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- Freaky Friday Special - Upskirting and Vlogbrothers
Freaky Friday is a 2003 American fantasy comedy film directed by - wait. Sorry. Wrong media production. While we are neither Jamie Lee Curtis nor Lindsay Lohan, this month we are presenting to you a body swap story of sorts; Yaz takes over politics, Majka takes over pop culture and you (yes, YOU!) get to learn how Gina Martin changed the law on upskirting, and why the Vlogbrothers are YouTube royalty.
Reading
- My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
- Becoming by Michelle Obama
- The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
- The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed
Watching
- Dumplin’ (Netflix)
- Siempre Bruja (Netflix)
Listening
- Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
- Harmony Hall / 2021 by Vampire Weekend
Politics
- ‘Meet Gina Martin, The 25-Year-Old Who Wants to Make Upskirting a Sexual Offence in England and Wales’, RightsInfo https://rightsinfo.org/gina-martin-upskirting/
- ‘Why I’m Changing The Law On Upskirting’, Refinery29 UK https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2017/10/176791/upskirting-campaign-law-change-gina-martin
- ‘One in ten men don’t think upskirting is sexual harassment – we investigate why’, GQ https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/what-is-upskirting (A link to this very informative article was found in this fantastic interview with Gina by Julia Bullas: https://juliabullas.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/gina-martin-we-all-have-a-role-to-play-in-calling-out-upskirting-as-a-crime/)
- ‘Celebrities Call Out The Paparazzi For Upskirting At The Brit Awards’, Refinery29 https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/02/191650/brit-awards-upskirt-photos-upskirting
- ‘#15: Guest Episode: Gina Martin on upskirting, the environment and body shame’, The Figure podcast (Gina talks about white feminism from about 22:00): https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/15-guest-episode-gina-martin-on-upskirting-environment/id1387631921?i=1000418704530&mt=2
- ‘Upskirting to become a criminal offence punishable by two years in jail’, The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/jun/15/upskirting-to-become-a-criminal-offence-punishable-by-two-years-in-jail
- ‘Enniskillen schoolboy guilty in upskirting case’, BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-47388359
- ‘Upskirt’, Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upskirt#cite_note-blogs.findlaw.com-30
- Link to pre-order Gina Martin’s book: https://pages.littlebrown.co.uk/bethechange/
Pop Culture
- ‘The Official NerdFighter Lexicon’, Nerdfighteria: https://nerdfighteria.com/lexicon/#T
- ‘Vlogbrothers’, Know Your Meme: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/vlogbrothers
- ‘The History Of The Vlogbrothers’, FootofaFerret Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXiMB-SMVuE
- ‘YouTube History Lesson: Vlogbrothers Through The Ages’, Vlogbrothers YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIRpgkLK7r0
- John and Henry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhkbZ0J-o88
1 hr 12 min - 2019 Elections and Caroline Calloway and Co.
And so this is 2019! We’re back and chatting about elections coming up around the world this year, as well as analysing our obsession with Caroline Calloway and Fyre Festival
Reading
- Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
- Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
- Talent by Juliet Lapidos
Watching
- The Favourite
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Netflix
- Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix
- La Casa de las Flores on Netflix
Listening
- Heard It In A Past Life by Maggie Rogers
- This American Life 665: Before Things Went to Hell https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/665-before-things-went-to-hell/id201671138?i=1000427589541&mt=2
- Broken Harts by Glamour https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/broken-harts/id1434603257?mt=2
Politics
- CBC’s list of elections: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/world-elections-2019-1.4968234
- Israel’s big questions: https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Politics-The-big-questions-as-the-2019-election-campaigns-begin-575643
- Opposition in Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-2019-election-a-battle-of-two-benjamins/
- More political parties in Israel: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2019/01/04/with-israeli-elections-coming-up-heres-what-you-should-know-about-the-party-system/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.2adc9eacba44
- Kelly O’Dwyer’s resignation: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/19/kelly-odwyer-announces-shock-resignation-ahead-of-election
- Trudeau’s approval rating: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-trudeau-only-half-as-popular-as-he-used-to-be
- Split polling in Canada: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-year-end-polls-1.4953867
Pop Culture
- Kayleigh Donaldson’s Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/Ceilidhann/status/1075852265674719232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1075852265674719232&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.refinery29.com%2Fen-us%2F2019%2F01%2F221909%2Fcaroline-calloway-instagram-influencer-disaster-tour-explained
