Podcasts about digressions

Happy New Year, binchies!! In case you're looking to shake up ya life in 2026, we're releasing this formerly Patreon-only episode onto the main feed! Join Julia and Nick as they unveil The Ten Commandments of Shaking Up Ya Life and counsel past and future shakestresses on their journeys. Digressions include Nick's updates from the dildo factory, society's declining birth rates, and living full time in Colonial Williamsburg. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.  

The boys bust out their tuxedo t-shirts, engage in nauseating self-congratulatory navel-gazing, and hand out Poddy awards for the best and worst episodes of 2025. Digressions include podcast divorce, fruit basket obsession, and copious KISS content.

In the final episode of the year, Julia and Nick deliver our annual pop culture recap, revisiting the most absurd moments of 2025, including Hawk Tuah insisting she did a Zoom in North Korea, JoJo Siwa's straight rebrand, and the birth of Aquaman Moses Paytas-Hacmon. Digressions include: Nick's Looney Tunes–ass passport horrors, modern headphone dependency, and the importance of having mutuals with a baby. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. If you're looking for ways to get involved, support your community, or stay connected: RESOURCES: Find local actions, rallies, trainings, phone banking opportunities, and community events near you here: https://www.mobilize.us/ To find, join, or start mutual aid efforts ranging from food support to community care: https://www.mutualaidhub.org/ Connect with a national grassroots network organizing in solidarity with marginalized communities through civic education and political action: https://indivisible.org/ Resources for families facing deportation, including legal support and community assistance: https://immigrantsrising.org/support-for-immigrant-families-targeted-for-deportation/  

Join us as we limp across the 2025 finish line and reflect on the year's whirlwind nature. Digressions include celebrating past guests, cute interactions with strangers, self-censorship on the pod, Six Feet Under, and…Michigan? Enjoy!Thanks to everyone who gave us a listen or interacted with us this year! Here's how to join the conversation in 2026:* Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/picklesandvodka (first timers get a free sticker!*)* Subscribe to our Substack and never miss an episode: picklesandvodka.substack.com* Watch our faces on YouTube: youtube.com/@picklesandvodkapodcast* Follow our Instagram for poll alerts: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Join our Facebook group: facebook.com/picklesandvodkapodcast* Send us an email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper* Christina's Substack (crisis corner): xtinajumper.substack.com* Lauren's personal Instagram: @lauren___afhCredits:* Edited by Christina Jumper* Theme song is Insane OK by The Whines from Free Music Archive*while supplies last Get full access to Pickles and Vodka at picklesandvodka.substack.com/subscribe

Vanadís clôture cette année 2025 avec un set de ces dernières découvertes ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

This week Julia and Nick bring you a holiday horrors episode full of festive chaos! They unpack their own holiday traditions and react to cursed listener stories including a dad who got too kooky, a dramatic dog on a mission, and a girl who received heartbreaking news about her dentist. Digressions include the tooth fairy's terrible work life balance, the beautiful lives of leaf cutter ants, and Oil. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

Cet épisode de Digressions donne la parole à Stéphane Colineau, journaliste et réalisateur, qui mène de front son travail d'enquête et la réalisation de documentaires.Au fil de la conversation, il retrace son parcours : ses débuts dans la presse écrite (Le Parisien, 20 Minutes, Le Journal du Dimanche, La Tribune du Dimanche) puis son virage vers la réalisation avec La République de juillet, documentaire sur le Tour de France, et une série consacrée à Alain Prost.L'épisode explore sa manière de travailler avec l'exigence de l'enquête, le recoupement des informations, les coulisses du journalisme sportif. Stéphane nous livre aussi sa réflexion sur le sens du métier de journaliste et la neutralité dans le traitement de l'information, notamment dans le contexte du rachat du JDD par Vincent Bolloré.Pour découvrir ses documentaires :La République de Juillet : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqmbjP57Q78Prost : série à regarder sur la plateforme Canal+Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe are a love story for the ages, but what does that love story look like 24 years later? Today's episode is all about the challenges of parenting teen and young adult children in a time of crisis, and Anne and Gilbert's shared commitment to their values and to each other. Digressions include a Muppet Anne of Green Gables and our foolproof holiday gifts.   Inspired by: Ragon is inspired by the parenting books The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Lisa Damour and Hello Cruel World by Melinda Wenner Moyer.  And for teen approved holiday gifts, her daughter and friends recommend super fuzzy blankets and oversized sweatshirts. Kelly is inspired by the party game, Wavelength and for some holiday spirit she recommends helping others by adopting a family in need through a local organization or doing an Angel Tree gift in your community.   You can support the pod by shopping through our Bookshop link for any books we've recommended!   If you want to get a free logo sticker from us, either leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or share your love for the pod on social media!  Send us a photo of your share or review at either our email: kindredspirits.bookclub@gmail.com or on our KindredSpirits.BookClub Instagram. 

Cet épisode de Digressions donne la parole à Fabienne Cammas devenue coach exécutive après une longue carrière dans le design, la communication et le digital, notamment comme dirigeante chez Plan Créatif puis directrice générale chez Babel.Au fil de la conversation elle retrace son parcours : des études scientifiques aux arts déco, ses débuts en design industriel, la création de la filiale digitale Bees'net, puis sa transition vers le coaching avec sa structure Wizz.L'épisode explore aussi les modèles qu'elle utilise comme le Process Communication Model, la différence entre coaching et thérapie et sa réflexion sur l'impact de l'intelligence artificielle sur le monde du travail.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Julia and Eliza are back in the stu for a deep dive into hostile architecture, unpacking the spikes, slopes, bars, and billion-dollar "design choices" that quietly shape our cities and public spaces. In analyzing bisected benches, shadeless streets, and the Evil of Robert Moses, the girlies consider what it means to live in a world built to restrict movement and community. Digressions include the sacred magic of knitting tutorials, NYC's food poisoning themed Erewhon, and Eliza staying bricked up. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES Behavioral designs defined: how to understand and why it is important to differentiate between "defensive,"  "hostile," "disciplinary", and other designs in the urban landscape' Cities Are Spending More to Brutalize Homeless People Than It Would Cost to House Them  City Beautiful Movement  Defending Suburbia Examining Anti-Homeless Architecture  Fortress LA by Mike Davis (excerpt from City of Quartz)  Hostile Architecture: Behind the Buzzword  Hostile Architecture in the United States: Productive or Harmful?  Hostile urban architecture: A critical discussion of the seemingly offensive art of keeping people away How Valuable Is Public Space? Priceless, Argues a New Book by Setha Low  Jane Jacobs, a Rebel with a Cause Setha Low | Why Public Space Matters | Fast Forward 2022  The Economic Value of Health Benefits Associated with Urban Park Investment?  The Highway That Sparked the Demise of an Iconic Black Street in New Orleans  The Inescapable Robert Moses  The Right to the City The Power Broker by Robert Caro Understanding Hostile Architecture: The Cause and Effect of Restricting Public Space  Understanding Urban Renewal  

