So much craziness happened in our absence that we needed two episodes to get it in. But this week we’re talking about the pop culture and ridiculousness that we missed. Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear Links: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nancy-reagan-madonna-tweet-shapiro_n_61b90024e4b0317f6dcd9008 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellendurney/kim-kardashian-backlash-over-business-advice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEZdsisM8ZI https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/01/28/spotify-joe-rogan-neil-young/ https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/01/elvira-cassandra-peterson-lost-followers-after-coming-out-girlfriend https://www.npr.org/2022/01/26/1075761231/peter-dinklage-disney https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-whines-on-fox-news-how-hes-no-longer-attracted-to-the-brown-mandm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vmq3zzC6EU https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/29/joni-mitchell-joins-neil-young-in-demanding-spotify-remove-her-music https://www.nme.com/news/music/ted-nugent-not-happy-with-joan-jett-being-on-top-100-greatest-guitarists-list-3128952 https://slate.com/culture/2022/01/neil-young-spotify-joe-rogan-covid-streaming.html https://neilyoungarchives.com/news/1/article?id=Spotify-In-The-Name-Of-Truth https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/nancy-reagan-throat-goat-explained https://www.looper.com/681600/seth-rogens-santa-inc-controversy-explained/

We’re back! And the world didn’t stop turning in our absence. This week we’re covering some of the news-y stuff we missed while we were on hiatus. Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear Links: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/01/26/knoxville-planned-parenthood-rebuilding/ https://www.wbir.com/article/news/investigations/robert-bailey-family-upset-after-judge-seals-kpd-video-of-in-custody-death/51-cc95ab7d-b1ef-4782-8636-22a2046929d2 https://www.npr.org/2022/01/12/1072612059/former-theranos-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-to-be-sentenced-on-sept-26#:~:text=The%20jury%2C%20following%20seven%20days,to%20her%20defrauding%20of%20investors. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59884801 https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-urine-covid/fact-check-no-evidence-that-urine-therapy-cures-covid-19-idUSL1N2TS215 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/politics/ketanji-brown-jackson-woman-definition.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/what-does-dont-say-gay-actually-say.html https://www.whitehouse.gov/kbj/ https://www.npr.org/2022/03/24/1088492365/judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-nomination-hearings-what-happened-thursday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01RF6k7tDq8 https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/books/antiracist-baby-book-amazon-best-seller-1326449/ https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/22/blackburn-jackson-define-the-word-woman-00019543

We’re talking about the Irish holiday of “Women’s Christmas” or “Little Christmas.” Why does the labor of Christmas generally fall to women? How should we be approaching stress around the holidays. And is A Bad Moms Christmas the greatest movie of all time? Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear. Links: https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/opinion/christmas-sexist/ https://www.mamamia.com.au/christmas-for-women/ https://www.france24.com/en/20190106-ireland-women-christmas-irish-tradition-feminism https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/womens-christmas-nollaig-na-mban-celebrate-ireland https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/0102/1103975-the-roots-and-traditions-of-nollaig-na-mban/

You know her, you love her, but who really is the woman behind the man behind Christmas? Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear Links: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/90113/secret-history-mrs-claus https://www.marieclaire.com/career-advice/a25620198/mrs-claus-santa-school/ https://www.npr.org/2018/12/22/678128144/this-year-mrs-claus-is-coming-to-town-and-not-as-santas-sidekick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhKCaBgRFyc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Claus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5QPXhStb5I

Here’s one that’s definitely not for kiddos or those with sensitive ears. Potty mouth alert! Are the very curses we say with gusto based in misogyny? Inspired by a Glennon Doyle podcast, this is what we’re discussing this week. We’re also talking about the different way male and female cursers are perceived by society. We may or may not also talk about our most favorite and weirdest curse words. Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear Links: https://open.spotify.com/episode/00Qq7KmtUoK2QV8Mpu1aHn?si=hmBEhWlOQfmUro8uxJulBA&dl_branch=1 https://unladylike.co/episodes/047/cursing https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=24012 https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-ny-state-wire-lifestyle-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-u-s-news-322c558aca167e7cc2d08d65f101d375 https://www.buzzfeed.com/audreyworboys/swear-word-facts https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=umurjournal https://www.elle.com/life-love/a19431418/swearing-double-standard/

