2 Thought Bitches

SEASON 1: Reckon with That?! 

Calling out bullshit. Calling in conversation.

In this episode of 2 Thought Bitches, Cailin and Iris discuss Radical Pleasure! 

Listen to the glorious Audre Lorde herself give the speech for “Uses of the Erotic: the Erotic as Power” or read it here!

AND bell hooks, there’s an amazing panel here AND read her work too!  

AND Hortense Spillers!

DOUBLE AND adrienne maree brown’s “Pleasure Activism”  

Credits:

• Audio Engineer: Jonathan Ballestas. You can find his music on Soundcloud 
• Graphics: Em Romano of Taurean Trade (follow her on Instagram @taureantrade and enjoy the splendor!) 
• Music: JB Retto, Cailin Mae, and Iris G.  

We want to hear from you and there are many ways for you to do that! Follow us and share your thoughts and experiences with radical pleasure OR send us an email or VOICE MESSAGE to our censored gmail! Join the FUCKING conversation:

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SEASON 1: Reckon with That?! 

Calling out bullshit. Calling in conversation.

For this very special time of year, 2 Thought Bitches is doing something a little different with the Indecent Conversation series. In this three-part holiday series, Cailin and Iris talk about taboo topics that you’re definitely not supposed to talk about at your grandmother’s dinner table. This episode’s topic is Politics--buckle in for this very special holiday ride. 

Credits:

• Audio Engineer: Jonathan Ballestas. You can find his music on Soundcloud 
• Graphics: Em Romano of Taurean Trade (follow her on Instagram @taureantrade and enjoy the splendor!) 
• Music: JB Retto, Cailin Mae, and Iris G.  

We want to hear from you and there are many ways for you to do that! Follow us and share your thoughts and experiences with money OR send us an email or VOICE MESSAGE to our censored gmail! Join the FUCKING conversation:

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Bonus Bitch-3: Happy Holidays

SEASON 1: Reckon with That?! 

Calling out bullshit. Calling in conversation.

In this bonus episode of 2 Thought Bitches, Cailin and Iris wish you a very happy holidays!

Credits:

• Audio Engineer: Jonathan Ballestas. You can find his music on Soundcloud 
• Graphics: Em Romano of Taurean Trade (follow her on Instagram @taureantrade and enjoy the splendor!) 
• Music: JB Retto, Cailin Mae, and Iris G.  

We want to hear from you and there are many ways for you to do that! Follow us and share your thoughts and experiences with diverting from the plan OR send us an email or VOICE MESSAGE to our censored gmail! Join the FUCKING conversation:

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SEASON 1: Reckon with That?! 

Calling out bullshit. Calling in conversation.

For this very special time of year, 2 Thought Bitches is doing something a little different with the Indecent Conversation series. In this three-part holiday series, Cailin and Iris talk about taboo topics that you’re definitely not supposed to talk about at your grandmother’s dinner table. This episode’s topic is MONEY--buckle in for this very special holiday ride. 

Here is the extremely short list of resources that inspired and tantalized us this week: 

“If money talks, why don’t we talk about it?” by Brian Luster 

Credits:

• Audio Engineer: Jonathan Ballestas. You can find his music on Soundcloud 
• Graphics: Em Romano of Taurean Trade (follow her on Instagram @taureantrade and enjoy the splendor!) 
• Music: JB Retto, Cailin Mae, and Iris G.  

We want to hear from you and there are many ways for you to do that! Follow us and share your thoughts and experiences with money OR send us an email or VOICE MESSAGE to our censored gmail! Join the FUCKING conversation:

• Instagram/Twitter: @2thoughtbitches
• Facebook: @2thoughtb.tches
• Website: www.2thoughtbitches.com

SEASON 1: Reckon with That?! 

Calling out bullshit. Calling in conversation.

For this very special time of year, 2 Thought Bitches is doing something a little different with the Indecent Conversation series. In this three-part holiday series, Cailin and Iris talk about three taboo topics that you’re definitely not supposed to talk about at your grandmother’s dinner table. This episode’s topic is RELIGION--buckle in for a special holiday ride. 

Here are some resources that inspired and tantalized us: 

-3 Things People Really Shouldn't Be Talking About
-The Impoliteness of Talking About Religion

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and it’s important for us to acknowledge the true history of this “holiday” :
- 8 Ways to Decolonize and Honor Native Peoples on Thanksgiving
-Op-Ed: Thanksgiving is a Tradition. It's also a lie.
-With Thanksgiving: A Native American View
-A Thanksgiving Message from Seven Amazing Native Americans
-This incredible poem by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke titled "America, I Sing Back"
-Thanksgiving | One Word Video

Credits:

• Audio Engineer: Jonathan Ballestas. You can find his music on Soundcloud 
• Graphics: Em Romano of Taurean Trade (follow her on Instagram @taureantrade and enjoy the splendor!) 
• Music: JB Retto, Cailin Mae, and Iris G.  

