Feminine Chaos

Kat and Phoebe discuss a blackmail sextortion scheme, a pair of rabid and possibly incestual raccoons, and the de-centered men who can’t quite hit de center of de toilet bowl.

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I Decentered Men. Decentering Desire for Men Is Harder. - The New York Times

What is going on in this picture:

Do non-white men pee standing up? An unsolvable mystery.

‘Am I a Snob Or Is He a Simpleton?’ - by Heather Havrilesky

Special guest "C," a.k.a. Cartoons Hate Her, a.k.a. Donald Trump impressionist extraordinaire, joins the podcast to talk about the men who waste women’s fertile years in going-nowhere relationships, the myth of the nubile nanny, and the difference between an ultimatum and a marriage proposal. Also, Phoebe is not mad at the New York Times real estate sec…

Kat and Phoebe discuss a sexual harassment training, a MeToo memoir, and a firing controversy at a very fancy New York City private school.

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MeToo memoirs continue to trickle in: An artist retrospective: Montreal-born Jill Ciment's memoir asks 'Me Too?' after the fact

My Adventures in Deconstruction | The New Yorker

M.J. Koch’s Free Press story, My Fr…

Kat and Phoebe discuss the urban legend of cat-eating Haitians, Trump's not-so-great debate with Kamala Harris, and JD Vance's identity crisis.

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Goose on the loose: https://x.com/AliceFromQueens/status/1834084575401717899

Ted Cruz, not a literalist: https://x.com/tedcruz/status/1833174142591365185

The actual cat-eater: born in the USA!

Someone was accu…

Kat and Phoebe discuss a dead squirrel, a controversial magazine cover, and a New York Times essay on air conditioning by the world's smuggest, sweatiest man.

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The New Yorker cover that launched a thousand takes:

-Wesley Yang and others interpret the cover of the New Yorker: https://x.com/wesyang/status/1830979536986472586

Counterpoint:

https://x.com/MiriVinni/status/1831352406657167416

Scissor statements: Sort By Controversial | Slate Star Codex

Phoebe’s a/c guy rant: Sweaty but saintly

Kat's ode to the social history of booze: What School Didn’t Teach Us: You Need to Lose Control | The Free Press

Kat and Phoebe discuss the cancellation of a Jewish book event by a rogue disgruntled employee, the changing character of Toronto's Roncesvalles neighborhood, and alcohol as a social good.

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Bookstore drama: https://x.com/joshualeifer/status/1826086333875630245

NY Post coverage: https://nypost.com/2024/08/21/us-news/nyc-bookstore-cancels-event-citing-…

Kat was on a lot of drugs and Phoebe was on a plane for 729 hours, but we podcasted through it, so that’s fine. Topics include the scourge of AI image generators, Kat’s sort-of-viral essay about cat ladies, and Phoebe’s impressions of the Sex and the City sequel series.

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If we had to see this so do you.

Kat, defensive and coping:

Phoebe on Euro aesthe…

By popular request, Kat and Phoebe discuss ballerinas, farms, and Ballerina Farm.

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The infamous Times article: My day with the trad wife queen and what it taught me

Phoebe on Ballerina Farm: Momfluenza

Kat on tradwives: The Paradoxical Freedom of Tradwife Tiktok

Kat and Phoebe discuss the return of the self-flagellating white woman, the rise of Brat Girl politics, the war on childless cat ladies, and the petting of hairless cats.

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On Wednesdays we wear... not pearls and Converse or we're racists.

https://x.com/meghan_daum/status/1815884959204401336

https://x.com/rekhilperts/status/1815467609069912123

The white…

Kat and Phoebe discuss the post-assassination discourse, ear-wound conspiracy theorists, the MAGA wife aesthetic, and what on earth is going on with J.D. Vance's hands.

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Canceling cashiers:

https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1813320436702400568

Who is J.D. Vance's Wife Usha and Why Isn’t She ‘Raring’ to Become Second Lady

MAGA women (and men, and humans…