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- DTCBS 2023 Party
We’re back - kind of! Tune in for our traditional year in review episode, plus an update on where we’ve been and future programming.
DTCBS forever!
Reading
- The Rachel Incident - Caroline O’Donoghue
- Tom Lake - Ann Patchett
- In the Unlikely Event - Judy Blume
- Wifey - Judy Blume
- Really Good, Actually - Monica Heisey
- I Have Some Questions for You - Rebecca Makkai
- Happy Place - Emily Henry
Watching
Movies
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
- May December
- BlackBerry
- Priscilla
TV
- The Great British Bake Off
- Doctor Who
- How To with John Wilson
- Succession
Listening
Music
- Sour - Olivia Rodrigo
- Snow Angel - Renee Rapp
- The Record - boygenius
Podcasts
- The Retrievals
- The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
- Talk Lit, Get Hit
- Books, Beach and Beyond
- If Books Could Kill
45 min - Kick-Starting Summer
We're celebrating the start of summer with a bumper Reading, Watching, Listening episode! That's right; we're sharing alllll our favorite summer books, movies, TV shows, and albums so you can get into the spirit of the season!
Share your summer recommendations with us on Instagram: @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn & @yazminelomax
May Reading
- Happy Place by Emily Henry
- Preloved by Lauren Bravo
May Watching
- Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
- The Other Two
May Listening
- Books Unbound
Summer Reading
- Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
- Before We Were Innocent by Ella Burman
- The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
- Sarah Dessen:
- Along for the Ride
- Elin Hildebrand:
- The Blue Bistro
- Summer of '69
- The Perfect Couple
- The Hotel Nantucket
- The Five-Star Weekend
- Emily Henry:
- Beach Read
- Book Lovers
- Happy Place
Summer Watching
- Weekend at Bernies
- High School Musical 2
- Mamma Mia!
- Body Heat
- Oceans series
- Logan Lucky
- Barbie
- The Summer I Turned Pretty
- The Baby-Sitters Club
- Girls
- The O.C.
- Love Island
- Dawson's Creek
Summer Listening
- Soundtracks to the above shows
- Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend
'Modern Vampires Of The City at 10' by Erica Campbell (NME)
- Solar Power by Lorde
- Juno by Remi Wolf
- Shore by Fleet Foxes
- Saint Cloud by Waxahatchee
- Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
- Age of Apathy by Aoife O’Donovan
- Rumors by Fleetwood Mac
- Venice by Anderson .Paak
57 min - Election and Romance Round-Ups
This month, we're rounding up a selection of upcoming elections as well as all the latest romance news! Come get your fix!
Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.
Reading
- NSFW by Isabel Kaplan
Watching
- Jury Duty
- Blackberry
Listening
- The Walkmen (on tour now!)
- One Wayne G by Mac DeMarco
1 hr 5 min - Would You Rather: Politics and Pop Culture Edition
For the first time in almost a year, we're recording together in person...so a very special game of Would You Rather is in order!
Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.
Reading
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makai
- Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
- All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews
- Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton
Watching
- The Grizzlie Truth
- Succession
Listening
- Hyperromantic by Pulp Fever
- Young Hearts by Benny Sing
Would You Rather
- Vox Article: https://www.vox.com/policy/2023/3/12/23631282/child-labor-laws-huckabee-sanders-republicans
55 min - Book Banning and the Big Red Boots
Let's recap the shortest month of the year through the lens of politics and pop culture! This month we're chatting book banning, those viral shoes, and all the things we read, watched, and listened to!
Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.
Reading
- Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation by Maud Newton
- The Secret History by Donna Dartt
Watching
- Fixer Upper
- One Fine Morning
Listening
- Sentimental Garbage Gilmore Girls mini-series
- Paper Towns soundtrack
- Five Easy Hot Dogs by Mac DeMarco
Politics
History of Book Banning
- https://guides.library.harvard.edu/c.php?g=1269000&p=9306840
- https://readingpartners.org/blog/history-banned-books-week/
- https://theconversation.com/book-bans-reflect-outdated-beliefs-about-how-children-read-189938
- https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/bannings-and-burnings-in-history/
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/articles/banned-books-resources/
Book Banning in Florida
- https://pen.org/these-4-florida-bills-censor-classroom-subjects-and-ideas/
- https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/judge-blocks-floridas-stop-woke-censorship-bill-taking-effect-higher-education
- https://www.theledger.com/story/news/education/2022/02/06/how-does-florida-law-live-u-s-supreme-court-precedent/6656991001/
- https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/desantis-florida-book-bans/
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/09/ron-desantis-florida-education-censorship
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ron-desantis-florida-teacher-books-b2285705.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrS-46e59V4
Pop Culture
- https://www.nbcsandiego.com/entertainment/the-scene/these-big-red-boots-have-stomped-onto-the-internet-and-theyre-probably-here-to-stay/3170255/
- https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mschf-big-red-boot/
- https://www.thecut.com/2023/02/what-to-know-about-the-viral-big-red-boots-by-mschf.html
- https://harpersbazaar.com.au/clowncore-fashion-trend/
- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/vanilla-girl-aesthetic-tiktok
- https://www.tiktok.com/@stevenatto24/video/7199092653336710446
- https://www.instagram.com/officialmacrose/reels/
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07sqbmy#:~:text=In%20this%20essay%2C%20American%20essayist,full%20of%20expensive%20athleisure%20wear
1 hr 4 min - Jacinda Ardern and Amelia & Andrew 5eva
Welcome to 2023! We're kicking the year off with a Jacinda Arden as PM retrospective and a breakdown of *that* Andrew Garfield x Amelia Dimoldenberg red carpet interview. Enjoy!