Julia cozies up in her childhood bedroom for her first-ever solo episode, providing a little life update from the trenches of her PhD program and giving the binchies some sage advice. Digressions include whatever the hell is going on with the Wicked cast, New York apartment vermin, and the strange comfort of magical thinking. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.  

Passionnée de sport depuis l'enfance, Gaëlle Millon a très tôt trouvé dans le basketball un premier terrain d'expression avant de se tourner vers des études de journalisme. À la sortie de l'école, elle fait ses armes à la radio, notamment sur Europe 1, avant de rejoindre L'Équipe TV, où elle passera près de onze ans. En 2016, Gaëlle Millon crée son entreprise pour se consacrer pleinement à l'animation d'événements, à la modération de conférences et à l'accompagnement de prises de parole. Depuis, elle n'a jamais quitté totalement les médias pour couvrir certains évènements, comme les Jeux de Paris 2024 pour Eurosport.Tout au long de cet épisode de Digressions, Gaëlle Millon revient sur l'importance cruciale de la préparation dans son métier d'animatrice, sur les exigences d'un travail intimement lié à l'image, et sur les défis auxquels les femmes sont encore confrontées dans cet univers. Une heure de digressions pour retracer son parcours, ses choix, ses combats et la passion intacte qui l'anime pour le sport et ceux qui le font vivre.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Julia is joined by artist and candlelight devotee Roxy Jamin for an illuminating episode examining The Big Light. Together, the girlies explore how modern LED lighting and the death of neon have slowly divorced us from nature, mystery, and the romance of the hearth, while keeping us trapped in a world of endless noon. Digressions include the shame of using an Instagram Reel as a flashlight, the false promise of a pink drill, and the occasional need to admire the Amish. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and edited by Livi Burdette. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. You can pre-order Roxy's manifesto AND purchase her stickers here: https://spiralingpress.com/ Roxy's Website: https://rjamin.net/ SOURCES A Brief History of Lighting ATTENTION AND DISTRACTION IN THE LIGHTING OF WORK-PLACES Catching the Light: The Entwined History of Light and Mind Fading glory: the fight to save Hong Kong's beloved neon signs Home lighting: In defense of "The Big Light." Humans perceive flicker artifacts at 500 Hz Last Call for Neon in New York City Life before artificial light | Life and style | The Guardian Lighting - IEA Psychological processes influencing lighting quality  Psychology of Light: How Light Influences the Health and Psyche The Difference Between Halogen and LED Lights in Surgical Rooms The History of Fluorescent Lights The Social History of Lighting Thousands of drivers sign petition calling for ban on 'blinding' vehicle headlights. The potential influence of LED lighting on mental illness Where Did All the Hong Kong Neon Go? - The New York Times

What happens when Santa trades his sleigh for a rocket ship? Christmas correspondent Sarah Archer tells Sarah about how the Cold War era affected the image of old Kris Kringle through the rampant consumerism and shiny new technology of a post-war economy. Digressions include Reagan's girlypop diet, the Freudian aspects of the Nutcracker, and the thrilling history of aluminum. Visit the YWA Instagram for visual referencesMore Sarah Archer:https://www.sarah-archer.com/Sarah on InstagramProduced + edited by Miranda ZicklerMore You're Wrong About:linktr.ee/ywapodBonus Episodes on PatreonBuy cute merchYWA on InstagramSupport the show

In this truly chaotic Thanksgiving-themed episode, Julia and Nick celebrate the holiday the only way that makes sense: unpacking the LIES and encasing everything in jello. Course by course, the binchies revisit the original feast of 1621, the one 19th century lady who kept trying to make Thanksgiving happen, and your insane family stories and recipes. Digressions include the French winning the IDGAF war, Kim Kardashian's ChatGPT induced academic failure, and a surprise attack in the stu. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.  

Tracklist :Track 01 - Morteza Hannaneh Disciples of power - D.K. Wheele - dj plead & Anaku Tension build - seven Prang - perko Grain - dismantle Shada shada - Fracture ( feat nah eeto) Bleek - dismantle Ferost - H mess Stay like this - kuss Bite the hand - jasmin I like your mind - beaabea Ich und meine ubahn ( architectural remix ) Dreamhole - sleep D Vinegear stroke - Smithmonger Who got the funk - The trip Dance music - luis pitti Me in the middle - £monzo Pessadao - Foura & shuga Dust trip - fa:act & meli mena Hunted - SP:MC, LX ONE Undula ( cwtch remix ) Party again ( hyas remix ) Tactical dub 1.6 - LU2K Céleste - spooky Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Tracklist : Track 01 - Morteza Hannaneh Disciples of power - D.K. Wheele - dj plead & Anaku Tension build - seven Prang - perko Grain - dismantle Shada shada - Fracture ( feat nah eeto) Bleek - dismantle Ferost - H mess Stay like this - kuss Bite the hand - jasmin I like your mind - beaabea Ich und meine ubahn ( architectural remix ) Dreamhole - sleep D Vinegear stroke - Smithmonger Who got the funk - The trip Dance music - luis pitti Me in the middle - £monzo Pessadao - Foura & shuga Dust trip - fa:act & meli mena Hunted - SP:MC, LX ONE Undula ( cwtch remix ) Party again ( hyas remix ) Tactical dub 1.6 - LU2K Céleste - spooky

