, and famous Strong Female Characters in media. They'd also like to preface that this episode is quite literally a shit-show: stick around for Trisha's antics and Ambar's monologue following the disclaimer. (CW: sexual assault & trauma, fairly graphic mention of menstruation)

    S1E6 - ARE WE ALL MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRLS?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 61:10


    Trisha and Ambar expose themselves as performative servants of the Male Gaze and call out the Cool Girls, Mean Girls, and Manic Pixie Dream Girls of media. They also share their personal experiences in those tropes and ultimately conclude that self-awareness is embarrassing. (CW: eating disorders, body image, sexual trauma)

    S1E5 - GINA RODRIGUEZ & SINGULAR ALLYSHIP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 48:54


    Trisha and Ambar talk about: Gina Rodriguez, Afro-Latinidad, the repulsive history of Trujillo-era Dominican Republic, AND what it means to be caught up in Oppression Olympics.

    S1E4 - DOUBLE-CONSCIOUSNESS IS A BURDEN

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 70:45


    Trisha and Ambar talk about the b*tch of double-consciousness, PWIs, and the lifelong lesson of staying in your own lane.

    S1E3 - "NEVER HAVE I EVER" & MINDY KALING

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 58:38


    Trisha and Ambar dissect: Netflix's teen drama-comedy, "Never Have I Ever", Mindy Kaling selling out, and the commodification of representation in TV & film. (CW: mentions of racial violence & trauma)

    S1E2 - WE ARE THE VIRUS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 52:59


    Trisha and Ambar discuss the COVID-19 meme, "WE ARE THE VIRUS," in relation to: race, privilege, performativity, and this pandemic...all in the name of social media activism. (CW: mentions of racial violence & trauma)

    S1E1 - FIRST IMPRESSIONS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 51:06


    Trisha and Ambar discuss their infamous meet-cute and how all first impressions are basically like dating apps.

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