We’re chatting about Sarah Silverman’s recent podcast in which she discusses “Jewface.” Why is antisemitism a less often acknowledged marginalization? Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear Links: https://youtu.be/q3g3N-b2Hb4 https://time.com/6101055/jewish-women-not-cast-in-jewish-roles/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ayf8Iny9Eg https://www.yahoo.com/news/apos-marvelous-mrs-maisel-apos-123117162.html

Would you survive until the end of a horror movie? This week we’re talking about the film trope of the final girl and how it relates to feminism. Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear Links: https://offscreen.com/view/feminism_and_horror?/new_offscreen/final_girl.html https://intheirownleague.com/2019/10/03/feminist-film-theory-101-carol-j-clovers-the-final-girl/ https://youtu.be/-yPDXEacY8U

In case you missed it last year! Trick or treat, friends! If you are wearing a costume, how do you avoid being an offensive butthead? Have no fear! Your three favorite witches with a “b” are here to help you figure out what costumes should get the green light and which should never see the light of day again. Links: https://www.bustle.com/style/halloween-costumes-racist-cultural-appropriation-offensive?fbclid=IwAR1ZXN25N-DsjgNmbsMwpH4DmbTGW9pdw5HF3yDcxzNOkfXnVVIrIcdQZ_0 https://www.parents.com/holiday/halloween/navigating-questionable-halloween-costumes/?fbclid=IwAR0ncPpd9SryfdJx_dmISiKpEIiwmSZaDhw4GJklYPfse-RQXWLh-dPcj9I https://www.npr.org/2019/10/29/773615928/cultural-appropriation-a-perennial-issue-on-halloween https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_appropriation https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/parenting/2019/10/18/cultural-appropriation-kids-halloween-costumes-parents-guide/3990124002/ https://www.cnn.com/style/article/history-of-halloween-costumes/index.html https://www.bustle.com/life/10-culturally-appropriative-halloween-costumes-you-should-never-wear-11941912?utm_campaign=fbproliq&utm_content=sq4NDY&utm_medium=pro&utm_source=facebook&lsid=LhkMTU5Mw&fbclid=IwAR1NRTmZZXtJTuvQebvLD0o6GKYPuUdwMfHezyN8wm2iJ_AKNLVwchVq2OA https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/pow-wow-princess-geisha-glam-and-gypsy-beware-of-cultural-appropriation-posing-as-halloween-costumes-205823105.html Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.

With the new film The Eyes of Tammy Faye in theaters, we’re chatting about this figure from the recent past. Was Tammy Faye famous or infamous? Has history finally gotten her story right, or are we still not seeing her clearly? Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear Links: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/televangelist-tammy-faye-bakker-messner-dies-at-65/2020/05/11/5f285410-916e-11ea-a9c0-73b93422d691_story.html https://www.vox.com/culture/22652320/eyes-tammy-faye-bakker-explained-jerry-falwell-jessica-chastain-review https://www.stitcher.com/show/youre-wrong-about/episode/tammy-faye-bakker-and-jessica-hahn-58390564 https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/09/19/tammy-faye-bakker-tabloid-history-512711 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/09/23/jessica-hahn-tells-all/70727c4f-e399-4863-82eb-d961be30d373/

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about Gabby Petito. While the search for Brian Laundrie continues, we talk about the way the media focuses its energy on missing white women and the toll of domestic violence. Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear Links: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ginger-zee-gabby-petito-death-abuse-170851521.html https://youtu.be/fCGsW41aQEw https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/tiktoks-obsession-with-the-gabby-petito-cas https://www.yahoo.com/news/gabby-petito-case-lauren-cho-daniel-robinson-missing-desert-182643801.html https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/04/13/523769303/what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-missing-white-women-syndrome https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/16/us/gabby-petito-timeline-missing-case/index.html https://www.vox.com/22684204/gabby-petito-missing-updates-internet-web-sleuthing https://ncadv.org/2021DVAM https://www.npr.org/2021/09/21/1039268981/media-petito-like-racism-native-americans https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jelani-day-missing-body-found_n_614cf0e0e4b001641191df4d?fbclid=IwAR2TVS_1uxw_E01v2EZRFJufPVKzDaEpkUz7TG7dDaFv9jMMM5kqezKgrrk