Binchtopia

The girlies get to the bottom of an age-old question: what type of woman are you? Normal or ugly? Through an exploration of aesthetic categorization trends, they interrogate the history of categorizing our bodies, choosing our colors, and finding new ways to hate ourselves. They also discuss their on-the-ground experiences at a color analysis studio and Kibbe typing themselves at home. Digressions include a dismal recap of The Debate That Makes You Old and decoding some listener's dreams.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance by Penelope Spurr.

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A Color Notation

A Dive into Chinese Colors

American's Can't Escape Long-Disproven Body Stereotypes

An Interview with Regina Lee Blaszczyk

Are You a 'Spring' or a 'Winter'? It Could Cost You $500 to Find Out.

Aristotle and Alexander of Aphrodisias on Colour

Color and Consumption

Color and Psychological Functioning

Color Me a Season

Color Symbolism Represented in Buddhist Traditions

Embodying Normalcy: Anthropometry and the Long Arm of William H. Sheldon's Somatotyping Project

Empedocles

First Impressions of Personality Traits from Body Shapes

Goethe on the Psychology of Color and Emotion

How this retro beauty theory became the latest TikTok craze

How to choose the right snacks for your body type

Perkins Mauve: Ancestor of the Organic Chemical Industry

Roger and Me

The Color Revolution

The Colors That Suit You Are Set for Life — & Here's How I Found Mine

The David Kibbe Story

The Great Ivy League Nude Posture Photo Scandal

The Industrial Design Reader

The Kibbe Body Type Test

The Laws of Contrast of Color

The Natural History

The Search for One's True Colors

Theories Of Vision And Color Perception Of Empedocles

What's Your Body Type?

What's Your Kibbe Type?

The girlies invite you to a slumber party and answer some of your queries: can I learn to see men as people? How do I go on living (without looking forward to the Next Big Thing)? Who is your crush right now????? Plus, our dream Survivor line-ups.

This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and monthly zoom hangs visit patreon.com/binchtopia (http://patreon.com/binchtopia) and become a patron today.

The girlies talk genius. Is it a magical trait only available to a lucky few? Is it a practiced skill that can be honed by anyone? They use two geniuses from history — Temple Grandin and Leonardo DaVinci — as case studies to talk about what makes up the most ingenious among us.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Penelope Spurr.

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

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A Conversation with Temple Grandin, Humane Animal Scientist

Against Algebra

Ahead of His Time: Leonardo Da Vinci's Contributions to Engineering

An Interview with Temple Grandin.

Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach

BBC: The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow

Displaying Autism: The Thinking and Images of Temple Grandin (2010)

Emergence: Labeled Autistic

Emmys 2010: Who is Temple Grandin?

Epochs in Endourology: The da Vinci Robot

From Bullied to Brilliant: How Temple Grandin embraces autism

How the Squeeze Machine Came to Be

Is there a link between Asperger's and genius?

Leonardo da Vinci: Engineer, Bioengineer, Anatomist, and Artist

Leonardo Da Vinci's Invention

Leonardo da Vinci's last home - Chateau de Clos Lucé

Leonardo da Vinci may have had ADHD, leading professor says

Perspectives on Education from a Person on the Autism Spectrum

Q&A: Temple Grandin on the Autistic Brain

Qualities of an Animal Scientist: Cow's Eye View and Autism

Sources of Inspiration in the Science and Art of Leonardo da Vinci

Temple Grandin, Translator: Sounding Autism, Seeing Animals, Making a Difference

"We need all kinds of minds": Temple Grandin on why neurodivergent thinkers are essential

What Makes a Genius?

The girlies venture back into the depths of Reddit to uncover some shocking relational horrors — a boyfriend who buys breast milk on Facebook marketplace, a husband with a secret Rag, a guy who moans his own name during sex, and more. Digressions include a lengthy preamble about the incoming Baldwinito reality show and how America is poisoning us all.

This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and monthly zoom hangs visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

The girlies welcome the summer months by investigating a most troubling query: why is nobody partying anymore? We used to rave in underground warehouses and dance all night at Studio 54, now we stand in line for hours to be bored at the club clutching a vodka soda. They try to get to the bottom of what went wrong by looking back — from the invention of the gas lamp that made dancing all night a possibility to the disco demolition that brought in a regressive wave against dance music. Plus, the very first Binchtopia listener survey! Digressions include a disturbing trend of BORGtopia and the birth of Binchtopia HQ.