Reporting live from the newly DIY'ed stu, Julia is joined by beautiful Nick, the king of DIY, to chart the chaotic history of "doing it yourself." From ancient Greeks assembling Ikea-style furniture to TikTokers accidentally creating mustard gas in their homes, they uncover how the urge to DIY is fundamentally human. Along the way, they discuss Victorian men who couldn't do shit, 1950s dads working through PTSD by tinkering in their garages, the health benefits of working with your hands, and the scientific proof that gay people are superior at home improvement. Digressions include Nick's evil brother's latest crimes against humanity, the life-saving potential of eliminating daylight savings times, and a new candy that awakens something ancient within us. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and edited by Livi Burdette. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES A brief history of DIY, from the shed to the maker movement | Science Museum A New Generation of Influencers Has Discovered DIY on a Tiny Budget Barry Bucknell | | The Guardian Despite a Pandemic Remodeling Boom, Aging US Homes Require Additional Investment Dig for Victory! New histories of wartime gardening in Britain - ScienceDirect Do It Yourself...and the Movement Beyond Capitalism Do-It-Yourself: Constructing, Repairing and Maintaining Domestic Masculinity First episode of Bucknell's House Homeownership by Selected Demographic and Housing Characteristics How the lesbian squats of London Fields influenced queer DIY culture   In These D.I.Y. Groups, 'You Don't Have to Prove That You Belong' - The New York Times Make Do and Mend, 1943 Man makes nuclear reactor in garage  Men change tires: Lesbians unfazed by flat packs  Psychological benefits of the "maker" or do-it-yourself movement in young adults: A pathway towards subjective well-being. The King of D.I.Y. Dwellings - The New York Times The new crisis of masculinity The Strange Allure of Watching Other People Tear Up Their Homes - The New York Times Think DIY Saves Money? Here's What Really Happened When I Tried It Understanding the do-it-yourself consumer: DIY motivations and outcomes | AMS Review Was punk DIY? Is DIY punk? Interrogating the DIY/punk nexus, with particular reference to the early UK punk scene, c. 1976–1984 - George McKay, 2024 What's the Matter with Men?

Remember being a teen and coming up with “cool” ways of spelling common words? Well, just like the teenager it was, the United States in the 18th century was annoying their mom, England, with the hip words that were being edited and added to their lexicon. The antagonistic pair of nations on the brink of the Revolutionary War were always competing to prove their superiority and independence in small cultural battles, and words themselves were no different. Fellow word-nerd Gabe Henry, author of Enough Is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell, joins Sarah as they chummily pun their way through the story of the 18th century Dictionary Wars, the story of the publishing battles fought between a handful of eccentric word-lovers in The US and England, all vying for the future supremacy of their own spellings. Digressions include crop circles from Unsolved Mysteries, dishonest detergent marketing, and old fashioned sock puppet accounts.More Gabe Henry:gabehenry.comEnough Is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to SpellProduced + edited by Miranda ZicklerMore You're Wrong About:linktr.ee/ywapodBonus Episodes on PatreonBuy cute merchYWA on InstagramSupport the show

This week, Julia is joined by internet advicestress Eli Rallo to chart the history of the advice column. From Victorian agony aunts to the iconic twin-sister rivals Ann Landers and Dear Abby, they follow how advice became both moral instruction and mass entertainment. Plus, the girlies weigh in on history's biggest dilemmas, like: is a ginger man doomed to be single forever? Is my dog gay? And is my hot wife allowed to be naked in our own home? Digressions include crowdfunding therapy for trauma candy salad victims, the female urge to visit a psychic, and advice for living your most slayful life. Check out Eli's new book: Does Anyone Else Feel This Way? This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.    

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In this episode Joe, Jen, Tom, and Brendan cover episode 306 of The Wheel of Time. Guess who's back, back again? Hear Jen finally begin to soften on Rand! Hear Brendan finally start get convinced by Jen! Hear Joe tell a story about someone telling a story! Hear Tom admit some odd reading material! All that, plus some pro-Canadian relations are expressed! As always, spoilers abound, as does Brendan, bookless, ponder a panic!Send us your thoughts and questions!Support the showhttps://www.talkaranrhiod.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkaranrhiodInstagram: talk_aran_rhiodBluesky: @talkaranrhiodX: @arantalkDiscord: https://dsc.gg/talkaranrhiodMerch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/talkaranrhiod

BOO! It's time for another binchtacular Halloween episode! Join Julia and Nick in costume as they explore humanity's pettiest tradition: CURSES! From blighted crops and ancient binding spells to Etsy witches who can hex your ex, they unpack the storied history of transforming rage into ritual — while cackling hysterically along the way. Digressions include sad crab facts, the burden of being bald, and a Halloween abortion story with a happy ending. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES 10 Famous Curses from History 11 of the Most Infamous Ancient Curses in History  1973: England's Deadliest Chair?     6 Famous Curses and Their Origins 8 Hilarious Curse Tablets from the Roman World  Ancient Christians and the Power of Curses  Ancient Greek Curse Tablets  Are Curses Real? A Psychological Perspective on a Perennial Belief  Curse Tablets: The History Of A Technology  How Curses Impact People and Biblical Responses How to Do Things with Words   In Blood and Ashes: Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in Ancient Greece  The Curse of King Tut's Tomb The Curse Tablets of Carthage  The Pharaoh's Curse or the Pharaoh's Cure?  Want to get rid of a toxic ex? Or curse someone? Hire an Etsy witch. Witchcraft, Oracles, and Magic among the Azande      

