digress & confess

BUT HE IS, MA.

Welcome to our first minisode! Join us as we digress about the Real Housewives of Rhode Island. We discuss the first three episodes of the current, ongoing first season. 

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Digress & Confess was created by us—Holly, Nick, & Melissa. The show's music was mixed by Nick, with credit to Kevin Macleod. The show is edited by Nick or Melissa. Thank you to Brian for your editing guidance. Thank you to Jess for taking our season 1 show photo. We did a self-timer for season 2.

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POD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS.

Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa in this week's thrilling debates on which ginger soda is best, why all the housewives of Rhode Island look the same, and the divisive Coachella performance by Justin Bieber. Includes an intimate reading of Babbitt, a special attack on words (e.g., escritoire), and a strong argument for avoiding the new Harry Potter series. 

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Digress & Confess was created by us—Holly, Nick, & Melissa. The show's music was mixed by Nick, with credit to Kevin Macleod. The show is edited by Nick or Melissa. Thank you to Brian for your editing guidance. Thank you to Jess for taking our season 1 show photo. We did a self-timer for season 2.

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STOP SCROLLING; read Plath. 

Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa this week for poetry readings, classical conditioning, and trying to figure out why there will never be a crossover of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. From Sylvia Plath to Taylor Frankie Paul, we digress on women just doing their best. 

TW: abuse

A quick note: Holly and Melissa speak during this episode to their own lived experience.

Read The Colossus: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89119/the-colossus

This blog has the poem by Sylvia's daughter, Frieda, in full: https://derekdenton.com/2019/04/07/2014-2-14-my-mother-by-frieda-hughes/

Some statistics, information, and resources on abuse: https://www.thehotline.org/

Amber Heard & The Myth of the Perfect Victim: https://youtu.be/P1IWzmi_T4Y?si=nesTlcllIufyKI-f

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Digress & Confess was created by us—Holly, Nick, & Melissa. The show's music was mixed by Nick, with credit to Kevin Macleod. The show is edited by Nick or Melissa. Thank you to Brian for your editing guidance. Thank you to Jess for taking our season 1 show photo. We did a self-timer for season 2.

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AT THE THEATER, some people need shushing. 

Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa as they meet virtually for the first time! Why is it that every documentary deserves the Oscar win? Why is everyone talking about Misty Copeland? Why does no one see an Opera or Ballet anymore? And why don't more people sob at live performances? All this and more in this week's episode!

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Digress & Confess was created by us—Holly, Nick, & Melissa. The show's music was mixed by Nick, with credit to Kevin Macleod. The show is edited by Nick or Melissa. Thank you to Brian for your editing guidance. Thank you to Jess for taking our season 1 show photo. We did a self-timer for season 2.

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FOR EPISODE 10, our friend returns.

Join Holly, Nick, & Melissa as they catch up after Holly's Mother-God adjacent vacation. Melissa has an exciting announcement for her life and the pod. Why is everything so expensive? Are you a meal prepper? What does it mean to live and die well? Questions will be answered, and yet so many remain. Keep smilin', keep shinin'.

Donate to the ALS Association: https://www.als.org/ 

Darin Nakakihara's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darin_nakakihara/

Brooke Eby's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/limpbroozkit/

Come See Me in the Good Light documentary: https://youtu.be/t0B8sjxR7Mo?si=YVEd2mIiqHqMVay1

Mary Beth Barone, angel/mother: https://www.marybethbarone.com/

Gabby OK's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/g_isforgabby/

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Digress & Confess was created by us—Holly, Nick, & Melissa. The show's music was mixed by Nick, with credit to Kevin Macleod. The show is edited by Nick or Melissa. Thank you to Brian for your editing guidance. Thank you to Jess for taking our season 1 show photo. We did a self-timer for season 2.

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TO SPEAK IS HUMAN, to curse is divine. 

Join Melissa and Nick delving deep into topics that matter. Navigating life's twists and turns is so much easier when you ask your friends the real questions: Can you name five football teams? Do you know what "merkin" means? What about Jonah? Do you remember him? Get yourself ready to just graze the surface of the myelin sheath, oligodendrocytes, and other neuronal jargon not suitable for young viewers. 

And remember, some words aren't meant for us to use. 

