That’s a wrap, folks!! Season two ends with an absolute BANG, as Chase and Shannon are joined by comedians McKenna Moore and Obo Gilmore in another follow-up from last season: this time on anti-fat bias. Laughter and learning abound as your hosts and guests delve into this oft-overlooked stigma. (Episode recorded June 2024)

Sources:

https://youtu.be/1_XuwM844bY?si=FxiW2AeyYv0nPZR_

https://youtu.be/Ukg8i6r_seU?si=vgDHkL8tzpi8_Cgu

https://youtu.be/9Qo9DbJJg4g?si=mMw_6dKavfBLIa1f 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7920326/ 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fat-shaming-toxic-masculinity-and-the-gay-male-beauty-myth 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11025213/#:~:text=Anti-fat%20bias%20and%20weight,of%20their%20targets%20%5B44%5D

https://www.manchesterjournal.com/arts_and_culture/food/food-for-thought-with-kat-fat-joy/article_3ee7fa10-1d34-11ef-aca0-8f3a15e9a280.html

https://students.wustl.edu/fat-liberation-self-study-guide/

https://naafa.org/history

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fat-at-fashion-week-kellie-brown

Cosmetic surgery is a billion dollar industry with millions going under the knife each year for various procedures. Whether it’s tummy tucks, rejuvenation, rhinoplasty, or hair transplants, humanity is in constant pursuit of a narrow lens of physical perfection, sometimes to dangerous, disastrous, or deadly degrees. In this admittedly graphic episode, Shannon and Chase dive scalpel first into the history and science of this rather controversial field.

https://www.isaps.org/discover/about-isaps/history/timeline-of-aesthetic-plastic-surgery/#:~:text=Non%2Dsurgical%20procedures%20like%20dermal,facial%20rejuvenation%2C%20becomes%20more%20widespread.

https://www.plasticsurgery.org/about-asps/history-of-asps

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_surgery

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10617452/

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/cosmetic-plastic-surgery-overview

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/procedures/11007-cosmetic-surgery

https://youtu.be/N9Yn2SLBxUw?si=eLkVz7C4JG40oL_l

https://youtu.be/aPOlj2TJUnM?si=P0Ay5eshUFBYZEKI

https://youtu.be/7HW9Yg25mJA?si=EMXz8-yEKSFvbKeI

https://youtu.be/P8Lj7sNbpUk?si=5Mol0_ILZIdAl_UA

https://youtu.be/BJzjt_aFc00?si=UoXKl7DUkkr1pTr-

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10617452/

https://maleplasticsurgerynewyork.com/cosmetic-and-plastic-surgery-procedures-for-gay-men-in-nyc/

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/gender-affirmation-surgeries

https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/isl/files/occidentalisation_of_beauty_standards_eurocentrism.pdf

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8500604/

https://www.uofmhealth.org/conditions-treatments/surgery/plastic/breast/procedures

https://www.discoverthebeauty.com/plastic-surgery-maryland/male/abdominal-etching/

https://www.plasticsurgery.org/cosmetic-procedures/tummy-tuck

https://www.isaps.org/discover/about-isaps/global-statistics/global-survey-2023-full-report-and-press-releases

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-warns-about-illegal-use-injectable-silicone-body-contouring-and-associated-health-risks

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4633211/

https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/2018/08/what-vaginal-rejuvenation

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/turkey-istanbul-hair-transplant-medical-tourism/

https://nashvillehairdoctor.com/fue/history-of-hair-transplants/

https://www.plasticsurgery.org/news/articles/medical-tourism-what-you-need-to-know-about-traveling-for-plastic-surgery

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cosmetic-surgery/about/pac-20385138

You asked, and your hosts delivered! That’s right, in this episode, Chase and Shannon are joined by social worker Sayran in their much-anticipated follow-up discussion on therapy. What’s the difference between social work and traditional talk therapy? How should you go about shopping for a new therapist? Hear the answers to these questions and so much more!