Pour le mois d'octobre, Vanadís vous plonge dans l'effervescence des nuits anglaises avec un focus sur les nouveautés outre-Manche, de la bass, du break et tout ce qui fait vibrer nos voisins anglais.Tracklist :1 Bad From Day - Magugu & Le Motel2 Raid - Burna3 Pressure ft. Entrañas - Obeka4 Sunday Groove - Kliptown5 Loaded Gust - Beckett6 Human Resources - Martini7 Kuduro! ft. Yemi Bolatiwa - Obeka8 unknown - untitled - turbo dux9 Reso Danz (Hodge remix) - Doctor Jeep10 Orison - Bodhi11 Make It - Debba12 Time Night - Antilogic13 Total - Verraco14 QAAR B - Muskila15 Basha - Hassan Abou Alam16 Kwaze (Club Version) - PheliMuncasi17 Global Revolution - DJ Mell G18 Push The Body - Doctor Jeep19 HUMILDADE E DISCIPLINA CRAZED (BR)20 ░▓ (feat. MTWN) - Leese21 No Fear - Magugu & Le Motel22 Fault Line - Burna23 Paradise Disguise ｆｒｅｅ ｐａｌｅｓｔｉｎｅ - BLEID24 Sticky - Muskila25 Lever - Gamma Intel26 Catperson - Undercover27 Spud Dog Jog - Monologue28 ∴∴ (feat. Ouanounou) - Leese29 POY POY - BENFIKA30 Tumble Turn - Cleyra31 Chapalo - COIDO32 Third Life - Prayer Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In a long-awaited episode, Julia is joined by her PhD bestina Jewish Aliza for a multifaceted discussion about mental illness, psychology programs, and the hell of grad school. The girlies differentiate between the many ways to become a therapist, affirm psychodynamic supremacy, navigate how to practice with an online presence, and unpack how they try (and fail) to maintain their sanity. Digressions include the need for bipolar lesbian representation, Aliza's Catherine Zeta-Jones themed Bat Mitzvah, and the importance of reaching out to randos. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

What do you get when you combine a horror movie audience, a spiritualist séance, and a haunted house attraction? Beginning in the 1930s and lasting into the 1960s, midnight ghost shows were ghoulishly chaotic, wonderfully campy 4D theater performances that accompanied the scary movies of the era, beloved by a mostly-teenage audience who often became a part of the show themselves. Schlocky showman Chelsey Weber-Smith tells Sarah about how magicians-turned-ghostmasters used paranormal parlor tricks, gory skits, and marketing gimmicks to create a new form of vaudevillian dark comedy. As horror obsessives, Sarah and Chelsey muse about what it would have been like to attend one of these late night wacky fright fests that paved the way for the happily trashy theater camaraderie of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Digressions include the resilience of the horseshoe crab, dollar store competition, and plot holes in the movie High Tension (2003).More Chelsey Weber-Smith:Listen to American HysteriaOriginal music in this episode is produced + performed by Magpie Cinema Club(except for Harry Belafonte's Zombie Jamboree which is, in fact, from 1962.)Listen to their cover of Season of the VVitchProduced + edited by Miranda ZicklerMore You're Wrong About:Bonus Episodes on PatreonBuy cute merchYWA on InstagramSarah's other show, You Are GoodSupport the show

This week on Binchtopia, Eliza returns from her off-grid era to dive into the history and evolution of body technology, from ancient tracking rituals to Silicon Valley's quantified self movement. The girlies break down Fitbits, Oura Rings, Prenuvo scans, and sleep apps to examine how our obsession with optimizing the body blurs the line between health, surveillance, and control. Digressions include Taylor Swift's public clowning, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B beefing with each other's kids, and the biological necessity of annihilation anxiety. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. SOURCES A Panopticon on My Wrist: The Biopower of Big Data Visualization for Wearables Beyond Human: Lifelogging and Life Extension  Denial of Death by Ernest Becker Effectiveness of wearable activity trackers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses  Exploring the impact of commercial wearable activity trackers on body awareness and body representations: A mixed-methods study on self-tracking  Full-body MRIs: Peace of mind for some, "bane of my existence" for others  Health Wearables, Gamification, and Healthful Activity  I covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life.  Interventions Using Wearable Activity Trackers to Improve Patient Physical Activity and Other Outcomes in Adults Who Are Hospitalized  Know Thyself: Tracking Every Facet of Life, from Sleep to Mood to Pain, 24/7/365  Memex: A Romantic Theoretical Tool for Thought  Orthosomnia: Are Some Patients Taking the Quantified Self Too Far?  Perceptions of Wearable Health Tools Post the COVID-19 Emergency in Low-Income Latin Communities: Qualitative Study  Prevalence of Orthosomnia in a General Population Sample: A Cross-Sectional Study  Ring of power: Oura will soon be worth $11b  Self-Tracking by Gina Neff & Dawn Nafus Terror Management Theory The double-edged sword of self-tracking: investigating factors of technostress in performance-oriented cycling and triathlon  The Quantified Self by Deborah Lupton The Rise of Wearable Devices during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review   Wearable Devices Can Increase Health Anxiety. Could They Adversely Affect Health?  Wearable Devices to Improve Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behaviour: An Umbrella Review  Wearable systems without experiential disruptions: exploring the impact of device feedback changes on explicit awareness, physiological synchrony, sense of agency, and device-body ownership  White Noise by Don Delillo Will a Full-Body MRI Scan Help You or Hurt You?  