Follow us on Instagram as @yazminelomax, @majkahahn, and @dtcbspodcast.
Reading
- The No Show by Beth O’Leary
- A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas
- Heartburn by Nora Ephron
- Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
Watching
- That 90s Show
- Catherine Called Birdy
- The Royal Tenenbaums
- Ginny and Georgia Season 2
Listening
- Flowers by Miley Cyrus
- The Twilight Effect podcast
- Live at Electric Lady - Remi Wolf
Politics
- https://www.vogue.com/article/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-prime-minister-vogue-march-2018-issue
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-22/jacinda-ardern-slur-about-rival-politician-auctioned/101803072
- https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/jacinda-ardern
- https://apnews.com/article/politics-jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-c3129930cdea2161330ed31ce44c69d3
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/australia/jacinda-ardern-chris-hipkins-new-zealand-intl-hnk/index.html
Pop Culture
- https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jan/21/english-flirting-amelia-dimoldenberg-v-andrew-garfield-is-real-magic
- https://www.teenvogue.com/story/on-yn-reader-insert-fanfiction-and-writing-yourself-into-the-story-stitch-fan-service
1 hr 2 min - DTCBS 2022 Party
It's time for our favorite episode of the year! For our third annual DTCBS Awards show, we're celebrating the books, movies, TV shows, podcasts, albums, and politics and pop culture stories that defined 2022.
Reading
- Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
- Book Lovers by Emily Henry
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
- The Love Songs of W.E.B. Dubois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Watching (Movies)
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- I Want You Back
- The Fabelmans
- Aftersun
- Armageddon Time
Watching (TV)
- White Lotus (Season 2)
- The Rehearsal
- The Sex Lives of College Girls
- Better Call Saul (Season 6)
Listening (Podcasts)
- The Big Hit Show (Twilight season)
- Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV
- Crimes of the Centuries
- Normal Gossip
- Free Period
- Articles of Interest (American Ivy season)
Listening (Albums)
- Harry's House by Harry Styles
- CHARLIE by Charlie Puth
- Midnights by Taylor Swift
- SOS by SZA
- Empty Seat by TOPS
Politics
- British Politics Breakdown
- Iranian Protests
- Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Pop Culture
- Harry Styles/Olivia Wilde/Jason Sudeikis
- Lea Michele
- Corn Kid
1 hr 18 min - The Politics of Twitter and BTS Gets Conscripted
We're recapping objectively the best month of the year: October! Tune in to hear us talk about the books we read, shows we watched, and albums we listened to as well Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter and boyband BTS' enlistment in the South Korean army.
Follow us on Instagram as @yazminelomax, @majkahahn, and @dtbspodcast!
Reading
- The Long Road Home: Blackness and Belonging by Debra Thomspon
- Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Watching
- The Sex Lives of College Girls on HBO
- Bluey on Disney+
Listening
- The Loneliest Time - Carly Rae Jepsen
- Midnights - Taylor Swift
Politics
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/technology/elon-musk-twitter-deal-complete.html
- https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-says-he-will-be-twitter-ceo-2022-10-31/
- https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/hashtag-activism-hashtag10-twitter-trends-dresslik/
- https://scholars.org/sites/scholars/files/ssn-basic-facts-buente-on-activism-and-twitter.pdf
- https://abcnews.go.com/Business/twitter-turns-15-back-platform-changed-lives/story?id=75804702
- https://www.businessinsider.com/social-media-activism-facebook-twitter-youtube-power-2019-12
- https://metoomvmt.org/
- https://forge.medium.com/how-to-use-twitter-to-engage-in-a-movement-b42272cf99e5
- https://time.com/6172234/twitter-social-movement-organizers-elon-musk/
Pop Culture
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTS
- https://time.com/5912998/bts-army/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/world/asia/bts-military-south-korea-enlist.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoo_Seung-jun
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/korean-pop-group-bts-members-will-perform-mandatory-military-service-in-south-korea
- https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/btss-conscription-case-for-exempting-south-korean-band-from-military-service-8218707/
- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ikrd/bts-hiatus-mandatory-military-service
- https://impakter.com/south-korean-economy-braces-for-loss-as-boy-band-bts-pauses-music-for-military/#:~:text=South%20Korea%20stands%20to%20lose,to%20the%20South%20Korean%20economy.%E2%80%9D
- https://www.insider.com/trevor-noah-bts-enlisting-south-korea-army-unstoppable-2022-10
- https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bts-perform-mandatory-military-service-south-korea-1234613240/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali#Draft_resistance
1 hr 7 min - The Far Right in Europe and Baby, Baby, Baby
September has ended so it's time to wake up (geddit?) and listen to our recap episode! Majka is covering European politics and Yaz is talking about the Queen's death, celebrity cheating scandals, and the return of The Kardashians...all through a baby-focused lens. And if that isn't enough, you can join us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast or individually as @yazminelomax and @majkahahn!
