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- The Doctrine of Discovery and Vegas Weddings
July was a big one: the Pope visited Canada, Bennifer got married, and we're here to recap it all!
Keep up with us before our next episode on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.
Reading
- Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
- A Map to the Door of No Return by Dionne Brand
Watching
- Nope
- Leave Her to Heaven
Listening
- Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV
Politics
- https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-the-tuesday-edition-1.6532503/pope-faces-calls-to-renounce-the-doctrine-of-discovery-at-the-heart-of-colonialism-1.6532787
- https://vimeo.com/704670907
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/the-pope-s-apology-was-a-start-now-the-real-work-begins-some-catholics-and-indigenous-leaders-say-1.6531879
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-pope-alberta-apology-1.6530947
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/steven-newcomb-doctrine-of-discovery-1.6533637
- https://www.afn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/18-01-22-Dismantling-the-Doctrine-of-Discovery-EN.pdf
- https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/indigenous-title-and-the-doctrine-of-discovery
Pop Culture
- How Las Vegas Became the World's Quickie Wedding Capital
- Celebrity Couples Who Got Married in Vegas
- The decline of Vegas weddings in The Cut and The LA Times
- Wedding cost
- "What's classy if you're rich but trashy if you're poor" Reddit thread
- The wedding industrial complex
1 hr - Ben and Jerry’s in Israel and Celebrity Product Lines
As Bon Jovi once said, we're halfway there! "There" being the year 2022, which makes this our June episode.
This month has been a tough one for a lot of people so we hope this episode offers some reprieve while still being educational. We also encourage you to join us in donating to abortion funds in the United States, which you can find right here: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/
Follow us on Instagram as @dtbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.
Reading
- The Switch by Beth O’Leary
- Paying the Land by Joe Sacco
- Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas
Watching
- Top Gun: Maverick (go see it in theaters please!)
- RRR
- The Other Two on HBO
Listening
- Harry’s House by Harry Styles
Politics
- https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61985652
- https://www.bbc.com/news/business-18167345
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/30/ben-jerrys-criticises-deal-that-will-resume-sales-in-occupied-territories
- https://hbr.org/2021/01/why-ben-jerrys-speaks-out
- https://www.benjerry.com/about-us#3timeline
- https://jewishcurrents.org/ben-jerrys-tests-anti-bds-laws
- The Israeli Palestinian Conflict in the US (not by my friends, but still smart)
- https://jewishcurrents.org/trumps-disloyalty-comments-are-what-the-jewish-right-believes
- https://jewishcurrents.org/ritchie-torres-is-the-future-of-pro-israel-politics
Pop Culture
- Celebrity clothing lines: https://fashionista.com/2017/08/celebrity-clothing-lines-history
- Incense and Orris Substack piece on celebrity perfume: https://miccaeli.substack.com/p/a-cultural-autopsy-of-the-celebrity
- LA Times about celebrity tequila: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-08-17/celebrity-tequila-history-from-michael-jordan-to-the-rock
- Rise of beauty brands: https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/celebrity-beauty-brands/
- More on beauty brands: https://www.allure.com/story/inside-celebrity-beauty-brands
- Hailey Bieber's line: https://www.elle.com/uk/beauty/skin/a35403674/hailey-bieber-skincare-line-rhode/
- Hailey Bieber sued: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/hailey-bieber-sued-minority-business-skincare-line-rhode
59 min - 2022 Elections and the Kravis Wedding(s)
Surprise! We're together IRL again and ready to blow your mind (but hopefully not your eardrums) with reading, watching, and listening recs as well as all the details on upcoming elections and *that* celebrity wedding.