Mattie Lubchansky (Boys Weekend, Simplicity) and the lads grab their cow as white as milk, their cape as red as blood, their hair as yellow as corn, their slipper as pure as gold, and feed a potion to a rapping witch as they cover Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 1986 fairy tale musical: Into the Woods. Topics include the massive reworking of the second act, the many allegations against the Big Bad Wolf, and how Sondheim's most lucrative musical might also be his best.   Mattie Lubchansky: Website // Bluesky // Instagram // Patreon   Boys Weekend: A hilarious trans-“final girl” horror graphic novel about a bachelor party gone very, very wrong. A witty, tender romp through the cosmic horror of being alive   In the Land of…Simplicity: An Account of the Unusual Peoples of the Former United States & A Sojourn Through the Exurb Zones And Other Unsecured Territories By An Intrepid Explorer From the Coalition of Secured City-States: a vibrant new graphic novel about a timid academic sent out from the walled dystopian security territory of New York City to investigate a cult in the wilds of the Catskill Mountains.   No Gods No Mayors: Municipal government: a trap that catches those too incompetent, too corrupt, too strange even for national politics. And the greatest of these, the mayor - the highest political office one can hope to reach with a truly oppositional personality or a crack addiction. Mattie Lubchansky, Riley Quinn and November Kelly are teaming up to make a podcast investigating these mayors. From petty Bonapartes to flagrant mafiosi, these are their stories. Available on Spotify // Apple Podcasts // RSS Feed   Temporal Culture War: Mattie Lubchansky and Clayton Ashley figure out what the hell was going on in culture in the early 2000s while they wade through episodes of Star Trek Enterprise. Available on Spotify // Apple Podcasts // RSS Feed   Media Referenced in this Episode: Into the Woods. Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by James Lapine. 1986. Bernadette Peters and Original Into the Woods Cast Recall Untold Stories, Backstage Memories and Standouts With Sondheim by Adam Hetrick. Playbill. November 25th, 2014. From "Boom Crunch" to "The Last Midnight": How Into the Woods Transformed Throughout the Years by Logan Culwell-Block. Playbill. November 19th, 2014. Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany by Stephen Sondheim. Penguin Random House. 2011. Into the Woods: A conversation with Sondheim and Lapine – 1991 PBS TV Into the Woods - MTI Conversation Piece with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine Into the Woods SR. at Lenox Hill   TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com   Interstitial: “There's a Chance You Might Be Bi” // Music by Stephen Sondheim // Lyrics by A.J. Ditty // Featuring A.J. Ditty as “Himself”

Venture forth with Julia and beautiful Lady Garros on their noble quest to the Renaissance Faire, where Nick donned a full chest plate and even the turkey legs demanded a tithe. After ranting about ye olde ATM's and how capitalism ruins everything, the binchies travel back in history to the first Ren Faire of the 1960's to understand how a radical gathering for communists and hippies turned into the multi-million dollar business of today. Plus, an eye-opening interview with two iconic Ladies of the Faire, Olivia and Lev, who provide the inside scoop on what it's like to be a Rennie. Digressions include Nick healing his East Coast trauma with DIY, A tragic yet colorful incident at Lowes , and a much-needed bead update. You can find our beautiful braidstresses, Olivia Rose on Instagram @viastvincent and her ceramics Instagram @ohroseceramics and Lev Leveau on Facebook

Are you a survival pessimist or a survival optimist? Blair Braverman surprises Sarah with a harrowing, heartening, and sometimes hilarious tale of love and endurance in the face of certain death, but you'll have to listen to find out the seemingly impossible circumstances our subjects had to overcome. Digressions include Sarah's flight simulation skills, David Goggins' morning routine, and the best way to design your character in The Oregon Trail computer game.More Blair Braverman:Blair's new picture book, "The Day Leap Soared"Advice for Sarah from BlairBlair on InstagramMore of Blair's workMore You're Wrong About:Bonus Episodes on PatreonBuy cute merchYWA on InstagramSarah's other show, You Are GoodSupport the showSupport the show

FEATURING: (00:01:48) New Business - Fire Emblem Shadows.(00:19:30) EA SPorts FC 26.(00:29:57) PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs.(00:37:29) Pepper Grinder.(00:43:44) Klonoa: Empire of Dreams and Mr. Driller 2. Earthion.(01:06:11) Nintendo of America has a new prez.(01:16:07) Digressions on flying, "The Cheese Incident".(01:27:33) Listener Mail - The 64DD.

FEATURING: (00:01:48) New Business - Fire Emblem Shadows.(00:19:30) EA SPorts FC 26.(00:29:57) PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs.(00:37:29) Pepper Grinder.(00:43:44) Klonoa: Empire of Dreams and Mr. Driller 2. Earthion.(01:06:11) Nintendo of America has a new prez.(01:16:07) Digressions on flying, "The Cheese Incident".(01:27:33) Listener Mail - The 64DD.

Julia is joined by genius mind P.E. Moskowitz for a conversation about their new memoir Breaking Awake, which chronicles the mental breakdown that drove them to experiment with drugs, reckon with trauma, and draw meaning from suffering. From Klonopin and SSRIs to ketamine and LSD, they consider what our reliance on substances reveals about our modern world. Are drugs soothing us, transforming us, or just reflecting our pain? Digressions include P.E.'s commandment to “go out and get weird with it,” the dark headspace where internet mantras start to feel profound, and the unfortunate but honest truth that the only way out is through. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and edited by Livi Burdette.  Check out P.E.'s book Breaking Awake: A Reporter's Search for a New Life, and a New World, Through Drugs and their Substack Mental Hellth. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.  

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Julia is joined by Binchtopia favorite Allegra Chapman to explore the delightful world of DOLLS! From Sonny Angels to Blythe, Madame Alexander to Barbie, Allegra lends her expertise to tell us what dolls reveal about history, their practical and symbolic purposes, and even the “misdollgyny” behind why haunted dolls always seem to be women. Plus, Allegra's thoughts on those infamous American Girls, the childhood pastime of torturing your dolls, and the uncanny world of reborns. Digressions include the bonding experience of having curly hair, Allegra's new Julia-approved boyfriend, and finally addressing tintypegate… To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. Find Allegra at @severedlegs on all socials!

