In this episode, we dive deep into accountability, cancel culture, transformative justice, restorative justice, and alternative ways to respond to harm both at Vassar and beyond. 

In this week's episode, we talk all about harms, hurts, repair, and apologies! How can we build relationships that facilitate accountability and vulnerability while leaving room for mistakes?

Today's episode is all about attachment theory and attachment styles! What are the origins of attachment theory, and what are the actual attachment styles? How might attachment styles be useful in thinking through our relationships? These are some of the questions that we hope to explore in today's discussion 

This episode is dedicated to all things Valentine's Day! We talk about the historical origins of the holiday, the popularization of chocolate in Western countries, the cultural expectations around romance, and more. 

In this episode, we try to think about power dynamics outside of traditional, one-dimensional conceptualizations of identity. How does power manifest itself differently in different spaces, and what might some of the consequences of such power differentials be?

In this episode, we tackle the complex ways that concepts of beauty standards and desirability intersect and interact with race. We touch on topics like being white passing, the rising popularity of beauty trends that emulate traits typically associated with BIPOC, the fetishization of non-white bodies, and more. 

In this week's episode, we talk about amatonormativity, defined by Dr. Elizabeth Brake as the "the widespread assumption that everyone is better off in an exclusive, romantic, long-term coupled relationship, and that everyone is seeking such a relationship.” We talk about the platonic/romantic divide, aro/ace identity, polyamory, alternative forms of relationship building, and the ways that such expectations might ultimately prevent us from having generative conversations around the various ways we can find fulfillment in our connections.

In today's episode, we tackle the topic of shame. When, where, and how does shame impact how we learn to relate to one another and engage in various forms of intimacy (platonic, romantic, sexual, and more)? 

In this week's episode, we talk about navigating consent in non-sexual relationships, including relationships with our friends, family, colleagues, and more! 

In this episode, we continue last week's discussions on how to build meaningful relationships across lines of difference, touching on topics like institutionalized forms of support (or lack thereof) for students of color as well as interracial friendships.