Reading
- Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
- Beach Read by Emily Henry
- Reputation by Lex Croucher
Watching
- Petite Maman
- Heartstopper on Netflix
- Conversations with Friends on Hulu
Listening
- I’ve Felt All These Things by Anna Leone
- Dear God by Hamilton Leithauser and Paul Maroon
Politics
Australia
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-24/australia-s-next-parliament-will-be-its-most-diverse-ever
- https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/05/25/australias-election-sets-a-heartening-precedent-on-climate-change
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-27/australia-pm-scott-morrison-loses-female-support-before-federal-election
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-27/australia-pm-scott-morrison-loses-female-support-before-federal-election
Philippines
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/asia/philippines-election-results-marcos-claims-victory-intl-hnk/index.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/25/new-era-for-philippines-begins-as-ferdinand-marcos-jr-officially-proclaimed-president
Brazil
- https://www.as-coa.org/articles/poll-tracker-brazils-2022-presidential-election
- https://time.com/6130308/bolsonaro-brazil-2022-election/
Pop Culture
- cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a35534446/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-relationship-timeline/
- https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a40064865/travis-barker-moved-calabasas-date-kim-kardashian-fans-think/
- https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a40007104/why-kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-got-legally-married/
- https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a40075020/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barker-italian-wedding/
- https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/dolce-gabbana-alta-moda-venice/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/05/23/kardashianbarker-wedding-latest-proof-controversial-brand-dolce--gabbana-cant-be-canceled/?sh=54c16063590d
- https://pagesix.com/2022/05/24/dolce-gabbana-made-millions-off-kourtney-kardashian-travis-barkers-wedding/
1 hr 15 min - The Reunion Special
Just like your place of work, we're back in-person! That's right; for the first time since 2018, we've recorded an entire episode in the same room. Tune in to hear us deviate from our usual politics and pop culture format, and instead, take things down a more personal--and dare we say, scenic?-- route.
Follow our IRL adventures together on Instagram where we post as @dtcbpodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.
Reading
- Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
- House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #2) by Sarah J. Maas
Watching
- The Northman
Listening
- Lorde - Solar Power Tour
- Remi Wolfe
Other RWL Mentioned
- The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
- A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
- Beach Read by Emily Henry
- The Before Trilogy
- To All the Boys Trilogy
- Set It Up
- I Want You Back
- Twin Solitudes - Leif Vollebeck
- The New Abnormal - The Strokes
- Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers
- The Loves of Your Life - Hamilton Leithauser
37 min - Brittney Griner and Oscar Swag Bags
This episode mentions the Oscars a lot but doesn't rehash The Thing That Happened at the Oscars. You're welcome.
Follow our upcoming reunion on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.
Reading
- Live, Laugh, Kidnap by Gabby Noone
- The Love Songs of W.E.B. Dubois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Watching
- Life of Beth
- Abbott Elementary
- Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
- The Batman
- Turning Red
Listening
- As it Was by Harry Styles
- Coolest Fucking Bitch in Town by Haley Blais
Politics
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/04/02/brittney-griner-team-usa-training-camp/
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60701050
- https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/brittney-griner-support-from-usa-teammates-1.6405816
- https://www.si.com/wnba/2022/03/05/brittney-griner-arrest-russia-statements-wnba-team-usa-phoenix-mercury
- https://www.chron.com/politics/article/Silence-around-Brittney-Griner-Russia-detainment-17038676.php
- https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/usa-basketball-teammates-break-silence-on-brittney-griner-1.6403294
- (Not real news, just the onion) https://www.theonion.com/brittney-griner-s-plea-for-help-relegated-to-espn2-1848733916
Pop Culture
- https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/27/whats-inside-the-nearly-140000-dollar-gift-bag-given-to-top-oscar-nominees.html
- https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/2/22/14688240/oscars-gift-bags-distinctive-assets
56 min - Language Revitalization and Peloton
The past month has been...a lot. Particularly in politics. So, we're attempting to make even a sliver of your day a little lighter by focusing on the politics of language revitalization and the drama over at Peloton. We hope this can serve as a small escape for you!
