Different Things Can Be Sad

It's our last episode of 2019 and it is, if we do say so ourselves, a cracker! This month we finally got our long-awaited reunion in New York City and are proud to present the Watching and Listening that occurred there. We're also giving you the story behind *that* J.K. Rowling tweet as well as a rundown of all the big breakup, engagement and baby news that naturally comes in December. Happy New Year!

Watching

Marriage Story 

(And Little Women of which we spared you our fangirling) 

Listening

Leif Volleback

Djo 

Politics 

Jackson Bird NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/21/opinion/jk-rowling-twitter-trans.html

Gender Recognition Act: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a29590439/gender-recognition-act/

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45838021

Maya Forstater:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/18/judge-rules-against-charity-worker-who-lost-job-over-transgender-tweets

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50858919

J.K. Rowling:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6318018/j-k-rowling-backlash-transgender/

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/12/jk-rowling-terf-tweet-harry-potter-fandom

Pop Culture

Guidice family:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Giudice#Conviction 

Engagement announcements:https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/celebrity-engagements-of-2019-celebrities-who-got-engaged-this-year/freida-pinto-and-cory-tran/

The Atlantic on engagements:https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/01/everyone-you-know-really-did-just-get-engaged/282770/

Pregnancy announcements: https://www.wonderwall.com/celebrity/photos/celebs-expecting-babies-2019-pregnant-stars-3017707.gallery

It’s our November episode already which begs the question: 2019 where are you going? This month, we’re reflecting on the surge of strategic voting and a viral Twitter take down while being very very excited about our upcoming IRL reunion.

Reading

One Day In December by Josie Silver

Watching

The Irishman (now on Netflix)

Parasite

Listening 

Blossoms 

Johnny Utah

SuperM

New Ways by Leif Vollebeck 

Bad Ideas by Tessa Violet 

Politics 

• Current Polling: https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/united-kingdom/

Pop Culture:

• Slate article:https://slate.com/culture/2019/11/sarah-dessen-ya-books-authors-brooke-nelson-social-media-attack.html

Did you have a swell spooky szn? We sure did and are ready to share our favourite bits of it with y’all1 We've also got your regular programming of politics and pop culture so buckle up and get ready to learn about all things Ruth Bader Ginsburg and R-Patz this episode. 

The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen

Fleabag Live

The Politician

Looking For Alaska

Succession 

The Good Place (again)

Paris Texas 

'The 200 Best Songs Of The 2010s', Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-songs-of-the-2010s/

Puppets (Succession Remix) by Pusha T

The Politician Soundtrack 

Lights Up by Harry Styles 

‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wins $1 Million Berggruen Award’, The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/arts/ruth-bader-ginsburg-berggruen-prize.html

‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg’, Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/justices/ruth_bader_ginsburg

‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg’, Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg

‘Tribute: The Legacy Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg And WRP Staff’, ACLU:https://www.aclu.org/other/tribute-legacy-ruth-bader-ginsburg-and-wrp-staff#emerging

‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Reading List’, The Library At Washington And Lee University Of Law: https://libguides.wlu.edu/c.php?g=601727&p=4166850

‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Landmark Opinions On Women’s Rights’, History: https://www.history.com/news/ruth-bader-ginsburgs-landmark-opinions-womens-rights-supreme-court

‘Whole Woman’s Health v Hellerstedt’, Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2015/15-274 

‘Robert Pattinson’, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Pattinson

‘Landmark Moments in ‘Twilight’ Fandom’, The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/11/landmark-moments-twilight-fandom/321382/

‘Robsessed’ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlGMgF5sx20

‘Robert Pattinson Hates Twilight’, Tumblr: https://robertpattinsonhatingtwilight.tumblr.com

‘I Think About This a Lot: The Time Robert Pattinson Blatantly Lied on the Today Show’, The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2019/08/i-think-about-robert-pattinson-lying-on-the-today-show-a-lot.html

‘Robert Pattinson’s Viral Moments, Ranked’, GQ: https://www.gq.com/story/robert-pattinson-viral-moments-ranked

‘Harry Styles’ New Direction’, Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-new-direction-119432/

Happy Struggling Girl Fall! It's a term we've just made up that we think accurately describes the metaphorical mountain we had to climb to put our September 2019 episode together but HERE WE ARE! Please enjoy learning about the history of blackface and the end of aspiration. Please. It'll make our struggle worth it.