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/27/1083361192/what-my-bones-know-is-stephanie-foos-memoir-on-living-with-complex-ptsd

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma By Stephanie Foo

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/complex/#:~:text=The%20symptoms%20of%20complex%20PTSD,war

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-and-complex-ptsd/complex-ptsd/

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4451-panic-attack-panic-disorder

https://mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/21/2/53

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40479-019-0099-y

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355955#:~:text=Bipolar%20disorder%2C%20formerly%20called%20manic,lows%2C%20also%20known%20as%20depression.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder

https://www.webmd.com/bipolar-disorder/mental-health-bipolar-disorder

https://www.uthsc.edu/health-professions/occupational-therapy/about/what-is-ot.php

https://iocdf.org/about-ocd/treatment/

https://icbt.online/what-is-icbt/

https://www.choosingtherapy.com/icbt/

https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/psychotherapy-professionals

https://onlinedegrees.unr.edu/online-master-of-social-work/resources/social-worker-vs-therapist/

https://www.sswaa.org/_files/ugd/426a18_15e982e913cb44418e96818749fd27b1.pdf

https://www.sswaa.org/school-social-work

https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/sspw/pdf/sswpgroles.pdf

What’s that tapping on a desk? Scratching an arm? Going down a chalkboard? That’s right, this week’s topic is NAILS! From cosmetics to health, Shannon and Chase are here to buff, shape, and polish your nail knowledge. Stick around, and you might even get a free cuticle trim! (Episode recorded February 2024)

• ​https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/nails/a44380670/nail-art-history/
• ​https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/russian-nail-manicure
• ​https://www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty/a39735814/what-is-russian-manicure/ 
• ​https://www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/nail-care-secrets/basics/pedicures/gel-manicures
• ​https://florida-academy.edu/10-tips-for-strong-healthy-nails/
• ​https://www.uclahealth.org/news/how-biting-your-nails-is-affecting-your-health 
• ​https://www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/nail-care-secrets/basics/stop-biting-nails 
• ​https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/the-illustrated-history-of-nail-art 
• ​https://www.southernliving.com/fashion-beauty/nails/types-of-manicures 
• ​https://goaskalice.columbia.edu/answered-questions/fingernails-health-indicator/ 
• ​https://www.wunc.org/show/embodied-radio-show/2023-07-21/our-fascination-with-fabulousness-a-historical-and-cultural-examination-of-nail-art-manicure-fashion-beauty 
• ​https://www.bustle.com/p/as-a-black-woman-my-acrylic-nails-will-always-be-more-than-just-a-manicure-to-me-17862166 
• ​https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/jan/27/from-ancient-egypt-to-cardi-b-a-cultural-history-of-the-manicure
• ​https://www.thecut.com/2021/08/nail-art-is-more-than-a-style-statement.html
• ​https://www.byrdie.com/history-of-nail-polish
• ​https://www.cnn.com/videos/beauty/2022/05/06/as-we-are-nails-trends-history-lon-orig.cnn
• ​https://www.allure.com/story/blkgirlnailfies-instagram-account-interview
• ​https://www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/nail-care-secrets/basics/stop-biting-nails
• ​https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/onychophagia-nail-biting
• ​https://www.allure.com/story/nail-length-queer-identity
• ​https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2022-06-22/what-is-a-queer-manicure-lesbian-manicure
• ​https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/long-nails-lesbian-bisexuality-queerness
• ​https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/celebrity-men-manicures-nail-polish-johnny-depp-brad-pitt-harry-styles-bad-bunny-gallery

As a wise woman once said, “Tattoos make you hot!” And, well, babe, that wise woman is none other than tattoo artist, astrology boeuf, and insanely cool person: Missy! This week, Chase, Shannon, and their latest guest (with a special appearance from another tattooer, Sosi) queen out on all things tattoos. Whatever your stance on ink, this is one conversation that’s sure to get under your skin.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tattoos-worldwide-history-144038580/

https://pages.vassar.edu/realarchaeology/2018/09/19/tattoos-across-cultures/

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/15/32-of-americans-have-a-tattoo-including-22-who-have-more-than-one/

https://brickstoremuseum.org/visit/exhibits/onlineexhibits/storiesinink/

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the-henna-plant-transcending-time-religion-and-culture.html

https://www.tattooarchive.com/history/temporary_tattoos.php

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/the-evolution-of-temporary-tattoos

https://lilith.org/articles/jews-tattoos/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/head-games/201809/are-people-with-tattoos-stigmatized

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/do-tattoos-cause-lymphoma-202407193059