Reading
- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
- Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
- The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Watching
- Top of the Lake
- Parallel Mothers
- I Want You Back
- Picnic at Hanging Rock
Listening
- The Trojan Horse Affair from Serial Productions & The New York Times
- Age of Apathy Aoife O’Donovan
Politics:
- Hebrew
- https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/israel-hebrew/reviving-hebrew-persian-ancient-languages-eliezer-ben-yehuda-manekji-limji-hataria/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBiiad9fO-g
- https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-revival-of-hebrew/
- Maori
- https://www.kohanga.ac.nz/en/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/16/world/asia/new-zealand-maori-language.html
- https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/7886
- https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/new-zealand/articles/why-the-revival-of-the-maori-language-is-so-important/
- https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/history-of-the-maori-language
Pop Culture:
- https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a30172338/peloton-girl-commercial-meme-explanation/
- https://slate.com/business/2022/01/peloton-stock-production-supply-chain-problems.html
- https://www.ft.com/content/29e18453-dfea-4236-a18c-2c3a018a843a
- der.com/peloton-giving-2800-fired-employees-free-1-year-subscription-2022-2
- https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2022/02/10854189/what-happened-to-glossier
- https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-giving-2800-fired-employees-free-1-year-subscription-2022-2
- https://www.thecut.com/2022/02/a-vibe-shift-is-coming.html
- Our episode on 'cheugy': https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-people-v-oil-and-cheugy/id1380846237?i=1000524274408
- Our episode on fast fashion: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-tour-of-majka-s-brain-and-the-future-of-fast-fashion/id1380846237?i=1000534153737
- Video essay on fast fashion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT6Hwx20m5M
1 hr 13 min - War in Ukraine? and Wordle
Happy 2022! We're kicking off the first month of the year by chatting about the potentially tenuous situation on the Ukrainian AND the phenomenon that is Wordle. If you believe variety is the spice of life, you've come to the right place!
Find us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.
Listen to our very first episode (mentioned in this episode) here.
Reading
- The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- Thank you to Brooklyn and Bailey for recommending this series here
- My Body by Emily Ratajkowski
- Buying Myself Back, the essay mentioned in this episode, can be read here
- Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
Watching
- Emily in Paris S2 on Netflix
- The Tragedy of Macbeth
- Bright Star
Listening
- Crimes of the Centuries
- The Big Hit Show
- Collapsed in Summer by Arlo Parks
Politics
- https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ukraine
- https://globalnews.ca/news/8538732/ukraine-russia-ndp-mps/
- https://globalnews.ca/news/8536644/ukraine-russia-crisis-explainer/
- https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ukraine
- https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-01-27-22/index.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/ukraine-russia?name=styln-russia-ukraine
Pop Culture
- All About Wordle: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/wordle-explained-everything-you-need-to-know/
- Millenial Shade: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/what-is-wordle-what-to-know-about-the-popular-game-among-millennials
- Knoll-Gate: https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/01/wordle-was-hard-today-and-youre-not-the-only-one-who-struggled.html
- Origins of Wordle: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/technology/wordle-word-game-creator.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes
- HQ Trivia: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-51528801
- The Angelus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Angelus_(Irish_broadcast)
- Pokemon Go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Go
- Spelling Bee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Spelling_Bee
1 hr 14 min - DTCBS 2021 Party
Another bizarre year is over and we’re waving it goodbye by drinking festive cocktails and recapping some of our top things of the year!
