Equally Lost

Equally Lost

By Elsa and SofiaBusiness
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Equally Lost episodes

  • Facing Risk and "Playing Big" by Tara Mohr

    EP16 The midterm anxiety is real. The girls discuss migraines, vaccine passports, and author Tara Mohr's notes on the counterproductive ways we shield ourselves from risk and failure in our careers and personal projects. 

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    In this episode:

    Playing Big by Tara Mohr

    https://www.taramohr.com/the-playing-big-book/

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    Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

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    56 min
  • Swearing, Linguistic Justice & Multilingual Love w/ Claudia Pinto

    EP15 The girls welcome their first guest, Claudia Pinto. Claudia is a photographer and Research Master's student in Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam. Together they discuss nuns and pop art, the German period glove scandal, what science has to say about swear words, and Claudia's work in getting multilingualism into schools across the Netherlands. Stick around to the end to hear some fun reflections on multilingual love... and how that might get tricky. 

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    Find Claudia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claudiatimori/

    Claudia's client portfolio: theessencecollective.pixieset.com

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    In this episode:

    Our previous episode on multilingualism

    https://anchor.fm/equallylost/episodes/03-Bye-linguals-Our-multilingual-highs-and-lows-ep9imc

    Period app Clue blasts German "Pinky glove"

    https://twitter.com/clue/status/1382633475967225856?s=20

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    Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

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    https://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/boom-boom-boom

    1 hr 13 min
  • Our Worst Lifestyle Fads... & Internalised Misogyny

    EP14 What was the worst lifestyle trend you've bought into? The girls discuss unhealthy veganism, internalised misogyny, and the "Not like the other girls" phenomenon. On this week's Don't Even Get Me Started, Elsa introduces a recent New York Times Ethicist column and how it reflects false beliefs surrounding Affirmative Action at US colleges. 


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    The Ethicist: My Child’s Egg Donor Is Latin American. Does That Make Him Latino?

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/magazine/egg-donor-latin-american.html

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    Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

    Licensed through PremiumBeat

    https://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/boom-boom-boom

    56 min
  • End the Slump and Be the Main Character

    EP13 On this season premiere, the girls discuss wise words from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, steps to turn your life around and how to live your life as the main character. On this week's Don't Even Get Me Started, Sofia explains Archegos Capital's recent regulation scandal in the aftermath of the January GameStop incident. 


    In this episode:

    Lean in for Graduates by Sheryl Sandberg

    https://www.audible.com/pd/Lean-In-for-Graduates-Audiobook/B00IWXDAHW

    Archegos Capital and Financial Regulation Scandal

    https://www.ft.com/content/89b560ec-212c-4e82-b52e-c3e1408a9e6b

    Rowena Tsai: the one productivity system you need

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDgk7rsy2Ik
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyin_5ibdts

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    Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

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    https://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/boom-boom-boom


    56 min
  • 12 Quit Making Yourself Small

    On their first SEASON FINALE (!!), the girls discuss nuns on reality TV, the Equal Rights Amendment, and how we as women continue to make ourselves small for no reason. 


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    Happiness Lab Podcast

    https://www.happinesslab.fm/

    Unladylike: Episode 20: How to Stop Getting Screwed in the SCOTUS

    https://unladylike.co/episodes/020/equal-rights-amendment

    Why the Equal Rights Amendment Still Matters

    https://newrepublic.com/article/149074/equal-rights-amendment-still-matters


    1 hr
  • 11 Pet Peeves, Swear Words and Girl Defined

    In this weeks episode, the girls unpack their laundry list of grievances and frustration. They cover the 2021 film Malcom & Marie, gynaecologist and "vagina antichrist" Dr Jen Gunter, as well as the things that get them frustrated like nothing else. 

    1 hr 3 min
  • 10 When the World Went Under... & Other Stories

    Where were you when the world went under? The girls reminisce the tumultuous events of *that* week in March 2020 and things they took for granted, before getting carried away with other stories of tigers, flying tents, and getting saved by the Catholic church (it will make sense, we promise). 


    In this episode:

    The Missionary podcast

    No White Saviors: When White Saviorism Turns Deadly: American missionary played doctor, children died, when will there be justice?

    NPR: U.S. Missionary With No Medical Training Settles Suit Over Child Deaths At Her Center

    53 min
  • 07 Ikigai, Happiness, and Life's Million Dollar Questions

    What's your true purpose in life, and how do you know? The girls ponder the Japanese concept of "ikigai", their own obituaries, and what they might want to someday give TED talks on. 


    References:

    Diamond: Guns, Germs, and Steel; Ch. 14. From Egalitarianism to Kleptocracy

    The Japanese Concept ‘Ikigai’ is a Formula for Happiness and Meaning

    Ikigai Chart

    Experiment Without Limits Workbook by Chris Sparks


    1 hr

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