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Alison Bechdel (1960-present) is an American cartoonist and graphic memoirist best known for her groundbreaking comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For and her acclaimed graphic memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (2006). Bechdel is also known for the "Bechdel Test," a measure of gender representation in fiction. In 2014, she was awarded a MacArthur "Genius" Grant for her contributions to literature and visual storytelling. For Further Reading: Alison Bechdel | Biography, Comics, Books, & Facts | Britannica Cartoonist and Graphic Memoirist Alison Bechdel, 2014 MacArthur Fellow What is the Bechdel test? A shorthand for measuring representation in movies : NPR This month we're talking about Outsiders -- women who marched to the beat of their own drum and rejected stereotypes about what women "should" be. They are aesthetic pioneers, norm-benders, and often the only woman in their field. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Luci Jones, Abbey Delk, Adrien Behn, Alyia Yates, Vanessa Handy, Melia Agudelo, and Joia Putnoi. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music by Brittany Martinez. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Those who've followed Alison Bechdel's career from cartoonist to cultural icon over the years (the term ‘Bechdel Test' is named for her) knows the creator of the popular ‘Dykes to Watch Out For' comic strip and several graphic novels knows how to tell a joke about even the most uncomfortable topics. With Spent the focus is on satire, blending reality within a progressive ideological wonderland so exaggerated it feels like a checklist of every liberal trope imaginable, and possibly some new ones created just for this book.
Alison Bechdel‘s cult following for her early comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For grew wildly in response to her graphic memoirs, the best-selling Fun Home, adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical, Are You My Mother?, and The Secret to Superhuman Strength. To many, her name is synonymous with the Bechdel Test, a metric to evaluate a film's representation of women. Her new book, Spent: A Comic Novel, hilariously skewers the absurdities of modern life while delivering a rollicking case for embracing life's messy truths before it's too late. In Spent, a fictional version of Bechdel lives on a goat sanctuary in Vermont, where she is visited by the older versions of the central characters of Dykes to Watch Out For among others. On May 27, 2025, Alison Bechdel came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to read from her work, show slides, and answer questions from her fans. She was introduced by artist Wendy MacNaughton.
This is the video excerpt of episode 93, and the full video is on Patreon.com/RealityTestThe full audio is wherever you get your pods, including Apple & Spotify. Dr.s Kay and Ray dole out their 8 awards to any reality television shows they watched in the months of April & May, 2025: The Valley, Summer House, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Southern Charm, Below Deck Sailing Yacht, and, on Netflix, Battle Camp and Million Dollar Secret. If you haven't heard of Netflix's shows, Battle Camp & Million Dollar Secret, they each offer a new premise for challenge-focused reality television–the former a mix between The Challenge and Perfect Match, and the latter a mix between Anonymous and The Trust. The players from Squid Game: The Challenge stole the screen time on Battle Camp, although for different reasons for each. Which of these shows did you watch? Which awards would you give them? For example, our “TESTosterboned” award is given to a reality TV castmate or moment where testosterone boned the acting party and led to a particularly patriarchal (racist, heterosexist) result, in any variety of ways. We call the opposite award, “The Bechdel TEST” (each award has “test” in the name, given our show's name!), which we give to the most feminist, anti-racist or queer moments or castmates of a given month. To whom or what moment might you give these two awards? To whom or what moment might we have? -------------------------------------------------------------------Listeners! Come visit the Patreon for free at patreon.com/RealityTest & check out some of the benefits of a free membership & the paid tier! -------------------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come with us, let's Reality Test!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Patreon: patreon.com/RealityTestInstagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test PodYouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Gold Diggers of 1933 is possibly the best and most fun pre-code movie. You will be surprised how modern it feels. This movie has it all, Busby Berkley dance numbers, strong female leads, comedy, relevant political commentary, The Great Depression and a jaw-dropping grand finale. The last number in this movie left us with so much to talk about we considered giving it its own episode. IT IS THAT GOOD. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Gold Diggers of 1933 06:04 The Context of the Great Depression 09:03 The Role of Women in the Film 12:11 Musical Numbers and Their Significance 14:55 The Technical Aspects of Filmmaking 17:56 The Legacy of Busby Berkeley 20:56 Cultural Reflections in Gold Diggers of 1933 25:38 The Bechdel Test and Representation in Film 31:43 The Cynicism of the Era 36:08 Class Struggles and Romantic Entanglements 45:41 The Final Musical Numbers and Their Impact 50:32 Plot Twists and Character Dynamics 51:05 My Forgotten Man 53:11 The Bonus Army and Historical Context 01:03:11 Artistic Imagery and Symbolism 01:06:27 The Legacy of Gold Diggers of 33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr.s Kay and Ray dole out their 8 awards to any reality television shows they watched in the months of April & (half of) May, 2025: The Valley, Summer House, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Southern Charm, Below Deck Sailing Yacht, and, on Netflix, Battle Camp and Million Dollar Secret. If you haven't heard of Netflix's shows, Battle Camp & Million Dollar Secret, they each offer a new premise for challenge-focused reality television–the former a mix between The Challenge and Perfect Match, and the latter a mix between Anonymous and The Trust. The players from Squid Game: The Challenge stole the screen time on Battle Camp, although for different reasons for each. Which of these shows did you watch? Which awards would you give them? For example, our “TESTosterboned” award is given to a reality TV castmate or moment where testosterone boned the acting party and led to a particularly patriarchal (racist, heterosexist) result, in any variety of ways. We call the opposite award, “The Bechdel TEST” (each award has “test” in the name, given our show's name!), which we give to the most feminist, anti-racist or queer moments or castmates of a given month. To whom or what moment might you give these two awards? To whom or what moment might we have? -------------------------------------------------------------------Listeners! Come visit the Patreon for free at patreon.com/RealityTest & check out some of the benefits of a free membership & the paid tier! -------------------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come with us, let's Reality Test!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Patreon: patreon.com/RealityTestInstagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test PodYouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Join Lil' Lo and Big Shot Shae as they discuss how Black women and Black Lesbians are portrayed in media, Soulja Boy's disappointing trajectory, Tee Grizzly's love for his wife, and more! Email for advice / to be featured: LetMeStayFocused@gmail.com Follow Our Hosts:@lilloworldwide@bigshotshae**DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A COMEDIC PODCAST** Scenarios and responses from this show should be taken with a grain of salt. In other words, this is all a joke. Unless otherwise noted, any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental.