Reading
- House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
- How to Break Up with Fast Fashion by Lauren Bravo
- Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner
- Detransition, Baby by Torrey Petters
- Beautiful World Where are You by Sally Rooney
Watching
- Zola
- To All The Boys: Always and Forever
- Mitchell’s vs the Machines
- Bergman Island
- Worst Person in the World
- C’mon C’mon
- White Lotus S1
- Real Housewives of Salt Lake City S2
- Succession S3
- How to with John Wilson S2
- Sex Education S3
Listening
- Red (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift
- Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast
- SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo
- Daddy’s Home by St. Vincent
- Star-Crossed by Kacey Musgraves
- Not Without My Sister (Patreon)
- How to Win NaNo: A Writing Podcast
- Life Skills by Rookie
- Canadaland
- Chatty Broads with Bekah and Jess
- Doing It with Hannah Witton
- Different Things Can Be Sad
Politics
- The Beginning of the End of Roe v Wade
- Climate Change
- Wet’suwet'en Protests
Pop Culture
- John Mulaney and Olivia Munn
- #FreeBritney
- Brooklyn and Bailey
1 hr 23 min - The Array Collective and Kim + Pete in Love
In one of our final episodes for 2021, we’re discussing our NYC reunion, The Hunger Games (in painstaking detail), the art collective who just won the Turner Prize, and budding romance between Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson. Enjoy!
Reading- Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner
- Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
- Out of Love by Hazel Hayes
- The Ballad of Snakes and Songbrids by Suzanne Collins
Watching
- House of Gucci
- Holiday Home Makeover with Mr Christmas
- The Hunger Games Series
Listening
- Valentine - Snail Mail
- 30 - Adele
- Red (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
- Hamilton Leithauser
Politics
- https://www.archpaper.com/2021/12/2021-turner-prize-goes-to-array-collective-for-its-fake-pub-and-take-on-northern-irish-social-issues/
- https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/dec/02/array-collective-winning-turner-prize-belfast-bar-drinking-den
- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/arts/design/turner-prize-winner.html
- Their Website: http://www.arraystudiosbelfast.com/array-collective.html
- Their Insta: https://www.instagram.com/arraystudios/?hl=en
Pop Culture
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Kardashian
- https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a36696207/why-kim-kardashian-divorced-kanye-west/
- https://www.insider.com/kanye-west-slams-snl-kim-kardashian-monologue-divorce-joke-2021-11
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-ariana-grande-pete-davidson/id1380846237?i=1000414782140
- https://www.glamour.com/story/kim-kardashian-and-pete-davidson-complete-relationship-timeline
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/gqy9dy/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-pr-relationships-promances
- https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/photo-gallery/48337951/image/48391876/Ren%C3%A9e-Zellweger-Ant-Anstead
1 hr 14 min - Climate Justice Hunger Strike and Little Mix
How was your spooky szn, friends? Tune into this episode to find out how ours was and learn about two very different events that happened this October: the hunger strike for climate justice taking place outside the White House and British girl band Little Mix's very public feud.
Stay in the loop on all things Different Things Can Be Sad by following us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.
Trigger warning for this episode: discussions of depression, eating disorders, and suicide.
Reading
- Luster by Raven Leilani
- The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
- Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
- After We Collided by Anna Todd
Watching
- The French Dispatch
- Arrival
- The Worst Person in the World
Listening
- Freestyle Fellowship
Politics:
- Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/hunger-strike-for-climate-justice
- https://www.teenvogue.com/story/hunger-strike-for-climate-justice-dc
- https://newrepublic.com/article/164062/sunrise-climate-activists-hunger-strike
- https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/manchin-biden-climate-clean-electricity-progressives.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/20/sunrise-movement-climate-activists-hunger-strike
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/18/joe-biden-climate-crisis-legislation
- https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/26/us/climate-hunger-strike-white-house/index.html
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hunger-strike-young-climate-activists-biden-democrats_n_6179e0c8e4b093143213e787
- https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/why-i-m-fasting-demand-bold-action-climate-change
Pop Culture:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Mix
- https://thetab.com/uk/2021/10/11/jesy-nelson-little-mix-drama-explained-225671
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicki_Minaj
- https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/08/jesy-nelson-boyz-review-derivative-and-dated-p-diddy-mashup
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CUxBLWloACK/
- https://www.vogue.com/article/the-problem-with-blackfishing-jesy-nelson
- https://www.buzzfeed.com/natalieoganesyan/nicki-minaj-jesy-nelson-blackfishing-controversy
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