- Everything You Need To Know About Influencer Caroline Calloway & Her Disastrous $165 Mason Jar Meet-Up: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/01/221909/caroline-calloway-instagram-influencer-disaster-tour-explained
- Caroline Calloway’s creativity workshop review: https://www.wmagazine.com/story/caroline-calloway-creativity-workshop
- Kait Hurley’s advice: https://www.wellandgood.com/good-advice/avoid-instagram-scams/
1 hr 17 min - 2018 New Years Special
Happy New Year! In this surprise episode of Different Things Can Be Sad, Majka and Yaz look back on the year that was 2018 - from the best of Reading, Watching and Listening to the political and pop culture moments that shaped the tumultuous 12 months
Show Notes
- Yaz’s 2018 playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/yazminel/playlist/6arRibHkKosfDsI3RoYoOU?si=LxlhK45RRoCeMJ2db1P9eg
- North and South Korea: https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/18/asia/north-korea-south-korea-summit-intl/index.html
- C.I.A. Concludes That Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killed: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/us/politics/cia-saudi-crown-prince-khashoggi.html
- Trump stating he won’t punish Saudi Arabia for Killing Khashoggi (what Majka meant when she said he doesn’t care): https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/20/politics/trump-saudi-arabia/index.html
- Information about Yemen:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwwP3SiBIC8
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29319423
- Donation links for Yemen
- https://www.icrc.org/en/support-us/operation/yemen-crisis
- https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/countries/yemen
- Black Panther costume design: https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/black-panther-costume-designer-ruth-e-carter-on-8-looks.htmlhttps://www.vulture.com/2018/02/black-panther-costume-designer-ruth-e-carter-on-8-looks.html
- Language used in Black Panther: https://www.inverse.com/article/41684-black-panther-african-language-wakanda-xhosa
- Crazy Rich Asians Time article: http://time.com/longform/crazy-rich-asians/
43 min - The Poland Climate Conference and Netflix Christmas Movies
From climate change to Christmas movies, Majka and Yaz are covering it all in the December episode of Different Things Can Be Sad
Reading
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
- Hayley Glatter’s What’s The Scoop? newsletter: https://tinyletter.com/hayleyglatter
- Shameless podcast Shameless Recommendations newsletter: https://tinyletter.com/ShamelessPodcast
Watching
- Gilmore Girls on Netflix
- Dumplin on Netflix
- The Bold Type on Amazon Prime
Listening
- Oxnard by Anderson Paak
- Tessa Violet
- Cool Like You by Blossoms
- Blossoms concert review: http://yazminelomax.com/2018/11/30/im-still-seeing-honey-sweet-blossoms-olympia-theatre-thursday-november-29th-review/
Politics
- COP24’s official website: https://cop24.gov.pl/
- The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/14/cutting-emissions-proves-a-sticking-point-at-poland-climate-conference
- The NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/climate/cop24-katowice-climate-summit.html
Pop Culture
- Sinead Stubbins’ The Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/24/i-dont-want-to-achieve-anything-on-the-weekend-i-just-want-to-watch-tv?CMP=share_btn_tw
- Chris Lavish The Cut interview: https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/the-influencer-who-loves-matcha-cbd-lattes-and-tattoos.html
All The Meghan Markle References in A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding: https://www.glamour.com/story/all-the-meghan-markle-references-in-a-christmas-prince-the-royal-wedding
1 hr 6 min - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Goop Holiday Gift Guide
What have you been up to this November? Majka and Yaz have been busy little bumble bees working on papers and visiting cool cities but have squeezed in some time to talk about the new political force that is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the bizarre world of Goop gift guides.
Reading
- Eat Drink: https://www.eatdrinkmorningtonpeninsula.com.au
- Thanks, Penneys by Valerie Loftus (illustrations by Ciara Kenny)
- Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
- Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Watching
- New Girl on Fox
- Making A Murderer on Netflix
- The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix
- The Frontrunner
Listen
- Study music:
- TOPS
- Homeshake
- Leif Vollebekk
- Interpol
Politics
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Learned Her Most Important Lessons From Restaurants: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-lessons-from-restaurants
- How she has been surprising traditional democrats: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/11/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-confounds-house-democrats/576307/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=the-atlantic-fb-test-619-3-&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2i96PDP_-mM9zIgk5lJoebD39Pu1_Sy7Cf6CKRwakEwcGC8w4aiG42U4w
- Clothing controversy: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/11/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-clothes-a-tedious-backlash/576064/
- Platform: https://ocasio2018.com/issues
Pop Culture
- Goop Holiday Gift Guide: https://goop.com/holiday-gift-guide/
1 hr 18 min - Women's Suffrage and Babies!