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A Glimpse into the Glamorous World of Studio 54

Disco: Afro-American Vernacular Performance

Disco Demolition: the night they tried to crush black music

"Do You Think I'm Disco?"

How UK Ravers Raged Against the Ban

I Feel Love: Disco and Its Discontents

In an isolated world, humans need to dance together more than ever – but we're running out of places to do it

New York Literally Invented Nightlife

Nightlife in the City

Partying Feels Different Now

Party Lines: Dance Music and the Making of Modern Britain by Ed Gillett

Studio 54 opens in New York City | April 26, 1977

The Death of the Party

The Story of the Windrush

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan.

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

The girlies return to form with a chatty episode, catching you up on the horrors that have befallen their personal lives during their consecutive moves. After falling down the stairs (twice!) being bedridden with pain and beyond the hope of D-Mannose, leaving half a house in Los Angeles, and crying in the emergency veterinarian's office and on the plane, finally, they have both landed safely in New York to pod all about it.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan.

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

The girlies are back with another treat from Colleen Hoover, who bravely asked the question: what if the villain could also suck dick? They review Verity, a crime thriller made up of another pick-me from loser academy, a strange house in the woods, and (did we mention?) PLENTY of blowjobs.

This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and monthly zoom hangs visit patreon.com/binchtopia (http://patreon.com/binchtopia) and become a patron today.

The girlies pick up the story of marijuana where they left off in the 1960's, exploring how weed evolved from America's enemy to capitalism's sweetheart. They discuss the student protestors who lit up for peace, the drug war collab between Nixon and Reagan, how the cops convinced kids to snitch on their parents, and more! Digressions include an exciting geographical announcement, a two year old who can't read, and Nancy Reagan off the percs.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan.

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

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Cannabis Use and its Association with Psychological Disorders - PMC

DARE snitches: A history of kids who thought they were doing what was right.

Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall of Marijuana in America

He's serving 40 years in prison, while legal marijuana makes others rich

Just Say No - Campaign, Nancy Reagan & Drugs

Kent State University Archives: Legal Cases Chronology May 5, 1970 - January 4, 1979

Medicinal Cannabis: History, Pharmacology, And Implications for the Acute Care Setting

Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational, and Scientific

The Forbidden Fruit and the Tree of Knowledge: An Inquiry into the Legal History of American Marijuana Prohibition

HOW HARMFUL IS MARIJUANA? - Marijuana as Medicine?

The history of Jews and marijuana goes back a lot farther than you think

The Science behind the DEA's Long War on Marijuana

The Summer of Love and Protest: Transatlantic Counterculture in the 1960s

The war on marijuana: The transformation of the war on drugs in the 1990s

Was Nixon's war on drugs a racially motivated crusade? It's a bit more complicated

What Ever Happened to 'Just Say No'?

What marijuana reclassification means for the United States

Inspired by the famous 36 questions that lead to love, the girlies created their own list that really gets to the heart of people - what inedible object did you chew on as a child? Which of your ex's parents is your favorite? And other important queries that will undoubtedly bring two people closer.

This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and monthly zoom hangs visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

In honor of 4/20, the girlies walk you through the hazy history of a most special substance: marijuana. In the first of two episodes, they discuss how weed has been used throughout history to treat medical maladies and help people connect with the spiritual realm. Plus, how the Mexican Revolution brought the exotic "marihuana" to the states, the original dealers who helped the Jazz greats make their grooviest tunes, Reefer Madness, and more. Digressions include a cursory review of the new Taylor Swift album, the confusing world of TikTok Rizz Party, and our dream blunt rotation.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan.

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

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A Brief Global History of the War on Cannabis

Busted - America's War On Marijuana

Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall of Marijuana in America

History of cannabis

History of cannabis and its preparations in saga, science, and sobriquet

History of cannabis and the endocannabinoid system

In Jamaica, Rastas ready for pot decriminalization

Marijuana - Plant, Use & Effects

Rastafari gain sacramental rights to marijuana in Antigua and Barbuda, celebrate freedom of worship

Shiva Is A God Who Likes Marijuana — And So Do Many Of His Followers

Shiva, Lord of Bhang

Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational, and Scientific

The Mysterious History Of 'Marijuana' : Code Switch