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What's up with the fascination around scammers? We've got the TINDER SWINDLER's trending Netflix documentary, Anna Delvey's new Netflix Shondaland hit, Billy McFarland of Fyre Festival infamy, and a host of tv and movies devoted to the con-man genre. Why do we love to hate them? Why are we so intrigued? What are lessons we can take away from hearing these stories?

For a lighter episode, we set aside the global news to dive into the current cultural obsession with scammers. 

Have you watched any of the above movies/documentaries? We'd love to hear your thoughts on them! [email protected] or @30andconfused.pod on Instagram. 

xx - Cass + Elise

"He's so toxic!" "That's abusive!" "She's such a narcissist!" What if the concept of "toxic" is toxic in itself? Today's episode dives into the language we use, how the words in our cultural lexicon have become more extreme in creating distinctions and grabbing people's attention. On the flip side, today's younger generations are more aware of mental issues; however, this can often lead to self diagnoses (sometimes to our detriment). We live in a cancel culture, so the moment we don’t like something we can write it off as toxic/abusive. Have you experienced this either from doing so yourself or have you witnessed a friend of yours do this? The word “toxic” has lost its power whereas "toxic" people are everywhere and we HAVE to get rid of them. Are we moving towards self-victimization where the problem is always outside ourselves and never our responsibility, or are we just finally putting words to what "it" is?

Cass & Elise are exploring all these questions. Press play, take a listen, and let us know what you think!

As always, please leave us a review on Apple podcasts, and send us your thoughts on this episode and the topics covered in it, or other topics you'd like to hear us discuss. [email protected]. 

xx - Cass & Elise

On this week's episode Cass & Elise cover:


- The United States and Russia squaring off at the U.N. Security Council over Ukraine, with Washington calling Moscow’s actions a threat to international peace and security, while a Kremlin envoy ridiculed Monday’s meeting as a “PR stunt.”

- Our thoughts on the Spotify / Joe Rogan saga. Joe Rogan has pledged to try harder to offer more balanced views on his podcast, after he was criticised by Neil Young and Joni Mitchell for helping to spread Covid misinformation

- North Korea has released photographs which it said were taken from its most powerful missile launch in five years, raising alarm in the international community. 

- Our take on TikTok's trend of "Main Character Energy." With more than 5.2bn views of the app’s #maincharacter hashtag – psychologists say the trend has gained momentum because lockdown and the feelings of isolation that come with it have created a gap once plugged by social connection.

As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions on the show and the topics we cover in it. If you'd like to suggest topics for us to discuss or send in any other feedback, you can always slide into our DM's on Instagram @30andconfused.pod or email us at [email protected]. 

xx - Cass & Elise

WE'RE BACK, BABY! Cass and Elise are back from their holiday break and are so excited to start 2022 off strong with a new episode of 30 & Confused. In this epiode we're discussing the vaxx / anti-vaxx controversies, the Novak Djokovic drama, how Ghislaine Maxwell is possibly unveiling 8 "John Does," how strong ideologies are and what we're willing to do to follow them or go against them, people's strong propensity to be manipulated, and new revelations about who outed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazi's. 

What would you like to hear us talk about in the new year? We'd love to hear from you! 

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xx - Cass & Elise 

In our 20th episode, Cass & Elise are back with an open conversation "deep dive" chat about what it means to be 'in your feminine' or 'in your masculine' energy. How does this change heteronormative relationship dynamics in 2021? 

• What is it like being "a lady" in 2021? 
• Is the concept outdated?
• Are we taking on more masculine attributes? Is this making our lives better?
• Are we moving towards a more androgynous society?

We define what having feminine energy means to us, and even discover some new things about ourselves we had not fully processed before, as this conversation made us look at things in a new way. We hope you enjoy hearing our perspectives, and we would love to hear yours. 

You can always write to us at [email protected]. 
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xx - Cass & Elise

HOLIDAY EPISODE! 🥳 This week on 30 and Confused is a little different. We're swapping global news and current happenings for a discussion of the history of the American holiday Thanksgiving. 🦃🍁We both share our own experiences with the holiday, what we love about it, and little known facts surrounding the day. Whether you're in the states celebrating with family and friends this week or elsewhere across the globe, we wish you a great week!

xx - Cass & Elise

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Have you heard of NFT's? Would you buy one? Did you know there are digital fashion houses now? We talk about what it means as more and more of our lives go online. 

We also cover COP26, pledges of world leaders, and our transition to a more sustainable world. 

Last but not least, we discuss our love of Italy and Italian food, the #FreeBritney movement and we celebrate her newfound independence from a 14 year long conservatorship. 

Does the name Ned Ludd ring any bells for you? How about 'Anom' phones? Do you know what a "disinformation influencer" is? We dive into a broad-ranging discussion on technology, the internet, privacy, ISP's, the concept of "having nothing to hide," Edward Snowden, and ways the internet has shaped our world today. 

As always, please let us know what you think about these topics. :)  [email protected].

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xx- Cass & Elise

Have you heard of the "bystander effect?" What about the stoic idea of "radical candor?" 

In this episode we discuss the idea of Radical Candor from stoic philosophy, what being radically candid means for our more personal relationships and how this idea shapes how we communicate with our partners, our friends, and our colleagues. 

For the news, we cover:

- Facebook's new ambitions to build a "metaverse."

- Reiner Fuellmich, a German lawyer specialising in corporate fraud, has vowed to put world leaders and leading scientists in the dock for supposedly engineering a fake pandemic. He’s become the great hope of the global coronavirus conspiracy scene.

- A Singaporean TikToker's viral video and group chat that acted as a "yelp review" for men on dating apps in the city, and a community to warn other girls of potentially dangerous men. We get into discussing the pros and cons of something like this existing, and our own dating app experiences in Amsterdam (as well as our own group chat dedicated to warning friends and friends of friends about men we've encountered in the city to stay away from).

Trigger warning: sexual assault. 

- A woman on a train near Philadelphia was raped publicly and no one did anything or called the police. We dive into the "bystander effect," a personal experience where we've experienced this effect, and perhaps something you can do to make sure you are never a "bystander."

As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts! [email protected]
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xx - Cass & Elise

In this Episode, we discuss some of our favourite things about the new Autumn season and our controversial views on pumpkin spice lattes. ;) We cover what's happening between Taiwan and China, new data on 'Covid children', beauty trends and standards throughout the ages, Google's new green flight search tool, the ancient Roman philosophy of "bread and spectacle," Malcolm X's speeches, a new drug to help cure Malaria in Africa, how messages put out by a powerful few dictate the behaviour of so many, how social media impacts us, Facebook's PR struggles, and last but not least, radio active hybrid terror pigs in the area surrounding the former Fukushima nuclear power plant from the meltdown in 2011.

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