Sisters Social Call

Episode 34: Back to School with our Niece, Mazzy


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Episode Summary

In this episode of Sisters Social Call, Stacey and Krista welcome their niece, Mazzy to discuss her upcoming transition to a new high school, her passion for art, and the challenges of being a type 1 diabetic student. The conversation flows from back-to-school excitement to the meaning of art and the influence of AI on creativity. Mazzy shares her insights on making friends in a new school, her artistic inspirations, and her future aspirations in art. The episode also touches on current trends and cultural insights, in a new segment, Help Your Aunties Understand, making it a well-rounded discussion for listeners of all ages.

As always, they end their episode by checking in with each other through their Peaks, Pits, and Plans.

Keywords

Back to school, art, comics, type 1 diabetes, trends, family, inspiration, youth, creativity

Chapters

00:00 Welcome Our Niece, Mazzy! 02:27 Back to School Excitement 04:37 Navigating New Schools 06:24 The Meaning of Art to Mazzy 06:56 Mazzy's Art Inspiration 11:15 The Role of AI in Art 13:43 Future Aspirations in Art 14:31 Advice for Parents 15:38 Living with Type 1 Diabetes and going to school 18:24 Help Your Aunties Understand: Labubus, music, fashion, and slang words 25:57 Peaks, Pits, and Plans

Resources

We talked about a lot of trends and art with Mazzy. Here are some resouces to help you navigate some of the topics that we also did not know anything about:

Evan Dorkin on Dollar Bins Bandits podcast

The Eltingville Club - Wikipedia

Car Seat Headrest - The band Mazzy thinks her Aunties should be listening to. (I have and she was right)

Discover Saskatoon - The Art of Banksy: Without Limits in Saskatoon until September 21, 2025

BBC - Adorable or weird? How Labubu Dolls Conquered the World

· "Fanum tax" - is an internet slang term for taking a bike of someone's food originating from the Twitch streamer Fanum who would often take food from his friend and fellow streamer Kai Cenat during streams. The phrase describes the act of humorously "taxing" a friend's meal for a small portion, a concept that has been popularized on platforms like TikTok and among Gen Alpha and Gen Z.

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Music by Ievgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay

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Sisters Social CallBy Stacey and Krista Ursulescu