In this episode, Roxy returns to the pod to help Julia explore the fascinating history of scent: from ancient Greek perfumers on Aphrodite's island to Abercrombie cologne cloud terrorism. Plus, the girlies explain why smell is uniquely different from all our other senses, the Proustian relationship between scent and memory, and how capitalism has transformed our desire to smell good into a billion dollar identity crisis. Digressions include being flexed on by your parents, a man who generously donated his hair to a horse, and society's collective Mrs. Meyer's trauma.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette.

Roxy's Website: https://rjamin.net/

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3,200-Year-Old Mesopotamian Perfume Recreated from Ancient Text

A Brief History of Scent

A Cultural Autopsy of the Celebrity Perfume

A Journey Through Time in Fragrance

Abercrombie Employees Have To Spritz Clothes With Cologne Every Hour

Alain Corbin The Foul and the Fragrant: Odor and the French Social Imagination

Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell

Cleopatra May Have Once Smelled Like This Recreated Perfume

Effects of ambient odors on slot-machine usage in a Las Vegas casino.

Fragrant by Mandy Aftel

History of the Hero: Chanel No5

How Advertisers Convinced Americans They Smelled Bad

How Coco Chanel changed the course of women's fashion

I'm the Perfumer Who Created the Scent You Love to Hate — Abercrombie & Fitch's Fierce

In France's Perfume Capital Of The World, There's A World Of Beautiful Fragrance

Love Stinks: The Association between Body Odors and Romantic Relationship Commitment

Many find the term 'Oriental' offensive. Why are perfumers still using it?

Perfume Culture Is Starting to Stink

PERFUMERY The psychology and biology of fragrancе

Psychology of Fragrance Use: Perception of Individual Odor and Perfume Blends Reveals a Mechanism for Idiosyncratic Effects on Fragrance Choice

Poor Sense of Smell Linked to Increased Risk of Depression in Older Adults

Tappūtī-Bēlet-ekallim, The Oldest Perfumer on Record

The Connections Between Smell, Memory, and Health

The effects of scent on consumer behaviour

The mysterious sense of smell: evolution, historical perspectives, and neurological disorders

The Mystery of Ambergris

The proust effect: Scents, food, and nostalgia

The Smell of Evolution

The Truth About Pheromones

The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Perfume

This Is What Space Smells Like

You don't say? The smell of love

You Might Not Agree, but Science Says You're Attracted to Body Odor

In this installment of Bad Book Club, Julia and Eliza read the sacred word of Lori Alexander, aka The Transformed Wife, who walked so all trad wife influencers could run. The girlies unpack Lori's memoir, in which she preaches biblical womanhood and reveals the brain tumor that made her submit to her husband. Plus, helpful life lessons like always say yes to sex, reuse your children's bathwater, and never have shit to say to anyone. Digressions include Lana's recent Sylvia Plath tribute, Eliza's long-awaited return to the plant of unfathomable joy, and the three types of divinely ordained men (allegedly).

This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

Julia is joined by bestie of the pod Ellie Schnitt to dissect the organ transplant industrial complex (figuratively)! Ellie lends her expertise as the proud owner of a gently used kidney to help unpack the wild history of transplantation, the misconceptions and ethics surrounding organ donation, and the surreal, life-altering experience of waking up with a new lease on your body. Digressions include Ballerina Farm's completely predictable raw milk controversy, taking thirst traps in the hospital bathroom, and why the last person you want to hear from after major surgery is your flop ex.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette.

Check out Ellie's Substack here: https://ellieschnitt.substack.com/

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A narrative review on the psychosocial domains of the impact of organ transplantation

A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk

A transplant makes history

Current Strategies for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation

Ethics of allocation of donor organs

Exploring Disparities in United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Scoring Systems

H.R.2544 - Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act

History of transplantation

Hospitals Cater to 'Transplant Tourists' as U.S. Patients Wait for Organs

How it All Started: The Fascinating History of Organ Transplantation

How One Father Created an Organ Empire

Increased Scrutiny Leads to an Improved Organ Transplant System

Inequities in Organ Transplant Allocation

Life-or-Death Decisions: Philosophy Student Weighs Ethics of Organ Transplants

Living Organ Donation

Medical Ethics Unpacked: Ethical Issues in Organ Transplantation

New Jersey organ procurement organization under congressional investigation after 'alarming' whistleblower claims

Organ Donation and Transplantation

Organ donation: Don't let these myths confuse you

Organ Donation is Rare, Here's Why

Organ Donation Legislation and Policy

Organ Transplant System 'in Chaos' as Waiting Lists Are Ignored

Organ Transplantation: HHS Action Needed to Improve Lifesaving Program

Personality Changes Associated with Organ Transplants

Psychiatric Aspects of Organ Transplantation

Sick and Skipped Over: How We Investigated the Organ Transplant System

Systemic Issues Plague Life-Saving Organ Transplant Program

The Ethical Boundaries of Organ Donation

The history of organ transplantation

The Medical Minute: Six organ donation facts knock down six myths

U.S. Government Cracks Down on Organ Transplant System

What Can Be Donated

Julia and beautiful Nick are reunited at last for a truly chaotic stoned episode. The bestinas address the alarming number of binchies who have gotten into car accidents while listening to the pod, and consider the spiritual ramifications of vehicular binching. COUNTLESS digressions include: Clavicular being brutally frame mogged by an ASU frat leader, the horror of being butt dialed by a friend who is talking shit about you, and Julia and Nick's upcoming trip that will finally change everything.