This is an excerpt of the video version of episode 85!Also found on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Rmgd9f5ctDcFor the full video, visit our Patreon at patreon.com/RealityTestFor the full audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/doRl22FVaSbDr.s Kay and Ray bring us back to their 8 awards for the month of March! Shows included range from Southern Charm & Summer House to The Bachelor and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, as Dr.s Kay and Ray award castmates & moments from all of the realiTV they watched over the reality tv-rich month of March, 2025!To whom or which moment would you award the TESTosterboned award (the most patriarchal moment or castmate) this month? Hint: Summer House was a fruitful source this month! What about the “Bechdel TEST” (the most feminist), “TESTimonials” (best confessional), or “TESTing 1, 2, 3” (best/worst producer antic) awards? All shows included: The Bachelor, Love is Blind 8, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Southern Charm, and Summer House.Next week, Dr.s Kay & Ray will discuss the Do's & Don'ts of the Love is Blind pods! This will include deeper discussion of the castmates who didn't make it to the honeymoon stage, including Madison, Mason, Megs, and Alex. However, they wrote these Do's & Don'ts with the larger context of Love is Blind universe in mind, so they'll be useful for future seasons! -------------------------------------------------------------------Listeners! Come visit the Patreon for free at patreon.com/RealityTest & check out some of the benefits of a free membership & the paid tier! First 30 members get shoutouts & once we reach 50 members, we'll donate $10/month to the ACLU for the year ahead & hopefully beyond!We now have ONE membership tier at $5/month, and you'll get access to ALL of our benefits, including our behind-the-scenes videos, Mental Health Check-Ups (audio episodes with deeper exploration of various relevant psychological concepts), Mental Health InfoVids (videos with excerpts from reality tv shows matched with mental health or relational lessons & recommendations), Dr. Kay's Rants (video of one of Dr. Kay's rant by video episodes), & VIP access to our live Q&A sessions! If you want to remain a free member, you'll still get great exclusive content, including access to polls and lengthy infovid trailers, etc.! -------------------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come with us, let's Reality Test!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Patreon: patreon.com/RealityTestInstagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test PodYouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Dr.s Kay and Ray bring back their 8 awards in the awards show for the month of March! Shows included range from Southern Charm & Summer House to The Bachelor and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, as Dr.s Kay and Ray award castmates & moments from all of the realiTV they watched over the reality tv-rich month of March, 2025!Dr.s Kay & Ray discuss topics like the all-cast trip on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the sex shaming by castmates & by producers in two different shows, Craig's disclosure to Austen, The Bachelor finale, and Shep's first real heartbreak!To whom or which moment would you award the TESTosterboned award (the most patriarchal moment or castmate) this month? Hint: Summer House was a fruitful source this month! What about the “Bechdel TEST” (the most feminist), “TESTimonials” (best confessional), or “TESTing 1, 2, 3” (best/worst producer antic) awards? All shows included: The Bachelor, Love is Blind 8, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Southern Charm, and Summer House.Next week, Dr.s Kay & Ray will discuss the Do's & Don'ts of the Love is Blind pods! This will include deeper discussion of the castmates who didn't make it to the honeymoon stage, including Madison, Mason, Megs, and Alex. However, they wrote these Do's & Don'ts with the larger context of Love is Blind universe in mind, so they'll be useful for future seasons! -------------------------------------------------------------------Listeners! Come visit the Patreon for free at patreon.com/RealityTest & check out some of the benefits of a free membership & the paid tier! First 30 members get shoutouts & once we reach 50 members, we'll donate $10/month to the ACLU for the year ahead & hopefully beyond!We now have ONE membership tier at $5/month, and you'll get access to ALL of our benefits, including our behind-the-scenes videos, Mental Health Check-Ups (audio episodes with deeper exploration of various relevant psychological concepts), Mental Health InfoVids (videos with excerpts from reality tv shows matched with mental health or relational lessons & recommendations), Dr. Kay's Rants (video of one of Dr. Kay's rant by video episodes), & VIP access to our live Q&A sessions! If you want to remain a free member, you'll still get great exclusive content, including access to polls and lengthy infovid trailers, etc.! -------------------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come with us, let's Reality Test!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Patreon: patreon.com/RealityTestInstagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test PodYouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Are you single and looking to mingle? Amiss and looking to kiss? Look no further than this week's fullly improvised musical! Charming guest Christian Torres takes us to a pop-up dating game, complete with bachelorettes, bodies of water, and the Bechdel Test. Find your special someone in this week's Charm Scene! Cast: Lily Ludwig, Austin Packard, Christian Torres Music Director: Sam Scheidler Drums: Chris Ditton Follow us @CharmScenePod on Instagram and YouTube, or shoot us a message at CharmScenePod@gmail.com!