Reading
- House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
- A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke
- Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Watching
- Fire of Love
- Don’t Worry Darling
- Blonde
- After Forever Happy
- The Great British Bake Off / Baking Show
Listening
- Twenty Whatever podcast
- Yaz’s Fall Vibes playlist
Politics
- Sweden
- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/once-far-right-pariah-sweden-democrats-eye-kingmaker-role-2022-09-07/
- https://www.dw.com/en/swedish-election-the-astonishing-rise-of-the-right-wing-sweden-democrats/a-63100694
- Italy
- https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/09/giorgia-meloni-italy-election-fascism-mussolini/671515/
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/26/far-right-leaders-in-europe-celebrate-expected-brothers-of-italy-election-win
- General
- https://www.vox.com/world/2022/9/24/23366464/italy-elections-meloni-sweden-europe-far-right
- https://www.politico.eu/article/understanding-europes-shift-to-the-right/
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/24/europe/italy-meloni-populism-intl-cmd/index.html
Pop Culture
- Trisha Paytas
- https://hollywoodmask.com/p/trisha-paytas-moses-hacmon-baby.html
- https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/queen-elizabeth-reincarnated-as-trisha-paytas-baby
Edit: "Malibu" itself isn't a Native American word. The city is named for the Ventureño Chumas settlement "Humaliwo".
- Adam Levine
- https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/adam-levines-cheating-scandal-and-drama-everything-to-know/
- https://nameberry.com/babyname/sumner/girl
- https://www.npr.org/2022/09/28/1125519915/the-try-guys-ned-fulmer
- The Kardashians
- https://www.capitalfm.com/news/kylie-jenner-son-second-baby-boy-name/
- https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/what-did-khloe-kardashian-name-baby-no-2-see-clues
- Baldwin baby
- https://www.today.com/parents/babies/hilaria-baldwin-baby-name-rcna49837
1 hr 14 min - Dancing Politicians and The Age of Outrage
Happy September, folks! The end of August got a little crazy but we MADE IT and now we're ready to discuss Sanna Marin's dancing, Linda Evangelista's British Vogue cover, and much, much more!
Reading
- Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas
- How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith
Watching
- Charade
- Breaking Away
- The Rehearsal on HBO
Listening
- Normal Gossip
- Room on Fire by The Strokes (vinyl re-release from Vinyl Me Please)
Politics
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-30/dancing-finnish-premier-s-stardom-causes-headaches-at-home
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/politics/hillary-clinton-tweet-picture-dancing-sanna-marin-prime-minister/index.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/19/world-leaders-dancefloor-videos-sanna-marin
- https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/a40975626/sanna-marin-finnish-pm-party-video-opinion/
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sanna-marin-video-canadian-women-politicians-reaction-1.6559714
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/aoc-video-finnish-sanna-marin-b2156179.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/style/sanna-marin-partying-finland.html
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/23/sanna-marin-women-dancing-solidarity/
Pop Culture
Note: Shia LaBeouf exited Don't Worry Darling in August 2020. He was sued by FKA Twigs for sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress in December 2020.
Also, the author of the Guardian article mentioned is a neuroscientist rather than a psychologist. The more ya know!
- https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/linda-evangelista-british-vogue-interview
- https://people.com/style/linda-evangelista-shares-first-photos-of-her-body-since-fat-freezing-nightmare-people-exclusive/
- https://www.ibtimes.com/twitter-reacts-linda-evangelista-being-brutally-disfigured-after-coolsculpting-3303087
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/22/style/linda-evangelista-vogue.html
- http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2014/12/the_year_of_outrage_2014_everything_you_were_angry_about_on_social_media.html
- https://www.npr.org/2019/10/09/768489375/how-outrage-is-hijacking-our-culture-and-our-minds
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2015/apr/29/outrage-public-widespread-anger-is-so-common-psychology
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