Barely Untamed

It can be tough to live in a society obsessed with families when you’re child-free by choice. This week, Sarah talks about why she never had kids, having to cover for coworkers who have kids, and how it feels like her time is viewed as less valuable.

Resources:

The Experiences of U.S. Adults Who Don’t Have Children

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2024/07/25/the-experiences-of-u-s-adults-who-dont-have-children/

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When life’s got ya down, it helps to look for the glimmers (or small joys). This week, we’re talking about what a glimmer is, what our recent glimmers have been, and how we can appreciate the glimmers when they happen.

Resources:

Glimmers: what they are, why they matter, and 5 ways to find them

https://www.calm.com/blog/glimmers

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In this episode, we discuss the pros and cons of networking, why we begrudgingly accept that it’s important, how to embrace it, and how to balance digital vs. IRL networking.

Resources:

Future Leaders - Networking Is a Critically Important Skill

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenwasserman/2024/01/18/future-leadersnetworking-is-a-critically-important-skill/

15 Important Networking Statistics Everyone Should Know

https://www.apollotechnical.com/networking-statistics/

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This week, we talk about what makes up our personal style, how what we’re drawn to has evolved over time, the style issues we’re struggling with right now, and how to find your style when you have no idea where to start.

Resources:

How To Find Your Style

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Fam1rwvk4

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The TV show Gilmore Girls just celebrated its 25 year anniversary, so in this episode, we talk about our mutual love of the show, why it’s so popular (even now), which one of us was a “day 1” fan, and which romantic interests we love the best.

Resources:

Gilmore Girls

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

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This week, we explore the wide world of personality tests, including the history, their inherent flaws, and how much weight we give them in both our professional and personal lives. We wrap up the episode by sharing our own personality types from two specific tests.

Resources:

BBC article - The Four “Humours”

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250915-the-ancient-origins-of-todays-personality-types?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew

Personality tests

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

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator

Enneagram of Personality

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

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Do you believe in Bigfoot? How about the Loch Ness Monster? To kick off October, we’re talking about cryptids: if we believe in them, whether we’d rather hunt Bigfoot or Nessie, and why cultures create these myths in the first place.

Resources:

List of cryptids

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

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In this “Ask Me Anything” style episode, we answer listener-submitted questions, talk about the 36 questions that help you be more intimate with another person, and do a lightning round based on the famous Inside the Actor’s Studio questionnaire. 

36 Questions

https://www.reddit.com/r/dating_advice/comments/fsi1c4/36_questions_designed_to_help_you_fall_in_love/

Inside the Actor’s Studio Questionnaire

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

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Veronica’s upset that Sarah has never seen Pride & Prejudice, so this week, we dive into movies: favorite genres, most quotable movies, comfort movies, guilty pleasure movies, and how many of the most important movies in history we’ve seen. Grab some popcorn!

Resources:

American Film Institute

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

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In this episode, we talk about what a “pick-me girl” is, confess our former pick-me girl ways, and discuss how problematic it is to disparage other women. We then end on a positive note, with tips on how to be a girls’ girl!

Resources:

Wikipedia - Pickme girl

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

Diary of a reformed “pick me” girl - they don’t truly exist

https://pittnews.com/article/180238/opinions/opinion-diary-of-a-reformed-pick-me-they-dont-truly-exist/

What it means to be a girl’s girl

https://theeverygirl.com/what-it-means-to-be-girls-girl/

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