It's our second "what went wrong" episode and this time we're taking a deep dive into the 2011 film, GREEN LANTERN. Even Ryan Reynolds says this one is a dud, so where did the storytelling go wrong? Tune in to find out! -V. For access to writing templates and worksheets, and more than 70 hours of training (all for free), subscribe to Valerie's Inner Circle.To learn to read like a writer, visit Melanie's website.Follow Valerie on Instagram and Threads @valerie_francisFollow Melanie on X, Instagram and Facebook @MelanieHillAuthor
Hazel und Thomas bekommen Besuch von DER feministischen Ikone Instagram-Deutschlands: Tara-Louise Wittwer. Doch weil Tara ihren Erfolg nicht so zu genießen scheint wie Hazel das gerne hätte, folgt ein klärendes Gespräch über Anspruch, Moral, Fake-Empowerment, emotionale Epressung, Slut-Shaming und Demisexualität. Inhalt: 00:00 Taras Themen 13:46 (nicht-) triggernder Content 23:28 Meinungen über Tara 30:10 Hoffnungen auf Leute projizieren 40:28 Pick me girl & Female Empowerment 53:38 Full Circle Moment & Demisexuell 1:00:58 Die grüne Tara 1:05:19 Sich erklären & mit Feedback umgehen 1:18:35 Gesprächsdynamik 1:20:21 Vorbilder & Zukunft 1:28:17 Wie möchte Tara beschrieben werden? Zeitstempel können variieren. Tara auf Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wastarasagt/ Taras aktuelles Buch „Drama Queen“ https://www.amazon.de/Dramaqueen-Frauen-zwischen-Beurteilung-Verurteilung/dp/3959103808 Margarete Stokowski https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarete_Stokowski * Stokowski leidet nach eigenen Angaben unter Depressionen und ist an Long-Covid erkrankt, was Hazel und Thomas vor der Aufnahme nicht wussten Thomas empfiehlt die Influencerin Tara Mooknee und ihr Video über den „female gaze“ https://youtu.be/ZgTpVAZLXPs?si=6srT2SngDT9jIzHL Sydney Sweeney auf Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sydney_sweeney/ Sydney Sweeneys Kommentar über Empowerment https://www.stylebook.de/life/career/sydney-sweeney-female-empowerment-in-hollywood Tara empfiehlt das Buch „Monsters“ https://www.amazon.de/Monsters-Fans-Dilemma-Claire-Dederer/dp/0525655115 Hazels Abtreibungs-Joke https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDESrhBsFiC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Tara empfiehlt Phoebe Waller-Bridge GLOSSAR Sinnfluencer - „Influencer mit Sinn“ Pick Me Girl - Frau, die sich versucht, von anderen Frauen abzuheben, indem sie so tut als wäre sie „anders als die anderen“ To guilt trip - jmd emotional erpressen Imposter-Syndrom ist das „Hochstapler-Syndrom“, das Gefühl, dass man Erfolg nicht verdient Moral scrupulosity syndrom - dreht sich um die Angst, dass auffällt, dass man nicht so „moralisch“ ist wie man tut Slut-Shaming - Abwertung basierend auf (weiblicher) Sexualität Ein Film besteht den Bechdel-Test wenn er • mindestens zwei Frauenrollen (mit Namen) hat, die • sich miteinander unterhalten und zwar • über etwas anderes als einen Mann Demisexuelle Menschen fühlen sich nur dann zu einer anderen Person körperlich / sexuell hingezogen, wenn sie eine langfristige emotionale Bindung zu dieser Person aufgebaut haben. Grüne Tara „Green Tara Mantra“ Om tare tuttare ture soha Bedeutung: Tara befreit uns aus dem Kreislauf von Geburt und Tod Context collapse - Kontextzusammenbruch Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/hoererlebnis Du möchtest Werbung in diesem Podcast schalten? Dann erfahre hier mehr über die Werbemöglichkeiten bei Seven.One Audio: https://www.seven.one/portfolio/sevenone-audio
Every other week, Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the prior two weeks, awarding moments and/or castmates with their 8 Reality “Test” awards, while discussing the titular topics and more! Three very important topics were raised in the Real Housewives franchises this week. Although not handled perfectly by production, this collective of topics is incredibly, and sadly, relatable for more viewers than not. Thus, some powerful themes and common reactions are raised in ways that allow viewers to learn they are not alone in facing similar themes with similar reactions. Dr.s Kay & Ray discuss the strengths & growing edges of how these themes were handled by Bravo. Castmates and moments are given awards, including the TESTosterboned award (most patriarchal) and the Bechdel TEST (most feminist). Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own! This week, awards went to moments & castmates from the latest seasons of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Real Housewives of New York City, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and Survivor.—----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Support the showGet access to our full archive of episodes by subscribing: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2336794/subscribeHosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Welcome to the Okay But Did You Know? Podcast Pedantic Book Club! Quarterly we'll sit and talk about a book that is either a retelling of a classic tale or one that has been adapted into a tv series or film. This quarter we read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Did you know Tolkien recollects in a 1955 letter to W. H. Auden that, in the late 1920s, when he was Professor at Pembroke College, The Hobbit began when he was marking School Certificate papers, on the back of one of which he wrote the words "In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit" which evolved into a story like the ones he was making up for his children? Join our Book Club and get access to exclusive content on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Tiktok --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/obdykpod/support
"Strength and Honor." It's our Black Friday episode, and we're celebrating Galicked this week and are discussing Ridley Scott's long-awaited Gladiator II. An old-fashioned sword and sandal epic that both the gays and straights can equally enjoy, this might not match the prestige of its Oscar-winning predecessor, but there's a lot of fun going on here. It's nice to see this type of historic blockbuster embrace its gay Ancient Rome roots and lean more into the camp of its material. Get us a fan, because we're verklempt from all of the insanely hot men on display here. We'd risk it all for a night with our boy Paul Mescal, and daddy Pedro Pascal is the type of man we'd have on our bedroom wall growing up. Even though this movie may not exactly pass the Bechdel Test, Connie Nielsen more than makes up for it as the fierce Lucilla. We're also all here for the comeback of queer villains. Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger chew up the scenery as two twink brother Emperors adding some Caligula-level hijinks, complete with a monkey in a dress and a bisexual harem. We discuss the Denzel Washington hinted man on man kiss left on the cutting room floor, some brief thoughts on Wicked, and the iconic Liz Taylor 2001 Golden Globe appearance. Gllaaaaadiator! Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna