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/hany/tattoo-manual.pdf

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/think-you-ink-tattoo-safety

https://tattooing101.com/learn/guides/become-a-tattoo-artist/safety-first/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tattooing

https://medium.com/@psnavya90/the-evolution-and-impact-of-tattoos-in-modern-society-9f2ff995409e

https://stories.uh.edu/2022-tattoo-study/index.html

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/job.2616

https://www.factretriever.com/tattoo-facts

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tattoo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo

https://www.byrdie.com/stick-and-poke-tattoo-4776093

https://tattooing101.com/learn/styles/

https://www.storiesandink.com/en-us/blogs/journal/women-tattoos-history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_makeup#:~:text=Permanent%20makeup%2C%20also%20known%20as,brow%2C%20eyeliner%2C%20and%20lip%20procedures

https://www.allure.com/story/permanent-makeup-guide-cosmetic-tattooing-for-face

https://www.daelacosmetictattoo.com/blog/what-is-a-paramedical-tattoo/#:~:text=Types%20of%20skin%20changes%20that,Stretch%20marks

https://www.storiesandink.com/en-us/blogs/journal/what-is-paramedical-tattooing

Guest incoming!! Comedian, podcaster, and former sleep study participant Nora Fried joins Shannon and Chase for a cozy conversation on that universal human experience: sleep. From proper sleep position to siestas and sleep hygiene, this is one episode you’ll want to stay up past bedtime for. (Episode recorded August 2024)

• ​https://youtu.be/owMlmhvik_0?si=6gqc-og-MqyOWndM 
• ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvDq0U1K5Ss 
• ​https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/melatonin-what-you-need-to-know#:~:text=Melatonin%20is%20a%20hormone%20that,in%20the%20body%20beyond%20sleep.
• ​https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/biphasic-sleep
• ​https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medieval-habit-of-biphasic-sleep 
• ​https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/choosing-the-best-sleep-position
• ​https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/8-secrets-to-a-good-nights-sleep
• ​https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/what-causes-restless-sleep
• ​https://sleep.hms.harvard.edu/education-training/public-education/sleep-and-health-education-program/sleep-health-education-101
• ​https://sleepeducation.org/covid-19-survivors-more-likely-to-have-nightmares/
• ​https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleeping-positions/best-direction-to-sleep#:~:text=It%20has%20been%20shown%20that,shortened%20in%20east%2Dwest%20sleepers.
• ​https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/neurons-help-flush-waste-out-of-brain-during-sleep/#:~:text=Researchers%20at%20Washington%20University%20School,brain%2C%20cleaning%20it%20of%20debris.
• ​https://www.keckmedicine.org/magazine/what-causes-adult-bedwetting/ 
• ​https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/insomnia 
• ​https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/sleep-study 
• ​https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep-studies 
• ​https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep-apnea 
• ​https://sleepdoctor.com/how-sleep-works/chronotypes/ 
• ​https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8063933/ 
• ​https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jsr.13502
• ​https://www.anu.edu.au/files/guidance-child/documents/Information%2520Sheet%2520-%2520Healthy%2520Sleep.pdf
• ​https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/8718-sleep-apnea
• ​https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/46/12/zsad182/7222389
• ​https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4400203/
• ​https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4340974/
• ​https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12119-insomnia
• ​https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12146-shift-work-sleep-disorder
• ​https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7157800/
• ​

Curb cuts, ramps, signs written braille—these are just a few examples of the seemingly mundane accessibility accommodations we encounter every day. Though deceptively simple in design, implementing these accommodations took decades’ worth of effort from dedicated activists and policymakers—and there’s still much more work to be done. In their latest episode (recorded February 2024), Chase and Shannon take a look at disability and accessibility: its history, its impact, and its future.

• ​https://youtu.be/ZKXSg2HiVY4?si=8GxQ0Tv7hDGhV4Lw
• ​https://youtu.be/MQafuiLGP7g?si=uQBBW0MgBmRjKeAE
• ​https://youtu.be/85wmj6AugcQ?si=xQqjsxa6JKxnCMX1
• ​https://youtu.be/tloBMf_KmX4?si=0yUYwy6U_aBMcPO4
• ​https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2022/05/what-goes-up-must-come-down-a-brief-history-of-new-york-citys-elevated-rail-and-subway-lines/
• ​https://new.mta.info/accessibility/stations (126 accessible stations of 472)
• ​https://new.mta.info/elevator-escalator-status (26 elevators down today)
• ​https://dralegal.org/case/the-history-of-dras-lawsuits-against-the-nyc-metropolitan-transit-authority/
• ​https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/trnews/trnews346Invisible.pdf
• ​https://www.nps.gov/subjects/accessibility/interagency-access-pass.htm
• ​https://www.nps.gov/articles/disabilityhistoryrightsmovement.htm
• ​https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214140520301523
• ​https://www.aarp.org/travel/travel-tips/safety/info-2023/invisible-disabilities.html
• ​https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/2/589
• ​Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories From The Twenty-First Century, Edited By Alice Wong