Who really ended the Cold War, Ronald Reagan or a ten-year-old girl? Eighties correspondent Maris Kreizman joins us for a heartfelt conversation about America's Youngest Ambassador, Samantha Smith, a child who wrote a letter to Soviet General Secretary Yuri Andropov in hopes of cooling nuclear tensions. Then, Andropov wrote back. Maris and Sarah discuss the burden we place on the youth to “change the world” while simultaneously scolding them for their naivety. Digressions include the millennial urge to cut up plastic soda can rings, Christina Applegate's SNL infomercial, and an important lesson from the Golden Girls.More Maris Kreizman:Buy the book, I Want to Burn This Place DownSubscribe to the newsletter, The Maris ReviewMaris on BlueskyMore You're Wrong About:Bonus Episodes on PatreonBuy cute merchYWA on InstagramSarah's other show, You Are GoodSupport the show

Julia is joined by bestie of the pod Michaela Okland to explore the practice of chosen celibacy, from its ancient history to its resurgence in modern culture. The girlies share their own celibacy journeys, revisit iconic historical figures who opted out of sex and marriage, and discuss the radical 4B movement gaining attention in South Korea, where women are walking away from men entirely. Digressions include the karmic power of The Melting Pot, graduating from Men Are Trash discourse, and dating after grief and loss.  This episode was produced and researched by Julia Hava and edited by Livi Burdette.  Find Michaela Okland (@michaelaokland) on Twitter and IG! To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES: 4B movement: what is it and how did it start? | The Week After Trump's win, some women are considering the 4B movement | CNN Are antidepressants making you asexual? | The Spectator Book of the 10th Muse: Love and Marriage Boston Marriages Boston Marriages: Romantic but Asexual Relationships Among Contemporary Lesbians Chaste Marriage In The Middle Ages Going boysober: the women who turned to celibacy in 2024 How Celibate Women Became a Threat | TIME “I Don't Miss It”: Celibacy Is Bringing Some Women Peace Less Is More: Welcome To The Rise Of #Celibacy Neither ‘incel' nor ‘volcel': Relational accounts of UK women's sexual abstinence Re-reading (Vestal) virginity Sex-positive feminism had its moment – and now it has been replaced by voluntary celibacy | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian SWORN VIRGINS OF THE BALKAN HIGHLANDS The 4B movement: envisioning a feminist future uwith/in a non-reproductive future in Korea The last of Albania's 'sworn virgins' The rise of voluntary celibacy: ‘Most of the sex I've had, I wish I hadn't bothered' | Sex | The Guardian Women's Agency Through Spinsterhood and Celibacy – Childfree History Museum. Women's rights and the rise of the 4B movement - University of Birmingham Why Gen Zers Are Choosing Celibacy  

Join Julia and beautiful Nick as they recap their arduous journey to Medieval Times, unpacking the show's unintelligible plot, the vibeless knights of dubious talents and the disgraceful shortage of jesters and wenches. Digressions include Benson Boone's Gower Gulch, Jane Goodall's sneaky link in the jungle and the abominable flop of boomers. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and monthly zoom hangs visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

This week, the girlies get nostalgic, looking back on the years of Binchtopia and sharing a few updates. Digressions include the memes that shaped us, our truly out of pocket episode titles, and Ozzy Osbourne's forgotten impact on our very first live show. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Livi Burdette.  To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, zoom hangouts and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.  

This week, the girlies slip into the dreamworld to decode the binchie subconscious. Between prophetic triplet births, missing teeth, doomed flights, and Scrappy Doo lurking in the shadows, they ask: what does it all mean? Digressions include our favorite unconventional influencer, AI psychosis, and the girlies' own cursed dream cycles. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and monthly zoom hangs visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

This week, the girlies log on to discuss the strange and somewhat evil journey of content streaming. They track the rise from radio to Napster to Netflix, expose how labels teamed up with platforms to rob artists blind, and unpack how mood playlists and background noise culture encourage you to passively consume your music, not listen to it. They also hear from binchies who have done away with streaming entirely, and talk about hopeful alternatives for finding and interacting with art you love. Digressions include: Matt Rife's new haunting business venture, Katy Perry's stay at the Khia Asylum, and unfortunately, hitting the Sydney Sweeney button. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Livi Burdette. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, zoom hangouts and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES A cultural lineage of streaming  Adolescent Mental Health in the Digital Age: Facts, Fears and Future Directions be your own algorithm (video) Binge Watching as a Young Adult Linked to Cognitive Impairment: Study Mood Machine by Liz Pelly Netflix Reveals the Shows That You Binge Watched the Fastest  Netflix's 'Skip Intro' Button Makes TV Ever More Like an App Stream a Little Dream: How Netflix Turned Our Culture into Content   Streaming Culture by David Arditi Swedish composer becomes Spotify's most-famous musician you've never heard of The Algorithm Killed the Radio Star by Eliza McLamb The Best Streaming Services For 2025   The Death of the Artist by William Deresiewicz The Death of the Artist—and the Birth of the Creative Entrepreneur  The Evolution and Impact of Streaming Services: Changing the Media Landscape  The Ghosts in the Machine  The Oxford Handbook of Radio and Podcasting  The Right to Art by Eliza McLamb The Telephonoscope (1879) This ‘secret' composer is behind 650 fake artists on Spotify. His music has been streamed 15bn times on the platform (report)  83% of U.S. adults use streaming services, far fewer subscribe to cable or satellite TV  

Welcome aboard our Safe Space Ship!   Ariana Perry will be hosting this completely spoiled, totally unofficial, deep dive into Our Flag Means Death every Tuesday!   This week I'm talking to Noel, FollowsTheBees, about mirrors in OFMD and lots of digressions!   Episode Mentions:  Never Left Pateron   Don't forget to follow us on social media (@NeverLeftPodcast on BlueSky, @NeverLeftPod on Twitter, NeverLeftPodcast on Ig, Never Left on FB), and check out our Pateron.. The links are in our linktree!  Feel free to contact us at neverleftofmd@gmail.com with any thoughts or questions   Please remember to #DontStreamOnMax and #FireDavidZaslav If you want you can also let Netflix, Amazon Prime and Apple + know that you would still love to see Our Flag Means Death on their platforms. #SaveOFMD #AdoptOurCrew   Our artwork was created by Amy Gleason, you can see more of her art @AmysBirdHouse on instagram and in the comic series Mighty Mascots.   Our theme music is Gnossienne 5 by Erik Satie, preformed by La Pianista   Image Description: A lighthouse stands above the inn, wrapped in a purple Kraken tentacle. The text reads "Never Left: Our Flag Means Death"    

This week, the girlies are in a place of tour, reporting live from Binchicago! From the technical difficulties and gonjus gowns of live shows to meeting all the insanely impressive binchies (and their radicalized family members), they reflect on whether or not alcohol is poison, the beauty of Zanies, and the haunting image of a backpack hiked to the TOP! Digressions include: twin ethics, binchie-submitted icks, and the emotional significance of a backyard. We're on tour!!!! Find tickets at (https://linktr.ee/binchtopia) This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and monthly zoom hangs visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.  