We want to hear from you and there are many ways for you to do that! Follow us and share your thoughts and experiences with religion OR send us an email or VOICE MESSAGE to our censored gmail! Join the FUCKING conversation:

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• Website: www.2thoughtbitches.com
• Email: [email protected]

SEASON 1: Reckon with That?! 

Calling out bullshit. Calling in conversation.

In this episode of 2 Thought Bitches, Cailin and Iris discuss causual-isms, microaggressions, and accountability! Whooo--it’s gonna be a heavy episode...IT’S GONNA BE GREAT!

THE BIGGEST SHOUT OUT TO IJEOMA OLUO! Her book So you want to talk about race was a huge resource and massive inspiration for this episode. She not only gave us a step-by-step guide to work through microaggressions with each other but her lovely quotes from her talks at Google and the XOXO festival, open and close our discussion--thank you Ijeoma!!!

ANOTHER HUUUUUGE SHOUT OUT to Vivette Jeffries-Logan, Michelle Johnson, Tema Okun who co-worte “ACCOUNTABILITY IN A TIME OF JUSTICE”. Thank you for giving us language and lenses so that we can better understand what accountability means. 

Here is a list of works that inspired and tantalized us: 

• Chester M. Piece (the originator of the term microaggressions and prolific academic)!
• Derald Sue — he literally wrote the book and check out his amazing video (it made us super nostalgic for the late 2000s)
• Dr. Andrea Boyles TEDex Talk “ The Socialization and Comfortableness of Microaggressions”
• “What exactly is a microagression?” by  Jenée Desmond-Harris
• “How microaggressions are like mosquito bites” by Same Difference FUSION COMEDY
• Still having a hard time understanding what microaggressions are? Check out this amazing video from Franchesca Ramsey and the team at MTV Decoded. 

Credits:

• Audio Engineer: Jonathan Ballestas. You can find his music on Soundcloud 
• Graphics: Em Romano of Taurean Trade (follow her on Instagram @taureantrade and enjoy the splendor!) 
• Music: JB Retto, Cailin Mae, and Iris G.  

We want to hear from you and there are many ways for you to do that! Follow us and share your thoughts and experiences with causualisms OR send us an email or VOICE MESSAGE to our censored gmail! Join the FUCKING conversatio

Bonus Bitch-2: The Plan

SEASON 1: Reckon with That?! 

Calling out bullshit. Calling in conversation.

In this bonus episode of 2 Thought Bitches, Cailin and Iris discuss diverging from the plan. Because life happens. And sometimes you've gotta improvise! 

Check out one of our favorite podcasts discussed in this episode: Harry Potter and the Sacred Text.  We're nerds, we know!

GIVEAWAY!!!!!
Dear listeners,
Guess the topics of our upcoming series "Conversations you wouldn't have at your grandmother's dinner table" through email or social media DM and win exclusive 2 Thought Bitches stickers!

Credits:

• Audio Engineer: Jonathan Ballestas. You can find his music on Soundcloud 
• Graphics: Em Romano of Taurean Trade (follow her on Instagram @taureantrade and enjoy the splendor!) 
• Music: JB Retto, Cailin Mae, and Iris G.  

We want to hear from you and there are many ways for you to do that! Follow us and share your thoughts and experiences with diverting from the plan OR send us an email or VOICE MESSAGE to our censored gmail! Join the FUCKING conversation:

• Instagram/Twitter: @2thoughtbitches
• Facebook: @2thoughtb.tches
• Website: www.2thoughtbitches.com
• Email: [email protected]

SEASON 1: Reckon with That?!
Calling out bullshit. Calling in conversation.

In this episode of 2 Thought Bitches, Cailin and Iris discuss intellectualism through THREE thought-provoking and loud-ass lenses.

The biggest shout out to the AMAZING organization The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB). Their anti-racism work was not only a huge inspiration for this topic but wildly instructive for our understanding of intellectualism and its relationship with privilege and liberation. They have an upcoming workshop in Los Angeles from November 13th - 15th. We cannot recommend it enough. 