Check out Zack's podcast here: The Incredible Fantasy Football Podcast

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Digress & Confess was created by us—Holly, Nick, & Melissa. The show's music was mixed by Nick, with credit to Kevin Macleod. The show is edited by Nick or Melissa. Thank you to Brian for your editing guidance. Thank you to Jess for taking our season 1 show photo. We did a self-timer for season 2.

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***SPOILERS for every season of The Traitors—listeners beware***

FROM THE TRENCHES they will pod. 

Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa as they venture into fully body chills. We've got Winter Carnaval Puzzle Competition, Heated Rivalry, being Dark Woke, the Bravoverse, lots of Traitor-talk, and of course a Minnesota goodbye. Between Bose QC45 noise cancelling headphones and "Wuthering Heights," you'll get a full explanation about the origin of carrot.

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Digress & Confess was created by us—Holly, Nick, & Melissa. The show's music was mixed by Nick, with credit to Kevin Macleod. The show is edited by Nick or Melissa. Thank you to Brian for your editing guidance. Thank you to Jess for taking our season 1 show photo. We did a self-timer for season 2.

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Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa as they try to bring a little bit of joy to their lives. Digressions include: reality TV (RHONY, The Traitors, Bravoverse, Andy Cohen), TV shows landing the ending (spoiler alert for Lost!), old media, new media, reading habits, book genres, and more! Ultimately, we're consuming media and just trying to get by.

Full Body Chills: Breaking Bad

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Digress & Confess was created by us—Holly, Nick, & Melissa. The show's music was mixed by Nick, with credit to Kevin Macleod. The show is edited by Nick or Melissa. Thank you to Brian for your editing guidance. Thank you to Jess for taking our season 1 show photo. We did a self-timer for season 2.

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IN THE NEW YEAR... we all try to improve ourselves.

Join Melissa, Holly, and Nick as they digress about Family Guy (per usual), Kate Bush, "no treat January," and resolutions. Due to popular (~3 people) demand, we share our ins and outs for the year! Themes include community, less reliance on technology, and reflecting on yourself and the world. Wake up sheeple!

Resources (this is not an exhaustive list, just meant to be a starting point):

Call your representatives and demand justice: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

https://iceout.org/en/

https://copalmn.org/

https://immigrantdefensenetwork.org/

https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/legal_help

https://www.ilcm.org/

https://cairmn.org/

https://monarcamn.org/

https://www.aclu.org/

https://www.instagram.com/unidosmn/

A few accounts/places online to follow for information, learning, etc... there are so many and I'm sorry if we've missed:

https://sahanjournal.com/

https://www.instagram.com/immigrationcoalition/

https://www.instagram.com/mnicewatch/

https://www.instagram.com/miracmn/

https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv/

https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews/

https://www.instagram.com/so.informed/

https://www.instagram.com/unicorn.riot/

https://www.instagram.com/jvp_twincities/

We didn't discuss on pod, but there is a lot going on in the rest of the world, stay informed:

https://www.instagram.com/from____iran/

https://www.instagram.com/middleeasteye/

https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/

https://www.instagram.com/unrwa/

Here's a great book series if you're interested in broadly reading fiction from across the world: https://commapress.co.uk/series/reading-the-city

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Digress & Confess was created by us—Holly, Nick, & Melissa. The show's music was mixed by Nick, with credit to Kevin Macleod. The show is edited by Nick or Melissa. Thank you to Brian for your editing guidance. Thank you to Jess for taking our season 1 show photo. We did a self-timer for season 2.

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AND THE FRIENDS will gather. 

Holly, Nick, and Melissa digress with friend-of-the-pod "Rawdawg" Ralyn about the real things. Through BTS and American Idol, digressions surround One Direction: the influential Take Me Home Tour and cardboard cutouts, fan fiction and tumblr, and what does your favorite 1D member say about you. The important. 

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Digress & Confess was created by us—Holly, Nick, & Melissa. The show's music was mixed by Nick, with credit to Kevin Macleod. The show is edited by Nick or Melissa. Thank you to Brian for your editing guidance. Thank you to Jess for taking our season 1 show photo. We did a self-timer for season 2.

Follow the show on Instagram @digressconfesspod for the latest!