TICKETS ON SALE NOW: PORTLAND LIVE SHOW From romanian candles to Mohini's pizza- all your favorite fluff pieces revisited. Originally published on July 15, 2017. It's the commissioned episode you've all been waiting for...the FLUFFCAST! We jump into all the most insane, hilarious, horrifying, sexist, perfect, amazing, diva-tastic, butterfly-gazing, Romanian candle-holding fluff pieces in the history of gymnastics broadcasts. Thank you so much to Fluff Feels for commissioning the episode we were born to do, and thank you to everyone who sent in suggestions! Jessica and Spencer dissect: 2000 Olympic All-Around fluff NBC's Living-Parents Championship, starring Russian daddy issues and soldiers kidnapping Zamo. Prod's shaved eyebrow Prod's convertible flexing fluff, the only verifiably true fluff ever The legendary Romanian candle cups Elise Ray and the butterfly NBC's weird obsession with 1950s-style nuclear families 2000 Atler v. Dantzscher v. Beth Rybacki's tears How much resentment and blame? ALL OF IT! What's the deal with that wild west picture? And that helicopter-parent one? 1996 Kerri Strug lives in everyone's shadow fluff Is this the most sexist fluff of all time? Jessica's expletive parade Invention of the Bechdel Test for gymnastics fluff pieces "A diva is magical" That time Khorkina was perfect in every way Was saying, "I want to win as much as I want to mother my own child" really such a big deal? 1994 Romanian terrifying fluff of horrors The twist ending and the LITERAL DEAD BODY Trouble with keeping communist narratives straight NBC's fascination with Romanian people's eyes Freakonomics episode update "Abortion and Crime, Revisited (Update)" 2024 1995 Moceanu fluff A creepy pedophile wonderland of a fluff piece Why is Bela so bad at boats? That insane 1997 "I Will Remember You" fluff Moceanu standing in a forest in a leo clawing that tree in 2000 1992 Bogi and her coach fluff How respectfully and maturely do we think NBC handled the issue of suicide? Bogi has no time for family or your sexist coach narratives Kim Kelly gets bumped Blurry smoke-filled rooms! Shadiness! “Who'd they drop?” “You, Kim.” Mohini delivers pizzas (1) (2) Why let fact get in the way of narrative? Important question: what are raffle bars? The most upsetting and bizarre fluff you will ever see A lesson on which issues should never be addressed in fluff pieces Elvire Teza 1998 More fun with racist Chinese music! Why we want to move to France and live with the French team JOIN CLUB GYM NERD or give it as a gift! Join Club Gym Nerd here with brand new membership tiers, commission your own episode, or commission your own segment. Buy some of our awesome merchandise here. RELATED EPISODES 257: The Daniels Report 256: 1996 Olympic All-Around Final (Commissioned) 255: 1996 Olympic Team Final (Commissioned) 254: Vanessa Atler 200: Alicia Sacramone 197: Betty Okino 187: McKayla Maroney 38: Svetlana Boginskaya 31: Elise Ray 28: Kristen Maloney 19: Andreea Raducan 17: Growing Up In The Soviet Gymnastics System And Training At Round Lake 225: 1992 Olympics Recap with Wendy Bruce (Commissioned) 185: 2008 Olympic All-Around Finals (Commissioned) 252: Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments in Gymnastics History (Commissioned)
Every other week, Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the prior two weeks, awarding moments and/or castmates with their 8 Reality “Test” awards, while discussing the titular topics and more! This episode is all about the Housewives franchises! Ongoing female friendship drama is revisited in the premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, while the drama focus shifts to different friendships in both New York City and Salt Lake City franchises.And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what? Hint: the Salt Lake City men bring the patronizing energy we typically get to avoid with the drama focus being on female friendships!What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the remaining 5 awards go? To whom would you want them to go?Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own! This week, awards went to moments & castmates from the latest seasons of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Real Housewives of New York City, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and The Challenge. —----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Andy Sidaris strikes again! Is it possible to capture lightning in a bottle twice? Maybe, but this isn't one of those times. This week we're getting hard once more with GUNS: starring a slew of playmates, and a young Danny Trejo. Fans of Hard Ticket to Hawaii, this is one you're not gonna want to miss. Find us online: Instagram: @bmoviebeatFacebook: The B Movie BeatdownEmail: thebmoviebeatdown@gmail.com
Tread Perilously's Cornucopia of Sci-Fi continues with an episode of Resident Alien called 'Girls' Night.' While Harry continues to work on the interstellar radio, Asta, D'Arcy, Kate, and Liv get a "GN59" text from Kayla and immediately plan a girls' night at the bar. Kate brings her cousin, Carlyn, while the mayor frets about Kate and D'Arcy becoming better friends. As the evening wears on, Liv reveals she hasn't had a raise in 17 years, prompting the other women to learn the town budget and, perhaps, fight for some equality. Will it go well for them? And will Carlyn end up part of Harry's plan for the radio? Justin and Erik learn more about Kate and the mayor's sex life than they expected. Justin faces Resident Alien for the first time while Erik remembers why he likes the show. Guest star Alex Borstein proves a good addition to a strong core ensemble. Erik points out the program's "great Syfy show" quality. Australia gets blamed for wrecking the "hotness quotient." Justin brings Rena Sofer into the conversation. Volvos remain a dependable automobile. The night still belongs to ABBA. Morissey ends up in the hot seat (again) and a carve-out for the Bechdel Test is proposed.