Majka and Yaz are here to brighten up the grim current climate with talk of women’s suffrage and babies!
Reading
- I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara
- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
- (The Fog in San Fran is called Karl : https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/05/20/pic-of-the-week-san-franciscos-fog-has-a-name-its-karl/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4e2ad328f989)
Watching
- Practical Magic
- October Kiss
- Scooby Doo
- The Princess Diaries
- American Vandal (Netflix Original)
Listening
- My Favorite Murder
- Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino by Arctic Monkeys
- Sodajerker
- Ctrl Alt Delete
- How To Be Sound
- When I Grow Up
- Serial Season 3
Newsletter goodness: http://hayleyglatter.strikingly.com
Politics
- Note: We’re a little late in our release and by the time this episode aired, Michael D. Higgins was re-elected as President of Ireland! Yay!
- Women’s Suffrage Timeline: http://womensuffrage.org/?page_id=69
- American Suffrage movement’s white washing and racism: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/28/opinion/sunday/suffrage-movement-racism-black-women.html
- Complicated history of suffrage: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/opinion/how-to-celebrate-a-complicated-win-for-women.html
- Eugenics in Canada: http://womensuffrage.org/?p=22106
- Asian American Discrimination case against Harvard : https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/anti-asian-bias-not-affirmative-action-is-on-trial-in-the-harvard-case
- Michael D. Higgins’ dogs (who are actually Bernese Mountain Dogs, not St. Bernards): https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/10-gorgeous-pictures-michael-d-13471817
- Michael D. Higgins on a BMX: https://www.dailyedge.ie/michael-d-higgins-bmx-photo-3245611-Feb2017/
- What Am Politics episode: https://whatampolitics.com/episodes/ireland-president
Pop Culture
- All the babies born in 2018: https://people.com/parents/celebrity-babies-born-2018/
Social Pipes
Email us: [email protected]
Twitter: @DTCBSpodcast
Insta: @dtcbspodcast
Majka: @msclearwater
Yazmine: @yazminelomax
1 hr 25 min - Australia's Julius Caesar and New York Fashion Week
If you like fierce ladies, you’re going to love this month’s episode of Different Things Can Be Sad. Majka and Yaz cover everything from Ann Patchett and To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (yup, again), to Australian politics and that fashion week fall out.
Reading
Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett
Sharp: The Women Who Made An Art Of Having An Opinion by Michelle Dean
Watching
Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
(Funny Thomas the Tank Engine New Yorker article: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/the-repressive-authoritarian-soul-of-thomas-the-tank-engine-and-friends)
Sierra Burgess is a Loser
Crazy Rich Asians
Listening
Maggie Rogers
Office Hours with College Fashionista (link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/office-hours-collegefashionista/id1080477908?mt=2at=10l6a2)
Skimm’d from The Couch https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/skimmd-from-the-couch/id1345547675?mt=2)
Politics*
* Majka would like to clarify that when she said indigneous people were "wipped out", she meant from positions or power and as the owners of their land.
- Development on Australia Day date: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-25/scott-morrison-suggests-new-indigenous-celebration-day/10301916
- Stolen Generations: https://www.australianstogether.org.au/discover/australian-history/stolen-generations
- Four Reasons Why The Coups Keep Happening: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-45295667
- Refugee Council Of Australia https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au
- Here Are Some Things You Can Do To Support Indigenous People On Jan 26 http://junkee.com/support-indigenous-people-australia-day/143811
- As Editing Majka mentioned, the US has made efforts to apologise to the native population. Here’s a neat article that talks about this https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/archive/7-apologies-made-to-american-indians-CzHzxFZyVk6QdDF-Naiyyw/
- Getting involved in politics https://www.aph.gov.au/Getting_Involved
- Protest against detention of asylum-seekers: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/thousands-march-across-australia-to-protest-refugee-detention
Pop Culture
- Marc Jacobs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=xiF_NSCV0nw
- Calvin Klein - https://www.vogue.co.uk/shows/spring-summer-2019-ready-to-wear/calvin-klein-collection
- Rodarte - https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2019-ready-to-wear/rodarte
- Savage x Fenty - https://blingingbeauty.com/new-york-fashion-week-ss-2019-savage-x-fenty-beauty-breakdown/
- Street Style Looks https://www.manrepeller.com/2018/09/best-street-style-new-york-fashion-week-2018.html
1 hr 24 min - The Politics of Sex-Ed and Kylie Jenner's 21st
Let's talk about sex, baby! Well... sex education. This month, Majka and Yaz discuss the politics of sex-ed around the globe as well as the party of the year - King Kylie's 21st bash.