Here are the lists of work that inspired and tantalized us: 

• Dear ol’ Alan Watts - “Intellectualisation creates a gap or lack of rapport between you and your life. You think about things so much that you get into the state where you are eating the menu instead of the dinner, where you value money more than wealth, and are generally confusing the map with the territory.”
• It’s a day that ends in y so....of course, we cited Daring Greatly by Brené Brown 
• Sigmund fucking Freud and his definition of intellectualism
• American Friends Service Committee — “ It is one of the ways white supremacy wounds white people. “6. Instructing white people to dissociate from [the] body and to revere 'thinking' over feeling, intimacy, or paying attention to the information/wisdom our bodies give to us.” - Greg Elliot 
• “If you have come to help me you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” —  Lila Watson and the collective of Aboriginal rights activists from Queensland, Australia in the 1970s

Credits:

• Audio Engineer: Jonathan Ballestas. You can find his music on Soundcloud 
• Graphics: Em Romano of Taurean Trade (follow her on Instagram @taureantrade and enjoy the splendor!) 
• Music: JB Retto, Cailin Mae, and Iris G.  

We want to hear from you and there are many ways for you to do that! Follow us and share your thoughts and experiences with intellectualism OR send us an email or VOICE MESSAGE to our censored gmail! Join the FUCKING conversation:

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SEASON 1: Reckon with That?!
Calling out bullshit. Calling in conversation.

In this episode of 2 Thought Bitches, Cailin and Iris discuss their experiences with Imposter Syndrome.

Here is a list of our inspiring and delightful resources:

Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K Rowling (this source brings uncontainable joy to include)

“I’ve run a game on everybody and they are going to find me out” ~ Maya Angelou

The Imposter Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention by Pauline Rose Clance and Suzanne Imes 

For individual differences to social categories: Analysis of a decade’s research on gender by  Kay Deaux

The Imposter Phenomenon by Jaruwan Sakulku 

What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it?—Elizabeth Cox 

Olivia Gatwood’s Ode to my Bitch Face (with her introduction on shame)

Daring Greatly by Brené Brown (yes, we know, we always reference Brené Brown….because we LOVE her)

Yes, Imposter Syndrome Is Real: How to deal with it Times Magazine

The Reality of Imposter Syndrome—Megan Dalla Camina 

Mental Health Resources: 

• Open Pathways 
• Psychology Today Therapist Directory

Upcoming Life of the Party Tour Dates:

 -9/26 Ithaca, NY

 -9/27 Toronto

 -9/28 Bloomington

 -9/29 Chicago

 -10/3 Seattle

 -10/4 Portland, OR

 -10/5 Arcata

 -10/7 Berkeley

 -10/8 Santa Cruz

 -10/9 Los Angeles

Credits:

• Audio Engineer: Jonathan Ballestas. You can find his music on Soundcloud 
• Graphics: Em Romano of Taurean Trade (follow her on Instagram @taureantrade and enjoy the splendor!) 
• Music: JB Retto, Cailin Mae, and Iris G.  

We want to hear from you and there are many ways for you to do that! Follow us and share your thoughts and experiences with Imposter Syndrome OR send us an email or VOICE MESSAGE to our censored gmail! Join the FUCKING conversation:

• Instagram/Twitter: @2thoughtbitches
• Facebook: @2thoughtb.tches
• Website: www.2thoughtbitches.com

Email: [email protected]

SEASON 1: Reckon with That?!
Calling out bullshit. Calling in conversation.

In this episode of 2 Thought Bitches, Cailin and Iris hold an elegy for the Good Girl. 

Here's a list of resources for this episode:

The monologue from David Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl

Musical contributions: Cobra Starship "Good Girls Go Bad”, Rihanna’s “Good Girl Gone Bad”, The Game feat. Drake “Good Girls Go Bad”

“Newsflash, Guys: There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Good Girl’” by Dodai Stewart

“Drake and Pop Music’s Good Girl Problem” by Anne Powers

“Jennifer Lawrence and The History of Cool Girls” by Anne Helen Petersen

“Why I’m Cool With Not Being A ‘Cool Girl’” by  Zola Ray

“The Dangers Of The ‘Cool Girl’ Ideal” by Julie DiCaro

“The Madonna-Whore Complex (it’s more common than you think)” by Maya Khamala

“The Virgin-Whore Dichotomy and Why Women Cannot Destroy it” by Monsters & Muses

Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center by bell hooks

4 Big Problems with the Feminine Mystique” by Ashley Fetters

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie Jones Rogers

BIGGEST SHOUT OUT to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and please watch her TED TALK

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