The Award Show is BACK, baby! After a few weeks of strictly recap episodes, Dr.s Kay & Ray bring back their realiTV awards! They review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the past few weeks, awarding moments and/or castmates with the same 6 awards (all with “test” in their titles)! The topics in the title came up in these episodes of reality television, providing us with fodder for accessible application of our understanding of them to funny and/or problematic interactions and representations.Dr.s Kay & Ray also discuss their emotions, thoughts, and self-care suggestions associated with the election last Tuesday for their check-ins portion at the beginning of the episode. Should you be happy with the outcome of the election, feel free to fast forward through the check-ins to about 20mins in.And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what? Hint: there seems to be a theme with the men in D.C.…What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the remaining 4 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own! This week, awards went to moments & castmates from the latest seasons of Love is Blind, Selling Sunset, Real Housewives of New York City, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and Golden Bachelorette, as well as past seasons of The Traitors and Summer House. —----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!And Happy Birthday to our sound extraordinaire, Conner!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Burnie and Ashley discuss the World Series, Ohtani's series performance, pacing by a progress bar, avoiding spoilers, Agatha All Along, how to release a digital series, Tomb Raider, casting the perfect Lara Croft, failing the Bechdel Test, James Bond, Pamela Anderson, and Helen Miren.Support our podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/morningsomewhereFor the link dump visit: http://www.morningsomewhere.comSupport the show
Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the week, awarding moments and/or castmates with the 6 weekly awards (all with “test” in their titles)! And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Hint: groups of men from THREE shows collectively won this week!What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the remaining 4 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own! This week, awards went to the current episodes of The Golden Bachelorette, Love is Blind 7, The Real Housewives of New York, and Survivor, as well as Traitors and Summer House (as Dr. Ray revisits the first season of Traitors and the most recent season of Summer House).—----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Our adventure with Alicia E. Goranson continues into animal emotions with THE FOX AND THE MIRRIOR, and MACK DADDY MARIO supplies a surfeit of silly sprite shuffling! Plus, your early-fandom emails! Video links in the show notes. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/flashinthepan
Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the week, awarding moments and/or castmates with the 6 weekly awards (all with “test” in their titles)! And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what? Hint: …someone who thinks a woman can be “all mine”, and an example of cultural appropriation.What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the remaining 4 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own! This week, awards went to The Golden Bachelorette, The Challenge, Big Brother, Summer House, & The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.—----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the week, awarding moments and/or castmates with the 6 weekly awards (all with “test” in their titles)! And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what? Hint: this man from Love is Blind UK came up a few times…What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the remaining 4 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own!This week, awards went to current episodes of Big Brother, The Circle season 7, & The Anonymous, as well as season 1 of Love is Blind UK and season 2 of The Traitors.—----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
It’s a Shrews only episode and the gals chat through some mini topics and listener questions, especially, “Does Shakespeare pass the Bechdel test?” Let’s find out! https://linktr.ee/untamedshrewspodcast Starring… Hannah FontesDawn TuckerBecki Zaritsky Produced and edited by Hannah Fontes Show art by Calliope Luedeker Theme song by Cadence Lamb Podcast recorded with Sun Sounds of Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ. Special thanks to our audio […]
Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the week, awarding moments and/or castmates with the 6 weekly awards (all with “test” in their titles)! And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what? Hint: there can really only be one appcropriate awardee.What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the remaining 4 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own!This week, awards went to The Bachelorette, The Challenge, Big Brother, & Summer House (as Dr. Ray revisits season 6).—----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the week, rewarding moments and/or castmates with their 6 weekly awards (all with “test” in their titles)! And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what moment? (Hint: one awardee seems to be preoccupied with being THE number one!)What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the remaining 4 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own! This week, awards went to castmates and moments from the current episodes of The Bachelorette, The Challenge, & Big Brother, as well as season 6 of Summer House (as Dr. Ray revisits it).—----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Guest Hosts: Elaine Ramshaw & Sara Santiago Honk! Start rubbing goose eggs on your head, it's another episode, covering this strange story, one of Barks' few adventure comics that passes the Bechdel Test! It's got everything, Magica DeSpell, Ratface, the Beagle Boys, and a character that's a clear stand-in for Little Bo-Peep (?!).
Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the week, rewarding moments and/or castmates with 6 awards (with “test” in their titles)!And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what? Hint: It has to be someone/thing new, now that the permanent installment has left our TVs!What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the other 5 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own! —----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Dr. Kay rounds out her solo week with a half episode award show, followed by a BRAND NEW SEGMENT with a BRAND NEW GUEST HOST! Check it out to find out what & who we're talking about! As always, the TESTosterboned award goes to the most patriarchal moment or castmates from the past week in reality television, and, this week, Dr. Kay has three examples! But Dr. Kay subsequently counteracts all the patriarchal nonsense with two examples for the Bechdel TEST award and two examples for the BesTEST of friends/relationships award!This week, awards went to Love is Blind (UK), in addition to The Bachelorette, and Big Brother!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
This week, Dr.s Kay & Ray were in Seattle for a work conference, so they recorded both episodes at once from the hotel room! They go through the usual segments, ranging from what producers would do if they were psychologists to sociopolitical topics that arose in the episodes. Then, they do a mini-award show, with a sole focus on the TESTosterboned & Bechdel TEST awards.Plus, hear how/if Dr. Kay's & Dr. Ray's guesses for Jenn Tran's final 3 men have shifted since last week!—----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what? Hint: there is a permanent installment for this award… paired with a new honorable mention from New Jersey for Dr. Kay. What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the other 5 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own!Hear how/if Dr. Kay's & Dr. Ray's guesses for Jenn Tran's final 3 men have shifted since last week!—----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Ariana Madix brought her full self into the Love Island finale, the best couple won (spoiler alert–winning couple discussed in this episode), and a previous Australian bachelorette issued a warning to Jenn Tran. All of these moments are amplified as Dr.s Kay & Ray dispense their 8 awards (all with “test” in their labels) to moments & castmates from the realiTV shows they watched this past week. And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what? Hint: they both awarded it to the same man, this week…What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the other 5 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own! Hear how Dr. Kay's & Dr. Ray's guesses about the top 3 Love Island couples aligned with the finale and whether their guesses for Jenn Tran's final 3 men have shifted since last week!—----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
One Love Island castmate's brother said the castmate “made a bit of a dick of [him]self”, while another's sister spoke to the sisterhood & feminist support this season. Both moments are amplified as Dr.s Kay & Ray dispense their 8 awards (all with “test” in their labels) to moments & castmates from the realiTV shows they watched this past week. And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what? Hint: Dr. Kay's TESTosterboned award went to a particular comment by Rob on Love Island…What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the other 5 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own! Moments & castmates awarded include those from the latest episodes of Love Island USA and the Bachelorette, as well as Season 5 of Summer House. —----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Dr.s Kay & Ray dispense their 8 awards (all with “test” in their labels) to moments & castmates from all of the realiTV shows they watched this past week. And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Hint: Dr. Kay's TESTosterboned award went to an entire segment of Love Island…What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the other 5 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own! Moments & castmates awarded include those from the latest episodes of Love Island USA, The Real Housewives of Dubai, The Mole, & Below Deck Mediterranean, as well as Season 5 of Summer House.—----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsTikTok: @dr.realitvFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod YouTube Channel: @RealityTestPodEmail: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
In Episode Twenty-Six of this podcast, everyone's related to someone, BB-8's just a ball and there's so much green in the galaxy. Skywalk Before You Run - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skywalkbeforeyourun/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@skywalkbeforeyourun Patreon (yes it says it's for That's What I'm Tolkien About but you're in the right place): https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod Cover Art and Music by Jason Hilton: https://www.instagram.com/negativeselections/ Deus Ex Media: https://www.deusexmedia.org/ Ethan (he/him) - Bacon and Eggs: https://www.instagram.com/baconandeggspod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edghillphotos/ Iny (she/her) - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_inymeeny/ Mary Clay (she/her) - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mcwattsup Instagram: www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mcwattsup Everything Else: https://lnk.bio/mcwattsup This episode was recorded on July 7, 2024.