Reading
Run by Ann Patchett
In Her Day by Rita Mae Brown
Meet Me In The Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
Watching
To All the Boys I Loved Before (Netflix)
Queer Eye (Netflix) (Majka just watched the episode 'To Gay or Not To Gay' and cried so go watch that)
X Company (At least on Canadian Netflix)
Good Bye, Lenin!
Listening
Voicenotes by Charlie Puth
NYTimes Article
Marauder by Interpol
Politics
Swedish call for a new word for 'vagina' goes viral: https://www.thelocal.se/20170128/swedish-call-for-a-female-word-for-willy-goes-viral
NGO sex ed around the world: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/may/20/six-best-sex-education-programmes-around-the-world
Canada:
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/07/12/scrapping-the-new-sex-ed-curriculum-a-giant-leap-backwards-experts-say.html
USA:
https://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/about/index.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5426905/
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/for-educators/whats-state-sex-education-us
Australia:
https://www.afao.org.au/article/sexuality-education-australian-secondary-schools-averting-sexual-health-crisis-among-young-people/
Ireland:
http://www.thejournal.ie/lgbtq-groups-demand-taoiseach-progress-sex-ed-bill-to-next-stage-before-pride-4094764-Jun2018/
http://www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-sex-education-bill-3965868-Apr2018/
http://www.thejournal.ie/teenage-pregnancies-ireland-stis-3419273-May2017/
Sex-ed on YouTube
Sexplanations: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkxMlA7rt-mnIc1AjbyAsPw
Hannah Witton: https://www.youtube.com/user/hannahgirasol/about
1 hr 20 min - Episode #5: The Politics of Sex-Ed and Kylie Jenner’s 21st
Let's talk about sex, baby! Well... sex education. This month, Majka and Yaz discuss the politics of sex-ed around the globe as well as the party of the year - King Kylie's 21st bash.
Reading
Run by Ann Patchett
In Her Day by Rita Mae Brown
Meet Me In The Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
Watching
To All the Boys I Loved Before (Netflix)
Queer Eye (Netflix) (Majka just watched the episode 'To Gay or Not To Gay' and cried so go watch that)
X Company (At least on Canadian Netflix)
Good Bye, Lenin!
Listening
Voicenotes by Charlie Puth
NYTimes Article
Marauder by Interpol
Politics
Swedish call for a new word for 'vagina' goes viral: https://www.thelocal.se/20170128/swedish-call-for-a-female-word-for-willy-goes-viral
NGO sex ed around the world: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/may/20/six-best-sex-education-programmes-around-the-world
Canada:
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/07/12/scrapping-the-new-sex-ed-curriculum-a-giant-leap-backwards-experts-say.html
USA:
https://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/about/index.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5426905/
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/for-educators/whats-state-sex-education-us
Australia:
https://www.afao.org.au/article/sexuality-education-australian-secondary-schools-averting-sexual-health-crisis-among-young-people/
Ireland:
http://www.thejournal.ie/lgbtq-groups-demand-taoiseach-progress-sex-ed-bill-to-next-stage-before-pride-4094764-Jun2018/
http://www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-sex-education-bill-3965868-Apr2018/
http://www.thejournal.ie/teenage-pregnancies-ireland-stis-3419273-May2017/
Sex-ed on YouTube
Sexplanations:
1 hr 20 min - The Abortion Referendum in Ireland and The Met Gala
This month Majka and Yaz infiltrate your eardrums with thier chat about the upcoming referendum in Ireland and all the #lewks from the Met Galla.
*Re-Uploaded due to technical difficulties :)
Reading
They both die at the end by Adam Silvera
An abundance of Katherines by John Green
Looknig for Alaska by John Green
Watching
The Crown
The Good Place
Avengers Infinity War
Friday Night Lights
Listening
Lost Friends by The Middle Kids
*Correction: They're definitely not sisters (or all girls) but they're still great
Harry Potter and the Sacred Texts
Tranquility Base Hotel and Casion by The Artictic Monkeys
Anna Farris is unqualified
http://www.unqualified.com/2016/07/06/episode-38-aubrey-plaza-retta-part-two/
Politics
How to Vote if you're Irish
The Irish Times' wonderful website
Accessing Abortion in the UK statistics
A bit of history part 1
A bit of history part 2
The new proposed legislation
Pop Culture
The Lewks
The Oracle of Bacon
Social Pipes
Email Us: [email protected]
Insta + Twitter: @dtcbspodcast
Yazmine: @yazminelomax
Majka: @msclearwater
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