The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo

'I was Caroline Calloway', The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/the-story-of-caroline-calloway-and-her-ghostwriter-natalie.html

Schitt's Creek

Fleabag

Crashing 

Tall Girl 

Vampire Weekend

'I Warned Myself' by Charlie Puth

'Canada's Surprising History of Blackface', The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/canadas-surprising-history-of-blackface/598468/

'Blackface: The birth Of An American Stereotype', NMAAHC: https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/blackface-birth-american-stereotype

'Justin Trudeau Isn't The Only One. Here's A List Of Politicians Who Got In Trouble Over Blackface', CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/20/us/politicians-in-blackface-list-trnd/index.html

'How did Canadians react to Trudeau's blackface photos? With a big meh, polls find', National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/election-2019/how-did-canadians-react-to-trudeaus-blackface-images-with-a-big-meh-polls-suggest

'On Justin Trudeau, Virginia Woolf, and the Orientalist History of Brownface', Literary Hub: https://lithub.com/on-justin-trudeau-virginia-woolf-and-the-orientalist-history-of-brownface/

'The Complicated History Of Canadian Blackface', The Tyee: https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2019/09/20/Complicated-History-Canadian-Blackface/

'Justin Trudeau’s blackface incidents are part of a long history of racism in Canada', Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/21/justin-trudeaus-blackface-incidents-are-part-long-history-racism-canada/

'Blackface has a long history in Canada - here's a look',: Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/5926620/blackface-canada-history/

'On the back of blackness: contemporary Canadian blackface and the consumptive production of post-racialist, white Canadian subjects', Phillip Howard: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504630.2017.1281113

'Timeline of Canadian Blackface Incidents', McGill: https://www.mcgill.ca/aapr/blackface-canada/timeline

'Instagram Starts Test To Hide Number of Likes Posts Receive for Users in 7 Countries', TIME: https://time.com/5629705/instagram-removing-likes-test/

'TikTok time: why teens love the goofy social networking app with a billion downloads', Style: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3018661/tiktok-time-why-teens-love-goofy-social-networking-app

'Who Would I Be Without Instagram. An Investigation', The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/who-would-tavi-gevinson-be-without-instagram.html

'Jonathan Van Ness of ‘Queer Eye’ Comes Out', The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/21/style/jonathan-van-ness-hiv-memoir.html

 'The Rolling Stone Interview: Taylor Swift', Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-rolling-stone-interview-880794/?fbclid=IwAR0GRydFg95UVZoOFoh90OQVBwdBtQwMHsuKWsl1gp5J7MIRXjFtrZMmBy4 

Did you have an awesome August? Did you drink awesome shooters and listen to awesome music and then just sit around and soak up each other's awesomeness? Or did you end the month wanting to know more about the protests in Hong Kong and Disney's growing influence in the entertainment world? Then you've come to the right place!

Red, White And Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Dreaming The Beatles by Rob Sheffield

Blinded by the Light 

Euphoria on HBO/Sky Atlantic

Lover by Taylor Swift 

Golden Hour by Kasey Musgraves 

‘Hong Kong Protest Timeline’, CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/16/asia/hong-kong-protests-evolution-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html

‘Hong Kong leader starts dialogue on protests, but won't budge on demands’, CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hong-kong-protests-carrie-lam-serious-violent-escalation-1.5260883

‘Acquisition Of 21st Century Fox By Disney’, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_21st_Century_Fox_by_Disney#Reactions_and_antitrust_concerns

‘Chart: Everything That Disney Owns’, Cartoon Brew: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/chart-every-company-that-disney-owns-172130.html

‘Disney vs. The Public Domain: How Mickey Mouse Continues to Protect His Copyright’, Lucentem: https://lucentem.com/2018/12/05/disney-vs-the-public-domain-how-mickey-mouse-continues-to-protect-his-copyright/

