join us in commemorating spooky season by dissecting every teen girl's fantasy of a sexy vampire lover in this episode about vampires and the quirks of sexual cannibalism. digressions include Julia's expertise in the field of YA fantasy novels, Michelle's worship of the preying mantis and the 9/11 to 50 Shades of Grey pipeline. gentle trigger warning for discussions of blood, violence and yes, eating human flesh.

*please note: small portion of episode containing the trailer for the Fresh (2022) was edited out

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join the girlies as we assure you we're alive and kiki with our special guests! are americans the most annoying people you'll ever meet? do british people really drink that much tea? and what the heck is a stiff upper lip? tune in to hear resident brit and friend of the pod sally hash out the stereotypes that plague us all abroad. digressions include fantasies of american high school, a guidebook to british accents and the (apparently) innately american lack of banter. 

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join us for an ~academic~ episode in which we recount and discuss the history of communism and socialism in what is now the Czech Republic. digressions include but are not limited to the museum of historical chamberpots, our imminent alternative milk tasting soiree and the Czech penchant for tossing girlies out of windows as a method of protest. disclaimer: we are not historians, but we are entertaining. 

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SOURCES:

How Czechoslovakia Became Communist

Stalinism in Czechoslovakia

PODCASTS MENTIONED:

Cold War Conversations: The Prague Spring

Half-Arsed History: The Defenestrations of Prague

Stuff You Missed in History Class: The Defenestrations of Prague

join us as we (finally) return from our summer hiatus to regale you with tales of our new lives as expats and give you all the rundown on prague. digressions include fahrenheit versus celsius, the absurd affordability of wine in the Czech Republic, and the travesty that is the Boston public transportation system. did you miss us ?! (correct answer: you know you did)

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in the spirit of pride, join Julia and special guests Natalie and Lexi as they contemplate queer identity, internalized biphobia and radical empowerment. digressions include the L Word (is it worth the watch?), internet definitions of pansexuality, and how these three gays plan to celebrate pride month. 

be you, be safe, and know you're loved and cherished for who you are !! happy pride :)

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join us as we discuss the thin line between guilty pleasures and hate consumption in this juicy episode on reality television. digressions include the fine art of being a dumb b*tch, why British reality television is simply superior, and a not-so-subtle condemnation of Red Scare. 

TW: this episode does contain mentions of suicide

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join us for the second installment of our art and capitalism series! against the backdrop of the dissolution of Roe v. Wade, Michi debuts her art history minor and the girlies contemplate art as a political response. digressions include the self-immolation of climate activist Wynn Bruce, Diego Rivera's simultaneous success as an artist and failure as a partner, and the fact that performance artists are simply the most hardcore people in existence. 

NOTE: when discussing Valie Export's Touch Cinema, Julia means to say that gender is NOT a binary when discussing anatomy. please accept her sincerest apology in misspeaking. reminder that not all women have v*ginas, not all people who have v*ginas are women!

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SOURCES:

"The 25 Most Influential Works of American Protest Art Since WWII" New York Times

"An Investigation of the Intersection Between Art and Activism" by Emily Wilcox

"Considering the Powerful US Protest Art of the 1970s"

"Protest Art: the Angry Space, Politics, Activism" Essay

"Viva la Huelga! Artwork of the United Farm Workers" 

Man at the Crossroads, Diego Rivera

Is it Guns, Jenny Holzer

Untitled, David Wojnarowicz

Pyotr Pavlensky

join us as we square off with the many iterations Catholic church as we tackle one of our most sinister topics to date: purity culture. we reflect on the twisted history of sexual morality, acquaint ourselves with the Wh*re of Babylon, and wonder just how long the West has hated women (spoiler alert, since forever). digressions include our disgustingly problematic justice system, the very real experience of religious PTSD, and a brief trad wife cosplay. 

Sources:

Sexual Behavior and Sexual Morality by Lisa Z. Sigel 

From Shame to Sin: Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity by Katherine Harvey

The History of Catholic Sexual Morality by Catherine Viney

How an Abstinence Trend in the 90s Shamed a Generation of Evangelicals by Clyde Haberman

What is Purity Culture? by Linda Klein

Purity Culture: Repercussions and How to Heal

The Flaw at the Center of Purity Culture by Angie Hong

It's Back: Purity Culture 2.0, Gen Z Style

Daddy's Little Girls: On the Perils of Chastity Clubs, Purity Balls, and Ritualized Abstinence by Breanne Fahs

The Struggle to Stay: Why Single Evangelical Women are Leaving the Church by Katie Gaddini

Podcasts:

Betwixt the Sheets - Medieval Sex

Holistic Trauma Healing - Purity Culture & Trauma

join us for a spontaneous IRL pod in which we chat about the cultural and psychological phenomenon known as The Ick--what it is, what it could mean, and how to proceed when you've caught it. digressions include a dive down the IckTok rabbit hole, Julia's extremely questionable Essex Brit impersonation, and an introduction to Funkopops. 

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join us in celebrating our respective recoveries as we get down and dirty with every girly's favorite topic: astrology. glass (or in Michi's case, seltzer) in hand, we dispel some astrological stereotypes, reveal a few of our own (slightly embarrassing??) astrological aspects, and Julia interprets our lucky listener's natal chart. digressions include existing as a hypochondriac, the insane intelligence levels of professional astrologers, and the sex kitten status of Scorpio Mars. 

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