Queen out alert!! In their latest episode, Shannon and Chase have gone where no podcast has gone before: TWO GUESTS. Join your hosts and comedians Shenuque Tissera and Critter Fink in a rousing discussion on gender expression, exploring the personal, political, and playful in a conversation worthy of getting all dolled up.

sources:

• ​https://link.ucop.edu/2019/10/14/exploring-the-history-of-gender-expression/ 
• ​https://youtu.be/t5PDiZ4sNnc?si=6g3VQ8xT3Aa9n8Pv 
• ​https://youtu.be/0XFg8f1STLk?si=Vb0OadznX8nKZZhV 
• ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxctkASY8iY
• ​https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-preventing-discrimination-because-gender-identity-and-gender-expression/3-gender-identity-and-gender-expression
• ​https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender%20expression
• ​https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/266442-gender-identity-vs-gender-expression/
• ​https://transequality.org/issues/resources/understanding-nonbinary-people-how-to-be-respectful-and-supportive
• ​https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Nonbinary
• ​https://glaad.org/reference/nonbinary/
• ​https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-it-means-to-be-non-binary
• ​https://www.healthline.com/health/different-genders#e-h
• ​https://www.talkspace.com/blog/gender-identity-vs-gender-expression/
• ​https://gsdrc.org/topic-guides/gender/understanding-gender/
• ​https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/educated/glossary
• ​https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/educated
• ​https://thegenderspectrum.weebly.com/gender-in-other-cultures.html
• ​https://dhr.ny.gov/genda
• ​https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/996319297/gender-identity-pronouns-expression-guide-lgbtq 
• ​https://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/english/theory/genderandsex/modules/butlergendersex.html 
• ​https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302211070792
• ​https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xHV29XGy9QLShkgtd4Ysr?si=5rxsY6HbRl-Suo0MBD0Qbg&t=3012

Get ready to fill out those ballots and locate those polling places because it’s election season! Hot on the heels of the 2024 presidential election, Chase and Shannon have all the hot gos and even hotter deets on voting rights. Our right to a fair democracy has come a long way…or has it? Join your lovely hosts to find out! (Episode recorded June 2024)

Sources:

https://elections.ny.gov/register-vote

https://www.usa.gov/voting-laws

https://guides.library.unt.edu/voting/history-of-voting-America

https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-rights-history-project/articles-and-essays/voting-rights/

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Senate_Passes_Voting_Rights_Act.htm

https://www.history.com/news/voting-rights-timeline

https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/block-the-vote-voter-suppression-in-2020

https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/fighting-voter-suppression

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/gerrymander

https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/redlining

https://www.fullerton.edu/election/why-voting-important/

https://www.wisconsinacademy.org/node/8625

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2018/08/09/an-examination-of-the-2016-electorate-based-on-validated-voters/

https://www.usvotefoundation.org/state-voter-information/new-york

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/lesson-plans/Government_and_You_handouts.pdf

https://www.cambridgeblog.org/2024/04/colonial-origins-of-democracy-and-dictatorship/

https://www.lwv.org/voting-rights/fighting-voter-suppression https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/27/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-00042478

https://www.lwv.org/blog/5-ways-volunteer-voting-rights

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/30/1216054095/the-voting-rights-act-is-being-attacked-from-every-possible-angle-journalist-say

https://narf.org/cases/north-dakota-redistricting-map/

https://eji.org/news/history-racial-injustice-jim-crow-laws/

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/article-3/section-2/clause-1/overview-of-standing

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/gerrymander

It’s season 2, bby!! In the hotly anticipated season opener (recorded on Feb. 1, 2024), comedian, podcaster, and OnlyFans creator Hanna Gerlander joins Shannon and Chase for a chat about the history and current state of sex work. How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted sex workers? What are some best practices for this interested in the industry? Does sex actually sell? Smash that play button to find out!