Dr.s Kay & Ray dispense their 8 awards (all with “test” in their labels) to moments & castmates from all of the realiTV shows they watched this past week. And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Hint: Dr. Kay's TESTosterboned award went to someone from Real Housewives of New Jersey (where Jackie & Margaret play), with an honorable mention to someone from Love Undercover, while Dr. Ray awarded it to someone from Summer House!What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the other 5 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own! Moments & castmates awarded include those from the latest episodes of Love Island USA, The Real Housewives of Dubai, and The Real Housewives of New Jersey, as well as season 3 of Bridgerton (ep.s1-4), Season 5 of Summer House, and the finales of The Challenge All Stars and Love Undercover.—----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod Email: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
Two Old Bitches: Stories from Women who Reimagine, Reinvent and Rebel
TOB followers know that we are obsessed with discovering positive and powerful roles for older women in movies and TV. That's why we lure our sister Screen Bitches -- Debbie Zimmerman (Women Make Movies), Malaga Baldi (Baldi Literary Agency) and Aruna Rao (Gender at Work) – onto the podcast at least twice a year to schmooze about what we're watching and how TV and movies challenge (or regrettably affirm) stereotypes of older women in popular media. This time, we were kind of gobsmacked. For three reasons. First, because Debbie was inducted into the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences (Oscars!) this year --so this episode features her firsthand account of an Academy newbie, walking the (other) red carpet. Second, because we actually found at least one film and a dramatic series with really superb portrayals of older women. If you haven't seen Slow Horses (Apple TV) or Nyad (Netflix), stop what you're doing right now and tune in. We thought that Annette Bening and Jodie Foster were extraordinary in the way they portrayed 60-year old Diana Nyad and her best friend Bonnie Stoll in Nyad's swim from Cuba to Florida. (Only three of us loved the movie.) And while they are not main characters, three —not one, but three!— powerful and pivotal women over 50 in Slow Horses – Sophie Okonedo, Saskia Reeves, and Kristin Scott Thomas -- epitomize characteristics you rarely see attributed to women of a certain age. And third, we were so inspired – especially by Slow Horses – that TOB is now launching a screening tool to let movie and TV makers know we're watching. You know how Alison Bechdel brilliantly coined The Bechdel Test as a set of three simple criteria to measure the active presence (or absence) of women in film? Well, we love that test – and appreciate the influence it's had on generating more and better roles for women -- so we're introducing The TOBies, a set of 5 criteria to measure the quality of presence of OLDER women in TV and film. And they are that the older women are: 1) NOT solely defined by their age; 2) integral to the plot; 3) making independent choices (e.g., they have agency); 4) NOT seeking a man as ‘the prize'; 5) there are at least two older women (e.g., no tokenism). We'd love to know what you think! And to know if you see any films or TV shows where you think the portrayals of older women meet these criteria. Wouldn't you love to join us on Screen Bitches this year? ------------------------------ Visit www.twooldbitches.com Follow us on Instagram @twooldbitches, Twitter @TwoOldBitches, Facebook @TwoOBPodcast Created, Produced and hosted by Joanne Sandler & Idelisse Malavé Edited by Jeyda Bicer Social media management by Loubna Bouajaj
Send us a Text Message.Dr.s Kay & Ray dispense their 8 awards among all of the realiTV shows they watched this past week!...and the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award goes to… could it be Harry & the Perfect Match men? The Love Island men? The Love Undercover men? Whom would you award it to this week? All of them? Fendi facts! What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the other 5 awards go?Moments & castmates awarded include those from the latest episodes of Summer House, The Real Housewives of Dubai, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Love Island US, and Perfect Match, as well as ep. 11 of The Challenge All Stars, and ep.s 6-9 of Love Undercover.—----------------------------------------------------------Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we're having against objective reality. So, here in Reality Test, we're going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality. Come Reality Test with us!Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. RayThank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!Instagram: @drkaypods @drraypodsFacebook Page: Reality Test Pod Email: realitycheckpodding@gmail.com
In this classic episode, we discuss Alison Bechdel's graphic novel and memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic and dig into themes of sexual identity, gender norms and dysfunctional family dynamics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Upper West Side, Lisa and Dave's anniversary, Bacchanal at Dave and Lisa's wedding, Daryl underdressing at Dave and Lisa's rehearsal dinner, Dressing like Marc Rosenthal, The Conversation movie, Young Milo loved Ace Ventura, Became Milo who loved foreign films and films with no plot, New York City movies, French Connection, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Marathon Man, All fail the Bechdel Test, Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Sounds of New York City, Shots of New York City in the `1970s, Francis Ford Coppola, Cindy Williams, Robert Duvall, Teri Garr, Gene Hackman listening to an audio recording, Repeating snippet of audio, "He'd kill us if he had the chance," He'd kill US if he had the chance, Letterbox'd, Family joke concerning inflection, Playing the inflection game with Max and Alana, We all liked the movie and the twist on that one line, @milotimepodcast,
This week on Thumb Cramps, Maytendo Sydney4 continues with two very special guests, Demi Lardner and Cass Paige, as they look at Diddy Kong Racing for the Nintendo 64, Fallout: New Vegas for the PC, Goldeneye 007 for the Nintendo 64 and Mario Party for the Nintendo 64. Plus, this episode finally passes the Bechdel Test! Another huge win for gamers and gaming! Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gmail.com Find us on Instagram;Jackson | Duscher | Thumb Cramps | Demi | CassFind us on X;Jackson | Duscher | Thumb Cramps | CassWatch us on Twitch;Jackson | Duscher | DemiYou can physically send us stuff to PO BOX 7127, Reservoir East, Victoria, 3073.Join our facebook group here or join our Discord here.Theme music by Benny Davis! You can find all his stuff at his website or check out his YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's the episode you've all been waiting for. Ellie Lebenthal Diamond is on the podcast and, boy, is this one a banger. Yes, her mom's a socialite. Yes, she's a DJ with moxie. No, she doesn't know German…yet. Welcome to this season's second episode and also its season finale (we're sorry). This is The Bechdel Test. Follow/Subscribe!Instagram: @thebechdeltest_Shoot us an email at thebechdeltest.podcast@gmail.comCheck out our website: https://thebechdeltest.wixsite.com/thebechdeltest
Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found Click On Picture To See Larger Picture The green new scam is completely falling apart. The sales of EVs is dropping and car rental services, manufacturers are in trouble. Biden is planning to sell Northeast gas reserves.Fed waiting to strike, Trump will usher in a new economy. The [DS] is panicking, their plans have not worked so they will now ramp them up. They will push to the very end. They are preparing a communication blackout. Meta, Instagram and other social media platforms have had login problems. Garland is now trying to convince the people that voter id is not necessary. Cheating plans in place. Patriots are ready, they have brought the [DS] to exactly where they want them. The real military will defend and protect at all costs. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); Economy Movies Can Now Be Graded By ‘Climate Reality Check' Test Recently-released movies can now be graded on a new “Climate Reality Check” test, which will gauge on whether or not the film addressed the so-called “climate crisis.” This simple new test was inspired by the famous Bechdel Test invented by cartoonist Alison Bechdel in the mid-1980s to measure the presence of women in movies and other forms of fiction. It was created by climate change storytelling consultancy Good Energy in collaboration with the Buck Lab for Climate and Environment at Colby College in Maine. Source: breitbart.com US considers selling Northeast gasoline reserve in 2024 in draft bill The United States may sell its 1 million barrel Northeast gasoline reserve in fiscal year 2024, according to the draft text of a funding bill released on Sunday. The reserve, first established in 2014 after Superstorm Sandy left motorists in the northeastern United States without fuel, is located in New York Harbor, New York, Boston, Massachusetts and Portland, Maine. The proceeds from the sale of the refined products in the reserve would be deposited into the Treasury's general fund, according to the text of the bill, which is likely to pass this week. Once the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve is closed, the secretary of energy cannot establish any new regional petroleum product reserve unless funding is explicitly requested in advance of an annual budget submitted by the president and approved by Congress, the bill stipulates. The U.S. House of Representatives will have to vote on the bill first before the Senate can take up the package before Friday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. Source: apnews.com https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1764954009226666369?s=20 Atlanta Fed's Bostic Warns Rate Cut Could Reignite Inflation There's a significant risk that a rate cut from the Federal Reserve could rekindle inflation, Atlanta Fed president Rapahel Bostic said on Monday. In an essay published on the Atlanta Fed's website, Bostic argued that the Fed should take a cautious approach to the economy, cognizant that the danger of higher inflation remains and easing monetary policy could fan the flames of rising prices. In particular, Bostic warned that a premature rate cut could trigger a surge of business activity that would raise demand and push inflation higher. “I asked one gathering of business leaders if they were ready to pounce at the first hint of an interest rate cut,” Bostic said. “The response was an overwhelming ‘yes.'” Source: breitbart.com Political/Rights Hunter Biden helped hire aides who mishandled Joe's classified documents
Kim and Ket Stay Alive... Maybe: A Horror Movie Comedy Podcast
The girls are traveling and thought they'd send you a little blast from the Snow Space past with a second look at The Thing with an all new intro segment!Ep. 73: The Thing: “The Tale of Holdin' Dicks to Save Humanity”Ket tells Kim about John Carpenter's The Thing starring Kurt “Baby Blues” Russell, Wilford Brimley and Keith David. Ketryn braved some major animal horror (that she had previously blocked out) to bring you this episode. So let's hold each others dicks and get stir-fried. Most importantly, we'll learn if Kim will live or die in The Thing.Dir. John CarpenterWriters Bill Lancaster, John W. Campbell Jr.Support the girls on PATREON for some sweet BONE CON (bonus content) at: www.patreon.com/kimandketstayalivemaybeKKSAM Facebook Discussion Group!!"Sammies Stay Alive... Maybe"www.facebook.com/groups/kksampodcastResting Witch Space - Ket's Witch Supply Shoppes: https://www.restingwitchspace.com/Get acquainted with all things KIM & KET at www.kimandketstayalive.com Chat with the girls at kksampodcast@gmail.comPeep the girls on Instagram: @kksampodcastRock with the girls on Tik Tok: @kksampodcastBook the face of the girls on Facebook: @kksampodcastWear the shirts of the girls from the MERCH Store: kimandketstayalivemaybe.threadless.comOk we'll see ourselves out.Thanks for listening!xo and #StayAlive,K&KListen to season 1 of our horror trivia pod!KIM AND KET'S SURVIVE THE CELLARlink.chtbl.com/kkstcProud members of the Dread Podcast NetworkSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Kim and Ket Stay Alive... Maybe: A Horror Movie Comedy Podcast
Kim tells Ket about The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster. The number of tangents the girls break off into is directly correlated to this brilliant film's bummer scale. The girls attempt to showcase their STEMiness in various ways: talking about their 8th grade project on mercury, saying the word defibrillator, etc. Most importantly, we'll learn if Ket will live or die in The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster.Dir. Bomani J. StoryWriter Bomani J. StorySharai Bohannon Horror Movie Blog SXSW review of The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster: https://horrormovieblog.com/angry-black-girl/Kim's new lil book Sisterhood: The Power of Female Friendship: https://a.co/d/18i9x6zKet's Welsh Witch book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0738770914?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_8TG63XJD15FWNN2TGW38&language=en-USSupport the girls on PATREON for some sweet BONE CON (bonus content) at: www.patreon.com/kimandketstayalivemaybeKKSAM Facebook Discussion Group!!"Sammies Stay Alive... Maybe"www.facebook.com/groups/kksampodcastResting Witch Space - Ket's Witch Supply Shoppes: https://www.restingwitchspace.com/Get acquainted with all things KIM & KET at www.kimandketstayalive.com Chat with the girls at kksampodcast@gmail.comPeep the girls on Instagram: @kksampodcastRock with the girls on Tik Tok: @kksampodcastBook the face of the girls on Facebook: @kksampodcastWear the shirts of the girls from the MERCH Store: kimandketstayalivemaybe.threadless.comOk we'll see ourselves out.Thanks for listening!xo and #StayAlive,K&KListen to season 1 of our horror trivia pod!KIM AND KET'S SURVIVE THE CELLARlink.chtbl.com/kkstcProud members of the Dread Podcast NetworkSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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