‘Spider-Man’, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man

‘For Disney, it's all about 'quality over quantity' with Disney+’, Engadget: https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/25/disney-plus-netflix-uk-gdpr-interview-d23-expo/

‘Sony, Marvel to Split on Future 'Spider-Man' Releases’, The Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/sony-marvel-split-future-spider-man-releases-1233383

‘Here's Everything Hilary Duff Has Said About The "Lizzie McGuire" Reboot’, Buzzfeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/shylawatson/hilary-duff-lizzie-mcguire-reboot-instagram

Happy Hot Girl Summer! This month, we're bringing you politics and pop-culture updates inspired by our summer activities i.e. Majka went to a wedding so is keen to educate y'all on the politics of marriage, while Yaz watched a whole heap of TV and needs to dissect the off-screen relationship between Riverdale co-stars immediately.

The Farewell

Hamilton The Musical 

Swiped on Netflix

Yesterday

Love Island 

Stranger Things on Netflix 

‘Lena Dunham on Love Island: “I’m asking the same question they do - can you love after hurt?”’, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jul/27/lena-dunham-love-island-can-you-love-after-hurt

‘Can A Beatles Fan Believe In ‘Yesterday?’’, Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/can-a-beatles-fan-believe-in-yesterday-rob-sheffield-853956/

The Big Day by Chance The Rapper

Roddy by Djo 

Archer by Taylor Swift 

Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Public Vows by Nancy F Cott 

Bound In Wedlock by Tera W Hunter 

'Why Do We Need The State's Permission To Get Married Anyway/', Wall Street Journal: https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/01/14/why-do-we-need-to-ask-the-state-for-permission-to-get-married-anyway/

'How Long Has The Institution Of Marriage Existed For?', The Spruce: https://www.thespruce.com/history-of-marriage-2300616

'Marriage And The Politics Of America', HuffPost: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marriage-and-the-politics_b_2166695?

'New Danish Divorce Rule Criticized For Dragging Out Separations', The Local: https://www.thelocal.dk/20190722/new-danish-divorce-rule-criticized-for-dragging-out-separations

'Denmark's New Divorce Laws Make It Harder For Couples To Split', Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/5666620/denmark-new-divorce-laws/

'Rebel Wilson Defamation Payout Is A Game-Changer For Gossip Magazines', The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/13/rebel-wilson-defamation-payout-is-a-game-changer-for-gossip-magazines

'As the Love Islanders pack their bags for the season finale, a top psychologist reveals how dangerous sudden fame can be...', Glamour UK: https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/love-island-mental-health-concerns 

Lili Reinhart's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0WOffWgXJk/

Lili Reinhart's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lilireinhart/status/1154538736551714816

Cole Sprouse's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0WOfcZJp0B/

Nikki Reed's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BQOJj2Jhqxh/

Jumping Joe Bidens (or Jonas Brothers, whatever floats your boat) - HOW are we already halfway through 2019? It’s been a helluva year so far and Month Six has been no exception. In this episode, Majka explains an under-reported situation in the Middle East while Yaz dissects the cultural importance of Keanu Reeves through the lens of Internet Boyfriends. 

Daisy Jones And The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

I’m Afraid of Men by Vivek Fraya 

Big Little Lies on HBO and Sky Atlantic

Fleabag on BBC and Amazon Prime 

Booksmart 

‘Song Review: ‘Your Girlfriend’ by Blossoms’, Yazmine Lomax: http://yazminelomax.com/2019/06/21/song-review-your-girlfriend-by-blossoms/

Throughline by NPR: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510333/throughline

Armchair Expert by Dax Shepard: https://armchairexpertpod.com/

'Iran's Revolutions: Crash Course World History 226', Crash Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w4Ku6l7OEI&t=4s

'How The Iranian Nuclear Deal Works, Explained In 3 Minutes', Vox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqvghou5m3U

'What Is Happening In Iran?', BBC:https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/42555015

'The U.S. And Iran Are Marching Toward War', Foreign Affairs: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/iran/2019-06-28/us-and-iran-are-marching-toward-war