This week, the girlies are hairy on main to address the question: why are we so obsessed with being smooth? From ancient sugaring practices to TikTok lasers, they trace the cultural history of body hair and explore how whiteness, misogyny, hygiene myths, and beauty marketing all converged to make your stubble a moral failing. Digressions include Eliza's ongoing war with air travel, Lena Dunham's latest press tour, and non-qualified med spas that will definitely leave you botched. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, zoom hangouts and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES: A full Brazilian or all natural: understanding the influences on young women's decision to remove their pubic hair  ASU professor encourages students to defy body hair norms  Body Hair Removal: The 'Mundane' Production of Normative Femininity.  Caucasian Female Body Hair and American Culture  Darker-skinned people urged to take extra precautions as laser hair removal industry booms  From flint razors to lasers: a timeline of hair removal methods Hair or Bare?: The History of American Women and Hair Removal, 1914-1934 History of Hair Removal  How the beauty industry convinced women to shave their legs  How Much A Beauty Editor's Hair Removal Routine Actually Costs  Male Stigmatization of Female Body Hair Mapping 'Gross' Bodies: The Regulatory Politics of Disgust  Plucked: A History of Hair Removal by Rebecca Herzig ‘Plucked': Race, gender, science, medicine converge in history of hair removal Pubic Hair Grooming Prevalence and Motivation Among Women in the United States  Shaving and fashion: A storied history The Casualties of Women's War on Body Hair The Hair-Raising History of Women's Body Hair  The History of Female Hair Removal  The Naked Truth: Why Humans Have No Fur The Strange Secret History Of Hair Removal Will Blow Your Mind  Trends in body hair removal as depicted through art UNSHAVED resistance & revolution in women's body hair politics  Why women feel pressured to shave

This week, the girlies are joined by writer, cultural critic, and internet princess Rayne Fisher-Quann for a bonus follow-up to our literacy episode. We unpack Rayne's recent essay on “poser ethics” and ask: is pretending to have read Dostoevsky really that bad? Are there different kinds of reading, and is one better than the other? Have we fully reckoned with the cultural impact of a generation of men raised on Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Digressions include everyday activities that bring us closer to lead poisoning, a crucial Nerds Gummy Cluster taste test, and a deep dive into our personal neuroses. Check out some of Rayne's work here: https://internetprincess.substack.com/ This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and monthly zoom hangs visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. We're going on tour!!!! Find tickets at https://linktr.ee/binchtopia

This week, the girlies are armed with their No. 2 pencils to ask: what's the current state of literacy, how did we get here, and are the kids okay??? They unpack how we went from clay tablets to BookTok fairy smut and trace how phonics, poverty, and the policy failures of the Bush administration shaped how we learn to read. Digressions include Zohran Mamdani socialist prom, the power of drawing portals, and empathy for Travis Kelce. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan. We're going on tour!!!! Find tickets at https://linktr.ee/binchtopia SOURCES: A Brief History of Summer Reading  A Chapter a Day – Association of Book Reading with Longevity A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel  American Children's Reading Skills Reach New Lows  America's literacy crisis isn't what you think  Ancient customer-feedback technology lasts millennia Are men's reading habits truly a national crisis?  BookTok: A new era in the history of reading  BookTok Statistics  BookTok: The Dark Horse of the Economy Can Reading Make You Happier? Children and young people's reading in 2025  Exploring BookTok's impact on literature   How BookTok is Reviving the Era of Physical Bookselling  How is the popularity of BookTok impacting the publishing industry?  How Literacy Became a Powerful Weapon in the Fight to End Slavery  How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America's Reading Crisis  How the Second World War Made America Literate  How TikTok Became a Best-Seller Machine  Introduction to the Original Edition Literacy and History   Illiteracy: “Another form of slavery”  Literacy Rate in the US 2025: Top Picks National Reading Panel - Teaching Children to Read  No Child Left Behind Act of 2001  No Child Left Behind: An Overview   Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed at Fifty  PEDAGOGY of the OPPRESSED by Paolo Freire  Report finds ‘shocking and dispiriting' fall in children reading for pleasure  Share of TikTok users reading more books because of #BookTok in the United States as of May 2023, by state  School Summer Reading Lists: A Brief and Nerdy History  Sold a Story Soldiers Literacy Training Collection  The History of Summer Reading  The Influence of BookTok on Literary Criticisms and Diversity  The Invention of Summer Reading and the Birth of the Beach Read  The Literacy Crisis in the U.S. is Deeply Concerning—and Totally Preventable  The Nation's Report Card  The Rise and Fall of Vibes-Based Literacy  The Subversive Joy of BookTok  This is how much the global literacy rate grew over 200 years  Why I Won't Quit BookTok 

This week, the girlies are cozied up in their Barbie sleeping bags, reflecting on the innocent beauty, brutal hierarchy, and core memories of sleepovers past in honor of the upcoming Summer Sleepover Tour. From the absolute shame of calling your mom to pick you up early to aspiring to be THAT girl with a basement, they unpack everything that made sleepovers a defining girlhood ritual. Digressions include: nerds rope slander, the power of children writing letters, and an immersive Bat Mitzvah experience. We're going on tour!!!! Find tickets at https://linktr.ee/binchtopia This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and monthly zoom hangs visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.  