This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

In the final installment of Binchtopia's two-part reality TV series, Allegra returns to dissect the inner workings behind the spectacle. The girlies unpack the psychological profiling of contestants, examine why so few stars ever escape the system that made them, and consider what happens when your mental breakdown becomes public entertainment. Digressions include a medical emergency induced by Tinsley Mortimer, Mary Cosby's Mother God arc, and seeking justice for Disney adults.

Check out Allegra's radio show here: https://kpiss.fm/show/reverse-library/

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette.

To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

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Cue the Sun! By Emily Nussbaum

Everything old is new again: reality television celebrity, the Hollywood studio system, and the battle for control of one's image

'For the first time in ________ history…': microcelebrity and/as historicity in reality TV competitions

How Love Island Became a TV Reality of Sex, Fame, and Sometimes Tragedy

Meet the psychologist who helped cast your favorite reality TV villains and heroes

Modern Voyeurism: How the Reality TV Boom Is Affecting Our Mental Health

Reality Check: A Qualitative Study of Mental Well-Being Among Participants

Reality Television as a Model for Online Behavior: Blogging, Photo, and Video Sharing

Reality TV : audiences and popular factual television

Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity, and Branding in the Social Media Age

The Dark Side of "Reality TV": Professional Ethics and the Treatment of "Reality"-Show Participants

The Evolution of Foucault's Utopic Panopticon

The harsh reality of Reality TV and mental health

The Presentation Of Self In Everyday Life by Erving Goffman

The Psychological Impact of Reality TV: Exploring Viewer Responses through Cognitive Appraisal Theory

The Reality-TV Confessional Shaped Our Digital Lives

Uncomfortable Television by Hunter Hargraves

Why Aren't We Outraged by Psych Evaluations for Reality TV?.

In honor of Binchtopia's recent foray into the world of unscripted television, Allegra is back in the stu for an essential and necessary exercise: ranking the most iconic reality TV moments of all time. Join the girlies as they recap legendary monologues, crash outs, smackdowns and so much more! Digressions include Allegra being Geese-negative, new eyewitness testimony from the Peltz-Beckham wedding, and doing slut drops for the craic.

This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

For the 2026 Valentine Hotline, Julia picks up the phone solo to hear binchies' love queries and offer advice to lonely hearts. Essential questions include: What if my partner is too perfect? Why am I having dreams about an old flame? Should I get green card married at 24? Plus, a shonking update from last year's Hotline caller who dated a firefighter who only paid in cash. Digressions include Alex Honnold being a deadbeat Dad, the male urge to blow up a woman's life, and keeping an eye out for The Killer.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette.

8:00 — Coping when your ex moves on too fast

14:58 — Breaking up with someone who was "too perfect"

19:06 — Sober and spiraling without romantic distractions

26:01 — Never been in a relationship and feeling behind

29:44 — Should women make the first move?

35:05 — UPDATE: the cash-paying firefighter saga

44:32 — Reoccurring dreams about a childhood best friend

50:02 — Ring shopping followed by a sudden breakup

56:30 — Staying hopeful about love after getting hurt

1:02:13 — Do I actually hate my boyfriend?

Julia and Eliza team up for another bad book club episode in which they review Colleen Hoover's newest work of experimental autofiction: Woman Down. In a suspenseful story that is definitely not based on CoHo's life at all, an author who has been brutally and unfairly CANCELED goes to crazy lengths to break her writer's block, even taking it to a place of copaganda. Digressions include Taylor Swift's subpoenaed text messages, Eliza recapping her personal Rabiesgate, and apt comparisons to Hunter S Thompson.

This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

In the first episode of a two-part series, Julia is joined by Binchtopia favorite Allegra Chapman to lovingly dissect the mind-bending genre of reality TV. The girlies trace its evolution from chaotic human experimentation into neoliberal propaganda, mapping the multiverse across TLC, E!, MTV, and Bravo while decoding the cultural logic each network normalizes along the way. Digressions include the ultimate guide to landing yourself a cruise bae, Boston as a cosmic punishment, and Allegra's short-lived stint as a puck bunny.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette.

Check out Allegra's radio show here: https://kpiss.fm/show/reverse-library/

To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

SOURCES

Cue the Sun! By Emily Nussbaum

Everything old is new again: reality television celebrity, the Hollywood studio system, and the battle for control of one's image

'For the first time in ________ history…': microcelebrity and/as historicity in reality TV competitions

Neoliberal exploitation in reality television: youth, health and the spectacle of celebrity 'concern'

Queen for a Day - Partial 1956 episode

Reality Television: a Neoliberal Theater of Suffering

Reality TV The Work of Being Watched by Mark Andrejevic

The Dark Side of "Reality TV": Professional Ethics and the Treatment of "Reality"-Show Participants

Uncomfortable Television

UNDERSTANDING THE AMERICAN DREAM FROM KARDASHIAN FAMILY THROUGH KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIAN REALITY SHOW

Julia is joined by cacklers Nick and Chase for their very first venture into the cursed depths of Reddit's Am I The Asshole. Horrors include: a husband's mysterious gaycation to Ibiza, a black market Labubu deal, a fuckboi horse with navy blue hay, and a man who is enchanted by his server's gongerous scalp. Plus, Chase's formative years herding sheep in Arizona, the sacred right to be rude at work, and personal legal drama… ALLEGEDLY!

For more Nick and Chase, check out their podcast Mumbling and Cackling!

This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.