'The Shah’s Actions', The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1980/03/23/the-shah-as-tyrant-a-look-at-the-record/218c6a8e-dcb7-4168-ac9c-8f23609f888f/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b6fa5af231a2

'Poll: Most Americans Support The 2015 Iranian Nuclear Deal', Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/10/12/poll-most-americans-support-the-2015-iran-nuclear-deal-infographic/

'Hezbollah', Simon Fraser University: https://www-jstor-org.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/stable/26296878?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

'What Are The Rules Of War And Why Do They Matter?', ICRC:https://www.icrc.org/en/document/what-are-rules-of-war-Geneva-Conventions

'The Geneva Conventions Of 1949 And Their Additional Protocols', ICRC: https://www.icrc.org/en/document/geneva-conventions-1949-additional-protocols

'Just War Theory', Internet Encyclopaedia Of Philosophy: https://www.iep.utm.edu/justwar/

‘Internet Boyfriends vs. Internet Husbands’, Cosmopolitan, https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a25346889/internet-boyfriend-husband-definition/

‘How To Build An Internet Boyfriend’, Cosmopolitan, https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a23101778/noah-centineo-peter-kavinsky-pop-culture-phoneomenon/

Offset March Madness Internet Boyfriend, Twitter, https://twitter.com/weareoffset_uk/status/978964156593385472?lang=en

‘Conspiracy Keanu’, Know Your Meme, https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/conspiracy-keanu

‘Keanu Reeves’, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanu_Reeves

‘How Keanu Reeves Became The Internet’s Boyfriend’, CNN, https://edition.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2019/06/17/keanu-reeves-internet-boyfriend-kc-orig.cnn

‘Why Keanu Reeves Has Always Been The Internet’s Soul Mate’, TIME, https://time.com/5603032/keanu-reeves-best-moments/ 

‘Keanu Reeves Plays With Puppies While Answering Fan Questions’, Buzzfeed Celeb, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOqUiXhECos

‘Make Keanu Reeves 2019 Times Person Of The Year’, Change.org, https://www.change.org/p/time-magazine-make-keanu-reeves-2019-times-person-of-the-year

Justin Timberlake once (pretty much) said, “It’s gonna be May” so we think it’s only right to honour this very significant month with a fan-freaking-tastic episode of Different Things Can Be Sad. This time, Majka and Yaz are joined by Audrey The Dog to break down the politics of Pride Month and dissect the popularity of Old Town Road.  

Reading

Watching

Listening

Alabama

Politics

Pop Culture

This month we gon' party like it's our birthday because it really is our birthday! That's right, April 2019 marks one whole year of DTCBS *screams while flapping hands* To celebrate, we're doing a lil giveaway over on the 'gram (https://www.instagram.com/dtcbspodcast/) and chatting about women's health care and Taylor Swift 7!

Reading

• The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

Watching

• Avengers Endgame

Listening

• Cuz I Love You by Lizzo

Politics

• ‘The Healthcare Gender Bias: Do Men Get Better Medical Treatment?’, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/nov/20/healthcare-gender-bias-women-pain

Books about the topic:

• Doing Harm by Maya Dusenbery

Pop Culture

• ‘Taylor Swift Has Been Hinting At Her Next Music Drop With A Series Of Complicated Clues’, BuzzFeed: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/maryanngeorgantopoulos/taylor-swift-ts7-countdown-13

March 2019 was a busy one: we read lots of books, watched lots of movies and TV shows, listened to lots of sweet jams, and learnt lots about Wangari Maathai and the closure of Victoria’s Centre For Youth Literature. Come join us on another educational journey - it’s like The Magic School Bus but for your ears!

Reading

• Normal People by Sally Rooney

Watching

• Queer Eye on Netflix

Listening

• Ulfilas’ Alphabet by Sundara Karma

Politics

• ‘Wangari Maathai’, The Green Belt Movement: https://www.greenbeltmovement.org/wangari-maathai/biography

Pop Culture

• ‘Writing’s On The Wall As State Library ‘Retires’ Youth Literature Centre’, The Sydney Morning Herald: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/writing-s-on-wall-as-state-library-retires-youth-literature-centre-20190308-p512p6.html