For pride month, the girlies mount a defense against one of the largest threats to queer people today: transphobia. They trace the long history of trans existence and its erasure, unpack how moral panic is used to justify control, why transphobia exists on both the right and the left, and how the freedom to live outside the binary can liberate us from other systems of oppression. Digressions include: the highs and lows of plant parenthood, our no-phone summer so far, and a new candy shaking up the scene. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Livi Burdette. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, zoom hangouts and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. RESOURCES: https://transharmreduction.org/ https://www.thetrevorproject.org/  https://translifeline.org/ https://transequality.org/  https://transgenderlawcenter.org https://pflag.org/get-support/ https://transreads.org/  https://www.elevatedaccess.org/ https://www.pointofpride.org/resource-library SOURCES: 2025 anti-trans bills tracker  A History of Transphobia in the Medical Establishment  A Lost Piece of Trans History  A systematic review of TERF behaviour online in relation to sociopsychological group dynamics Advancing Transgender Justice: Illuminating Trans Lives Behind and Beyond Bars  Anti-trans legislation has never been about protecting children' Anti-Trans Moral Panics Endanger All Young People Better mental health found among transgender people who started hormones as teens Beyond Gender: Indigenous Perspectives, Muxe  Beyond moral panic: how governments are ignoring centuries of trans history  Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton Clayman Conversations: Three scholars examine the TERF Industrial Complex Fact Sheet: Transgender Participation in Sports  Gender Identity in Weimar Germany  Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy and Depressive Symptoms Among Transgender Adults   Impact of Ban on Gender-Affirming Care on Transgender Minors  India's Relationship with the Third Gender  Introduction: TERFs, Gender-Critical Movements, and Postfascist Feminisms  Mental health benefits associated with gender-affirming surgery Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Care Marxism, moral panic and the war on trans people  “Moving Towards the Ugly” My Words to Victor Frankenstein by Susan Stryker Online Anti-LGBTQ Hate Terms Defined: “Transvestigation”  On Liking Women by Andrea Long-Chu Othering, peaking, populism and moral panics: The reactionary strategies of organised transphobia Responses to Janice G. Raymond's The Transsexual Empire The “Empire” Strikes Back: A Posttranssexual Manifesto The Epidemic of Violence Against the Transgender & Gender-Expansive Community in the U.S.  The Forgotten History of the World's First Trans Clinic How historians are documenting the lives of transgender people  The History of Two-Spirit Folks  The Institute of Sexology and the Erasure of Transgender History  The semi-sacred ‘third gender' of South Asia       The Supreme Court's incoherent new attack on trans rights, explained Theorist Susan Stryker on One of Her Most Groundbreaking Essays, 25 Years Later  The rise of anti-trans “radical” feminists, explained To protect gender-affirming care, we must learn from trans history Transgender History by Susan Stryker Transgender Lives in the Middle Ages through Art, Literature, and Medicine  TV and films have long taught audiences transphobia What science tells us about transgender athletes  Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law - More than 40% of transgender adults in the US have attempted suicide  Woman says she was brutally attacked in Carpentersville, Illinois because she's a lesbian

The girlies return from their summer break with a chatty episode recapping their travels, including our bodies yet again keeping the score, a shocking Alec Baldwin sighting, and the transcendent beauty of Nerds Gummy Clusters. Digressions include: Aura ring-induced health spirals, the evilness of snoring, and Baskin-Robbins' haunting Trolli milkshake. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and monthly zoom hangs visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.  

This week, the girlies tackle rage bait: the content that's engineered to make you mad and keep you scrolling. From gutting historic homes to incendiary Republican rhetoric, they explore how anger became a content strategy and why we keep falling for it. They trace the long history of provocation, once a way to challenge power and now just another feature of your FYP, breaking down how rage bait works, who benefits from it, and why nothing feels shocking anymore. Digressions include the beauty of riding a train, knowing conservative content creators in real life, and the age-old question: does being a woman count as rage bait? We're going on tour!!!! Find tickets at https://linktr.ee/binchtopia This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, zoom hangouts and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES $5.2m for a duct-taped banana: has the buyer of Maurizio Cattelan's artwork slipped up? 10 Works of Art That Made People Really Mad  100 years later Duchamp's ‘Fountain' still influential Against Empathy by Paul Bloom Anger is an approach-related affect: Evidence and implications.  Antisocial Behavior in Online Discussion Communities Ape and Human Cognition: What's the Difference? Chris Ofili: Can art still shock us? Chris Ofili, The Holy Virgin Mary  Emotion Shapes the Diffusion of Moral Content Facebook Manipulated User News Feeds To Create Emotional Responses  How A Urinal Changed Art History: The Duchamp Fountain How Upton Sinclair's ‘The Jungle' Led to US Food Safety Reforms How (and where) does moral judgment work? How the Shock Jock Became the Outrage Jock Marcel Duchamp: The Forefather of Conceptual Art More Transparency and Less Spin Movement, Affect, Sensation Musk's Political Posts Online hate speech victimization: consequences for victims' feelings of insecurity Piss Christ by Andres Serrano  Social Influence Bias: A Randomized Experiment Still Amusing Ourselves The Art of Absurdity: Resurgence of Dadaism through Gen-Z memes. The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind By Gustave Le Bon   The Cultural Politics of Emotion by Sara Ahmed The Dada Era of Internet Memes The Disinformation Dozen The Emotional Dog and Its Rational Tail: A Social Intuitionist Approach to Moral Judgment  “The Great Moon Hoax” is published in the “New York Sun” The Shock Of The New: Art And The Century Of Change  The urinal that changed how we think These Influencers Are Making Content to Make You Angry — And It's Working  Understanding Media - The Extensions of Man  Walter Lippmann and Public Opinion What is rage-baiting and why is it profitable?  Yellow Journalism  YouTube, the Great Radicalizer